User's Guide

NeroVision Express 3
Bringing the world of video closer to home - Creating your very own DVD, VCD, SVCD and miniDVD

Nero AG

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Contents

1 Introduction... 6
1.1 Welcome to NeroVision Express 3..6
Installing NeroVision Express 3.. 7
2.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 System Requirements...7 Installation / deinstallation...8 Installing from CD...8 Installing from hard disk...8 Deinstalling NeroVision Express 3..9

Getting Started... 10

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.6 3.3.7 3.3.8 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.4.5 3.4.6 3.4.7 3.4.8 3.4.9 3.4.10 3.4.11 3.4.12 Opening NeroVision Express 3 for the first time.10 Getting to know the user interface..11 Buttons...15 'Help' button....15 'Export' button...15 'Save' button...15 'Undo' button...15 'Restore' button...16 'Back' button...16 'Next' button....16 'Burn' button...16 Extended section....16 Normal and sticky mode...17 Use no black miniature images..17 Create menu on disc...17 Create chapters automatically...17 Elements on the timeline..17 Time stamp of DV files...18 Effects in the timeline..18 'Configure button'...18 'Default Video Options' button...19 'Erase disc' button....20 'Disc info' button...20 'Make covers and labels' button...21

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Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices.... 22
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.4 Capturing....22 Digital video vs. Analog video..22 Setting up your hardware...22 Digital Video...22 Analog Video...23 Capturing your first video..24

NOTE: If you have a demo version, please click the 'Demo' button for your trial period. Please visit www.nero.com to purchase a serial number online so that you are able to register your software copy after the trial period is over.

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3.2 Getting to know the user interface
NeroVision Express 3 uses a user interface style that you will find very familiar and easy to use. It basically consists of choosing a task from the START screen, and then completing the task by navigating through various steps (each step consisting of a new screen) using the 'Next' button on the navigation bar. You can move back and forth throughout the various steps of the task by clicking on the 'Back' and 'Next' buttons in the navigation bar. On those screens where you can carry out a number of different actions, you can use the 'Undo' and 'Restore' buttons. These let you easily cancel out an action or restore the last actions undone. This lets you try out a large number of the NeroVision Express 3 features without having to cancel the entire project if you are not satisfied. Be adventurous and discover all the things that NeroVision Express 3 can do. Step 1: Choose a task: Choose what you would like to do by moving your mouse over the items in the task selection menu. As you move your mouse pointer over a project entry, an explanatory text will pop up underneath. Once you have made your choice, simply click your left mouse button to start the task.
For each task, you will find a chapter in this manual that explains all the steps involved to complete it.

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Step 2: Complete a task: depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end. Each step consists of a new screen. To move to the next screen or to go back to the previous screen, simply use the 'Next' and 'Back' buttons on the navigation bar.

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To help you know where you are and what you need to do, each screen comes with a name and a brief description.
Some screens include a menu. As you move over each entry, an explanatory text will pop up underneath.
This is the navigation bar that lets you move through the various steps of a project. NOTE: Each screen contains tooltips, detailed information regarding the buttons, icons or menus and what they are for. Simply hold your mouse pointer for a few seconds over such item, to learn more about them.

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Step 3: Burning. The conclusion of any project is always the burning process whether to disc, as an image file or by writing the data in a file on the hard disk. Specify the burning parameters, insert a disc and click on 'Burn' it's as simple as that.
Step 4: Following the burning process. Once burning is finished, you can decide on what you would like to do next. Launch Nero ShowTime and examine your project - or use Nero Cover Designer to create a cover and label for the disc. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one.

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3.3 Buttons

3.3.1 'Help' button

When you open the NeroVision Express 3 help file, or enter a new serial number, or would like know the version number, then access the Nero homepage www.nero.com, click on the 'help' button and select the appropriate command.

'Export' button

If you have added at least one video to a project, you can export the contents of this project. In the window that now opens, you can specify the export settings and then export the project. More detailed information is contained the 'Exporting the movie' section.

'Save' button

If you would like to save your DVD-Video, VCD or SVCD project with all the changes and modifications that were made, click the 'Save' button and your project will be saved to a file with the extension of.NVC, which is the acronym for NeroVision Express 3 Compilation. This option is also great for times in which you are not able to finish your layout and would like to continue at a later time. See the 'Open Existing Project' section for more on how to open a saved project.

