The PC has various software programs preinstalled that you can use with the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive:
•Windows Media Player
•RealOne Player
•Windows Movie Maker 2.0
•InterVideo WinDVD
•RecordNow!
•ArcSoft ShowBiz 2
NOTE: Some programs listed above may not be included with your PC model.
Your PC comes with the following software programs. Use this table to find out what you can do within each program.
Software | With this program you can | |
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Windows Media | • | Play music CDs, MP3, and other audio files. |
Player | • | Play DVD movies. (Windows Media Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player program, |
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| such as InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.) |
| • Play Windows Movie Maker files. | |
| • | Record music files. |
| • Organise digital files into a library for recording or listening. | |
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RealOne Player | • | Play music CDs, MP3, and other audio files. |
| • Play DVD movies. (RealOne Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player program, such as | |
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| InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.) |
| • | Play video CDs. |
| • | Record music files. |
| • Organise digital files into a library for recording or listening. | |
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Windows | • | Import audio, video and other media files from a videotape, an audiotape, a Web camera or a |
Movie Maker 2.0 |
| television broadcast. |
| • Record audio and video files to create a video project that becomes a Windows Media source | |
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| file with a .wmv extension. |
| • Edit and preview files. | |
| • Send movie in an | |
| • Add music files (MP3). | |
| • Import audio files such as .mp3, .asf or .wma; video files such as .wmv, .asf, .avi or .mpg; or | |
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| image files such as .jpg or .gif. |
| • Can create AVI and WMV (Windows Media Video) files. | |
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InterVideo WinDVD | • | Play DVD movies and video CDs (VCD). |
| • For more information about playing DVDs with InterVideo WinDVD, refer to the printed | |
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| information that came with your PC. |
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RecordNow! | • | Record data and music files. |
| • Record a copy of an existing music or data CD to use on the PC. | |
| • Create customised music CDs from CDs in your collection, or from WAV, MP3 or WMA files. | |
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| These CDs can be played in your home or car stereo. |
| • Copy and share data files. | |
| • Copy short video files. | |
| NOTE: Video files recorded with RecordNow! can be viewed on a PC, but not on home DVD | |
| video players. | |
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