Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs
Disc format Discs supported DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW DVD-Video DVD-RAM DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW DVD-VR DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD+VR Video CD (VCD) Super Video CD (SVCD) miniDVD HD-BURN Editable Blu-ray disc DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW CD-R CD-RW CD-R CD-RW CD-R CD-RW CD-R CD-RW BD-R BD-RE DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW AVCHD DVD-RAM DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW Storage card, hard drive

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To burn a DVD-Video or DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR disc, a supported DVD recorder must be connected to the PC. To burn VCD/SVCD/miniDVD/HD-BURN discs, you need to have a supported CD and/or DVD recorder connected to your system. Please visit www.nero.com for the list of currently supported recorders. Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs and/or VCDs/SVCDs/miniDVDs/HD-BURNs, you can still burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive. Once you have connected an appropriate recorder to the PC, you can use Nero Vision, Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express at any time to burn disc images on real discs.
Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats
Disc DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DVD+R DL DVD+RW Supported disc formats for "editable DVDs" DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD+VR DVD+VR DVD+VR

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Launching the program
Launching Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart
To launch Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon.
The Nero StartSmart window is opened.
2. Click on the arrow button in the left margin of the window.
The extended dialog box will open.

Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart

3. Select the Nero Vision entry from the Applications selection list.
The Nero Vision window opens. You have launched Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart.
Launching Nero Vision directly
To launch Nero Vision directly, proceed as follows:
1. If you are using the Windows XP Start menu, click Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) >
Photo and Video > Nero Vision. If you are using the classic Start menu, click Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Photo and Video > Nero Vision. The Nero Vision window opens. You have launched Nero Vision.

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User interface
Basically, the user interface consists of the selection of a task from the Start screen.You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps, with a separate window being displayed for each individual step. A project consists essentially of four steps:

1. Picking a task.

Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item. As you move your cursor over an item, an explanatory text will pop up next to it. Left-click on the item for the task to be started.

Fig. 2: Launch screen

This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion.

2. Completing a task.

Depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end. Each individual step consists of a new screen. To help you know where you are and what you need to do, each screen comes with a name and a brief description. To move to the next screen or to go back to the previous screen, use the Next or Back buttons on the navigation bar.

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Fig. 3: Contents screen
Some screens include a menu. When the cursor is on an option, an explanatory text will pop up underneath.
Fig. 4: Content screen What do you want to do? menu
The two buttons Cancel and Refresh are available in screens where you can perform various actions. These let you easily cancel out an action or restore the last actions undone. This lets you try out a large number of Nero Vision features without having to discard the entire project if you are not satisfied. Each screen contains tooltips, detailed information, and explanations for the various buttons, icons, and menus. Hold your cursor for a few seconds over an item to learn more about it.

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3. Burning.
Burning marks the end of a project. For this you should define the burning parameters and click on the Burn button. Depending on the type of project you are working on and the recorder connected to the system, a number of different entries are available for selection.
Fig. 5: Burn Options screen
4. Following the burning process.
Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next: launch Nero ShowTime and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one.

Main screen

Only the buttons and controls that are required are displayed on the Nero Vision user interface depending on which screen you are in. This makes the interface easy to use.
When you click on the More button, an additional, extended dialog box is opened (see Extended dialog box).

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4.2.1 Buttons
Help for Nero Vision: opens online help. Enter new serial number: allows you to enter a new serial number. The Welcome to Nero window is opened. Nero Vision on the Web: opens the Nero Vision Web page. Tips: opens the Tips window. You can configure Nero Vision in such a way that useful tips are displayed when you open each screen. Key Definitions: displays assigned key combinations and their functions. The Key Definitions window is opened. Info: displays the version and registration data. The About Nero Vision window is opened. More Displays the extended dialog box. Exports the movie to a file. Export process The Export Movie screen is displayed. In this screen you can specify the export settings and then export the project (see Exporting the movie). The button is only available if you have inserted at least one video in a project. Saves the project with all changes made. The Save As pop-up window will open. Save The project is saved to an administration file with the extension.nvc (NeroVision Compilation). This function is useful for times when you are not able to finish your project and would like to continue at a later time (see Saving a project). This undoes the last action. With Nero Vision you can undo many actions so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Restores the last action that you have undone. With Nero Vision you can restore many actions that have been undone so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Returns to the previous screen. Go Back Next Burn If necessary, you will be prompted to save the project, as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost. Displays the next screen. Starts the burn process. The button is only displayed in the Burn screen.

1. Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and
switch it on. 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.
2. Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen.

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Fig. 10: Capture Video screen
The following buttons are available in the Video Capture screen: Starts playback. Stops playback. Starts capture. Rewinds the video. Fast forwards the video. Switches to full-screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key. Sets the capture timer which allows you to define the start time, end time, and capture time for capturing a video. Switches to the next channel. Switches to the previous channel. Displays the played position in the format hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths of a second. Jumps to a specific position by (next) and (back) buttons. clicking on the
3. Select the capture device in the Capture Device pop-up menu.
The capture device may be in camera mode or in VCR mode. In camera mode, the video signals are continuously transferred from the capture device to the PC, and you can view the current video signal in the preview dialog box. In the case of a DV video camera, everything in the picture area frame of the video camera is displayed in the preview dialog box. A TV card is always in camera mode as there is a constant video signal coming in and

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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.

