# Creating CD+G files Before creating CD+G file that can be burned to a CD+G disc you need to make sure that your song looks good. [Using CD+G Preview window](#Using_CDG_Preview_window) There are several ways of changing the appearance of CD+G song: [Using styles](#Using_styles) [Modifying CD+G settings](#Modifying_CDG_settings) [Using CD+G events](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/books/karaoke-cdg-creator/page/using-cdg-events "Using CD+G events") Once the song looks good you are ready to write it to CDG file. [Writing CD+G files](#Writing_CDG_Files) You may play CD+G song with Power CD+G Player [Playing CD+G files](#Playing_CDG_files) Karaoke CD+G Creator does not burn CD+G discs. To do this you need Power CD+G Burner. [To learn move visit Power CD+G Burner website](http://www.powerkaraoke.com/src/prod_powercdgburner.php). --- ##### USING CD+G PREVIEW WINDOW CD+G preview window is located above the lyrics editor. ![](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/embedded-image-uuh5facd.png) It displays the CD+G preview of the current part of the lyrics -- this is how your song will look on the TV screen. Please observe that the content of the preview window changes as you change the position of the cursor in the lyrics editor -- it always displays the page cursor is currently at. ***TIP:** If your computer is slow, rendering preview make take a long time and your work will be uncomfortable. To avoid this either hide the preview window or disable automatic updates (clicking ****Update**** button will render the preview at the current cursor position).* --- ##### USING STYLES {{@201}} --- ##### MODYFYING CD+G SETTINGS Usually you will want to adjust CD+G parameters to your liking. To open **CD+G Settings** dialog box click **CD+G Settings** button on the toolbar ([![{97E536B6-1775-4A48-86CA-3ADB8FDF5FCA}.png](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/97e536b6-1775-4a48-86ca-3adb8fdf5fca.png)](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/97e536b6-1775-4a48-86ca-3adb8fdf5fca.png)) or select **CD+G Settings **command from **Create** menu. [![image.png](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/QUvimage.png)](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/QUvimage.png) *Font* This setting specifies which font will be used for the lyrics and how large the letters should be. If you are trading you PKD files make sure that you use fonts that are installed on the destination computer. ##### *Text Effects* Select the text effect you want to apply. You have the choice of Outline (you may choose the size of the outline), Shadow and Heavy shadow. The color of the text effects can be set in Colors dialog box. You may enable any of the following text effects:

	· None	Text effects are disabled
	· Outline	Text is outlined by a single pixel
	· Shadow	A one pixel shadow is added to text
	· Heavy shadow	A two pixel shadow is added to text
	· Outline (2-5 pixels)	An outline of a selected width is added to the text

The color of the effect is controled separately from the color of the text. By default efects are painted in black. *Note: Enabling text effects decrease the speed of display the text. For the fast-paced songs it is recommended to disable the text effects.* ##### *Vertical alignment* Allows to change the placement of the lines of the text. You may select Center, Top, or Bottom which would place the text at the appropriate part of the screen, or choose Space evenly, which makes sure that the first line is at the top, the last at the bottom, and all the spaces between the lines are equal. ##### *Horizontal alignment* This setting controls the way the individual lines of text are placed. You have the choice of Center, Left, and Right. ##### *Lines per screen* Allows to specify the maximum number of lines to be shown. Note that if the font size is too large, the actual number of lines may be lower. ##### *Additional spacing* The number of pixels to insert between the lines. ##### *Squeeze text and do not break lines* When this option is selected Karaoke CD+G Creator will not break lines -- it will resize it horizontally so every line fits the screen. This may help placing the text in the song, but if the lines are too long may decrease the readability of the text. ##### *Sweep words* Uncheck this option if you want to highlight the entire word at once, instead of coloring it gradually as it is sung. ***Smart page breaks*** Pages will be changed during the longest pauses between the lines ***Make lyrics uppercase*** Lyrics will be converted to the uppercase letters, but they will not be modified in the editor ##### *Colors* Allows to change the background, border and text color. Simply choose the appropriate color from the list or use More button to select the custom color.

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***Display mode*** You may also select the text display mode. Choosing ***Page by page*** will result in the standard paged display. ***Overwrite*** will disable the screen erasing and the new words will overwrite the already sang. And ***Scrolled*** mode will generate the long flow of text that will move upwards with the highlighted line always in the middle. Mode information on display modes can be found in [Display modes](#Display_modes) section.

##### *Images* This group of options allows to select the pictures that are to appear before the song and after the song. By default these pictures are disabled. Checking **Insert silence to accommodate the picture** ensures that the title picture will not interfere with the flow of the song (this option works for BIN files only). To learn more about using images in Karaoke CD+G Creator see [Images](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/books/karaoke-cdg-creator/page/images "Images") section. ##### *Preset* You may save a current set of options and use it later for different song using the Save button. To invoke the preset select if from a pop-down list. To delete the existing preset use Delete button. ##### *Apply* Apply button will update the preview window of lyrics editor so that you will see the changes you have made (you may have to move CD+G Settings dialog to show preview window beneath it). ##### Display modes *![](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/embedded-image-ypeclcks.png)** ****Note: These settings are available in Pro version only. Karaoke CD+G Creator has paged display mode only.*** Karaoke CD+G Creator Pro has 3 display modes. ***Page by page*** will result in the standard paged display. Full page of lyrics is displayed, and when it is fully highlighted, a new page is presented. ![](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/embedded-image-sqspmca2.png) ***Overwrite*** will disable the screen erasing and the new words will overwrite the already sang. This mode should be used when there is an image on screen -- it will ensure that image is not erased. ![](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/embedded-image-gkyx1958.png) ***Scrolled*** mode will generate the long flow of text that will move upwards with the highlighted line always in the middle. Note that some songs (faster ones) can not be presented properly in Scrolled mode. ![](https://docs.powerkaraoke.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/embedded-image-mvscsk37.png) --- ##### WRITING CD+G FILES {{@212}} --- ##### PLAYING CD+G FILES {{@213}}