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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome ............1 Recording programs manually without using the Guide ...30 Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space ....31 Experience the Fun of Media Center ........1 Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD .......31 Watch and record live TV............
Page 4 Using supported picture file types in My Pictures.....55 Creating Video Discs and Movies....81 Editing Pictures in My Pictures ..........56 Before You Begin Capturing Video........81 Fixing red eye or contrast ............56 Sonic MyDVD Video Projects..........82 Cropping pictures in My Pictures ..........56 Creating a Video Project.............
Page 5 Using an HP Personal Media Drive ... 109 About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive .....113 Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive ..114 Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Changing the TV recording path to the Media Center..............
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Page 7: Welcome
Welcome Experience the Fun of Media Center Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition ® ® 2005 with Update Rollup 2 lets you do amazing things with your PC. With a full range of easy-to-use digital entertainment features, you can experience movies, music, and photos like never before.
Page 8: Using Media Center Features
Using Media Center Features You can control the Media Center functions and navigate Media Center windows by using the remote control (select models only), the keyboard, or the mouse. You can easily switch back and forth between them by moving the mouse or by pressing If your PC came with a button on the remote control or the keyboard.
Page 9: Using Media Center
Using Media Center Setting Up Media Center The first time you start Media Center on your PC, a Media Center setup wizard opens. It is recommended to complete each step in the setup wizard to be able to use all the features in Media For more information Center.
Page 10: Opening Media Center Using The Remote Control
Opening Media Center using the remote control You can use either your remote control or your mouse to open and navigate within Media Center. To use your remote control: Press the Media Center Start button the remote control. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a Media Center menu.
Page 11: Navigating Media Center
Navigating Media Center In the Media Center windows, a selected item such as a folder, file, or menu item is outlined with a green border. You can control the Media Center functions and navigate Media Center windows by using the remote control, the keyboard, or a mouse.
Page 12: Using Media Center Away Mode
Using Media Center Away mode When your computer is in Away mode it appears You can return to your desktop almost instantly by off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as pressing any sleep button again, by pressing any recording TV programs or music files.
Page 13: Completing The Setup Wizard Steps
Completing the setup wizard steps If you did not complete the Media Center setup wizard steps the first time through, you can complete or change your selections by using the following procedure. You need to complete all of the You must select either required setup steps to access all of the Media analog or digital TV Center features.
Page 14: Media Center Start Menu
Media Center Start Menu Access a menu to exit Media Center, to My Videos — Watch your home videos. See shut down or to restart the PC, to log page 59. off to end your Media Center session, My Pictures — View digital pictures, play a to put the PC into standby mode, or to slideshow, or print photos.
Page 15: Online Spotlight
Online Spotlight Online Spotlight is a link to the Microsoft Web site, Your PC must be connected to the Internet to access where you can find the latest Media Center the Online Spotlight Web site. information and media offers and services. This site is periodically updated by Microsoft.
Page 16: Changing Media Center Settings
Changing Media Center Settings In the Media Center Settings window, you can change settings for viewing your pictures and slideshows, and for controlling sound and the display of all the Media Center windows. To change your Media Center settings: Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then...
Page 17: Finding Additional Media Center Information
Music to select visualizations or song Messenger to allow instant messages within ■ ■ information to display when playing a song. Media Center. Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries/regions. DVD to select a language for subtitles, audio ■...
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Page 19: Using The Remote Control
Using the Remote Control (Select models only) The remote control is designed to work with Media Center. You can use your remote control with Media Center to play CDs and DVDs, view pictures, and DVD MENU much more. The remote control This remote control helps you navigate the Media RADIO MUSIC PICTURES VIDEOS...
Page 20: Remote Control Buttons Overview
Remote Control Buttons Overview Standby — Puts the PC into and out of a power-reduced standby state. It does not DVD MENU turn the PC off. DVD Menu — Opens the Play DVD Make sure you turn window in Media Center or opens the off the monitor and RADIO MUSIC PICTURES VIDEOS...