'Undo' button

If you have changed something in a project and find you do not like the changes, you can cancel them by clicking on the 'Undo' button. With NeroVision Express 3 you can undo many actions so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes.

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'Restore' button
If you have reversed a change that you made to a project but would prefer to keep it as it had been, then you can restore things to the way they were before by clicking on 'Restore'. With NeroVision Express 3 you can restore many actions that have been undone, so that you can get back to the original condition even after having made a large number of alterations.

'Back' button

You can navigate through a NeroVision Express 3 project by clicking on the 'Back' and 'Next' buttons. If you want to return to a previous page, then click on the 'Back' button. It is possible you will be prompted to save the project, as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost.

'Next' button

You can navigate through a NeroVision Express 3 project by clicking on the 'Back' and 'Next' buttons. If you have carried out al the actions and made all the settings that are possible on the current project page, then click on 'Next' to move on a page.

'Burn' button

After you have compiled the project and specified the settings for burning, start the burning process by clicking on the 'Burn' button.

3.4 Extended section

The NeroVision Express 3 interface contains only as many buttons and elements as are needed. As a result, the user interface is simple to use. An additional, extended section with further options appears when you click on the 'More' button. Depending upon which window you are currently in, it may be that not all the options and icons will be shown.

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Normal and sticky mode
If the extended section is displayed by clicking on the 'More' button, then it will be closed again as a default once you change to the next window. In the so-called 'sticky mode', the extended section will be displayed until it is closed once more by clicking again on the 'more' button. The pin in the extended section displays the mode in which NeroVision Express 3 is in. Clicking on the pin changes the mode. The extended section is in normal mode. The extended section is in sticky mode.
Use no black miniature images
If this checkbox is ticked, no black miniature images will be used in the menus. Instead, NeroVision Express 3 will search for an image and use it as the miniature.

Create menu on disc

If this checkbox is ticked, a menu will be created automatically, allowing you to easily call up the individual videos.
Create chapters automatically
If this checkbox is ticked, chapters will be created automatically, so that you can later jump easily from one chapter to another.

Elements on the timeline

If you tick this checkbox, the elements in the timeline will be held together as if by a magnet when you compile a film. This ensures that text, audio and effects, for instance all start at the same time.

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Time stamp of DV files
If this checkbox has been ticked, the automatic scene recognition feature will distinguish individual scenes in DV files thanks to the time stamps stored in the file and adopt them.

Effects in the timeline

When inserting effects into the timeline, two options are possible, though these will only become effective if one effect is inserted before an already existing one. If a new effect is inserted, this can shift the subsequent one so that it is used at a later stage, or the new effect will only fill the space available until the next effect starts.

'Configure button'

Clicking on this button opens the general NeroVision Express 3 application settings.
Here you can specify, among other things: The directory in which the temporary files created and Where the saved media files should be stored.
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The format to be used to store the saved files. That when selecting the image recorder, all supported recorder formats are displayed and not only those offered by the installed CD/DVD recorder. Specify the language in which the NeroVision Express 3 program entries should appear following program restart (on the 'Country settings' tab). Which remarks will be displayed (on the 'Message' tab)
'Default Video Options' button
Clicking on this button opens the standard options available for creating a video. As long as you have not selected any kind of disc, the video options for all the supported formats will be shown. After you have chosen a particular type of disc, only the 'General' and disc type tabs will be shown.
Color system to be used for recording the video (on the 'General' tab) The aspect ratio of the video Quality settings for reproduction Bitrate used
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Line resolution Encoding mode Audio format (not with SVCD)

3.4.10

'Erase disc' button
Clicking on this button starts a dialog to erase a rewritable disc. In order to erase, there must be a rewritable disc in the recorder drive. The erasure procedure will start once you have selected the method of deleting and clicked on the 'Erase' button.

3.4.11

'Disc info' button
Clicking on this button will display information on the disc that has been inserted, such as the type of disc, its available capacity and the number of sessions and tracks. Insert the disc that you want to know more about and select the drive where it is located. The information will be displayed automatically.

