Creating
a standard
definition
image
quality
(SD) disc that
can be played on
ordinary
DVD players
You can create
a standard
definition
image
quality
(SD) disc by selecting
movies
and photos
previously
imported
to your
computer
(p. 33).
• 5_u may select high definition image quality
(HD) movies as sources. However, image
quality is converted f)com high definition
(HD) to standard definition
(SD). It will take a
longer time *br converting
the image quality of
the movies than it took to actually record the
nlovies.
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Turn
on your
computer,
and
place
an empty
disc
on the
DVD
drive.
• See page 31 for the type of discs you can
use.
• If any software starts automatically,
shut
it down.
Double-click
the"PMB"short-cut
icon
on the
computer
screen
to
start"PMB"
• _bu may start "PMB" also by clicking
[Start] _
jail Programs] _
[SoW
Picture Utility] _
[PMB].
Click[Folders] or [Calendar] on
the left side in the window, and
select the folder or date, then
select the movies and photos.
• High definition image quality (HD)
movies are marked with tieD.
• To select plural movies and photos, hold
the Ctrl key down and click thumbnails.
At the top of the window,
click
[Manipulate]
--_ [DVD-Video
(SD)
Creation].
The window used to select movies and
photos appears.
• To add movies and photos to the
previously selectedones, selectthe movies
and photos in the main window and drag
and drop onto the window *brselecting
movies and photos.
Follow
the
instructions
on the
screen
to create
a disc.
• It may take a long time to create a disc.
Copying a disc
You can copy a recorded
disc to anothm
disc using "Video Disc Copieff
You can also copy a disc by converting
high
definition
image quality
(HD,
movies to standard
definition
image
quality
(SD) movies.
Click
[Start] --+ [All Programsl
-+
[Sony
Picture
Utility]
"-+ [Video Disc Copier]
to start the software.
See the "Video
Disc
Copier"
help on the operation.
• You cannot copy to a Blu-ray disc.
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