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7.1 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 Introduction... 33 Data CD (ISO)... 33 Background information... 33 Burning data CDs (without using Multisession).. 34

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7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 7.3.4 7.3.5 7.3.6 7.3.7 7.4 7.4.1 7.4.2 7.4.3 7.4.4 7.4.5 7.4.6 7.4.7 7.4.8 7.4.9 7.4.10 7.4.11 7.4.12 7.4.13 7.4.14 7.4.15 7.5 7.5.1 7.6 7.6.1 7.7 7.7.1 7.7.2 7.7.3 7.7.4 7.8 7.8.1 7.8.2 7.8.3 7.8.4 7.8.5 7.8.6 7.9 7.9.1 7.9.2 7.10 7.10.1 7.10.2 7.10.3 7.11 7.12 7.12.1
Data CD (Multisession).. 36 General... 36 How are Multisession CDs structured?.. 37 Background information... 37 Creating a Multisession CD (Start).. 38 Creating a Multisession CD (Continue).. 40 Creating a Multisession CD (Finish).. 42 Additional notes... 44 Audio CD... 45 Introduction.... 45 Source medium is CD/DVD drive.. 46 Source medium is hard disk.. 47 Burning audio files from CD.. 47 Burning audio files from your hard disk.. 49 CD-Text... 51 Special audio filters... 52 Audio CD Player... 54 Recording records.. 54 Splitting tracks... 54 Encoding... 55 Decoding... 57 M3U Playlists... 58 Nero Wave Editor... 58 The Nero CD database... 59 Mixed Mode CD... 63 Creating a Mixed Mode CD... 63 CD EXTRA... 65 Creating a CD EXTRA CD... 65 Bootable CD and DVD... 68 Conditions... 68 Background.... 68 Template for making a bootable CD.. 69 Making bootable CDs.. 69 Video CD/Super Video CD.. 70 Supported formats.. 70 Video CD... 71 Super Video CD... 71 Re-encoding MPEG-1, MPEG-2/SVCD files.. 72 Nero DVD plugin... 72 VCD and SVCD menus... 72 (Super) Video CD.. 74 Creating a Video CD... 74 Creating a Super Video CD... 76 Images on a Video CD or Super Video CD. 78 Introduction.... 78 Creating a simple CD.. 79 Creating an interactive CD with images.. 80 HFS CD... 84 Hybrid CDs.... 84 Creating a Hybrid CD.. 84

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7.13 7.13.1 7.13.2
UDF Format... 86 Creating a UDF CD... 86 Creating a UDF/ISO Bridge CD... 88

Copying CDs.... 91

8.1 8.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.3 8.4 Introduction... 91 Copying methods... 92 Copying using an image file.. 92 Copying using a fast copy (on the fly).. 93 Verifying audio read quality.. 95 Setting speed on CD/DVD-ROM drives. 96

Image file... 99

9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4.1 9.4.2 9.4.3 Introduction... 99 Creating an image file... 99 Burning the image file... 100 Nero ImageDrive... 100 What is Nero ImageDrive?.. 100 Installation of Nero ImageDrive.. 101 Procedure... 101
Saving tracks using Nero... 102
10.1 10.2 Saving audio tracks... 102 Saving data tracks.. 102

2.2.10

Add File
This opens a dialog box and displays a folder from which files can be added. You can change the folder, so you can browse through your entire hard disk and/or network drives. This command is only active if a compilation window is selected. The dialog box that opens is more or less the same as the Nero File Browser, except that it is less convenient to use.

2.2.11

Create Folder
This creates a new folder in the directory you have selected.

2.2.12

This opens a Find window. This command is only available when a compilation window is active.

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Toolbar
Click on this command to display different options for viewing the toolbars

Status Bar

Click on this command to activate or deactivate the status bar. If there is a tick next to the command, the Status Bar is visible.

Large Icons

Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser with large icons.

Small Icons

Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser with small icons.
Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser in list form.

Details

Click on this command to display the details of the files in the File Browser, i.e. with additional information next to the name such as the file size, file type, creation date, etc.

Arrange Icons

When you select this command you will see various options for arranging files.

Original

A black dot in front of this command indicates whether the original file and folder names are being used or whether the name needs to be converted in accordance with ISO Level 1, ISO Level 2, Joliet. See also: ISO Level 1, ISO Level 2, Joliet
ISO Level 1, ISO Level 2, Joliet
A black dot in front of this command indicates whether the original file and folder names have been converted in accordance with ISO Level 1, ISO Level 2, Joliet or whether the original name should be restored.

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See also: Original ISO Level 1, ISO Level 2, Joliet allows 8.3 format file names (8 characters for the file name and 3 for the file extension) and 8-character directory names in Level 1. You can only use the characters A-Z, 0-9 and the underscore (_); special characters like , $, % and & may not be used. The maximum number of directory levels is 8 (including the master directory).

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10. If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate 'File Browser' icon. To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser, check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab (File -> Preferences). 11. Compile the files for the CD using Drag&Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window. Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types. In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer, such as 'Copy', 'Open and 'Cut'. 12. When compiling with Drag&Drop the directory structure is moved across too, i.e. if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn. If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CDs contents. To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation. To do this, select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu. A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately. You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag&Drop. You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser. 13. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' menu to open the write dialog box. This option is only available when the compilation window is selected, as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue. If the File Browser is selected (and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed) the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started. In this case click anywhere in the compilation window. The Burn Compilation dialog box now opens - it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front. 14. In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box. You will find more information about this section in 'Before you burn your first disc'. You must remember that when you create a CD with only one session you must activate the 'Finalize CD' checkbox. This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible. (With a Multisession CD this checkbox should only be activated in the last session of the CD). All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required. 15. Click on the Burn button to start the burn process (or the simulation depending on the chosen option). All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete. You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed. A typical final message would be: 'Burn process was successful with 12x (1800 KB/s). The CD is then ejected. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons. 16. You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the 'Medium Information' icon.

You should therefore be clear in your mind that when handling Multisession compilations you are often not dealing with data that are directly accessible, and that as a result there are certain limitations in regard to convenience as compared with ISO compilations that have to be remembered.

