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    Media Center Software Guide
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    services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP HP. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part Corporation. HP supports lawful use
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    in HP Photosmart Premier 32 Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier 34 Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart 35 Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures 35 Using My Pictures in Media Center 36 Adding Pictures to My Pictures 37 Adding picture files from your hard disk drive 37
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    to disc 60 Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center ...........61 Selecting videos 62 Selecting pictures 62 Selecting music 63 Setting the style 64 Adjusting audio and video settings 64 Making the movie 65 Upgrading muvee autoProducer 66 Index 67 iv Media Center Software Guide
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    memories Create personalized slideshows with music for viewing on your PC. View professional-looking home videos from the comfort of your couch with the remote control. Transform your living space into a theater Whether you are watching a DVD movie or your own home videos, Media Center delivers
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    service required) may not be supported in all countries/regions. ■ Easily back up your media files to CD, DVD, or another hard disk drive such as the HP Personal Media Drive (sold separately). ■ Use the Optimization setting to keep your computer running smoothly. ■ Use Away mode to save power
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    . 4 Click the ? icon at the top of the window to open the Media Center Help. 5 Click the Media Center Start icon at the top of the Media Center window to return to the Media Center Start menu. Using Media Center n For more information about setting up your PC, refer to the setup poster. Using
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    top of the window to open the Media Center Help. 6 Press the Media Center Start button to return to the Media Center Start menu. n You can use the Minimize and Resize buttons to switch to the desktop or to run Media Center side-byside with another program. Media Center menu bars When you move the
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    menu bars. Select the Shut Down icon on the main Media Center window. From this control menu, you can select icons to perform various actions. Icon Action Log off and end your Media Center session and switch users Shut down the PC Restart the PC Put the PC in a power-reduced state - standby mode
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    n The audio or video of TV recordings is not affected when the PC is in Away mode. Using Media Center Away mode When your computer is in Away mode it appears off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as recording TV programs or music files. Away mode turns
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    display. You can use the Media Center video to help you change onscreen centering, sizing, aspect ratio (shape), brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness of the display with your TV remote control or your monitor controls. n You must subscribe with an Internet service provider (ISP) to have an
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    Play DVD - Watch DVD movies. See page 47. *Online Spotlight - Go to the Media Center Web site for the latest Media Center information. See page 9. 8 Media Center Software Guide My Videos - Watch your home videos. See page 43. My Pictures - View digital pictures, play a slideshow, or print photos
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    in certain countries/regions. Your PC must be connected to the Internet to access the Online Spotlight Web site. Using Instant Messaging in Media Center Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries/regions. Media Center supports instant messaging (Internet service required) so you can
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    up remote desktop, and reset Start Page defaults. ■ Automatic Downloads Options to get media information about CDs, DVDs, and movies from the Internet. ■ Optimization to keep your computer running smoothly by performing various tasks on a regularly scheduled basis. The 10 Media Center Software Guide
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    to allow instant messages within Media Center. Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries/regions. ■ Help to find help about using Media Center and your hardware. Archiving files using Media Center To archive your hard disk drive files: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the
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    the Support Web address listed in the Warranty and Support Guide, and search for your model's name and number. The product model is on the lower front of the PC chassis. To find the online documentation for your product, search for your model number, and then click Manuals. 12 Media Center Software
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    all Media Center windows. ■ Control the video display. ■ Place the computer in and out of standby mode. ■ Shut down or restart the PC. ■ Log off from Media Center or switch users. ■ Access Teletext menus while watching live TV. The remote control cannot: ■ Navigate the Windows desktop or control
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    . It is recommended that you close Media Center before you manually place the PC in standby mode. Remote Control Buttons Overview 1 Standby Puts the HP Media Center PC into and out of a power-reduced standby state. 1 It does not turn the HP Media Center PC off. 2 3 2 DVD Menu Opens the Play
