PC Magazine Windows XP Digital Media Solutions -- Credits -- Preface -- A Note About Windows XP -- How to Read This Book (Don't Skip This Part!) -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Part I: Music to Your Ears -- Chapter 1: Playing Digital Music -- Discovering Windows Media Player 10 -- Using the Windows Media Player Media Guide -- Listening to Music -- Listening to Internet Radio Stations -- Playing Streaming Audio Files -- Playing Music with Media Center -- Having Fun with Media Playback: A Guide to the Best Windows Media Player Add-ons -- Summary.
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Chapter 2: Configuring and Tuning Windows Media Player -- Using the Media Library and Playlists -- Customizing Windows Media Player -- Configuring Windows Media Player Options -- Updating Windows Media Player -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Managing and Sharing Digital Music -- Using the My Music Folder -- Changing the Location of the My Music Folder -- Using the Music Task Lists -- Burning Your Own Music CDs -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Rip: Copying Music from Audio CDs -- Understanding Digital Audio Formats -- Configuring Windows Media Player to Rip CDs -- Ripping a CD: Copying Music to Windows XP.
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Managing Digital Audio Metadata -- Ripping CDs with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Acquiring Music from Cassettes, DVDs, and Other Analog Sources -- From Analog to Digital: Understanding the Issues -- Recording Audio from an Analog Source with Windows Movie Maker -- Editing an Analog Recording with Windows Movie Maker -- Recording Audio from an Analog Source with Plus! Analog Recorder -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Digital Music Store: Working with Online Music Services -- An Introduction to Online Music Services -- Buy Music Online -- Now What? Manage Purchased Music.
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Printing Photos with Media Center -- Ordering Prints Online -- Electronically Sharing Photos -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Acquiring Photos with a Scanner -- Understanding Flatbed Scanners -- Choosing a Scanner for Windows XP -- Installing and Detecting a Flatbed Scanner -- Scanning a Photo -- Using a Film Scanner -- Not Done Yet: What to Do After You Scan -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Acquiring Photos with a Digital Camera -- Understanding Digital Cameras -- Detecting Your Camera in Windows XP -- Acquiring Images from a Digital Camera -- Acquiring Pictures with a Media Center PC.
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Subscribe to Online Music Subscription Services -- Access Online Music Services from a Media Center PC -- Take Purchased and Subscribed Music on the Road -- Summary -- Part II: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words -- Chapter 7: Managing Photos and Images -- Managing Images with My Pictures -- Customizing Image Folders -- Getting the Most from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -- Editing Images with Microsoft Paint -- Editing Photos with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 -- When XP Isn't Enough: A Quick Look at Other Photo-Editing Solutions -- Printing Photos with the Photo Printing Wizard.
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With this hands-on guide, bestselling author and Windows expert Paul Thurrott gives readers the lowdown on the digital media features of Windows XP, including new Service Pack 2 updates to Media Player and MovieMaker. Packed with explainations on how to rip and burn custom music mixes, convert vinyl to digital, get the best deals on online music services, and get the most out of an iPod, this book reveals solutions to digital media mysteries. Demonstrates how to get more out of scanners and digital cameras, manage a digital photo collection, and create photo slide shows and CDs Shows how t.