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3.4.12
'Make covers and labels' button
Clicking on this field will open the Nero Cover Designer program. Included with your version of NeroVision Express 3 is Nero Cover Designer. With Nero Cover Designer, you can create professional-looking labels and covers for your CD/DVD discs with the pre-designed templates or create your very own designs. Please see the dedicated Nero Cover Designer manual (included on your NeroVision Express 3 CD-ROM) for more details. In addition, there are also two other possibilities to start the program: (1) As a stand-alone application: Go to the Start > All Programs > Nero > NeroVision Express 3> then > Nero Cover Designer. For some operating systems, you will find - Start > Programs > Nero > NeroVision Express 3 > Nero Cover Designer. (2) From NeroVision Express 3: When you have completed a task and are on the FINISH screen, just select 'Make Covers and Labels' from the menu and click your left mouse button.

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4.4 Capturing your first video
Step 1: Start NeroVision Express 3 and select Capture Video to Hard Drive
NOTE: Capturing video by selecting 'Capture Video' from the CONTENT screen of a DVD, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD project works exactly the same way, the only difference being that your captured video is automatically added as a video title in that particular project. Step 2: Please select your capture device (i.e. the device that delivers the video signals you want to capture such as your DV Camcorder or video capture card) from the menu. Depending on your capture device, it will either be in 'camera' mode, or in 'VCR' mode. NOTE: Camcorders can be set to either 'camera' mode or 'VCR' mode. Please check the manufacturers instructions on how to do this. 'Camera' Mode In 'camera' mode, video signals are constantly being sent by the device to your PC and you can preview the current video signal in the preview window. In case of a DV camera, whatever you are pointing at would be displayed in the preview screen. A TV card would similarly be in camera mode as there is a constant video
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signal coming in and there is no way of pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding or restarting the video signal. 'VCR' Mode In 'VCR' mode, the video already exists on tape (or another medium). To capture that 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 video scenes. Step 3: After the device has been selected, please decide which hard drive and folder where you would like to save your video capture to, and enter a suitable name. If you are happy with the default settings for name and location, you can just leave the entry as it is. NOTE: 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 3-30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video. DV capturing via a Firewire card (IEEE 1394) requires about 3.6 MB of hard disk space per second. Depending on whether your selected device is in Camera or VCR mode, certain control buttons will be available and others will not. Button function Play Stop Record Rewind Fast forward Full picture Capture timer Next channel Previus channel
If your device is in 'Camera' mode, you can preview the current video in the preview monitor.
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If your DV device is in 'VCR' mode, you can use the buttons to control the tape. In addition, by selecting these buttons, you can move the video to where you would like to start capturing. To start captures from an analog device, you must start the play back from the video source. You will see the current scene in the preview monitor.

Step 4: When you are ready to capture your video, please click on the 'Record' button and you will see the picture you are recording displayed in NeroVision Express 3.
Step 5: You can finish capturing video at any time by clicking the 'stop' button
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Step 6: Following the end of the recording process, the captured file will appear in a special section of the window containing captured files that have not yet been assigned to any project. If the captured file has been highlighted, you will be able to see it in the preview area. If you wish to record more video files from the same source, click on the 'Record' button again.
Step 7: To exit the 'Capture Video' task, click the 'Next' button on the navigation bar. You will be taken to the START screen where you can decide what to do next.
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Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD
This chapter will help assist you in creating your first DVD disc and/or image. The easy-to-follow steps will show you just how easy the procedure is!
5.1 Choosing the right format
NeroVision Express 3 supports a number of formats: DVD-Video Using MPEG-2 technology to compress video files, a DVD-Video can hold up to 135 minutes of video on a 4.7GB DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW in a quality far superior to VHS video or VCD (see below). You are able to view your disc on most DVD players which makes it wonderful for storing all your home videos in the highest possible quality! You can also play DVDs on your PC if you have the appropriate software and DVD-ROM drive. With DVD+R9 discs, the capacity of the discs is doubled, so that there is enough space for a DVD-Video. DVD-Video (VR) DVD-Video (VR) is a particular type of DVD-video. It can only be created with DVD+RW or DVD-RW discs. This option is only available if the installed recorder supports the burning of DVD VR format. The DVD VR offers three possibilities that are not available with DVD-Video. Direct recording of videos onto disc in real-time is possible (Option: direct recording on VR). The data on the disc can later be edited and altered. More videos can be added if space is still available on the disc. The DVD VR is thus comparable with a video recorder (or a video cassette) but with a much higher quality. However, there are differences between DVD+VR and DVD-VR media. With DVDVR there is no menu, instead a playlist can be created. Besides this, the audio track cannot be changed with DVD-VRs, in other words the existing track cannot be edited and no new track can be added.

