5Tap Record.

6When the video is finished, tap Stop Recording. To review the video, tap the Play video.

7On the right side of the screen, tap Keep or Discard to keep or discard the video.

8If you tapped Keep, tap Cancel to exit the webcam feature.

9Find your new video.

The file name reflects the date and time of recording.

10You can rename the file either in Windows 7 or in HP TouchSmart Video.

Video playlists

You can organize your videos by creating video playlists, much like you might with music.

NOTE: You must save your playlist if you want to keep it. Name it first, and then the Save button is enabled, according to this procedure.

1From the HP TouchSmart homepage, tap the Video tile.

2At the bottom of the screen, tap Create Playlists.

3Open a video folder that contains videos you want to select to add to the playlist.

4Drag and drop each video you want into the Create Playlist pane, or tap on the green plus sign at the top of each video to add it.

5If you want to select videos from multiple folders, tap the return arrow and select another folder.

6When you are done, tap the text field toward the bottom of the playlist pane to enable it.

7Type a playlist name.

8Tap Save.

Transferring videos to the computer

1Connect your camcorder to the computer by using a USB connector, and follow the onscreen instructions to transfer videos to your hard drive.

Or

Download videos from the Internet.

2After you add your videos to the computer, view them in HP TouchSmart Video.

HP TouchSmart Video can play videos stored anywhere on your hard drive.

Uploading videos to YouTube

The YouTube Web site is not available in all countries/regions.

You must create an account with YouTube before you can upload your videos to YouTube (select models only). You can set up an account with YouTube from HP TouchSmart Video.

1Open HP TouchSmart, and select the Video tile.

2Select Dates or Folders.

3Tap the video you want to upload to YouTube.

4Tap Upload to YouTube.

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