<s>
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
DVD	O
authoring	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Home	O
Premium	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
slideshows	O
and	O
videos	O
for	O
playback	O
on	O
media	O
devices	O
including	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
features	O
an	O
Aero	O
Wizard-style	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
customizable	O
effects	O
and	O
transitions	O
for	O
slide	O
shows	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
Direct3D	B-Application
hardware	O
accelerated	O
and	O
require	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Display	I-Device
Driver	I-Device
Model	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
create	O
new	O
effects	O
,	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
transitions	O
through	O
a	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
,	O
which	O
include	O
options	O
for	O
project	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
personalization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
options	I-Application
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
including	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
—	O
can	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
where	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
by	O
Paul	O
Thurrott	O
during	O
the	O
WinHEC	O
2003	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Longhorn	O
"	O
)	O
would	O
support	O
DVD	O
movie	O
creation	O
"	O
through	O
an	O
independent	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
through	O
the	O
shell.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
detail	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
reports	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
would	O
also	O
support	O
all	O
major	O
DVD	O
packet	B-Device
writing	I-Device
formats	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Mount	B-Device
Rainier	I-Device
,	O
and	O
would	O
eliminate	O
the	O
"	O
staging	O
and	O
burning	O
"	O
steps	O
while	O
writing	O
to	O
optical	O
media	O
—	O
files	B-Operating_System
copied	O
to	O
optical	O
media	O
could	O
instead	O
be	O
written	O
immediately	O
,	O
or	O
managed	O
later	O
—	O
making	O
DVDs	O
equivalent	O
to	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Live	B-Device
File	I-Device
System	I-Device
enables	O
this	O
latter	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
as	O
an	O
optional	O
application	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
simple	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
the	O
user	O
through	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
creating	O
DVD-Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
step	O
involves	O
importing	O
video	O
files	B-Operating_System
,	O
arranging	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
proper	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
automatically	O
splits	O
the	O
videos	O
into	O
scenes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
a	O
special	O
scene	O
selection	O
page	O
in	O
the	O
DVD	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
can	O
also	O
add	O
a	O
slide	O
show	O
of	O
pictures	O
with	O
a	O
musical	O
accompaniment	O
and	O
transition	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
transition	O
effects	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
encode	O
video	O
as	O
background	B-Operating_System
process	I-Operating_System
with	O
reduced	O
scheduling	O
priority	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
computer	O
remains	O
responsive	O
during	O
the	O
compilation	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
