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® VAIO Blu-ray Disc™ Disclaimers, Notes, Warnings NOTICE © 2006 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written per- mission is prohibited. All rights reserved. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, ANY SOFTWARE REFERENCED HEREIN, OR OTHER INFOR- MATION CONTAINED HE
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Contents What is Blu-ray Disc™ Media? ....................................................... 1 Benefits of Blu-ray Technology ....................................................... 1 Simplicity ....................................................................................2 Storage Capacity ........................................................................ 2 Compatibility ...............................................................................3 Flexibility and Interactivity .
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VAIO BluRay 3rd revision.fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 6, 2007 10:48 AM ™ Blu-ray Disc Guide ™ What is Blu-ray Disc Media? Blu-ray Disc™ media (BD), is a revolutionary new media format developed by a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer, and media manufacturers. The Blu-ray format was developed to meet the entertainment and storage demands of the “High Definition” era that the entire world is rapidly moving to embrace. Blu-ray technology brings to market a n
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Simplicity Blu-ray technology makes the task of choosing which basic media type to use easy with only three different formats to choose from. They include: • BD-R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable) - Recordable format for HD video recording and PC data storage. • BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Re-writable) - Rewritable format for HD video recording and PC data storage. • BD-ROM (Blu ray Disc Read Only Memory) - Read only format for HD movies, music, software, games, etc. 1 These discs are available with a stor
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What does this mean for me? The limited capacity of DVDs results in video and audio files being compressed to fit on a disc. This causes a quality reduction in the picture and/or sound. The greater capacity of BD discs allows for pristine picture quality and virtually full spectrum audio. Compatibility Blu-ray Disc™ offers a convergence of technology and compatibility among a new generation of high definition movies, video players, video recorders, personal computers, and gaming systems.
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What do I need to experience Blu-ray technology? 2 To fully appreciate Blu-ray’s video and audio output capabilities , you would need the following: ® Note: Your VAIO computer comes equipped with a HDMI™ or DVI-D HDCP connection, depending on the model you purchased. TV / Monitor For the best experience and output to a HD TV or monitor (HDCP monitor), do the following: • Output to a high definition television/monitor using HDMI or 3 DVI-D connection. ® • Use a Blu-ray Disc player. (See th
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Notes • The content of certain Blu-ray Disc™ movies may require a HDCP compliant monitor. If your TV/monitor has a HDMI™ connection, it should support the HDCP content protection functionality. • If you connect to your TV/monitor using DVI, check your display’s user manual to see if it is HDCP compliant. • Analog connections such as Composite and S-Video are able to output BD content, but only at standard definition resolutions. • Higher capacity analog connections, such as VGA, are able t
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Blu-ray Disc Compatible Programs Sony has included three Blu-ray Disc compatible software ® programs to the VAIO package of factory-installed software for select VAIO personal computers. They are provided to give you the tools you need to experience Blu-ray Disc technology. The included programs are: ® •Roxio Easy Media Creator — Backup up large amounts of data to recordable optical discs. ® • Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO — Capture, edit, and save 4 videos in BDAV format . ® ® • InterVid
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® Roxio Easy Media Creator ® Roxio Easy Media Creator is perfect for backing up large amounts of data to recordable optical discs. The version of Roxio Media Creator installed on your VAIO computer supports the cre- ation of data discs using Blu-ray Disc™ technology. You can also protect your important music, video, and data files by using the Easy Archive feature to transfer and store files on high- 4 capacity Blu-ray discs . 7
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Creating a Data Disc Before you begin If you plan to use a BD-R (write once) disc when creating a data disc, you should consider whether you want the disc left open (appendable) or closed (non appendable) at the end of a recording session. • To leave the disc open, choose the option I would like to use discs for more than one recording. Selecting this option allows you to record multiple times to a single disc. However, fewer drives may be able to read the disc. Use this option if you exp
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5 If desired, type a name for your disc in the Volume Label text box located at the top of the project window. Note: If your disc already contains files and they do not display in the project window, you can add the files by clicking the Load Disc button. 6 Add files to your disc by the following methods: • Click the Add Data button and from the Select files and folders to add screen, locate and select the files/folders you wish to add. If desired, rename the selected file/folder in the
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Easy Archive The Easy Archive project lets you easily backup important files to a disc or hard drive. An Easy Archive project can be scheduled to run whenever it's convenient. Large archive projects are automatically spread across as many discs as you need. To use Easy Archive 1 From the Project Menu on the left side of the screen, click Backup. Then click Easy Archive. 2 Select a destination drive. If the destination is a disc drive, insert a blank or rewritable disc. 3 Carefully re
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Additional Information ® Roxio Easy Media Creator is designed to be used for both Blu-ray Disc™ and standard definition functionality such as CD burning, standard DVD burning, etc. For additional information about the Roxio Easy Media Creator features available to you, refer to the 5 Help file . To open the Help file Do one of the following: • From the main menu, click Help. • Click the Help/Tutorial icon located on the Welcome banner. • Press the F1 key on your keyboard. 11
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® ® Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO ® ® With Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO you can capture, edit, and save videos in the BDAV format for use with BD-RE or 4 BD-ROM . Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO allows you to do the following: • Capture videos and create a new BDAV project. A BD-R disc is supported only when creating a new project. • Append additional movie clips to an existing movie on your BD disc(s). A BD-RE disc is required when appending an existing BDAV project. • Capture videos a
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Before you begin Before you begin a new project, you should review the current Preferences and Project Settings. These settings can affect the properties and quality of your project results. Preferences The Preferences dialog box allows you to define or change program settings To access Preferences Click the Settings and Options icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen and select Preferences from the menu. General Preferences Resume all Overrides the “Do not show again” option
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Capture Preferences Click OK to start Displays a confirmation message before DV capture performing the actual capturing process. Stop tape once Automatically stops the connected capture capturing stops device in your computer once the program stops capturing. Project Settings From the Project Settings dialog box, you can Change MPEG Settings and customize your Video Save options, which include General and Compression settings. To access Project Settings • Click the Project Settings icon loc
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6 From the Capture Video screen, select the capture device from the Source drop-down list. 7 Select the Capture Mode. Choose from Fixed duration, Marked duration, or Full DV tape. 8 Select the Video format. For HDV camcorder, MPEG2 is the only option. For DV camcorder, choose between MPEG, AVI, and SD BDAV-High Quality. 9 Use the video controls to locate the starting point of the video you want to capture. 10 Click the Capture Video icon to start capturing the video. 11 When complet
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The selected files open in the program video clip list located at the bottom of the window. To import DVD videos (non-copyrighted only) into your movie ® ® 1 Start Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO . ® From the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button. Then point to All Programs, Ulead BD DiscRecorder, and click Ulead BD DiscRecorder. 2 Click New/Append Disc. 3 Select the New Project option, and click Next to continue. 4 Click the Add Video Files icon to open the Select Files screen to