Page 21 LED — Activity indicator light. The LED tells you that the remote control is emitting a signal when you press a button. TV — Opens the My TV window in Media Center. Pictures — Opens the My Pictures window in Media The PC will not Center.
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Page 23: Watching And Recording Tv Programs
Watching and Recording TV Programs Watch live TV or record your favorite shows for later playback. Use the Television Program Guide to find the show you want to watch or record. You can also record a show while watching another prerecorded show.
Page 24: Watching Tv
Watching TV Before you can watch TV by using Media Center, make sure: The computer is set up correctly for your TV ■ signal source. Refer to the setup poster and You can change the the HP Media Center PC Getting Started channel by using the Guide for more information.
Page 25: Controlling Tv Playback
Controlling TV playback The digital video recording functionality lets you You can return to the live broadcast by pressing the record single shows or capture entire series for later Live TV button on the remote control. viewing. When you change the channel, Media Center When you open the My TV window and begin deletes the previously recorded portion and begins The 30-minute pause...
Page 26: Using The Remote Control In My Tv
Using the remote control in My TV Button Action To freeze the live TV image, press Pause. While paused, My TV continues to record a pause buffer for up to 30 minutes. To resume watching TV where you left off, press Play. To stop live TV or a recorded program, press Stop once.
Page 27: Using The Television Program Guide
Using the Television Program Guide The Television Program Guide (Internet service Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the required) is a free service from Microsoft that current and upcoming television programs and provides TV listings information, such as channel, channels available from your television service network, program title, program summary, and provider.
Page 28: Television Program Guide Errors
Television Program Guide errors If there is no Guide data available when you try to download or search for Guide information, the following messages may appear: The Television Download Incomplete: We were unable to ■ Program Guide locate any Television Program Guide (Internet service information for the following reason: Guide required) is not...
Page 29: Setting Up How Media Center Downloads The Guide
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide Your HP Media Center PC must have a connection to the Internet and you must select a TV listings provider in the Media Center setup wizard before you can use and download the Guide information. If your HP Media You can set up Media Center to download the Center PC has a...
Page 30: Manually Downloading The Guide
Manually downloading the Guide Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select Settings, TV, Guide, and Get Latest Guide Listings. Follow the onscreen instructions. The Guide can take between 1 and 30 minutes to download, depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of your Internet...
Page 31: Adding Missing Channels To The Guide
Adding missing channels to the Guide Some program channels may not appear in the Guide. To add the names and numbers of the channels that are missing or to change the association between channel numbers and lineups: Press the Media Center Start button on the Select Assign channel to assign a new remote control, or, with your mouse, click...
Page 32: Removing Channels From The Guide
Removing channels from the Guide Press the Media Center Start button on the Select the check next to a channel you want to remote control, or, with your mouse, click remove, and then press the OK button on the Start on the taskbar, and then click remote control or the Enter key on the Media Center.
Page 33: Searching For Tv Programs Using Categories
Searching for TV programs using categories You can search the Guide to find a TV program by selecting a category. Some categories are not available in all countries/regions. Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.
Page 34: Recording Tv Programs
Recording TV Programs Media Center allows you to record TV programs so that you can watch them when it is convenient. You Recording icons can record the program you are watching, or you can record a future program or series from the If you turn off The Record icon appears in the Guide, the Search, or the Recorded TV window in...
Page 35: Recording Tv From The Guide
Recording TV from the Guide To record a current or future program or series from the Guide: Press the Media Center Start button on the To return to the previous window, press Back remote control, or, with your mouse, click on the remote control or the Backspace key on Start on the taskbar, and then click...
Page 36: Recording Programs Manually Without Using The Guide
Recording programs manually without using the Guide You do not need the Television Program Guide to record TV. You can record a TV program by pressing the Record button on the remote control while watching live TV, or you can select a specific date, channel, and recording time period in Media Center.
