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C ompaq Presario MyMovieS T UDIO Getting Star ted My Movie Final.p65 2/6/2002, 7:20 PM 1.
C ongra tulations and welcome to the C ompaq Presario MyMovieS TUDIO leading edge digital video editing and D VD authoring desktop computer . Y ou’ve purchased a premier desktop solution for quickly rec ording , authoring , and editing D VDs without needing any specialized video editing or computing skills.
3 Get Connected First, install the MyDVD software. T o install this softwar e, inser t the C D into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen steps. Note: When you ar e finished installing your applications, re-boot your C ompaq Presario computer . Next, connect the hardware.
4 Edit an Existing Project Create or Author a New Project Record Directly to DVD or CD Wha t can you do with MyM ovieS TU DIO? The Compaq Pr esario MyMovieST U DIO makes it eas y to put quality video and audio onto recordable DVDs and CDs.
5 Select Record Direc t-T o-DV D and click Next to begin recording video and audio to a DVD disc. Select New MyDVD Project and click Next to begin creating a DVD project. Select Open MyDVD Project and click Next to open an existing project in MyDVD . Click Tutorial to see a demonstra- tion on how to use MyDVD.
6 The T oolbar and Menu Editor Y ou can use the toolbar to per form most of the functions in MyDV D . Y ou can add video clips , create menus and buttons, select styles, and navigate through your project using the Menu Editor .
7 Create a Direct-to-DVD Recording This feature allows you to quickly transfer or archive videos to a DVD without having to manually create or author titles, menus, or buttons. The W izard walk s you thr ough the steps to automatically cr eate a D VD that is ready to play .
8 Choose Y our 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.
9 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 capabili- ties, use the Pinnacle Systems’ Studio 7 software.
10 Save the Project 8 . Click Save Project on the toolbar or choose File , Save Project . 9 . T ype 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.
11 Edit an Existing Project Y ou can open and edit any projects that you hav e already recorded to your hard drive or DVD disc. Y ou do not have to store y our 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 pag e 4 .
12 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 Presario computer . 2 . Click Capture on the toolbar or choose T ools, then Capture . 3 . Choose your settings from the Capture to Disk window .
13 Create Additional Menus MyDVD automatically creates additional menus when the number of buttons exceeds the maximum number for the menu style. Y ou can also manually create additional menus. For additional help on creating menus, see the MyDVD User Guide.
14 Modify menu styles Y ou can change the style of the menus in your project . T o create a custom style, click Style , then the New Custom Style button on the Menu Editor . Y ou can also download additional styles from the MyDVD web site. 1 . On the menu editor , click Style or choose Project, then Change Menu Style .
15 Media File T yp e Ability to Ability to Ability to Playback on DVD Set-up Record Playback other computers CD-ROM Data N o Y e s Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, V aries per model CD-RW or DVD-R/RW hardwar.
16 JV C GR -DVL310U Digital Camcorder • 680 , 000 -pixel, 1 /4” Interlace CCD • 110 ,000-pixel 2.5” High Resolution, 270-degree rotating LCD color monitor • 10X Optical Hyper Zoom and 400X D.
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