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Chapter 10
Working with Digital Photographs
and Music
Topics
In This Chapter• Importing Pictures from a Digital Camera or Removable Media to Windows 8
• Using Photo Gallery• Applying Tags, Ratings, and Other Info• Printing an Image• Viewing Images in the Photos App• Using Windows Media Player
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Importing Pictures from a Digital Camera or Removable Media to
Windows 8
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Understanding Digital Images
• Digital pictures made by digital cameras are created by light striking an optical sensor. The image is then stored on digital storage media within the camera.
• Windows 8 enables you to transfer images from a digital camera to your computer hard disk.
• You can organize and share your images with your computer.
• Digital storage is cheap compared with film.
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Transferring Pictures
• Connect the camera via USB cable, power it on, and select the Transfer or Playback mode. Or insert removable media in a connected card reader.
• Click Import pictures and videos using Windows in the AutoPlay dialog box. The Photos app launches.
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Transferring Pictures
1. Click thumbnails of the photos to import.
2. Change the folder name in the text box at the bottom.
3. Click Import.
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Viewing Pictures in the Pictures Library
• By default, Windows 8 places the imported pictures in a subfolder of the My Pictures folder in your personal folder, meaning they will also appear in the Pictures library by default.
• Display the Pictures library by clicking Pictures in the library list in File Explorer.
• After you double‐click a subfolder, the icon for each picture shows a preview of the image.
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Pictures Library
Folder with imported pictures
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Pictures Library
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Showing a Slide Show of Pictures• You can play back the images stored in any subfolder of your Pictures library as a slide show on the desktop.
• In Pictures library, navigate to the desired folder, and click the Picture Tools Manage tab on the ribbon, and then click Slide Show.
• Right‐click the slide show to view playback controls.
Topics
Checkpoint• What is an advantage of digital pictures?• Name some reasons why you want to transfer pictures from your camera or storage card to your computer.
• What do you do to start the transfer process?• How do you display the Pictures Library?• How do you play a slide show of images?
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Using Photo Gallery
Topics
Starting and Exiting Photo Gallery
• Windows Live Photo Gallery provides a centralized location where you can view, organize, and fix digital images. Download and install it for free from download.live.com.
• After it is installed, run it from the Start screen.• Photo thumbnails appear in the Gallery list at right.• Choose File, Exit or click the window Close (X) button to close the program.
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Photo Gallery
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Importing Images
To import images directly from a digital camera:1. Connect the camera via USB cable, power it on, and
select the Transfer or Playback mode. 2. Click File and then click Import from a camera or scanner.3. Select the camera or
scanner in the Import Pictures and Videos dialog box and click Import.
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Importing Images
4. Select images to import.
5. (Optional) Namethe group.
6. (Optional) Add tags
7. Click Import.
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Adding a Folder of Images
• You can add images into Photo Gallery no matter where they are stored on the hard disk or network.
• Click File and click Include a folder in the Gallery.
• Navigate to and select the desired folder.
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Viewing Images
• By default, photos are organized by year taken.• Use the left pane to select photos to view by date or other criteria. The gallery adjusts accordingly.
• Move the mouse pointer over an image to see a larger preview.
• Click a thumbnail to select the image.
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Viewing Images
TagsLarge preview
Zoom to changethumbnail size
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Organizing Images
• Use the folder tree under All photos and videos to create folders for organizing photos.
• Right‐click a folder or subfolder, click Create new folder, type a folder name, and press Enter.
• To copy or move a picture to a folder, display the photo in the Gallery list, expand the destination folder in the left pane, and drag the photo thumbnail over the folder.
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Organizing Images
Drag an imageto a folder tomove or copy the image there
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Fixing a Photo
1. Double‐click the photo to open it for editing.
2. Choose a command on the Edit tab to fix the photo as desired.
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Applying Tags, Ratings, and Other Info
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Applying Tags, Ratings, and Other Info
• You can apply a tag (identifying property) or star rating to a selected picture in Photo Gallery.
• Add and modify tags in the Details pane.• Point to the desired star rating in the Details pane, click it, and click Save.
• Right‐click a picture and click Properties to work with other settings on the Details tab.
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Applying Tags, Ratings, and Other Info
• You can work with tags and ratings in the Properties dialog box for an image.
• Right‐click the image file and choose Properties, and then click the Details tab.
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Applying Tags, Ratings, and Other Info
• You can use the Tag and Caption pane in Photo Gallery to change some image settings.
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Checkpoint• What do you do if Photo Gallery is not installed on your computer?
• What is an advantage of using Photo Gallery to work with digital pictures?
• How do you import pictures? • How do you add a folder of images?• How do you create a folder and copy pictures to it?• Name at least one advantage of tagging or rating photos.
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Printing an Image
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Printing an Image
• You can print the selected image from either Photo Gallery or the Pictures library window.
• In the Pictures Library, click Print on the Share tab.
• In Photo Gallery, choose File, Print, Print.
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Viewing Images in the Photos App
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Viewing Images in the Photos App
• The Photos app is a new app in Windows 8.• It enables you to view the images in a full‐screen format and to connect to photo albums online.