Page 37: Recording Quality And Hard Disk Drive Storage Space
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space The space available for recording TV programs To get the maximum recording time, change the depends on your hard disk drive size, the recording quality to Fair instead of the default percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to setting of Best.
Page 38: Media Copy Protection
Media Copy Protection Media content, such as DVDs or TV programs, may cannot be recorded. Restrictions set by the place restrictions on rights to distribute or copy the broadcaster and/or originator of the content content, depending on what is permitted by the prohibit recording of this program.
Page 39: Playing Music Files
Playing Music Files The My Music area in Media Center is a great way to play, organize, and back up your music files. My Music is designed to work with the Windows Media Player program. My Music With My Music, you can find and play your favorite music files and CDs you have added to the Windows Media Player music library.
Page 40: Adding Music To My Music Library
Adding Music to My Music Library When you add music files to your My Music library, You can also add music files to your music library they are placed into the music library in Windows from within the Windows Media Player program. Media Player.
Page 41: Adding Music Files From A Cd
Adding music files from a CD To add the CD tracks to your Media Center music library: Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Each time you add Start on the taskbar, and then music files outside of click Media Center.
Page 42: Using Supported Music File Types
Using supported music file types You can play the following types of digital audio files in My Music. Refer to Windows Media Player File extension File type Help for more information about supported file types. .cda CD audio file For more information .au, .snd Audio file about music file...
Page 43: Playing An Album In My Music
Playing an album in My Music Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select My Music. Insert a music CD into the CD drive. Select Albums.
Page 44: Creating A Queue List In My Music
Creating a Queue List in My Music A queue list is a temporary list of songs that is created in My Music as you select songs, albums, or playlists to play. You can continue to add songs or you can delete songs from your queue list. You can create a queue list and save it as a playlist that you can access in Media Center.
Page 45: Creating A Playlist In My Music
Creating a Playlist in My Music A playlist is a customized list of songs you can keep to play later or record to CD. Using playlists, you can group various digital music files together and determine the order in which you want the files to play.
Page 46: Copying Music Files To Cd In My Music
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music To copy your music files to CD: Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select More Programs. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful Insert a blank CD-R disc.
Page 47: Working With Pictures
Working with Pictures Use the HP Photosmart and My Pictures areas in Media Center to view, edit, print, and share your pictures. HP Photosmart HP Photosmart Premier is a software program located in your All Programs menu that works together with the HP Photosmart area in Media Center.
Page 48: Working With Digital Images
Working with Digital Images You can connect a digital image source, such as a Windows XP and Media Center detect your external digital photo or video camera, directly to the PC or device and display a message asking if you want to through a docking station.
Page 49 When the catalog message appears, click Click Help at the top of the window for more OK to index the images and place them in the information about creating your picture HP Photosmart Premier catalog. catalog in HP Photosmart Premier. At the top of the gallery window, click the View tab, click the Browse tab, and then click the Image Catalog icon it to see all of...
Page 50: Creating Albums
Creating albums You can organize your pictures into albums by using the HP Photosmart Premier program. HP Photosmart Premier links your photos together into albums. HP Photosmart Premier does not move or create copies of your picture files. After you create your picture albums in HP Photosmart Premier, you can then view them in Media Center.
Page 51: Assigning A Keyword To Your Pictures
Assigning a keyword to your pictures Click Start on the taskbar, and then Select a picture or pictures to assign a click HP Photosmart Premier. keyword. Right-click one of the images, and then select Keywords, Assign, and then select a Click Start on the taskbar, choose All previously created keyword or (New Programs, HP, and then click...
Page 52: Searching For Pictures In Media Center
Searching for pictures in Media Center You can search for pictures by date, keyword, and place by using your remote control or mouse in Media Center. HP Photosmart Premier automatically organizes your pictures by date, based on the date assigned by the camera when the picture was taken or the date the picture was scanned.
