Compaq Presario SR1900 Media Center Software Guide - Page 47

Playing Videos, Playing Digital Videos in Media Center

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Playing Videos The My Videos window in Media Center makes it easy to play home video files you created or video files you downloaded from the Internet. In My Videos you can: ■ Play videos that are stored anywhere on your 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 folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to watch your videos. 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 Videos. 3 Select the video folder you want. The video folder opens, displaying a list of video files. You may need to use the scroll arrows at the bottom of the window to display all videos. 4 Select the video file. The video plays in full- screen mode. Use the mouse to resize the window if you want to watch your video while doing something else on your desktop. 5 To exit full-screen mode and return to the previous window, press Back on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard. Your video continues to play in the inset window. 6 When the video is finished, select Restart to replay the video, or select Done to close the file and return to the My Videos window. n Each user has a separate My Videos folder that can be opened only by that person. You can share videos with others by storing them in the Shared Video folder. n ■ Use the mouse to select the up arrows and down arrows at the bottom of the window, to scroll to other pages of video files and folders. ■ You can maximize the media playing in the inset window by using the arrow buttons to select the inset window and then pressing OK on the remote control. Playing Videos 43

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Playing Videos
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Playing Videos
The My Videos window in Media Center makes it
easy to play home video files you created or video
files you downloaded from the Internet.
In My Videos you can:
Play videos that are stored anywhere on your
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 folder in Windows Explorer, open
Media Center to watch your videos.
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 Videos
.
3
Select the video folder you want. The video
folder opens, displaying a list of video files.
You may need to use the scroll arrows at the
bottom of the window to display all videos.
4
Select the video file. The video plays in full-
screen mode. Use the mouse to resize the
window if you want to watch your video
while doing something else on your desktop.
5
To exit full-screen mode and return to the
previous window, press Back on the remote
control or the Backspace key on the keyboard.
Your video continues to play in the inset
window.
6
When the video is finished, select
Restart
to
replay the video, or select
Done
to close the
file and return to the My Videos window.
n
Each user has a
separate My Videos
folder that can be
opened only by that
person. You can
share videos with
others by storing
them in the Shared
Video folder.
n
Use the mouse to
select the up
arrows and down
arrows at the
bottom of the
window, to scroll to
other pages of
video files and
folders.
You can maximize
the media playing
in the inset
window by using
the arrow buttons
to select the inset
window and then
pressing OK on the
remote control.