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1. sssssssssssseseeeenenee 17 Edit movie Movie wizard My Nero eeeeeeeee 15 35 92 Nero Background Rendering 126 Nero CoverDesigner 11 13 Nero MediaBrowser 131 Nero PiP csiis 53 54 76 84 Nero SmartEncoding 127 Open Disc image eene 23 Project iine EE 22 Nero Video Index Options Butri options icon irent auderet Content area options Export options Insert OPTIONS sranda Movie optlons erint Recording format options Video editing options Video Options ict Output Frame Tale saiia a ros teeso ce tet iei Output format Quality a ReSOlUtiOn toii eet cereis Palettes Content palette 107 Effect palette Properties palette Preview Preview area Project preview Program Starting the program sees 7 Projects Capacity Dab se ciciceescedduisssstcaacticsscaivaetevesdeestas Combine projects Nero Video nvc Open project Project file Project preview Save ptojact nete Windows Live Movie Maker wlmp 22 22 23 66 66 Properties Audio device ore eie teretes Clip properties Effect properties Graphic objects Menu buttons Picture properties Video device
2. Burn Options See also E Burn Options Screen 118 Nero Video 124 Configuration And Recording Formats Configuration And Recording Formats Application Settings Window The Application Settings window contains the General Folders and Editing tabs You can customize Nero Video to your own personal requirements here You can open the Application Settings window via the Configuration button in the extend ed area See also General Tab 125 Folders Tab 125 Editing Tab 126 Buttons 12 Jj m m m iM 9 1 1 General Tab The General tab is divided into the Format of saved media files and Options areas The Pictures drop down menu is available in the Format of saved media files area Here you can define the graphics format in which Nero Video saves media files from external de vices and snapshots of videos Portable Network Graphics png is selected in the de fault setting The following setting option is available in the Options area Verbose When you move the cursor over a pop up menu it dis plays its function and provides a detailed explanation as a tooltip This entry is selected by default Drop down menu Brief When you move the cursor over a pop up menu it displays Display tool tips its function None Does not show anything when the cursor is moved over a pop up menu See also E Application Settings Window 125 9 1 2 Folders Tab The following input fields are a
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4. Menu Edit Men Custemus fre dac men ae Airplane Argenbna Austraka m Glee Horton Bt ua si oe Hoan Busness Caribbean Night Christmas Aene as in Cheutenas Dream Chesitemas Fairytale Connected Ey 10058 20056 Wee 25GB gt 9 rr bie 9 ce be Video Main Menu Chapter Men_ Edit Menu screen The following buttons are available on the navigation scroll bar in the compilation area Creates an empty menu without links in the layout of the template that was last selected Only available in Advanced Editing Not available for Smart3D templates Create New Menu Deletes a style item from the template All items except the back Delete ground can be deleted Only available in Advanced Editing Saves a template with all changes made The Save As Template window is opened If you want to save your own menu template you have to specify and save the title and chapter menu separately even if both are based on the same template Not available for Smart3D templates Save As Template Goes to the next or previous page of the title or chapter menu that was selected in the menu view If a title or chapter menu consists of several pages the thumbnails are displayed one above the other Only available in normal editing if a menu has several pages Previous Next Me nu Page Nero Video 96 Menu If the button is activated it is possible to move desired areas of an
5. The project is opened in the Video Editing screen You have opened an existing project and can now continue to edit it or burn it Project Creation and Management E Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You 9 can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If you have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported 2 7 Opening a Disc Image To open a disc image proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option A menu is displayed 2 Select the Nero Video Project or Disc Image entry A window is opened 3 Select the desired image file type in the drop down menu 4 Browse to the location where your image file is stored 5 Select the image file and click the Open button The image file is opened in the Burn Options screen You have opened a disc image and can now burn it nero Nero Video 23 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 3 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 3 1 Capturing Capturing is a way of taking the video from a DV video camera or another video capture device connected to the video capture card a
6. 95 98 ITCNZI LEHRER 54 Restrictions o teres 7 Themes 58 57 69 c fo ERES APR TM HERES 53 ero 53 Settings 58 Templates ite Er ii 58 Titles COMBINE tles issiria 17 Delete tiles cierre erre 17 Movie title Video title Nero Video Index Tools Ad SPONE ciiin 53 61 71 Disc tools 134 135 Magnet Music Grabber sssss FROM MOO M T Scene Detection Slip tool Snap to Guide Snap to Object TOOMIPS X Tracks Audio tack oiccceed Combination track Default track Delete track Hide track Lock track Master track cccccccccccccsssssseeeceeesssseeeeeeeeess Multitrack overlay Narration Select track Track tE 12 2 ettet t cite tee toast Videotrack eese eene Transitions Delete transition EdittranisitlOns 5 2 reiten Insert transitions sesssssss TV Capture from Camera or TV 24 Channel tuning Configure TV card Manage TV channels Satellite configuration TV Card TV wizard Video Cut video clip inn numeris Video capturing Video editing Video format 145 13 Contact Nero Video is a Nero AG product Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 Internet 76307 Karlsbad Help Germany Fax Nero Inc 3
7. displayed in the Output File display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a storage location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 7 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 8 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to send via e mail See also E Export Video Screen 87 Nero Video 94 Menu 6 Menu 6 1 Levels A menu can have up to two levels in addition to the intro video The main or title menu con sists of all the video titles in the project Each video title is represented by a button consisting of a thumbnail and a button text If a video title has more than one chapter a video title sub menu is generated Each chapter of the respective video title is represented by a button in the chapter menu When making changes you can adjust the levels of the menu independently You can select the layout of each menu from existing menu templates Menu templates are subdivided into individual menu template groups for a better overview 6 2 Edit Menu Screen Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your
8. simply enjoy Manual Nero Video Copyright and Trademark Information This document and all its contents herein are subject to and protected by international copyright and other intellectual property rights and are the property of Nero AG and its subsidiaries affiliates or licensors All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the express written permission of Nero AG All trade names and trademarks and or service marks are the property of their respective owners The trademarks mentioned are expressly named for information purposes only Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights to the fullest extent Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of this document The contents of the software supplied as well as of this document may be changed without prior warning Some applications of the Nero Suites require technologies developed by third party manufac turers Some of these are included as a trial version in this suite These technologies need to be activated online free of charge or by sending an activation fax to have unlimited use of the version Nero will then undertake to release the data necessary to activate technologies licensed by third party manufacturers for unlimited use with Nero 11 or Nero 11 Platinum It is therefore necessary to have an Internet connection or a fax machine Unless you own the copyrig
9. 9 installed together You will find further information in the Nero Kwik Media manu al Nero MediaBrowser can be opened via the im icon Although Nero MediaBrowser can be moved freely around your desktop it is part of Nero Video Nero MediaBrowser displays only media files which can actually be used in the relevant Ne ro Video project To add media files to your project select the media files in Nero MediaBrowser and click the Add button Photo Video Music Time Recent Folder Nero MediaBrowser nero Nero Video 131 Configuration And Recording Formats The browsing task bar is the starting point for browsing Nero MediaBrowser The categories Photos amp Videos Music and Projects are the same as featured in Nero Kwik Media Each of the categories offers a search bar It is only possible to search within one category at the same time When one of the categories is clicked the corresponding browsing area is displayed below There are different views available for each category Clicking one of the entries in the upper part of the list for example Timeline displays the same view as when clicking the corre sponding tabs in Nero Kwik Media Clicking one of the collections in the lower part of the list displays the collection contents made within Nero Kwik Media When one of the list items is clicked in Nero MediaBrowser the corresponding content is displayed in the content area below A dynamic scroll
10. 8 3 Burning an Image File Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or 9 CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To burn a project as a disc image proceed as follows 1 Select the Burn To Image Recorder entry The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner 2 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 3 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores 4 Select the Recording Settings option The Settings for recording dialog area is displayed 5 If you want to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first select the Use Burn at once check box 6 Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen A window is opened 7 Select the desired folder for the image file in the Location drop down menu 8 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then burned as a dis
11. Excefert ET d em Burn Options screen After burning Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next launch the media player and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner Of course you can also save the project or start a new one See also Extended Area 12 Content Screen 13 Creating and Editing a Disc Project 17 Saving a Project 22 Burn Options Screen 118 Creating Covers and Labels 13 im mo QUUD my My MY Nero Video Project Creation and Management 2 2 Extended Area The user interface for Nero Video consists of a main window and an expandable area Clicking the More button displays an extended area S The user interface for Nero Video displays the options required at the time de pending on the screen you are in This makes the interface easy to use The extended area is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen In so called sticky mode the extended area will be displayed until it is closed once more by clicking the More button again The icon gg in the extended dialog box displays its current mode Click this icon to change the mode pa The extended area is in normal mode The extended area is in sticky mode See also Buttons 12 ut 2 2 1 Buttons The following buttons are available in the extended area Configure Opens the configuration of Nero Video Edits t
12. The recording is added to the timeline You have recorded an audio comment and added it to your project See also Making Movie 67 4 2 3 Detecting Video Scenes The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video title is displayed in the Video Editing screen To detect scenes in a video clip proceed as follows 1 Select the desired video clip in the timeline 2 Click the Movie Detection m Scene Detection button The Scene Detection window is opened nero Nero Video 70 Editing Videos 3 If you want to change the sensitivity settings of the analysis 1 Move the Sensitivity slider to a higher or lower percentage 2 Move the Minimum Scene Length slider to a shorter or longer scene length setting 4 Click the Start button The chosen video file is analyzed The number of detected scenes is displayed in the Results area of the window 5 Click the Apply button The clip in the timeline is cut into single scenes You have detected scenes in a video clip and can now edit the independent scenes See also Making Movie 67 4 2 4 Detecting Commercials In Nero Video it is possible to search for commercials in a captured file and to remove them directly from your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video clip is displayed in the Video Editing screen To search for commercials and to remove them from your video clip proceed as follows 1 Selec
13. select the Disc Tools gt Disc Info selection entry The Disc Info window is opened The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be started from the advanced area of the main window at any time 2 Select the burner in which the disc has been inserted from the drop down menu nero Nero Video 134 Disc Tools You have displayed information on the disc that is inserted See also B Buttons 12 10 3 Finalizing a Disc Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features To finalize a DVD VR VFR video mode VR R or DVD RW disc with videos and to pre vent further processing proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Disc Tools gt Finalize Disc selection entry The Finalize Disc window is opened The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be started from the advanced area of the main window at any time 2 Insert the disc you want to finalize and select the drive where the disc is located in the Select a recorder drop down menu 3 Click the Refresh button to display information about the disc
