Picture Motion Browser Hangs in 50% while burning a DVD

For sony camera and camcorder user, there is a supplied software if you purchased an original and closed box Sony units. Most of the time we do have supplied software like Picture Motion Browser. Picture Motion Browser is editing software and can also be used in playing high definition videos because it has its own AVCHD player for high definition videos. It also has the capability to burn a dvd video. So for this concern about Picture Motion Browser (PMB) hangs in 50% percent while burning a dvd or cd’s, here are some troubleshooting that we need to check first.

1. Check System Requirements - OS version (Windows 2000, XP SP1 or SP2, VISTA Ultimate or Home, etc.)
2. Ask Available RAM (Memory) - Ideally customers should have a PC running with at least 256MB RAM.
3. There should not be any other Programs running in the Background - If there are other programs aside from the DVD authoring software running in the PC, this can cause sluggish PC performance and might cause PC to hang.
4. Ask if the Hard Disk is partitioned - When you copy a -RW (8 cm) disc to a -R (12 cm) disc, approximately 1.5 GB of free space is needed on your hard disk for temporary files. Depending on the capacity of the source disc, the free space required varies.
5. Try to change blank DVDs - The PC might have issues with blank DVDs that are not compatible with their DVD drive

How to open, edit and print images in the MGI PhotoSuite software on an Apple Macintosh computer?

Computer troubleshooting is easy if we only know how to do it. However not all solutions in computer trouble shooting is available in the books that we are reading, most of the time we are learning by doing things that we are not familiar of. So for this matter, on how to edit and print images in the MGI PhotoSuite software on an Apple Macintosh computer I gathered all the steps on how to do it properly. Follow these general guidelines for using the MGI PhotoSuite software on an Apple Macintosh computer.

1. On the desktop, double-click the Macintosh HD icon.
2. In the Macintosh HD window, double-click the MGI PhotoSuite SE Folder icon.
3. In the MGI PhotoSuite SE window, double-click the MGI PhotoSuite SE 1.0 icon.
4. In the MGI Activity Guide window, click the Get Images from Disk or Floppy icon.
5. In the Macintosh HD window, click to select the folder that contains the desired images, and then click the Open button.
6. Click to select the desired image, and then click the Open button.
7. In the Photo Album window, double-click the image thumbnail.
8. To edit the image, on the menu bar, click Fun.

NOTE: All the editing options available are listed under the Fun menu item.

To print the image, on the menu bar, click File, and then click Print.

Error: Sony picture utility cannot confirm the connection when installing the Picture Motion Browser

This article is for SONY consumers. This article is favorable for camera and camcorder user. You are going to have a hard time looking in the web on how to solve this issue so it came up to my mind to brought up this topic in my blog because this is a common question in google that seems to be no one cannot answer directly. So this is how it goes. This error may occur while installing the Picture Motion Browser software if the camera or camcorder was connected to the computer prior to installing the software or not connecting the device when the installation wizard prompts you to connect the device. Follow the steps below to troubleshoot this error.

The camera or camcorder must not be connected to the computer until the installation wizard prompts you to connect it. If you do not connect the device when prompted, the software will need to be uninstalled and installed again.
Some software or hardware installations and changes require the user to be logged on as Administrator or with administrator rights when running on Microsoft Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 2000 Professional operating systems.
If you have the Windows Vista operating system, the Picture Motion Browser software may need to updated to the latest version. Information on the latest software and driver updates for your model can be found at the Sony Support Web Site at http://esupport.sony.com.

1. Reinstall the USB driver following the steps below:

With the camera or camcorder powered on and connected to the computer,
For Windows 98, 98SE and Me: Right-click My Computer, click Properties, and then click the Device Manager tab.
For Windows 2000 and XP: Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
For Windows Vista: Click the Start button and click Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, click System and Maintenance. In the System and Maintenance window, click Device Manager.
NOTE: If prompted for an administrator password or a User Account Control prompt is displayed, type the appropriate password and click Continue.

In Device Manager, right-click Sony DSC to display the menu.
Click Uninstall or Remove in the menu to delete the device.
When the Confirm Device Removal message appears, click OK.
Disconnect the camera or camcorder from the USB port and restart the computer.
Install the Picture Motion Browser software and reconnect the camera or camcorder when prompted by the software.

2. If the above steps did not resolve the error, you may wish to update the InstallShield software. The InstallShield is third-party software frequently used to assist in the installation of Microsoft Windows operating system programs and may need to be updated to a newer version. Refer to the support section of the InstallShield Web site at http://www.installshield.com/ for further assistance.