Digital media
Microsoft has tried to make Windows XP a one-stop multimedia operating system.Music, photos, and movies. Windows Media Player (Chapter 10) plays CDs and DVDs; copies files to portable music players; receives internet radio; helps you organize media files; and lets you shop at online music, audio, and video stores (Chapter 9) links your scanner or digital camera to your PC and its hard drive. Windows Movie Maker (Chapter 11) lets you transfer and edit recorded video from your analog camcorder or digital video camera.
Figure i.7. Windows Media Player plays and manages your digital music and movies.
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