10 Creating DVDs and CDs
Software Quick Reference
To open the DVD Writer/CD Writer software
programs, click Start on the taskbar, choose All
Programs, select the program folder, and then click
the program to open the software. Refer to the
following table to determine the best programs for the
tasks you want to do.
NOTE: You may have a software update CD included
with your PC. You may need to install this CD before
using the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive. To do this,
follow the installation instructions that came with
the CD.
The PC has various software programs preinstalled
that you can use with the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive:
• Windows Media Player
• RealOne Player
• Windows Movie Maker 2.0
• InterVideo WinDVD
• RecordNow!
• InterVideo WinDVD Creator
NOTE: Some programs listed above may not be
included with your PC model.
Your PC comes with the following software programs.
Use this table to find out what you can do within each
program.
Software With this program you can
Windows Media
Player
• Play music CDs, MP3, and other audio files.
• Play DVD movies. (Windows Media Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player
program, such as InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.)
• Play Windows Movie Maker files.
• Record music files.
• Organise digital files into a library for recording or listening.
RealOne Player
• Play music CDs, MP3 and other audio files.
• Play DVD movies. (RealOne Player can play DVDs only if another DVD player
program, such as InterVideo WinDVD, is installed.)
• Play video CDs.
• Record music files.
• Organise digital files into a library for recording or listening.
Windows
Movie Maker 2.0
• Import audio, video and other media files from a videotape, an audiotape, a Web
camera or a television broadcast.
• Record audio and video files to create a video project that becomes a Windows
Media source file with a .wmv extension.
• Edit and preview files.
• Send movie in an e-mail or to a Web server.
• Add music files (MP3).
• Import audio files such as .mp3, .asf or .wma; video files such as .wmv, .asf, .avi or
.mpg; or image files such as .jpg or .gif.
• Can create AVI and WMV (Windows Media Video) files.
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