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Managing Media Storage and Playback

These days, you use your PC just as much or more for media management than you do for writing letters and checking email. Today's personal computer is a high-powered digital media storage and playback device, used to organize digital photos, music, and videos.

Of course, when it comes to digital media, not everybody has the same needs. You want to customize Windows to manage media your way-to handle your particular mix of photos, music, and videos. Well, that's what this tutorial is about, so read on.

In this tutorial:

  1. Working with Media Libraries and Folders
  2. Adding More Folders to a Library
  3. Managing the Pictures Library
  4. Understanding Other Picture Options
  5. Organizing and Editing Your Pictures
  6. Managing the Videos Library
  7. Managing the Music Library
  8. Managing Music Properties
  9. Choosing Music File Formats
  10. Lossy Compressed Formats
  11. Lossless Compressed Formats
  12. Non-Compressed Formats
  13. Choosing the Right Bit Rate
  14. Which File Format Should You Use?
  15. Dealing with DRM
  16. Customizing Windows Media Player
  17. Changing Skins
  18. Searching for Media Files
  19. Adding or Changing Album Art
  20. Change the Location for Ripped Files
  21. Enhancing Audio and Video Playback
  22. Switching to Another Media Player Program