Cuts the highlighted picture to the desired size. The Cut Graphic pop-up window opens. Assigns effects to the highlighted graphic. A context menu with the available effects will open. 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. Saves the highlighted picture with all the effects. A dialog box will open. Records an audio file that can be assigned to an image. The Audio Recording Settings pop-up window will open. This enables you to assign a separate audio commentary to every image. If a picture is highlighted in the content dialog box, the audio file is directly assigned to the picture, otherwise the recording is added to the media dialog box. Defines the picture display time and the transition periods. The Default Duration Values pop-up window will open. Processes 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 is displayed. If you have added audio files to your slide show, they will be inserted in the content dialog box on the tab.

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Removes the highlighted element from the slide show. Removes all elements from the slide show. A dialog box will open. Records an audio file that is added to the background of the slide show. The Audio Recording Settings pop-up window will open. Edits the properties of the highlighted elements such as display time and header and footer. The Properties dialog will open. The context menu also contains the Delete All Audio Elements function, which removes all audio files on the tab. The audio files on the affected by this (Audio Commentary) tab are not
8. If you have added audio files to the slide show (Background Music) and if you would like the
length of the slide show to be adjusted to the playback time for the audio file: 1. Click on the More button. The extended dialog box will open. 2. Check the Fit slide show duration to audio duration box. The overall duration of the slide show will be adapted to the overall length of the inserted audio files. If the Fit slide show duration to audio duration check box has been enabled, the display time for the images cannot be changed.
9. If you wish to add individual images to the slide show audio files (audio commentary):
1. Use Drag & Drop to move the required audio file from the media area to the required image in the content area. In the content area the image underlaid with the audio file is identified by an additional icon and the title of the audio file is displayed.

13. If you have enabled the Fit display duration to commentary duration in the Image Properties dialog box, enter the length of time for which the image is to be displayed after the audio file has been played in the Commentary ends with delay input field. The input field displays the time in the format hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths of a second. Click on the group of digits that you would like to change and then click on the button. or 14. Move the slider to adjust the volume. icon. If you would like to change the settings for several pictures at once, click on the The Properties window then remains open and displays the settings for a picture when that picture is highlighted. The settings are applied.

17. Click on the

18. View the slide show in the preview dialog box.
Fig. 26: Slide show screen finished
The following buttons are available in the preview dialog box: Starts the slide show. Pauses the slide show. Ends the slide show. Switches to the full-screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key.

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Displays the played position in the format hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths of a second. Jumps to a specific (next) and (back) buttons. position by clicking on the
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

Fig. 31: Burn Options screen
To burn a project or record it on the hard disc as a disc image or folder, proceed as follows:
1. If you would like to burn the project to a disc:
1. Insert a writable disc in the desired recorder. 2. Select the Burn To. option and the desired recorder.
2. If you would like to burn the project as a disc image, select the Burn To > Image Recorder

option.

3. If you would like to write the project to a folder on the hard drive:

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1. Select the Write to Hard Disk Folder option. A dialog box will open. 2. In the directory tree, click on the folder where the files are to be saved and then click on the OK button.
4. Select the Volume Name option.
5. Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field.
Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores (_).
6. If you are burning to a disc:
1. Select the Recording Settings option. The Settings for recording group box is displayed. 2. In the Speed selection menu, select the speed that the recorder should use to write to the disc. 3. If you would like to perform a speed test, check the Determine maximum speed box. Before burning, the program will verify whether the recorder is capable of burning the session with the selected writing speed. In addition, it will also verify if all files selected for burning are actually available. 4. If you still want to burn the disc on positive verification, check the Write box. The book type of a DVD helps DVD players to identify the inserted disc and determines the DVDs level of compatibility. With some DVD recorders, Nero can change the book type setting if a DVD is burned. The selection menu is only displayed for supported recorders. 5. If you would like to change the book type of a DVD, select the desired entry from the Book Type selection menu. The following entries are available in the selection menu: Automatic DVD-ROM Physical disc type Current recorder setting Automatically defines the most compatible book type for this disc. Sets the book type to DVD-ROM. Leaves the book type unchanged as specified on the DVD disc. Applies the book type setting from the recorder.
6. If you would like to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first, check the Use Burn-at-once box.
7. If you want to burn a disc or disc image, click on the Burn button. If you want to write a folder
on the hard disk, click on the Write button. If you have selected the Burn To. > Image Recorder option, a dialog box will open. 1. Select the desired folder from the Location selection menu.

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2. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button. The Burn screen is displayed. Your project files will be converted to the appropriate format and then burned to disc, or written as a disc image or as a folder to the hard drive, depending on what you chose.

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Advanced operations
14.1 Erasing a rewritable disc
To erase a rewritable disc, proceed as follows:
1. Select Disc Tools > Erase Disc in the Start screen.
The Erase Rewritable Disc pop-up window will open.
Fig. 32: Erase Rewritable Disc pop-up window
2. In the top selection menu, select the recorder in which the disc has been inserted. 3. If you would like to erase the disc quickly, select the Erase Rewritable disc quickly from
the bottom selection menu. If you would like to physically erase all data from the disc, select the Full-erase rewritable disc from the bottom selection menu. The fast erasing procedure does not physically remove the data from the disc, it only makes it inaccessible. Please note that the data can be restored. Sometimes it can take quite a long time to erase a rewritable disc completely.
4. Click on the Erase button.
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.

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Options Area Verbose: when you move the pointer over a control element, this displays its function and provides a detailed explanation. This option is selected by default. Display tooltips pop-up menu Brief: when you move the pointer over a control element, this displays its function. None: does not show anything when the mouse pointer is moved over a control element. Never show black thumbnails for assets check box Does not show any black thumbnails in the contents dialog box. Instead, the first non-black thumbnail is found and displayed. This function can slow down the application. The box is checked by default. Activates all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder. Some disc formats require a specific recorder. With this setting, the Image Recorder enables the creation of all disc formats and not only those supported by the installed recorder. This box is checked by default.
Enable all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder check box

15.2.2 Folders tab

Directories dialog box Defines the folder in which temporary files are stored. Temporary files input field The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of drive space. The temp folder of the user who is logged on is used by default. Defines the folder in which imported image files and video snapshots are stored. The My Pictures folder of the user who is logged on is used by default. Defines the folder in which imported video files are stored. The NeroVision subfolder of My Documents of the user who is logged on is used by default. Opens a dialog box in which the folder can be selected for the respective files.

Saved picture files input field
Imported video files input field

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15.2.3 Messages tab

Defines whether a message should be displayed for the selected action. When you right-click on an entry in the selection list, a context menu opens in which the following entries are available: Continue: continues with the action without prompting. Prompt: inquires as to whether or not the action should be performed. No: cancels the action without inquiring. Disable Info Messages button Set default values button Sets all info messages to Continue. Messages about alternative options continue to be displayed. Resets the settings for all messages to the default values.

Selection list

15.3 Displaying video options
To call up the video options, proceed as follows:
2. If the Start screen is displayed, click on the Default Video Options button.
If a different screen is displayed, click on the Video Options button. The Default Video Options window is opened. You have called the video options and can now make the required settings.

15.4 Video options

Once you have selected a disc format, only the General tab and that of the disc format will be displayed. You can adapt the video options to your requirements here.
If you have not yet selected a disc format, the tabs for all supported formats will appear.
The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window appears for Nero Digital format.

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15.4.1 General tab
Video mode dialog box Defines the video mode, more precisely the color transmission system. This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices. PAL: selects the video mode PAL (Phase Alternating Line), which is used in Europe, but also in Australia, South America and many African and Asian countries. Root menu NTSC: selects the video mode NTSC (National Television System Committee), which is used in extensive parts of America and some East Asian countries. If you are unsure about the video mode that is used in your country, select your country from the country list. Nero Vision then sets the correct video mode automatically. Nero SmartEncoding dialog box Deactivate: deactivates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is already compatible with the target format is still re-encoded. Automatic: determines automatically whether video and audio material is re-encoded. Nero Vision checks, among other things, how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are re-encoded. This entry is selected by default. Activate: activates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is compatible with the target format is not re-encoded. This saves a lot of time for large-scale projects, so that you will achieve your goal much faster.

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Glossary

Capture card

This is a card that fits inside your PC and connects to your DV/analog capture device via a cable. It captures video from your device, through the card, and onto your hard drive.
This is a procedure for transferring a video from a DV video camera or a DV/analog capture device to your PC.
An acronym for Audio Video Interleave. A Microsoft standard container format.

Bit rate

The amount of data, calculated in bits over time.

Buffer underrun

Buffer underruns are caused when there is an interruption in the flow of data to the internal buffer of the recorder. This can be the fault of the software or the hardware itself. When recording, data is fed continuously to the recorders buffer in order to keep a steady flow of data which is required when recording. When something interrupts that steady flow, it can cause a buffer underrun and your disc is no longer useable.
Compact Disc Recordable. Write-once disc.
Compact Disc - ReWritable. A disc that can be written to more than once.
Compressor/decompressor. A codec is a method in which data is digitally encoded for recording or saving to disc then decoded for playback.

Container format

A container format is a file format in which other file formats are saved in multiple data streams for video and audio. For example, an MP4 container, i.e. a file with the extension.mp4, can consist of video streams in the video format MPEG-4 AVC encoded using Nero Digital and audio streams in the audio format MEPG-4 HE-AAC encoded using Nero Digital. This and other container formats can also contain additional data such as subtitles, menus or additional sound tracks.

Disc-at-once

Method in which the laser in your recorder burns straight through in one session without turning off and on between each track. This method is best when recording audio CDs you want to play in your home or car stereo.

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Disc image
An individual file on the hard drive that contains an image of a complete disc. A disc image can be used if problems occur during the burning process or if there is no recorder connected to your PC. You will need free space on your hard drive to create a disc image.

An acronym for Digital Video. This is an umbrella term for formats for backing up and saving video and audio data intended for DV products such as video cameras for instance. Also stands for a video that was recorded by a digital camera, often via FireWire.
Acronym for Digital Versatile Disc. The DVD is an optical disc and is the successor of the CD. Just like a CD, a DVD is a round plastic disc measuring 12 cm in diameter, but it can store more data. A DVD can be written to on each side in two layers. The standard size is the DVD-5 with 4.38 GB of actual disk space; up to 18 GB can be stored on double-sided and double-layered DVDs. The terms disc and disc format are often combined under the umbrella term DVD. The disc is the physical volume such as a DVD+RW for example, i.e. a rewritable DVD. It stores multimedia content in a specific disc format, such as DVD+VR for instance, which also determines the features that are available such as subtitles. The video codec used is MPEG2.
The DVD was originally designed for the movie and games market. But now you can burn data and your own home videos to a DVD-R, which can be played back on all DVD-ROM drives. You have the advantage of storing much more data on this disc than on a regular CD-R/-RW. You can write to a DVD-R once, and this disc is compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players.

DVD-RW

An acronym for DVD ReWriteable. A rewritable disc developed by the DVD Forum. The DVD-RW is rewritable and performs the same function as a DVD-R. But it can only be read by a few DVD-ROM and DVD players. Check with the manufacturer for compatibility issues.

DVD+RW

An acronym for DVD ReWriteable. Rewritable disc developed by the DVD+RW Alliance. The DVD+RW enables full, non-cartridge compatibility with existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives for both real-time video recording and random data recording for many PC and entertainment software applications.

Finalizing

Finalizing writes additional data to a disc and so completes it; it is not possible to write anymore to a finalized disc. An exception to this are finalized rewritable discs that can be erased. Some disc formats such as DVD-VFR and DVD+VR can only be played with normal DVD players after they have been finalized.

Firmware

The firmware in recorders functions as the operating system of the drive and contains instructions that determine how the drive reacts to commands from the PC. Generally the firmware in modern recorders can be updated, which improves the support for discs from other manufacturers, for instance.

Capture device... 21 Capturing... 21 Chapter... 9
Deleting...44 Rename...44

DVD-VR...10, 70

Editable Disc Format..13 Editable DVD..70
Creating... 70 Creating Directly via Capture Device.. 71

Chapters... 41

Creating Automatically...43 Creating Manually..30, 42 Editing...44
Encoding...9 Export..18, 45 Extended Dialog Box..19
Compatibility overview. 10, 12, 70 Configuration.. 75

Opening...75

HD-BURN..11
Contact information.. 91 Conventions... 6 Covers and Labels

Creating...20, 74

Main screen...17 Menu
Editing... 33, 53, 54, 60
Decoding... 9 DirectX... 8 Disc.. 9, 10, 12, 70

Burning...64, 65, 69

Menu hierarchies...54 Menu Template...54, 55 Menu template group

Smart3D.. 56, 60

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Menu Template Group.. 54, 55 miniDVD... 11 Movie... 9
Exporting...18, 45 Inserting an audio track..38 Inserting transitions...39 Making...30, 34
Scope of functions...7 Screen
Burn Options... 17 Capture Video... 22 Contents... 16, 30 Create Chapters... 42
Nero CoverDesigner.. 20, 74 Nero Digital(TM) encoder configuration.. 80 Nero Scout... 28 Nero Vision
About...6 Essentials...7 Essentials SE..7 Launching Directly...14 Launching via Nero StartSmart..14 Versions...7
Edit Menu... 55, 60 Export Video... 45 Launching... 15 Movie.... 34 Preview... 63 Select Menu.. 54 Slide Show... 47
Adding audio commentary.. 50 Background music.. 50 Chapters.... 53 Inserting a transition... 50
Overview of Compatibility.. 13

Original pictures... 53

Slide Show

Creating.. 30, 47

Preview

Showing..60, 62, 63

Smart3D Menu

Editing... 56, 60

Steps...15 Super Video CD...11 SVCD..Siehe Super Video CD Symbols..6 System requirements
Capture devices... 21 DirectX.... 8

Program

Launching...14, 71

Project... 9

Opening...68 Saving...18, 68

QuickInfos... 76

Soundcard... 8
System Requirements..8 System requirementsn
Recoding... 9 Requirements... 8 Rewritable Disc

Erasing...20, 72

Capture devices... 21
<Disc Format>... 78 Folders... 76 General... 75, 78

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Messages...77 Storyboard...36 Timeline...36

Versions..7 Video...9

Analog... 21 Digital.... 21 Recording on hard drive... 25
Target group... 6 Tasks... 15 Terminology... 9 Text effect

Adding...37

Video caoture..21 Video capture card..21 Video Editing...30, 33, 34 Video effect

Adding... 37

Tooltips... 16 Transcoding... 9 Transition

Inserting...50

Video Options

Displaying... 20, 77

Transitions

Inserting...39

Video recording...25 Video title

Completing a task

Depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end. Each individual step consists of a new screen. To help you know where you are and what you need to do, each screen comes with a name and a brief description. Each screen furthermore contains tooltips, detailed information, and explanations for the various buttons, icons, and menus. Both Undo and Redo buttons are available on screens in which you can exe-
cute different actions. These buttons allow you to quickly undo or redo the action last performed. In this way, you can try out a number of features in Nero Vision risk free without having to discard the entire project if you do not like the change.

Content screen

For each screen, the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail.

Burning

Burning marks the end of a project. For this you should define the burning parameters and click the Burn button. Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the system, a number of different entries are available for selection.

Burn Options screen

After burning
Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next: launch the media player and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one. See also: Extended Area 11 Creating a Disc Project 16

Extended Area

The user interface for Nero Vision consists of a main window and an expandable area. Clicking the More button displays an extended area. The user interface for Nero Vision displays the options required at the time, depending on the screen you are in. This makes the interface easy to use. The extended area is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen. In so-called "sticky mode," the extended area will be displayed until it is closed once more by
Start Successfully clicking the More button again. The icon mode. Click this icon to change the mode. The extended area is in normal mode. The extended area is in sticky mode. See also: Buttons 12 in the extended dialog box displays its current

1.5.1 Buttons

The following buttons are available in the extended area: Configure Default Video Options Opens the configuration of Nero Vision. Edits the default options when creating a video. The Default Video Options window is opened. As long as no disc format has been selected the video options for all supported formats is shown. After selecting a disc format, only the tab for the current disc format is displayed. The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window is opened for Nero Digital format. Erase Disc Erases rewritable discs. The Erase Rewritable Disc window is opened; the erasing method is adjustable. Before a disc can be erased, the burner must contain a rewritable disc. Shows information about the inserted disc, such as type of disc, available storage capacity, number of sessions and tracks. The Disc Info window is opened. Insert the disc that you want to know more about and select the drive where it is located. Finalize Disc Make Covers and Labels Finalizes the DVD-VFR (video mode) or DVD+VR disc. The Disc Finalization window is opened. Starts Nero CoverDesigner. Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero Suite and is automatically installed during the main installation procedure. Nero CoverDesigner is used to create and print labels and booklets for burned CD/DVD. Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels.

DV/HDV Cameras, Digital and Analog Videos
There are three types of capture devices: 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.
Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 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.

Capture Video Screen

On the Capture Video screen all the connected devices are shown on the Capture device selection menu. Besides the desired capture device the capture template can be selected here. For detail settings and the capture procedure, the screen is divided into two areas, the preview area on the left and the information area that shows the most important settings of the target file. Clicking the Configure button opens the window for adjusting the detail settings of the video options. Clicking the button opens the Video Device Properties window. Clicking the button opens the Audio Device Properties window. You can change the detail settings in both windows, if the connected capture device offers configuration options.

Capture Video screen

The following option buttons are available for the selection of the capturing template: Native capturing Optimizes all parameters based on the selected capture device and captures the video in the format specified by the capture device. The Native capturing option button is selected in the default settings. Capturing in the default settings is recommended. Custom capture template Adjusts the detail settings of the parameters. You can select the desired target format.
In the preview area you can use the Position buttons next to the time code display to move to a certain position within the video title. Furthermore, the following setting options are available: Button Starts playback.
Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Button Starts capture.

Button / Button

Rewinds/Fast forwards the video.
Switches to full screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key. Set the timer that enables specifying the capturing start time, end time and capturing time. Scans the tape and shows a thumbnail in the scene gallery for each recognized scene. Here the desired scene for capturing can be selected. Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode. Switches to the next/previous channel. Only available for TV cards. Increases or decreases the speed in the playback of the preview of DV-/HDV camera by up to 6 times. As soon as the slider is released it automatically jumps back to the central position and plays the tape back at the normal speed. Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode. Navigates through the capture on a frame-by-frame basis. Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode.

3.3.3 Audio Device Properties Window
The following areas are available in the Audio Device Properties window. Device settings Audio input Defines the required audio source. Defines the required audio inputs (e.g. CD player, line, microphone). Click the icon to display the available options.

Setting a TV Card

To set up a capture device for digital and analog video, a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory. Nero Vision provides simultaneous support for multiple 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 www.nero.com. If you have connected a TV card to your PC and open the Capture Video screen for the first time, all connected devices are displayed in the Capture device drop-down menu. 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.
The Capture Video screen is displayed.
2. If you have several devices connected to your PC, select the required device in the Capture

device drop-down menu.

The Video Device Properties window opens.
4. Click the Channels tab. 5. Click the Channel Setting button.
The first screen of the TV wizard, Analog TV Channel Search, is displayed. This wizard
prompts you to make all the necessary entries step by step.
6. Select your country in the Select country drop-down menu.
Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices When configuring DVB-S TV cards, you must select the satellite instead of the country in the Select your satellite configuration field. When configuring DVB-C TV cards, you must select the appropriate frequency range instead of the country.
7. Choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source in the Select source type dropdown menu. The Select source type drop-down menu is not available when configuring digital TV cards (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C).
8. Click the Start Search button to start the search.
The search starts. You are kept informed about the search progress and the number of
channels found in the Search Status area.
9. Click the Next button.
The second screen of the TV wizard, TV Channel Edit, is displayed. You can order, rename or remove the channels as required.