For additional information on the individual menu layout settings, please refer to chapter 'Menu Layout'.
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Step 8: If you are happy with the current design, click 'Next' to enter the PREVIEW page. Using your mouse pointer or the remote control, you can test what your DVD, miniDVD, HD-BURN, VCD or SVCD disc would behave like if played back on a compatible player. For additional information on how to use the remote control, please refer to chapter 'Preview Settings'.
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Step 9: Once you are satisfied with your project, you can now proceed to the BURN OPTIONS page and burn your DVD, VCD, SVCD, miniDVD or HD-Burn by clicking 'Next'. You may now make your final settings before burning.
NOTE: If you need to make any additional changes to your project (e.g. change the menu, edit video titles, add/remove video titles) you can click the 'Back' button to go to the previous pages. You can change the following settings by moving your mouse pointer to the relevant entry in the project settings menu: Burn to. You can either select to burn to the following devices, depending on the type of project you are working on and which recorders are connected to your system: CD-R/RW drive DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW drive Image Recorder Selecting a drive will burn an actual disc. When you select 'Image Recorder', you will burn an image to your hard disk in which you can open and burn later with Nero and/or Nero Express.
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NOTE: When you are making a DVD project, you can also write the actual DVD files to your hard drive. Using DVD playback software, you can then open these files and view them as if you were viewing a real DVD-video. Not all DVD software players support this feature so please check the softwares specifications. Write to Hard Disk Folder. if you do not want to write the project to disc, you can write it on the hard disk in a folder of your choice. In the dialog that now opens, select the folder and confirm your choice by clicking on 'OK'.
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Volume Name Enter a name for the disc you are about to burn.
Recording Settings This is active once you have selected an actual CD or DVD recordable drive. You can select the burn settings for your recorder:
Use buffer underrun protection: When checked, buffer underrun protection is enabled for this recording session to increase chances of a successful burn. Please check this option if available. Determine maximum speed: When checked, a speed test is performed before recording to check if the recorder is able to write the session using the current speed settings. In addition, it will also verify if all files selected for burning are actually available. Simulation: When checked, a simulation burn will be performed to check if the disc is ready to be recorded. All actions of the burn process are performed, with the exception that actually no data is written to the disc.

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Write: When checked, the data is actually written to the disc after all tests have passed successfully. Step 10: When you are ready, click the 'Burn' button and begin to start the recording process. Your project files will be converted to the appropriate format and then burned to disc, burned as an image, or written to the hard disk, depending on what you chose. Step 11: You can make use of the options on this page to burn a project again, store it, or start a new one. You can also create covers and labels, launch Nero ShowTime or quit the program.
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Open Existing Project

6.1 Open Existing Project
Once you have started working with your projects and made your layout, occasionally, you may want to burn it at a later date. As you exit NeroVision Express 3 or change projects, you will have the option to save your project. On the START page you then have the option to re-open an existing project. Step 1: Select Open Saved Projekt or Disc Image from the main screen and click the left mouse button.

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Step 2: Select the project that you have saved from the menu and click the 'Open' button.
Step 3: You will be taken to the CONTENT page and can continue from there as described in Chapter Five.

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Editing Your Video

7.1 Editing Your Video

You cannot edit videos or create your own movies with NeroVision Express 3 SE. In NeroVision Express 3 you can perform two types of video editing. You can trim video titles, which involves cutting out unwanted video footage at the beginning and/or end of the video title, and you can add chapter marks. Chapter marks are positions within a video title that you can access directly using the previous/next buttons on your DVD/(S)VCD player without having to fast forward or rewind through the whole video title.
On the CHAPTERS screen, the slider bar below the preview monitor represents the video title from start to end. The thumb or slider button allows you to move to a certain position within the video title. The video image that exists at that position will be shown on the preview monitor.

