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pavilion home pc

Creating DVDs

and CDs

With Your DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive

Summary of Contents for Pavilion Media Center m270

Page 1: ...hp pavilion home pc Creating DVDs and CDs With Your DVD Writer CD Writer Drive ...

Page 2: ...ATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE TO YOU HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prio...

Page 3: ...DVD Movies 10 Creating a Quick DVD Movie 10 Creating a Custom DVD Movie 12 Requirements for Capturing Video 12 Capturing Video with MyDVD 13 Editing Video Files in ShowBiz 14 Editing Video Files in MyDVD 16 Recording a DVD Movie in MyDVD 16 Editing Recorded DVDs in MyDVD 17 Playing Your Recorded DVD Movie 18 Playing Your DVD in InterVideo WinDVD 18 Playing Your DVD in Windows Media Player 19 About...

Page 4: ...CD 33 I can t add data files to my DVD 34 My music CD won t play in my stereo 34 The titles of my music tracks don t appear on my CD 34 I get an error message when I try to capture video files 35 My PC doesn t recognize my digital camcorder when I try to capture video files 35 My movie won t play on my DVD player 35 Which discs are compatible with my DVD and CD players 35 More Information 36 ...

Page 5: ... for purposes other than those permitted by national copyright law DVD Writer CD Writer Drive Features The DVD Writer CD Writer is a multipurpose rewriteable optical drive that can read audio data and video files and can record them burn to both CDs and DVDs This DVD Writer CD Writer drive enables you to Create custom audio data and video files that can be recorded onto DVDs or CDs Create DVDs and...

Page 6: ...Read data DVDs and CDs Note Burn is an industry term used to describe the recording of information to a DVD or CD Optical recording uses a laser beam to place information onto the disc thus the term burning Creating DVDs and CDs with RecordNow Creating a Music CD from Other CDs 1 Click Start choose All Programs CD DVD Recorder if it is present RecordNow and then click RecordNow 2 Click Make a Musi...

Page 7: ...ick Help and then select RecordNow Help for more information about recording music CDs with the RecordNow program Creating a Music CD from Audio Files 1 Click Start choose All Programs CD DVD Recorder if it is present RecordNow and then click RecordNow 2 Click Make a Music Disc 3 Select one of these options Make a Music Disc from Audio Files Create a music disc from WAV WMA or MP3 files on your ha...

Page 8: ...ick OK It is best not to use the PC while recording 9 Click Done when recording is complete Click Help and then select RecordNow Help for more information about recording music CDs with the RecordNow program About creating a music CD Important HP supports lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by national copyright...

Page 9: ...le sessions 1 Click Start choose All Programs CD DVD Recorder if it is present RecordNow and then click RecordNow 2 Click Make a Data Disc 3 Insert a blank or appendable CD R CD RW DVD R or DVD RW disc into your drive and then click Next If the disc is full insert a blank or another appendable disc If the disc has data recorded on it files with the same name are recorded over updated and any new f...

Page 10: ...ow Repeat this step until all files are added Note You can rename your files in the file selection window by selecting and typing over the current name This does not affect the original files on your hard disk drive 6 Click Next when all of your files have been added 7 Click OK to begin recording your files to disc 8 Click Done when recording is complete Click Help and then click RecordNow Help fo...

Page 11: ...llows you to change file names and titles of files you want to record and files that were previously recorded As you select data files to record to your disc RecordNow calculates and displays the amount of recording space available on your disc Copying a DVD or CD Important HP supports lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those ...

Page 12: ...rams CD DVD Recorder if it is present RecordNow and then click RecordNow 2 Insert the DVD RW or CD RW you want to erase 3 Click the Erase button 4 Click Yes Removing Files from a Recorded Data Disc RecordNow can t erase files from recordable record once DVDs or CDs but files that have been previously recorded can be removed When you remove a recorded file from a data DVD R or CD R the disc space i...

Page 13: ...emove a recorded file from a data DVD R or CD R the disc space is lost and can t be used for new recordings You can t remove music files from previously recorded music CDs but you can remove music files from the File Selection window in RecordNow during the creation process You must use a blank CD to create a music CD If you delete files from the file selection window in RecordNow before the disc ...

Page 14: ...vie Both options allow you to edit your DVD movie when you are creating your disc or later if you choose Creating a Quick DVD Movie To create a quick DVD Movie by using Sonic MyDVD 1 Connect your digital video camcorder or other digital video device to the FireWire IEEE 1394 port on your PC Make sure your device is turned on and in playback mode 2 From the Digital Video Device window select Record...

