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Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos, Getting Started with InterVideo WinDVD Creator

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Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos You can capture (copy), edit, and record your home movies in four easy steps by using the InterVideo WinDVD Creator program located in your All Programs folder on your desktop. Capture: Take videos and pictures from digital camcorders, analog video devices, and Web cameras, and then save them to your hard disk drive. Edit: Arrange and trim your files. Add titles, transition effects, images, and audio. Add Menu: Add a menu with chapters to your DVD. Make Movie: Finalize your project by burning your movie to a DVD. For more information on WinDVD Creator, click the Help menu in the WinDVD Creator menu bar. with Getting Started with InterVideo WinDVD Creator 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again. 2 Select one of the menu options: ■ Capture video into hard disk: Opens the Capture section for you to capture media. ■ Open existing project: Brings up the Open window for you to select an existing project. ■ Create CD/DVD with existing video file: Brings up the Open window for you to select existing video files. ■ Create new project: Opens the Edit section for you to begin creating a new project. ■ Record video tape into DVD disc in one step: Enables you to bypass the hard disk drive and record straight from your camera to a disc in your DVD drive. Using the Preview window The Preview window is located in the upper-left corner and behaves differently for each task. Capture: It displays what your capture device is viewing. Edit: Plays back the selected video or displays the selected image. Add Menu: Displays what your menu and buttons look like. Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos 77

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Welcome	5
Experience the Fun of Media Center	5
Using Media Center Features	6
Using Media Center	7
Setting Up Media Center	7
Media Center Start Menu	8
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center	10
Changing Media Center Settings	11
Finding Additional Media Center Information	12
Using the Remote Control	13
Remote Control Buttons Overview	14
Watching and Recording TV Programs	17
Navigating My TV	17
Watching TV	18
Using the Television Program Guide	21
Searching for TV Programs	24
Recording TV Programs	26
Playing Recorded TV Programs	29
Playing Music Files	31
HP Tunes	31
My Music	31
Using HP Tunes with Media Center	32
Adding Music to the iTunes music Library	32
Playing CDs with HP Tunes	35
Creating a Playlist with iTunes	35
Creating and Editing a Queue List with HP Tunes	36
Creating Music CDs with iTunes	36
Using My Music with Media Center	37
Adding Music to My Music Library	38
Playing Music Files in My Music	40
Creating a Queue List in My Music	42
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music	42
Creating a Playlist in My Music	43
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music	44
Working with Pictures	45
HP Image Zone Plus	45
My Pictures	45
Working with Digital Images	45
Using HP Image Zone Plus in Media Center	46
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus	50
Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus	50
Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus	51
Using My Pictures in Media Center	52
Adding Pictures to My Pictures	53
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures	54
Editing Pictures in My Pictures	56
Printing Pictures in My Pictures	57
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs	58
Playing Videos	59
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center	60
Using Supported Video File Types	60
Transferring and Recording Video Files	61
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files	61
Playing DVDs	63
Changing the DVD Movie Language	64
Changing DVD Audio Settings	64
Listening to FM Radio	65
Playing FM Radio Stations	66
Organizing Pre-set Radio Stations	67
Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time	67
Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs	69
Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs with RecordNow!	69
Storing Files on a DVD or CD	71
Copying a DVD or CD	73
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD	73
Recording Video Files	73
Using Disc Labels	74
Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs for the PC	74
Using Compatibility Information	74
Identifying Disc Feature and Compatibility	75
Using the Optical Drive Quick Reference Table	76
Using the Software Quick Reference Table	77
Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos	81
Getting Started with InterVideo WinDVD Creator	81
Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video	82
Capturing Digital Camcorder Video	83
Capturing Analog Video	83
Editing Video Files in WinDVD Creator	84
Authoring Your DVD	87
Recording VHS Files Direct to DVD	89
Using an HP Personal Media Drive	91
Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center	92
Locating the Drive After Installation	92
Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive	93
Viewing and Storing Files	93
Playing Media Files	93
Playing Music Files	94
Viewing Picture Files	95
Playing Video Files	95
Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive	96
About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive	96
Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely	99
Changing Disk Allocation	99
Updating Recorded TV List after Removing the HP Personal Media Drive	100
System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs	100