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Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO

Getting Started

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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

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.

> 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.

Take 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 config-

ure with a rewriteable drive.)

>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.

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.

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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.

Create home DVD

or VCD discs

Create CDs

Now that you have the Compaq MyMovieSTUDIO what can

you do?

Store data on CD or

DVD Rewriteable discs

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Edit an Existing

Project

Create or Author a

New Project

Record Directly

to DVD or CD

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 professional-

level 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.

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 don’t 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.

My Movie

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

selected models only.

**Requires DVD or CD Rewriteable drive.

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Select Record

Direct-To-DVD

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.

Deselect to stop the

Wizard appearing

every time you start

MyDVD. (To make the

Wizard appear again,

please refer to the

MyDVD User Guide.)

Click Cancel to close the MyDVD

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.

Get to know MyDVD

Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with

MyDVD.

To open the MyDVD application, double click the

MyDVD icon on your desktop or from the Start

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 Settings tab.

3. In the Screen Resolution area, click and drag

the slider to 1024 x 768 pixels.

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

* 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 to record a

DVD or create a

DVD project

Click to record a

VCD or create a

VCD project

Select Edit An

Existing DVD

and click Next

to open an

existing

project on a

DVD disc.

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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.

Start the

New Project

Wizard

Save the

current

project

Open the

“My Videos”

folder

Preview

the current

project

Open an

existing

project

Start the

Record

Direct-

To-Disc

Wizard

Start the

Capture

Wizard

Create a

Disc

Click to create

a button that

links to a new

Click to open

the Select a

Style window

(lets you

choose and

edit the menu

styles)

This button links to the

next menu in a

sequence of menus

This button links to

the previous menu

in a sequence of

menus

Indicates how much

disc space the project

will fill

Menu label.

Click to edit

the text

Button label.

Click to edit the

text

This button

links to the

main (“Title”)

Toolbar

Menu Editor

This is your

Windows

background

Send clips

to ShowBiz

for editing

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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 the Direct-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.

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 com-

puter.

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

“Auto” if you are making a DVD.

Click to select speed

Select the disc

to record to

Screenshot above reflects “Create a DVD” option

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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.

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

Scroll to

desired

style

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.

Click to

select style

Rewind

Play

Stop Fast

Forward

Move

back one

frame

Move

forward

one

frame

Choose what you

want to record Choose

the video

quality

Add

chapter

points

automati-

cally

Select to

give menu

buttons

and text a

3-D effect

Time

Elapsed

File Size

Temp

Space

Used

Record

Set

Record

Length

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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,

select SendSend

SendSend

Send toto

toto

to the Ethe E

the Ethe E

the Editorditor

ditorditor

ditor on the toolbar. This will

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.

Add Movie Clips to Your DVD or VCD

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.

Scroll to

desired style

Screenshot above reflects “Create a DVD” option

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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 to start recording.

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.

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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

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.

Record

back

DVD* or

CD* disc,

or hard

drive

Save

new

DVD or

VCD

project

Click

Preview

preview

your

project

and exit

preview

Make

edits

your

DVD or

VCD

project

Open

your

file

from

hard

drive,

DVD or

disc

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

DVD Rewriteable is being used.

Chapter Point

Project name

Your DVD project file will appear on the D drive

if it is a single-drive configuration.

Select

the disc

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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.

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.

Scroll to

desired

frame

Record Select to add chapter

points automatically

while capturing

Before “trim”

After “trim”

Thumbnail slider - “Change

image displayed on a button”

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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 Yes to delete

the movie and associated chapters from the

project.

Create

new

menus

Back to

home

To next

To previous

You can delete

these buttons

You can not delete

these navigation

buttons

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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 control’s Close button to

resume editing the project.

Modify the

button label

New button

label

higher

level

Main

Status

project

For DVD Playback

For VCD Playback

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