Page 15: ...ll files on the disc 8 Use the camcorder playback controls to find the place in your video you want to begin recording to disc 9 Click Start Capturing to begin capturing your video file 10 Click Stop Capturing to stop capturing your video file MyDVD automatically creates your video file and records it to your disc MyDVD ejects your disc when the recording process is complete 11 When you receive th...

Page 16: ...eeds either a FireWire IEEE 1394 card to capture video from a digital video DV camera or an analog video capture card to capture video from a TV a VCR or an analog video camera To capture video files you need to Connect your digital video capture device properly Turn your device on and set it to playback mode Make sure the program you want to use can detect your digital or analog device Note You m...

Page 17: ...l Video Device window appears select Make a DVD and then click OK to open a MyDVD project This option allows you to edit your files before saving them to your hard disk drive and before recording the final movie to a DVD Or Select Record Direct to DVD and then click OK to record your video files to a DVD 3 Use the playback controls in MyDVD or on your DV camcorder to find the place you want to beg...

Page 18: ...Soft ShowBiz Video Editor program to perform advanced editing tasks such as adding transitions effects text overlays and music tracks to your video projects You can then record your video project to disc later when you are ready If you do not want to edit your video files you can skip to Recording a DVD movie in MyDVD To edit your video files 1 Transfer your video files into your project file 2 Cl...

Page 19: ...line area of the window You can add transitions special effects and text Refer to the Help menu in ShowBiz for more information about editing your video files 8 Select Project and then click Save to save your video project to your hard disk drive This option allows you to make additional changes to your video files before recording them to disc or your hard disk drive 9 When you are ready to recor...

Page 20: ...owBiz and then record your file using MyDVD Refer to the previous section to edit your video file in ShowBiz Recording a DVD Movie in MyDVD Sonic MyDVD can record video files to create DVDs and Video CDs VCDs that can be played in most DVD ROM drives and in some DVD players Note In MyDVD you can combine several video files into one MyDVD project and then you can record the entire DVD project file ...

Page 21: ...project 9 Insert a blank DVD or CD click Next and then click OK Follow any onscreen instructions to complete recording your video files to DVD or CD Editing Recorded DVDs in MyDVD You can use the Sonic MyDVD program to edit your DVD projects after you have recorded them to a disc You can re record changes back to the same DVD RW disc but you must use a blank DVD R disc to re record video files tha...

Page 22: ...ck OK MyDVD re records your DVD project to your disc 11 When you receive the message that your DVD has been created successfully click OK Playing Your Recorded DVD Movie You can use InterVideo WinDVD or the Windows Media Player programs to play your recorded movies Playing Your DVD in InterVideo WinDVD 1 Insert your DVD or Video CD VCD into a DVD drive Select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD...

Page 23: ...CDs in Windows Media Player About Recording Video Files Video quality depends on the quality of the source files the PC speed and its graphics processing ability If you need help creating or recording DVD movies refer to the Help files in the video editing and recording programs Note Your DVD Writer CD Writer drive will not copy commercially available DVD movies Most commercial DVDs are encoded to...

Page 24: ...ase all data from the disc Recording VHS Video Files onto DVDs To record VHS video files onto DVDs Your PC must have an analog capture card that you can connect to a VCR or another analog video source The video recording software must support analog capture devices You must connect a VCR to an analog video port on the PC open the video editing software and then follow the onscreen instructions Set...

Page 25: ...lorer Create a disc using RecordNow Take no action If this window of options does not appear you can click Start My Computer right click the DVD Writer CD Writer drive icon and then select one of the available options You can also open a program before you insert a disc After the program is opened select an action and follow onscreen instructions within the program You can choose to have a specifi...

Page 26: ...cs opens If the option you want is not listed you can select Take no action and then click OK The window closes and you can then manually select a different option through the Start menu on the desktop Here are some of the other options you can choose To view the files on the disc you inserted click Start My Computer and then right click the DVD Writer CD Writer drive icon and choose Explore To vi...

Page 27: ...is able to read from and record to almost every type of optical disc Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer CD Writer drive are fast allowing quick recording times Important The DVD Writer CD Writer drive can t record to DVD R DVD RW or DVD RAM discs When recording use DVDs that have a in their names Compatible File Formats Your DVD Writer CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio fo...