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    the selected media. 21 Stop Stops the media currently playing. 22 Fwd Moves media forward at three speeds. 23 Skip Moves media forward 30 seconds in videos and that you select in the My Pictures window of Media Center. n If the PC model does not include a TV tuner, some remote control buttons
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    news, sports, financial information, recipes, entertainment listings, holiday advertisements, music and TV reviews, backup information for certain TV programs, and themes for television sets capable of viewing Fasttext shortcut link when display is in Teletext mode. 16 Media Center Software Guide
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    your music tracks to a DVD or to an HP Personal Media Drive. n You can store your music files in the My Music folder or in other folders on your hard disk drive, but you need to add those files to the Windows Media Player music library for Media Center to be able to find and play them. Playing
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    Player program. For more information about adding and deleting music files to the library, use the Windows Media Player Help menu. Adding music files from your hard disk drive 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then
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    then click Media Center. 2 Select My Music. 3 Insert a CD into the CD drive. 4 Select Albums. 5 Select the Album CD you want to add to your music library. 6 Select Copy CD. The first time you copy a music CD you must select your copy- protection option and then follow any onscreen instructions
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    Media Player Help and Media Center Help. Only supported audio file types are displayed in the My Music window. Unsupported files won't play. Using supported other folders on your hard disk drive, but you need to add those files to the Windows Media Player music library for Media Center to be able to
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    Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select My Music. 3 Insert a music CD into the CD drive. 4 Select Albums. 5 Select the album you want to play. 6 Select Play. Playing a song in My Music You can play a song
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    from your queue list. You can create a queue list and save it as a playlist that you can access in Media Center. 1 From the My Music window: ■ Select Songs, use the arrow keys to select a song you want, and on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard. 22 Media Center Software Guide
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    in My Music A playlist is a customized list of songs you can keep to play later or record to CD. Using playlists, you can enter a name for the playlist, and then select Save. n If your PC is connected to the Internet, the CD track titles and cover art appear in Media Center. Playing Music Files 23
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    CD. This does not delete the song from your music library. 11 Select Create CD. 12 Select Yes. 13 Select OK. 14 Follow the onscreen instructions. 24 Media Center Software Guide
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    share your digital images. It is designed to organize your photos, scanned images, and video clips by date, keyword, or place. For more information about using HP Photosmart Premier, see "Using HP Photosmart in Media Center" on page 26. My Pictures With My Pictures, you can view, sort, edit, print
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    You can display them from the desktop or from within Media Center. You can copy digital picture files from the memory cards used by digital cameras and other digital imaging devices by using the memory card reader (select models only). Using HP Photosmart in Media Center Most tasks, such as viewing
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    a map of the folders on your hard disk drive. D The Tips window displays helpful hints about using HP Photosmart Premier. E The Preferences button allows you to customize HP Photosmart Premier. The Help menu gives you troubleshooting tips, instructional videos, and other information. F The Image
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    using your keyboard, and then click OK. You can now view your albums in Media Center when you open Media Center, select HP Photosmart, and then select Albums. Modifying a date assigned to your pictures Digital and Time. 5 Select a date and time, and then click OK. 28 Media Center Software Guide
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    surrounding the map to move around on the map. 7 When your location is in the center of the cross symbol, click Assign. 8 Click Assign again. 9 Click Close. n There are two ways to move around the HP Photosmart Premier map: you can click and drag or point and click the small globe. Working
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    Premier program from the desktop to assign dates, keywords, and places to your pictures. Searching for pictures in Media Center You can search for pictures by date, keyword, and place by using your remote control or mouse in Media Center. HP Photosmart Premier automatically organizes your
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    window disappears, but the music continues to play. Editing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier Editing pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop You can make changes to your pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from Media Center. Some of the editing features include removing red eye, cropping
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    on the recipient's Web browser settings. The photos can be viewed, printed, and saved to a computer. Before you can share photos in Media Center, you must agree to the license agreement in the desktop version of HP Photosmart Premier. See the following procedure. 32 Media Center Software Guide
