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To make a movie:
1 Click the make muvee button. Click OK as required.
2 After making a movie, you can preview the movie in the muvee autoProducer Preview window. Use the controls in the Preview window to play, pause, and stop the movie preview:
■ Each time you make a change to a movie project, you need to click the make muvee button again to add that change to your movie.
■ You can revise and preview the movie as often as you want to experiment with different styles and the content of the movie.
Click the Change Settings button to change the video and audio settings of the movie file type as required (advanced users only).
3 Click the Save button.
4 Enter a name for the output movie. Select a folder on your hard disk drive, as required. The movie is saved.
■ You can watch the preview as it is saved.
5 Click the Save button.
6 Click Yes to preview the movie file in Windows Media Player.
Making the movie
After you have added at least one video or picture file to your movie project, you can have muvee autoProducer make the movie.
The muvee autoProducer program makes a movie by combining the video, picture, and music files you have selected, along with the style of movie, and puts together all of these pieces into a professional- looking movie with just a few steps.
Saving the movie project
Once you are satisfied with the look of your movie project, you are ready to save it.
You can save the movie to a file on your hard disk drive or create a VCD or DVD disc:
1 Click the Save muvee button. The Save muvee window opens.
2 Choose the movie file type to save to your hard disk drive:
■Computer Playback
■E-mail
■DV (camcorder)
■DVD
■VCD (video CD)
■SVCD
■Web Streaming
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HP Media Center PC Software Guide
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Table of Contents
Playing Videos
Index 125
Vi HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Experience the Fun of Media Center
Welcome
Using Media Center Features
Here guide
Using Media Center
Setting Up Media Center
Opening Media Center using a mouse
Media Center menu bars
Opening Media Center using the remote control
Media Center control menu
Navigating Media Center
Icon Action
Using Media Center Away mode
Completing the setup wizard steps
Media Center Start Menu
Some of the features listed are for select models only
Media Center Start menu items
Select More Programs, and then select the Messenger icon
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center
Online Spotlight
Logging in to your Messenger account
Media Center Settings categories
Changing Media Center Settings
Finding Additional Media Center Information
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Select models only
Using the Remote Control
Remote control can
Remote control cannot
Remote Control Buttons Overview
Using the Remote Control
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Navigating My TV
Watching and Recording TV Programs
Watching live TV
Watching TV
Controlling TV playback
Using the remote control in My TV
Using Media Center without the Guide
Using the Television Program Guide
Media Center
Television Program Guide errors
Viewing the Television Program Guide
Start
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide
Adding missing channels to the Guide
Select Settings, TV, Guide, and Set Up Guide Listings
Manually downloading the Guide
Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide
Removing channels from the Guide
Editing channels in the Guide
Select Edit Numbers
Searching for TV Programs
Searching for TV programs using categories
Recording TV from the Guide
Recording TV Programs
Recording icons
Recording programs manually without using the Guide
Select More Programs
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD
Quality of recording Hard disk drive space used
Media Copy Protection
Playing Recorded TV Programs
Select View DVD or View CD Select Create DVD or Create CD
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HP Tunes is designed to work with Apple iTunes
Playing Music Files
HP Tunes
My Music
Completing the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard
Using HP Tunes with Media Center
Delays with HP Tunes
Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library
Selecting a default audio player
Adding music files from a CD in iTunes
Adding music files from your hard disk drive
Adding music files from the Internet
Select Playlists or Songs
Using supported music file types
Playing CDs with HP Tunes
Changing song title, genre, artist, or album in iTunes
Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes
Creating a Playlist with iTunes
Select Add to Now Playing
Creating Music CDs with iTunes
Troubleshooting HP Tunes
Menu Bar
Resetting HP Tunes
Adding Music to My Music Library
Using My Music with Media Center
My Music menu in Media Center
Select Add folders on this computer, and then select Next
Deleting music files from the My Music library
Adding music files from a CD
Playing Music Files in My Music
Playing a song in My Music
Playing an album in My Music
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music
Creating a Queue List in My Music
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music
Creating a Playlist in My Music
Select Create CD
HP Image Zone
Working with Pictures
My Pictures
Camera
Using HP Image Zone in Media Center
Working with Digital Images
Creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone
Working with Pictures
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures
Creating albums
Assigning a place to your pictures
Assigning a keyword to your pictures
Select HP Image Zone
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone
Searching for pictures in Media Center
Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Image Zone
Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone
Editing pictures in HP Image Zone from the desktop
HP Image Zone Crop in Media Center
Editing pictures in HP Image Zone in Media Center
Select the HP Instant Share tab
Sharing Pictures in HP Image Zone
HP Image Zone Share in Media Center
Using supported file types with HP Image Zone
Click Start Backup
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures
Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone
Using My Pictures in Media Center
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive
Adding Pictures to My Pictures
Select My Pictures
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures
Viewing pictures as a slideshow
Editing Pictures in My Pictures
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures
Fixing red eye or contrast
Cropping pictures in My Pictures
Rotating pictures
Printing Pictures in My Pictures
Select Create CD/DVD
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center
Playing Videos
Select My Videos
Recording a digital video file
Using Supported Video File Types
Transferring and Recording Video Files
Recording an analog video file
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files
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Playing DVD Movies in Media Center
Playing DVDs
Changing the DVD Movie Language
Changing DVD Audio Settings
Listening to FM Radio
Playing FM Radio Stations
Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time
Organizing Radio Station Presets
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Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
Creating Audio and Data Discs
Working with Audio CDs
Verifying audio disc recorded without errors
Creating audio CDs
Audio CD tips
Clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic,
Verifying data disc recorded without errors
Working with Data DVDs and CDs
Creating jukebox discs
Creating data discs
Data disc tips
Unauthorized duplication
Copying a DVD or CD
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
Are encoded to prevent
Burning from an image file
Archiving files using Media Center
Working with Image Files
Creating an image file
LightScribe requirements
Disc Labeling with LightScribe
Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes
Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler
Compatibility Information
Using adhesive disc labels
Layer
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
DVD+R
Double
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
Software Quick Reference Table
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Before You Begin Capturing Video
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects
Adding files to a video project
Creating a Video Project
Click Add Files
Adding slideshows to a video project
Capturing video to a video project
Click Edit Style
Adding submenus to a video project
Editing the style of a video project
Editing movie files
Burning a video project to disc
Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard
Video Quality and Disc Size
Estimated Time per Disc size Video quality Audio format
DVD Recording Time
Basic Steps to Make a Movie
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
Desktop
Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer
Getting started on the desktop
Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop
Capturing live video from a DV camcorder
Capturing video from a DV camcorder
Click the Get Video from Camera button
Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder
Adding videos
Adding pictures
Adding music
Changing the settings
Selecting the style
Adding an opening title and closing credits
VCD video CD
Making the movie
Saving the movie project
Computer Playback Mail DV camcorder
Recording the movie project to disc
Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center
Pictures
Settings
Button Allows you to See Select Video
Select
Selecting pictures
Selecting videos
Selecting music
Setting the style
Adjusting audio and video settings
Upgrading muvee autoProducer
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HP Personal Media Drive is sold separately
Using an HP Personal Media Drive
Click My Computer
Locating the Drive After Installation
Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive
Viewing and Storing Files
Playing Music Files
Playing Media Files
Viewing Picture Files
Playing Video Files
Click Settings, TV, Recorder, Recorder storage
Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive
About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive
Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive
Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive
Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely
Select Recorder storage
Changing Disk Allocation
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