Creating Video Discs And Movies; Before You Begin Capturing Video; Sonic Mydvd Video Projects - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

(Select models only)
Your HP Media Center PC may come with the
following movie making programs.
Sonic MyDVD
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Sonic DigitalMedia Plus (which includes
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MyDVD)

Before You Begin Capturing Video

You can capture (copy) video files to your hard disk
drive by using the Sonic MyDVD program. Among
the devices supported by Sonic MyDVD are analog
video devices, digital camcorders, and Web
cameras. Use your composite or S-video inputs
(input connectors vary by model) to capture video
from a VCR or an analog video camera.
To capture video files, you need to:
1
Connect your video source device according
to the device's instructions.

Sonic MyDVD Video Projects

A Sonic MyDVD video project is a way to group,
organize, store, play, and burn related video and
still digital files. For example, if you went on a
family vacation, you might have digital still and
video images, and prints from a film camera. You
can transfer all these images onto your PC and
organize them into a project. (A scanner is required
to transfer printed photos and is not included.)
A project can remain on your PC for playback and
as an archive, and a project can be burned to a
DVD or VCD disc.
Sonic MyDVD enables you to create video projects
using the following interfaces:

Creating Video Discs and Movies

Windows Movie Maker
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muvee autoProducer
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2
Turn your device on and set it to
playback mode.
3
Make sure Sonic MyDVD can detect your
digital or analog device.
4
If your HP Media Center PC has multiple video
devices connected, they all appear on the
Capture screen. You must select the video
source you would like to use.
For more information, click Start, All Programs,
Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. When the
program displays, click Help and then Help.
Standard program interface (described
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beginning in "Creating a Video Project" on
page 94).
Direct-to-Disc Wizard (described beginning in
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"Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc
Wizard" on page 98).
Note that the Direct-to-Disc Wizard does not include
the editing features that are available from the
standard interface. You can edit a project created
with a wizard before burning it to a disc as
described in:
"Editing the style of a video project" on
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page 96.
"Editing movie files" on page 96.
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supports the lawful
use of technology
and does not endorse
or encourage the use
of our products for
purposes other than
those permitted by
copyright law.
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You may need to turn
your digital video
device off and on
again for the
program to detect it.
Creating Video Discs and Movies
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