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    Save e-mail as a shortcut by placing a check in the check box next to it. Enter a shortcut name for the address. 6 Select Next. HP Photosmart Share in Media Center 7 Select Original or Compressed image size. 8 Use the remote control keypad or the keyboard to type an e-mail subject in the text box
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    it in a supported file format. Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier HP Photosmart Premier supports the following types of image, video, and audio Media Center. ■ Some file types are supported only if appropriate filters and software are installed. 34 Media Center Software Guide
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    Select the (+) or (-) to choose a printer, and then select Print. 7 Follow any onscreen instructions. HP Photosmart Print in Media Center n You need to set up your printer before you can print from Media Center. Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures To create a backup disc of images you have
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    Using My Pictures in Media Center My Pictures is a folder on your hard disk drive in the My Documents folder, and it is a Media Center menu item that allows you to and protecting your digital images. My Pictures in Media Center My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer 36 Media Center Software Guide
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    Adding Pictures to My Pictures Adding picture files from your hard disk drive 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Press Ctrl+D on the keyboard or press the i (More
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    organize your pictures in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to view your pictures: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, , location, last modification date, and resolution appears, if available. 38 Media Center Software Guide
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    them cannot be displayed. ■ Corrupted and unsupported image file types display a generic image icon but cannot be displayed in Media Center. ■ Some file types are supported only if appropriate filters and software are installed. n If the message Image cannot be displayed appears, the file may be
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    , click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Select the picture My Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with , click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Select the picture
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    in the previous step. Rotating pictures If your picture appears horizontally or vertically and you want to change the orientation, you can change it in Media Center: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click
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    , and then select Print again. 5 Follow any onscreen instructions. n In Media Center, all pictures are copied to CDs as .jpg files. n For more information about writable media, refer to the electronic and printed documentation that came with your PC. Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs You can copy
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    hard disk drive. ■ Create a CD or DVD of your video files. ■ View your videos in full-screen mode or from an inset window in Media Center. ■ View small image (thumbnail) and title of video file. Playing Digital Videos in Media Center After you organize your videos in the My Videos or Shared Video
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    n For more information about supported video file types, refer to Media Center Help menu. Using Supported Video File Types You can view the following types of video files in Media Center. Other file types are supported if your PC has the correct software installed. File extension .avi .dvr-ms .
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    Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select More Programs. 3 Insert a writable disc, and then select OK. 4 Select Create CD/DVD. 5 Select the Untitled
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    button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Insert the DVD into the drive. If you have other media playing, Media Center asks if you want to play the DVD. Select Play DVD. If you don't select an option, the DVD automatically
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    mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select Settings. 3 In the Settings window, : 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your , click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select Settings. 3 Select DVD. 4 Select
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    save your movie to your PC hard disk drive, CD, or DVD. 7 Modify the movie: Make final changes before saving. 8 Burn to disc: You can burn a video to DVD, VCD, or SVCD only from the desktop muvee autoProducer version. The following sections contain detailed instructions. Creating Movies Using muvee
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    muvee autoProducer has more features, such as video capture and disc recording. See "Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop" on page 51. n To view Help files, select the ? and then press OK on the remote control. Or Media Center Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or
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    the Desktop Getting started on the desktop To open muvee autoProducer (select models only): 1 Close or minimize Media Center. 2 finished movie on your PC hard disk drive, or to record the finished movie to a disc. See "Capturing video from a DV camcorder" on page 52. "Adding videos" on page 53.
