Part VI. Fun with Movies, Music, and Photos
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Scanning with Gusto 417
What Happens inside a Scanner? 417
Your Friend, the Flatbed 419
Popular Scanner Features 421
Basic Scanning with Windows Live Photo Gallery 422
Scanning Do's and Don'ts 429
Those Irritating (Or Invaluable) Copyrights 430
Chapter 2: Dude, MP3 Rocks! 433
An MP3 Primer 434
Ripping Your Own MP3 Files 435
Listening to Your Stuff 438
Downloading to an MP3 Player 440
Using Other Sound Formats 441
Burning Audio CDs from MP3 Files 443
Chapter 3: Making Movies with Your PC 445
Getting the Lowdown on Windows Live Movie Maker 445
Rounding Up Clips and Images 447
Building Your First Movie 448
Adding Transitions without Breaking a Sweat 450
Adding Special Effects without Paying George Lucas 451
Adding Sound 452
You've Just Gotta Have Titles! 453
Previewing Your Oscar-Winning Work 454
Saving and Sharing Before Traveling to Cannes 455
Chapter 4: I Can Make My Own DVDs? 457
Welcome to Windows DVD Maker 457
Clips 'R Easy! 459
Time to Preview 463
Burning Your DVD and Celebrating Afterward 464
Chapter 5: I'm Okay, You're a Digital Camera 465
How Does a Digital Camera Work? 466
The Pros and Cons of Digital Photography 468
Digital Camera Extras to Covet 471
The Lazy Man's Guide to Composing Photographs 473
Organizing Your Pictures 478
Downloading Your Images 478
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