Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer | HP z565 manual

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 HP Digital Entertainment Center.

Basic Steps to Make a Movie

Movies Using autoProducer

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 HP Digital Entertainment Center 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

3Add music: Select music files on your HP Digital Entertainment Center 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

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

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

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

7Burn 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.

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Contents

HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide USA Table of Contents Playing Music Files Creating Video Discs Movies Index 125 Watch and record live TV Experience the Entertainment FunRight music for the moment Share your digital memories Using Media Center Features Opening Media Center using a trackball Setting Up Media Center Opening Media Center using the remote control Navigating Media Center Media Center menu bars Icon Action Media Center control menu Click Performance and Maintenance Click Power Options Using Media Center Quick Resume mode Completing the setup wizard steps Media Center Start Menu Some of the features listed are for select models only Online Spotlight Using Instant Messaging in Media Center Logging in to your messenger account Changing Media Center Settings Media Center Settings Categories Finding Additional Media Center Information Contacting HP Support in Media Center HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using the Remote Control Features and location may vary Remote Control Buttons Overview TV Opens the My TV window in Media Center Emitting a signal when you press a buttonPictures Opens the My Pictures window in Media Center Fwd Moves media forward at three speeds HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Navigating My TV Watching and Recording TV Programs Watching TV Watching Live TV Controlling TV playback Button Action Using the remote control in My TV Button Action More Using the Television Program GuideInformation Guide Television Program Guide Errors Using Media Center without a Guide Viewing the Television Program Guide Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide Manually downloading the Guide Editing channels in the Guide Adding missing channels to the GuideClick Add Channel Select Edit Numbers Removing channels from the Guide Searching for TV Programs TV Programs Select Categories Searching for TV programs using categories Recording icons Recording TV Programs Recording programs manually with or without a Guide Recording TV from the Guide TV Programs Best GB/hour Better Good Fair Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space Select More Programs Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CDSelect Recorded TV Select View DVD or View CD Select Create DVD or Create CD Media Copy Protection Playing Recorded TV Programs My Music is designed to work with Windows Media Player My Music Using My Music with Media Center Adding Music to the My Music Library Adding music files from your hard disk driveSelect Add folders on this computer, and then select Next Deleting music files from the My Music library Adding music files from a CD Using supported music file types 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 Creating a Playlist in My Music Copying Music Files to CD in My Music Select Create CD/DVDSelect Create CD Working with Digital Images My Pictures Using My Pictures in Media Center Adding picture files from your hard disk drive Adding Pictures to My Pictures Viewing Pictures in My Pictures Viewing pictures as a slideshow Viewing a slideshow with music in My PicturesSelect My Pictures Using supported picture file types in My Pictures Fixing red eye or contrast Editing Pictures in My Pictures Rotating pictures Cropping pictures in My Pictures Printing Pictures in My Pictures Media Center, all pictures are copied to CDs as .jpg files Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs Playing Videos Select My Videos Playing Digital Videos in Media Center Transferring and Recording Video Files Using Supported Video File Types Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files 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 Preset Radio Stations HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Select models only Creating Audio Data Discs Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording Working with Audio CDs Verifying an audio disc recorded without errors Audio CD tipsEnsure that the Verify copied data discs box is checked Creating audio CDs Creating jukebox discs Working with Data DVDs and CDs Verifying a data disc recorded without errors Data disc tips Creating data discs Copying a DVD or CD Working with image files Archiving Files on a CD or DVD Burning from an image file Creating an image file LightScribe requirements Disc Labeling with LightScribe Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler Using adhesive disc labels Compatibility Information VCD Disc Features and Compatibility Table Optical Drive Quick Reference Table Software Quick Reference Table With this program You can HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Before You Begin Capturing Video Creating Video Discs Movies Creating a video project Sonic MyDVD Video Projects Adding files to a video project Capturing video to a video projectClick Add Files Adding submenus to a video project Adding slideshows to a video project Editing the style of a video project Editing movie filesClick Edit Style Burning a video project to disc Creating a Video Project with the Direct-to-Disc Wizard Video Quality and Disc Size Estimated time per disc size Video quality Audio format DVD Recording Time HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Basic Steps to Make a Movie Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer Desktop Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop Getting started on the desktopButton Allows you to See Capturing video from a DV camcorder Click the Get Video from Camera button Capturing live video from a DV camcorder Adding videos Adding music Adding pictures Selecting the style Changing the settings Making the movie Adding an opening title and closing credits Recording the movie project to disc Saving the movie projectComputer Playback Mail DV camcorder VCD video CD Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center Selecting pictures Selecting videos Selecting music Setting the style Adjusting audio and video settings Upgrading muvee autoProducer HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using an HP Personal Media Drive Locating the Drive After Installation Select HP SettingsClick My Computer Viewing and Storing Files Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive Playing Media Files Playing Music FilesViewing Picture Files About Recording TV to Your HP Personal Media Drive Playing Video Files Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive Click Settings, TV, Recorder, Recorder storage HP Personal Media Drive, if desired Recording TV programs to Your HP Personal Media Drive Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely Changing Disk Allocation HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Index HP Digital Entertainment 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