Windows DVD Maker已随Windows Vista一起推出，并且继续出现在Windows 7中。与Windows 7中的其他工具不同，Windows DVD Maker与其(Windows DVD Maker)Windows Vista 对应物(Windows Vista counterpart)相比没有任何新的主要功能。这些差异充其量只是装饰性的，并且该工具的工作原理相同。在本文中，我将讨论以下主题：在哪里可以找到Windows DVD Maker、支持哪些文件类型和光盘、如何自定义和刻录DVD以及如何使用此工具解决问题。
注意：(NOTE:) Windows DVD Maker仅包含在Windows 7 Home Premium 和 Windows(Home Premium and Windows) 7 Ultimate中。
如果您在使用Windows DVD Maker(Windows DVD Maker)时遇到问题，请向下滚动到本教程的“出现问题时该怎么办”(What To Do In Case Of Issues)部分。
在哪里可以找到 Windows DVD Maker
要查找Windows DVD Maker，请在开始菜单(Start Menu)搜索框中键入“dvd maker”，然后单击Windows DVD Maker快捷方式。或者，您可以在Start -> All Programs -> Windows DVD Maker中找到它。
(Files Types & Discs Supported)Windows DVD Maker支持的文件类型和光盘
在我们进入实际的刻录过程(burning process)之前，我会提到可以使用Windows DVD Maker刻录的文件类型：
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视频文件：(Video files:) '.asf'、'.avi'、'.dvr-ms'、'.m1v'、'.mp2'、'.mp2v'、'.mpe'、'.mpeg'、'.mpg'、 “.mpv2”、“.wm”和“.wmv”。
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音频文件：(Audio files:) '.aif'、'.aifc'、'.aiff'、'.asf'、'.au'、'.mp2'、'.mp3'、'.mpa'、'.snd'、'. wav'和'.wma'。
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图片文件：(Picture files:) '.bmp'、'.dib'、'.emf'、'.gif'、'.jfif'、'.jpe'、'.jpeg'、'.jpg'、'.png'、'. tif'、'.tiff' 和 '.wmf'。
关于可以刻录这些类型文件的媒体，Windows DVD Maker支持写入：DVD+R、DVD+RW、DVD-R、DVD-RW 和 DVD-ROM(DVD-RW and DVD-ROM)，只要您的DVD Writer 单元(DVD Writer unit)支持它们。关于蓝光(Blu-Ray)，Windows 7 没有对它的原生支持(Windows 7 does not have native support)，这意味着您将无法使用Windows DVD Maker刻录此类磁盘。
如何添加用于刻录的(Burning & How)媒体(Media)以及如何自定义它
当您启动它时，Windows DVD Maker将启动一个页面，其中包含有关您可以使用此工具做什么的信息。您可以通过取消选中“不再显示此页面”('Don't show this page again')选项来禁用它。
要开始该过程，请单击“选择照片和视频”('Choose Photos and Videos')。
这是Windows DVD Maker的主窗口。在这里您可以添加和组织项目，您可以保存和打开编辑或配置DVD 菜单(DVD menu)设置。
要添加照片或视频，请单击顶部菜单中的添加项目(Add items)按钮。浏览(Browse)直到找到要添加的图片或视频，选择它们并单击添加(Add)按钮。如果在选择项目时按住Ctrl(Ctrl)键，则可以选择多个项目。
或者，您可以直接从Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)直接将任何想要在DVD上刻录的图片或视频拖放到Windows DVD Maker窗口中。
您添加到Windows DVD Maker的所有照片都将自动存储在一个名为Slide Show的文件夹中。双击幻灯片(Slide Show)文件夹以查看您添加到编辑中的所有照片。
要返回主窗口，请单击(window click)顶部菜单中的小文件夹图标(folder icon)。
在进行下一步之前，您有几个可用的选项：
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保存编辑以供以后使用(Save the compilation for later use)- 这将保存有关您要在 DVD 上写入的内容的信息，以便您以后可以重新使用它来刻录同一张 DVD。稍后可以通过转到File -> Open project file并选择您保存的集合来轻松加载。要保存编译，请单击文件(File)并选择另存为(Save as)。
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删除文件(Remove a file)- 选择要删除的文件，然后单击顶部菜单中的删除项目(Remove item)图标。( icon from the top menu.)