Page 53: Viewing A Slideshow With Music In Hp Photosmart
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Photosmart Press the Media Center Start button on the To go back to the Media Center Start menu, remote control, or, with your mouse, click press the Media Center Start button Start on the taskbar, and then click the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Media Center.
Page 54: Editing Pictures In Hp Photosmart In Media Center
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart in Media Center You can make changes to your pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop. Some of the editing features include removing red eye, cropping, resizing, and rotating images. You may need to Press the Media Center Start button refresh the window the remote control, or, with your mouse, click...
Page 55 To agree to the license agreement in HP Photosmart Premier: Click Start on the taskbar, and then Select the HP Share tab. click HP Photosmart Premier. Select E-mail. Select your country/region from the drop- Click Start on the taskbar, choose All down menu under Select your country/region.
Page 56: Using Supported File Types With Hp Photosmart Premier
Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier HP Photosmart Premier supports the following types of image, video, and audio files. Only supported image file types are displayed ■ in My Pictures. Unsupported files are skipped File extension File type in a slideshow.
Page 57: Printing Pictures In Hp Photosmart
Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. You need to set up Select HP Photosmart. your printer before you can print from Select Albums, Months, or Folders and Media Cente then select the album, month, or folder...
Page 58: Using My Pictures In Media Center
Using My Pictures in Media Center My Pictures is a folder on your hard disk drive in the It provides all the tools you need for viewing, My Documents folder, and it is a Media Center organizing, editing, printing, sharing, and menu item that allows you to view and search for protecting your digital images.
Page 59: Adding Pictures To My Pictures
Adding Pictures to My Pictures Adding picture files from your hard disk drive Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select My Pictures. Press Ctrl+D on the keyboard or press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select Add Pictures.
Page 60: Viewing Pictures In My Pictures
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures After you organize your pictures in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to view your pictures: Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.
Page 61: Viewing A Slideshow With Music In My Pictures
Press the Backspace key on the keyboard or If you do not select the pictures you want to view as the Back button on the remote control to go to a slideshow, Media Center uses the first folder a previous screen. Use the arrow keys on the listed.
Page 62: Editing Pictures In My Pictures
Editing Pictures in My Pictures Fixing red eye or contrast Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select My Pictures. Select the picture you want to edit. Right-click the picture or press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select...
Page 63: Rotating Pictures
For this step, you must use the mouse and Select Yes to save changes and replace the keyboard. Select the arrows under the picture original picture file if you selected Save in the to move the picture side to side or up or previous step.
Page 64: Copying Pictures To Cds And Dvds
Press the Print button on the remote control. Follow any onscreen instructions. Press Ctrl+D on the keyboard or press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select Picture Details. Select Print, and then select Print again. Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs You can copy your pictures to CDs and DVDs in Media Center or by using the Sonic DigitalMedia...
Page 65: Playing Videos
Playing Videos The My Videos window in Media Center makes it easy to play home video files you created or video files you downloaded from the Internet. In My Videos you can: Each user has a Play videos that are stored anywhere on your View your videos in full-screen mode or from ■...
Page 66: Using Supported Video File Types
Using Supported Video File Types You can view the following types of video files in Media Center. Other file types are supported if your PC has the correct software installed. File extension File type .avi Video file For more information .dvr-ms Digital Video Recording —...
Page 67: Creating A Cd/Dvd From Video Files
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files Press the Media Center Start button on the Select Video, and then select OK. remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Select the video file you want to copy, and Media Center.
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Page 69: Playing Dvds
Playing DVDs Watching DVDs in Media Center allows you to control the playback with your remote control. If you play your DVD in another program outside of Media Center, you will not be able to use the remote control. Playing DVD Movies in Media Center Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start...
Page 70: Changing The Dvd Movie Language
Changing the DVD Movie Language To select DVD language settings for subtitles, closed captioning, and viewing the DVD: Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select Settings.
Page 71: Listening To Fm Radio
Listening to FM Radio If your HP Media Center PC is equipped with a radio tuner input (FM Tuner In), Media Center can play FM radio. The Radio window in Media Center makes it easy to play FM radio stations using your remote control.
