Sony Computer Applications Guide - Manual (Page 26)

Managing pictures on a Windows computer 26
• Once you have created a Video CD, you cannot add
images to the same CD-R.
• There may be a few second-break about every 10
minutes on the created Video CD. This is due to the
AVI format used to create the Video CD, which
divides a picture every 10 minutes (about 4 GB) to
write it on a CD-R.
• The picture being written onto the CD-R does not
appear on the computer screen.
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• The importing of the picture stops automatically
when the tape is played to the end.
To play the Video CD
You can play back the Video CD in one of the
following devices. Refer to the operating
instructions supplied with each player for
details.
– a DVD player compatible with Video CDs
– a computer equipped with a DVD drive and
software compatible with Video CDs
– a computer equipped with Windows Media
Player (You may not be able to play back the
Video CD depending on the computer
environment, including such factors as the
operating system or the hardware. The menu
functions of Windows Media Player do not
work.)
The following procedure describes how to play
back a Video CD using Windows Media Player.
1 Place a Video CD in the disc drive of your
computer and start up Windows Media
Player.
For Windows XP
Click [Start], [All Programs],
[Accessories], [Entertainment], then
[Windows Media Player].
For other operating systems
Click [Start], [Programs], [Accessories],
[Entertainment], then [Windows Media
Player].
2 Open [My Computer], [CD-R], then
[MPEGAV]. Then, drag and drop the
movie file [sss*.DAT] onto the
Windows Media Player screen.
* sss indicates the actual file name.
Copying images for MEMORY MIX
to a “Memory Stick” (only the
models with a Memory Stick slot)
You can copy images for the MEMORY MIX
function to a “Memory Stick.”
Refer to the separate Camera Operations Guide
supplied with your camcorder for details on the
MEMORY MIX function.
1
Turn on the computer.
2
Insert a “Memory Stick” into your
camcorder.
3
Prepare the power source for your
camcorder, then slide the POWER
switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/
EDIT mode.
The name of the power switch on the
camcorder varies depending on the model.
4
Set [STD-USB] in the menu settings of
your camcorder to on.
The procedure of the menu settings varies
depending on the model. For details, refer
to the separate Camera Operations Guide
supplied with your camcorder.
5
Connect your camcorder to the
computer via the USB cable (supplied)
(p. 12).
Click if [Picture Package Menu] starts
up automatically.
6
Start up [MEMORY MIX Image
Tool].
For Windows XP
Click [Start], [All Programs], [Picture
Package], [Handycam Tools], then
[MEMORY MIX Image Tool].
For other operating systems
Click [Start], [Programs], [Picture
Package], [Handycam Tools], then
[MEMORY MIX Image Tool].