HP m370n, m376n, m377n, m380, m380n Creative Guide

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Creating DVDs and CDs

With Your DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive

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Table of Contents

Creating DVDs and CDs .................................................................. 1

DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive Features ............................................. 1

Creating Music CDs with RecordNow! ............................................. 1

Creating CDs to Play in Your Car or Home CD Players..................................1

Creating CDs to Play on Your PC ................................................................2

About Creating a Music CD.......................................................................3

Storing Files on a DVD or CD .......................................................... 3

About Storing Data Files on Disc ................................................................4

Copying a DVD or CD ..................................................................... 4

Erasing a DVD or CD....................................................................... 5

Removing Files from a Recorded Data Disc ..................................................5

About Removing Files in RecordNow! .........................................................5

Creating DVD Movies ..................................................................... 6

Creating a Quick DVD Movie ....................................................................6

Creating a Custom DVD Movie........................................................ 8

Requirements for Capturing Video ..............................................................8

Capturing Video with ShowBiz 2................................................................8

Editing Video Files in ShowBiz 2 ................................................................9

Recording a DVD or VCD Movie with ShowBiz 2 .......................................10

Editing Recorded DVDs with ShowBiz 2 ........................................ 12

Playing Your Recorded DVD Movie ............................................... 12

Playing Your DVD in InterVideo WinDVD...................................................12

Playing Your DVD in Windows Media Player .............................................13

About Recording Video Files......................................................... 13

Disc Labels.............................................................................................13

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Recording VHS Video Files onto DVDs........................................... 13

Creating Recovery CD/DVDs for the PC......................................... 13

Setting Automatic Recording Options............................................ 13

Compatibility Information............................................................. 14

Compatible File Formats.......................................................................... 15

Disc Quick Reference .................................................................... 15

Software Quick Reference ............................................................ 16

Troubleshooting............................................................................ 18

My Recording Failed............................................................................... 18

I Can’t Add Files to My Music CD ............................................................18

I Can’t Add Data Files to My DVD ............................................................ 18

My Music CD Won’t Play in My Stereo .....................................................19

The Titles of My Music Tracks Don’t Appear on My CD ...............................19

I Get an Error Message When I Try to Capture Video Files ..........................19

My PC Doesn’t Recognize My Digital Camcorder When I Try to

Capture Video Files ................................................................................19

My Movie Won’t Play on My DVD Player ..................................................19

Which Discs are Compatible With My DVD and CD Players?......................19

More Information ......................................................................... 19

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Creating DVDs and CDs

Creating Music CDs with

Your PC includes the DVD Writer/CD Writer, which is a DVD and CD rewriteable optical drive. This guide tells you about the optical drive features and tells you about how to use some of the software programs to create DVDs and CDs.

IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of

technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by national copyright law.

DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive Features

The DVD Writer/CD Writer is a multipurpose rewriteable optical drive that can:

• Record audio, data, and video files onto DVDs

or CDs.

• Create DVDs and VCDs that can be played on

most DVD-ROM drives and some home DVD players.

• Record directly to a DVD or CD from a digital or

an analog video source, such as a digital video camera, a TV tuner, or a VCR.

RecordNow!

NOTE: Burn is an industry term used to describe the

recording of information onto a DVD or CD. Optical recording uses a laser beam to place information onto the disc, thus the term burning.

You can use RecordNow! to create audio CDs to play in your car or home CD player or on your PC.

Creating CDs to Play in Your Car or Home CD Players

1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD)

Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.

2 Click the Audio Projects tab. 3 Select Audio CD for Car or Home

CD Player.

NOTE: Your PC must have an analog capture

card to capture video from an analog device such as a VCR.

• Store, edit, and preserve video files from various

video sources.

• Store large amounts of data.

• Play DVD movies and music CDs.

• Read data DVDs and CDs.

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4 Insert a music CD. Select View and then select

your CD-ROM drive to view the tracks on your CD.

Click Find Music, and then click Browse to find music files on your hard disk drive that you want to record.

5 Select the tracks you want to record, and then

click Add.

NOTE: You can press Control (Ctrl) on your

keyboard to select more than one track.

Click ? and then select RecordNow! Help for more information about recording music CDs with the RecordNow! program

Creating CDs to Play on Your PC

1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD)

Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.

2 Click the Audio Projects tab. 3 Select Jukebox CD. 4 Click Find Music, and then click Browse to find

music files on your hard disk drive that you want to record.

Click Find Music, and then click Scan for Music. RecordNow! searches your PC for all music files and places them into the Music on System window.