Page 72: Organizing Radio Station Presets
If you want, select Save to save it as one of Use the playback controls on the remote your nine preset stations. control, such as Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward to control radio playback. If Select Start FM to begin playing that station. you press the Pause button, Media Center continues to record the program for up to 30 minutes.
Page 73: Creating Audio And Data Discs
Creating Audio and Data Discs (Select models only) This chapter contains the procedures you must perform to record (or burn) music and data files to recordable CD and DVD discs. It also includes information about labeling your discs using the IMPORTANT: HP LightScribe labeling technology included on select supports the lawful...
Page 74: Working With Audio Cds
Working with Audio CDs Sonic DigitalMedia Plus enables you to create audio CDs that play in your car or home CD player, and on PCs. You can create two main types of music CDs: IMPORTANT: HP Uncompressed — Typical CD format like Compressed files can be burned to CD-Rs, ■...
Page 75: Verifying Audio Disc Recorded Without Errors
Verifying audio disc recorded without errors When copying or burning audio files to 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 write verification feature is enabled by default. To check the status of the write verification feature in Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by...
Page 76: Creating Audio Cds
Creating audio CDs To create uncompressed audio CDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by Select the songs you want to record, and then clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and click Add. then DigitalMedia Home. Click the Burn icon when you Click the Audio tab and then Audio CD.
Page 77: Working With Data Dvds And Cds
Working with Data DVDs and CDs Unlike audio CDs and jukebox DVDs, data DVDs and CDs can be recorded in multiple 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.
Page 78: Creating Data Discs
Creating data discs To create data CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by To name your disc, click Volume Label, and You can rename your clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then type a name over it. Sonic DigitalMedia files in the file then DigitalMedia Home.
Page 79: Archiving Files On A Cd Or Dvd
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD To make an archive file copy of files stored on your HP Media Center PC using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by Click Save, enter a name for your archive, clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and and then click OK.
Page 80: Working With Image Files
Working with Image Files The Sonic recording programs can convert all the An .iso or .gi file is not like a graphic or a files from a CD or DVD into a single image file (.iso) photograph file. Instead, the term image is like a file, or a series of Global-Image files (.gi) (none master file from which duplicates can be exceeding 2 GB).
Page 81: Disc Labeling With Lightscribe
Disc Labeling with LightScribe LightScribe (select models only) is a LightScribe media is identified by the LightScribe direct disc-labeling technology logo on the retail packaging and on the inner hub providing you a simple way to burn area of the disc itself. Your HP Media Center PC precise, silk screen-quality labels.
Page 82: Using Adhesive Disc Labels
Using adhesive disc labels WARNING: When labeling your CDs and Or, you can create a LightScribe label for DVDs, do not use sticky labels. They can your disc if you have a LightScribe optical cause the disc to play erratically. Instead, drive and you use LightScribe media discs.
Page 83: Disc Features And Compatibility Table
Disc Features and Compatibility Table Can be Plays in Plays in recorded Plays home or home DVD Disc File type onto in PC car stereo player Data CD-ROM Music Varies by model Data CD-R Music Varies by model Varies by model Data CD-RW Music...
Page 84: Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table Combo Optical drive DVD+RW/+R Double- CD-RW LightScribe can: CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD-RW/-R layer DVD /DVD DVD+RW/+R Read CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs Read DVDs Read data on a CD Play music Record data or music to disc for storage or backup...
Page 85: Software Quick Reference Table
Software Quick Reference Table (Select models only) Your HP Media Center PC includes a number of software programs that: Record and play CDs. Record video CDs and DVDs. ■ ■ Record data CDs. Organize digital media files. ■ ■ Import and edit video files. ■...
Page 86 With this program: You can: RealPlayer Play music CDs, MP3s, and other audio files. ■ Play DVD movies. (RealPlayer can play DVDs only if another DVD player program, such as ■ InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.) Play video CDs. ■ Record music files. ■...
