Getting started with WinDVD Creator

Models: m1177a m1050e (PJ622AV) m1277c m1050y (PU060AV) m1270n m1050e (PU061AV) m1280n m1297a m1265c m1299a m1050y (PJ720AV) m1264n m1297c m1295c m1277a

1 Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.

2 Select one of the menu options:

■Capture video into hard disk: Opens the Capture section for you to capture media.

■Create CD/DVD with existing video file: Brings up the Open window for you to select existing video files.

■Record video tape into DVD disc in one step: Enables you to bypass the hard disk drive and record straight from your camera to a disc in your DVD drive.

■Open existing project: Brings up the Open window for you to select an existing project.

■Create new project: Opens the Edit section for you to begin creating a new project.

Using the Preview window in WinDVD Creator

The Preview window is located in the upper-left corner and 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 in WinDVD Creator

The Media Library contains your video clips, images, and audio tracks. To import existing media files from your hard disk or CDs into the 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 in WinDVD Creator

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.

78 HP Media Center PC Software Guide

m1177a, m1050e (PJ622AV), m1277c, m1050y (PU060AV), m1270n specifications

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