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Compaq Presario
DVD Writer User’s Guide
For use with your DVD Writer/CD Writer
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© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Compaq Computer Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein or for incidental or Compaq, the Compaq logo, Presario, Evo, and iPAQ are consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation in the U.S. and performance, or use of this material. The information in this other countries/regions. document is provided “as” is without warranty of an
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Contents Using the DVD Writer/CD Writer ...........1 Editing Video Files ................................................ 8 DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive Features.....................1 Editing video with ShowBiz................................ 8 Locating Software .................................................2 Recording Video Files.......................................... 11 Recording with the DVD Writer/CD Writer ..............3 Capturing video by using MyDVD .................... 12 Rec
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Using the DVD Writer/CD Writer Your PC includes the DVD Writer, which is a DVD This DVD Writer/CD Writer drive enables you to: and CD rewriteable (DVD+RW/+R/CD-RW) Create custom audio, data, and video files that optical drive. This guide tells you about the can be recorded onto CDs or DVDs. DVD Writer/CD Writer drive features and tells Store large amounts of data. you how to use the drive with the included software. Record directly to a DVD or VCD (video CD) from a vide
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The CDs that you create play in most home Locating Software and car stereos and in most computer To open the DVD Writer/CD Writer software CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives. programs, click Start on the taskbar, choose Note: CD-R discs are more compatible with home and All Programs, select the program folder, and car stereos than CD-RW discs are. then click the program to open the software. The DVDs that you create are compatible with Most programs are listed in this menu, and other
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For example, if you insert a blank CD-RW disc, Recording with the you can select any of these options: DVD Writer/CD Writer Open writeable CD folder using Windows When you first insert a CD or DVD Explorer into your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive, ® ® Create a disc using RecordNow Microsoft Windows XP may give you Take no action options for the type of disc you insert. Note: If this window of options does not appear, you can click Start, My Computer, right-click the DVD
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If you later decide that you want to change the Here are some of the other options you can option you have set: choose: 1 Click Start. To view the files on the disc you inserted, click Start, My Computer, and then right-click 2 Click My Computer. the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon under 3 Right-click the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive Devices with Removable Storage, and choose icon in the section Devices with Removable Explore. Storage, and select Properties. To open a particula
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To use RecordNow to record music files: Important: When making a copy of a CD or DVD, RecordNow can record only to the same disc type 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, it records from. For example, you can record a RecordNow, and then click RecordNow. DVD only to a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc and you The RecordNow main window opens. can record a CD only to a CD-R or a CD-RW disc. 2 Click Make a Music Disc. Recording music files 3 Select one of these options: You can use RecordNow to
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About recording music Recording data files RecordNow records music CDs that are called You can use either RecordNow or MyDVD closed session CDs. This means that you must to record data files to CDs or DVDs. Use record all music files in one recording session. RecordNow to create a copy of your personal When a recording is complete, no more data files and to create music CDs that you can information can be added to that disc and the play in most home and car stereos. Use MyDVD CD is clos
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About recording data Warning: When labeling your DVDs, do not use sticky labels. They can cause the When recording data files, RecordNow can DVD to play erratically. Instead, write on update existing files that have been previously the DVD with a felt tip pen to label it. recorded, and can also add new files to CD-Rs, To use RecordNow to record data files: CD-RWs, or DVD+RWs. Any files with the same name will be overwritten with the newer version. 1 Click Start, choose All Prog
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ShowBiz and MyDVD are linked with the Create Editing Video Files (in ShowBiz) and Edit Video (in MyDVD) buttons. ™ You can use the ArcSoft ShowBiz program to This means you can: edit your video files before you save them to your Import your video files from your camcorder, hard drive or record them to CDs or DVDs. your hard drive, or other digital source by Important: To create video files with a standard DVD using ShowBiz or MyDVD. format that can be played in most DVD players,
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To open ShowBiz: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose ArcSoft ShowBiz, and then click ShowBiz. The ShowBiz main window opens. To import your video files into ShowBiz: 1 If your video files are already on the hard drive, select the Media tab, and then click the Book (Add) icon to browse and select your video files from your PC. Select your file, and then click Open. Or Attach your digital video camcorder or other digital video device to your PC. ShowBi
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5 Click the Source and Format buttons to 3 Select Project and then click Save to change capture options. Select your video and save your video project to your hard drive. audio device from the drop-down menus. This option allows you to make additional changes to your video files before recording 6 Click the Record button (red circle) to begin them to disc. capturing your video file. 4 When you are ready to record your files 7 Click the Stop button (black square) to stop to the CD or
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Recording Video Files You can use RecordNow, MyDVD, or ShowBiz to record video files to CDs and DVDs. Video quality depends on the quality of the source files and the PC speed and graphics processing ability. If your video files are already stored on your hard drive or on a DVD, you can use MyDVD to: Record video files directly to disc. 5 Insert a blank or appendable CD or DVD. Open a new MyDVD project. 6 Use the drop-down menus to select the device Open an existing
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If you need help creating DVD movies or 1 Attach your digital video source to your PC. recording in MyDVD, refer to the Readme file, A window appears with various options. Help files, and the tutorial in MyDVD. To find these documents, click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, MyDVD, Documentation, and then click Help, Readme, or Tutorial. You can also click the Help and tutorial icons from the MyDVD main window. It is recommended that you read this documentation before using the MyDV
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Or Select Record Direct to DVD to record your video files to a DVD. 3 Click the Capture button. Select your recording options from the drop-down menus. Click the Record button to begin capturing your video file. Click the Stop button to stop capturing. Click Done. Or Click Get Movies to add video files that are stored on your hard drive. Select your video 2 Select one of the following tabs on the left side file, and then click Open. of the window: Choose DVD-Video t
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Choose Video CD to create a video CD 5 Click the Edit Style button in the toolbar, that will play on some DVD video players select options, and then click OK. and in most PCs that have a CD-ROM or 6 Add your video files. DVD-ROM drive. To transfer video from your camcorder or Or VCR to your hard drive, attach your digital Choose Edit Video to open the Video camera to your PC, and then click Capture Editor. Here you can capture and edit your on the MyDVD toolbar. Refer to
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7 Edit the video by selecting the Edit Video. Editing DVDs and VCDs This opens ShowBiz. Refer to the section MyDVD can save changes back to your recorded “Editing Video Files.” DVD projects if the disc was created in MyDVD. 8 Select your video file, click the Preview MyDVD overwrites all files recorded on a CD-RW button on the toolbar, and then click your or DVD+RW disc, replacing them with the new video file to preview your video in MyDVD. edited files. Before MyDVD does this, a
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5 When the browse window appears, select the Watching DVD Movies DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon, and then You can watch commercially pre-recorded or click OK. Your video file should open created DVD movies or video CDs by using the automatically. InterVideo WinDVD program or by using the 6 Make changes to your video file. Windows Media Player program. 7 Select your video file, click the Preview To play a DVD movie: button on the MyDVD toolbar, and then click the video file again
