Software Guide

Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 103
Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop
Getting started on the desktop
To open muvee autoProducer (select models only):
1 Close or minimize Media Center.
2 Click Start on the taskbar.
3 Select All Programs, muvee
Technologies, muvee autoProducer,
and then muvee autoProducer to open
muvee autoProducer.
4 Open a project by selecting, from
the File menu, either New Project or
Open Project.
5 Select one of the button options:
n
You can also launch
the muvee
autoProducer
program from within
Sonic DigitalMedia
Plus: under the Video
tab, select muvee
autoProducer.
Button Allows you to See
Get Video from
Camera
Open the muvee Video Capture window to capture (copy) live
video or recorded video.
“Capturing video from a DV
camcorder” on page 104.
Add Video Open the Add Video window to add existing video files to
your project.
“Adding videos” on
page 105.
Add Pictures Open the Add Pictures window to add existing still image files
to your project.
“Adding pictures” on
page 106.
Add Music Open the Add Music window to add existing music files to
your project.
“Adding music” on
page 107.
Select Style Open the Select Style window to select an editing template for
your movie.
“Selecting the style” on
page 107.
Change Settings Open the muvee Settings window to adjust audio and video
production settings for your movie.
“Changing the settings” on
page 107.
Title/Credits Open the muvee Title and Credits window to type an opening
title and closing credits for your movie.
“Adding an opening title
and closing credits” on
page 108.
Make muvee Open the Make muvee window to automatically create and
preview the movie.
“Making the movie” on
page 109.
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 109.
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 110.