14. Check box Enables Pan amp Zoom effects for slides If disabled the wizard ig Apply Pan amp Zoom nores Pan amp Zoom effects effects to still pic If the selected template does not contain a Pan amp Zoom effect group tures or a Pan amp Zoom effect for still pictures the check box remains gray Check box Runs a scene detection before applying the selected theme If disa Apply scene detec bled no scene detection is performed tion to video clips The check box is cleared by default The following setting options are available in the Music area on the right If the check box is selected the theme music defined in the template is added to the content area If the check box is cleared the Movie Check box Wizard does not add the theme music to your project Apply theme music f the selected template does not contain theme music this check box as well as the balance slider underneath are grayed out The check box is cleared by default Specifies the volume level of the theme music such as intro and outro sounds in contrast to the volume level of all other audio clips which are already available in the timeline If you do not move the slider both Music and My Clips have the same audio level Slider Balance 4 1 13 Movie Options Window In the Movie Options window you can set up all settings for the content area When you click the Make gt Movie or Slide Show button in the Content screen the Movie Options window is ope
15. From Hard Disc feature in the Content screen For AVCHD cameras that capture to memory card connect the memory card to your computer via the corresponding interface and then import the captured files also with the Import gt Import AVCHD From Hard Disc feature in the Content Screen 3 2 DV HDV Cameras Digital and Analog Videos There are three types of capture devices digital analog and DV HDV cameras All three have different hardware requirements DV HDV cameras In the case of a DV or HDV camera the video signal is sent to the PC in digital format All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and a corre sponding socket on your PC Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Analog Video Video signals from an analog source need to be converted to a digital format for your PC to be able to work with them Examples of analog capture devices include VHS video recorders TV VHS C 8 mm and Hi 8 video cameras Unlike DV capture devices where the device itself delivers digital video signals to your PC you need to have a video capture card installed in the PC in the case of analog video signals The analog signals are converted into digital signals by the video capture card Digital Video ATSC DVB T S C Video signals from digital capture devices are sent to the PC in digital format and exist in MPEG 2 format after transfer TV cards are typical examples of digital devices In ord
16. Pocket PC Broadband Portable Device DVD Quality HD 720p HD 1080p and HD 1080i Custom All parameters are set to a medium value but can be cus tomized within the scope of the WMV play Flash Video FLV VCD compatible All parameters in the video options are prede fined and cannot be changed with the exception of the frame rate Custom All parameters are predefined in accordance with VCD but can be customized within the capabilities of the MPEG 1 format Nero Video 88 AVC NVIDIA CUDA Exporting Videos DVD Video compatible and SVCD compatible HDV HD1 HDV HD2 1080i HDTV 1080i Editable Blu ray Disc compatible MPEG 2 Custom All parameters are predefined in accordance with DVD Video The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the MPEG 2 format PSP MPEG4 3GPP MPEG4 MP4 The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile AVC PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the CUDA technology a
17. adjust the volume level of the theme music added by the template in contrast to all other audio clips available in the timeline 7 Click the OK button The items of the theme based template as well as the intro and outro video are inserted into the content area You have selected a theme based template nero Nero Video 69 Editing Videos See also Making Movie 67 Movie Wizard 57 AD My 4 2 2 Recording a Narration File You can record a narration a spoken comment for single clips in the content area By de fault the narration is recorded to the Narration track at the position of the timeline slider but it can be moved to any free audio track position The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed To record an audio comment and add it to your project proceed as follows 1 Move the timeline slider to the desired position on the timeline 2 Click the Record Audio button The Audio Recording Settings window is opened 3 If you want to change the storage location or need to change the device settings for the audio input make all preparations for the recording now 4 Click the OK button The recording starts 5 Record your speech You can see the recording time in the lower right of the progress window 6 Click the button to stop recording A window informs you about the successful creation and saving of the audio file 7 Click the OK button
18. also E Capture Video Screen 25 3 4 Setting a TV Card r To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory nero Nero Video 28 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Nero Video provides simultaneous support for multiple TV cards TV cards with dual tuner and or hybrid tuner cards You will find a list of supported TV cards on our web page under www nero com If you have connected a TV card to your PC and open the Capture Video screen for the first time all connected devices are displayed in the Capture device drop down menu The following requirement must be fulfilled A A TV card is connected to your PC and switched on To configure a TV card using the TV wizard proceed as follows 1 Select the Capture from Camera or TV option from the Start screen gt The Capture Video screen is displayed 2 If you have several devices connected to your PC select the required device in the Capture device drop down menu 3 Click the button The Video Device Properties window opens 4 Click the Channels tab 5 Click the Channel Setting button The first screen of the TV wizard Analog TV Channel Search is displayed This wizard prompts you to make all the necessary entries step by step 6 Select your country in the Select country d
19. area is identified by a red frame and sizing handles You have three options when editing a Thumbnail button to set the focus If the focus lies on the entire button it can be moved or adjusted proportionally in size If the focus lies on the text item of the button the length of the text field can be ad justed and moved within the button If the focus lies on the text in the text item the input can be edited In Smart3D templates the focus lies on the entire button Buttons headers and footers can not be deleted in Smart3D menus additional objects cannot be added or moved They also cannot be adjusted in size The position marks of the headers and footers are used to simpli fy editing and are not visible in your menu later on Even if you do not use headers and or footers they do not have to be deleted 9 The Linkage area is only available in Advanced Editing The following setting options are available in the Linkage area Defines where the button should link All available destinations of the project video title all chapters and slide shows are displayed in the drop down menu Drop down menu Link to Drop down menu P Defines a transition for the link if desired Transition Opens the Properties window Depending on the selected transition Button you can specify the detail settings here You can also specify the Options duration of the transition a period of two seconds is selected in the default settings Manually s
20. available 8 If you want to burn the disc on positive verification select the Write check box 9 If Nero Video is capable of changing the book type with your burner and you want to make the changes to the book type select the desired option in the Book Type setting drop down menu 10 Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then burned to the disc The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process Normally you should not change this setting 11 If you want to change the priority of the capturing process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 12 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc select the Shut down computer when finished check box As soon as the burn process has finished a window is opened 13 If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process click the No button 14 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button You have burned a disc and can now burn the project again or save it start a new project or create covers and labels See also E Burn Options Screen 118 nero Nero Video 121 Burn Options
21. bar is used in the content area If the scroll thumb is dragged in a direc tion the content will be constantly scrolled in this direction The scrolling speed increases the further the scroll thumb is dragged from the center If the scroll thumb is released it jumps back to the center position and stops the scrolling The following views are available for the Photos amp Videos category Entry Displays all photos and videos sorted in chronological order by crea Timeline tion date Displays all photos in which faces of persons have been detected and named listed in alphabetical order Unconfirmed or unnamed Entry faces are not displayed Faces are grouped into stacks you can Faces access one of the stacks by double clicking it Nero Kwik Faces has to be installed Collection Displays the currently marked content Marked Refers to Marked in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Collection Displays the content of smart albums and user generated albums Refers to Photo amp Video Albums in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Me Album dia Displays the content of user generated person groups You can Collection switch between full photo and faces only view with the amp 8 A8 ig icon Person group Refers to Faces in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Nero Kwik Faces has to be installed The following views are available for the Music category Entr i Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by album Album nero Nero Video 132
22. between many different templates in the Nero PiP Effects window Each template has a certain num ber of placeholders and is specifically animated some of them also have different back grounds to choose from The templates are sorted by their number of placeholders Depending on the mode you are in the display differs after you have selected a template and inserted it in into your project In the Advanced Editing mode each placeholder occupies one video track in the content ar ea In the Express Editing mode the template is represented by one thumbnail in the con tent area but the single placeholders are visible in the preview area To replace the place holders with video clips and pictures you can drag the desired items from the My Media palette and drop them onto the respective placeholders in the preview area no matter which mode you are in If you are in the Advanced Editing mode you can also drop an item onto a placeholder in the content area See also Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing 84 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing 76 Nero PiP Effects Window 54 HU my My Nero PiP Effects Window The Nero PiP Effects window is opened after clicking the Nero PiP button with the Tem plate tab being displayed It allows you to choose between various Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates and to watch an animated preview of them nero Nero Video 54 Editing Vid
23. card of your AVCHD camera 1 Click the Import gt Import AVCHD From Hard Drive button The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened 2 Mark the required folder or titles and click OK The video titles are added to the project 6 If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the DVD of your AVCHD camera 1 Click the Import gt Import AVCHD from Disc button The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened 2 Mark the desired folder or titles and click OK The video titles are added to the project E AVCHD cameras compress captured files directly into MPEG 4 transport data Ld that is written to a DVD memory card or internal hard drive Data that you want to transfer from your camera to the hard drive is imported and thus not transferred by means of capturing For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD insert the camera DVD in the DVD drive of your computer to import For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard drive connect the camera to your computer Connect memory cards with the computer by using the appropriate slot 7 If files are to be imported from an Internet community proceed as described in the Import from the Internet chapter 8 If you want to make a movie or slide show 1 Click the Make button and select the Movie or Slide Show entry The Video Editing screen is displayed 2 Proceed as described in the Editing Videos chapter and subchapters nero Nero Video 18 Project Creation and Management 9 If
24. down menu 3 If you want Nero Video to automatically calculate the duration of the template select the Auto fill gap option button 5 Click the OK button The Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted in the timeline You can now replace the placeholders with the desired video clips and pictures by dragging them from the My Media palette and dropping them onto the respective placehold ers either in the content area or in the preview area See also Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 54 Nero PiP Effects Window 54 J im M nero Nero Video 76 Editing Videos 4 3 5 Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips audio clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To insert a transition proceed as follows 1 Click the Transition tab on the Effect Palette The categories of transitions are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of transitions from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The transition types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired transition from the Effect Palette onto the respective item The transition is added in front of the selected item in the content area You have inserted a transitio
25. down menu If the disc you are using is a CD select either the 74 or 80 minutes capacity in the menu A large variety of titles can be created depending on the type of disc VCD SVCD up to 98 titles DVD Video miniDVD DVD VFR up to 99 titles No titles are created in DVD VR projects Project Creation and Management a m grum Jm gt Deter Onih T s Fi P2 sates Y cna o Q Meve Den s a P Xi oak f pem Bh 25 GR 7 mre E bise m Mew Feci het D Content screen With the aid of the buttons in the right hand area of the screen it is possible to insert and arrange titles into your project The following selection entries are available in the Import selection list Import Files Import AVCHD From Disc Adds video files that are saved on the hard drive e g your vacation video to the project A window is opened Import From Nero Opens the Nero MediaBrowser window which allows you to import MediaBrowser files added to the media library Capture Captures a video The Capture Video screen is displayed Import Disc Imports items from an existing disc Import From Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project directly from cam AVCHD Camera era and other supported devices Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project on DVD Import AVCHD Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project on memory card From Hard Drive or hard drive Import From In Imports files from I
26. e mail attachment 88 93 Export to camera eee Export to Internet nm MiGeDi ster E TRE REA ENSE Ede dE Express Editing Clip handling Content area Edit movie Track handling eeeeeeeesese Nero Video Index Folders Burn to hard drive folder 123 Temporary files 125 Formats Disc formalis aee inerat Export formats esseseee Output format Picture formats Recording format Recording format options Sample format Supported formats siz Video format ssssssssseseeene FIBI nesena nant End AG 8 Import Jul Me PEE 15 17 39 Import from Internet 15 35 Import from Nero MediaBrowser 39 Insert Nero PiP template sssss 76 84 Transitions ceci iiiter nee etc idee 77 84 Internet Import from Internet sssss 15 35 My Nero sessssssssssseeeeeeenneen enne 35 92 Interpolation methods Bezier interpolation sees 42 Linear interpolation eessees 42 Keyboard shortcuts 138 Manage n Key frames TV channel groups Manual conventions 6 Markers Chapter mar
27. enlarged menu page in the visible range of the compilation window Toggle Move Cursor with the hand cursor Only available when the visible compilation area is enlarged Zoom In Enlarges the visible compilation area up to 500 Zoom Out Reduces the visible compilation area to 100 If the Show Guidelines option is activated Nero Video fades in a guideline grid in the compilation area If the Show Safe Area option is enabled Nero Video displays the View frame of the safe zone in the compilation area If the Show Button Numbers option is enabled Nero Video as signs each button in the compilation area a number This option is only available in Advanced Editing Changes the arrangement of graphics and text fields of a template Marked items can be moved to the back or front by one level They can also be moved to the very back or very front Order The background picture always stays on the back level buttons stay on the front level Only available in Advanced Editing If the Snap to Guidelines button is activated items that move in Snap to Guidelines the compilation area automatically line up to the horizontal and vertical guidelines See also Templates Tab 97 Customize Tab 98 Save as Template Window 113 mp mp my My Creating Menu 114 6 2 1 Templates Tab Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Vi
28. further editing is prevented For example when you add or move clips by pressing the Shift but ton clips in locked tracks are not shifted to the right Nero Video 44 Editing Videos The following setting options are available on the lower task bar of the content area Button Switch to minimal timeline view Button Switch to mixed timeline view Button Switch to extended timeline view Drop down menu New Track Button Show all objects in the timeline Slider Zoom Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks All tracks are displayed in small height In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag ging the separator to the respective position Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks The video tracks are displayed in extended height and all audio tracks are dis played in smaller height In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag ging the separator to the respective position The tracks are displayed in mixed timeline view by default Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks All tracks are displayed in extended height In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag ging the separator to the respective position Creates a new track in the content area Tracks are rendered from bottom to top You can choose if you want to add a pure video track a pure audio track or
29. is selected 1 Select the desired format in the drop down menu The Profile drop down menu appears in the Details area 2 Select the desired Profile The output file settings are displayed in the Details area under Output File 3 If you want to adjust the detail settings click the Configure button A window is opened 4 Make the desired detail settings and click the OK button The output file settings are adjusted 6 If you use an analog capture device start the playback on the capture device If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode control the tape using the buttons You will see the current scene in the preview area You can scan the tape of your DV HDV camera in advance A thumbnail of each scene is displayed Here you can select the desired scene for your capture Clicking the p button opens the Pre scan capture window 7 Check playback from the capture device in the preview area 8 If you want to change the video settings 1 Click the button The Video Device Properties window is opened 2 Make the desired settings and close the window The video settings are adjusted 9 If you want to select an external audio source for capture 1 Click the A button The Audio Device Properties window is opened 2 Make the desired settings and close the window The audio settings are adjusted 10 If you want to save the video file to a folder other than My Docu ments N
30. of titles or chapters equally over the menu page For instance a total Title Chapter number of eight titles are divided to four on a menu page per menu If the Standard setting is selected in the default settings then the titles and chapters are automatically distributed so that the maxi mum number of selected menu templates per menu page is achieved For instance in the case of eight titles and depending on the capacity six might be positioned on the first menu page and the other two on another The following setting options are available in the Linkage area Drop down menu Defines to which page of the menu the intro video should link to Link to D op cowan meny Defines a transition for the link if desired Transition Opens the Transitions window Button Depending on the selected transition you can specify the detail Options settings here You can also specify the duration of the transition a period of one second is selected in the default settings See also E Customize Tab 98 nero Nero Video 103 Menu 6 2 2 3 Button Properties If a button is activated in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into the Linkage Appearance Font Text and Transformation areas In Smart3D menus the Linkage and Transformation areas are not available the Appearance area is only available for buttons not for the header or footer To edit a desired item enable it in the compilation area The highlighted
31. of the graphic object See also E Customize Tab 98 6 2 2 5 Content Palette 9 Only available in Advanced Editing E Not available for Smart3D menus On the Content palette all the titles and chapters of the project that you have compiled in the Content screen are listed in a navigation tree Using the drag and drop function you can link any title in the list to a desired button and thereby define the target of a link If the title is dragged into the compilation for the first time or again without a specific button marked Nero Video automatically creates a default button and links it to the video nero Nero Video 107 Menu Note that all menu items on the template remain linked when you make changes If a new link is assigned to a button the old link is lost i e it is not automatically assigned to another button The same menu item can be linked via multiple but tons D See also Customize Tab 98 ut 6 2 2 6 Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes 9 The graphic objects are only available in Advanced Editing First you can select the category of the available items in the Buttons or Objects and Clip Art palettes The available buttons or graphics from the selected category are listed in the preview area of both palettes With the Apply or the Add button the view of a button is cus tomized to your menu template or graphics are added Available on the Buttons palette are the categories Thumbnail bu
32. of the selected menu template Drop down menu The drop down menu and the number of options depend on the se Topic lected template Opens a window in which you can customize individual properties of the menu independent of a theme You can also combine theme Button items here Options The drop down menu and number of options depends on the select ed template Not available for all Smart3D menus See also E Customize Tab 98 6 2 2 2 Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette If the background is enabled in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into the Background Background Audio Animation and Interaction areas The Spreading area is only available in normal editing mode 9 The Background and Animation areas are not available for Smart3D menus If an Intro Video is displayed in the compilation area the Background and Background Audio areas are also available The Linkage area is also available in Advanced Editing mode The following setting options are available in the Background area Specifies whether a picture or video should be imported into the background of the template or whether the background should be a solid color In the default settings the Predefined background entry is selected that provides every template with a suitable Drop down menu background Background If you select the Picture file or Video file option a window opens in which you can select the desired file The path
33. or the Create new subcategory option to create a new category Defines the name of a new category Only available if you have selected the Create new subcategory option in the Add to subcategory drop down menu New subcategory name If the Store media files with template check box is selected Nero Video saves the media files used in the template with the new template See also Edit Menu Screen 95 6 3 Creating Menu Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Edit Menu screen is displayed To create the menu for a project proceed as follows 1 Choose whether your disc should have title and chapter menus title menus only or no menu at all in the Menu to use drop down menu on the Templates tab 2 If your disc consists of video titles with multiple chapters i e if your menu has title and multiple chapter menus repeat the following steps for each menu you wish to edit 3 Select the desired menu template group in the Category drop down menu The menu templates of the selected category appear 4 Select the
34. order to upload files to My Nero and other communities Select the appropriate check boxes at the bottom of the window The Upload button is enabled once you have made all the required entries 8 Click the Upload button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the Internet See also Export Video Screen 87 5 6 Exporting Video to Send it as E Mail In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or Video Editing screen is displayed To export a movie to send via e mail proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export video and send it as an e mail attachment export option in the selection area The drop down menus are displayed accordingly 3 In the upper drop down menu select the desired format 4 In the bottom drop down menu select the desired maximum file size 5 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened nero Nero Video 93 Exporting Videos 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 6 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name
35. play Button Fades the audio in or out during playback in the menu each one all Wis second Button with slider Customizes the sound level of the playback Click the button to mute L D the sound See also Customize Tab 98 6 2 2 10 Select Poster Frame Window In the Select Poster Frame window you can define which picture of a linked video is dis played in the thumbnail view of the Thumbnail button The controller on the navigation strip shows the position of the picture in the video You can specify the picture to be used by moving the controller gt B 00 00 03 57 Select Poster Frame window The following buttons are available E Plays the video back in the preview area of the window nero Nero Video 112 6 2 2 11 Menu E Stops the preview See also Customize Tab 598 my Shadow Settings Window If the Apply shadow check box in the Properties palette is selected the selected button or graphic object is given a shadow Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window You can adjust the detail settings of the shading in the Shadow Settings window The changes you make are directly visible in the menu area Click the Cancel button to discard the changes or the OK button to apply them The following setting options are available Drop down menu Defines the desired angle of the virtual light source in relation to the Light source object Slider Defines the desired s
36. positioned as desired in the compilation area Drop down menu Number of guides Check box If the check box is selected Nero Video ensures that the thumb Never use black nails of the buttons show the first frame of the linked video title thumbnails and not only a black picture The following check box is available in the Button Numbering area When this check box is selected the button numbers will start with 1 on each new menu page When the check box is cleared the Restart numbering buttons are numbered continuously throughout the menu on sach menu page This box is selected by default in the default setting Only available in normal editing nero Nero Video 109 Menu See also B Customize Tab 598 6 2 2 8 Select Start Position Window In the Select Start Position window you can define which section of a linked video is dis played in the background of a menu side in the background of the intro video or in the thumbnail view of the Thumbnail button The controller on the navigation strip shows the start position in the video The duration of the video is automatically customized to the duration of the menu and is displayed graphical ly by a darker bar on the navigation strip You can define the desired start position by moving the controller and bar on the navigation strip Or the start position can be defined by enter ing an exact starting time in the input field below You can also use the Position buttons next to
