HP Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO Getting Started

Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO

Getting Started

Congratulations and welcome to the Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO leading edge digital video editing and DVD authoring desktop computer. You have purchased a premier desktop solution for quickly recording, authoring, and editing DVDs without needing

Ta ke a moment to familiarize yourself with the components that enable you to create professional looking DVDs or VCDs. With your Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO bundled solution, you should have:

> A DVD Rewriteable drive or a CD

Rewriteable drive (installed in your computer, only if you configure with a rewriteable drive.)

any specialized video editing or computing skills. Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO is bundled with Sonic MyDVD Video Suite.

You can:

>Record directly to a DVD or VCD* from

any video source, such as a VCR**, television tuner**, or digital camcorder.

> Use wizards to successfully guide you

through recording, editing, assisting with choices and preventing frustrating errors.

>Re-edit from a previously-recorded

DVD or VCD with MyDVD software.

> Digital Video Center (3 IEEE-1394

ports with 2 Front USB ports)

> MyDVD Video Suite software

(packaged with this booklet)

The DVD Rewriteable drive allows you to record movies onto a blank DVD or CD, create music and video CDs on a CD-R disc, and store data on a CD or DVD Rewriteable disc. You can use the data recording software provided to create music CDs and data storage CDs or DVDs.

> Make CD-R and CD-RW recordings.

* VCD = Video CD is a digital videodisc format that is based

on MPEG-1 video and audio compression. Video quality is similar to VHS videotape.

** Requires an ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon card or equivalent, available on selected models only.

Note: Purchased or rented DVD movies are encrypted to

prevent illegal copying.

You can use the MyDVD Video Suite software to create home DVDs and the ShowBiz software bundled with it to perform advanced edits on your home DVD.

Now that you have the Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO what can you do?

Create home DVD

or VCD discs

Create CDs

How to Get Started

First, install the MyDVD Video Suite software.

To install this software, insert the CD into your CD/DVD drive and follow the on-screen steps.

Note: When you have finished installing your applications,

re-boot your Compaq computer.

Next, connect the hardware.

Connect your camcorder or other recording device to the IEEE-1394 port on the front of your Compaq computer. Insert a DVD or CD disc into the DVD or CD Rewriteable drive, and you are ready to make DVDs or CDs.

Store data on CD or

DVD Rewriteable discs

Record Directly

to DVD or CD

Create or Author a

New Project

What can you do with MyMovieSTUDIO?

The Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO makes it easy and fun to put video and audio onto recordable DVDs and CDs. MyMovieSTUDIO PC is bundled with Sonic MyDVD Video Suite package software. You can capture video from your camcorder or VHS* and share it with friends and family via DVD**, VCD**, and even email. Video Suite combines the sheer simplicity†and power of Sonic MyDVD with the†professionallevel editing features of the ArcSoft ShowBiz video editor to create a fully-integrated video production center. Sharing your video couldn’t be easier or more flexible. Using the MyMovieSTUDIO bundled solution, you can record directly to a DVD or CD, create or author a new project, or edit an existing DVD project previously recorded on a DVD or CD disc.

What about advanced editing?

If you are a video enthusiast who wants to perform advanced editing on your movies, MyDVD Video Suite offers ShowBiz that has some creative options for your movie creation. Advanced users can enhance your movie with titles, transitions, music, and other special effects with real-time rendering. When you are done with editing, you can send your video clips or edits to MyDVD software for DVD authoring and recording it onto a DVD or CD disc. MyDVD Video Suite offers a smart integration between applications for a more flexible, easy-to-use DVD and VCD creation tool. No more clumsy installation of separate applications from different sources for capture, edit and record.

My Movie

Edit an Existing

Project

What do you need to make a recording?

To make a recording, you need a video source, such as a digital camcorder, TV*, or VHS* and DVD or CD media.

What can you do if you donít have a CD or DVD Rewriteable drive?

You can still create movie files, VCD or DVD projects on your hard drive. You can share with your friends and family via email or post it on the web.

* Requires an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon card or equivalent, available on

selected models only.

**Requires DVD or CD Rewriteable drive.

Click to record a DVD or create a DVD project

Select New

MyDVD Project

and click Next begin creating a DVD project.

Select Record

Direct-To-DVD

and click Next

to begin recording video and audio to a DVD disc.

Click to record a VCD or create a VCD project

Click Tutorial to see a demonstration on how to use MyDVD.

Get to know MyDVD

Ta ke a few minutes to familiarize yourself with MyDVD.

To open the MyDVD application, double click the

MyDVD

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:

1. Right click your desktop.

2. Click Properties, then the

3. In the Screen Resolution area, click and drag

4. Click Apply, then OK.

If you need additional help, refer to the MyDVD User Guide. To open the MyDVD User Guide from the Start button, click All 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:

•Record directly to a DVD or a VCD

•Create a new project*

•Edit an existing project

•View the tutorial

icon on your desktop or from the Start

Settings

the slider to 1024 x 768 pixels.

tab.

