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This document contains important information about creating data, audio, and video
discs on your PC, including:

•

Creating Audio and Data Discs

•

Creating Video Discs and Movies

This document updates the information found in your

Getting Started Guide

. Please

keep this document with your PC documentation for future reference. Refer to the

Getting Started Guide

for additional installation information.

For additional assistance or information, you can go to the HP Technical Support Web
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Creating Data, Audio, and
Video Discs on your PC

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Page 1: ...cument updates the information found in your Getting Started Guide Please keep this document with your PC documentation for future reference Refer to the Getting Started Guide for additional installation information For additional assistance or information you can go to the HP Technical Support Web site at http www hp com support Creating Data Audio and Video Discs on your PC ...

Page 2: ... photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of HP Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 4010 Cupertino CA 95015 4010 USA Copyright 2005 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P All rights reserved Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company in the United States of America and other countries regions This product incorporates copyrig...

Page 3: ...s 5 Data disc tips 6 Creating data discs 6 Copying a DVD or CD 7 Archiving Files on a CD or DVD 8 Working with Image Files 8 Creating an image file 9 Burning from an image file 9 Disc Labeling with LightScribe 9 LightScribe requirements 10 Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler 10 Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes 11 Using adhesive disc labels 12 Compatibility I...

Page 4: ...ing a video project to disc 22 Creating a Video Project with Direct to Disc Wizard 23 Video Quality and Disc Size 24 DVD Recording Time 25 Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 27 Basic Steps to Make a Movie 27 Locating the muvee autoProducer 28 Using muvee autoProducer 29 Getting started 29 Capturing video from a DV camcorder 31 Adding videos 32 Adding pictures 33 Adding music 33 Selecting the...

Page 5: ...ware programs for recording to CDs or DVDs iTunes Windows Media Player Sonic MyDVD Plus select models only Sonic DigitalMedia Plus Windows XP These programs include features that enable you to copy archive and manage music and data files and then record the files to CDs or DVDs You can also use iTunes or Windows Media Player to download and copy music files to a portable device or memory card IMPO...

Page 6: ...gs depending on their length Uncompressed files can be burned on CD Rs which play in most home and car stereos DVD players and computers or CD RWs which play only in some stereos DVD players and computers The procedure for creating this type of CD is described in Creating audio CDs on page 4 Compressed Files are burned to a disc using a compressed file format MP3 WMA or M4A The smaller file format...

Page 7: ...us of the write verification feature in DigitalMedia Plus 1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click Tools and then Options 3 In the Options window click Copy 4 Ensure the Verify copied data discs option is checked 5 Click OK Audio CD tips When recording music files it is important to note that To play your music CD in a home or car...

Page 8: ...rom it 4 Select the songs you want to record and then click Add 5 Click the Burn icon when you have added all the audio files to your music CD project 6 When prompted insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc If you want to play your music CD in your home or car stereo use a CD R disc CD RW discs may not play in some stereos 7 Click OK You can get detailed online help by clicking the Help menu and then se...

Page 9: ...ultiple sessions Verifying data disc recorded without errors When copying or burning data files to DVD or CD it is recommended that you use Sonic DigitalMedia Plus because it includes a feature that confirms that your disc has been created without errors This data verification feature is enabled by default To check the status of the write verification feature in DigitalMedia Plus 1 Open the Digita...

Page 10: ...r recording speed if available each time you make a recording Refer to the Help menu in your selected software program for more information about selecting a slower recording speed Creating data discs To create data CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus 1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click the Data tab and then click Data ...

Page 11: ... the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click the Copy tab and then Disc Copy 3 Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy 4 Insert a blank DVD or CD into the drive 5 Click the Copy icon 6 Click Done when the recording is complete NOTE An appendable disc can have additional files added to it if there is disc space available Recorded audio CDs are...

Page 12: ...r a name for your archive and then click OK 7 Click the Burn icon 8 When prompted insert a recordable disc and then click OK If the files do not fit on one disc you are prompted for additional discs 9 Click Done when recording is complete For additional information about saving archives on your hard disc drive or scheduling automatic archives see the online help Working with Image Files The Sonic ...

