Windows DVD Maker
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | January 30, 2007 |
Included with | Windows Vista, Windows 7 |
Type | DVD authoring |
Website | www |
Windows DVD Maker is a discontinued DVD authoring application developed by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista, available in the Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista for users to create slideshows and videos for playback on media devices including DVD players and the Xbox 360 home video game console. It is also available in the Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions of Windows 7, but it is no longer available as of the release of Windows 8.[1]
DVD Maker features an
History
DVD Maker was reported by Paul Thurrott during the
DVD Maker is available in Windows 7 as an optional application installed by default; it is no longer available as of the release of Windows 8.
Features
Windows DVD Maker is available on Home Premium, Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista, as well as Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows 7. It has a simple user interface, which takes the user through the process of creating DVD-Video. The first step involves importing video files, arranging them to play in proper order. Windows DVD Maker automatically splits the videos into scenes that can be accessed from a special scene selection page in the DVD menu. In the next step, animated DVD menus can be added to the compilation. Windows DVD Maker can also add a slide show of pictures with a musical accompaniment and transition effects. Many of these are similar to the transition effects available in Windows Movie Maker. Users can also customize the font and button styles. The application can show an interactive preview of what the DVD will look and act like when it has been burned. For example, users can navigate the DVD menus, testing them.
Windows DVD Maker is designed to encode video as background process with reduced scheduling priority to ensure the computer remains responsive during the compilation process.[6]
See also
- Features new to Windows Vista
- List of features removed in Windows 8
- List of DVD authoring applications
References
- ^ "Windows DVD Maker in Windows 8!". Community. Microsoft. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Thurrott, Paul (May 8, 2003). "WinInfo Short Takes: Week of May 12: WinHEC 2003 Special Edition". Windows IT Pro. Penton. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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- ^ a b Thurrott, Paul (May 13, 2003). "Microsoft Show Points Way to Future of PCs". Windows IT Pro. Penton. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ Evers, Joris (May 9, 2003). "WinHEC: Next Windows to support all DVD writing formats". InfoWorld. IDG. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- Safari Books Online. O'Reilly Media. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Windows DVD Maker Encoding Slow | This P.O.S