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Using Windows DVD Maker

I have neglected several included features in Windows Vista.  And to be honest I have not used many of them assuming they won't work very well.  Rather than be an ignorant assuming geek, I have decided to go over some of the included features in Vista.  Today I will start with Windows DVD Maker.

Click on Start \ All Programs \ Windows DVD Maker

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You then will get the default splash screen.  If you don't want to see it every time just check the box "Don't show me this page again".

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The interface is relatively bland and simple.  Here I just dragged over the video files from a DVD I copied from my collection using DVD Shrink.

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Next you get a preview of the DVD menu.  You can also change the menu look with other included menu themes.

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When you are finished with the settings just click the Burn button.  There are not a whole lot of extra features.  You can change the burn speed, menu fonts, and screen format.  For the most part this is an extremely simple and limited DVD burning application.  I actually have a better time burning with CDburnerXP.  Also, depending upon the speed you select … even if it is maximum, it seems to take longer to burn a disc than other third party software.

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This article was originally written on 04/30/08 Tagged with: Video, Vista, Windows

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Comments (1)

  1. snowbrother

    I made a music video using Windows DVD Maker. I want to play it on youtube, but I don't know how to convert it, or make it available for loading to internet sites. Can you help?


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