Page 87: Creating Video Discs And Movies
Creating Video Discs and Movies (Select models only) Your HP Media Center PC may come with the following movie making programs: Sonic MyDVD These programs all capture, edit, and manage your ■ IMPORTANT: HP home video files while allowing you to add your supports the lawful Sonic DigitalMedia Plus (which includes ■...
Page 88: Sonic Mydvd Video Projects
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects A Sonic MyDVD video project is a way to group, organize, store, play, and burn related video and still digital files. For example, if you went on a family vacation, you might have digital still and video images, and prints from a film camera.
Page 89: Adding Files To A Video Project
Adding files to a video project You can add files to your DVD or VCD video project from: An existing DVD or VCD. ■ Video files already stored on your PC. ■ Video capture from a digital video camera (as ■...
Page 90: Adding Slideshows To A Video Project
Adding slideshows to a video project You can create a slideshow (a series of still images displayed automatically) by adding existing still photos to your project or by capturing them with a connected digital video source. To add a slideshow to a video project: Click File, Open Project, and then select a Click Options to set the slide duration, or to video project that you created as described in...
Page 91: Editing The Style Of A Video Project
Editing the style of a video project You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project. The elements include: Background color and graphics on the menus ■ and submenus. Button styles. ■ Background music. ■ Text format (font, color, and size).
Page 92: Burning A Video Project To Disc
To edit your video files: Click File, Open Project, and then select a Click one of the four tabs (Fades and video project that you created as described in dissolves, Filters, Text, or Themes and “Creating a Video Project” on page 82. backgrounds) next to the preview screen.
Page 93: Creating A Video Project With Direct-To-Disc Wizard
Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard Sonic MyDVD includes a Direct-to-Disc Wizard that helps you create a DVD or VCD video project. A video project is a way to group, organize, store, play, and burn related video and still digital files. Connect your digital camcorder or Web Click Next.
Page 94: Video Quality And Disc Size
Video Quality and Disc Size Sonic MyDVD includes four DVD video quality (bit rate) settings, and a Fit-to-DVD option that can be applied to a video project or to individual movie files. Fit-to-DVD is available with the deluxe version Sonic MyDVD The DVD quality settings are: HQ (High Quality) —...
Page 95: Dvd Recording Time
DVD Recording Time The following table lists the approximate DVD-Video recording time for different disc sizes at different video quality settings (your DVD recorder may not support all these disc sizes). Estimated Time per disc size Video quality Audio format 8.5 GB 4.7 GB 2.6 GB...
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Page 97: Creating Movies Using Muvee Autoproducer
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer (Select models only) Creating personalized and professional-looking video movies is simple with muvee autoProducer, a software program on your PC. Basic Steps to Make a Movie The basic steps to produce a movie with muvee autoProducer are: Capture digital video: Capture live or Add music: Select music files on your PC to recorded video to your hard disk drive directly...
Page 98: Locating The Two Versions Of Muvee Autoproducer
Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer You can access two versions of muvee autoProducer (select models only): Desktop Click Start on the taskbar, and select All Programs, muvee Technologies, muvee autoProducer, and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoProducer. This version of To view Help files, muvee autoProducer has more features, such press the F1 function...
Page 99: Using Muvee Autoproducer On The Desktop
Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop Getting started on the desktop To open muvee autoProducer (select models only): You can also launch the Close or minimize Media Center. Open a project by selecting, from muvee autoProducer the File menu, either New Project or Click Start on the taskbar.
Page 100: Capturing Video From A Dv Camcorder
Capturing video from a DV camcorder You can capture (copy) digital video files to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer either: Live (known as camera mode) using a Captured video files are automatically added to ■ compatible DV camcorder. See “Capturing your movie project.
Page 101: Adding Videos
Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder For best results with muvee autoProducer, capture only video footage that you are most interested in using in your movie project. To capture camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive: Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire Click Stop Capture to stop capturing.