Audio CD

An Audio CD is a CD that contains music files and that can be played with any regular CD player which you can buy in a store the songs on the CD must either be in CDA format or be converted to this format. Almost all CD players can only read CD-Rs, i.e. using rewritable CDs (CD-RW) is not recommended. Nero writes the audio data to the CD-RW correctly but many CD players will not be able to play back the tracks. If possible, audio CDs should always be burned in the 'Disc-at-once' mode. This will make the most out of the features that Nero offers and will avoid unwanted 'hiss and crackle between individual tracks. A CD that contains music files in a variety of different formats (say MP3 or WMA) is strictly speaking an audio CD as well, but since a CD player cannot read these formats and play them back, these CDs are not referred to as Audio CDs. Nero does not mind what audio format the files are in because compressed files (e.g. MP3, mp3PRO, WAV, WMA or AIF) are automatically converted prior to burning so that they can be burned in CDA format. However decoding these files takes a certain amount of time and so the burning speed may have to be matched to the PCs power and computing processes. Although writing Audio CDs with Nero is really simple, it is worth spending a few moments thinking about your source medium. There are basically two ways of creating Audio CDs. With one method the audio tracks come from an Audio CD and with the other the audio files are on a hard disk. To copy an existing Audio CD, you will find all the information you need in the chapter ' 'Copying CDs'. If you wish to use tracks from an existing Audio CD and/or tracks from a number of Audio CDs, then there are several strategies with which Nero can handle the audio files. You will find further information about these strategies in the chapter 'Source medium is CD/DVD drive'. The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter 'Burning audio files from CD'. If you want to use audio files that are on your hard drive, then the chapter entitled 'Source medium is hard disk' will explain the advantages of this option. The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter 'Burning audio files from your hard disk'. Note: Music CDs with a special copy protection have been around on the market for some time now. These CDs cannot be played or copied with a normal PC. If you experience problems with copying, please make sure that you are not

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using CDs of this type. You can identify this from a note on the cover of the original CD.

7.4.2.1

Source medium is CD/DVD drive
Dragging & dropping audio tracks When dragging & dropping audio files that are on a CD (CDA) the user has a basic choice of four different strategies with which Nero can handle the CDA files. The strategy is selected on the CDA Options tab. You will see this tab in the 'New Compilation' dialog box which opens when you create a new compilation. If a compilation is already open, select your required strategy or check the selected strategy in the File menu with the Compilation info option. The 'General Settings' section offers you a choice of four different strategies: Diskspace strategy (the default) With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Neros cache directory if sufficient space is available. If no space is available then a track reference is created. Tempfile strategy With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Neros cache directory if sufficient space is available. If no space is available, an error message is displayed. Reference strategy The CDA files are handled as track reference. The source medium can only be a CD/DVD drive, not a recorder. Device dependant strategy CDA files are handled as track reference where possible, otherwise the tempfile strategy is used. The diskspace and tempfile strategies can be used to burn in 'Disc-at-once' mode. We advise that you use one of these two strategies. The reference strategy can only be used for 'Track-at-once' burning and can only be read by CD/DVD drives, not by recorders. The reason why 'Track-atonce' must be used with this strategy (it is preset) is that when you use files that are on an interchangeable medium you may need to switch the source CD if the audio files come from different source CDs or if a track has to be approached at a remote read position on the source CD. This can mean a long wait between tracks however. In the 'Track-at-once' mode the wait between tracks can be any length of time without ruining the target CD. The burning mode that can be used with the device dependant strategy depends on the source medium, i.e. if the tracks are from a CD/DVD player, then only a reference is created and only 'Track-at-once' can be used. The chapter 'Burning audio files from CD' explains how to burn compilations created with drag&drop editing.

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7.4.2.2
Copying audio tracks Copying CDA files to a hard disk offers the user more ways of using audio files. Unlike drag&drop, tracks can be converted to other formats. The chapter 'Burning audio files from your hard disk' explains how to burn compilations with copied audio tracks. You will find full details about copying CDA files in the chapter 'Saving audio tracks'.

7.4.15.1

Unzipping the program database Owners of a full version of Nero will find the free program database on their CD. The database is zipped and will have to be unzipped before it can be configured. 1. Unzip the archive 'CDDB.zip' which is on the CD in the 'FreeCDDB' directory and extract it to a new folder on your hard disk. Caution: This requires around 120MB of disk space. 2. In Windows Explorer create another directory (target directory) to hold the imported CD program database. There should still be at least around 250MB of free space on the selected drive. We do not recommend that you locate the Nero database onto a network drive as simultaneous access of the database by several users is not yet supported.

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Note: When installing the database remember that the target drive should still have at least 300MB of free space. Note: Owners of the demo version can also use this free program database. However to do this you must download the free CD database to your PC, e.g. from http://freedb.freedb.org. 7.4.15.2 Importing the program database Depending on how your PC is configured, the database can take up to one day (!) of processing time to import! This is unavoidable because of the sheer size of the database and the large number of cross-references that Nero has to create. Once imported however, read access to the database is very fast. You can cancel the download at any time but we do not advise this, as it CANNOT be resumed. The database would have to be imported again and this would create double entries. 1. Select Import Internet Database from the Extras menu. 2. Select the drive that contains the unzipped directory. 3. Select the destination path for the database. 4. When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the Nero program database. Click Yes to confirm your choice. 7.4.15.3 Creating a user database Unlike the program database which contains information about published CDs, the user database is suitable for your own CD compilations. Creating a user database will ensure that information about CDs you have created yourself is not lost if the program database is overwritten. 1. In Windows Explorer create a directory (target directory) to hold the user database. 2. Select Create a New User Database from the Extras menu and highlight the destination path for the new user database. 3. When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the user database. Click Yes to confirm your choice. 7.4.15.4 Configuring local Nero databases If when you imported the program database/user database you answered Yes when asked if you want to use these as your new database(s), then the directories are entered automatically. However you can still review the settings on the relevant tab after you have imported the database(s). Before using the Nero database just take a little time to make sure that the settings are right. To configure these settings, select File, Preferences and then the Database tab. You will see that there are three setting areas.

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12. Compile the audio files for the CD EXTRA using Drag&Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the audio section of the compilation window. This area is in the lower section of the compilation window and includes columns headed 'Track', 'Title', 'Duration' and 'Pause'. Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types. In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer, such as 'Copy', 'Open and 'Cut'. Note: Double-clicking an audio file opens the 'Audio Information' dialog box. This dialog box is virtually identical to the one that opens when you create Audio CDs except it has an additional CD EXTRA tab. Entries on this tab are not possible unless you selected a language when creating the CD. Choose the language you want and enter information about the audio track. Repeat for every additional language. If no language was selected, a note will appear when you click the tab. If this happens, select Compilation Info from the File menu and add a language. 13. Compile the data files for the CD EXTRA using Drag&Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the data area of the compilation window. This area is in the top section of the compilation window and includes columns headed 'Name' and 'Size'. 14. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' menu to open the write dialog box. This option is only available when the compilation window is selected, as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue. If the File Browser is selected (and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed) the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started. In this case click anywhere in the compilation window. The Burn Compilation dialog box now opens - it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front. 15. In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box. You will find more information about this section in 'Before you burn your first disc'. Caution: You must ensure that the Finalize CD checkbox is activated. This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible. 16. Click on the Burn button to start the burn process (or the simulation depending on the chosen option). All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete. You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed. A typical final message would be: 'Burn process was successful with 12x (1800 KB/s). The CD is then ejected. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons. 17. You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the 'CD Info icon. Important: If your burned audio tracks crackle, hum or hiss, you probably have problems with the so-called 'Audio Jitter Effect'. This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero. Please refer to: 'Verifying audio read quality' and 'Setting speed on CD/DVDROM drives'.