Select Open

MyDVD Project

and click Next to open an existing project in MyDVD.

Select Edit An

Existing DVD

and click Next to open an existing project on a DVD disc.

Deselect to stop the Wizard appearing every time you start MyDVD. (To make the Wizard appear again, please refer to the MyDVD User Guide.)

* 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.

Note: Once you start a DVD or VCD project, you can not change it to the other format; for example, if you choose to create a DVD project, you can not save it as a VCD project or create VCD discs from it.

Click Cancel Wizard - you will see the MyDVD toolbar and Menu Editor. You can then use the buttons on the toolbar to record to DVD or create a project.

to close the MyDVD

The Toolbar and Menu Editor

You can use the toolbar to perform most of the functions in MyDVD. You can add video clips, send your video clips to ShowBiz for advanced editing, create menus and buttons, select styles, and navigate through your project using the Menu Editor.

Toolbar

Menu label.

Click to edit

the text

Button label.

Click to edit the

text

This button

links to the

main (“Title”)

Start the New Project Wizard

Open an existing project

Save the current project

Start the Record DirectTo-Disc Wizard

Open the “My Videos” folder

Start the Capture Wizard

Send clips to ShowBiz for editing

Preview the current project

Create a Disc

Click to create a button that links to a new menu

Click to open the Select a Style window (lets you choose and edit the menu styles)

This is your Windows background

Menu Editor

This button links to

the previous menu

in a sequence of

menus

Indicates how much disc space the project will fill

This button links to the next menu in a sequence of menus

Create a Direct-to-Disc Recording

This feature allows you to quickly transfer or archive videos to a DVD or VCD without having to manually create or author titles, menus, or buttons. The Wizard walks you through the steps to automatically create a DVD or VCD that is ready to play.

1. Connect the video device to your computer and insert a DVD or CD into the CD or DVD Rewriteable drive.

2. Click Record Direct-To-Disc on the Wizard screen, then the Next button or click theDirect-To-Disc 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.

to record to

Click to select speedSelect the disc

Screenshot above reflects “Create a DVD” option

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-R or CD-RW disc, you can only playback the CD on a desktop computer with a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. This CD does not playback on a DVD set-top player. The MyDVD software includes a special version of Intervideo’s WinDVD 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 “A uto” if you are making a DVD.

6. Click the Next button.

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.

Set Recording Parameters

9. Select your record settings from Record drop- down list.

10.Select the quality for your recordings from the Set Quality drop-down list. Refer to the table below for more information on video quality settings and record time.

Make the Recording

You can use the VCR 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.

Click to select style

Scroll to desired style

Select to give menu buttons and text a 3-D effect

Record

Rewind

Set Record Length

Play

Stop

Choose what you want to record

Fast Forward

Move back one frame

Move forward one frame

Choose the video quality

Add chapter points automatically

Time Elapsed

File Size

Temp Space Used

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

If you select a video DVD CD CD VCD* VCD* quality setting of... (4.7 GB) (700 MB) (650 MB) (650 MB) (700 MB)

Best 60 minutes 9 minutes 8 minutes 60 minutes 65 minutes

Better 120 minutes 18 minutes 16 minutes

Good 180 minutes 27 minutes 24 minutes

Note: A typical Direct-to-Disc 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. *You can not select quality of settings on VCD.

Screenshot above reflects “Create a DVD” option

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

For advanced editing and story creation capabilities,

Send to the Editor Send to the Editor

select

Send to the Editor on the toolbar. This will

Send to the Editor Send to the Editor

bring you to ShowBiz for advanced video editing.

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. 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.

Scroll to desired style

Add Movie Clips to Your DVD or VCD 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 or VCD project.

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.

Create a DVD

You can record your project to:

•A DVD Write Once or Rewriteable disc

•A CD Write Once or Rewriteable disc

•Save on your hard drive

For more information on DVD and CD disc properties, see the MyDVD User Guide.

10. Insert a disc in your DVD or CD

Rewriteable 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.

Create a VCD

You can record your project to:

•A CD-R or CD-RW disc

•Save on your hard drive

For more information on VCD properties, see the MyDVD User Guide.

14. Insert a disc in your DVD or CD

Rewriteable drive.

15. Click Make Disc on the toolbar.

16. Choose your recording options on the Make

Disc Setup window.

17. Click OK

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.

Note: Refer to the Driver and Media Information table on page 15 for DVD playback capability.

to start recording.

Open

your

file

from

hard

drive,

DVD or

disc

Make

edits

your

DVD or

VCD

project

Click

Preview

preview

your

project and exit preview

Save

new

DVD or

VCD

project

* You can record back to existing DVD or CD disc if

DVD Rewriteable is being used.

Your DVD project file will appear on the D drive if it is a single-drive configuration.