Page 13: ... complete Disc Labeling with LightScribe LightScribe select models only is a direct disc labeling technology providing you a simple way to burn precise silk screen quality labels It combines the CD or DVD drive of your PC with specially coated discs sold separately and enhanced disc labeling software A LightScribe enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses the optical laser in the drive to burn a label ont...

Page 14: ...file you can optionally enter artist and date or length and then click OK c Repeat the previous step for each track or file on the disc d Click the left or right arrows next to Layout and Background to select design elements for the disc The selections you make are previewed in the disc window 4 When you are satisfied with the appearance of your label insert the LightScribe media disc label side d...

Page 15: ...dow Enter text for the title and subtitle and then click OK b Click Tracks to display the Edit Tracks window Click New to display the Track window Enter text to identify the first track or file you can optionally enter artist and date or length and then click OK c Repeat the previous step for each track or file on the disc d Click the left or right arrows next to Layout and Background to select de...

Page 16: ...mpatible with home and car stereos than CD RW discs are Your DVD Writer CD Writer drive 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 WARNING When labeling your CDs and DVDs do not use sticky labels They can cause the disc to play erratically Instead write on the disc with a felt t...

Page 17: ...s Yes No No DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model VCD DVD movie No Yes No Varies by model NOTE Some PCs come with the Double Layer DVD Writer It supports single layer and double layer DVD media Double Layer technology gives you greater capacity and allows you to store up to 8 GB of data on double layer DVD R or DVD R media Double Layer is a new technology Double Layer media compatibility will vary ...

Page 18: ...D Combo CD RW DVD Read CDs CD Rs and CD RWs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Read DVDs No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Read data on a CD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Play music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record data or music to disc for storage or backup No Yes No Yes Yes Yes View DVD movies No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Record DVD movies No No No Yes Yes No Play games Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ...

Page 19: ... the program folder for example Sonic and then click the program name to open the software With this program You can InterVideo WinDVD Player Play DVD movies and video CDs VCDs iTunes Play music CDs MP3s and other audio files Record music files Record a copy of an existing music or data CD to use on the PC Organize digital files into a library for recording or listening muvee autoProducer select m...

Page 20: ...opy and share video files Capture copy video files Windows Movie Maker 2 0 Import audio video and other media files from a videotape an audiotape a Web camera or a television broadcast Record audio and video files to create a video project that becomes a Windows Media source file with a wmv extension Edit and preview files Send a movie in an e mail or upload it to a Web server Add music files mp3 ...

Page 21: ...ces supported by Sonic MyDVD are analog video devices digital camcorders and Web cameras Use your composite or S video inputs input connectors vary by model to capture video from a VCR or an analog video camera To capture video files you need to 1 Connect your video source device according to the device s instructions 2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode 3 Make sure Sonic MyDVD can de...

Page 22: ...eo Project with Direct to Disc Wizard on page 23 Note that the Direct to Disc Wizards do not include the editing features that are available from the standard interface You can edit a project created with a wizard before burning it to a disc as described in Editing the style of a video project on page 21 Editing movie files on page 21 Creating a Video Project To create a video project 1 Click Star...

Page 23: ...rd disk drive To add a video capture to a video project 1 Click File Open and then select a video project that you created as described in Creating a Video Project on page 18 2 Connect your digital camera to the USB port 3 Click Capture Video to display the Capture screen Sonic MyDVD displays the name of the capture device your camera the default Capture Type audio and video and the default Qualit...

Page 24: ...s represented in the main project window Each menu displays six items before a new menu is automatically created and linked to the previous menu by a Next button You can manually add submenus to a project and use them to organize topics associated with the theme of your project For example if the project is your child s soccer game the video files of the game could be the main menu elements and yo...

Page 25: ...o All Menus or Apply To This Menu Editing movie files After you capture or import video files you can edit them using Sonic MyDVD to Add additional files Add background music Search for specific scenes Delete scenes Add transition effects between scenes Superimpose colors themes and effects over video scenes Superimpose text effects over video scenes To edit your video files 1 If your project is a...

Page 26: ...scribed in Creating a Video Project on page 18 2 Save the file if you have made changes 3 In the Quality fields set the recording quality and the DVD or VCD type The quality settings range from HQ the highest quality but uses the most disc space to EP lowest quality but you can fit more files As you select different quality settings the disc space remaining indicator displays how much blank space ...

