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DV-to-DVD Wizard 241
DV-to-DVD Wizard
Using the DV-to-DVD Wizard, you can capture video from FireWire-enabled DV and HDV
tape camcorders, add a theme template, and then burn to DVD. This video-editing mode
provides a fast and direct way to transfer your videos to a DVD.
You can launch the DV-to-DVD Wizard by clicking Tools > DV-to-DVD Wizard.
This section contains the following topics:
• Scanning for scenes
• Applying templates and burning to DVDs
Scanning for scenes
Scan the DV tape and select the scenes that you want to add to your movie.
To scan for scenes
1 Connect your camcorder to your computer, and turn on the device. Set your camcorder
to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode.
2 Select a recording device under Device.
3 Click the Capture format arrow to select a file format for captured videos.
4 Specify whether to burn all videos of the tape (Burn whole tape) or scan your DV tape
(Scene detection).
To burn the whole tape
1 Select Burn whole tape and then specify the tape duration under Duration.
2 Click Next to apply the template and burn to DVD.
To use scene detection
1 After selecting Scene detection, choose whether to scan the tape from the Beginning or
Current position.
• Beginning — Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. The tape will automatically
be rewound if the tape position is not in the beginning.
• Current position — Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape position.