Making bootable CDs

You will find basic information about bootable CDs based on the 'El Torito' standard in the section entitled 'Background'; this section only describes how to create a bootable CD with Nero. 1. Insert an empty CD into the recorder. 2. Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New. 3. Click the 'CD-ROM (Boot)' icon - the Boot tab is in front. Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation, such as the name of the CD, different characteristics and restrictions. 4. In the upper section of the Boot tab (Source of boot image data) you can specify whether the template data for the bootable CD originate from a logical drive or a drive image files (refer to 'Template for making a bootable CD'). Note: If your preferred logical drive does not appear on the list of drives on this tab, this is because the drive is bigger than 640MB. This amount of data cannot fit on a CD so Nero does not display these drive in the list.

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Please remember also that under Windows NT/2000/XP you must have administrator rights to access drives 'directly' which is absolutely essential for creating bootable CDs. This restricted direct drive access under Windows NT/2000/XP is a deliberate Microsoft feature designed to prevent hackers gaining access to confidential data of other users. 5. The lower part of the tab (expert settings) contains detailed settings for 'El Torito' standard compliant bootable CDs. These settings are normally grayed which indicates that Nero makes the right settings for you automatically. When an image file is entered as the source of the boot image, Nero cannot make the right settings automatically. If this is the case, or if you want to change the expert settings manually, you can enter all the parameters by hand. Activate the 'Enable expert settings' checkbox if required. You are of course now responsible for the CD working correctly later on. 6. Once you have selected your settings, click the New button on the right. You will now see the empty compilation window for CD. If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate 'File Browser' icon. To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser, check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab (File -> Preferences). 7. Compile the required files with Drag&Drop by clicking on them in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window, or copy an image file. 8. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' menu to open the write dialog box. This option is only available when the compilation window is selected, as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue. If the File Browser is selected (and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed) the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started. In this case click anywhere in the compilation window. The Burn Compilation dialog box now opens - it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front. 9. In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box. You will find more information about this section in 'Before you burn your first disc'. Caution: You must ensure that the Finalize CD checkbox is not activated. Otherwise the CD will be write protected and no further writing is possible. 10. Click on the Burn button to start the burn process (or the simulation depending on the chosen option). All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete. You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed. A typical final message would be: 'Burn process was successful with 24x (3600 KB/s). The CD is then ejected. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons. 11. You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the 'CD Info icon.

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This tab displays basic information about the selected video. You can also specify the length of the pause after the video. Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box. 'Menu' tab This tab is only available when you have enabled the checkbox on the Menu tab. You can change the title of the video and extract a picture from the video for use as a thumbnail. Use the slider to view the video frame by frame. Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box. Note: If you have highlighted several video files, the 'Video Properties' dialog box will open. This box displays information about the videos you have highlighted. You can also specify the pause between the files. Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box. 12. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' menu to open the write dialog box. This option is only available when the compilation window is selected, as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue. If the File Browser is selected (and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed) the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started. In this case click anywhere in the compilation window. In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box. You will find more information about this section in 'Before you burn your first disc'. You must remember that when you create a Super Video CD you must activate the 'Finalize CD' checkbox. This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible. All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required. 13. Click on the Burn button to start the burn process (or the simulation depending on the chosen option). All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete. You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed. A typical final message would be: 'Burn process was successful with 12x (1800 KB/s). The CD is then ejected. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons. 14. You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the 'CD Info icon.

7.10.1

Images on a Video CD or Super Video CD
Images can be quickly and cost-effectively archived on a Video CD or Super Video CD, and this is also an easy way to make them available to others. Filetypes bmp, ico, ljp, pbm, pcx, png, tga, tif and wmf can be used for this CD. Note: When creating a CD with images we advise that you select a Video CD compilation to optimize compatibility with DVD players.

The level indicator is at the bottom of the Nero main window. The level indicator allows you to tell whether the data you have selected will fit on the disc. As data is normally measured in megabytes and audio data in minutes of playing time, the Nero level indicator switches between megabytes and minutes depending on the type of data being written to CD. A blue bar in the level indicator shows the size of the current compilation. Standard CDs normally have a capacity of 650 MB (or 74 minutes). There are now blank CDs available with a capacity of 80, 90 and 99 minutes. Therefore the capacity of blank CDs is currently between 74 and 99 minutes. The Nero level indicator attempts to accommodate this by showing a yellow line at 74 minutes (or 650 MB) and a red dashed line at 80 minutes (or 700 MB). If you want to move these markings, you can do so using the Nero Preferences menu item. See the section 'Modifying the Nero level indicator'. You should note however that the value you enter here only affects the display of the level indicator. It is not possible, by changing these values, to create extra storage space where none actually exists. If you want, you can also switch off the display of the level indicator from the Nero Preferences dialog box.

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Although the Nero level indicator is useful, as a result of the following problems, its accuracy cannot be guaranteed: With the exception of the continuation of multisession CDs, in most cases the destination CD is not put in the recorder until a later stage, which means that Nero cannot yet tell whether the compilation will fit on the destination CD. The sizes given on the level indicator must therefore be based on the assumption that an empty CD is being burnt. In the case of ISO compilations, the structure of the data to be burnt is relatively complex and dependent on a large number of different factors. The creation of this type of structure is too time-consuming to be done in real time. This means that until the burning process actually starts, it is not possible to determine exactly how much space will be needed for the data on the CD. The sizes given on the level indicator are therefore just a good estimate of the space needed by a compilation.

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Experienced Nero users can click on the 'Expert' button for additional audio file encoding options. Original bit: This indicates that the MP3 file is an original and not a copy. This information can be important if copy protection comes into force at a later date. It is also useful information for the user. Private bit: The user can set this bit to whatever he or she wants. It is aimed primarily at those users who want to decode or analyze MP3 files themselves. The bit is stored in the MP3 file, but is ignored by almost all programs. Copyright bit: This bit indicates that the MP3 file is copyright protected. It is also used for the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). It currently has no effect when playing or burning the file. Write CRC: When this bit is set, checksums are saved with the MP3 file when it is written, which allow corrupt parts of the file to be identified. These may have become corrupted when downloading the file from the web, for example. Many decoders ignore these checksums, while others reproduce a corrupted MP3 section as silence, in order to avoid introducing interference into the file. If this option is selected, the MP3 file will be very slightly larger. Allow intensity stereo coding If this option is set, a special type of encoding can be used which only stores the directional information and volume for high frequencies. In normal use this option should be set. Allow downmix: This option allows the input signal to be downmixed from stereo to mono. This can be useful when encoding a stereo source with a very low data rate, in which case only mono encoding makes sense. Padding: As MP3 blocks within an MP3 file can be of different sizes and as some MP3 players cannot handle blocks of different sizes, this option can be used to determine how these blocks will be handled. In Nero the default is "ISO", which is the method specified in the ISO MP3 standard. The settings "always" and "never" will always or never pad MP3 blocks of different sizes.
MPEG-4/AAC enkoder / dekoder
After you have installed Nero, you can test the Nero MPEG-4/AAC encoder. Over a period of 30 days, you will be able to convert up to 50 audio files into the new format with its 'MP4' file extension. MPEG-4/AAC is the new audio coding standard. Developed by leading companies in the audio compression field, the standard has been created by the MPEG Committee (the organization which developed MP3, MPEG-2 (DVD) video, etc.

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15.1.9
I can read the CD that I have burnt in my recorder, but not in all CD/DVD-ROM drives. Why is this?
Please check whether you have written your data to a rewritable CD (CD-RW). You can only read CD-RWs in recorders and in more recent MultiRead compatible CD/DVD-ROM drives. If you want to ensure that your CDs can be read in any drive, use CD-Rs and not CD-RWs.
15.1.10 My fast SCSI CD/DVD-ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero. Why is this? Why is this?
You probably have an out-of-date WinASPI driver layer on your PC. Look on the website belonging to the manufacturer of your SCSI adapter to see if you can find new ASPI or Miniport drivers. If you are a registered user, you can also contact Nero AG Support. E-mail: techsupport@nero.com
15.1.11 How do I remove the irritating 2-second pause between audio tracks?
To create an audio CD without pauses between the tracks, follow these instructions: 1. In the compilation window, select those audio tracks which you don't want a pause before. Note: You cannot remove the 2-second pause before the first audio track. This pause is not played by audio CD players, as CDs are always played from the end of the first pause. 2. From the Edit menu, choose the Properties item or right-click in the compilation window and then choose Properties from the pop-up menu. 3. A dialog box appears in which you can set the length of the pause. Here you can enter '0' as the pause length. 4. Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the dialog box.
15.1.12 The audio CDs which I have burnt have sound interference such as crackling, humming or rustling. Why is this?
Your problems are probably caused by so-called audio jitter. This is the result of fundamental hardware problems when reading audio data. You can resolve the interference problems as follows: read the CD more slowly or, if possible, at 1X speed, or select the Nero jitter correction function, or, if you can't resolve the problem in any other way, use more suitable hardware to read the audio data. This applies in particular to CD/DVD-ROM drives. It is a good idea to buy high-quality hardware from a well-known manufacturer. You may find it helpful to look at test reports in one of the many computer magazines.

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Glossary

Buffer underrun

To burn a CD, there must be a continuous flow of data. If the datastream between the computer and the recorder is so small that the buffer is empty, the writing process is interrupted, as there is no data available to write to the CD.
As well as audio data, there is space on the CD for a wide variety of additional information, such as text describing the title and artist on each track. Currently very few audio CD players have a CD text function. If an audio CD player does not support CD text, it can play CDs with CD text in just the same way as it does "normal" audio CDs without CD text. This is possible because the additional CD text information is stored before the start of the audio data in the lead-in area of the CD. You must have a CD recorder which supports CD text in order to be able to write CD text to a CD. You can only write CD text in DAO recording mode (discat-once). You can find out whether your recorder supports this feature in the Nero Choose Recorder dialog box.
CD EXTRA is a Blue Book standard recording format. It was previously called CD-Plus and CD-Enhanced (Enhanced CD). This format has none of the disadvantages of standard mixed mode CDs. On mixed mode CDs the first track always contains an ISO file system, which means that audio CD players cannot play the first track of this type of CD. In contrast, CD EXTRA has two sessions. The first session contains up to 98 audio tracks conforming to the Red Book standard. The second session contains the ISO track with the ISO 9660 file system and the directories CDPLUS and PICTURES. This means that CDs in CD EXTRA format can be played on both CD drives and audio CD players, as the second session cannot be "seen" by the audio CD player.
The CD-i format (Compact Disc Interactive) was developed by Philips and Sony and is described in the Green Book. This format is particularly suited to the creation of interactive multimedia applications. These applications consist of sub-programs which can access animations and video and audio sequences. Usually special players with television screens are used to play CD-i media.
DAE is the acronym for Digital Audio Extraction. This means that the music tracks on audio CDs are read in digital format. This is also referred to as audio grabbing. Not all CD-ROM drives can read music in digital format. Generally, CD-ROM drives read music tracks in analog format (via the sound card). Using the Nero CDSpeed program, you can measure the DAE quality of CD drives.

QuickStart Guide

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Nero WELCOME! Thank you for your Nero 6 Ultra Edition Purchase! We hope that you enjoy using your new software as much as we have enjoyed creating it! This QuickStart Guide is designed to help you get started. The complete and comprehensive manual is available in.pdf files on the original installation disc. For even more information, please refer to the Help files within the software, or visit us online at http://www.nero.com. Enjoy! Your Nero Team Information on copyright and trade marks The Nero 6 QuickStart Guide and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Ahead Software AG ('Ahead Software'). All rights reserved. This QuickStart Guide contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. This manual may not - in whole or in part - be copied, transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Ahead Software. All trade mark names and trade-marks are the property of the respective owners. Ahead Software rejects any claims that transcend the legal guarantee agreement. Ahead Software does not accept any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero 6 QuickStart Guide. The contents of the software supplied, as well as of the Nero 6 QuickStart Guide are subject to change without prior notice. The trademarks mentioned here are only listed for information purposes. REV 1.3 Unless you own the copyright or have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized copying of discs can represent a violation of national or international laws and may result in serious penalties. Copyright 1995 -2004 by Ahead Software AG