10. Click the Up and/or Down buttons.
The order of the available channels is changed.
11. Highlight the channels you do not want and click the Remove button.
The channels are deleted.
12. If you want to coordinate the channels of a number of TV cards with each other:
1. Highlight a desired channel and click the Rename button. The Rename Channel window is opened. The channel is renamed. Nero Vision regards TV channels with the same name so-called "physical" channels on different tuner cards as the same "logical" channel. This means that a logical channel can contain one or more physical channels. The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel search. Only the logical channels will be displayed in Nero Vision following configuration in the TV wizard. 2. Enter the name you want in the Rename Channel text field and click the OK button.
13. Click the Next button.
The third screen of the TV wizard, Manage TV Channel Groups, is displayed. You can
sort the channels in existing topic groups or in groups according to your requirements.
TV Assistant - Manage TV Channel Groups
14. Click the Add button on the TV Channel Groups tab.
The Add Group window is opened.
15. Enter the desired name of the group in the Add Group text field and click the OK button.

The group is created.

16. Click the TV Channels to Groups tab. 17. Select the group you want to edit in the Modify your groups drop-down menu. 18. Highlight the channels you want to assign to this group in the Available Channels area and
click the >> button. The highlighted channels are shown in the Modify your groups area.
19. Click the Down and/or Up buttons.
The order of the channels within the group is adjusted.
20. Click the Finish button.
The TV wizard is closed and the Capture Video screen is displayed. You have configured the TV card.
Capturing Video to Hard Drive
To set up a capture device for digital and analog video, a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory. You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video. Make sure that there is enough space available to capture the entire video. Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3-30MB of hard disk 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. The following requirements have to be fulfilled: No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor. There are no applications running in full-screen mode. The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process. There is sufficient space on your hard drive. To capture a video on the hard drive, proceed as follows:

4.1.1 Timeline Tab

The Timeline tab opens automatically when you add a movie or an audio file, video or when you select a theme-based template.
Content Area Timeline Tab
The following areas are available: Text Effects Video Track Contains the text effects. Contains the video effects. Contains the video titles. Pictures are indicated with the top left corner. If you wish to undertake a color correction to your files open the Color Corrector window from here via the context menu. Audio 1 Audio 2 Contains the audio files on the first track. Contains the audio files on the second track. icon in the
The following buttons are available in the top area of the tab: Opens the Select Template window. Here you will find the templates for the various themes such as Birthday or Wedding. Each template amends your project by a theme-based intro and outro video and automatically inserts various suitable (text) effects, transmissions as well as background music into the contents region. Here it is also possible to move or edit or delete all items as desired. Only available if at least one file has been entered into the Content area. Opens the Ad Spotter window. Here all settings can be undertaken in order for Nero Vision to search for advertising sequences in your captures and in order to delete then directly from your compilation. Only available if at least one file has been entered into the Content area. Opens the Music Grabber window. Here all the settings can be undertaken in order to search for music clips in movies. Only available if at least one video file without further effects and transitions has been entered into the contents region.
The following buttons are available in the lower region of the tab. Zooms out of the Timeline tab so that the entire movie appears. Zooms into the Timeline tab. Zooms out of the Timeline tab.
4.1.2 Color Correction Window
In the Color Correction window it is possible to carry out color corrections directly on your projects. All changes are only taken over into the video in Nero Vision, the original video is not affected. Every value in the window can be customized either with the aid of the respective tab or by means of an entry into the corresponding entry field.

7. Click the Export button.

8. Click the OK button.

Nero Vision automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export. You have exported a movie to send via e-mail.

Exporting Audio to File

In the Export Video screen, you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Vision in addition to burning it to disc. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Content or Editing screen is displayed. To export a movie's audio track, proceed as follows:
2. Select the Export audio to file export option in the selection list.
3. If you want to make changes to the export settings:
4. If you want to save the video to another folder and/or under a name other than the name
displayed in the Output file display panel: 1. Click the Browse button. The Select a storage location for the video file 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.
5. Click the Export button.

6. Click the OK button.

Nero Vision automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export. You have exported a movie's audio track. The exported audio file can be edited externally and re-imported into Nero Vision.

Exporting to Web

In the Export Video screen, you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Vision in addition to burning it to disc. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Content or Movie screen is displayed. To export a movie to the Internet, proceed as follows:
2. Select the Export to Web export option in the selection area and click the Export button.
A window informs you that your video must now be converted to an export file.
Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB. If the movie is too long, an error message is displayed and Nero Vision cancels the procedure.