Page 102: Adding Pictures
Use the magicMoment controls to mark Click or hold down the arrow buttons ■ video scenes to include and exclude: to navigate backward and forward through the video footage. Video footage left unmarked is still analyzed when you make the movie and may be included in the final version of the movie.
Page 103: Adding Music
Adding music To add music files to your movie production soundtrack on the desktop: Select the Add Music button in the Adjust the order of the music files by selecting music area. The Add Music window and then dragging and dropping the file. opens.
Page 104: Adding An Opening Title And Closing Credits
Select the Video tab to set the video and still Select the Audio tab to set the sound image preferences. Click one of the following preferences. Click one of the following settings: settings: Style default. Select this style to Use all music. Select this style to use the ■...
Page 105: Making The Movie
Making the movie After you have added at least one video or picture To make a movie: file to your movie project, you can have muvee autoProducer make the movie. Click the make muvee button. Click OK as required. The muvee autoProducer program makes a movie by combining the video, picture, and music files you After making a movie, you can preview the have selected, along with the style of movie, and...
Page 106: Modifying The Movie
Modifying the movie After you have created the movie, muvee autoProducer allows you make some quick final changes to your project before saving. muvee autoProducer can automatically replace shots with other similar or contrasting ones. Alternatively, you can manually choose your replacement shots. To modify a movie: Click the Tweak muvee button.
Page 107: Saving The Movie Project
Saving the movie project Once you are satisfied with the look of your movie project, you are ready to save it. To save the movie as a file on your hard disk drive: Click the Save/Burn button. Press the Select all or Deselect all ■...
Page 108: Recording The Movie Project To Disc
Recording the movie project to disc To create a DVD, VCD, or SVCD disc: Click the Save/Burn button. The TV System area shows the current TV format (NTSC or PAL). To change the format, The Listed muvee files window opens click the name of the current format and select with all your muvee files listed.
Page 109: Using Muvee Autoproducer Unplugged In Media Center
Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center To open muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center: Click Start on the taskbar, select Select More Programs, and then select the Media Center to open Media Center, or Make muvee icon. The main window press the Media Center Start button displays with video production information on the remote control to open Media Center.
Page 110: Selecting Videos
Selecting videos To add video files to your movie production: Select the Select Media button to browse Navigate using the arrow buttons, and press through video folders on your PC for video OK on the remote control to add a video file files to use in your movie production.
Page 111: Selecting Music
Select View Selections and then select Select Clear All to remove all files from your Video/Pictures. production or select the Select More button to return to the previous screen and select Adjust the order of the pictures by selecting more video clips or pictures. and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
Page 112: Setting The Style
Setting the style The muvee autoProducer program comes with a set of style templates for setting the pace, scene transition effects, and caption fonts. The style you use also affects how muvee autoProducer combines the video, picture, and music files in your movie project to produce the final movie.
Page 113: Making The Movie
Making the movie After you have added at least one video or picture file to your movie production, muvee autoProducer can make the movie. 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.
Page 114: Upgrading Muvee Autoproducer
Upgrading muvee autoProducer You can purchase an upgraded version of muvee autoProducer with the following enhancements: MPEG-4 and DivX video format support. ■ TIFF audio format support. ■ Ability to include up to 75 video and audio ■ clips in your movie production. HP Media Center PC Software Guide...
Page 115: Using An Hp Personal Media Drive
Using an HP Personal Media Drive The HP Personal Media Drive is sold separately. It can be used as an internal or external USB hard disk drive designed to quickly and easily increase your storage capacity and to transfer media files such as digital photos, music, videos, and other The HP Personal important files from one PC to another.
Page 116: Locating The Drive After Installation
Locating the Drive After Installation After you install the HP Personal Media Drive into Click Start on the taskbar. the HP Media Center PC, you can find the drive in Click My Computer. My Computer. The HP Media Center PC automatically assigns a drive letter which may Select your drive under Hard Disk Drives.