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Contents
General information about Nero 6 Ultra Edition 1.1 General system requirements 1.2 Special minimum requirements for individual programs 1.3 Software supplied Installation 2.1 Installation 2.2 Uninstalling Nero StartSmart Your command center 3.1 Using Nero StartSmart 3.2 User interface and navigation 3.3 Nero ProductCenter Burning The Basics 4.1 Make Data Disc 4.2 Make Audio Disc 4.3 Make Video Disc 4.4 Copy disc Service 5.1 Upgrade Options 5.2 FAQ / HOW TO'S 5.3 Technical Support Contact
General information about Nero 6 Ultra Edition
General system requirements
Microsoft Windows 95B/98/98SE, Windows NT4 (Service Pack 6 or later), Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 4.0 or later Processor and memory: For writing audio and data discs: 500Mhz Intel Pentium 3 processor or equivalent, 64 MB RAM For DVD and video authoring: 1.2Ghz Intel Pentium 3 process or equivalent, 128 MB RAM For real-time capturing and burning: 1.6Ghz Intel Pentium 4 processor or equivalent, 128 MB RAM Hard disc space 500 MB disk space for a typical installation of all the components Up to 5 GB available hard disk space for DVD images and temporary DVD files Display settings Graphics card with at least 8 MB video memory and minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings Optical device CD or DVD recordable or rewritable drive Optional: 16-bit Microsoft Windows compatible soundcard and speakers Installation of latest WHQL (Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certified device drivers recommended

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Special minimum requirements for individual programs
CD or DVD-rewritable drive

Nero ShowTime*

System requirements: Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Microsoft DirectX 9.0a or later Optical drive with DVD capability to playback DVD-Video Graphics card with video overlay support Optional*: Multichannel plug-in (Dolby Digital 5.1 sound system for 5.1 channel audio play back) DVD-Video plug-in for DVD-Video playback

NeroVision Express 2*

System requirements: Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Microsoft DirectX 9.0a or later Optional: OHCI compliant FireWire controller (IEEE 1394) for DV capturing TV tuner or video capture card for analog recording Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers recommended List of compatible devices: http://www.nero.com/en/capture_devices.php DVD-Video plug-in* for DVD-Video function and Dolby Digital 2 channel encoding
DVD-Video, Nero Digital Audio, mp3PRO and Multichannel plug-ins are already included in retail version.

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Nero Recode 2*
System requirements: Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Microsoft DirectX 9.0a or later Optional: DVD-Video plug-in* to enable DVD recoding, and DVD9 to DVD5 feature

Nero Cover Designer

Optional: Printer

Software supplied**

Nero Burning ROM 6 With Nero Burning ROM 6 you have a powerful piece of burning software, which makes it easy for you to burn your data, music files or videos onto CD or DVD. Nero StartSmart Nero StartSmart is the command center for all Nero 6 applications making it easy to use the comprehensive software programs. Once you have launched Nero StartSmart, all you have to do is select the desired task and the corresponding software starts automatically. Nero Express 6 Nero Express 6 provides all the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM 6 with a simplified user interface. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nero Express 6 guides you through your desired burning tasks quickly and easily.
DVD-Video, Nero Digital Audio, mp3PRO and Multichannel plug-ins are already included in retail version. The scope of the specific software package supplied depends on the type of product bundle acquired. In other words, the package concerned may not contain all the individual programs.

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General information about Nero 6 Ultra Edition NeroVision Express 2
Nero Recode 2 Nero Recode 2 is a new program for copying and archiving non-copy-protected DVD video titles onto 4.7 GB DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW or DVD-RAM discs. If the source DVD is larger than 4.7 GB, Nero Recode 2 can compress the contents so that they fit onto an empty DVD disc without any noticeable loss of quality. Nero Wave Editor 2 Nero Wave Editor 2 is a program for editing and recording audio files. The various filtering and sound optimization methods allow you to create individual audio files quickly and easily. You can then burn your edited audio tracks using Nero Burning ROM 6, Nero Express 6 or NeroMIX. Nero SoundTrax Nero SoundTrax is a professional program for the production of audio CDs. As well as putting together a compilation of audio files for a CD, it also allows you to mix or edit the content of the audio files. Nero SoundTrax also provides several wizards, which allow you to transfer your records or tapes to your PC in just a few easy steps. Nero Cover Designer Nero Cover Designer is a user friendly program for creating and designing individual covers and labels. It allows you to use your own ideas to create CD covers, booklets and much more, or you can use professionally designed templates. You can give every disc an individual look. NeroMIX NeroMIX is a trendy combination of playback and burning software. With this program, you can play back all current audio formats, listen to Internet radio, create playlists and also burn your own audio and data discs.

With NeroVision Express 2, you can record videos and edit or burn existing video files. Creating associated menus, e.g. for selecting a section or choosing between individual movie clips, is very fast and uncomplicated with NeroVision Express 2. On top of that, you can use NeroVision Express 2 to create convenient slide shows and even add your own music as a soundtrack!
General information about Nero 6 Ultra Edition Nero ShowTime Nero ShowTime, is an application that can play back all digital recordings (e.g. movies, TV programs, home videos, DVD video) with excellent picture and sound quality. Nero Toolkit The Nero Toolkit contains the following programs: Nero CD-DVD Speed, Nero DriveSpeed and Nero InfoTool. Nero CD-DVD Speed is a program that tests the speed of the available CD/DVD drives. Nero DriveSpeed allows you to set the read speed of discs, which noticeably lowers noise reduction, or to optimize the spin up or spin down times of your drives. Nero InfoTool provides you with information about the most important features of installed drives, inserted discs, installed software and much more. InCD 4 InCD 4 is a packet writing program, which formats rewritable discs in such a way that they can be used like large diskettes. You can copy files onto the disc using Drag&Drop in Microsoft Explorer or save them to the disc from other applications. InCD Reader 4 InCD Reader 4 is a program that allows you to read discs written in MRW format on systems that do not support MRW. Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive sets up a virtual drive, which looks like a real drive and behaves in the same way, i.e. it allows you to open and view files and programs that are located on this virtual drive (image). Nero BackItUp Nero BackItUp is an easy to operate, convenient and powerful program for backing up and restoring data. It allows you to archive your backups on CD and DVD, which is an economical and secure method. DVD-Video Plug-in In conjunction with the NeroVision Express 2 program, the DVD-Video Plug-in allows the encoding of video files in DVD/SVCD format and the encoding of SVCD in Nero Burning ROM 6. If your video files are in a DVD compatible format, you can burn them with the Nero 6 burning programs. You can then play back the videos on any DVD player*. Some DVD players are not able to play back certain disc formats. Please consult the manufacturer to find out which formats your DVD player supports.