Page 27: ...our project in the project name field 7 Click one of the following Record to DVD or Record to VCD if you are creating a VCD project Select the device number of copies and write speed Record to hard disk The video capture is stored by default in the My DVDs folder Click Location if you want to select a different folder 8 Click Next The Capture screen displays Make sure the output from your digital ...

Page 28: ...o files that contain high speed action for example motor sports SP Standard Play Good audio and video quality with most video sources LP Long Play Fits approximately twice as much video onto a DVD as HQ Not recommended when the original video is low quality or noisy EP Extended Play Fits the most video onto a DVD but video quality is low Not recommended unless the original video is very good quali...

Page 29: ...educed if you use animated menu buttons or backgrounds To choose the audio format see Changing the audio format DVDs only in the online help Your version of MyDVD may not support Dolby Digital audio See the online Help for details Video Quality Audio Format Estimated Time per Disc Size 8 5 GB 4 7 GB 2 6 GB 1 4 GB HQ Dolby Digital 130 min 70 min 40 min 20 min PCM 110 min 60 min 30 min 15 min SP Dol...

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Page 31: ...isk drive directly from a compatible digital video camcorder 2 Add videos and pictures Select video and picture files from your PC 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 mpeg 2 For DVD...

Page 32: ... your movie and save your movie to your PC hard disk drive CD or DVD 7 Burn to disc You can burn a video to DVD VCD or SVCD The following sections contain detailed instructions Locating the muvee autoProducer You can access muvee autoProducer as follows Click Start on the desktop taskbar and select All Programs muvee Technologies muvee autoProducer and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoPro...

Page 33: ... from camera Open the muvee Video Capture window to capture copy live video or recorded video Capturing video from a DV camcorder on page 31 Add Video Open the Add Video window to add existing video files to your project Adding videos on page 32 Add Pictures Open the Add Pictures window to add existing still image files to your project Adding pictures on page 33 Add Music Open the Add Music files ...

Page 34: ... muvee Open the Make muvee window to automatically create and preview the movie Making the movie on page 36 Save muvee Open the Save muvee window to save the finished movie on your PC hard disk drive in WMV or MPEG formats Saving the movie project on page 36 Burn to Disc Open the muvee Burner window to record the finished movie in DVD VCD or SVCD formats Recording the movie project to disc on page...

Page 35: ... in camera mode allows you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camcorder To capture copy live video to your hard disk drive using muvee autoProducer 1 Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire IEEE 1394 port on your PC 2 Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer s documentation 3 Click the Get Video from Camera button 4 Click the S...

Page 36: ...les on your hard disk drive if desired for your movie Add up to three video files Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files 4 Adjust the order of the video files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the file Select the clip and click the trash can icon to remove a video clip from the production 5 You can mark specific scenes in a vid...

Page 37: ...he Add Picture window opens 2 Browse the folders as required 3 Select existing still image files on your hard disk drive if desired for your movie Add up to 50 jpg gif or bmp picture files Select multiple picture files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files 4 Adjust the order of the picture files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the picture file Select t...

Page 38: ...ersion may re use or drop some video and pictures Best fit for videos and pictures The produced version may repeat or trim music User Defined Select the duration in minutes and seconds If the duration of your music is longer than the duration of video and pictures place a check in the Allow video and pictures to repeat check box to repeat video clips and pictures for the full duration of your musi...

Page 39: ...ing title and closing credits You can personalize your movie project by adding an opening title and closing credits 1 Click the Title Credits button The muvee Title and Credits window opens 2 Click the Title tab a Select a Title effect from the drop down window b Type the text you want to appear at the start of your movie in the Enter your title here box c Click the Use font button to select the f...

Page 40: ...trols in the Preview window to play pause and stop the movie preview Each time you make a change to a movie project you need to click the make muvee button again to add that change to your movie You can revise and preview the movie as often as you want to experiment with different styles and the content of the movie Saving the movie project Once you are satisfied with the look of your movie projec...

Page 41: ...e disc title 3 Select the video s to burn to the disc Select the order of the chapters Add or delete videos as required 4 Select the disc menu theme from the drop down list 5 Select the disc 6 Select the type of video disc to create DVD VCD or SVCD 7 Click Burn Now to begin burning your movie to disc 8 Click OK when the recording is complete Close the muvee Burner window Upgrading muvee autoProduc...

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