Page 117: Playing Media Files
Playing Media Files You can play all kinds of media from an HP Personal Media Drive: Click Start on the taskbar. Double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon to locate your media file. Click My Computer. Double-click the file. Most media files open in Windows Media Player.
Page 118: Playing Video Files
Playing Video Files You can view your videos stored on an HP Personal When you disconnect the drive, your video files may Media Drive. If you want the video files that are still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear To refresh your HP Media Center PC, open and in the Media Center My Videos window, you must...
Page 119: About Recording Tv To The Hp Personal Media Drive
About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive The HP Media Center PC was set up to record TV shows to your local hard disk drive when using Media Center. It is possible to change the recording pathway to an HP Personal Media Drive, but several errors can occur if the drive is unexpectedly or improperly removed.
Page 120: Recording Tv Programs To The Hp Personal Media Drive
Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive Change your recording pathway to your Close Media Center. HP Personal Media Drive. See “Changing the Restart your HP Media Center PC. You must TV recording path to the HP Personal Media perform this last step, or errors can result Drive”...
Page 121: Changing The Tv Recording Path To The Local Hard Disk Drive
Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To change the Media Center TV recording path to your local hard disk drive: Open Media Center. Select your local hard disk drive (C:). Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then Click Save, and then click Yes.
Page 122: Changing Disk Allocation
Changing Disk Allocation If you experience a Low Disk Space error message, and you want to change the disk allocation to a higher percentage for your HP Personal Media Drive: Open Media Center. Change the disk allocation percentage setting by selecting (+) or (–). Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then select Recorder storage.
Page 123: Index
Index tips, data discs 71 VCDs 86 adding video projects to disc 86 CD tracks to the music library 35 buttons music files to the music library remote control 14 from the hard disk drive 34 adhesive disc labels 76 appending discs 71 camcorder capture 94 archive files 73...
Page 124 erasing rewritable discs 67 error messages data Channel information is currently not available 22 burning in multiple sessions 71 common recording errors 32 CDs and DVDs 72 Download Incomplete 22 files Image cannot be displayed 50, 55 archiving 73 Low Disk Space 113, 116 burning tips 71 No data available 22 verifying integrity 71...
Page 125 files adding to partially recorded discs 71 magicSpot 96 archive 73 Media Center image 74 navigating 5 supported video formats 83 playing DVDs 63 verification of data 71 resizing window 4 verify integrity of backups 71 Start menu 8 FireWire 94, 95 toolbars 4 Fit-to-DVD setting (MyDVD) 88 using muvee autoProducer unPlugged 103...
Page 126 previewing a movie 93, 99, 107 My Videos 59 rotating images clockwise 96 organizing and storing videos 59 selecting style 97 playing digital videos 59 setting the duration of video 97, 107 sorting videos 60, 61 setting the style 106 MyDVD see Sonic MyDVD upgrading 108 using muvee in Media Center 103...
Page 127 radio searching for programs 26 connecting antenna to PC 65 settings getting reception 65 for sound 10 organizing radio station presets 66 general 10 Radio window 65 Internet connections 10 organizing pre-set radio stations 66 Shared Video folder 59 playing FM stations 65 slideshow playing radio in Media Center 65 displaying information about pictures 54...
Page 128 files (adding) 83 MyDVD 82 Television Program Guide scene detection 83 filter categories 22 searching for scenes 85 no data available 22 slideshows 84 recording TV programs 29 submenus 84 searching for TV programs 26 supported file formats 83 setting up a download method 23 text formatting 85 using the More information button 22 transition effects 85...

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Welcome

Using Media Center

Using the Remote Control

Watching and Recording TV Programs

Playing Music Files

Working with Pictures

Playing Videos

Playing Dvds

Listening to FM Radio

Creating Audio and Data Discs

Creating Video Discs and Movies

Creating Movies Using Muvee Autoproducer

Using an HP Personal Media Drive

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