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    in the camcorder. To capture (copy) live video to your hard disk drive using muvee autoProducer: 1 Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port on your PC. 2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer's documentation. 3 Click the Get
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    using in your movie project. To capture camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive: 1 Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC. 2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer's documentation. 3 Click the Get
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    : ■ Select the magicSpot button to open the magicSpot window. ■ Click the Manual button to display two overlapping frames over your picture. ■ Move the frames around to set the start and end points for motion. The arrow in the frames shows the direction of motion. 54 Media Center Software Guide
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    desktop: 1 Select the Add Music button in the music area. The Add Music window opens. 2 Browse the folders, as required. 3 Select existing music files on your hard disk drive style you use also affects how muvee autoProducer combines the video, picture, and music files in your movie project to
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    this style to sequence still images and video clips. ■ Keep shots in sequence. Select this style to use the sequence of still images and video clips in the Add Video/Pictures window. ■ Shuffle shots. Select Apply. 5 Click OK to close the muvee Title and Credits window. 56 Media Center Software Guide
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    picture file to your movie project, you can have muvee autoProducer make the movie. The muvee autoProducer program makes a movie by combining the video, picture, and music files you have selected, along with the style of movie, and puts together all of these pieces into a professionallooking movie
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    manually video segment of your choice. ■ Click the Undo or Redo buttons as needed. 4 When you are done modifying the movie project, click OK to save your changes and close the Tweak muvee window. Alternatively, click Cancel to exit the Tweak muvee window without saving your changes. 58 Media Center
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    Computer playback E-mail Web streaming AVI TV DV camera DVD VCD SVCD Mobile Devices Mobile phone Pocket PC 7 Click the Change Settings button to change the video and audio settings of the movie file type as required (advanced users only). 8 Click Browse to choose a location on the hard disk drive
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    . You can preview the different themes in the window. 9 Select the CD or DVD burner drive. 10 Select the type of video disc to create: DVD, VCD, or SVCD. The window shows the disc capacity, disc capacity when the recording is complete. Close the muvee Burner window. 60 Media Center Software Guide
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    , and then select the Make muvee icon. The main window displays with video production information on the current project. 3 Select a button option to produce your video, and follow the onscreen instructions: Button Select Media Select Style Settings Make muvee Allows you to Browse folders and add
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    video files in a folder. Click Clear All to remove all video files from the Selected Videos column. Selecting videos To add video files to your movie production: 1 Select the Select Media button to browse through video folders on your PC for video format combination. 62 Media Center Software Guide
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    Click Next to confirm your video selection and proceed to the style selection page. If you are ready to create the movie now without selecting a style, select the Make muvee button. Selecting music To add music to your movie soundtrack: 1 Select the Select Media button. 2 Select a folder with music
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    for video/pictures to automatically set the length of the production based on the number of pictures and length of videos in the movie. ■ Select User Defined to choose a specific length for the movie. 5 Click Next to confirm your settings and proceed to the next step. 64 Media Center Software Guide
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    remote control or your keyboard. ■ Manual to allow you to set the your movie. Muvee analyzes your video and music. 4 After making hard disk drive. The movie is saved on your hard disk drive. To create a CD or DVD disc in muvee autoProducer unPlugged, copy the saved file using the Windows desktop
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    Upgrading muvee autoProducer You can purchase an upgraded version of muvee autoProducer with the following enhancements: ■ MPEG-4 and DivX video format support. ■ TIFF audio format support. ■ Ability to include up to 75 video and audio clips in your movie production. 66 Media Center Software Guide
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    hard disk drive 18 Away mode enabling 6 power setting 2 using 6 B buttons remote control 14 C camcorder capture 52 CDs creating a music CD in My Music 24 playing in My Music 21 Computer Playback 59 D desktop switching from Media Center 66 FireWire 52, 53 H HP Photosmart Premier 26 assigning a keyword
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    a camera 51 keeping video and pictures in sequence 64 making a movie 57, 65 opening the desktop version 50 opening the Media Center version 50 previewing a movie 51, 57, 65 rotating images clockwise 54 selecting style 55 setting the duration of video 55, 65 setting the style 64 upgrading 66 using
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    editing 40 image not displayed in My Pictures 39 printing 40 rotating 41 troubleshooting image not displayed in My Pictures 34 playing digital music files 20 digital videos 43 DVDs in Media Center 47 music CDs in Media Center 20 songs in My Music 21 playing songs Buy Music option 22 Visualize option
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