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Features:
* Auto-color adjustment improves image quality with Photoshop-style
filters * Bezier keyframe controls for natural, elegant-looking effects
with spline-based tools * Meet professional production standards with
support for importing, editing, and delivering HD content * Access
plug-ins directly from After Effects or within Premiere Pro, for
outstanding visual effects * Simple clipboard tools let you copy & paste
between Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects Product Description * The
most complete Microsoft Windows experience designed for the home, with
features not available anywhere else From a sleek, polished new look for
Windows XP that extends to all of your applications, to the built-in CD
and DVD burning support1 new in Windows XP Media Center Edition, this is
the best version of Windows for the Home. Unique and customizable logins
for each member of the family ensure everyone has their own document and
media libraries, and a desktop they can personalize with new themes,
screensavers and more. Built on Windows XP Service Pack 2, choose from
the widest range of software, hardware, and services all designed to
work together more securely. And tap into increased entertainment and
personal productivity. * Developed as the family room entertainment
center Connect your Media Center PC to a standard TV or widescreen High
Definition Television (HDTV), and enjoy your digital media in a dynamic
home theater environment all with the convenience of a remote control.
New ultra-quiet designs from major PC manufacturers look and work great
as a part of your home theater with support for HDTV recording and up to
7.1 speaker surround sound. Setup is a breeze from a remote control,
complete with support for Wireless networks and automatic updates that
keep your Media Center current while the Display Calibration Wizard help
you configure your TV signal, display type, and video playback quality,
so you can enjoy the best possible experience for your equipment.
Enhanced widescreen support enables you toggle between normal, zoom, and
stretch video modes to fit widescreen displays. Start a movie, get
comfortable, and enjoy. * Enjoy more of your entertainment all in one
easy-to-use place Windows Media Center keeps your entertainment in one
familiar place thats as easy to use with a keyboard and mouse or a
remote control. All in one place, browse thumbnail images of your music,
photos, and videos to easily find entertainment. You can even view
photos, music, video, and more stored on other PCs or devices around the
home all in one place when connected to a home network. Simply resize
the Media Center window and you can conveniently listen to music or
watch a baseball game, movie, or video while performing other activities
on your PC such as surfing the Web. * Easily transfer, touch up and
share photo slide shows with music Transfer photos effortlessly with
Plug and Play support for a wide range of over 250 digital cameras. Just
plug your camera in and transfer photos to your library with a click.
View slideshows to music, or touch up blemishes with features such as
automatic red eye removal, auto contrast fix, and support for automatic
or manual crop. You can even rotate and print photos! * Burn and back up
music, photos, recorded TV, and home movies onto CD or DVD Back up your
photos, music, TV programs, and home movies on DVDs or share photos and
home movies on DVDs1 that play in most home DVD players right from
within Media Center. You can even create and share home movies with over
100 transitions and effects in Windows Movie Maker 2.1 with DVD Burning
built right in. * Discover, watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV —
all with no service fees Optionally record up to three2 live TV shows at
the same time and watch your shows on your schedule with optional
Personal Video Recording (PVR). Windows XP Media Center Edition works
with any standard signal, from a basic antenna, to cable, digital cable,
and satellite. You can even use your PC while programs are recording in
the background. Easily discover whats on by channel or time using the
built-in Electronic Program Guide (EPG) with no service fees, or use the
new Movie Finder3 to casually browse movies to record by time, release
date, rating, actor, and so much more. Its like having your local rental
store and a movie guide all in one place and with no service fees. * The
first home computer operating system designed for enjoying High
Definition quality via TV, DVD, or even the Web Watch live local digital
TV and HDTV broadcasts on equipped PCs complete with full personal video
recording, pause, rewind, and Electronic Program Guide support. Tap into
the latest in high definition movies, complete with surround sound
delivered via specially marked DVDs and Web downloads that carry the
Windows Media Video High Definition (WMV HD) logo. * Enjoy it in any
room in the house with Media Center Extender and compatible devices
Experience whole-home entertainment from your Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005 on TVs around your home through Windows Media Center
Extender technologies available in set-top-box products or in a kit for
your Xbox game console or other devices compatible with Windows Media
Center. * Take more of your entertainment on the go with Portable Media
Centers or a wide range of music players Enjoy entertainment on the go
by automatically syncing with a wide choice of portable players
including the amazing new Portable Media Center, which provides easy
access to your photos, recorded TV, music, movies, and more, or a wide
choice of portable music players for different lifestyles and budgets. *
Connect to movies and music in your living room—on demand Now, with
Media Center, the PC and remote control introduce you to brand new
entertainment experiences. Media Center connects you with entertainment
options available from leading on-line, on-demand content providers.
Rent and watch digital on-demand movies. Find and download new music.
Watch movie previews. Catch up on the news. Play games. Discover a world
of entertainment content from the comfort of your favorite chair!
System requirements:
* Memory 256 MB of PC133 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
(SDRAM) is recommended * Hard-Disk 4 gigabytes (GB) of available
hard-disk space required for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
operating system. Total hard-disk capacity for non-mobile systems should
be at least 60 GB. Total hard-disk capacity for mobile systems should be
at least 30 GB. * Drive A DVD-compatible drive is required, and the
Media Center computer must have built-in Designed for Windows XP DVD
playback MPEG/DVD decoder. The DVD drive must read DVDs at 4x and CDs at
16x speed. * Graphics Card 64MB graphics card using DDR with 4x AGP and
Direct X 9 support (recommended to have Designed for Windows XP Media
Center Edition logo). * Display A minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels for a 4:3
aspect ratio and 1280 x 720 pixels for a widescreen aspect ratio is
recommended. * Options o The Media Center computer must include a V.90
or higher, 56K modem and 100BaseT or wireless (802.11b) network adapter
o A connection to the Internet is required and can be made through
100BaseT Ethernet, 802.11b wireless, 56K modem or integrated broadband
modem. This requires that both modem and Wired Ethernet (or Wireless
Ethernet) connections are supported for certain markets. End users need
the ability to connect to the Internet to collect program guide data o
Hi-Speed USB is a requirement if it is necessary to support a video
capture device through USB. Otherwise, USB 1.1 is the minimum
requirement o Implementing the modem in software is discouraged due to
unpredictable behaviors and processor peak usage that may have adverse
effects on the performance of Windows XP Media Center Edition
functionality or multimedia or gaming applications o Wireless
implementations of 802.11g are recommended instead of 802.11b when they
become available o To support the phone call notification feature of
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, use a TAPI 3.1-compliant,
caller-ID-capable modem o To enable users to transfer large media files
easily, at least one high-speed port (greater than or equal to 100
megabits per second) should be present. o TV tuner card (recommended to
have Designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition logo) o Media Center
remote control (recommended to have Designed for Windows XP Media Center
Edition logo) |
