HP Pavilion t500 Creating DVDs and CDs With Your DVD Writer / CD Writer Drive - Page 14

Software Quick Reference To open the DVD Writer/CD Writer software programs, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, select the program folder, and then click the program to open the software. Refer to the following table to determine the best programs for the tasks you want to do. NOTE: You may have a software update CD included with 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 came with the CD. The PC has various software programs preinstalled that you can use with the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive: • Windows Media Player • RealOne Player • Windows Movie Maker 2.0 • InterVideo WinDVD • RecordNow! • InterVideo WinDVD Creator 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 With this program you can • Play music CDs, MP3, and other audio files. • Play DVD movies. (Windows Media Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player program, such as InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.) • Play Windows Movie Maker files. • Record music files. • Organize digital files into a library for recording or listening. • Play music CDs, MP3, and other audio files. • Play DVD movies. (RealOne Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player program, such as InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.) • Play video CDs. • Record music files. • Organize digital files into a library for recording or listening. • Import audio, video, and other media files from a videotape, an audiotape, a Web camera, or a television broadcast. • Record audio and video files to create a video project that becomes a Windows Media source file with a .wmv extension. • Edit and preview files. • Send movie in an e-mail or to a Web server. • Add music files (MP3). • Import audio files such as .mp3, .asf, or .wma; video files such as .wmv, .asf, .avi, or .mpg; or image files such as .jpg or .gif. • Can create AVI and WMV (Windows Media Video) files. 10 Creating DVDs and CDs