Absolute Beginners Guide to Computer Basics (2nd Edition)

In This Chapter

• Choosing a DVD Creation Program

• Creating a Movie DVD Direct from Tape

• Creating a Movie DVD from Video Files

• Creating a DVD Slideshow

• Copying a DVD

CD burners are standard equipment with most new PCs, but some new systems also come with DVD burners. If you have a DVD burner installed in your PC, you can use it to burn your home movies to DVD and to make copies of your personal DVDs. (And if your PC doesn't include a DVD burner, you can add an external burnervia USBat relatively low cost.)

Burning a DVD is a lot like burning a CDbut with movies instead of music. So read on to learn how to use your PC to burn your own DVD movies.