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.

thumbnails. Up to 2000 pictures can be added to a slide show.
tab in the content area and displayed with
5. If you want to add more pictures to your compilation, repeat the previous step.
The additional pictures are positioned at the end of the slide show in the content area
and shown with thumbnails.
6. If you want to add a picture at a certain position in the slide show:
1. Select the picture in the content area in front of which you want to add the file. 2. Mark the picture you want to add to your slide show in the media area and click the button. The picture is positioned in front of the selected point in the content area and shown as a thumbnail.
7. If you want to adjust a number of individual pictures in the content area, drag and drop them
to the required position.
8. If you want to add audio files to the slide show as background music:
1. Click the tab in the contents area. button.
2. Select the required audio files in the media area and click the The audio files are added to the tab.
9. To adjust the sequence of a number of audio files to your requirements, drag and drop them
10. If you want to adjust the length of the slide show to the playback duration of the background
music: 1. Click the More button. The extended area is displayed. The overall duration of the slide show will be customized to the overall length of the inserted audio files. 2. Actiave the Fit slide show duration to audio duration check box.
11. If you want to add audio commentary to individual pictures of the slide show:
1. Click the tab in the contents area. 2. Select the picture in the content area to which you want to assign a comment.
3. Select the required audio file in the media area and click the

button. icon

The picture underlain with the audio file is identified by an additional on the tab.
To remove a comment, right-click the respective picture in the content area. A context menu appears with the Delete Comment or Delete All Comments options for deleting all comments from your slide show.
12. Add flowing transitions between the pictures as desired. 13. If you want to change how long a picture is displayed, make the required changes.
If the Fit slide show duration to audio duration box has been checked, the display time for the pictures cannot be changed.

the Apply to existing transitions check box. All transitions you have already added to the slide show are automatically adjusted to the selected time value.
7. If you have added commentary:
1. Enable the Fit picture duration to commentary check box. The display time of all pictures with commentary is adjusted to the length of the respective audio file. The default time value selected above for pictures without commentary is hidden.
2. If you want to display the picture before the commentary plays back, enter the required time in the Commentary start offset input field. 3. If you want to display the picture longer than the commentary plays back, enter the required time in the Commentary end offset input field. 4. If you want the selected commentary settings for all pictures with commentary already added, enable the Apply to existing pictures check box. The display times of all pictures with commentary already added to the slide show are adjusted to the length of the respective audio file. The default time value selected above for pictures without commentary is hidden.
You have adjusted the display time of pictures and/or transitions.

Levels

A menu can have up to two levels in addition to the intro video. The main or title 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. Each chapter of the respective video title is represented by a button in the chapter menu. When making changes, you can adjust the levels of the menu independently. You can select the layout of each menu from existing menu templates. Menu templates are subdivided into individual menu template groups for a better overview.

Edit Menu Screen

You can select menu templates and/or templates that meet your requirements in the Edit Menu screen. In the normal editing mode, editing remains limited to the most important features, while additional customization options are available in Advanced Editing. You can choose the individual form and design of the menu in the advanced editing mode.You can place and edit your own graphical items and text on the menu, modify, delete and create various button options, as well as create links between any buttons, menus and videos. 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. In the preview and compilation area of the screen on the left, the menu items of the title or chapter menus are displayed according to the template selected. If the intro video is selected, the preview shows a still of the video. Here, you can edit the individual items of the template directly. Selected objects are identified by a frame and can then e.g. be adjusted for size, rotated or moved. The Templates and Customize tabs are available on the right. You can also make changes to objects in the respective drawers. A capacity bar below the compilation area shows how much space your project occupies on the selected medium.

Burn Options Volume Name Recording Settings Displays a dialog box. You can specify a name for the disc. Displays a dialog box. You can change the required Settings for capture here.
The following setting options are available in the dialog box of the Recording Settings: Drop-down menu Speed Check box Determine maximum speed Check box Write Before burning, the program verifies whether the burner is capable of burning the session with the selected write speed. If this box is activated, Nero Vision carries out burning immediately after a speed test. When writing to a picture file, this box is automatically checked. Drop-down menu Book Type setting Defines the book type. The Automatic option is selected by default. The drop-down menu is only displayed for supported burners. If this box is checked, Nero Vision burns the files directly to the disc without temporarily storing on the hard drive first. This check box is automatically disabled if the burner does not support Burn-at-once. Only available when burning to a burner.
Check box Use Burn-at-once
The following entries are available in the Book Type setting drop-down menu: Automatic DVD-ROM Physical disc type Current recorder setting Automatically defines the most compatible book type for this disc. Sets the book type to DVD-ROM. Leaves the book type unchanged as specified on the DVD disc. Applies the book type setting from the burner.
See also: Burning a Disc 100 Burning a Image File 101 Writing to Hard Drive Folders 102

Burning a Disc

The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Burn Options screen is displayed. To burn a project to a disc, proceed as follows:
1. Insert a writable disc in the desired burner. 2. Select the Burn To entry and the desired burner.
The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner.
3. Select the Volume Name option.
A dialog area is displayed.
4. Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field. Characters that are not permitted in the
disc name are automatically converted to underscores (_).
5. Select the Recording Settings option.
The Settings for recording dialog area appears.
6. In the Speed drop-down menu, select the speed that the burner should use to write to the

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

Under certain circumstances, Nero Vision can display info messages or an action that must be confirmed before continuing. In the selection list, you can specify which messages are displayed and what tasks are executed automatically without confirmation or additional information. When you right-click an entry in the selection list, a context menu opens in which the following entries are available: Continue Prompt Continues with the action without prompting. Inquires as to whether or not the action should be performed.
Configuration The following buttons are available in the selection list: Disable Info Messages Sets all info messages to Continue. Messages about alternative options continue to be displayed. Restore Defaults Resets the settings for all messages to the default values.