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The control buttons allow you to play and stop the video, create and delete chapter marks and change the name. Play selected video Stop selected video Change to full-screen mode (or back with 'Esc') Rename chapter Delete selected chapter mark Delete all chapter marks Start automatic scene cut detection Create chapter mark manually Click on the time run button (hours, minutes, seconds) and and back buttons to jump to a use the forward particular place in the selected video.

If you want to provide a soundtrack for the slide show using audio files, you can specify that these audio files are not longer than the slide show itself. In this case, extend the NeroVision Express 3 display area by clicking on 'More' and then tick the 'Fit length of slide show to length of audio' checkbox.
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Step 4: The slide show can be viewed in the preview window accompanied by your chosen background music, so you can decide if you are happy with the result. When you are happy with your slide show click on the Next button.

Buttons

Function Starts the slide show. Pauses a slide show so it can subsequently be resumed from the same position. Ends a slide show. Switches to the full-screen mode.
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Step 5: Decide if you wish to added further files from the disc, select the required option and carry out the appropriate steps. (These are not set out here. Please refer to the relevant chapter). Click on the 'Next' button to proceed to the next window.
Step 6: If you click on 'Next' on the 'CONTENT' screen you will come to the 'Select menu' window. In the 'Select menu' window you can choose the menu you want from the large number available. Click on the 'Next' button to proceed to the next window.
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Note: You will find full details about customizing the menu in the chapter 'Starting a video project. Step 7: You can us the mouse pointer or the remote control to test how the disk behaves when played back on a compatible player. You will find further details about the remote control and how it is used in the chapter Preview Settings. Click on the 'Next' button to proceed to the next window.
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Step 8: Specify the final settings before burning. Click the Write button to start the burning process.
Note: You will find full details about the burning settings in the chapter 'Starting a video project'. Step 9: The project files are converted into the relevant format and then written to disk, burned as an image or written to the hard disk as required.
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The timeline screen consists of the following items. Contains the text effects. Contains the video effects. Contains the video clips. Contains the audio files on the first track.
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Contains the audio files on the second track. Adding video effects icon. This opens the timeline screen and the available Click on the crossfade effects appear in the relevant section.
Select the required effect, keep the mouse key pressed and drag the effect to the required position in the movie.
Repeat the process until the required effects are available at all positions.
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Adding text effects Click on the icon. This opens the timeline screen and the available crossfade effects appear in the relevant section.
Select the required effect, keep the mouse key pressed and drag the effect to the required position in the movie. This opens a window displaying the text effect properties and allows you to enter text and specify other properties. The content of this dialog depends on the text effect.
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Adding audio effects Click on the icon to display media files. Open the group containing the selected files and click on the timeline screen.
Select the required audio file, keep the mouse key pressed and drag it in the audio track to the required position in the movie.
Repeat the process until the audio files have been placed at the required positions throughout the whole movie.
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Note: When two tracks are present you can also overlay multiple audio tracks. For example, a commentary can be provided on track 2 whilst music plays simultaneously on track 1. Step 4: When all steps have been executed, click on the Next button. The selected movie can now be exported, burnt to disk or edited further. Select the required option.
If you wish to burn the movie to disk, follow the process as described in chapter 'Starting a video project', point 3 onwards. To export the movie, please refer to the chapter Exporting the movie
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9.2 Exporting the movie

When the movie has been created, it can be exported as well as burnt to disk. Step 1: Launch NeroVision Express 3, create a film and (once you have finished editing) choose either 'Export film' or click on the 'Export' button.
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Step 2: Select the required export template by clicking on the drop down button and highlighting the required template. The template selected will primarily determine the type of output and the quality of reproduction. In addition, the aspect ratio, further quality settings and the encoding mode can be specified.

Selecting the template

The following change according to the template selected: Output format Video (PAL / NTSC) Aspect ratio and quality settings Bitrate Resolution Encoding mode Audio quality

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Step 8 Interaction Colors: Specify the colors to be used to show changes made to the menu buttons, if these are highlighted or activated.

