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Creating DVDs and CDs With Your DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 2
to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE TO YOU. HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 3
1 Creating CDs to Play in Your Car or Home CD Players 1 Creating CDs to Play on Your PC 2 About Creating a Music CD 3 Storing Files on a DVD or CD 3 About Storing Data Files on Playing Your DVD in Windows Media Player 13 About Recording Video Files 13 Disc Labels 13 Creating DVDs and CDs iii - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 4
VHS Video Files onto DVDs 13 Creating Recovery CD/DVDs for the PC 13 Setting Automatic Recording Options 13 Compatibility Information 14 Compatible File Formats 15 Disc Quick Reference 15 Software Quick Reference 16 Troubleshooting 18 My Recording Failed 18 I Can't Add Files to My Music CD - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 5
PC includes the DVD Writer/CD Writer, which is a DVD and CD rewriteable optical drive. This guide tells you about the optical drive features and tells you about how to use some of the software programs to create DVDs and CDs. IMPORTANT: HP supports a VCR. NOTE: Your PC must have an analog capture - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 6
not play in some stereos. 9 Click OK. It is best not to use the PC while recording. 10 Click Done when recording is complete. Click ? and then select Or Click Find Music, and then click Scan for Music. RecordNow! searches your PC for all music files and places them into the Music on System window. - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 7
PC while recording. 10 Click Done when recording is complete. Click ? and then select RecordNow! Help for more information about recording music CDs with the RecordNow! program. About Creating a Music CD IMPORTANT: HP supports to a disc, follow onscreen instructions. You may have to click Cancel - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 8
disc. Copying a DVD or CD Or • Drag your file from your desktop or from anywhere in Windows Explorer into the file selection window. Repeat this information about recording data files with the RecordNow! program. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 9
5 Click the Burn icon. 6 Insert a blank DVD or CD into the drive, and then click OK. 7 Click Done when the recording is complete. Erasing a DVD or CD You can use RecordNow! to erase music, data or video files from rewriteable DVDs and CDs, leaving almost all the disc space available for new - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 10
video from your digital camcorder to a DVD in the fewest steps, follow the instructions in "Creating a Quick DVD Movie." If you want to create a video or other digital video device to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC. Make sure your device is turned on and in playback mode. If an AutoPlay - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 11
click the Pause button. NOTE: If you set the ending point, ShowBiz 2 automatically ends recording after the amount of time you specify. You can also manually stop the recording if you choose. 12 ShowBiz 2 ejects your disc after the recording process is complete. Creating DVDs and CDs 7 - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 12
hard disk drive by using the ArcSoft ShowBiz 2 program. To capture video, your PC also needs either a FireWire (IEEE 1394) port to capture video from a digital device off and on again for the program to detect it. If your PC has both a digital and an analog video capture card, make sure you select - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 13
hard disk drive, select the Folder icon, browse and select your video file, and then click Open. 6 Drag video files from the album or the Media area to the storyboard or timeline area of the window. Creating DVDs and CDs 9 - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 14
disc. 8 Click the Export button to copy your edited file to: • Your hard disk drive • Your digital video camera • An e-mail file • A VHS device (The PC requires a video card or a capture card with S-video or composite out and the VHS audio source needs to be connected to the speaker out connector - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 15
prompts you to erase it before recording your DVD. Follow any onscreen instructions to complete the recording process. The disc ejects automatically when recording is background, and create chapter buttons or submenus. 3 Select the Media tab to add additional video files to your DVD project. Select - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 16
to erase it before recording your DVD. Follow any onscreen instructions to complete the recording process. The disc ejects automatically when Your Recorded DVD Movie You can use InterVideo® WinDVD™ or the Windows Media Player programs to play your recorded movies. Playing Your DVD in InterVideo - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 17
must support analog capture devices. • You must connect a VCR to an analog video port on the PC, open the video recording software, select the proper video input device, and then follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: The menu formatting of created video CDs does not appear in Windows Media Player - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 18
, select an action and follow onscreen instructions within the program. You can choose to have a specific action occur automatically each time you insert The window closes, and you can then manually select a different option through the Start menu on the desktop. Here are some of the other options - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 19
IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can't record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs. When recording, use DVDs that have a "+" in their names. Compatible File Formats Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio formats: • WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs • WAV, MPEG - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 20
For the latest disc compatibility information for your PC, check the following Web site: http://www.hp.com Optical Drive Quick Reference Optical drive can your PC. You may need to install this CD before using the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive. To do this, follow the installation instructions that - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 21
2 NOTE: Some programs listed above may not be included with your PC model. Your PC comes with the following software programs. Use this table to find out what you can do within each program. Software Windows Media Player RealOne Player Windows Movie Maker 2.0 InterVideo WinDVD With this program - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 22
PC. • Create video files, record them to DVDs and CDs, and then play them on some set-top DVD players. • Record video files to VCDs and DVDs. • Create MPEG files. Troubleshooting . • Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA) on your PC. • Reduce maximum recording speed. • Manually select a slower recording - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 23
CD in Windows Media Player or when device on your PC, you may need desktop. For technical support information, refer to your Warranty & Support Guide. For general information about products and services and for answers to computer support questions, go to the following Web site at: http://www.hp - HP Media Center m385c | HP Media Center Desktop PCs - Creating DVDs and CDs With - Page 24
Creating DVDs and CDs
With Your DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive