Activate the Enable capture device audio playback check box in the extended area if you want to enable playback on the capture device. This setting does not affect playback of captured video files. See also: Setting a TV Card 26 Preview Scan Window 24 Video Device Properties Window 25 Audio Device Properties Window 26 Capturing Video to Hard Drive 29
3.3.1 Preview Scan Window
In the Capture Pre-scan window it is possible to pre-scan the tape of your DV-/HDV camera.
Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices The window is divided into a preview area on the left and the scene gallery on the right in which a thumbnail is shown for each recognized scene. Here the desired scenes for capture can be chosen. In the case that you have not customized the setting for the capture in the Capture Video screen or if you wish to change the settings, all the options for the choice of the capture template are also available here. The Native Capturing option button is selected in the default settings. Capturing in the default settings is recommended. The following buttons are available: Start Scan Delete Merge Capture Cancel Starts the scan process and shows a thumbnail of each recognized scene in the scene gallery. Removes the marked scenes from the scene gallery. Connects marked scenes. Begins the transmission of the chosen scenes to the hard drive. Cancels the procedure and closes the window.
See also: Capture Video Screen 22 Pre-Scannig Video Captures 32
3.3.2 Video Device Properties Window
The following tabs are available in the Video Device Properties window: Format Sets the frame rate, color compression process and output format to correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc. In the case of analog capture devices, clicking the Configure button starts the device test. You can select the video source here (video, composite or S-video). General Channels Sets values such as brightness, sharpness or contrast using the sliders. Displays all available channels of the selected device. Here you can select the required channel for your capture. Clicking the Manage TV Channel Groups button displays the last screen of the TV wizard again, and you can edit, add or remove groups and assigned channels. The TV wizard screen displays the available channels and groups of all installed capture devices. If you click the Channel Setting button, you can once again configure a TV card on a step-by-step basis using the TV wizard.

1. Insert a rewritable disc into the recorder. 2. Turn the capture device on and launch Nero Vision. 3. Select the Record Directly to Disc option in the Start screen. 4. If more than one burner is installed on your PC, select the burner in the drop-down menu, in
which you have inserted the rewritable disc.
5. If the TV card has not yet been configured, proceed as described in the Configuring TV

Card chapter.

6. Proceed as described in the Capturing Video to Hard Drive chapter.
You have created an editable disc directly via a capture device.

Importing from the Web

You can download a video or picture file from the Internet or Internet communities and add it to your project as a title or as a component in the timeline (content area of your compilation). You can import files in all capture formats supported by Nero Vision. Only one file can be downloaded at a time. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Content screen is displayed. To download a file from the Internet, proceed as follows:
1. In the Content screen, click the Import > Import from Web button.
When first importing to or exporting from the Internet, the My Nero Login window opens.
Here you can enter your access data for the My Nero Internet community once and then stay logged in for all subsequent visits via Nero Vision.
2. Enter your Login Name and Password for the My Nero Internet community in the input

fields.

3. Enable the Save account data check box and click the OK button. 4. If you do not have a user account for the My Nero community, click the Cancel button.
When starting the import feature, Nero checks whether new configuration files are available. A window informs you if there are any recommended or required updates.
The Import from the Web window is displayed. The Internet communities that are available for loading from the media files are displayed in the selection menu at the top left. The navigation tree of the selected community appears below it. You always have the option of accessing the freely-accessible folders of the community. If you are registered you can also access your own videos there.
5. If you want to download another community displayed in the drop-down menu, select the

desired community.

A window for entering your user data appears.
6. If you possess an account at the selected community:
1. Enter your Login Name and Password in the input fields. 2. Activate the Save Account Data check box. Your access data will be stored for future visits. 3. Click the OK button.
7. If you do not have a user account for the selected community, click the Cancel button.
The navigation tree of the selected community appears.
8. Look for and highlight the desired media file on the right side of the window.

The Editing screen is displayed. If media files are already available, they are displayed in
the media area at the top right. The entry displayed in the default setting is My Media Files. If you are in the Content screen and want to make a movie for your project, click the Make button.
2. If you want to add media files that are on your PC to the movie, click the

Browse.

button >

A window is opened.

3. Select the required media files and click the Open button.
The files are added to the media area. The files are displayed under My Media Files in
the default setting. You can also load your files into a new folder (e.g. Videos, Summer Vacation, Videos, Ski Vacation, etc.) for a better overview.
4. Select the files that you want to add to the movie and click the
Media files are added to the content area on the

with thumbnails.

button. Storyboard tab and shown
5. If you want to add more files to your compilation, repeat the previous step.
The additional media files are positioned at the start of the movie in the content area and

shown with thumbnails.

6. If you want to add a file to the end of the movie:
1. Click the film strip until it is highlighted in blue. 2. Select the file you want to add to the movie in the media area and click the button.
The media file is positioned at the end of the movie in the content area and shown with thumbnails.
7. If you want to add a file at a certain position in the movie:
1. Select the file in the content area in front of which you want to add the file. 2. Select the file you want to add to the movie in the media area and click the button.
The media file is positioned in front of the selected point in the content area and shown with a thumbnail.
8. If you want to adjust a number of individual media files in the content area, drag and drop
them to the required position.
9. If you want to carry out color corrections on individual media files:

7. If you want to customize the specific properties of the selected effect:
1. Double-click the blue effect bar. The corresponding window is opened. button. The effect is customized. 2. Make the required settings and click the
You have added an effect to a media file.
4.2.7 Adding a Text Effect
You can overlay the added video titles of a compilation with text effects. Depending on the effect selected, you can customize the various detail settings. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The desired video title is displayed in the Editing screen. To add a text effect to a media file, proceed as follows:
1. Click the 2. Click the
Timeline tab in the content area. tab in the media area.
Media area - Text effects tab
3. Select the required text effect and click the
The Properties window is opened. The input field displays the duration in the format
hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths of a second.

Properties window

4. Click the desired duration of the display in the input field or click the group of digits that you
would like to change and then click the or button.
5. Enter the required text in the Text input field. 6. Make any additional settings as required depending on the selected effect. 7. Click the
The text effect is added to the Text area in the content area.
Media files with text effects are indicated by a tab.
8. If you want to move the effect in the content area, select the blue effect bar, hold down the
9. If you want to change the length of the effect:
You have added a text effect to a media file.
4.2.8 Inserting an Audio File
With two sound tracks, you can also place several audio files on top of one another in Nero Vision. For example, a commentary can be provided on the Audio 2 track while music plays simultaneously on the Audio 1 track. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Editing screen is displayed. To insert an audio file, proceed as follows:
3. Highlight the required audio file. 4. While holding down the left mouse button, move the audio file to the required position in the

Audio 1 or Audio 2 area.

The audio file appears on the
Timeline tab on the selected sound track.

Content area - Timeline tab
You can also highlight the audio file and click the

button to add it.

Nero Vision adds the file on the Timeline tab in the Audio 1 area to the position mark. If there is already an Audio 1, Nero Vision changes to Audio 2 position. If both sound tracks at the marking are occupied, then the new audio file will be added to the end of the Audio 1.
5. If you want to move the audio file in the content area, select the blue effect bar, hold down
the left mouse button and move the effect bar to the required position.
6. If you want to trim the audio file:
1. Drag the left end of the blue effect bar to the required start position. 2. Drag the right end of the blue effect bar to the required end position.
EditingVideos The audio file is automatically cut at the front and back when you drag the start and end position independently.
You have inserted an audio file.
4.2.9 Searching for Music Clips
In Nero Vision you can search for music clips in a capture. Recognized clips can be added to your compilation or saved separately from the video as a pure audio file. In the saving, Nero Vision supports the WAV and MP3 formats. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The desired video title is displayed in the Editing screen. In order to search for music clips in a capture, proceed as follows:
The Music Grabber window is opened.
The video file is searched for music clips. The number of music clips is shown above the film strip. The individual music clips are
highlighted on the film strip. On the scroll bar in the preview area there are also shown the individual sequence start and end markings. Here fine corrections can be carried out if necessary.
4. If you wish to incorporate the found music clips into your compilation, click the Add to project button.
The found sequences will be cut out and inserted into your compilation.
5. If you wish to save the music clips as pure audio files:
1. Click the Save to file(s) button and select the desired format. A browser window is opened. The audio file is exported and saved. 2. In the displayed directory tree select the desired storage place and click the OK button.
You have searched for music clips in a capture.
See also: Music Grabber Window 43

Exporting Videos

Export Video Screen
Nero Vision Essentials SE cannot be used to export a video to the hard drive or a DV video camera. The Export Video screen is displayed when you click the Export button in the lower task bar of the main window. It can be divided into three areas: the preview area for playing the movie back, a selection area to the right of that, which lists the export options, and the Format and Profile drop-down menus in the area below that. All data that results for the output file is displayed in the Output file area. You can click the Browse button to select the storage location for the output file. Adapted format and profile drop-down menus are available for each export option. Click the Configure button to open a window to adjust the detail settings. Depending on the export template chosen, the output format, aspect ration, quality settings, bit rate, resolution, encoding mode and/or audio quality will change.

3. Click the Yes button.

The video is exported to a file. Progress is displayed in the same window. When first importing to or exporting from the Internet, the My Nero Login window is
opened. Here you can enter your access data for the My Nero Internet community once and then stay logged in for all subsequent visits via Nero Vision.
4. If, for the export to the Internet you wish to make use of the My Nero community:
1. Enter your Login Name and Password for the My Nero Internet community in the input fields. 2. Enable the Save account data check box and click the OK button.
5. If you do not want to make use of the My Nero community, click the Cancel button.
The Export to Internet window is opened. You can specify all information about the export file. The selected community appears in the drop-down menu at the bottom right. When starting the export feature, Nero checks whether new configuration files are available. A window informs you if there are any recommended or required updates.
6. If you want to upload to a community other than that displayed in the drop-down menu, select the required community in the Select Another Community drop-down menu. The input fields of the selected community are displayed accordingly.
7. Enter a title and brief description of your video in the Title and Description input fields, as
well as any other information depending on the selected community.
8. You must agree to the terms of use for the communities in order to upload files to My Nero
and other communities. Select the appropriate check boxes at the bottom of the window.
The Upload button is enabled once you have made all the required entries.
9. Click the Upload button.
If you have not selected the My Nero community, the login window of the respective

community opens.

10. Enter your Login Name and Password in the input fields and click the OK button.
The export starts. Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window. Nero Vision
automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export.
You have exported a movie to the Internet.

Slide Show

Slide Show Screen
In the Slide Show screen, you can compile pictures into a slide show and add transitions and background music. You can add comments to individual pictures on a second audio track. In the upper right area, the media area, you can search on your computer for the required media files and import files to then add them to the compilation. In addition, all transitions are listed in groups. In the area at the bottom of the screen, all picture files and transitions that you add to the compilation are displayed on the as background music are displayed on the Tab. Audio files that you add to the slide show tab.

You can test your compilation in the preview area in the upper left.

Slide Show screen

The following tabs are available in the media menu: Displays the media files. Displays transitions.
Slide Show The following buttons are available in the media area: Browse - Searches for media files and adds them to your own medial files. The Open window appears. Browse and Add to Project - searches for media files, then adds them to your own media files and to the slide shows. The Open window appears. Import - Imports media files from a TWAIN-compatible device such as a scanner. A window opens. Select source - Selects a source for the TWAIN import. The Select source window opens. Imports media files from Internet communities. A window opens. Removes the selected item from the group. Removes all items from the group. A window opens. Opens the marked media file with an associated program. This item is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file. Otherwise a gray button appears. Adds marked items to the slide show.
The following buttons are available in the Content area: Removes the highlighted item from the slide show. Removes all items from the slide show. A window opens. Removes an audio commentary that has been assigned to an individual picture. The context menu also contains the Delete All Commentary feature, which removes all audio commentary from the slide show. The audio files on the tab (audio files in background) are not affected by this. Cuts the highlighted picture to the desired size. The Cut Graphic window opens. Assigns effects to the highlighted graphic. A context menu with the available effects opens. These effects are not stored in the original file, but only for the slide show. Rotates the highlighted pictures 90 degrees to the left. Rotates the highlighted pictures 90 degrees to the right.
Slide Show Saves the highlighted picture with all the effects. A window opens. Captures an audio file that can be assigned to the slide show as an audio file in the background or to a picture as commentary. You can add audio comments to each picture. The Audio Capture Settings opens. Defines the picture display time and the transition periods. The Default Duration Values window opens. Edits the properties of the marked elements, such as display duration, header and footer, as well as playback duration for stored audio files (audio commentaries). The Properties window opens. The following buttons are available in the preview dialog box: Starts the slide show. Pauses the slide show. Ends the slide show. Switches to full-screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key. Displays the played position in the format hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths of a second.Jumps to a specific position by clicking the (next) and (back) buttons.

The following setting options are available: Option button Default transitions Enables all transitions of the selected template.
Menu Option button Custom transitions Enables the Options button. Clicking this button opens the Transition Settings window that displays all the transitions of the selected template. You can disable individual transitions and/or the background audio of the transitions. Defines the required theme version of the selected menu template. The drop-down menu and number of options depends on the template selected. Button Options Opens a window in which you can customize individual properties of the menu independent of a theme or combine theme items. The drop-down menu and number of options depends on the template selected. Not available for all Smart3D menus.

Drop-down menu [Topic]

7.2.2.2
Properties for Background and Intro Video Drawer
If the background is enabled in the compilation area, the Properties drawer is divided into the Background, Background Audio, Animation and Interaction areas. The Spreading area is only available in normal editing mode. The Background and Animation areas are not available for Smart3D menus. If a Intro Video is displayed in the compilation area, the Background and Background Audio areas are also available. The Linkage area is additionally available in Advanced Editing mode. The following setting options are available in the Background area: Drop-down menu Background Specifies whether a picture or video should be imported into the background of the template, or whether the background should be a solid color. In the default settings, the entry of Predefined background is selected that provides every template with a suitable background. If you select the Picture file or Video file option, a window opens for selecting the required file. The path to the selected file is then displayed in the selection area. Depending on the option selected, more or fewer drop-down menus are displayed for detailed settings.
Menu Slider/Input field Position Moves the selected picture or video to the correct position. Fine settings (e.g. in order to align the position of the same picture in the intro video and on the menu pages) can be undertaken easily with the aid of the input field. Background pictures are fitted to the screen without black borders. Only available for background pictures and videos. Button Options Drop-down menu Color Defines the detail settings of the background video. The Select Start Position window opens. Only available for background videos. Defines the desired color as the background color. Only available for background color.

Template name Add to subcategory
If the Store media files with template check box is activated, Nero Vision saves the media files used in the template with the new template.

Creating Menu

The number of Smart3D and Animated2D templates is limited in Nero Vision Essentials and Nero Vision Essentials SE. Advanced Editing is not available in Nero Vision Essentials SE. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Edit Menu screen is displayed. To create the menu for a project, proceed as follows:
1. Choose in the Menu to use drop-down menu on the Templates tab whether your disc
should have title and chapter menus, title menus only or no menu at all.
2. If your disc consists of video titles with multiple chapters, i.e. if your menu has title and (multiple) chapter menus, repeat the following steps for each menu you wish to edit.
3. Select the desired menu template group in the Category drop-down menu.
The menu templates of the selected category appear.
4. Select the required menu template.
In the preview and compilation area, the menu items of the selected title or chapter menus are displayed according to the template selected.
5. Click the Customize tab.
The Customize tab is displayed. You can edit the selected menu template here.
6. If you want to go to Advanced Editing to make changes:
Menu 1. Activate the Advanced Editing check box. A window is opened notifying you that you are entering Advanced Editing. The additional features appear. Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus. If you activate the box, a window appears that indicates you are about to enter advanced editing mode. Links between menus and buttons are not created dynamically based on project content. Therefore, video titles, menus and buttons that are not added after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other. Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates. 2. Click the Yes button.
7. Highlight the menu you want to edit in the Menu View. 8. If you want to make changes:
1. Mark the style item you want to edit in the preview and compilation window. Additional drawers may appear or disappear on the Customize tab. Clicking the title bar of a drawer displays all areas. Any changes are displayed in the preview and compilation area.
2. Adjust the required settings on the drawers.
9. If you want to save the adjusted menu as a menu template:
1. Click the Save As Template button. The Save As Template window is opened. 2. Enter a name in the Template name input field. 3. Select the Create new subcategory option in the Add to subcategory drop-down menu. 4. Enter the name for the new menu template group in the New group name input field and click the OK button. The customized menu is saved as a menu template.

Burning a Image File

Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs or CDs, you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive. Once you have connected the appropriate recorder to the system, you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Burn Options screen is displayed. To burn a project as a disc picture, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Burn To > Image Recorder entry.
2. Select the Volume Name option.
3. Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field. Characters that are not permitted in the
4. Select the Recording Settings option.
The Settings for recording dialog area is displayed.
5. If you want to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first, activate the Use Burn-at-once check box.
6. Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen.
7. Select the desired folder for the picture file in the Location drop-down menu. 8. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button.
format and then burned as a disc picture. The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process. Normally, you should not change this setting.
9. If you want to change the priority of the capturing process, select the relevant entry from the
10. If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc, activate the Shut down computer when finished check box.
As soon as the burn process has finished, a window is opened.
11. If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process, click the No button. 12. If you would like to save a log file:
1. Click the Yes button. A window is opened. 2. Select the desired folder in the Location drop-down menu. 3. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button.
You have written a disc picture and can now burn the project again or save it, start a new
project or create covers and labels. See also: Burn Options Screen 97
Writing to Hard Drive Folders
The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Burn Options screen is displayed. To write a project as a folder to the hard drive, memory stick or SC card proceed as follows:
1. Select the respective option from the Set the parameters for burning selection list, e.g.
Write to Hard Drive Folder. The Choose a location for the project window is opened.
2. In the folder tree, click the folder where the files are to be saved and then click the OK button.
The Write button appears in the window in the lower right corner.
5. Click the Write button.
format and then written as a folder to the target folder. The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the process. Normally, you should not change this setting.

6. If you want to change the priority of the write process, select the relevant entry from the Priority drop-down menu.
7. If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully writing to the target
folder, activate the Shut down computer when finished check box.
As soon as the write process has finished, a window is opened.
8. If you do not want to save a log file for the write process, click the No button.
9. If you would like to save a log file:
You have written a project into a target folder and can now burn the project again or save
it, start a new project or create covers and labels. See also: Burn Options Screen 97

Project Management

10.1 Saving Project
Once you have started working with your project, occasionally you may want to interrupt your work, resume it at a later time, or burn it. A project file (*.nvc) saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project. This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc. The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Vision. The file size of a saved compilation is significantly smaller than a disc image. A Disc image (image file) is the precise picture of the project data to be burned. You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage, but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned. As well as being burned to disc or as a disc image, some projects can also be captured to hard disc folders, memory stick or SD card, provided there is enough space. To save a project, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Save button in the lower task bar of the main window.
The Save As window is opened.
2. Enter the desired file name in the File name input field and click the Save button.
You have saved the project and can open it again later to continue working on it or burn

10.2 Opening a Project

To open a saved project, proceed as follows:
1. In the Start screen, select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option.
2. In the Files of type drop-down menu, select the Nero Vision Projects (*.nvc) entry. 3. Highlight the project file of the required video project and click the Open button.

4. Click the Erase button.
The erase procedure starts. You have erased a rewritable disc.
11.2 Displaying Disc Info
To display information about a disc that has been inserted, proceed as follows:
1. In the Start screen, select the Disc Tools > Disc Info selection entry.
The Disc Info window is opened.
2. Select the burner in which the disc has been inserted from the drop-down menu.
You have displayed information on the disc that is inserted.

11.3 Finalizing a Disc

Nero Vision Essentials SE cannot be used to finalize a DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR. To finalize a DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR/+R or DVD+RW disc with videos and to prevent further processing, proceed as follows:
1. In the Start screen, select the Disc Tools > Finalize Disc selection entry.
The Finalize Disc window is opened.
2. Insert the disc you want to finalize and select the drive where the disc is located in the Select a recorder menu.
3. Click the Refresh button to display information about the disc you have inserted. 4. In the Menus to create on the disc drop-down menu, choose whether you want to create a
new menu on your disc, keep an existing menu or not create a menu at all.
5. Click the Start button.
You have now finalized a DVD.

Configuration

12.1 Calling up the Configuration
To open the configuration, proceed as follows:
2. Click the Configure button.
The Application Settings window is opened. You have called up the configuration and can now make the required settings.
12.2 Application Settings Window
The Application Settings window contains the General, Folders and Messages tabs. You can customize Nero Vision to your own personal requirements here. See also: General Tab 108 Folders Tab 109 Messages Tab 109

12.2.1 General Tab

The General tab is divided into the Format of saved media files and Options areas. The Pictures drop-down menu is available in the Format of saved media files area. Here you can define the graphics format in which Nero Vision saves media files from external devices and snapshots of videos. Portable Network Graphics (*.png) is selected in the default setting. The following setting options are available in the Options area: Drop-down menu Display tool tips Verbose - When you move the cursor over a popup menu, it displays its function and provides a detailed explanation as a tooltip.This entry is selected by default. Brief - When you move the cursor over a pop-up menu, it displays its function. None - Does not show anything when the cursor is moved over a pop-up menu.
Configuration Check box Never show black thumbnails for assets Does not show any black thumbnails in the content area. Instead, the first non-black thumbnail is found and displayed. This feature can slow down the application. This check box is activated by default. Check box Enable all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder Activates all supported burner formats for the Image Recorder. Some disc formats require a specific burner. With this setting, the Image Recorder enables the creation of all disc formats, not only those supported by the installed burner. This check box is activated by default.

Stereo.. 115, 116 Sticky mode.. 12 Storyboard tab.. 36, 45, 49, 51, 53 Sub-menu... 73 Super resolution. 114, 116 Supported Capture Devices. 21 Supported recorder formats. 109 System requirements. 117
Index Video mode.. 111, 112 Video options. 12, 111, 112 Video Options window. 112 Video settings.. 31 Virtual remote control.. 94, 95 W Wave form.. 89 Write speed... 100 Writing.. 100, 101, 102 Writing in the hard drive folders.. 102 Z Zoom... 75

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Using your DV video camera, a FireWire card, and the appropriate hardware, you can import your own videos from your camera. If you have a DirectShow compatible video capture card, you can use Nero Vision to record videos directly from the video capture card. If you do not have any video hardware at all, you can still work with video files that are on your PC or that you downloaded from the Internet.

Versions of Nero Vision

Nero Vision is available in versions with different functionalities. In addition to the full Nero Vision version there are other versions with restricted functionality. The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials: The number of Smart3D menu templates is limited The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials SE: Make New Movie. Make Blu-ray Discs / Make Editable Blu-ray Discs Edit Movie Export Movie to File Export Movie to DV Video Camera Record Directly to DVD-VR Record Directly to Blu-ray Discs Make Editable DVD (DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR) Smart3D Menus To make a disc in DVD-Video, SVCD, miniDVD or HD-BURN disc format, the video source files must be encoded in MPEG-2 video format. The discs can then be played back on compatible DVD players. If the original data is not available in compatible format, you will need the DVD-Video plugin to create it; this is not included in the Nero Vision Essentials or Nero Vision Essentials SE versions. You can obtain it from www.nero.com.

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Technical information

System requirements

In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package, the following individual system requirements apply to Nero Vision: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later Optional: FireWire (IEEE 1394) Controller for DV capturing USB capture device (webcam) Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) to the BDA driver standard DirectShow compatible video capture card Blu-ray-capable recorder and Blu-ray disc Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the relevant hardware. To make a disc in DVD-Video, SVCD, miniDVD or HD-BURN disc format, the video source files must be encoded in MPEG-2 video format. The discs can then be played back on compatible DVD players. If the original data is not available in compatible format, you will need the DVD-Video plugin to create it; the DVD-Video plug-in is already included in the full version of Nero Vision. Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs or CDs, you can still use the image recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use.on your hard drive. Once you have connected the appropriate recorder to the system, you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision, Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express.

DV/HDV cameras, digital and analog videos
There are three types of capture device: digital, analog and DV-/HDV cameras. All three have different hardware requirements. DV/HDV cameras: In the case of a DV or HDV camera, the video signal is sent to the PC in digital format. All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and a corresponding socket on your PC. Analog Video: Video signals from an analog source need to be converted to a digital format for your PC to be able to work with them. Examples of analog capture devices include VHS video recorders, TV, VHS-C, 8 mm, and Hi-8 video cameras. Unlike DV capture devices where the device itself delivers digital video signals to your PC, you need to have a video capture card installed in the PC in the case of analog video signals. The analog signals are converted into digital signals by the video capture card. Digital Video (ATSC, DVB-T/S/C): Video signals from digital capture devices are sent to the PC in digital format and exist in MPEG-2 format after transfer. TV cards are typical examples of digital devices. In order to transfer digital video, a corresponding device must be connected to your PC.

Setting a TV card

If you have connected a TV card to your PC and call the Video Capture screen for the first time, all connected devices are displayed in the Capture Device pop-up menu. To set up a capture device for digital or analog video, a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC on the factory side. Nero Vision provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV cards with dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards on our web page under:http://www.nero.com/nero7/eng/capture_devices_nh.php.

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The following requirement has to be fulfilled: A TV card is connected to your PC and switched on. To configure a TV card using the TV wizard, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen.

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there is no way of pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding or restarting the video signal. In VCR mode, the video already exists on tape (or another medium). To capture this video you need to insert the tape into your video device and play it back. You can also rewind/fast forward through the whole tape to play back specific scenes. Digital video cameras can be set to either "camera" mode or "VCR" mode. Please check the manufacturer's instructions on how to do this. Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode. Depending on whether the capture device is in "camera" or "VCR" mode, some buttons are not available. If the capture device is in camera mode, the current video signal is displayed in the preview dialog box.
4. If you are using an analog capture device, start playback on the capture device.
If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode, control the tape using the buttons. You will see the current scene in the preview dialog box.
5. Check playback from the capture device in the preview dialog box. 6. If you want to change the video settings:
1. Click on the button. The Video Device Properties window is opened. If a digital capture device was selected in the Capture Device selection list, only the Channels tab is available in the Video Devices Properties window. 2. Perform the required settings and click on the button.
Fig. 11: Video Device Properties window
The following tabs are available in the Video Devices Properties window: Sets the frame rate, color compression process and output format to correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc. In the case of analog capture devices, clicking on the Configure button starts the device test. You can select the video source here (video, composite or S-video) Sets values such as brightness, sharpness or contrast using the sliders.

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Format

General

All available channels of the selected device are displayed. You can select the required channel for your recording here. Channels Clicking on the Manage TV Channel Groups button displays the last screen of the TV wizard again, and you can edit, add or remove groups and assigned channels. The TV wizard screen displays the available channels and groups of all installed capture devices. If you click on the Channel Setting button, you can once again configure a TV card on a step-by-step basis using the TV wizard (see Setting a TV card).

7. If you want to select an external audio source for capture:
1. Click on the button. The Audio Device Properties window is opened.
Fig. 12: Audio Device Properties window
2. Select the audio device from the Audio Source selection menu. icon and select the audio inputs required from the pop-up context menu (e.g. 3. Click on the CD player, line, microphone). button. 4. Click on the
8. Select the required capture template in the Capture Template pop-down menu.
When data is captured directly on disc, the Capture Template selection menu is not displayed
9. If you would like to perform other detailed settings for the capture:
1. Click on the Configure button. The Video Options window is opened (see Video options). 2. Perform detailed settings for video mode, transcoding quality, etc.

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3. Click on the OK button.
10. If you would like to save the video file to a folder other than My Documents/NeroVision/CapturedVideo: 1. Click on the More button. The extended dialog box will open. 2. Enter the path and the file name in the Capture to File input field. Capturing video requires a lot of drive space. Please make sure that you have enough drive space to capture all your video. Capturing video from a capture card requires about 330 MB of hard drive space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video. A DV capture via a FireWire card (IEEE 1394) uses up to 3.6 MB of hard drive space per second.

11. Click on the

Capturing starts and the picture currently captured in Nero Vision is displayed.
12. If you would like to exit capturing, click on the
The captured file appears in the Captured selection list, which contains captured files that have not yet been assigned to a project.
13. If you would like to view the captured video:
1. Select the relevant video from the Captured selection list. 2. Click on the button.
The captured video is displayed in the preview dialog box.
14. If you would like to capture other videos from the same source, repeat steps 11 and 12. 15. Click on the Next button.

Export starts. The export progress is displayed in the same window. As soon as the export is complete, a pop-up window will open.
6. Click on the OK button.
The screen with the menu What would you like to do next? is displayed. You have exported a movie.

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Slide show

Creating a slide show

Please note that when creating a slide show, the picture files (e.g. *.jpg, *.bmp, *.gif) are not saved in the original format. If you want to save the picture in the original picture format as well, proceed as described at the end of this section. The following requirements have to be fulfilled: For slide shows on DVD-Video, Super Video CD, miniDVD, AVCHD and HD-BURN: the DVD-Video plug-in with which MPEG-2 is encoded. The plug-in is already available in the full version. The Contents screen is displayed. To create a slide show, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Make Slide Show. option.
The Slide Show screen is displayed. This screen consists of three dialog boxes: Preview, Media, and Contents dialog boxes.
Fig. 25: Slide Show screen
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3. If you want to create a new group:
1. Select the <Create New Group> entry from the media dialog box in the selection menu. The Create Element Group dialog box will open. 2. Enter the required name in the input field and click on the OK button The new group is displayed in the selection menu and opens automatically. The following buttons are available on the tab:
Browse: searches for media files and adds them to your own media files. The Open pop-up window will open. Browse and Add to Project: searches for media files, adds them to your own media files and the slide show. The Open pop-up window will open. Import: imports media files from a TWAIN-compatible device such as a scanner. A window is opened. Select source: selects a source for the TWAIN import. The Select source pop-up window will open. Removes the selected element from the group. Removes all elements from the group. A dialog box will open. Opens the marked media file with an associated program. This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file. Otherwise a gray button is displayed. Adds marked elements to the slide show.
4. If you want to add media files (images or audio files) that are stored on your PC to the slide

19. If you are happy with your slide show, click on the Next button.
The Contents screen is displayed (see Creating a disc project). Depending on the disc type, a different number of chapters can be created for a slide show. No chapters are created in DVD-VR projects. VCD/SVCD up to 98 chapters DVD-Video/MiniDVD, HD-BURN, DVD-VFR up to 99 chapters DVD-VR up to 64 chapters BD AV up to 200 chapters
20. If you would like to store your slide show pictures on the disc in a PC-readable format, select
the relevant entry from the Add selection menu. The following entries are available in this selection menu: Nothing Original pictures HTML browser gallery PC slide show Only saves the pictures in the slide show. Saves the pictures in the original format as well. Additionally creates a HTML version of the slide show on the disc; this can be displayed on any PC using a browser. Additionally creates an executable file on the disc; this can be opened on any Windows PC.
Original pictures are saved on the disc in the ORIGPICS folder. You can display the HTML browser gallery by opening the INDEX.HTM file on the disc. The executable file for the PC slide show is called slideshw.exe.
21. Click on the Next button.
The Select Menu screen is displayed (see Editing the menu). You have created a slide show and can now create a menu for your project.

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You can use up to two levels in the menu layout. The main menu consists of all the video titles in the project. Each video title is represented by a button consisting of a thumbnail and a button text. If a video title has more than one chapter, a video title submenu is generated. If you make changes, you can adjust all menu hierarchies independently of one another. Main Menu

Video Title 1

Video Title 2

Chapter 1

Chapter 2
You can select the layout of each menu from existing menu templates. Menu templates are subdivided into menu template groups.

Editing the menu

The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Select Menu screen is displayed.
Fig. 27: Select Menu screen
To edit the menu, proceed as follows:
1. In the Menu to be used selection menu, choose whether your disc should contain title and
chapter menus, title menus only or no menu at all.

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2. In the Select a menu selection menu, choose the menu that you would like to edit.
If your disc consists of video titles with several chapters, repeat these steps for each menu that you would like to edit.
3. Select your desired menu template group in the Menu Template Group selection menu. 4. Select the required menu template. 5. Enter the desired header for your menu in the Header input field.
The following buttons are available in the Select Menu screen: Jumps to the first page of the selected menu. Jumps to the previous page of the selected menu. Jumps to the next page of the selected menu. Jumps to the last page of the selected menu. If the buttons do not all fit on a single menu page, you can switch from page to page using the menu navigation buttons. If you have created your own menu templates, the following buttons are available: Changes the name of the selected menu template group. The Rename Menu Template Group pop-up window will open. Deletes the selected menu template group. Changes the name of the selected menu template. The Rename Menu Template pop-up window will open. Deletes the selected menu template.

6. Click on the Edit Menu button.
The Edit Menu screen is displayed.

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Fig. 28: Edit Menu screen
If you have selected the Smart3D template group, other entries are available in the What would you like to change? menu (see Editing the Smart3D menu). The following buttons are available in the Edit Menu screen: Jumps to the first page of the menu. Jumps to the previous page of the menu. Jumps to the next page of the menu. Jumps to the last page of the menu. Deletes the selected text element. This button is only available if a text element is selected. Edits the properties of the selected button. The Button Properties pop-up window will open.
7. Select the Layout entry from the What would you like to change? menu.
A group box is displayed.
8. Select the layout for pictures and buttons in the selection list.
The outlined preview for the buttons contains blue spaces for the thumbnails and gray spaces for the button text.
9. Select the Background option.
The Background Properties group box is displayed.
10. If you would like to have a color gradient as a background:

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1. Click on the button. 2. In the Color dialog box, click in the color circle to define the color and color saturation. 3. Move the slider to adjust the color intensity.
11. If you want to have a picture as a background:
button. 1. Click on the 2. Select the desired picture from the Custom picture option.
12. If you would like to have a video as a background:
button. 1. Click on the 2. Select the desired video from the Video file option. The video playback takes 10 seconds. If the video file is longer than that, it will be interrupted after 10 seconds and replayed from the start in a loop.
13. Select the desired audio file that is to be played in the background from the Audio file
selection list. The audio playback takes 20 seconds. If the audio is longer than that, it will be interrupted after 20 seconds and replayed in a loop from the start. Silence is added to shorter audio files. If the pop-down list does not contain the required image, video or audio file, click on the button to open the Open dialog window. Mark the required file and click on the Open button.

10. If you do not want to save a log file for the burning process, click on the No button.
If you would like to save a log file: 1. Click on the Yes button. A dialog box will open. 2. Select the desired folder from the Location selection menu. 3. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button. The screen with the menu What would you like to do next? is displayed. You can burn the project again, save the project, start a new project, make covers and labels or start Nero ShowTime. You have burned a disc or written a disc image or hard disc folder.

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Project management

12.1 Saving a project

Once you have started working with your project and created your layout, occasionally you may want to interrupt your work, resume it at a later date, or burn it. A project file (*.nvc) saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project. This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc. The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Vision. The file size of a saved compilation is significantly smaller than a disc image. A disc image (image file) is the precise image of the project data to be burned. You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage, but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned. As well as being burned on disc, some projects can also be recorded in hard drive folders, provided there is enough space. You can open files in the hard drive folder using Nero ShowTime and play them back like a real disc. To save a project, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the Save button.
The Save As dialog box will open.
2. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button.
You have saved the project and can open it again later to continue working on it or burn it.

12.2 Opening a project

The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Start screen is displayed. To open a project, proceed as follows:
1. In the Start screen, select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option.
The Open pop-up window will open.
2. In the File Type selection menu, select the Nero Vision Projects (*.nvc) option. 3. Highlight the project file of the required video project and click on the Open button.
The Contents screen is displayed (see Creating a disc project). You have opened an existing project and can now continue to edit it or burn it.

12.3 Opening a disc image
The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Start screen is displayed.

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To open a disc image, proceed as follows:
2. In the File Type selection menu, select the Nero Image Files (*.nrg) option. 3. Highlight the disc image and click on the Open button.
The Burn Options screen is displayed (see Burning a disc). You have opened a disc image and can now burn it.

