Transferring and Recording Video Files

Once you capture the video by using video capture and editing software, you can use Windows Media Center to find it and add it to the Videos area.

Recording analog and digital video files

Refer to Help and Support for more information about capturing and recording video files from analog and digital video cameras.

To find information in Help and Support:

1Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Help and Support.

2Type in search words such as recording video.

Creating a DVD from Video Files in

Windows Media Center

1Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Windows Media Center.

2From the Tasks menu, click burn cd/dvd.

3Insert writable media (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW) into the drive.

4Select Video DVD, and then click Next.

NOTE: If you are using a rewritable disc that contains data, you must select Erase Disc to continue.

5Select the Untitled area, enter the name of the disc by using the numeric keys on the keyboard or the remote control, and then click Next. Use the Backspace key on the keyboard or the Clear button on the remote control to delete letters.

6Click Video Library, and then click Next.

7Select the files you want to copy, and then click Next. A check mark appears next to a file when you select it.

8Click Add More to add more files to the disc.

9After you have selected all of the files, click Burn DVD.

10Click Yes. Windows Media Center opens a message if you need to insert an additional disc to complete the recording. Windows Media Center opens a message when the disc has been created.

11Click Done when the disc has been created.

152Getting Started (features vary by model)