Multimedia - Windows Vista
Table Of Contents
- Multimedia features
- Multimedia software
- Audio
- Video
- Optical drive (select models only)
- Identifying the installed optical drive
- Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
- Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
- Playing a CD, DVD or BD
- Configuring AutoPlay
- Changing DVD region settings
- Observing the copyright warning
- Copying a CD or DVD
- Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
- Removing a CD, DVD, or BD
- Webcam (select models only)
- Troubleshooting
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A disc does not play automatically
- A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- A device driver must be reinstalled
- Using SoftPaq Download Manager
- Index

6 Webcam (select models only)
Select computer models include an integrated webcam, located at the top of the display. With the
preinstalled software, you can use the webcam to take a photo, record a video, or make an audio
recording. You can preview the photo, video recording, or audio recording, and save it on your computer
hard drive.
To access the webcam and HP Webcam software, select Start > All Programs > HP Webcam.
The webcam software enables you to experiment with the following features:
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Video—Record and play back webcam video.
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Audio—Record and play back audio.
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Streaming video—Use with instant message software solutions that support UVC (Universal Video
Class) cameras.
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Snapshots—Take still photos.
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