Sony Handycam DCR-HC1000 Application Manual

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Managing pictures on a Windows computer26• Once you have created a Video CD, you cannot addimages to the same CD-R.• There may be a few second-break about every 10minutes on the created Video CD. This is due to theAVI format used to create the Video CD, whichdivides a picture every 10 minutes (about 4 GB) towrite it on a CD-R.• The picture being written onto the CD-R does notappear on the computer screen.z Tip• The importing of the picture stops automaticallywhen the tape is played to the end.To play the Video CDYou can play back the Video CD in one of thefollowing devices. Refer to the operatinginstructions supplied with each player fordetails.– a DVD player compatible with Video CDs– a computer equipped with a DVD drive andsoftware compatible with Video CDs– a computer equipped with Windows MediaPlayer (You may not be able to play back theVideo CD depending on the computerenvironment, including such factors as theoperating system or the hardware. The menufunctions of Windows Media Player do notwork.)The following procedure describes how to playback a Video CD using Windows Media Player.1 Place a Video CD in the disc drive of yourcomputer and start up Windows MediaPlayer.For Windows XPClick [Start], [All Programs],[Accessories], [Entertainment], then[Windows Media Player].For other operating systemsClick [Start], [Programs], [Accessories],[Entertainment], then [Windows MediaPlayer].2 Open [My Computer], [CD-R], then[MPEGAV]. Then, drag and drop themovie file [sss*.DAT] onto theWindows Media Player screen.* sss indicates the actual file name.Copying images for MEMORY MIXto a “Memory Stick” (only themodels with a Memory Stick slot)You can copy images for the MEMORY MIXfunction to a “Memory Stick.”Refer to the separate Camera Operations Guidesupplied with your camcorder for details on theMEMORY MIX function.1 Turn on the computer.2 Insert a “Memory Stick” into yourcamcorder.3 Prepare the power source for yourcamcorder, then slide the POWERswitch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.The name of the power switch on thecamcorder varies depending on the model.4 Set [STD-USB] in the menu settings ofyour camcorder to on.The procedure of the menu settings variesdepending on the model. For details, referto the separate Camera Operations Guidesupplied with your camcorder.5 Connect your camcorder to thecomputer via the USB cable (supplied)(p. 12).Click if [Picture Package Menu] startsup automatically.6 Start up [MEMORY MIX ImageTool].For Windows XPClick [Start], [All Programs], [PicturePackage], [Handycam Tools], then[MEMORY MIX Image Tool].For other operating systemsClick [Start], [Programs], [PicturePackage], [Handycam Tools], then[MEMORY MIX Image Tool].