Creating DVD Movies 137
Creating DVD Movies
Your PC allows you to capture (copy), edit, and
record your home movies in four easy steps by using
the InterVideo WinDVD Creator
®
software program.
Capture: Take videos and pictures from digital
camcorders, capture cards, and Web cameras, and
then save them to your hard disk drive.
Edit: Arrange and trim your files. Add titles,
transition effects, images, and audio.
Author or Add Menu: Add a menu with chapters
to your DVD.
Make Movie: Finalize your project by burning
your movie to a DVD.
For more information on WinDVD Creator, click the
Help menu in the WinDVD Creator menu bar.
Getting Started
1 Click Start, choose All Programs, Video,
InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then
click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.
2 Select one of the menu options:
■ Create new project: Opens the Edit
section for you to begin creating a new
project.
■ Open existing project: Brings up the
Open window for you to select an existing
project.
■ Create CD/DVD with existing video
file: Brings up the Open window for you to
select existing video files.
■ Capture video into hard disk: Opens
the Capture section for you to capture
media.
■ Record video tape into DVD disc in
one step: Enables you to bypass the hard
disk drive and record straight from your
camera to a disc in your DVD drive.
Preview window
The Preview window is located in the upper-left
corner and behaves different for each task.
Capture: It displays what your capture device is
viewing.
Edit: Plays back the selected video or displays the
selected image.
Author (or Add Menu): Displays what your menu
and buttons look like.