Video Options

13.1 Displaying Video Options
To call up the video options, proceed as follows:
2. Click the (Default) Video Options button.
The (Default) Video Options window is opened. You have called up the video options and can now make the required settings.
13.2 (Default) Video Options Window
You can change the settings that affect the encoding of future projects in the (Default) Video Options window. The tabs for all supported formats are displayed until you have selected a disc format. After selecting a disc format, only the respective format appears. You can call up video options at any time from the extended area. The window is also opened if you select Custom Capturing and customize the video settings when recording a video. The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window is opened for Nero Digital format. See also: [Disc Format] Tab 112 General Tab 111

13.2.1 General Tab

The General tab is divided into the Video mode and Nero SmartEncoding areas. In the Video mode area, the color transmission system is defined specifically. This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices. The following entries are available in the drop-down menu: PAL NTSC [Country] Selects the PAL video mode, which is used in Europe, as also in Australia, South America, and many African and Asian countries. Selects the NTSC video mode, which is used in extensive parts of America and some East Asian countries. Automatically sets the correct video mode for the selected country. If you are unsure about the video mode that is used in your country, select your country from the country list.
The following options are available in the drop-down menu in the Nero SmartEncoding area: Disable Automatic Deactivates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is already compatible with the target format is still re-encoded. Determines automatically whether video and audio material is re-encoded. Nero Vision checks, among other things, how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are reencoded. This entry is selected by default. Activates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is compatible with the target format is not re-encoded. This saves a lot of time for largescale projects, so that you achieve your goal much faster. Nero SmartEncoding is available for video files that use the AVC codec only for encoding the AVCHD-compatible source format into the AVCHD target format.

Drop-down menu Resolution
Video Options Check box Super resolution If the check box is activated, then the Super resolution procedure is used in order to improve the videos and slide shows. This check box is deactivated by default. Option button Target Size Defines the size of the target file. With this quality setting, you can specify the size of the file either directly in MB or by choosing a media type. The Video Quality option field is selected in the default settings. The option field is only activated in the case that a user profile is laid down. Slider/Input field Encoding quality fine tuning Drop-down menu Encoding mode Determines the quality level of the encoder to be used. The encoding quality can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value in the input field. Fast encoding (1-pass) - Encodes the video in a single pass. Encoding is faster, but the quality is inferior. High Quality (2-pass VBR) - Encodes the video in two passes with variable data rate. Encoding takes longer, but the quality is better. VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different, suitable data rates: Scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement. Drop-down menu Nero SmartEncoding Automatic - Determines automatically whether video and audio material is re-encoded. Nero Vision checks, among other things, how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are re-encoded. This entry is selected by default. Deactivate - Deactivates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is already compatible with the target format is still re-encoded. Activate - Activates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is compatible with the target format is not reencoded. This saves a lot of time for large-scale projects, so that you achieve your goal much faster.
Video Options Drop-down menu Audio formats Chooses which audio format is used when recording the project. The Automatic entry is selected by default. Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 - Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format with 6 channel surround sound. (5.1 means: 5 channels with the full frequency range and one bass channel.) Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2.0 - Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format in stereo. Stereo - Encodes audio in MPEG-1 (layer 2). This option is only available in PAL video mode. LPCM - Encodes audio data in LPCM. This option is only available in NTSC video mode. Nero SmartEncoding is available for video files that use the AVC codec only for encoding the AVCHD-compatible source format into the AVCHD target format.
13.3 Nero Digital Encoder Configuration
In the Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window, you can change the settings that affect the encoding of future Nero Digital projects. The following setting options are available: Drop-down menu Profile category Defines the profile category. Once you have selected a category and profile, only the corresponding entries in the drop-down menu are displayed. Creates the profile. Click the Save As button; a window with input field opens. Here individual profile settings for further projects can be stored under your own name. Once you have selected a category and profile, only the corresponding entries in the drop-down menu are displayed. Defines the aspect ratio. Defines the maximum number of pictures per second.

Program... 7

T Target file. 114, 116 Target format... 23 Template groups.. 73 Template settings.. 78 Template Settings drawer. 78 Templates.. 75, 91, 92 Templates tab.. 73, 75, 92 Temporary files.. 109 Text effects.. 46, 50, 52 Text Effects.. 36, 39 Text-only buttons.. 78, 86 Thumbnail buttons.. 78, 82, 86, 88 Timeline tab. 50, 52, 54 Timeline Tab... 36 Title menus. 73, 75, 76, 77, 85, 91, 92 Tool tips.. 108 Transformation.. 83, 85 Transition groups.. 68 Transitions. 36, 46, 49, 63, 67, 71, 78, 81 TV card.. 21, 25 TV wizard.. 25, 26 TWAIN import.. 37, 64 U User interface.. 11 User-defined capture.. 23 V VCR.. 30 VCR Mode.. 59 Vector graphics.. 78, 84, 86 Versions... 120 Video camera.. 21 Video capture.. 21, 29, 32, 37 Video capture card.. 21 Video Capture screen. 29, 37 Video cut.. 48 Video Device Properties.. 22, 25, 26, 31 Video Device Properties window.. 25 Video Effects.. 36, 39 Video format.. 112
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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