Page 28: ...up your hard disk drive files DVD RW discs Can be erased and rewritten Can hold up to 4 7 GB equivalent of seven CDs Record up to 2 hours of video files depending on the quality of the recording Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that you can update periodically CD R discs Can t be erased or written to again Some programs like RecordNow allow you to record data in multiple sessions until...

Page 29: ...dia Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files Video Recording Length Video quality setting Disc type Good Better Best 4 7 GB DVD RW DVD R 180 minutes 120 minutes 60 minutes 700 MB CD RW CD R 27 minutes 18 minutes 9 minutes 650 MB CD RW CD R 24 minutes 16 minutes 8 minutes Note Video quality settings and recording lengths may vary ...

Page 30: ...model Varies by model Data Yes Yes No No CD RW MP3 Music Yes Yes Varies by model Varies by model Data No Yes No No DVD ROM DVD movie No Yes No Yes Data Yes Yes No No DVD R DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model Data Yes Yes No No DVD RW DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model VCD DVD movie No Yes No Varies by model Note For the latest disc compatibility information for your Hewlett Packard PC check the...

Page 31: ...CD RW CD R DVD ROM DVD RW R Combo CD RW DVD Read CDs CD Rs and CD RWs X X X X X Read DVDs X X X Read data on a CD X X X X X Play music X X X X X Record data or music to disc for storage X X X View DVD movies X X X Record DVD movies X Play PC games X X X X X ...

Page 32: ...te You may have a software update CD included with your PC You may need to install this CD before using the DVD Writer CD Writer drive To do this follow the installation instructions that came with the CD The PC has various software programs preinstalled that you can use with the DVD Writer CD Writer drive Sonic MyDVD RecordNow Windows Media Player ArcSoft ShowBiz InterVideo WinDVD Windows Movie M...

Page 33: ...only if another DVD player program such as InterVideo WinDVD is installed Play Windows Movie Maker files Record music files Organize digital files into a library for recording or listening RealOne Player Play music CDs MP3 and other audio files Play DVD movies RealOne Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player program such as InterVideo WinDVD is installed Plays video CDs Record music files O...

Page 34: ... source file with a wmv extension Edit and preview files Send movie in an e mail or to a Web server Add music files MP3 Import audio files such as mp3 asf or wma video files such as wmv asf avi or mpg or image files such as jpg or gif Can create AVI and WMV Windows Media Video files InterVideo WinDVD Play DVD movies and video CDs VCD For more information about playing DVDs with InterVideo WinDVD r...

Page 35: ...ture digital video files directly from a digital video DV camera in a few steps Record video files directly to disc Create customized DVDs and video CDs with your video clips pictures and music You can add titles background and chapter button layouts Edit existing video files or add new files to a previously recorded DVD Edit a pre recorded OpenDVD or VCD DVD RW or CD RW discs Re edit recorded vid...

Page 36: ...r PC may not include an analog capture device Assemble movies by capturing video clips and scenes into your video project Edit your movies Cut scenes and add music and sound effects still images text video transitions and voice overs Preview movies during editing and before recording final files Create video files save them to your hard disk drive and then play them on your PC Create MPEG files ...

Page 37: ...t you can select the drive in RecordNow before you begin recording Make sure you have enough space available on your hard disk drive for RecordNow to store a temporary copy of your CD RecordNow can record only to the same disc type it records from For example you can record a DVD only to a DVD R or DVD RW disc and you can record a CD only to a CD R or a CD RW disc When you create a DVD or CD Recor...

Page 38: ...reo Check the documentation that came with your CD player and check the manufacturer s Web site If you are creating music CDs from MP3 or WMA audio files those files need to be converted to WAV or CDA music files before recording Use a CD instead of a DVD You can record audio files to a DVD to be played on your PC but you cannot create a music DVD to be played in a home or car CD player The titles...

Page 39: ...properly to a FireWire IEEE 1394 port on your PC turn your camcorder on and then select the playback mode before transferring video files to your hard disk drive My movie won t play on my DVD player Your DVD movie may be in a file format that your DVD player can t read If you recorded your video files as data they will not have the proper format to be played on your DVD player Files must be encode...

Page 40: ...ed with your PC Help menus within any of the programs included with your PC Web sites of software manufacturers for the latest program updates Help and Support information located in the Start menu on your desktop For general information about products and services and for answers to computer support questions go to the Hewlett Packard Web site at http www hp com ...

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