37. ratio The entry Automatic that automatically recognizes the aspect ratio for every title on the basis of the starting material is se lected by default Please note that only experienced users should change this setting Progressive Uses the progressive or full screen procedure in which actual full pictures are used for generating the picture Interlaced top field first Uses the interlaced or line jump procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate half pictures and transmits the top half picture first Interlaced bottom field first Uses the interlaced or line jump procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate fields and transmits the bottom field first Automatic Encodes the file in the sample format in which the original exists This entry is selected by default If the check box is selected then motion adaptive conversion is used in order to improve the picture quality of the videos and slide shows This check box is cleared by default If the check box is selected then motion adaptive conversion is used in order to improve the picture quality of the videos and slide shows This check box is cleared by default Automatic fit to disc Automatically uses the best possible encoding quality in relation to the available storage capacity Other settings for bit rate and resolution are not available This entry is selected by default High Quality Standard Play Standard Play Plus Long Pla
38. repositioned nero Nero Video 82 Editing Videos 2 If you want to move a narration or background music clip on the respective tracks 1 Drag the selected item on the timeline The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the border area You can also move the item from the Narration up to a position on the Music track and vice versa 2 Drop the item to the desired position The item is repositioned You have arranged all video clips pictures narration or background music clips in your project You can now also customize the specific properties of selected effects or add a theme based template You can also move and reposition your video clips and pictures via the Arranging Screen The Arranging Screen is opened when you click the button in the content area It gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have added to your project Each item is displayed as a thumbnail If you want to change the order of the video clips and pictures you can simply drag the respec tive item to the desired position See also Arranging Screen 52 4 4 2 Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Express Editing You can adjust the display time for the pictures of a project or slide show as desired You can specify a default display time for still pictures effects and transitions that you add to the project in the Default Duration Values area of the Application Settings
39. screen See also Content Screen 13 Creating Chapters Manually 20 Creating Chapters Automatically 20 Editing Chapters 21 im my My MY nero Nero Video 19 Project Creation and Management 2 4 1 Creating Chapters Manually You can manually add chapters to a video title of your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To create a chapter manually proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area 2 Move the slider on the scroll bar in the preview area to the position where the new chapter should begin 3 Click the gg gt Add chapter button The chapter is created a chapter mark is set on the scroll bar in the preview area and the chapter is added to the chapter list in the content area In addition all existing chap ters can be displayed v or rendered invisible A as desired with the aid of the but tons 4 Repeat the last two steps to add more chapters You have manually created new chapters See also E Creating and Editing a Disc Project 17 2 4 2 Creating Chapters Automatically Chapters can be automatically created for a video title in your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To create chapters automatically proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area 2 Click the Gq gt Auto detect chapters button The Chap
40. search for the desired media clips Here you can also import clips that can then be added to the pro ject Click the Import drop down menu on the right to import more clips from various Sources e g from Nero MediaBrowser or even the Internet into Nero Video Click the Cap ture entry to display the Capturing screen The different media types are displayed on single tabs You can arrange the media within these tabs by selecting the desired entry in the Arrange by drop down menu Use the Show drop down menu to narrow the selection of files that is displayed You can choose to see your media listed in thumbnail view or list view thumbnail view is activated by default The following tabs are available on the My Media palette Provides imported video clips and subclips You can create subclips from your videos via the Scene Detection Videos entry in the context menu The whole source clip stays available on the tab after pre trimming the resulting subclips are listed below Pictures Provides imported pictures Audio Provides imported audio clips Double click any file to open a Preview window in which you can pre trim the item into subclips and view metadata information such as the storage path nero Nero Video 39 Editing Videos 4 1 3 Effect Palette Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited a
41. supported NVIDIA graphic card must be connected to the PC PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC AVC Intel R Media The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized SDK within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the Intel R Media SDK technology a supported Intel R graphic card must be connected to the PC PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC AVC AMD App The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized Acceleration within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the AMD App Acceleration technology a supported ATI graphic card must be connected to the PC AVCHD compatible Blu ray Video compatible To burn a disc in AVCHD disc format a supported DVD burner must AVCHD Blu ray be connected to the PC To burn a Blu ray disc a supported Blu ray burner must be connect ed to the PC See also moo CD m Exporting Video to File 90 Exporting Video to Camera 91 Exporting Video to Send it as E Mail 93 Nero Video 89 Exporting Videos Exporting Audio to File 91 Exporting Video to Web 92 my my 5 2 Exporting Video to File In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Co
42. the tracks area In any event the default tracks always remain Editing Videos The following tracks are available by default Contains the master effects Effects applied to this track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks The Master Effects track is always on top of all other tracks It can not be renamed or deleted Master Effects Contains the video clips and pictures of the second track Video 2 Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Audio 2 Contains the audio clips of the second track i Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Video 1 Contains the video clips and pictures of the first track i Video 1 and Audio 1 are associated or linked by default Audio 1 Contains the audio clips of the first track i Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Music Contains pure audio clips e g for the use of background music Narration Contains pure audio clips e g for the use of narration clips See also E General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 43 4 1 7 Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode When you drag a clip from the media area to a track in the content area the clip s duration is displayed The duration is determined by the timescale setting the opacity setting is set to 5096 so that the items underneath are visible The preview area in the upper left of the Video Editing screen temporarily shows the frame at the position of th
43. version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features You can select menu templates and or templates that meet your requirements in the Edit Menu screen In the normal editing mode editing remains limited to the most important fea tures Additional customization options are available in Advanced Editing You can choose the individual form and design of the menu in the advanced editing mode You can place and edit your own graphical items and text on the menu modify delete and create various button options as well as create links between any buttons menus and vide os In the preview and compilation area of the screen on the left the menu items of the title or chapter menus are displayed according to the selected template If the intro video is select ed the preview shows a still of the video Here you can directly edit the individual items of the template Selected objects are identified by a frame and can then for example be adjust ed for size rotated or moved The Templates and Customize tabs are available on the right You can also make changes to objects on the respective palettes A capacity bar below the compilation area shows how much space your project occupies on the selected medium nero Nero Video 95
44. you do not want to see or overwrite the disc How ever a disadvantage is that you cannot create individual menus The DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR disc formats are compatible with DVD Video and can be played on nearly any commercial DVD player Clicking the Help button in the lower left corner of the main window opens a drop down menu that offers the option of accessing online help as well as viewing the versions number and other registration data To go to the next or previous screen click the Next or Back button in the navigation bar If necessary you will be prompted to save the project as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost A project consists essentially of four steps Selecting a task Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item Nero Video Project Creation and Management E Nero Video Start d Capture Record Directly to Disc cu Projects Open Seved Project er Dine Image Capture from Camera or TV Welcome Select what you want to do M Edit amp Import Make Mowe or Side Show import from AVCHD Cammer Import AVCHD from Disc Import AVCHD from Hard Drive e ten Nero Kmk Mesa Make Covers and Labels Dac Tools ENSE a Create amp Export AYCHD Btu ray Disc ovo Super Video CD Video CD Product Info Get Started Tutonak Help Section Start screen This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes al
45. you have inserted 4 In the Menus to create on the disc drop down menu choose whether you want to create a new menu on your disc keep an existing menu or not create a menu at all 5 Click the Start button You have now finalized a DVD See also Buttons 12 nero Nero Video 135 Technical Information 11 Technical Information 11 1 System Requirements Nero Video is part of the Nero product you have installed Its system requirements are the same Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found in the Support section on our Web site www nero com 11 2 Supported Disc Formats Nero Video supports various disc formats For details on which disc format is available on which discs refer to the compatibility over view disc format disc For details on which disc format for editable DVD is available on which discs refer to the compatibility overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features E To burn a DVD Video DVD VR VFR video mode or ACVHD disc a supported 9 DVD burner must be connected to the P
46. you want to edit a media title 1 Highlight the title in the content area 2 Click the Edit button The Video Editing screen is displayed 3 Edit your movie or slide show as described in the Editing Videos chapter and subchap ters 10 If you have already added several titles to your project and want to move a media title select the media title and click the Move Up or Move Down button The media title is moved to the desired position 11 If you want to add chapters to a video title in your compilation proceed as described in the Creating Chapters chapters 12 If you want to reposition or remove existing chapters of a video title proceed as described in the Editing Chapters chapter 13 If you want to cut a title 1 Move the slider on the scroll bar in the preview area to the position where you want to cut 2 Click the button 3 The video title is cut and the new titles are listed as single new titles 14 If you want to combine several video titles to form a single title 1 Highlight the video titles in the content area 2 Click the Join button A window is opened 3 Click the Yes button The selected video titles are combined to form a single new title 15 If you want to remove a media title from the project select the media title and click the Delete button The media title is removed from the project You have created and edited a disc project and can now arrange a menu for your project in the Edit Menu
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49. C To burn VCD SVCD miniDVD discs you need to have a supported CD and or DVD recorder connected to your sys tem You will find a list of supported recorders on our web page under www nero com You can find more information on Blu ray support at 9 www nero com link php topic id 416 E Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or d CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video See also amp Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs 137 E Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format 138 nero Nero Video 136 Technical Information 11 2 1 Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs The following table provides details of which disc formats are available for which discs Disc format Discs supported DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD Video DVD RAM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD VFR video mode DVD RW DVD R DVD VR DVD R DL DVD RW CD R Video CD VCD CD RW CD R Super Video CD SVCD CD RW CD R miniDVD CD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM AVCHD DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW Memory card Hard drive nero Nero Video 137 Technical Information 11 2 2 Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format The following t
50. Entry Artist Entry Genre Collection Marked Collection e Playlist Configuration And Recording Formats Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by artist Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by genre Displays the currently marked content Refers to Marked in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Displays the content of user generated playlists Refers to Playlist in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media The following view is available for the Projects category Entry Timeline Collection Slide Show Collection Photobook Displays all projects sorted in chronological creation date order Displays the content of user generated slide shows Refers to Slide Show in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Displays the content of user generated photobooks Refers to Photobook in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media The Options window is opened when you click the button on the upper task bar The options refer directly to Nero Kwik Media The following setting option is displayed Library Displays the Library Manager settings area Three default folders the Windows default folders for Photos Mu sic and Videos are available in the Watched folders or drives area from the start If you want to add personal media folders click the Add button and select the desired folder from the navigation tree The library is refreshed when launching Nero Kwik Media To delete a folder from the application s w