• Windows 8 uses the Photos app by default to import pictures when you connect a digital camera or removable media that stores picture files.
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Viewing Images in the Photos App
Click a folder or image
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Choosing the App Tile or Lock Screen Image
1. In the Photos app, right‐click the desired photo.
2. Click Set As.3. Click either App tile or Lock
Screen.
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Working with Windows Media Player
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Starting and Exiting Media Player
• Windows Media Player enables you to listen to digital music and watch digital video.
• Start Windows Media Player from the Start screen.• Choose File, Exit, or click the window Close (X) button to close the program.
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Media Player
Playback controls
Navigation pane
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Adding Files to the Library
• Media Player tracks all your digital music and other media in its Player Library.
• To display the music in the Music Library, click Music in the navigation pane.
• To manage library locations, click Organize, Manage Libraries, Music.
• Media Player automatically adds digital content you place in your libraries (such as your Music library) to its library.
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Adding Files to the Library
• Media Player also adds songs that you play from other folders or the Internet, or songs you add from a CD, to the library.
• Media Player supports the Windows Media Audio (.wma), MP3 (.mp3), and WAV (.wav) file formats.
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Browsing Songs
• Use the navigation pane choices and the tabs at the top of the Media Player window to move between functions.
• Click a choice under Library in the navigation pane to choose how the library lists songs, such as by Artist or Album.
• Double‐click a choice in the list that appears to see songs.
• Click a song to select it or double‐click a song to play it.
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Rating Songs
• You can apply a rating to a song.• Browse to the song and click the desired number of stars.
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Ripping a CD
• Use Windows Media Player to rip music from a CD and store the music in digital format.
• Songs are saved in the Windows Media audio (.wma) file format by default.
• Within the My Music folder, Media Player creates a folder for each artist, and then within that folder, a folder for each CD (album).
• Make sure the system has a live Internet connection so that accurate song information can be applied.
• Copy files already converted to MP3 rather than ripping them.
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Ripping a CD
1. Insert an audio CD.
2. Click the Rip CD button on the command bar. The rip process starts.
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Understanding Playlists
• A playlist sets the order in which a group of songs plays.
• A playlist can combine songs from different albums and artists. It can be as short or long as you want.
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Creating a Playlist
1. Click the Play tab and click Clear list.2. Navigate to the desired songs and drag them to the
list pane at the right.3. Drag songs up and down in the List pane to specify
playback order. 4. Click Save list, type a playlist name, and press Enter.
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Playing a Playlist
• Double‐click Playlists in the navigation pane and then double‐click the name of the playlist to play.
• If you try to play a song that was licensed from another source and your system does not have the correct permissions or logon installed, playback stops and a Media Usage Rights Acquisition error message appears.
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Syncing with a Portable Device
• Windows Media Player supports a wide variety of portable devices to which you can transfer your music and other files.
• Connect the device, power it on, start Media Player, and click the Sync tab.
• Click the Start sync button in the Sync tab at right if the sync does not start automatically.
• When the sync finishes, eject and disconnect the device.
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Burning a Playlist to CD‐R or DVD‐R
• You can burn the songs of a playlist to a CD‐R for your own personal use on other computers and audio devices.
• Respect copyright laws that apply to digital music.• Click the Burn tab and insert a blank CD‐R. Close the AutoPlay dialog box if it appears.
• Drag the desired playlist(s) and songs to the list at right. Click Start burn.
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Burning a Playlist to CD‐R or DVD‐R
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Working with Media Streaming
• Windows Media Player can stream music over a network.
• To turn on streaming:1. Click the Stream button on the command bar.2. Click Turn on media streaming with HomeGroup. If you
previously set up a homegroup and made music sharing available, streaming may already be turned on and that command will not appear.
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Streaming Music
• Once media on another computer is shared for streaming, that computer will appear in the navigation pane in Windows Media Player.
• Double‐click the name of the other library to open it, and then select and play music just as you would on the library stored on your own computer.
Topics
Checkpoint• Which file formats do Windows Media Player support?
• What is the Player Library? • Which file format is used for ripped songs?• Where are ripped songs stored?• What is a playlist?• How do you create and play a playlist?• What is the importance of copyright law with regard to digital music?
• What is media streaming?
CHAPTER
10 Wrap Up• Windows 8 automatically prompts you
to import pictures when you attach and power up a digital camera to its playback or transfer mode.
• Open your Pictures library to work with pictures.
• Click Slide Show to display an onscreen slide show of pictures in a folder.
• Download and use Photo Gallery to organize and fix digital pictures.
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10 Wrap Up• You can apply tags and ratings to
pictures. • You can adjust color and exposure,
crop, or fix red eye.• When you print a picture, you can
choose quality, paper type, and layout.• Windows Media Player enables you to
organize and play digital songs.• Ripping songs from a CD converts
them to digital format and stores them in your Music folder.
CHAPTER
10 Wrap Up• Create custom playlists to play the
songs you want. • Stream music shared from another
computer.