Software Guide

50 HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Working with Digital Images
You can connect a digital image source, such as a
digital photo or video camera, directly to the PC or
through a docking station. Most digital picture files
you copy or download from the device appear in
the My Pictures folder.
Windows XP and Media Center detect your external
device and display a message asking if you want to
view your images. You can display them from the
desktop or from within Media Center.
You can copy digital picture files from the memory
cards used by digital cameras and other digital
imaging devices by using the memory card reader
(select models only).
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Using HP Image Zone in Media Center
Most tasks, such as viewing a slideshow, sharing
your pictures online, cropping, rotating, and
printing your pictures, you can do in both the
HP Image Zone program on your desktop, and
from within Media Center. There are a few things,
for example, like some editing functions and the
Help files, that are only available in the HP Image
Zone program on the desktop.
Creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone
The first time you open the HP Image Zone program,
a message appears asking if you want to create a
catalog by indexing images in the My Pictures
folder and its subfolders. This catalog allows you to
search for your pictures by date, keyword, or place,
by using HP Image Zone.
1 Using the mouse, double-click the
HP Image Zone icon on your
desktop.
Or
Click Start on the taskbar,
choose All Programs, HP, and then click
HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone
window opens.
2 When the catalog message appears, click
OK to index the images and place them in the
HP Image Zone catalog.
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When transferring
pictures from a digital
photo camera to the
PC in HP Image Zone,
set the camera’s USB
setting to disk drive
instead of digital
camera.
HP Image Zone menu in Media Center
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Media Center
displays a message
allowing you to add
pictures to your My
Pictures folder
whenever Media
Center detects any
new pictures.