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52. The exported audio file can be edited ex ternally and re imported into Nero Video See also E Export Video Screen 87 5 4 Exporting Video to Camera In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc This feature is only available if a camera is connected to your PC and is switched 2 on The camera must be in VCR mode nero Nero Video 91 The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or Video Editing screen is displayed To export a movie to camera proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 1 In the Select what you want to do next selection choose the Export option 2 Select the Export video to camera export option in the selection area The format is automatically adjusted to the camera connected 3 Click the Export button 4 Click the OK button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the camera See also Export Video Screen 87 5 5 Exporting Video to Web In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or
53. Video Editing screen is displayed To export a movie to the Internet proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export to Web export option in the selection area and click the Export button A window informs you that your video must now be converted to an export file Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB If the movie is too long an error message is dis played and Nero Video cancels the procedure 3 Click the Yes button The video is exported to a file Progress is displayed in the same window Nero Video 92 Exporting Videos Exporting Videos After your video is converted the Upload to web window is opened The communities available for uploading media are displayed on the left side of the window When starting the export feature Nero checks whether new configuration files are d available A window informs you if there are any recommended or required up dates 4 Select the desired community 5 Log into your account of the selected community using your user name and your password The input fields of the selected community are displayed accordingly 6 Enter a title and brief description of your video in the Title and Description input fields as well as any other information depending on the selected community 7 You must agree to the terms of use for the communities in
54. a video track with audio You can also create a new track by moving selected clips beyond the top video or audio track Drop the clips when a white insert line appears Adjusts the content area view to display the full range of the clips in the project Zooms into the timeline view or zooms out to give an overview You can choose from several tools that change the mouse cursor to suit your respective editing needs on the timeline The following setting options are available in the right border area of the content area Create Chapter Marker Allows you to create a new chapter marker at a selected time cursor position on the time scale A position marker for each created chap ter is displayed on the time scale If you add chapters between exist ing ones the consecutive numbering is adapted Renaming single chapters is possible via the Rename Chapter Marker entry in the context menu You can jump from position mark er to position marker with a click on the Go to next chapter mark er Go to previous chapter marker gt arrows Selected chapters can be deleted by clicking the Delete Chapter Marker button An additional Delete all Chapter Markers entry is available via the context menu Nero Video 45 Standard Tool Rectangular Marquee Select track for ward tool Select track backward tool Select track tool Cutter Roll Tool Editing Videos Allows you to select clips in the timeline Press the Shift ke
55. able gives details of which disc formats are available for editable DVDs for which discs Disc DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW 11 3 Keyboard Shortcuts Supported disc formats for editable DVDs DVD VFR video mode DVD VFR video mode DVD VR DVD VR DVD VR The following shortcuts for entering keyboard commands are available in Nero Video The following General key combinations are available F1 Ctrl S Ctrl C Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl A Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Alt K Alt P Alt T Help Save project Copy Cut Paste Select all Undo Redo Display key definitions Edit program preferences Display page tip The following General keyboard combinations are additionally available in the Video Editing Screen Ctrl C Copy Nero Video 138 Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl S Cirl A Shift Ctrl A Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Ctrl D Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 0 F1 Technical Information Cut Paste Save the active project Select all Select nothing Undo Redo Timeline settings Zoom in Zoom out 100 scaling Display Help The following View keyboard combinations are additionally available in the Video Editing screen F1 F2 F5 F6 F7 F4 F8 F11 Del Ctrl I Ctrl M Page up Help Rename the selected item Open My Media Open Properties Open Effects Switch between Storyboard Timeline view Switch between Timeline view M
56. ality 2 pass VBR Encodes the video in two pass es with variable data rate Encoding takes longer but the qual ity is better VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different suit able data rates Scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement Chooses which audio format is used when recoding the pro ject The Automatic entry is selected by default Dolby Digital AC 3 5 1 Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format with 6 channel surround sound 5 1 means 5 channels with the full frequency range and one bass channel Dolby Digital AC 3 2 0 Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format in stereo Stereo Encodes audio in MPEG 1 layer 2 This option is only available in PAL video mode LPCM Encodes audio data in LPCM This option is only available in NTSC video mode Recording Format Options Window 127 Nero Video 130 Configuration And Recording Formats 9 3 Nero MediaBrowser Nero MediaBrowser is a tool which you can use to easily find view and access media files and add them to your project More precisely with Nero MediaBrowser you can access a media library which contains all your media files that were indexed by Nero Kwik Media Nero MediaBrowser is designed to be accessed in several Nero applications Nero MediaBrowser and the media library come with Nero Kwik Media and are
57. also Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing 76 Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 54 TD My 4 1 12 Movie Wizard Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend gt ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features In the Themes window you can choose themes and set up basic editing options for your movie The window is opened when you click the Themes button in the upper right of the content area in the Video Editing screen For each Movie ThemePack a separate installer is provided on the Nero Web site as an additional and separate download If your application does not already include all available MovieThemePacks these packs can be easily added to your installation Simply click the More Themes button to be redirected to the Nero Web site which allows you to download the additional Movie ThemePack install ers 57 Editing Videos Themes e Basic Titles Opening tite Moviel ss LS a Closing title The End E ested with Nero Vision 4 Festivities Modify Original Movie Y Apply Pan amp Zoom effects to stil pictures _ Apply scene detection to video clips Music v Apply them
58. an simplify the menu editing by individual additional guide lines Offers a number of theme related versions for Smart3D menus Template Settings Only available for Smart3D menus See also mY ME m M M ME Y y MY Ti il Ti Edit Menu Screen 95 Template Settings Palette 100 Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette 101 Button Properties gt 104 Properties of Graphic Objects 106 Content Palette 107 Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes 108 Disc Project Palette 108 Select Start Position Window 110 Edit Background Audio Window 111 Select Poster Frame Window 112 Shadow Settings Window 113 6 2 2 1 Template Settings Palette If you have selected a Smart3D template on the Templates tab you can customize the menu transitions according to your requirements in the Template Settings palette and de pending on the menu template selected choose between different theme versions 9 Only available for Smart3D menus Nero Video 100 Menu The following setting options are available Option button Enables all transitions of the selected template Default transitions P Enables the Options button Option button Clicking this button opens the Transition Settings window that dis Custom transitions plays all the transitions of the selected template You can disable individual transitions and or the background audio of the transitions Defines the desired theme version
59. and the corresponding duration The Shift entry is selected by default The Auto fill gap option button is only available when a gap is left between a single selected clip and the following item on a track Scene Detection Starts a scene detection of a selected clip in the content area The detected subclips are inserted back into the track thereby replacing the source clip They can be edited separately Ad Spotter Opens the Ad Spotter window in which all settings can be defined so that Nero Video can search for and delete commercial sequences in your captured files from your project Music Grabber Opens the Music Grabber window in which all the settings can be defined to search for music clips in movies Only available if a single clip is selected in the content area Nero Video 53 Editing Videos 4 1 11 Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 4 1 11 1 Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature allows you to easily create multitrack overlay projects with animated picture in picture effects in just a few steps You can choose
60. apter menu as well as background music for the intro video and menu pages You can give your videos a starting animation and three dimensional menus with a menu template from the Smart3D group The menu tem plates are based on dynamic 3D scenes with animated menu transitions and predefined scorings See also E Edit Menu Screen 595 6 2 2 Customize Tab The number of palettes that are displayed on the Customize tab depends on the selected mode Clicking the title bar of the palette closes or opens the palette Some of the functions mentioned here are restricted or not available in the Essen tials version You can always upgrade your Essentials version at www nero com to get the full version with all the functions Nero Video automatically starts in normal editing mode with the Compact Menu View A thumbnail is displayed for the intro video and title as well as for each chapter menu Unused components remain gray If a title or chapter menu consists of several pages the thumbnails are displayed one above the other nero Nero Video 98 Menu Select the Advanced Editing check box to go to Advanced Editing with Extended Menu View The intro video and each page of the individual menus are displayed as thumbnails Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus If you select the box a window appears that indicates you are about to enter ad vanced editing mode Links between menus and buttons are not cre
61. are available in the selection area Export video to file Exports a movie to a video file Export audio to file Export video to camera Export to Web Exports the audio track from a video to an audio file The WMA WAV and Ogg formats are available The exported audio file can be edited externally and re imported into Nero Video Exports a movie to a tape in the camera Nero Video automatically sets all parameters according to the attached camera and the Format and Profile drop down menus are not available Only available if a camera is connected to your PC and is switched on Exports a movie to the Internet in a file size adjusted accordingly Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB If the movie is too long an error message is dis played and Nero Video cancels the procedure Exports a movie adjusted to an appropriate file size to send as an e mail attachment Export video and send it as an The MPEG 1 and MP4 formats are available You can e mail attachment choose between 1 MB 2 MB 5 MB or Custom The export file can be attached to a new e mail from the default e mail application or saved to the hard drive If you have selected the Export video to file export option the following export templates are available AVI AVI DV WMV Flash Video MPEG 1 Contains all codecs provided by your operating system AVI DV type 1 and 2
62. ark er instead of the frame of the timeline slider The catch marker v aligns a dragged clip to another in the timeline if the clip s border hovers over an area within 10 dots left or right to the border of the other You can align dragged clips to clips in other tracks too The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the bor der area You can also move item file from one track to another 2 Drop the item to the desired position The item is repositioned E If necessary the width of a dragged clip is adjusted according to fit into the gap in 9 which it is dropped to In this case the end of the clip is truncated To fit a clip into a gap without cutting it keep the Shift key on your keyboard pressed while dropping the clip All objects in all tracks right to the position of the insert marker are shifted to the right The offset is according to the duration of the dropped clip This way it is also possible to divide a timeline clip by dropping a new clip in the middle of the existing clip The right part is shifted to the right together with all other track objects to the right of the insert marker g If you want to detach the link of a video clip to its audio file to edit or move them independently click the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu nero Nero Video 73 Editing Videos You have arranged all video clips pictures narration or background music clips in your c