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更改文件的顺序(Change the order of the files)- 选择一个文件并使用顶部菜单中的箭头向上或向下移动它。
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选择 DVD 刻录机(Choose a DVD recorder)- 单击顶部菜单右侧的下拉列表以查看可用的 DVD 刻录机并选择一个。
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写入 DVD 标题(Write the DVD title)- 为此最多允许 32 个字符。
此外，如果您单击“选项(Options)”链接，您将看到更多设置。您可以选择播放设置、DVD 宽高比(DVD aspect)、视频格式(video format)、刻录机速度和临时文件位置(file location)。
我们建议您进行以下设置：从 DVD 菜单开始(Start with DVD menu)，以便您可以选择首先播放的文件。然后，如果您有宽屏电视，请选择16:9的(16:9) 宽高比(aspect ratio)，如果没有，请保持 4:3 的比例。视频格式(video format)取决于您居住的国家/地区，例如北美国家使用NTSC格式，欧洲国家使用PAL格式。
要确定选择哪种视频格式(video format)，请参阅Wikipedia 上的这篇文章(this article on Wikipedia)。接下来，在刻录机速度选项(burner speed option)中选择您想要的速度。您可以将其设置为Default的临时文件位置(file location)。完成后，单击OK。
完成所有更改后，单击下一步(Next)按钮。
如何自定义 DVD 菜单
在实际刻录DVD(DVD)之前，下一步是自定义DVD 菜单(DVD menu)。默认情况下， Windows DVD Maker将在DVD 菜单(DVD menu)的背景中显示您添加到编辑中的视频或照片(videos or photos)中的随机图像。
在窗口的右窗格中，您可以选择多种菜单样式。(Menu Styles)
在顶部菜单中，您再次拥有File菜单，可让您保存(Save)当前编辑和Preview按钮，您可以准确查看编辑在(Preview)DVD上的样子。
预览(Preview)窗口如下面的屏幕截图所示。
如果要更改DVD 文本(DVD text)菜单，请单击顶部菜单中的菜单文本(Menu text)按钮。
在新窗口中，您可以选择所有菜单的字体类型和颜色(font type and color)，并可以编辑它们的名称。例如，您可以将Play替换为Start或Go。您可以对DVD 标题、场景选择(DVD title, Scene selection)按钮和备注(Notes)按钮执行相同操作。
当您编辑菜单文本(menu text)时，您将看到右侧显示的图像的即时更新。但是，如果您想确切了解DVD 菜单(DVD menu)的外观，您应该按下预览(Preview)按钮。完成编辑后，单击更改文本(Change text)按钮以使更改永久生效。
在主菜单中还有“自定义菜单”('Customize menu')按钮。如果要自定义菜单样式，请(menu style)单击(Click)它。
在这里，您可以选择菜单的字体类型和颜色(font type and color)，并且根据您之前选择的菜单样式(menu style)，您可以添加前景或背景视频(background video)。此外，您可以在浏览DVD 菜单(DVD menus)时添加音乐，并且可以从预定义选项的下拉列表中选择场景按钮样式。(scene button style)
要将视频添加到菜单中，请单击“浏览(Browse)”按钮，选择适当的文件，然后单击“添加(Add)” 。如果要添加音乐文件(music file)，请对音乐文件执行相同操作。
完成后，您可以通过按顶部菜单中的“另存为新样式”('Save as new style')按钮来保存当前样式菜单。(style menu)然后，您可以单击“更改样式”(Change Style)按钮以使更改永久生效。
上层菜单中的最后一个按钮是“幻灯片放映”(Slide Show)按钮。如果要编辑当前编辑的幻灯片(slide show)设置，请单击它。(Click)
您可以在幻灯片中添加音乐，组织音乐（添加、删除、上移、下移），可以设置幻灯片图片(slide show picture) 长度时间(length time)从 3 到 30 秒以及幻灯片之间的过渡效果(transition effect)。此外，您可以启用或禁用更改幻灯片放映长度(slide show length)以匹配音乐长度(music length)的选项，然后对图片使用平移和缩放效果(pan and zoom effects)。当您完成所有设置后，单击“更改幻灯片放映”('Change Slide Show')按钮。
如果一切都是您想要的方式，请单击“刻录”(Burn)按钮。
完成 DVD 刻录过程
首先，编译将以适当的格式编码，然后才会被刻录到DVD上。根据您添加到编辑中的文件的大小，编码和刻录DVD(DVD)需要或多或少的时间。通常，编码过程比刻录花费更多的时间。例如，我用于本教程的编辑有 8 张照片和一个 30 秒和 30 MB 的视频。编码和刻录过程(encoding and burning process)正好用了 10 分钟。
DVD准备好后， Windows DVD Maker会询问您是否要制作DVD的另一个副本。如果您想要另一个副本，请单击相应的按钮，如果不需要，请单击“关闭”(Close)按钮。
如果单击关闭(Close)按钮，Windows DVD Maker将再次打开，您可以保存当前编辑或退出(compilation or exit)。
出现问题时该怎么办
如果您发现以下任何问题，则很可能是由不兼容的过滤器引起的：
- 您不能将菜单背景或前景视频(menu background or foreground video)放在DVD Maker的自定义部分(custom section)
- (Video)当您在Windows DVD Maker中预览视频时，(Windows DVD Maker)视频出现颠倒或扭曲。
- 视频是黑色的，没有音频播放。
- Windows DVD Maker 停止响应。
- 音频(Audio)播放太快并且失真。
- 音频播放，但视频是黑色的。
在这种情况下，请按照第一章中的说明进入DVD 选项菜单。(DVD Options)在DVD-Video(DVD-Video)选项卡旁边有Compatibility选项卡。
单击(Click)它以查看是否有任何活动的视频过滤器可能会干扰Windows DVD Maker的刻录过程。要禁用活动过滤器，只需取消选中每个过滤器前面的小复选标记。(check mark)
此设置不会影响其他程序，它只会确保不会干扰Windows DVD Maker刻录过程。
结论
如您所见，Windows DVD Maker并不难使用。它有一些非常好的自定义选项，应该满足基本的视频DVD 刻录(DVD burning)需求。如果您已经使用过此工具，请随时与我们分享您的经验。
How to Burn DVD's with Windows DVD Maker, in Windows 7