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12 Preview Settings

12.1 Preview Settings

With the 'Preview' window, you are able to play your Video/SVCD/DVD before you burn to disc. All the menu buttons and even the remote control work just like the real thing so that you can see the work and layout that you have made. If you have indicated at the menu layout stage that animated buttons are to be created, the 'Menu animation preview' button will appear as well as the remote control. Click on this button to view the film preview. Each video clip that you have captured or added from your hard drive or external source will be displayed.
Within each video clip, all the chapter marks that were made within will be displayed when you click the button of each video on the first 'Preview' page as shown above. You can either click on the buttons themselves or use the remote control to the right to control the play, stop, fast-forward, rewind, etc

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This remote control will allow you to find your way between your video layout, menus, and chapter marks in any order you prefer. Up Right Move up on the main menu Move right on the main menu

Down Left

Move down on the main menu Move left on the main menu
Return to main menu Jumps to the main/title menu While playing a video clip, selecting 'Menu' will return you to the last menu or sub-menu used.

Play Stop Previous Next

Play your current title Stop your current title View your previous scene Go to next chapter mark

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13 Technical Support

13.1 F.A.Q.s

Q: When I burn a disc, I get buffer underruns every time. A: There could be for several reasons for this. Please try the following: 1. Try reducing the burn speed of the recorder. 2. Try different media brands. The one that you are using may not be compatible with your recorder. 3. Update the firmware version on your recorder. Firmware is a chip inside your recorder, which acts as the brain of the device. Please check the manufacturers website for the latest version. 4. Recorder or cable that is attached to it is defective. 5. Try using a different source to see if it is corrupted or too slow as a source. 6. Defrag your hard disk from time to time. 7. During burning no other tasks should be performed by the computer. 8. Before burning, you should always run the speed test and the simulation in order to get the optimal speed. If not, the maximum possible write speed of the recorder is kept as default. 9. Proceed to the Nero homepage to check for software updates at www.nero.com. Q: I have installed NeroVision Express 3 correctly but it still will not see my recorder? A: There are a number of possible causes: The recorder is either too old and support for this drive has been discontinued The recorder is very new to the market and support has not yet been implemented or is the process. Please check to make sure that your PC recognized the recorder and that it has been installed properly. You can go to Start > Control Panel then the appropriate menu to see if your hardware was installed correctly or not. Please check the Nero website at www.nero.com for the latest drivers, updates and a list of supported recorders.

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CODEC (EnCOder/DECoder)

A method in which a video is encoded for recording or saving to disk then decoded for playback.

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 would like to play in your home or car stereo.

Disc Image

This process can be used when having system performance problems or when you do not have a burner available. When choosing the disc image option, it takes the file you want to copy and places it temporarily on your hard disk. From that image it builds the file. When creating a disc image, you will need a certain amount of drive space to perform this function.
An acronym for Digital Video, it is the format for storing and saving video and audio intended for DV products such as cameras and video cameras.
An acronym for Digital Versatile or Video Disc.
DVD was originally only known for being specific to the movie and gaming market, you can now burn data and your own home videos to a DVD disc that can be played by all DVD-ROMs. You have the advantage of storing much more data on this disc than that of a regular CD-R/RW. The DVD-R is a non rewritable format that is compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players.

DVD+RW

A rewritable format developed in cooperation by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony and Yamaha. It is a rewritable format that provides 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.

DVD-RW

An acronym for DVD ReWriteable. The DVD-RW disc is rewritable and performs the same function as that of a DVD-R. However, the compatibility with various DVD-ROMs and DVD players is less. Please check with the manufacturer for compatibility issues.
A sector is made up of 98 frames. A frame contains 24 data bytes and 9 control bytes. With an Audio-CD, 75 sectors provide one second of played music.
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Frames Per Second

The rate for the number of images per second in the video.

Interlaced Video

This format as displays video in two parts: Each part displays and contains a line in every other row and the second part fills in the alternating rows until the screen is complete. This method is faster than the Progressive Scan in which all rows are displayed one at a time until the screen is complete.
An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group. This is an international group which created a standard for the compression of pictures.