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Installation Nero Digital Audio Plug-in

For detailed info on how to use the above applications, please refer to the.pdf manuals on the original installation disc.

Installation

To install the software under Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server, you must have administrator rights.
You can set up Nero 6 with no problems using the installation program.
Carry out the following steps: 1. Close all Windows programs and close any anti-virus software which may be running. 2. Insert the Nero 6 CD into the CD/DVD drive. 3. An installation menu appears, in which you can install the desired components. Click on the appropriate button to start the installation wizard. If the program does not start automatically, select the CD/DVD drive containing the Nero 6 CD in Explorer. Double click on the setup.exe' program in the main directory. 4. In the window, you can once again see what you want to install. Click on 'Next' to continue with the installation. 5. Carefully read through the license agreement. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement, click on I accept all terms of the preceding License Agreement'. If you do not accept the license terms, you cannot install Nero 6. Click on 'Next' to continue. 6. Complete the fields User name' (e.g. first name and surname), Organization' (e.g. company) and Serial number'. You can find the serial number on/in the Nero 6 packaging. Once you have made your entries, click on Next'. The installation wizard then automatically installs the selected program.

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The Nero Digital Audio Plug-in allows you to encode audio files in MP4 format and also to decode them into another format. Nero Digital Audio (.mp4) is the very latest audio compression technology; its main feature is its revolutionary high-speed compression and its incomparable sound quality. The Nero Digital Audio Plug-in offers multiple real time encoding, variable bit rates, multi-channel functionality and direct MPEG-4 ripping, burning, playback and editing.
Installation 7. After the automatic installation, you can either restart your computer or exit the installation wizard. 8. To close the installation menu, click on Finish'. To install further components, click on the appropriate button and carry out the installation with the aid of the wizard. 9. If necessary, restart your PC so that all the new settings take effect.

Uninstalling

To uninstall Nero 6 or individual components, proceed as follows: To uninstall the software under Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server you must have administrator rights. 1. Insert the Nero 6 CD into the CD/DVD drive. 2. The Setup program is started automatically. An installation menu appears, in which you can select the components you wish to delete. Click on the appropriate button to start the installation wizard. If the program does not start automatically, select the CD/DVD drive containing the Nero 6 CD in Explorer. Double click on the setup.exe' program in the main directory. 3. In the window, you can once again see the components you wish to uninstall. Click on Next' to continue uninstalling. 4. Click on Remove' and confirm by clicking on the Next' button. The Uninstall wizard opens up. 5. The Nero 6 uninstall wizard then automatically removes the desired components. Once the uninstall is complete, click on Finish'. 6. Restart your computer so that the changes will take effect.

Nero StartSmart Your command center

Using Nero StartSmart

Nero StartSmart is the command center for all Nero 6 applications making it easy to use the comprehensive software programs. Once you have started Nero StartSmart, all you have to do is select the desired category (e.g. Audio), then choose a task (e.g. Make Audio CD) and the relevant software starts automatically.
User interface and navigation

Standard view

Nero StartSmart Your command center Nero StartSmart consists of the following areas and elements. This button opens the Nero ProductCenter. If you are in the Nero ProductCenter, clicking on this button will take you back to the standard view. If recorders that can burn several formats are installed on the computer and/or the option to display all recorder formats is activated, the possible project types appear in the upper section of the Nero StartSmart window. The content of the categories and the possible tasks change according to the selected project type. For example, an audio CD can only be created if CD has been selected as the project type. Depending on the selected project type and the installed software, this section shows the available categories in Nero StartSmart. If you move the mouse over the individual category icons, the possible tasks in that category are displayed. For each task, you also have the option of deciding for yourself which application is to be used to open it with. If you move the mouse over the desired task, the Open with' option appears in the Nero StartSmart bar. You can then select the desired program in the pull-down menu. Clicking on this button adds the StartSmart bar to the program interface. The StartSmart bar shows you the installed components of the Nero 6 bundle in the Applications' area and, at the same time, allows you to select the desired program directly by clicking on it. You can open up the individual programs in the Nero Toolkit by clicking on them.
Clicking on this button changes the color of your Nero StartSmart interface. This button displays the Nero StartSmart Standard Mode. If this mode is selected, only the most frequently used tasks are displayed. Clicking on this button switches Nero StartSmart to Expert Mode.
Nero StartSmart Your command center This button displays the Nero StartSmart Expert Mode. If this mode is selected, all available tasks are displayed. Clicking on this button switches Nero StartSmart to Standard Mode. Clicking on this button opens up the configuration window. Here you can set which program in the Nero 6 family is started for which tasks. Clicking on this button closes Nero StartSmart.

The Nero StartSmart bar

In addition to the areas and elements that are available in standard view, the Nero StartSmart bar also gives you the option of accessing the desired program directly.
Nero StartSmart Your command center This area shows all installed applications in the Nero 6 product family. Click once on the desired application to access it.
This area shows all installed applications in the Nero Toolkit. Click once on the desired application to access it.
Navigation in Nero StartSmart
If you move the mouse over the individual category icons, the possible tasks in that category are displayed. The tasks displayed depend on the selected mode. In Standard Mode, only the frequently used tasks are shown; in Expert Mode all tasks are displayed. If more than eight tasks are available in a category, you can show the remaining tasks by clicking on the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen. This category contains your preferred tasks. When Nero StartSmart is installed, the Favorites area contains the most common tasks. To add entries, select a task by right clicking on it and choosing the command Add to Favorites' from the context menu. To remove a task from the Favorites, right click on the relevant task and then choose the command 'Remove from Favorites'.
Nero StartSmart Your command center This category contains the possible tasks for a data disc. The tasks displayed depend on whether standard or Expert Mode is selected. Standard Mode Make Data Disc Format/Prepare Rewritable Disc Make Audio and Data CD (CD only) Expert Mode Make Data Disc Format/Prepare Rewritable Disc Make Audio and Data CD (CD only) Make Bootable Disc Make UDF Disc Make UDF/ISO Disc Make Hybrid Disc (CD only) Make Mixed Mode CD (CD only) This category contains the possible tasks for an audio disc. The tasks displayed depend on the selected mode. Standard Mode Make Audio CD (CD only) Play Audio Make MP3 Disc Make WMA Disc Make Nero Digital Audio Disc Make Audio + Data CD (CD only) Expert Mode Make Audio CD (CD only) Play Audio Make MP3 Disc Make WMA Disc Make Nero Digital Audio Disc Make Audio + Data CD (CD only) Make Mixed Mode CD (CD only) Rip CD Tracks (CD only) Edit Audio Mix Audio CD (CD only) Encode Audio Files Record Audio Convert Tape to CD (CD only) Convert LP to CD (CD only)

