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Chapter 13 - Sharing and Syncing Digital Media Topics
Sharing Digital Media over a Network
Synchronizing Digital Media with Portable Devices Burning Music and Other Media to CDs and DVDs Creating and Sharing Picture and Video DVDs Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player can
• Play media on a single PC
• Fetch media from another device on a network, even over the Internet • Sling media to another device on a network
• Transfer your collection to a portable device (but not an Apple or Zune device) Editions
Windows Media Player is included in all editions of Windows 7 Homegroups can only be created with Home Premium or better
Starter and Home Basic editions can join a homegroup that already exists Windows DVD Maker is only available in Home Premium or better Sharing Digital Media over a Network
Play media directly from another computer in your Homegroup Play tunes from a shared music library
• The shared library can be on a computer using any operating system • The music will be sent streaming
Send music from your computer to play on an other computer or device Media Streaming Options
Other Libraries
In Windows Media Player Restricting Shared Media
In Windows Media Player, click Stream, More Streaming Options
Click "Choose default settings…", or for a specific PC, click "Customize…"
Streaming Music Properties Play streaming media
In the lower left of Windows Media Player, right-click the album cover and click File, Properties You see IP address, Port, and a
complex file path
Streaming Digital Media to Other PCs or Devices
To allow this, on the target PC, in Windows Media Player, click Stream, "Allow remote control of my Player"
• Only allowed on Home and Work
networks
On controlling PC, in Windows Media Player, right-click a song and click "Play To" to send the music • This feature has bugs (see p. 445)
Remote Streaming over the Internet
Connect your Windows Live ID with your user account on both PCs "Allow Internet Access To Home Media"
Synchronizing Digital Media with Portable Devices
Works with USB flash drives, flash memory cards, or phones that run Windows Mobile Does not work with iPhones or Zunes, they require special software (iTunes and Zune) Automatically transfers your library to the device, and adds new songs to the device
• Does not work the other way--songs added ti the device are not automatically copied back to your PC
Burning Music and Other Media to CDs and DVDs Windows Media Player can burn
• Audio CD
Plays in any CD player
Does not display album and track information on a car CD player • Data CD
MP3 and WMA files Plays back on any
computer or MP3 or WMA player
• Data DVD
Not the same as a video DVD
Holds data files, like a data CD
Burning
In Windows Media Player, click the "Burn" tab
Drag items to the Burn List in the lower right
Use the tiny "List Options" button on the top right to select burn type Creating and Sharing Picture and Video DVDs
In Windows DVD Maker, you do two steps
• Select pictures and videos
• Add a title and create a menu that can be navigated with a remote control Then you burn the DVD
Ch 14: Using Windows Media Center What Is Windows Media Center Windows Media Center
• Serves as an alternative, simpler interface to Windows Media Player • Can record TV if you have a TV tuner
Editions
• Windows Media Center is only included in Windows 7 Home Premium or better Setting Up and Customizing Windows Media Center
Launching Windows Media Center • Start, Programs,
Windows Media Center
• Or the green button on a remote control that has been set up for use on a PC
Express
Express lets you start playing your media immediately
Using the Media Center Interface
The interface is designed to
be operated from ten feet away with a remote control • Lists are "strips" that wrap around
Hover over Media Center
Click the green circular button to go to the Start Page Use the arrow keys to move up and down through menus Find Tasks and use right and left arrows to select Settings, then
press Enter
Settings Strip (on right)
Start Menu
Pictures & Videos, Music, and Movies, lead to your galleries
Extras include games and online services Tasks--customize settings and hardware Third-party developers can add strips, such
as Sports
Navigating with a Remote Control Back - like a browser's Back button
Page Up/Page Down - move one screen at a time through galleries and the guide Replay/Skip - jumps 7 seconds back or 30
seconds forward Guide - opens a TV guide
Entering Text with a Remote Control
Use On Screen Keyboard and select letters one by one with the arrow keys, press OK to select them
• Image from link Ch 14a
Using Media Center with a Mouse or Keyboard Move the mouse in the Media Center window
• Mouse controls appear on lower right and upper left • There are also keyboard commands (p. 475)
CDs, DVDs, and Devices
Adjust AutoPlay settings as desired
Without AutoPlay, the new CD appears in the top left slot in the Media Library but does not immediately play
