When it comes to burning and printing your own DVDs and CDs, a lot of the explanation on how to complete the process is going to depend on a number of different factors. A high school or college student who wants to burn a CD of favorite MP3s so that he or she can listen when away from the computer or iPod is going to have different needs than a band that wants to market its own music using CDs or DVDs. Similarly, an individual who wants to backup files to a CD or DVD is going to be able to follow a simpler process than a business distributing copies of a presentation.

For basic needs, burning a CD is as simple as using the drive that comes built into your computer. However, if you are in a position where you will be making multiple copies of the same CD or DVD, if you are going to be burning and printing DVDs and CDs for distribution at a professional event - a copy of your sales inventory, professional training seminars, movies that you've created then filmed and edited or the music you've recorded with your band - you're going to want to take the next step.

That next step is an investment in a DVD and CD publishing system like those from XLNT Idea, Inc. With a DVD and CD publishing system, you'll be able to set up the file once and then burn and print your own DVDs and CDs - as many copies as you need. Plenty of businesses wonder if the investment in a CD and DVD publishing system really is that simple to use - some aren't, however publishing systems from XLNT Idea come with DiscDirect and DiscStudio along with internal technology that automates the process.

How will you use the system to burn and print your own DVD or CD? Here are the simple steps that you'll need to take.

1. Install the software and drivers for your DVD and CD publishing system on your computer.

2. Open DiscDirect. Search your computer for the files that you will be burning onto your DVD or CD. Click on the folders or files that you'll be burning, drag them to the DVD or CD file box on your screen. Arrange the files in the order in which they should be in on the final disc.

3. Open DiscStudio. Import your own logo or images, or select graphics files for labeling your DVD or CD, then add the text that should also appear.

4. Set the DVD and CD publishing system for the number of copies that you need to burn and print. Make sure the discs are loaded in the unit and start the process. The robotic arm in the publishing and printing system will take each disc, move it as necessary and keep going until all of the copies are prepared.

Is it really that simple to burn and print your own DVDs and CDs? With systems from XLNT Idea, you bet it is.