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Nero StartSmart Your command center This category contains the possible tasks for photo and video editing. The tasks displayed depend on the selected mode. Standard Mode Make Video CD (CD only) Make Super Video CD (CD only) Make Video CD Slide Show (CD only) Make Super Video CD Slide Show (CD only) Capture Video Play Video Make your own DVD-Video (DVD only) Convert DVD-Video Movies to Nero Digital HD-BURN Video (HD-BURN only) Make HD-BURN Slide Show (HD-BURN only) Make or Modify DVD+VR (DVD+R/+RW only) Make DVD Slide Show (DVD only) Recode DVD-Video (DVD only) Expert Mode Make Video CD (CD only) Make Super Video CD (CD only) Make Video CD Slide Show (CD only) Make Super Video CD Slide Show (CD only) Capture Video Play Video Make your own DVD-Video (DVD only) Convert DVD-Video Movies to Nero Digital HD-BURN Video (HD-BURN only) Make HD-BURN Slide Show (HD-BURN only) Make or Modifiy DVD+VR (DVD+R/+RW only) Make DVD Slide Show (DVD only) Recode DVD-Video (DVD only) Make Movie Make miniDVD (CD only) Record Directly to Disc (DVD+R/+RW only) Burn DVD-Video Files (DVD only)

Nero StartSmart Your command center This contains the tasks involving copying and the tasks relating to backing up. What is displayed depends on the selected project type and the current mode. Standard Mode Copy DVD-Video Movies to CD (CD only) Copy Entire DVD-Video (DVD only) Copy Multiple DVD-Video Movies to One (DVD only) Copy Disc Back up Files Restore Backups Schedule Backups Burn Image to Disc Expert Mode Copy DVD-Video Movies to CD (CD only) Copy Entire DVD-Video (DVD only) Copy Multiple DVD-Video Movies to One (DVD only) Copy Disc Back up Files Restore Backups Schedule Backups Burn Image to Disc Back up Hard Drive This section contains the additional tasks relating to discs. What is displayed depends on the selected disc type and the current mode. Standard Mode Get System Info Test Drive Erase Disc Make Label or Cover Control Drive's Speed Expert Mode Get System Info Test Drive Erase Disc Make Label or Cover Control Drive's Speed Disc Info Mount a Disc Image

Assigning programs

Clicking on a task in Nero StartSmart automatically opens a program, which is considered to be the best for executing that specific task. Many tasks, such as creating an audio CD, can be performed with more than one program; therefore you can change the program assignment. For example, if you want to use Nero Burning ROM 6 rather than the default application Nero Express 6 to create an audio CD, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the button on the left-hand side of the program window to expand the Nero StartSmart window, if it is not already expanded. 2. Move the mouse pointer over the desired task and the application that will open when you click on the task appears on the left.
3. Click on the drop down button next to the program names and select the application you want to start the task with.
4. Check the Use as standard application' check box if you always want this program to open for this task in the future.
5. Click on the button with the green arrow to save the changes you've made and open the desired program.
Nero StartSmart Your command center Made changes you're not happy with? Want to restore default settings? Click on the 'Configure' button and choose 'Restore Defaults' and confirm by clicking on 'Yes'.

Nero ProductCenter

Clicking on the button opens the Nero ProductCenter. The first column contains the version number of the installed products from Ahead Software, while the other column shows the currently available version numbers. As a result you are always able to keep your programs up to date. To update, if you are currently online, you can connect directly to the homepage and start the download process.

Burning The Basics

For more detail, please refer to the.pdf manuals on the original installation disc.

Make Data Disc

1. Start Nero StartSmart, select the Data' category and click on Make Data Disc'.
To use the following basic guide, the StartSmart Command Center must be in default mode. Please refer to section 3.2.4. for instructions on how to reset it.
Burning The Basics Nero Express 6 starts automatically and the compilation window for data opens.
2. In the window, click on the Add button to open the window for selecting files.
Burning The Basics 3. Select the desired files and click on the Add button to transfer them to the compilation.
4. Once you have finished adding files, click on the Finished button to close the window and return to the Nero Express 6 screen.
Burning The Basics 5. All the files you have added appear in the compilation window. Click on the 'Next' button to advance to the burning window.
6. Before burning the disc, make the final settings.
Burning The Basics Current Recorder Disc name Writing Speed Number of copies Multisession disc Select the desired recorder from the list of connected recorders. Select the speed for the burning process. Select the number of copies to be burned. If this checkbox is selected, a multi-session disc is created, allowing you to add further sessions later. If the checkbox is not selected, the disc becomes a non-multisession disc and only the last data written to the disc can be read from the data CD or DVD you created. If this checkbox is selected, after burning the program verifies that the burned data on the disc is identical to the original data. This guarantees that the burned data will function as desired.

Verify data

Clicking on the More button expands the burning window and offers additional setting options, such as selection of the burning method and simulation of the burning process.
7. Click on the Burn button to start writing to the disc.
If you wish, give the disc a title.
Burning The Basics The burning process starts and you will see information about the current status.

8. Click on the 'Next' button to advance to the selection window.
Burning The Basics 9. Select the desired option or close Nero Express 6.

Make Audio Disc

An audio disc contains music files, which can be played back in any CD or DVD player. 1. Start Nero StartSmart, select the Audio category and click on Make Audio CD.
Burning The Basics Nero Express 6 starts automatically and the compilation window for audio discs opens.
Burning The Basics 3. Select the desired files and click on the Add button to transfer them to the compilation window.
Burning The Basics Current Recorder Title (CD TEXT) Select the desired recorder from the list of connected recorders. If the recorder supports the writing of CD TEXT, you can enter the title of the CD here. The title may not be longer than 64 characters. If the recorder supports the writing of CD TEXT, you can enter the artist for the CD here. The artist may not be longer than 64 characters. Select the speed for the burning process. Select the number of copies to be burned.

Artist (CD TEXT)

Writing Speed Number of copies
9. Select the desired option or close Nero Express 6.