NOTE: RecordNow! scans for all audio

files, even the sounds from your operating system. If you don’t want to display some of these sounds, you can select the Options icon (wrench), and then select the Audio tab. Select Hide audio files shorter than (in seconds), and then type in the seconds.

6 Click the Burn icon when you have

added all the audio files to your music CD project.

7 Click Ye s. 8 When prompted, insert a blank CD-R or

CD-RW disc.

NOTE: If you want to play your music CD in your

home or car stereo, use a CD-R disc. CD-RW discs may not play in some stereos.

9 Click OK. It is best not to use the PC while

recording.

10 Click Done when recording is complete.

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5 Select the tracks you want to record, and then

click Add.

NOTE: You can press the Control (Ctrl) key to

select more than one track.

6 Click the Burn icon when you have

added all the audio files to your music CD project.

7 Click Ye s. 8 When prompted, insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW

disc. If the CD-RW disc is not blank, RecordNow! prompts you to erase it and then automatically begins writing to it when it is erased.

NOTE: If you want to play your music CD in your

home or car stereo, use a CD-R disc. CD-RW discs may not play in some stereos.

9 Click OK. It is best not to use the PC while

recording.

10 Click Done when recording is complete.

Click ? and then select RecordNow! Help for more information about recording music CDs with the RecordNow! program.

About Creating a Music CD

IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of

technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by national copyright law.

When recording music files, it is important to note that:

• To play your music CD in a home or car stereo, it

needs to be recorded as a music CD in CD Audio (CDA) format, not as a data CD.

• You must record all music files in one recording

session because RecordNow! closes the CD after recording is complete. Music files can be recorded repeatedly onto a rewriteable (CD-RW) disc, but all previously recorded music files must be erased first.

• As you add music files in the recording session,

RecordNow! calculates and displays the amount of recording time available to record additional music files.

• You can’t record song titles unless you make an

exact copy of a music CD in your collection.

• If you try to record more than a standard CD can

hold, RecordNow! displays a message warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc.

Storing Files on a DVD or CD

Unlike music CDs, data DVDs and CDs can be recorded in multiple sessions.

1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD)

Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.

2 Select the Data Projects tab. 3 Insert a blank or appendable CD-R,

CD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW disc into your drive, and then click Data Disc.

• If the disc is blank, click Continue.

• If the disc is full, insert a blank or another

appendable disc.

• If you are adding files to a disc, follow onscreen

instructions. You may have to click Cancel, eject the disc, insert it again, and then record.

• If you are erasing a rewriteable disc, click

Continue.

NOTE: An appendable disc means additional files

can be added to it, as there is disc space available. Recorded audio CDs are closed session discs which are not appendable.

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4 To name your disc, select Vol um e La b el , and then

type your name over it. RecordNow! will assign a name based on the recording date if you don’t type in a name.

5 Add your data files to the file selection window:

• Click the Add Files and Folders button, click

the browse folder icon to find and select your file, and then click Add. Repeat this step until all files are added.

About Storing Data Files on Disc

When storing data files on a disc, it is important to note that:

• You can add new data files to a CD-R and a

DVD+R in a later recording session, until the disc is full. With DVD+R discs, you need to select the correct setting in RecordNow! to record files in a later session. To do this, insert your recorded DVD, open RecordNow!, click the Options icon (wrench), select the Advanced tab, select the recording option you want, and then click OK.

• When you record files that have the same name

as previously recorded files, RecordNow! updates the file and the previous version is overwritten.

• RecordNow! allows you to change file names and

titles of files you want to record and files that were previously recorded.

• As you select data files to record to your disc,

RecordNow! calculates and displays the amount of recording space available on your disc.

Copying a DVD or CD

• Drag your file from your desktop or from

anywhere in Windows Explorer into the file selection window. Repeat this step until all files are added.

NOTE: You can rename your files in the file

selection window by selecting and typing over the current name. This does not affect the original files on your hard disk drive.

6 Click the Burn icon when all of your files

have been added.

7 Click Done when recording is complete.

Click ? and then click RecordNow! Help for more information about recording data files with the RecordNow! program.

IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of

technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by national copyright law.

RecordNow! allows you to make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection. You can’t copy commercial DVDs because they are protected by copyright laws and are encoded to prevent illegal duplication.

To make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection:

1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD)

Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.

2 Yo u c a n s ele ct t he Audio Projects, the

Data Projects or the Backup Projects tab.

3 Select Exact Copy. 4 Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy.

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