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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Watching Your Digital Movies

Watching Your Digital Movies

The My Videos window in the Media Center makes it easy to play home video files you created or video files you downloaded from the Internet.

Sample Media Center main screen

In My Videos you can:

Browse through and play back all of your digital video files using the remote control or the keyboard and mouse

Sort videos by name or date

View your videos in full screen mode or from an inset window in Media Center

Organizing Your Videos

When you attach a digital video camera to your computer, Windows asks you how you want to capture your video. You can choose from various software programs to capture and then edit your video file. Most programs automatically save your file to the My Videos folder in Windows Explorer.