63. atchlist click the 3X button Nero Video 133 Disc Tools 10 Disc Tools 10 1 Erasing a Rewritable Disc Using Nero Video you can erase rewritable discs i e discs with the RW specification as long as your recorder supports this feature Two erase methods are available for this pur pose Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc but instead only makes it inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content The data can be restored Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeros The contents cannot be restored with conventional methods Repeated full erasing increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents To erase a rewritable disc proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Disc Tools gt Erase Disc selection entry The Erase Rewritable Disc window is opened The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be started from the advanced area of the main window at any time 2 In the top drop down menu select the burner in which the disc has been inserted 9 Sometimes it can take a long time to erase a rewritable disc completely 3 Click the Erase button The erase procedure starts You have erased a rewritable disc See also amp Buttons 512 10 2 Displaying Disc Info To display information about a disc that has been inserted proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen
64. ated dynami cally based on project content Therefore video titles menus and buttons that are not added after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates lero Video Main Mena Chapter Men_ 10 0GB aT gd Mere gt gt bed se Edit Menu screen Customize tab The following palettes are available Displays a customized area for each menu item marked in the compi Properties lation area You can make any setting changes here Lists all titles and chapters of the project in an overview Content Not available for Smart3D menus Only available in Advanced Editing Nero Video 99 Menu Offers sets of predefined buttons in the Thumbnail buttons Text Buttons only buttons and Navigation buttons categories Not available for Smart3D menus The Standard objects category offers a selection of pre defined graphic objects drawing items such as circles rectangles or lines as Objects and Clip well as clip art The category also includes an empty text box Art You can import your own graphic files into the My objects category Not available for Smart3D menus Only available in Advanced Editing The Disc Settings area offers settings that customize the playback of the disc according to your requirements In addition you can check the Disc Project customized navigation of your menus for completeness In the Project Settings area you c
65. ave As Template button The Save As Template window is opened 2 Enter a name in the Template name input field 3 Select the Create new subcategory option in the Add to subcategory drop down menu 4 Enter the name for the new menu template group in the New group name input field and click the OK button The customized menu is saved as a menu template You have edited the menu and can now view the entire project in the preview area See also Edit Menu Screen 95 nero Nero Video 115 Preview 7 Preview 7 1 Preview Screen In the Preview screen you can play part of a disc to test it before actually burning it Using the cursor or the remote control you can test how the disc behaves when played back on a compatible player In the menu all of the buttons can be used normally so that you can view your finished work If a menu contains animated items pre rendering is required before you can view the menu with its animations Clicking the Pre render button opens the Menu Animation Preview window in which the menu is pre rendered and the background animations can be viewed Without pre rendering the standard picture is shown as the video background Preview Earme the rumes of you poet beos burno t Preview screen The following setting options are available on the virtual remote control Button Moves the mark up or down to the left or right Click the center to 5 confirm the mark at its position and sta
66. aved and then click the OK button The Write button appears in the window in the lower right corner 3 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 4 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores _ 5 Click the Write button The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then written as a folder to the target folder The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the process Normally you should not change this set ting 6 If you want to change the priority of the write process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 7 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully writing to the target folder activate the Shut down computer when finished check box As soon as the write process has finished a window is opened 8 If you do not want to save a log file for the write process click the No button 9 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button You have written a project into a target folder and can now burn the project again or save it start a new project or create covers and labels nero Nero Video 123
67. c image The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process Normally you should not change this setting 9 If you want to change the priority of the capturing process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 10 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc activate the Shut down computer when finished check box As soon as the burn process has finished a window is opened 11 If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process click the No button 12 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 122 Burn Options You have written a disc image and can now burn the project again or save it start a new project or create covers and labels See also Burn Options Screen 118 8 4 Writing to Hard Drive Folders The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To write a project as a folder to the hard drive memory stick or SD card proceed as follows 1 Select the respective option from the Set the parameters for burning selection list e g Write to Hard Drive Folder gt The Select a location for the project window is opened 2 In the folder tree click the folder where the files are to be s
68. can mainly be ac cessed via various buttons on and around the added items Additionally right clicking an item in a track opens a context menu which offers several further options depending on what kind of item has been selected Generally the following setting options are available on the tracks in the content area de pending on what items you have added to your project Button T Sliders Button Button gt in the text line Button Button fx Button below a video clip or picture Button 1 Alters the preview area so that you can enter your text and change the font the size and the color of the text Only available if a text effect has been applied Allow you to change the duration of the text effect i e for how many seconds or minutes the text effect is visible Move the sliders to ad just the duration Only usable if the respective text effect is selected Allows you to apply a text effect to the previous or next video clip or picture Not available between two items which already share the same text effect Allows you to split a text effect which has been applied to two con secutive video clips or pictures Only available between two items which share the same text effect Opens the Trim window which allows you to trim a video clip or ad just the length of a picture You can also see the metadata of the selected item Opens a window for the selected video clip or picture whic
69. ck audio is added and video stays empty When dropped in an audio track audio is added When dragged over a video track a Forbidden cursor is shown You can insert clips into the content area and edit them there area in various ways The fol lowing basic rules or consequences apply for clip handling Selecting clips Linking and unlinking clips Fitting clips into gaps Shifting Clicking a clip selects and highlights the respective clip in the time line If clips are linked to the one you selected in the timeline like a video clip with included audio the linked clip is also highlighted Both clips in a link are affected when you trim move or copy one of them You can detach the link via the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu Vice versa if one independent video and one audio clip are selected you can apply a link via the Link Audio amp Video entry in the context menu It is not possible to link multiple audio clips to one video clip If necessary the width of a dragged clip is adjusted to fit into the gap it is dropped to In this case the end of the clip is truncated To fit a clip into a gap without cutting it keep the Shift key on your keyboard pressed while dropping the clip All items in all tracks to the right of the insert marker s position are shifted to the right The offset is according to the duration of the dropped clip This way it is also possible to divide a clip on a track by droppi
70. clip proceed as follows 1 Click the Movie Detection gt Music Grabber button The Music Grabber window is opened 2 If you wish to increase the sensitivity of the auto recognition High or reduce it Low customize the slider 3 Click the Start button The video clip is searched for music sequences The number of music sequences is shown above the film strip The individual music sequences are highlighted on the film strip On the scroll bar in the preview area the in dividual music sequence start and end markings are also shown Here detailed correc tions can be carried out if necessary 4 If you wish to incorporate the found music sequences into your project as music clips click the Add to project button The found music sequences will be cut out and inserted into your project as music clips 5 If you wish to save the music sequences as pure audio files 1 Click the Save to file s button and select the desired format A browser window is opened 2 In the displayed directory tree select the desired storage location and click the OK but ton The audio file is exported and saved You have searched for music sequences in a video clip See also Making Movie 67 Movie Options Window 59 Music Grabber Window 62 p my my 4 3 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing The Advanced Editing mode allows you to create projects with multiple video and audio tracks and offers many editing optio
71. continuously transferred from the capture device to the PC and you can view the current video signal in the preview area In the case of a DV video camera everything in the picture area frame of the vid eo camera is displayed in the preview dialog box A TV card is always in Camera mode as there is a constant video signal coming in and there is no way of pausing rewinding fast forwarding or restarting the video signal In VCR mode the video already exists on tape or another medium To capture 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 scenes Digital video cameras can be set to either Camera mode or VCR mode Please check the manufacturer s instructions on how to do this Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode Depending on whether the capture device is in Camera or VCR mode some but tons are not available Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 4 Choose between the Native capturing and Custom capture template option buttons in the upper right section of the window r Native capturing transfers the video without losing information during conversion in the format specified by the capture device The Native capturing option button is selected in the default settings Capturing with Native capturing is recommended 5 If the Custom capture template option button
72. d 416 E There may be differences when editing titles and movies due to the differences in 9 the DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR specifications However the process is essentially identical to the process described in this chapter To create and edit a disc project proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the DVD Blu ray or CD selection entry and the desired disc type e g DVD Video Blu ray Video or Video CD The Content screen is displayed 2 To capture a video for your project 1 Click the Import Capture button The Capture Video screen is displayed Project Creation and Management 2 Proceed as described in the Capturing Video to Hard Drive chapter 3 If you have already captured a video or want to add a video saved on the hard drive 1 Click the Import gt Import Files button A window is opened 2 Select the files you want and click the Open button The video titles are added to the project 4 If you want to add videos that are stored on a disc 1 Insert the disc in a drive on your computer 2 Click the Import Import Disc button 3 If more than one drive has been installed select the drive in which the disc is inserted from the drop down menu The Import Title from Disc window is opened 4 Select the desired videos and click the OK button The video titles are added to the project 5 If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the internal hard drive or memory
73. ded area if you want to enable playback on the capture device This setting does not affect playback of cap tured video files See also Preview Scan Window 27 Video Device Properties Window 28 Audio Device Properties Window 28 mY Mp QD MY Capturing Video to Hard Drive 31 m Capturing to Disc On the Fly 34 I Importing From The Internet 35 3 3 1 Preview Scan Window In the Capture Pre scan window it is possible to pre scan the tape of your DV HDV cam era The window is divided into a preview area on the left and the scene gallery on the right in which a thumbnail is shown for each recognized scene Here the desired scenes for capture can be chosen In the case that you have not customized the setting for the capture in the Capture Video screen or if you wish to change the settings all the options for the choice of the capture tem plate are also available here The Native Capturing option button is selected in the default settings Capturing in the de fault settings is recommended The following buttons are available Starts the scan process and shows a thumbnail of each recognized start Scan scene in the scene gallery Delete Removes the marked scenes from the scene gallery Merge Connects marked scenes Capture Begins the transmission of the chosen scenes to the hard drive Cancel Cancels the procedure and closes the window See also Capture Video Screen 25 m my Pre Scann
