Using the Preview window

The Preview window is located in the upper-left corner. It behaves differently for each task.

Capture: 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.

Using the Media Library

The Media Library contains your video clips, images, and audio tracks. To import existing media files from your hard disk or CDs into your Media Library, click the Drag and Drop button.

Capture: Located in bottom-right corner. Contains your video clips, images, and audio tracks.

Edit: Located in upper-right corner. Contains your video clips, images, and audio tracks.

Add Menu: Located in upper-right corner. Contains menu themes, video backgrounds, audio tracks, images, buttons, chapter layouts, and chapter thumbnails.

Using the Storyboard

The Storyboard is located on the bottom of the Edit and Add Menu area. The Storyboard can be displayed in either Menu Picker or Timeline mode. Use the Storyboard to organize your media and add special effects such as titles, transition effects, audio tracks, and video filters.

Identifying requirements for capturing video

You can copy (capture) video files to your hard disk drive by using the

WinDVD Creator program. Among the devices supported by WinDVD Creator are analog video devices, digital camcorders, and Web cameras. Use your composite or S-video inputs to capture video from a VCR, or an analog video camera.

To capture video files, you need to:

Connect your video source device properly.

Turn your device on and set it to playback mode.

Make sure the program you want to use can detect your digital or analog device. In the WinDVD Creator capture screen, click your input source, click the Wrench icon, select the Device Control tab, and select your source from the Video Source drop-down menu.

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HP a1030e (PU130AV), a1013w, a1010n, a1012x, a1007w Using the Preview window, Using the Media Library, Using the Storyboard

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