Compaq 6010AP User manual

Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO

Getting Started

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Congratulations and welcome to

the Compaq Presario

MyMovieSTUDIO leading edge

digital video editing and DVD

authoring des top computer.

You’ve purchased a premier

des top solution for quic ly

recording, authoring, and

editing DVDs without needing

any specialized video editing or

computing s ills.

You can:

> ecord directly to a DVD from any video

source, such as a VC *, television

tuner*, or digital camcorder.

> Use wizards to successfully guide you

through recording, editing, assisting

with choices and preventing

frustrating errors.

> e-edit from a previously-recorded

DVD with MyDVD software.

> Make CD- and CD- W recordings.

* equires an ALL-IN-WONDE ® adeon™ card.

Note: Purchased or rented DVD movies are encrypted to

prevent illegal copying.

Take a moment to familiarize yourself

with the components that enable you

to create professional looking DVDs.

With your Compaq Presario

MyMovieSTUDIO bundled solution,

you should have:

>A DVD- / W and CD- W Combo

drive (installed in your computer)

>Digital Video Center (1 IEEE-1394

port with 2 USB ports)

>MyDVD software (packaged with

this booklet)

The DVD- / W and CD- W Combo

drive is an all-in-one drive that allows

you to record movies onto a DVD disc,

create music CDs on a CD- disc, and

store data on a CD- W or DVD- W

disc. You can use the Easy CD Creator 5

CD kit (included in your box) to create

music CDs and data storage CDs or

DVDs.

You can use the MyDVD software

(included in your box) to create home

DVDs.

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Get Connected

First, install the MyDVD software.

To install this software, insert the CD into your

CD- OM drive and follow the on-screen

steps.

Note: When you are finished installing your applications,

re-boot your Compaq Presario computer.

Next, connect the hardware.

Connect your camcorder or other recording

device to the IEEE-1394 port on the front of

your Compaq Presario computer. Insert a DVD

or CD disc into the DVD- / W and CD- W

Combo drive and you are ready to make DVDs

or CDs.

Create home DVD

discs

Create CDs

What can you do?

Store data on CD-RW

& DVD-RW discs

Now that you have the Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO

what do you do?

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Edit an Existing

Project

Create or Author a

New Project

Record Direct y

to DVD or CD

What can you do with MyMovieSTUDIO?

The Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO makes it easy to put

quality video and audio onto recordable DVDs and CDs. Using

the MyMovieSTUDIO bundled solution, you can record directly

to DVD or CD, create or author a new project, or edit an existing

DVD project previously recorded on a DVD disc.

What about advanced editing?

For more information, see “Preparing files using other

applications” in the online MyDVD User Guide.

What do you need to ma e a recording?

To make a recording, you need a video source, such as a digital

camcorder, TV*, or VHS* and DVD or CD media.

* Requires an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER® RadeonTM card.

My Movie

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Select Record

Direct-To-DVD

and click Next

to begin

recording video

and audio to a

DVD disc.

Select New

MyDVD Project

and click Next to

begin creating a

DVD project.

Select Open

MyDVD Project

and click Next to

open an existing

project in MyDVD.

Click Tutoria

to see a

demonstra-

tion on how

to use

MyDVD.

Deselect to stop the

Wizard appearing

every time you start

MyDVD. (To make the

Wizard appear again,

please refer to the

MyDVD User Guide.)

Click Cance to close the MyDVD

Wizard - you will see the MyDVD

too bar and Menu Editor. You

can then use the buttons on

the toolbar to record to DVD or

create a project.

Get to know MyDVD

Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with

MyDVD.

To open the MyDVD application, double click the

MyDVD icon on your desktop or from the Start

button, click A Programs, MyDVD, then MyDVD.

It is recommended that you view the MyDVD

software at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768

pixels. To modify your screen resolution:

1. ight click your desktop.

2. Click Properties, then the Settings tab.

3. In the Screen Reso ution area, click and drag

the slider to 1024 x 768 pixels.

4. Click App y, then OK.

If you need additional help, refer to the MyDVD

User Guide. To open the MyDVD User Guide from

the Start button, click A Programs, MyDVD, then

MyDVD User Guide.

The MyDVD Wizard

The MyDVD Wizard displays when you open

MyDVD. The Wizard guides you through setting up

the MyDVD software to:

• ecord directly to a DVD

• Create a new project*

• Edit an existing project

• View the tutorial

* If you want to download videos from a digital camcorder

and edit them later, click New MyDVD Project from the

Wizard or New Project from the toolbar.

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The Too bar and Menu Editor

You can use the toolbar to perform most of the

functions in MyDVD. You can add video clips, create

menus and buttons, select styles, and navigate

through your project using the Menu Editor.

