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Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer

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Creating personalized and professional-looking video movies is simple with muvee autoProducer, a software program on your PC.

Basic Steps to Make a Movie

The basic steps to produce a movie with muvee autoProducer are:

1 Capture digital video: Capture live or recorded video to your hard disk drive directly from a compatible digital video camcorder (only from the desktop muvee autoProducer version).

2 Add videos and pictures: Select video and picture files from your PC folders. You can easily add videos and still images to your movie production. You can use these video and still image file types in your movie project:

File extension	File type
.dv	Digital video
.avi	Audio Video Interleaved
.mpeg-1	Motion Picture Experts
	Group video playback
.mpeg-2	Motion Picture Experts
	Group DVD video playback
.mpeg-4	High-quality video format
	(for Web streaming,
	wireless devices, etc.)
.mov	QuickTime movie
.wmv	Windows Movie Video
	(only in the desktop version
	of muvee autoProducer)
.asf	Advanced Streaming
	Format
.jpg, .jpeg	Joint Photographic Experts
	Group, still image
.gif	Graphics Interchange
	Format, still image

.bmp	Bitmap, still image

3 Add music: Select music files on your PC to add to your movie soundtrack.

You can use these music file types in your movie project:

File extension	File type
.aac	Advanced audio coding
.mp3	MPEG Layer 3
.m4a	MPEG-4 audio layer
.wav	Windows audio

.wma	Windows Media audio

4 Select a style: Apply a movie style editing template for different effects and picture transitions in your movie.

5 Add captions: Personalize your movie with opening titles and closing credits.

6 Make the movie: Automatically analyze the videos, pictures, music, movie style, and captions you added to your movie and save your movie to your PC hard disk drive, CD, or DVD.

7 Burn to disc: You can burn a video to DVD, VCD, or SVCD only from the desktop muvee autoProducer version.

The following sections contain detailed instructions.

Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 101

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Contents

HP Media Center PC Software Guide USA 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 CenterSetting Up Media Center Opening Media Center using a mouse Media Center menu bars Opening Media Center using the remote control Icon Action Navigating Media CenterMedia Center control menu Using Media Center Away mode Completing the setup wizard steps Media Center Start menu items Some of the features listed are for select models onlyMedia Center Start Menu Select More Programs, and then select the Messenger icon Using Instant Messaging in Media CenterOnline Spotlight Logging in to your Messenger account Media Center Settings categories Changing Media Center Settings Finding Additional Media Center Information HP Media Center PC Software Guide Select models only Using the Remote ControlRemote control can Remote control cannot Remote Control Buttons Overview Using the Remote Control HP Media Center PC Software Guide 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 errorsViewing 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 ListingsManually downloading the Guide Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide Select Edit Numbers Editing channels in the GuideRemoving channels from the Guide Searching for TV Programs Searching for TV programs using categories Recording icons Recording TV ProgramsRecording TV from the Guide Recording programs manually without using the Guide Select More Programs Recording quality and hard disk drive storage spaceCopying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD Quality of recording Hard disk drive space used Select View DVD or View CD Select Create DVD or Create CD Playing Recorded TV ProgramsMedia Copy Protection HP Media Center PC Software Guide HP Tunes is designed to work with Apple iTunes Playing Music FilesHP Tunes My Music Delays with HP Tunes Using HP Tunes with Media CenterCompleting the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard Adding music files from a CD in iTunes Selecting a default audio playerAdding Music to the iTunes Music Library Adding music files from your hard disk drive Adding music files from the Internet Select Playlists or Songs Using supported music file typesPlaying CDs with HP Tunes Changing song title, genre, artist, or album in iTunes Select Add to Now Playing Creating a Playlist with iTunesCreating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes Creating Music CDs with iTunes Troubleshooting HP Tunes Menu Bar Resetting HP Tunes My Music menu in Media Center Using My Music with Media CenterAdding Music to My Music Library 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 My Pictures Working with PicturesHP Image Zone Camera Using HP Image Zone in Media CenterWorking 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 ZoneSearching for pictures in Media Center Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone Editing pictures in HP Image Zone from the desktop Editing Pictures in HP Image ZoneViewing a slideshow with music in HP Image Zone 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 Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone Creating a Backup Disc of Your PicturesClick Start Backup Using My Pictures in Media Center Select My Pictures Adding Pictures to My PicturesAdding picture files from your hard disk drive Viewing Pictures in My Pictures Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures Viewing pictures as a slideshow Fixing red eye or contrast Using supported picture file types in My PicturesEditing Pictures in My Pictures Cropping pictures in My Pictures Rotating pictures Printing Pictures in My Pictures Select Create CD/DVD Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs Select My Videos Playing VideosPlaying Digital Videos in Media Center Recording a digital video file Using Supported Video File TypesTransferring and Recording Video Files Recording an analog video file Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files 3OK HP Media Center PC Software Guide 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 HP Media Center PC Software Guide 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 errorsWorking with Data DVDs and CDs Creating jukebox discs Creating data discs Data disc tips Unauthorized duplication Copying a DVD or CDArchiving Files on a CD or DVD Are encoded to prevent Burning from an image file Archiving files using Media CenterWorking 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 TableDVD+R Double Optical Drive Quick Reference Table Software Quick Reference Table HP Media Center PC Software Guide Sonic MyDVD Video Projects Creating Video Discs and MoviesBefore You Begin Capturing Video Click Add Files Creating a Video ProjectAdding files to a video project Adding slideshows to a video project Capturing video to a video project Click Edit Style Adding submenus to a video projectEditing 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 Click the Get Video from Camera button Capturing video from a DV camcorderCapturing live video from a DV camcorder Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder Adding videos Adding pictures Selecting the style Changing the settingsAdding music Adding an opening title and closing credits VCD video CD Making the movieSaving the movie project Computer Playback Mail DV camcorder Recording the movie project to disc Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center Pictures SettingsButton Allows you to See Select Video Select Selecting pictures Selecting videos Selecting music Setting the style Adjusting audio and video settings Upgrading muvee autoProducer HP Media Center PC Software Guide HP Personal Media Drive is sold separately Using an HP Personal Media Drive Click My Computer Locating the Drive After InstallationAssigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive Viewing and Storing Files Viewing Picture Files Playing Media FilesPlaying Music Files Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive Click Settings, TV, Recorder, Recorder storagePlaying Video Files 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 Index Page Page Using the remote control 19 watching TV programs Rotating 67 troubleshooting Page Page Part number