Recording and Watching TV
Media Center allows you to control; Media Player's TV features with a remote control To record TV, you need a TV tuner (internal or USB) and a TV signal (such as Cable TV)
Media Center remote control also requires its infrared receiver which can be built-in to the computer or connected by USB
Over The Air (OTA) Broadcasts
OTA broadcasts are now all digital in the USA
They can be recorded in high-definition TV (HDTV) format Premium Channels
You need a digital tuner that can decrypt the protected content
You can purchase special hardware to enable your computer to receive encrypted content, but you cannot move the card later
You can easily lose access to the content you've paid for Recording TV Programs and Series
Using your remote control, you can easily program your computer to record TV shows Files are saved in the Windows Recorded TV Show format
• 3 GB or more for an hour of TV
• Enforces copy protection: you cannot play a protected file on a different device
• The new PlayReady system should enable all devices in your HomeGroup to play the content Watching and Managing Recorded TV
In Windows Media Center, go to the Start page and choose "Recorded TV" from the TV strip Space Management
• Media Center will delete old recordings to make room for new ones, when necessary • You can burn files to DVD for archiving (if they are not protected)
Connecting and Using a Media Center Extender
A hardware device that connects a home entertainment center through a network to your PC Xbox 360 can act as an extender
Extenders work via Remote Desktop
Access is restricted by an eight-digit Setup Key Issues with Media Extenders
Wireless networks may not have enough bandwidth to stream high-definition videos • There is a "Tune Network" option to detect and attempt to correct this problem Extenders work with Windows Media codecs and MP3
• But DVDs and Blu-ray discs won't stream
Project 7: Researching an Error Event
Worth 20 Points
Choosing a Computer to Use
1. It would be best to do this on your own Windows 7 computer, if you have one, so you can fix a real problem it has. But if you prefer to use the lab, log onto any Windows 7 machine with any account that has Administrator privileges.
Opening Event Viewer
2. Click Start. Type EVENT into the Search box. In the results list, click "Event Viewer". 3. Event Viewer opens, showing the "Overview and Summary" as shown below on this page.
Selecting an Event to Research
4. Unless you are extremely fortunate, your machine will have some Error events. As you can see above, mine has 41 Errors in the last 7 days. (If you really have zero Errors, research a Warning event instead.)
5. Click the + icon on the left of the Error lineFind an Error event that seems interesting and double-click it.
Project 7: Researching an Error Event
Worth 20 Points
6. The lower pane shows details of the event, as shown below on this page. Findthe Event ID number and the Source and write them in the box below.
Saving a Screen Image
7. Make sure the Event ID number and the Source are visible. 8. Press PrintScrn to copy the whole desktop to the clipboard. 9. Click Start and type in PAINT. Click Paint. In the
untitled - Paint window, click Edit, Paste. The image appears in the Paint window.
10.In the untitled - Paint window, click File, Save. Save the document with the filename Your Name Proj 7a.
Event ID: ______________
Source: ______________
Project 7: Researching an Error Event
Worth 20 Points
Using Eventid.net
13.Open a browser and go to eventid.net. Enter your Event ID and Event Source in the appropriate boxes and click the Search button.
14.You should see a page with some information about your event, as shown to the right on this page. Click the blue "Comments and links" link at the bottom of this box. 15.You should see a page with
Comments about your event, as shown to the right on this
page.
Saving a Screen Image
16.Make sure comments about your event are visible. 17.Press PrintScrn to copy the
whole desktop to the clipboard.
18.Click Start and type in PAINT. Click Paint. In the
untitled - Paint window, click Edit, Paste. The image appears in the Paint window. 19.In the untitled - Paint window, click File, Save. Save the document with the filename
Your Name Proj 7b.
Describe The Problem And Solution In Your Own Words
20.Based on what you have read, compose a description of the problem and how to solve it, in your own words. If you did not get any help from the sources above, try typing the Event ID into Google. If that doesn't work, start over with a different Event.
Turning in your Project
21.Email the JPEG images to me as attachments to one e-mail message. Put your description of the problem and how to solve it, in your own words in the body of the email message. Send the message to: [email protected] with a subject line of CNIT 235 Proj 7 From Your Name, replacing Your Name with your own first and last name. Send a Cc to yourself.
