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Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO User Manual

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Congratulations and welcome
to the Compaq Presario
MyMovieSTUDIO leading edge
digital video editing and DVD
authoring desktop computer.
You’ve purchased a premier
desktop solution for quickly
recording, authoring, and
editing DVDs without needing
any specialized video editing
or computing skills.

You can:

> Record directly to a DVD 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 with MyDVD software.

> Make CD-R and CD-RW recordings.

* Requires an ALL-IN-WONDER

®

Radeon™ card.

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.
With your Compaq Presario
MyMovieSTUDIO bundled solution,
you should have:

>

A DVD-R/RW and CD-RW Combo
drive (installed in your computer)

>

Digital Video Center (1 IEEE-1394
port with 2 USB ports)

>

MyDVD software (packaged with
this booklet)

The DVD-R/RW and CD-RW Combo
drive is an all-in-one drive that allows
you to record movies onto a DVD disc,
create music CDs on a CD-R disc, and
store data on a CD-RW or DVD-RW
disc. You can use the Easy CD Creator 5
CD kit (included in your box) to create
music CDs and data storage CDs or
DVDs.

You can use the MyDVD software to
create home DVDs and the Studio 7
software, (included in your box) to
perform advanced edits on your
home DVD.

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