Computer part Minimum Optimal
Video Windows-compatible AGP
or PCI graphic card Windows-compatibleAGP
or PCI graphic card
(overlay support
recommended)
Hard drive – 70 MB for installation
– 620 MB for every hour of
VCD-quality MPEG-1
video
– 2 GB for every hour of
DVD-quality MPEG-2
video
– 70 MB for installation
– 620 MB for every hour of
VCD-quality MPEG-1
video
– 2 GB for every hour of
DVD-quality MPEG-2
video
Others CD or DVD burner
required for VCD and DVD
burning. Appropriate
hardware needed to import
video from external sources,
such as DV cameras and
camcorders
Note: WinDVD Creator Plus can import and export DivX content with the
DivX codec pre-installed. DivX is a trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.
This software enables you to record video files to DVD-RW or DVD-R media
that can be played in most stand-alone DVD players. Youcan also use this
software to edit and modify your own video assets prior to recording.
If you have an analog or IEEE 1394 capture device installed in your
computer, you can use this software to recordvideo from a camera.
vIBM Drive Letter Access (DLA)
This software enables you to write directly to CD-RW,CD-R, DVD-RAM,
DVD-RW,and DVD-R media using the drive letter like you would if you
were writing to a diskette. All disc format types can be formatted by DLA.
With DLA, you can drag-and-drop files, create new directories, or save files
from any application directly to your Multi-Burner.
vUDF reader
This software enables you to install software for reading DVD-RAM,
DVD-RW,and CD-RW media on computers with DVD drives. It also allows
you to read DLA-created discs on systems without DLA installed.
vIBM RecordNow
IBM RecordNow is disc mastering software that allows you to create your
own music or data discs from files on your computer, or from other disc
media such as CDs or DVDs. Music discs created with IBM RecordNow will
play on any CD player, whether it’s at home, in your car,or through your
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