"Make Home Movie" Multimedia Course

Part I. Set Up Your Movie Studio

PC Requirements for Making Home Movie

Does your PC have what it takes to make home movies? Watch the video to find out.

NOTES & TIPS

Because of the popularity of making home movies today, PC manufacturers sell multimedia PCs that have been configured to meet the requirements of making home movies.
HP's multimedia PCs are well thought-out with Firewire and USB ports on the front of the PCs so you don't have to reach backward or move your heavy CPU to plug a cable.
HP's PCs also come with DVD Burner that can burn images right on the DVD using their LightScribe technology.
If you are shopping for a new PC, check out HP's multimedia PCs.

Recommended PC Requirements

Components
PROCESSOR	1.5GHz or higher.
OPERATING SYSTEM	Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Usually comes with it).
MEMORY	1GB or higher
HARD DRIVE	120 GB or higher
OPTICAL DRIVE	8x DVD+/-RW Drive (so you can burn DVDs).
MONITORS	19 inch
VIDEO CARD	What comes with it is fine.
SOUND CARD	What comes with it is fine.
Accessories
SPEAKERS	What comes with it is fine.
KEYBOARD & MOUSE	What comes with it is fine.
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER	Nice to have: 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Software

ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY	What comes with it is fine.
BURN & VIDEO EDITING	Roxio MyDVD Plus:Copy DVDs,Edit Video,Effects,Photo Slideshows(DVD+RW only)

Internet Access	Ethernet or Wireless your choice. But you gotta have internet access.