Recording VHS Files Direct to DVD with WinDVD Creator

To record VHS or other video files directly to DVDs:

1Connect your VCR or other analog video source to your computer. See “Capturing Analog Video with WinDVD Creator” on page 164 for more information about capturing analog video.

2Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.

3Select the Record video tape into DVD disc in one step button.

4Insert a blank DVD into your drive.

5Click the Capture button, and select your VCR on the Device Control tab.

6Press the Playback button on your VCR.

7Click the Record button when the Preview window displays what you want to record.

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Converting Recorded TV to VCD or DVD Format

You may not be able to preview recorded TV programs with InterVideo WinDVD Creator (WinDVD Creator) until the recorded TV program is converted to an MPEG-2 format.

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

2Open a project by selecting Create new project.

3In the Edit window, double-click and select the Recorded TV folder in the Shared Documents folder. Double-click the Recorded TV program you want to open. Drag the file onto an empty storyboard.

4Click the Save Movie icon and select Output to File.

5Select a GQ, HQ, SP, LP, or EP format and click OK.

6Enter a file name and click Save.

170Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Reference Guide