Sony HDR-XR100 User Guide

Creating a standard

definition image

quality (SD) disc that

can be played on

ordinary DVD players

You can create a standard definition image

quality (SD) disc by selecting movies

and photos previously imported to your

computer (p. 33).

You may select high definition image quality

(HD) movies as sources. However, image

quality is converted from high definition

(HD) to standard definition (SD). It will take a

longer time for converting the image quality of

the movies than it took to actually record the

movies.

Turn on your computer, and place
an empty disc on the DVD drive.

See page 31 for the type of discs you can

use.

If any software starts automatically, shut

it down.

Double-click the “PMB” short-cut
icon on the computer screen to
start “PMB.”

You may start “PMB” also by clicking

[Start]  [All Programs]  [Sony

Picture Utility]  [PMB].

Click [Folders] or [Calendar] on
the left side in the window, and
select the folder or date, then
select the movies and photos.

High definition image quality (HD)

movies are marked with .

To select plural movies and photos, hold

the Ctrl key down and click thumbnails.

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At the top of the window, click
[Manipulate]  [DVD-Video (SD)
Creation].

The window used to select movies and

photos appears.

To add movies and photos to the

previously selected ones, select the movies

and photos in the main window and drag

and drop onto the window for selecting

movies and photos.

Follow the instructions on the
screen to create a disc.

It may take a long time to create a disc.

Copying a disc

You can copy a recorded disc to another
disc using “Video Disc Copier.”
You can also copy a disc by converting
high definition image quality (HD)
movies to standard definition image
quality (SD) movies.
Click [Start]  [All Programs]  [Sony
Picture Utility]  [Video Disc Copier]
to start the software. See the “Video Disc
Copier” help on the operation.

You cannot copy to a Blu-ray disc.

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