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.

Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video with WinDVD Creator

You can copy (capture) video files to your hard disk drive by using the WinDVD Creator program.

To capture digital video, connect your digital video (DV) camera to the FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port on the back panel of the HP Digital Entertainment Center. To capture analog video, connect your VCR or analog video camera to the Composite Video 2 or S-Video 2 connectors on the front panel of the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

To capture video files, you need to:

1Connect your video source device properly.

2Turn your device on and set it to playback mode.

3Make sure WinDVD Creator can detect your digital or analog device.

4If your HP Digital Entertainment Center has multiple video devices connected, they all appear on the Capture screen. You must select the video source you would like to use.

a In the WinDVD Creator Capture screen, click your input source.

bClick the Wrench icon.

cSelect Device Control tab, and then select your video source from the Video Source drop- down menu.

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You may need to turn your digital video device off and on again for the program to detect it.

Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos

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