74. deo 86 5 5 1 Exporting Videos Exporting Videos Export Video Screen The Export Video screen is displayed when you click the Export button in the lower task bar of the main window It can be divided into three areas the preview area for playing the movie back a selection area to the right of that which lists the export options and the For mat and Profile drop down menus in the area below that All data that results for the output file is displayed in the Output file area You can click the Browse button to select the storage location for the output file If you want to add the output file to the Nero Kwik Media library simply select the relevant check box Adapted format and profile drop down menus are available for each export option Click the Configure button to open a window to adjust the detail settings Depending on the export template chosen the output format aspect ratio quality settings bit rate resolution encoding mode and or audio quality will change t Ner Video ave 7 ks ray Vitter Nera Vides lt ERS Exped Video Export viden to Me eve woul tthe tor pda or p Export audio to te ga Spot te mado tek df yor ae ne J Expert video to canera Bg your tffe to 3 tape n your carere Expert to Web Expert video ami send it os on e mail attactwment 5 Oot yore Pod pant Eos an nui NTE Export Video screen Nero Video 87 Exporting Videos The following export options
75. deo may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features nero Nero Video 97 Menu Select a desired template from the Standard2D Animated2D and Smart3D categories on the Templates tab In addition you can save your own templates in the My Menu Tem plates category If you select a Smart3D menu please note that a graphics card with 3D accelera tion must be connected to the computer The Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D menus If problems arise when editing the menu make sure that you have installed the current version of the graphics driver The following drop down menus are available Defines whether the menu should be created as a title and chapter Menus to use menu or simply as a title menu You can also choose not to create a menu Specifies the category from which the template can be selected The My Menu Templates option shows saved templates You can give your videos an appropriate graphic background with a menu template from the Standard2D group The menu contains a lay out for the title and chapter menu You can give your videos predefined background animations with a Category menu template from the Animated2D group including matching intro video and scoring The menu contains a layout for the title and ch
76. desired menu template Menu Inthe preview and compilation area the menu items of the selected title or chapter menus are displayed according to the template selected 5 Click the Customize tab The Customize tab is displayed You can edit the selected menu template here 6 If you want to go to Advanced Editing to make changes 1 Select the Advanced Editing check box A window is opened notifying you that you are entering Advanced Editing 2 Click the Yes button The additional features appear Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus If you select the box a window appears that indicates you are about to enter ad vanced editing mode Links between menus and buttons are not created dynami cally based on project content Therefore video titles menus and buttons that are not added after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates 7 Highlight the menu you want to edit in the Menu View 8 If you want to make changes 1 Mark the style item you want to edit in the preview and compilation area Additional palettes may appear or disappear on the Customize tab Clicking the title bar of a palette displays all areas 2 Adjust the desired settings on the palettes Any changes are displayed in the preview and compilation area 9 If you want to save the adjusted menu as a menu template 1 Click the S
77. e The Properties palette in the upper right of the screen shows the properties of selected or highlighted objects you dragged and dropped to the content area of your project from the My Media palette or Effect Palette The specific properties of the single transitions and effects are displayed here and the basic effects of pictures audio clips and video clips are listed by default If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area it has to be se lected and the timeline slider has to be positioned on the clip Otherwise all setting options on the Properties palette remain gray The following basic effects are available Standard audio effect that allows you to adjust the volume of a respective Audio Level clip Available for audio and video clips only Sets the position of the anchor point of the clip You can either choose a predefined position by activating one of the Corner buttons on the right or Anchor Point select your own position in the input fields on the left The center point is selected by default Available for video clips and pictures only Positions the clip at the desired position or sets it horizontally or vertically centered You can also position a selected clip in the preview area in the Position upper left of the screen Available for video clips and pictures only Scales enlarges or downsizes either the whole item or selected key frames by entering the desired percentage into the inpu
78. e and Multiline text effects which can be applied to video clips and pictures The Transitions tab offers various transitions for video clips audio clips and pictures They allow you to create a smooth transition from one video clip or picture to the other or to cre ate crossfades between audio clips The Clip Art tab offers various clip arts which can be applied on top of video clips or pic tures The Backgrounds tab offers various backgrounds which can e g be used as an empty intro or outro picture on top of which you can put text or as a background for self made picture in picture effects See also l Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing 77 Adding an Effect Advanced Editing 78 Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing 80 Inserting Transitions Express Editing 84 Adding an Effect Express Editing 85 Adding a Text Effect Express Editing 85 m oo n i i ql nero Nero Video 40 Editing Videos 4 1 4 Properties Palette Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features 9 The Properties palette is only available in the Advanced Editing mod
79. e clip is cut at the desired position Both parts are listed in the content area 5 Click the Standard tool button in the right border area of the content area to change back to the standard mouse cursor 2 If you want to trim a clip at the start or end 1 Select the respective clip in the content area 2 Move the mouse cursor over the left start or right end border area of the clip The q icon is displayed 3 Keep the left mouse button pressed and shorten the clip by dragging the mouse n case of video clips the exact trimming position is displayed in the preview area 4 Release the mouse button at the desired position The clip is trimmed according to your requirements Editing Videos Trimmed parts in your clips are temporarily disabled If you want to enable the trimmed parts again simply drag back the clip to its full size S Double click any item to open a Trim window in which you can trim the item on an exact frame by frame basis You have cut or trimmed an audio or video clip See also Making Movie 67 Preview and Trim Window 64 D My 4 3 3 Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing You can adjust the display time for the pictures of a project or slide show as desired You can specify a default display time for still pictures effects and transitions that you add to the compilation in the Default Duration Values area of the Application Settings window In addition
80. e indicates a prompt for action Testers Carry out these actions in the order specified Indicates an intermediate result Indicates a result Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter OK face They are shown in boldface Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links and see l are shown in red and underlined Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands 1 2 About Nero Video Nero Video is a program for capturing editing and burning films or slide shows with an ex tremely user friendly interface Nero Video can be used to play your videos from DV video cameras or other external video devices on your PC and to burn them as DVD Video DVD VFR video mode VR Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD AVCHD or BD MV or to save them to a hard drive folder With the many features offered in this powerful multimedia software you will have numerous options for creating and collecting your memo ries Nero Video opens a complete new creative dimension for compositing and for individual correction methods It allows you to shorten videos quickly and easily add effects to videos produce chapters with the help of automatic scene detection manually define chapter marks produce your own menus from pre defined menu templates with animated buttons add background pictures and text use the preview screen over the handy virtual remote control to view your project and much
81. e insert marker instead of the frame at the position of the timeline slider You can drag multiple video clips or pictures from the media area to a track in the content area The dropped items are then arranged successively and aligned to each other If clips are linked to the one you selected in the timeline like a video clip with d included audio the linked clip is also highlighted Both clips in a link are affected when you trim move or copy one of them You can detach the link via the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu Vice versa if one independent video and one audio clip are selected you can apply a link via the Link Audio amp Video entry in the context menu It is not possible to link multiple audio clips to one vid eo clip nero Nero Video 48 Editing Videos You can insert clips into the content area in various combinations The following basic rules or consequences apply for dragged clips Video clip with included audio Video clip without audio Audio clip without video When dropped in a combination track video and audio are added When dropped in a video track video is added and audio is ignored When dropped in an audio track audio is added and video is ig nored When dropped in a combination track video is added and audio stays empty When dropped in a video track video is added When dragged over an audio track a Forbidden cursor is shown When dropped in a combination tra
82. e music Balance d Music My Clips Themes window A list of categories and respective templates is available on the left The category palettes can be expanded to display the templates in a thumbnail view By default the wizard choos es the first template of the first category which is not listed in the Basic category Of course if Basic is your only template category the first basic template is set by default Additionally the following setting options are available in the Titles area on the right Input field Opening title Input field Closing title Shows the default text for the intro title of the selected template You can modify the text Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the tem plate has been inserted in the timeline In case the selected template does not contain an intro section the input field is grayed out Shows the default text for the outro text of the selected template You can modify the text In contrast to the intro text line breaks are allowed Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the template has been inserted in the timeline In case the selected template does not contain an outro section the input field is grayed out Nero Video 58 Editing Videos The following setting options are available in the Modify Original Movie area on the right
83. e name so called physical L4 channels on different tuner cards as the same logical channel This means that a logical channel can contain one or more physical channels The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel search Only the logical channels will be displayed in Nero Video following config uration in the TV wizard 13 Click the Next button gt The third screen of the TV wizard Manage TV Channel Groups is displayed You can sort the channels in existing topic groups or in groups according to your requirements 14 Click the Add button on the TV Channel Groups tab gt The Add Group window is opened 15 Enter the desired name of the group in the Add Group text field and click the OK button The group is created 16 Click the TV Channels to Groups tab 17 Select the group you want to edit in the Modify your groups drop down menu 18 Highlight the channels you want to assign to this group in the Available Channels area and click the gt gt button The highlighted channels are shown in the Modify your groups area 19 Click the Down and or Up buttons The order of the channels within the group is adjusted 20 Click the Finish button The TV wizard is closed and the Capture Video screen is displayed You have configured the TV card See also amp Video Device Properties Window 28 nero Nero Video 30 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Ot
84. e the option of accessing the freely accessible folders of the community If you are registered you can also access your own videos there 2 If you want to download another community displayed in the drop down menu select the desired community A window for entering your user data appears 3 If you possess an account at the selected community 1 Enter your Login Name and Password in the input fields 2 Select the Save Account Data check box Your access data will be stored for future visits 3 Click the OK button 4 If you do not have a user account for the selected community click the Cancel button The navigation tree of the selected community appears 5 Look for and highlight the desired media file on the right side of the window You can enter a search word in the input field at the top right of the window and click the Search button to look through the community for keywords Any files found are listed in the area below 6 Click the Download button The import is started the file is downloaded in its original format Progress while import ing is displayed in a separate window After the download is finished Nero Video lists the file as a new title in the project If you have imported the file directly into the Video Editing screen Nero Video lists the file in the media area You have imported a file from the Internet and can now work it into your project See also E Capture Video Screen 25 ner