Record

back

DVD* or

CD*

disc,

or hard

drive

Select the disc

Edit an Existing Project

You can open and edit any projects that you have already recorded to your hard drive, DVD, or CD disc. You do not have to store your video, audio, or graphic files on your hard drive in order to edit your projects.

For more information on advanced editing, see “What about advanced editing?” on page 4.

Open a recorded DVD or VCD file

1. Insert the DVD disc into the DVD or CD Rewriteable drive.

2. Open the MyDVD software.

3. Choose File, then Edit DVD (when editing a DVD project) or Edit VCD (when editing a VCD project).

4. Select the DVD or CD Rewriteable drive that contains the files.

5. Click OK.

Make edits to your project

From the menu editor, you can:

• Add and edit video clips

•Create additional menus

• Delete buttons

• Change menu styles

• Modify menu and buttons labels

Project name

Chapter Point

Add Video Clips

When creating movie clips, you can use chapter points to separate your video into one or more sections that are linked to menu buttons.

If you add chapter points while capturing your video, MyDVD creates menu buttons for each chapter point and labels them consecutively with the project name. For example, if the project name was “My Hockey Games,” then chapter point menu buttons would be “My Hockey Games 1,” “My Hockey Games 2,” and so on.

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 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 by default located in the My Documents folder. You can save movie clips in other locations.

6. Click Done to close the window.

Edit Video Clips

You may want to edit or “trim” your video clip to remove unwanted material.

1. On the menu editor, double click the button you want to edit.

Note: If the menu contains chapter points, you must click the button that contains the first chapter point.

2. Drag the Green slider bar to the right to modify the start frame.

3. Drag the Red slider bar to the left to modify the end frame.

Record

Before “trim”

Select to add chapter points automatically while capturing

Note: Click the Reset button to return the sliders to their original positions.

4. Click OK to apply the changes.

Note: Adjusting the length of a video that has chapter points might cause some chapter points to be deleted and automatically renumbered.

Note: You can send video clips from MyDVD to ShowBiz, edit them, then export them back to MyDVD as new clips. The original clips will not be changed. Please see the ShowBiz documentation for details.

Thumbnail slider - “Change image displayed on a button”

After“trim”

Scroll to desired frame

Back to home

You can not delete these navigation buttons

To previous menu

You can delete these buttons

To next menu

Create new menus

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.

2. Add video clips and/or additional menus and buttons as needed.

Delete Buttons

You can delete buttons that link to video clips, chapter points, and menus. You can not delete buttons that are used for navigation.

If you delete a video clip, MyDVD deletes:

• Buttons associated with the clip

• Buttons linked to chapter points in that project

• The video clip from the project, but does not delete the file from your computer

When you delete buttons, the remaining buttons move to fill the empty space.

1. On the menu editor, right click the button you want to delete.

2. Click Delete Chapter, Delete Movie, or Remove

Audio

from the pop-up menu.

Note: If you select Delete Chapter or Remove Audio, the deletion occurs without any message.

3. If you select Delete Movie, click Ye s to delete the movie and associated chapters from the project.

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.

Modify button and menu labels

You can change the labels of buttons and menus in your project.

You can only change the font, size, or color of text by choosing a different style or creating a custom one.

1. Click the button label you want to modify.

2. Enter the new text.

3. Press Enter or click anywhere on the menu editor outside the text box to stop editing the text.

Preview your project

You can preview your project at any time using the remote control.

1. Click Preview or choose Tools, then Preview from the toolbar.

2. Click the remote control’s buttons to control the playback.

3. Click the remote controlís Close button to resume editing the project.

Modify the

button label

New button label

Main menu

For DVD Playback

For VCD Playback

Status of project

higher

level

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 drive. Compatibility of DVD Rewriteable media with DVD set-top players varies per model. Some DVD set-top players may not recognize the DVD Rewriteable media.

The type of drive you have determines what you can do 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.

Media and Drive Comparison The following are types of media supported on your DVD or CD Rewriteable drive.

Media File Type Ability to Ability to Playback on DVD Set-top

CD-ROM Data No Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, No

Audio CD No Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Yes (varies per model)

CD-R Data Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, No

Audio CD Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or Yes (varies per model)

MP3 Music Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or Yes (varies per model)

Video CD Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Yes (varies per model)

CD-RW Data Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, No

Audio CD Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or Yes (varies per model)

MP3 Music Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or Yes (varies per model)

Video CD Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM Yes (varies per model)

DVD-ROM Data No Requires DVD-ROM or DVD No

DVD Video No Requires DVD-ROM or DVD Yes

DVD-R Data Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD No

DVD Video Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD Yes (varies per model)

DVD-RW Data Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD No

DVD Video Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD Yes (varies per model)

DVD+R Data Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD No

DVD Video Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD Yes (varies per model)

DVD+RW Data Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD No

DVD Video Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD Yes (varies per model)

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CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware

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CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware and DVD playback software

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