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:
- Working with Media Libraries and Folders
- Adding More Folders to a Library
- Managing the Pictures Library
- Understanding Other Picture Options
- Organizing and Editing Your Pictures
- Managing the Videos Library
- Managing the Music Library
- Managing Music Properties
- Choosing Music File Formats
- Lossy Compressed Formats
- Lossless Compressed Formats
- Non-Compressed Formats
- Choosing the Right Bit Rate
- Which File Format Should You Use?
- Dealing with DRM
- Customizing Windows Media Player
- Changing Skins
- Searching for Media Files
- Adding or Changing Album Art
- Change the Location for Ripped Files
- Enhancing Audio and Video Playback
- Switching to Another Media Player Program