Start the

New Project

Wizard

Save the

current

project

Open the

“My Videos”

folder

Preview the

current

project

Open an

existing

project

Start the

ecord

Direct-To-

DVD

Wizard

Start the

Capture

Wizard

Create a

DVD

Click to create

a button that

links to a new

Click to open

the Select a

Style window

(lets you

choose and

edit the menu

styles)

This button links to the

next menu in a

sequence of menus

This button links to

the previous menu

in a sequence of

menus

Indicates how much

disc space the project

will fill

Menu label.

Click to edit

the text

Button label.

Click to edit the

text

This button

links to the

main (“Title”)

Toolbar

Menu Editor

This is your

Windows®

background

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Create a Direct-to-DVD Recording

This feature allows you to quickly transfer or

archive videos to a DVD without having to

manually create or author titles, menus, or buttons.

The Wizard walks you through the steps to

automatically create a DVD that is ready to play.

1. Connect the video device to your Presario

computer and insert a DVD or CD into the

DVD- / W and CD- W Combo drive.

2. Click Record Direct-To-DVD on the Wizard

screen, then the Next button or click the

Direct-To-DVD button on the toolbar.

Name Your Project

The project name is used to label the menu buttons

and finished disc.

3. Enter a project name (maximum number of

characters is 20) and click the Next button.

Choose Recording Media

You must have media in the drive or you will not be

allowed to proceed. If you record DVD-video

content on a CD- or CD- W disc, you can only

playback the CD on a desktop computer with a CD-

OM or DVD- OM drive. This CD does not playback

on a DVD set-top player. The MyDVD software

includes a special version of Intervideo’s WinDVDTM

that should automatically play the CD when it is

inserted into a Windows-based computer.

4. Select a disc type for recording from Choose

Target Media.

5. Select the device for recording and the write

speed from Create Options.

Note: The write speed is automatically selected as “Auto” if

you are making a DVD.

6. Click the Next button.

Click to

select speed

Select the

disc to

record to

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Choose Your Menu Sty e

7. Select a category of menu styles from the

Category drop-down list.

8. Scroll through the list, click the style to use for

your menus, and click the Next button.

Set Recording Parameters

9. Select your record settings from Record drop-

down list.

10. Select the quality for your recordings from the

Set Qua ity drop-down list. efer to the table

below for more information on video quality

settings and record time.

Make the Recording

You can use the VC playback control buttons to

locate the video you want to record on the DVD.

11. Click the Record button to begin recording.

12. Click the Stop button to finish recording. A

message displays on the screen to indicate the

process is complete.

You can fit this amount of video on the disc...

If you select a video DVD (4.7 GB) CD (700 MB) CD (650 MB)

quality setting of…

Best 60 minutes 9 minutes 8 minutes

Better 120 minutes 18 minutes 16 minutes

Good 180 minutes 27 minutes 24 minutes

Scroll to

desired

style

Note: A typical Direct-to-DVD project using a 60 minute tape will take 60 minutes to capture and an additional 60 minutes to

author to DVD. Project times may vary if you perform editing.

Click to

select style

ewind

Play Stop Fast

forward

Move

back one

frame

Move

forward

one

frame

Choose what you

want to record

Choose

the video

quality Add

chapter

points

automati-

cally

Select to

give menu

buttons

and text a

3-D effect

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Create or Author a New Project

Authoring or creating a movie project involves:

• Creating video

• Creating menus with buttons

• Adding movie clips to your project

• Previewing the project

• ecording to disc from the project

1. Click New MyDVD Project on the Wizard, then

the Next button or click New Project on the

toolbar.

Choose Your Sty e

A style consists of a background image and a layout

for menu buttons and labels. For more information

on editing styles, see the MyDVD User Guide.

2. Select a category of menu styles from the

Category drop-down list.

3. Scroll through the list, click the style to use for

your layout (for example, background, menus,

and buttons).

4. Click the Finish button.

Add Movie C ips to Your DVD Menu

5. Click Get Movies on the toolbar.

6. Locate the clip you want to link to your menu.

Note: MyDVD saves movie clips to the My Videos folder

located in the My Documents folder on your desktop. You

can save movie clips in other locations.

7. Click Open to add movie clips to your DVD

project.

Scroll to

desired style

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Save the Project

8. Click Save Project on the toolbar or choose Fi e,

Save Project.

9. Type a file name for the project and click Save.

Note: MyDVD saves all projects to the My DVDs folder

located in the My Documents folder on your desktop.

Each project has a unique folder that contains the

project file saved with the name you entered and a .dvd

extension.

Create a DVD

You can record your project to:

• A DVD- or DVD- W disc

• A CD- or CD- W disc

For more information on DVD and CD disc

properties, see the MyDVD User Guide.

10. Insert a disc in your DVD- / W and CD- W

Combo drive.

11. Click Make Disc on the toolbar.

12. Choose your recording options on the Make

Disc Setup window.

13. Click OK to start recording.

Note: Depending on the size of your project, this may

take a while to complete. A message displays on the

screen when the process is finished and MyDVD ejects

the disc.

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