Windows DVD Maker has been introduced with Windows Vista and it continues to be present in Windows 7. Unlike with other tools in Windows 7, Windows DVD Maker doesn't have any new major features compared to its Windows Vista counterpart. The differences are cosmetic at best and the tool works the same. In this article I will touch on the following topics: where to find Windows DVD Maker, which file types and discs is supporting, how to customize and burn a DVD and how to solve issues with this tool.
NOTE: Windows DVD Maker is included only in Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Ultimate.
In case you have problems with Windows DVD Maker scroll down to the What To Do In Case Of Issues section of this tutorial.
Where To Find Windows DVD Maker
To find Windows DVD Maker type in the Start Menu search box the words 'dvd maker' and click on the Windows DVD Maker shortcut. Alternatively, you can find it in Start -> All Programs -> Windows DVD Maker.
Files Types & Discs Supported By Windows DVD Maker
Before we move on to the actual burning process of, I will mention the types of files which can be burned with Windows DVD Maker:
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Video files: '.asf', '.avi', '.dvr-ms', '.m1v', '.mp2', '.mp2v', '.mpe', '.mpeg', '.mpg', '.mpv2', '.wm', and '.wmv'.
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Audio files: '.aif', '.aifc', '.aiff', '.asf', '.au', '.mp2', '.mp3', '.mpa', '.snd', '.wav', and '.wma'.
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Picture files: '.bmp', '.dib', '.emf', '.gif', '.jfif', '.jpe', '.jpeg', '.jpg', '.png', '.tif', '.tiff', and '.wmf'.
Regarding media on which these types of files can be burned, Windows DVD Maker supports writing on: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-ROM as long as your DVD Writer unit supports them. Regarding Blu-Ray, Windows 7 does not have native support for it which means that you won't be able to burn such disks with Windows DVD Maker.
How To Add Media For Burning & How To Customize It
When you start it, Windows DVD Maker will launch a page with information on what you can do with this tool. You can disable it by unchecking the option 'Don't show this page again'.
To start the process, click on 'Choose Photos and Videos'.
This is the main window of Windows DVD Maker. Here you can add and organize items, you can save & open compilations or configure DVD menu settings.
To add photos or videos, click on the Add items button from the top menu. Browse until you find the pictures or videos that you want to add, select them and click the Add button. You can select multiple items if you press and hold the Ctrl key while selecting them.
Alternatively, you can simply drag and drop in the Windows DVD Maker window any pictures or videos that you want to burn on DVD, directly from Windows Explorer.
All the photos you add to Windows DVD Maker will be stored automatically in one folder generically named Slide Show. Double click on the Slide Show folder to view all the photos that you added to the compilation.
To go back to the main window click on the small folder icon from the top menu.
Before you move to the next step you have a couple of options available:
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Save the compilation for later use - this will save information about what you want to write on your DVD so that you can re-use it later to burn the same DVD. This can be easily loaded later by going to File -> Open project file and selecting the collection you saved. To save the compilation, click on File and select Save as.
