Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Third Edition

Chapter 35. Burning and Copying DVDs

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 burner—via USB—at relatively low cost.)

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

Choosing a DVD Creation Program

Chances are, your DVD burner came with ...