Getting Started Guide

Creating Video Discs and Movies 83
Creating a Video Project
To create a video project:
1 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home.
2 Click the Video button to display the Video Guide.
3 Click Create Project, and then DVD or VCD depending on the type of
project you want to create.
A project named Untitled DVD-Video or Untitled Video CD is created and
displayed in the MyDVD project window.
4 Click File and then Save to change the name your project from Untitled to a
more descriptive name. After renaming your project, click Save.
Continue your project by performing the procedure described in one or more of the
following sections:
• “Adding files to a video project” on page 83.
• “Capturing video to a video project” on page 84.
• “Adding slideshows to a video project” on page 85.
• “Adding submenus to a video project” on page 85.
Adding files to a video project
You can add files to your DVD or VCD video project from:
• An existing DVD or VCD.
• Video files already stored on your PC.
• Video capture from a digital video camera (as described in the next section).
To add files from a DVD, VCD, or from your hard disk drive:
1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project that you created as
described in “Creating a Video Project” on page 83.
2 Click Add Files.
3 Navigate to the folder that contains the video files you want to add or to the
media drive that contains the DVD or VCD.
4 Select the files you want to add, and then click Open. The files are added to
the current project and displayed in the project window.