User manual COMPAQ DVD WRITER

[. . . ] 26 i english The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 United States Code) and similar , laws in other countries govern the reproduction of copyrighted works. The person using the HP drive may be liable for its use to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted works. Hewlett-Packard Company does not authorize or condone the use of the HP drive for the unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works. If you find an error in this manual or just have a suggestion for it, send email to manuals@hp. com. The information you send will be used only to help us develop future revisions of this manual. [. . . ] In HP MyDVD, click Help, MyDVD Help. video 12 how do I edit a DVD movie disc? You can edit a DVD movie even after you've written it to disc. To edit a DVD movie disc, it must be on a rewritable disc: DVD+RW or CD-RW. Edits that you can make include: I I I I I I adding a video file deleting a video file changing the title renaming the buttons changing the thumbnail image of a button changing the menu's style video what you need I the DVD movie disc that you want to edit The DVD movie must be recorded on a rewritable disc: DVD+RW or CDRW. 1 Start the software. a b c d Double-click the HP DVD Writer icon on your desktop or click Start, Programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP DVD Writer, HP DVD Writer. Click HP MyDVD. Do one of the following: I If your DVD movie is on a DVD+RW disc, click Create a DVD. (DVDVideo format) If your DVD movie is on a CD-RW disc and was created with the Create a VCD command, click Create a VCD. (VCD format) If your DVD movie is on a CD-RW disc and was created with the Create a DVD command, click Create a DVD. (cDVD format) I I For more information, see "Do one of the following:" on page 10. Select the drive that contains the DVD movie disc, then click OK. 13 2 Make the desired changes. Note that on a cDVD format disc, you can't rename the buttons. 3 Preview the DVD movie. a b c Click Preview on the toolbar. When you're done previewing the movie, click the X on the remote control. 4 Write the disc. a b c video d Click Make Disc on the toolbar. When the dialog box appears, click OK. where you can watch the disc If you used a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc (DVD-Video format), you can watch the disc in most DVD players or DVD-ROM drives with PowerDVD or other playback software (see "how do I watch a DVD movie on my PC?" on page 19). However, we recommend that you use a DVD+R disc because it's compatible with more DVD players than a DVD+RW disc. For the latest compatibility information, check the website www. hp. com/support/dvd-compatibility. If you used a CD-R or CD-RW disc and chose Create a VCD (VCD format), you can watch the disc in most DVD players and on your PC with PowerDVD or other playback software. If you used a CD-R or CD-RW disc and chose Create a DVD (cDVD format), you can watch the video on your PC with no additional software. HP MyDVD places a free software player on the disc when you write it so you can view the contents of the CD. The software starts automatically when the CD is inserted into a Windows-based PC. This type of disc cannot be played in a DVD player. to learn more To learn more about HP MyDVD, read its online help. Double-click the HP DVD Writer icon on your desktop or click Start, Programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP DVD Writer, HP DVD Writer. In HP MyDVD, click Help, MyDVD Help. 14 how do I edit my video files? Use Arcsoft ShowBiz to edit your videos. Some of the things you can do are: I I I I I I I combine videos, photos, and audio files into one movie add text, transitions, and special effects delete unwanted sections of a video change a video's brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and speed transfer video from your camcorder or VCR to your PC save the movie in many different formats export the movie to disc, digital video tape, or HP MyDVD video what you need I 1 blank disc or a rewritable disc that you don't mind erasing (you need this only if you do step 6) recommended disc Use to share your DVD movie with family and friends because DVD+R discs are compatible with more DVD players and DVD-ROMs than DVD+RW discs. R discs are less expensive than RW discs, but they cannot be erased and reused. you can also use Use for temporary storage while creating your DVD movie because the movie might go through several iterations before you get it exactly how you want it. [. . . ] If you want to take the data to another computer, be aware that not all computers will be able to read a disc made in this way. To make a data disc that is readable by all computers, see "how do I share data?" on page 24. what you need I 1 blank disc or a rewritable disc that you don't mind erasing recommended disc CD-RW (650 or 700MB capacity) DVD+RW (4. 7GB capacity) Use for temporary data storage. RW discs are rewritable; you can read the disc a few times, then erase and reuse it. you can also use CD-R (650 or 700MB capacity) Use for permanent data storage. R discs can be written to until full, but cannot be erased and reused. [. . . ]