Insignia 1080p HD Digital NS-DV1080P - Manual (Page 24)

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NS-DV1080P 1080p HD Digital Camcorder
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Viewing movies and
pictures on a computer
Installing software
Your camcorder comes with:
ArcSoft MediaImpression—A user-friendly program
that helps you manage your media, burn your
movies to DVDs, and upload your movies to
YouTube.
Adobe Reader—A popular program that you need
to read your User Guide. You may already have this
program installed on your computer.
To install software:
1 Insert the included CD into the CD or DVD drive
on your computer.
2 Click Install ArcSoft MediaImpression or
Install Adobe Reader, then follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Transferring movies or pictures to a computer
You can transfer movies or pictures to a computer
to e-mail to family and friends or post on a Web site.
To transfer movies or pictures to a computer:
1 Connect the supplied mini USB cable to the mini
USB port on your camcorder and to a USB 2.0
port on the computer. The record/power LED
lights and starts blinking.
2 Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7:
Open My Computer or Windows Explorer. If a
card is inserted, two new drives will appear in
the drive list; otherwise, one new drive
(camcorder’s internal memory) will appear. The
internal memory drive will show up as DV. The
card drive will show up as whatever label the
card shipped with or that you selected if you
formatted the card in your computer. If you
erased the card in the camcorder, the label will
be DV-SD Card.
Mac OS 10.x and higher:
Two new drive icons will appear on the desktop
or in the sidebar if a card is inserted. Otherwise,
one new drive icon appears. The internal
memory drive will show up as DV. The card drive
will show up as whatever label the card shipped
with or that you selected if you formatted the
card in your computer. If you erased the card in
the camcorder, the label will be DV-SD Card.
3 Double-click the drive you want to view. Your
movie and photo fi les will be in the
\DCIM\100MEDIA folder.
You can view, copy, delete, and move any
movies or pictures you want using normal
procedures for your computer's operating
system.
You can use ArcSoft MediaImpression to edit
movies or pictures (Windows XP, Windows Vista
or Windows 7). For more information, see
“Installing software” on page 20.
Burning a movie to a DVD
If your computer runs the Windows XP,
Windows Vista, or Windows 7 operating system, you
can use ArcSoft MediaImpression to burn a movie to
DVD, then play the movie using regular DVD player.
To burn a movie to a DVD:
1 Install ArcSoft MediaImpression. For more
information, see “Installing software” on
page 20.
2 Make sure that you have a blank, writeable DVD
in the computer’s DVD drive.
3 In Windows, click Start, All Programs, then click
ArcSoft MediaImpression. The Welcome to
ArcSoft MediaImpression screen opens.
Note
The included software is compatible with Windows
XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 only.
Note
Detailed information for using a program can be
found in the program’s online help.
Note
ArcSoft MediaImpression must be installed to view
movies in .avi format on your Windows-based
computer. If you do not want to install ArcSoft
MediaImpression, but want to watch your .avi
formatted movies on your Windows-based computer,
alternative software is available at Web sites such as
http://ffdshow.info/.
Note
If you previously named your memory card
something else, such as “SD Card,” that name is
retained and will be displayed in My Computer
(Windows), on the desktop, or in the sidebar (Mac)
unless you erase the card using your camcorder. If
you erase the card using your camcorder, the card
will be labeled DV - SD Card. For more information,
see “Erasing an SD/SDHC memory card or the
internal memory” on page 15.
Note
Although you can save an edited movie to
camcorder’s memory card, we do not recommended
it. When you edit a movie, the changes you make
may make the movie unviewable on your camcorder.
To safeguard your edited movie, save it to your
computer.