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Editable DVDs
13.1 DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR
Nero Vision Essentials SE does not support the editable disc formats DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR. If you have installed a DVD-RW/+RW recorder and have inserted a DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, you can use Nero Vision to create editable DVD disc formats: DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode), and DVD+VR. In comparison to DVD-Video, the advantage of these disc formats is that the content can be changed later on. This means that you can edit the films, insert new passages, delete scenes that you do not want to see, or overwrite the disc. The disc formats DVD-VFR (video mode) and DVD+VR are compatible with DVD-Video after they have been finalized and can be played back on almost all commercially available DVD players. Although the disc format DVD-VR, which is available for DVD-RW and DVD-RAM discs, can only be played on appropriate VR-compatible recorders, it has the advantage that it is specially designed for direct recording on disc. An overview of which disc format is supported by which disc can be found in Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs.
13.2 Creating an editable DVD with videos
The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The recorder supports the burning of an editable disc format. To create an editable DVD with videos, proceed as follows:
1. In the Start screen select the option Make DVD. > Editable DVD.
The Contents screen is displayed.
2. Repeat the steps described under Creating a disc project.
Due to the differences in the specifications for DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode), and DVD+VR, there may be differences in editing the title and the movie. In principle, however, the remainder of the procedure is identical to the procedures described under Creating a disc project. You have created an editable DVD with video.

You have erased a rewritable disc.
14.2 Displaying disc info
To display information about a disc that has been inserted, proceed as follows:
1. Select Disc Tools > Disc Info in the Start screen.
The Disc Info pop-up window will open.

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Fig. 33: Disc Info pop-up window
2. Select the recorder in which the disc has been inserted from the selection menu.
You have displayed information on the disc that is inserted.

14.3 Finalizing a DVD

To finalize a DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR/+R or DVD+RW disc with videos, proceed as follows:
1. Select Disc Tools > Finalize Disc in the Start screen.
The Finalize Disc pop-up window will open.
2. Insert the disc you want to finalize and select the drive where the disc is located in the

Select Recorder menu.

Click on the Update button to display information about the disc you have inserted.
3. Use the Create Menus for This Disc selection menu to decide whether to create a new
menu on your disc, to retain an existing menu or not to create a menu.
4. Click on the Start button.
You have now finalized a DVD.

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14.4 Creating covers and labels
To create covers and labels, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the More button.
2. Click on the Make covers and labels button.
Nero CoverDesigner will open.

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Configuration
15.1 Opening a configuration
To open the configuration, proceed as follows:
2. Click on the Configure button.
The Application Settings window will open. You have called the configuration and can now make the required settings.
Fig. 34: Application Settings window

15.2 Configuration

The Application Settings window contains the General, Folders and Messages tabs. You can adapt Nero Vision to your own personal requirements here.

15.2.1 General tab

Format of saved media files dialog box Graphics selection menu Defines the graphics format in which Nero Vision saves media files from external devices and video snapshots. Portable Network Graphics is selected by default.

An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group. This is an international group which approved a standard for the compression of pictures.

Chapter marks

These are marks set in the video title that identify a scene change or position. A video title can be subdivided into several chapters that are separated from one another by chapter marks.

Lead-in

The initial area of every session is known as the lead-in. This is where the table of contents for your disc and additional information concerning the CD is stored.

Lead-out

The final area in a session. This area is located at the end of the disc. If the disc has not yet been finalized, the reference to the next session is stored here.

MiniDV

This is a type of cassette that a DV video camera uses. It is known to have finer quality.
Acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group that approves industry standards for audio and video codecs.

MPEG-1

This format is part of the MPEG compression family.

MPEG-2

There is very little difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, with the exception that MPEG2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast standard. MPEG-2 is used as a video format on DVDs.

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MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is the most recent MPEG standard for video and audio, which was adopted in 1999. MPEG-4 combines many functions from MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and other standards. Nero Digital video and Nero Digital audio are based on this industry standard.

Nero Digital

Nero Digital is a suite of MPEG-4 compatible video and audio codecs. The codecs are fully compatible with the MPEG-4 standard and have been further developed by Nero to achieve a considerably higher quality and to make available additional functions, such as subtitles.
An acronym for National Television System Committee and the standard for video and television in extensive parts of America and in some East Asian countries. Other parts of the world use different standards. NTSC has more frames per second than PAL, but fewer horizontal lines.
PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line and is the video and television standard in use in many parts of Europe, but also in South America and Australia. PAL has more horizontal lines than NTSC, however fewer frames per second.

Session

Discs such as CDs and DVDs are divided into tracks and sessions. A session is a selfcontained data area that is burned using a single process, and consists of a lead-in, one or more tracks, and a lead-out. In principle, a session is comparable to the partition on a hard drive. A multisession disc can contain multiple sessions.

Simulated recording

Simulation of the burn process in order to test whether there is a constant writing. The procedure is the same as that for writing to a disc, the only difference being that the laser writer is switched off.

Transitions

Inserting...39

Video recording...25 Video title
Adding a text effect... 37 Adding a video effect... 37

TV Card... 26 TV cards

Editing TV channels..23 TV channel search..22

Video Title

Cutting... 40

TV Cards

Manage TV groups..24 Select source type...23

Video titles

Inserting transitions... 39
Video-CD...11 Videokamera...26

User Interface... 15

WHQL-certified driver...8

VCD.. Siehe Video-CD

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Contact Information

Nero Vision is a product from Nero AG.
Nero AG Im Stckmdle 13-Karlsbad Germany Web: Help: E-mail: Fax: www.nero.com http://support.nero.com techsupport@nero.com +928 499
Copyright 2007 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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