Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO Getting Started My Movie Final.
Congratulations and welcome to the Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO leading edge digital video editing and DVD authoring desktop computer. You’ve purchased a premier desktop solution for quickly recording, authoring, and editing DVDs without needing any specialized video editing or computing skills. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the components that enable you to create professional looking DVDs.
What can you do? Create home DVD discs Create CDs Store data on CD-RW & DVD-RW discs Now that you have the Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO what do you do? Get Connected First, install the MyDVD software. To install this software, insert the CD into your CD-ROM 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.
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? Record Directly to DVD or CD For more information, see “Preparing files using other applications” in the online MyDVD User Guide.
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 All 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: Select New MyDVD Project and click Next to begin creating a DVD project. Select Record Direct-To-DVD and click Next to begin recording video and audio to a DVD disc.
The Toolbar 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 Open an existing project Save the current project Open the “My Videos” folder Start the Record Direct-ToDVD Wizard Preview the current project Create a DVD Start the Capture Wizard Toolbar Click to create a button that links to a new menu Menu label.
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-R/RW and CD-RW 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.
Choose Your Menu Style 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. Click to select style Scroll to desired style Select to give menu buttons and text a 3-D effect Set Recording Parameters Choose what you want to record 9. Select your record settings from Record dropdown list. 10. Select the quality for your recordings from the Set Quality drop-down list.
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 Recording 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 Style 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.
Save the Project 8. Click Save Project on the toolbar or choose File, 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.
Open your file from hard drive or DVD disc Click Preview to preview your project. Exit Preview. Make edits to your DVD project Save new DVD project Edit an Existing Project Record back to DVD* disc or hard drive You can open and edit any projects that you have already recorded to your hard drive or DVD disc. You do not have to store your video, audio, or graphic files on your hard drive in order to edit your projects.
If you do not add chapter points, MyDVD creates a single menu button that links to the captured clip. 1. Connect the video device to your Presario computer. 2. Click Capture on the toolbar or choose Tools, then Capture. 3. Choose your settings from the Capture to Disk window. 4. Click Record to start recording and Stop when finished. 5. Enter a file name and click Save. Note: MyDVD saves movie clips to the My Videos folder located in the My Documents folder. You can save movie clips in other locations.
Create Additional Menus MyDVD automatically creates additional menus when the number of buttons exceeds the maximum number for the menu style. You can also manually create additional menus. For additional help on creating menus, see the MyDVD User Guide. 1. On the Menu Editor, click Menu or choose Project, then New Menu. Note: MyDVD places a button that links you to the new menu page. Back to home To previous menu To next menu 2. Add video clips and/or additional menus and buttons as needed.
Modify menu styles You can change the style of the menus in your project. To create a custom style, click Style, then the New Custom Style button on the Menu Editor. You can also download additional styles from the MyDVD web site. 1. On the menu editor, click Style or choose Project, then Change Menu Style. 2. Choose a style category from the Category drop down list. 3. Scroll through the styles for the category and click the style you want to use for your project. 4. Click OK to use the new style.
Drive and Media Information You can use several different types of media with your CD or DVD drives. Media simply refers to the type of disc you insert into the CD or DVD drive. The type of drive determines what you can do with your drive you have and the media you use in the drive. For example, you can listen to music, but not record it, if you use a CD-ROM disc in the CD drive. On the other hand, you can record and playback a DVD movie, if you use a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc in the DVD-R/RW drive.
©2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, and Presario Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. First Edition February 2002. 16 277980-371 My Movie Final.