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Remove a file - select the file you want to remove and click on the Remove item icon from the top menu.
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Change the order of the files - select a file and use the arrows from the top menu to move it up or down.
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Choose a DVD recorder - click on the drop-down list from the right side of the top menu to see available DVD recorders and choose one.
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Write the DVD title - for this a maximum 32 characters is permitted.
Further, if you click on the Options link you will see even more settings. You can choose the playback settings, the DVD aspect ratio, video format, burner speed and the temporary file location.
We recommend you the following setup: Start with DVD menu, so that you can choose what file to be played first. Then, if you have a wide TV select the 16:9 aspect ratio, if not, keep the 4:3 ratio. The video format depends on the country you live in, for example North American countries use the NTSC format and the European countries use the PAL format.
To be sure on what video format to choose, see this article on Wikipedia. Next, at the burner speed option select the speed you desire. The temporary file location you can let it as Default. When you finish, click on OK.
When you have finished with all the changes click the Next button.
How to customize the DVD menu
Customizing the DVD menu is the next step, before the actual burning of the DVD. By default Windows DVD Maker will show in the background of the DVD menu random images from the videos or photos that you have added to the compilation.
On the right pane of the window you have multiple Menu Styles that you can choose from.
On the top menu, you have again the File menu which allows you to Save the current compilation and the Preview button which allows you to see the compilation exactly how it is going to look like on DVD.
The Preview window looks like in the screenshot below.
If you want to change the DVD text menu, click on the Menu text button from the top menu.
In the new window you can select the font type and color of all menus and you can edit their names. For example, you can replace Play with Start or Go. You can do the same with the DVD title, Scene selection button and the Notes button.
When you edit the menu text, you will see an instant update on the images shown on the right side. However, if you want to see exactly how the DVD menu is going to look like, you should press the Preview button. When you have finished editing, click on the Change text button to make the changes permanent.
In the main menu there is also the 'Customize menu' button. Click on it if you want to customize the menu style.
Here you can choose the font type and color of the menu and, depending one the menu style you chose earlier, you can add a foreground or a background video. Also, you can add music while you browse through the DVD menus and you can choose a scene button style from a drop-down list of predefined selections.
To add a video to the menu, click on the Browse button, choose the appropriate file and then click on Add. Do the same thing for the music file, if you want to add one.
When you have finished you can save the current style menu by pressing the 'Save as new style' button from the top menu. Then you can click on the Change Style button to make the changes permanent.
The last button from the upper menu is the Slide Show button. Click on it if you want to edit the slide show settings of the current compilation.
You can add music to the slideshow, organize the music (add, remove, move up, down), you can set the slide show picture length time from 3 to 30 seconds and the transition effect between the slides. Also, you can enable or disable the option to change the slide show length to match the music length and then use of pan and zoom effects for pictures. When you have everything set up click on the 'Change Slide Show' button.
If everything is the way you want to, click on the Burn button.
Finalize the DVD burning process
First, the compilation will be encoded in the appropriate format and only then it is going to be burned on the DVD. Depending on the size of the files you added to the compilation, it will take more or less time to encode and burn the DVD. As a rule, the encoding process takes much more time than the burning. For example, the compilation I used for this tutorial had 8 photos and a video of 30 seconds and 30 MB. The encoding and burning process took exactly 10 minutes.
After the DVD is ready, Windows DVD Maker will ask you if you want to make another copy of the DVD. If you want another copy, click on the appropriate button, if not click on the Close button.
If you click on the Close button, Windows DVD Maker will open again and you can save the current compilation or exit.
What To Do In Case Of Issues
If you notice any of the following issues, chances are this is caused by an incompatible filter:
- You cannot put a menu background or foreground video in the custom section of DVD Maker
- Video appears upside down or distorted when you preview it in Windows DVD Maker.
- Video is black and no audio plays.
- Windows DVD Maker stops responding.
- Audio plays too quickly and is distorted.
- Audio plays, but video is black.
In this case, go to the DVD Options menu as described in the first chapter. Next to the DVD-Video tab there is the Compatibility tab.
Click on it to see if you have any active video filters that could interfere with the burning process of Windows DVD Maker. To disable the active filters, simply deselect the small check mark in front of each.
This setting will not affect other programs, it will just make sure that there are no interferences with the Windows DVD Maker burning process.
Conclusion
As you can see, Windows DVD Maker is not hard to use. It has some really nice customization options which should fit basic video DVD burning needs. If you have used this tool already, don't hesitate to share your experience with us.
