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Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer (Select models only) Creating personalized and professional-looking video movies is simple with muvee autoProducer, a software program on your PC. Basic Steps to Make a Movie The basic steps to produce a movie with muvee autoProducer are: 1 Capture digital video: Capture live or recorded video to your hard disk drive directly from a compatible digital video camcorder (muvee autoProducer desktop version only). 2 Add videos and pictures: Select video and picture files from your PC folders. You can easily add videos and still images to your movie production. You can use these video and still image file types in your movie project: File extension .dv .avi .mpeg-1 .mpeg-2 .mpeg-4 .mov .wmv .asf .jpg, .jpeg .gif .bmp File type Digital Video Audio Video Interleaved Motion Picture Experts Group video playback Motion Picture Experts Group DVD video playback High-quality video format (for Web streaming, wireless devices, etc.) QuickTime movie Windows Movie Video (only in the desktop version of muvee autoProducer) Advanced Streaming Format Joint Photographic Experts Group, still image Graphics Interchange Format, still image Bitmap, still image 3 Add music: Select music files on your PC to add to your movie soundtrack. You can use these music file types in your movie project: File extension .aac .mp3 .m4a .wav .wma File type Advanced Audio Coding MPEG Layer 3 MPEG-4 Audio layer Windows Audio Windows Media Audio 4 Select a style: Apply a movie style editing template for different effects and picture transitions in your movie. 5 Add captions: Personalize your movie with opening titles and closing credits. 6 Make the movie: Automatically analyze the videos, pictures, music, movie style, and captions you added to your movie and 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 autoProducer 49

Section	Page
Media Center Software Guide	1
Table of Contents	3
Welcome	5
Experience the Fun of Media Center	5
The right music for the moment	5
Share your digital memories	5
Transform your living space into a theater	5
Using Media Center Features	5
Using Media Center	7
Setting Up Media Center	7
Opening Media Center using a mouse	7
Opening Media Center using the remote control	8
Media Center menu bars	8
Navigating Media Center	9
Media Center control menu	9
Using Media Center Away mode	10
Completing the setup wizard steps	11
Media Center Start Menu	12
Media Center Start menu items	12
Online Spotlight	13
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center	13
Logging in to your Messenger account	13
Changing Media Center Settings	14
Media Center Settings categories	14
Archiving files using Media Center	15
Finding Additional Media Center Information	16
Using the Remote Control	17
Remote Control Buttons Overview	18
Playing Music Files	21
My Music	21
Using My Music with Media Center	21
Adding Music to My Music Library	22
Adding music files from your hard disk drive	22
Adding music files from a CD	23
Deleting music files from the My Music library	23
Using supported music file types	24
Playing Music Files in My Music	24
Playing an album in My Music	25
Playing a song in My Music	25
Creating a Queue List in My Music	26
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music	26
Creating a Playlist in My Music	27
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music	28
Working with Pictures	29
HP Photosmart	29
My Pictures	29
Working with Digital Images	30
Using HP Photosmart in Media Center	30
Creating your picture catalog in HP Photosmart Premier	30
Creating albums	32
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures	32
Assigning a keyword to your pictures	33
Assigning a place to your pictures	33
Searching for pictures in Media Center	34
Viewing Pictures in HP Photosmart	34
Viewing a slideshow in HP Photosmart	34
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Photosmart	35
Editing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier	35
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop	35
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart in Media Center	36
Sharing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier	36
Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier	38
Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart	39
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures	39
Using My Pictures in Media Center	40
Adding Pictures to My Pictures	41
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive	41
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures	42
Viewing pictures as a slideshow	42
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures	43
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures	43
Editing Pictures in My Pictures	44
Fixing red eye or contrast	44
Cropping pictures in My Pictures	44
Rotating pictures	45
Printing Pictures in My Pictures	45
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs	46
Playing Videos	47
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center	47
Using Supported Video File Types	48
Transferring and Recording Video Files	48
Recording an analog video file	48
Recording a digital video file	48
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files	49
Playing DVDs	51
Playing DVD Movies in Media Center	51
Changing the DVD Movie Language	52
Changing DVD Audio Settings	52
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer	53
Basic Steps to Make a Movie	53
Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer	54
Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop	55
Getting started on the desktop	55
Capturing video from a DV camcorder	56
Adding videos	57
Adding pictures	58
Adding music	59
Selecting the style	59
Changing the settings	59
Adding an opening title and closing credits	60
Making the movie	61
Previewing the movie	61
Modifying the movie	62
Saving the movie project	63
Recording the movie project to disc	64
Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center	65
Selecting videos	66
Selecting pictures	66
Selecting music	67
Setting the style	68
Adjusting audio and video settings	68
Making the movie	69
Upgrading muvee autoProducer	70

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Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer

Creating Movies Using

muvee autoProducer

(Select models only)

Creating personalized and professional-looking video movies is simple with

muvee autoProducer, a software program on your PC.

Basic Steps to Make a Movie

The basic steps to produce a movie with

muvee autoProducer are:

Capture digital video:

Capture live or

recorded video to your hard disk drive directly

from a compatible digital video camcorder

(muvee autoProducer desktop version only).

Add videos and pictures:

Select video

and picture files from your PC folders. You can

easily add videos and still images to your

movie production. You can use these video

and still image file types in your movie

project:

Add music:

Select music files on your PC to

add to your movie soundtrack.

You can use these music file types in your

movie project:

Select a style:

Apply a movie style editing

template for different effects and picture

transitions in your movie.

Add captions:

Personalize your movie with

opening titles and closing credits.

Make the movie:

Automatically analyze

the videos, pictures, music, movie style, and

captions you added to your movie and save

your movie to your PC hard disk drive, CD,

or DVD.

Modify the movie:

Make final changes

before saving.

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.

File extension

File type

.dv

Digital Video

.avi

Audio Video Interleaved

.mpeg-1

Motion Picture Experts

Group video playback

.mpeg-2

Motion Picture Experts

Group DVD video playback

.mpeg-4

High-quality video format

(for Web streaming,

wireless devices, etc.)

.mov

QuickTime movie

.wmv

Windows Movie Video

(only in the desktop version

of muvee autoProducer)

.asf

Advanced Streaming

Format

.jpg, .jpeg

Joint Photographic Experts

Group, still image

.gif

Graphics Interchange

Format, still image

.bmp

Bitmap, still image

File extension

File type

.aac

Advanced Audio Coding

.mp3

MPEG Layer 3

.m4a

MPEG-4 Audio layer

.wav

Windows Audio

.wma

Windows Media Audio