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Make Video Disc
A video disc contains video files, which you can burn in a variety of formats (VCD / SVCD or DVD-Video) depending on what kind of recorder you have (CD recorder or DVD recorder). This QuickStart Guide describes the creation of a DVD video disc using NeroVision Express 2 only. The procedure for a VCD or SVCD is essentially the same. 1. Start Nero StartSmart, select the Photo and Video category and click on Make your own DVD-Video.
Burning The Basics NeroVision Express 2 starts automatically and the selection window for video discs opens.
2. Click on Add Video Files to open the window for selecting the files.
Burning The Basics 3. Select the desired video files and click on the Open' button to transfer them to the compilation.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more video files. 5. All selected video files appear in the compilation window. Click on the 'Next' button to create the menu.
Burning The Basics 6. Make the desired changes to the DVD menu by highlighting the individual menu items with the mouse and selecting the desired option. Click on the 'Next' button to proceed to the next window.

7. You can use the remote control to move around the menu, e.g. to view the DVDVideo you are about to create as it would appear in your DVD Player. Click on the 'Next' button to proceed to the next window.
Burning The Basics 8. Before burning the disc, make the final settings.
Burn to Write to Hard Disk Folder
Select the desired recorder from the list of connected recorders. If you do not wish to burn the project (yet), but you want to save it to the hard disk instead, click on this button to open up a window where you can select the location you want to save the video to as VOB, IFO and BUP file formats. Change the name of the disc if you wish to do so. Depending on the selected destination recorder, you can adjust the recording settings, e.g. select the burn speed.
Volume Name Recording Settings
Clicking on the More button expands the burning window and offers additional setting options, such as selection of the coding quality and the aspect ratio of the video.
Burning The Basics 9. Click on the Burn button to start burning the disc.
The burning process starts and you will see information about the current status.
10. Once the burning process is complete, a corresponding message appears. Click on the OK button to close the window.
11. Select the desired option or close NeroVision Express 2.

Copy disc

Unless you own the copyright or have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized copying of discs represents a violation of national or international laws and may result in serious penalties.
1. Start Nero StartSmart, select the Copy and Backup category and click on Copy Disc.
Burning The Basics Nero Express 6 starts automatically and the selection window for selecting the drives and the final burning settings opens up.
2. As the source drive, you should select the drive containing the disc to be copied. 3. As the destination drive, select the recorder you want to use to copy the disc. 4. In the Quick Copy section, you can determine how the disc is to be copied. If this option is selected, the copy is made directly, i.e. from drive to drive. This method is quick but is susceptible to errors. If this option is not selected, an image file for the original disc is first created on the hard drive and the image file is then burned. This method takes longer and the size of the image file, and therefore the required hard disk space, corresponds to the quantity of data to be copied from the original disc. In addition, you can also make the following settings: Writing speed Number of copies Select the speed for the burning process. Select the number of copies to be burned.

Burning The Basics 5. Once you have made all your settings, click on the Burn button to start writing the disc.
Burning The Basics 6. Click on the 'Next' button to advance to the selection window.
7. Select the desired option or close Nero Express 6.

Service

Upgrade Options
mp3PRO Plug-in (commercially available)*
The mp3PRO Plug-in is capable of creating files smaller than MP3 files with the same or better sound quality. For example, at 64 kBit/s, the new Codec promises near-CD quality, which is significantly better than MP3 at the same bit rate. You can continue to play back your old MP3 files normally on a new mp3PRO player. However, mp3PRO files played back on a new mp3PRO decoder of course offer the optimum sound quality. This plug-in gives you the opportunity to encode unlimited audio files in mp3PRO or MP3 format. For example, you can archive all your CDs on your hard disk. For licensing reasons, we are only permitted to integrate test versions into Nero 6 Ultra Edition. This gives you the chance to test out the encoder functions for a limited time. To activate the test version, you must purchase the corresponding encoder plug-in separately. You can do this at http://www.nero.com in the webshop. For a better user experience, the encoder is available separately only for those users who specifically want to utilize it, instead of adding this cost on for all users who may not want the encoder.

Updates (free downloads)

At http://www.nero.com, you will find regular updates for all programs, with new functions integrated and/or errors eliminated. You can either retrieve these updates via your Nero ProductCenter or just look at the Nero website from time to time. In order to optimize the functionality of your programs, we recommend that you keep them up to date. On the Nero homepage at http://www.nero.com, you can find regular updates, product news, plug-ins and much more.
The mp3PRO plug-in ist already included in retail version.

FAQ / HOW TO'S

We have very detailed Step by Step PDF manuals for all our listed programs on our website at http://www.nero.com. You will find them in the 'Technical Support Contact' section. 2) My mp3PRO encoder has expired! What should I do? * For licensing reasons, we are only permitted to integrate test versions into Nero 6 Ultra Edition. This gives you the chance to test out the encoder functions for a limited time. To activate the test version, you must purchase the corresponding encoder plug-in separately. You can do this at http://www.nero.com in the webshop. For a better user experience, the encoder is available separately only for those users who specifically want to utilize it, instead of adding this cost on for all users who may not want the encoder. 3) Why do I not have a Help file? Please download the latest update and the language package to enable you to access the help files again. You can download them from: http://www.nero.com/us/index.html#download 4) Where can I download an update? All updates and test versions of other products from the Ahead family can be found at http://www.nero.com. 5) Where can I get assistance with technical problems? For all technical problems, we recommend visiting our help system at http://englishsupport.nero.com/us/support.php. If you cannot find an answer to your problem there, you can contact our support team by e-mail at techsupport@nero.com or via our Phone Support at (888) 309-4212 for a minimal fee. More information is available in our 'Technical Support Contact' section.

1) Where can I find step by step directions for using Nero Burning ROM 6, Nero Express 6, NeroVision Express 2, and Nero BackItUp?
Technical Support Contact
Nero 6 Ultra Edition is an Ahead Software product.
Ahead Software Inc. 330 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 695 Glendale, CA 91203-2318 USA Web: http://www.nero.com
You will find detailed technical support information on our website at http://www.nero.com/us/support.html. Here you will find FAQs and How-To-Guides conveniently available to answer your questions. If you require further assistance, Nero technical support via phone or email is provided to all owners of a Nero 6 Ultra Edition retail package. Email Support please complete the Support Form at FREE For http://englishsupport.nero.com/us/support.php and submit. (Please expect a 3 to 8 working day
response time for all email requests. E-mails are handled in the order they are received.)
Need immediate help? Phone support is available for a minimal fee. Please dial: (888) 309-4212 and follow the instructions. Charges are US$1.29 per minute. Phone support is available from 8:00 am 5:00 pm (US Pacific Standard Time)
Important Note: All calls are handled in the order they are received. You are only charged once you reach a Nero representative!
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