85. e the settings that affect the encoding of future projects in the Recording Format Options window The tabs for all supported formats are displayed until you have selected a disc format After selecting a disc format only the respective format appears You can call up video options at any time from the extended area The window is also opened if you select Custom Capturing and customize the video settings when recording a video See also General Tab 127 Disc Format Tab 129 Buttons 12 I im mp M 9 2 1 General Tab The General tab is divided into the Video mode and Nero SmartEncoding areas In the Video mode area the color transmission system is defined specifically This guaran tees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices The following entries are available in the drop down menu Selects the PAL video mode which is used in Europe as well as in dic Australia South America and many African and Asian countries Selects the NTSC video mode which is used in extensive parts of NTSC America and some East Asian countries Automatically sets the correct video mode for the selected country Country If you are unsure about the video mode that is used in your country select your country from the country list The following options are available in the drop down menu in the Nero SmartEncoding area Deactivates SmartEncoding Video and audio material which is al Disable ready compatible wi
86. e upper left of the preview area All changes you have made to the text and its font are applied 11 If you want to change other settings of the text effect click the button to the left of the Text Effect headline in the Properties palette nero Nero Video 80 Editing Videos An extended area is displayed which shows the setting options for the respective text effect 12 Make any additional settings as desired depending on the selected effect The text effect is adjusted to your requirements 13 If you want to change the duration or position of your text effect proceed as described in the Moving clips chapter You have added a text effect to your project See also Making Movie 67 4 3 10 Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing You can manually add chapters to the content area of your project You can edit and rename chapters as well as reposition or remove individual chapter markings The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To create and edit chapters proceed as follows 1 Position the timeline slider on the timeline and click the Create Chapter Marker button in the right border area of the content area A position marker for a new chapter is displayed above the time scale 2 Repeat the previous step to add more chapters A position marker is added for each chapter If you add chapters between existing
87. ed Adjusts the detail settings of the parameters You can select the desired target format In the preview area you can use the Position buttons next to the time code display to move to a certain position within the video title Furthermore the following setting options are available Button Button E Button Slider Starts playback Stops playback Starts capture Rewinds Fast forwards the video Switches to full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key Set the timer that enables specifying the capturing start time end time and capturing time Scans the tape and shows a thumbnail in the scene gallery for each recognized scene Here the desired scene for capturing can be se lected Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Switches to the next previous channel Only available for TV cards Increases or decreases the speed in the playback of the preview of DV HDV camera by up to 6 times As soon as the slider is released it automatically jumps back to the central position and plays the tape back at the normal speed Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Nero Video 26 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Jog dial Navigates through the capture on a frame by frame basis 1 7 Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Activate the Enable capture device audio playback check box in the exten
88. ee also Editing Transitions Advanced Editing 77 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 79 HD my 4 1 5 General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The Advanced Editing mode in the Video Editing screen is displayed by default if the last project you edited was done in the Advanced Editing mode Otherwise you can access this mode by clicking the Advanced Editing button in the Video Editing screen A time cursor can be dragged or moved by scrubbing the mouse cursor on the time scale to display respective frames in the preview window in the upper left of the screen The time cursor sticks to its position when you insert clips If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area it has to be se lected and the time cursor has to be positioned on the clip Otherwise all setting options on the Properties drawer remain gray nero Nero Video 43 Editing Videos A time display in the upper left of the tab shows the time position in the time format hh mm ss ff It corresponds to the current position of the ti
89. een and various palettes on the upper right of the screen The content area in the lower part of the screen is changed dynamically according to the mode you have select ed A toolbar separates the upper part from the lower part of the Video Editing screen and is valid for both modes The Express Editing mode is kept easy and does not offer as many possibilities as the Ad vanced Editing mode It includes only one main video picture track in the content area with two additional audio tracks for Music and Narration The Express Editing mode is recom mended for users who are not too experienced with video editing yet or for more experi enced users who want to create a simple project with very little effort The Advanced Editing mode offers multiple video and audio tracks and more editing op tions in general It is suitable for more elaborate projects including the use of keyframes See also Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes 66 Making Movie 67 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing 72 Movie Editing in Express Editing 82 i my my My M 4 1 1 Preview Area You can preview your project and edit scale rotate clips in the preview area in the upper left of the Video Editing screen Shift the current position by dragging the timeline slider on the time scale The following setting options are available in the preview area Button with pop up Allows you to define the preview resoluti
90. eleted Delete key frame Additionally you can choose from three interpolation methods The Linear interpolation method sets a constant alteration rate from sin gle key frame to key frame this method is set by default The Bezier interpolation method sets a smooth step up from key frame to key frame that softly fades away The Hold interpolation method abruptly changes to a chosen value without gradual transition Editing Videos Button Removes the effect from the item in your project Delete Not available for basic effects Only one transition can be applied to a video clip or picture at once If you drop a second transition the first transition is replaced Clicking the W button at the left side of any transi tion s headline expands an extended area which shows the respective transition s setting options You can adjust these individual properties The following setting options are always available Button Enables disables a transition temporarily oo Input field Displays and defines the duration of the transition Duration The duration is set to one second by default Buttons Defines if a transition is aligned more to the left end at cut more to Alt the right start at cut or if it stays centered between two clips gameng A transition is centered between two clips by default Button Removes the transition You can also press the Del key on your keyboard to delete a select Delete ed transition from your project S
91. ence This also applies to the video SIUE sequences Button Inserts the video without the commercial sequences back into its Generate previous place in the project Button Cancels the procedure and closes the window Cancel See also E Detecting Commercials 71 4 1 15 Music Grabber Window In the Music Grabber window all settings for identifying music clips in video clips can be selected Recognized music clips can be inserted into the project or can be saved as a pure audio file that is separate from the video In the saving Nero Video supports the WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg formats Define your desired settings in the Settings area in the top left area The Sensitivity slider defines the sensitivity of the auto recognition A higher sensitivity has the result that also small indications to music clips will be recognized as hits and shown as results The found music sequences are shown on a film strip At the top right in the preview area found se quences can be played back and if necessary detailed corrections can be carried out nero Nero Video 62 Editing Videos Music Grabber Setting Sensitivity Low High Stat D 00 01 35 76 1 music clip detected ME Add to project Save to filels v Cancel Music Grabber window In the preview area with the aid of the position marker on the scroll bar you can move to a specific position within the video title You can also use the Position button
92. eos Template Settings 1 over background E aum S mx ke 41over track 1 NH u The following setting options are available on the Template tab of the Nero PiP Effects window Area Template selection Displays the available Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates and allows you to choose one The templates are divided according to the number of elements i e placeholders within the respective template Area Preview Drop down menu Background Displays an animated preview of the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template you have selected in the template selection area Displays the available backgrounds for the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template you have selected in the template selection area and allows you to choose one Only available if backgrounds are available for the selected Nero Picture in Picture Effect template Nero Video 55 Editing Videos On the Settings tab of the Nero PiP Effects window you can define the insert setting op tions for the Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates Nero PiP Effects Template Settings 8 Duration Insert mode 0000 25 00 UCOUZ 30 y e verwrite The following option buttons are available on the Settings tab Duration Insert mode Includes the Duration input field and if you are in the Advanced Editing mode the Insert mode drop down menu The Duration input fie
93. er Effects track like you would add any video clip to the timeline and customize it like other effects The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To add a text effect to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Text tab on the Effect Palette gt The categories of text effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of text effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The text effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired text effect from the Effect Palette to a video track on the timeline You can position the effect in the content area to run parallel with a specific item The text effect is added to the content area 4 Position the timeline slider on the text effect in the timeline and double click the text effect The preview area is altered and shows the setting options for the respective text effect 5 Enter the desired text in the text input field in the middle of the preview area 6 If you want to change the font and its corresponding settings click the Fonts button 7 The Fonts window is opened 8 Select the desired font size and color 9 Click the JX button to close the Fonts window The text you have entered is adjusted according to the changes you have made in the Fonts window 10 Click the Done button in th
94. er to transfer digital video a corresponding device must be connect ed to your PC 3 3 Capture Video Screen On the Capture Video screen all the connected devices are shown on the Capture device selection menu Besides the desired capture device the capture template can be selected here For detail settings and the capture procedure the screen is divided into two areas the pre view area on the left and the information area that shows the most important settings of the target file Clicking the Configure button opens the window for adjusting the detail settings of the video options Clicking the respective button on the right screen margin opens the Video Device Proper ties or Audio Device Properties window You can change the detail settings in both win dows if the connected capture device offers configuration options 1 5 Maes Vizio Capture Viren gt ad Conan Video uid M Serre OV Dene utro captura atom tatum tenet Capture Video screen Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices The following option buttons are available for the selection of the capturing template Native capturing Custom capture template Optimizes all parameters based on the selected capture device and captures the video in the format specified by the capture device The Native capturing option button is selected in the default set tings Capturing in the default settings is recommend
95. ercial sequences are shown on a film strip The commer cial sequences have a red border Ad Spotter Sethings Sensitivity Low High Start aes 0 00 06 53 4 gt 2 s 2 commercials detected Combine Generate Cancel Ad Spotter window At the top right of the window sequences that are found can be played back in the preview area and detailed corrections can be carried out In the preview area with the aid of the position marker on the scroll bar you can move to a specific position within the video clip You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display Start and end markings appear for the found commercial and video sequenc es Furthermore the following buttons are available Starts playback Editing Videos li Pauses playback E Stops playback Shortens the video sequence by removing the part between the start and the position marking or the position and the end marking You I can also customize the video sequence by moving the start and end E markings on the scroll bar This item is only displayed if you have placed the position mark on the scroll bar Otherwise a gray button is shown In addition the following setting options are available in the window Button Starts the search in the selected video clip Start Check box If the check box is selected then all the found commercial sequenc Combi es are compiled into one sequ
96. eroVideo CapturedVideo 1 Click the More button nero Nero Video 32 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices The extended area is displayed 2 Enter the path and the file name in the Capture to File input field 11 Click the 9 button Capturing starts and the picture that was recently captured appears 12 Click the same button again to stop capturing A selection list is displayed It contains captured files that have not yet been assigned to a project 13 If you want to capture other videos from the same source repeat the previous two steps 14 If you want to view the captured video 1 Select the desired video in the selection list 2 Click the B button The captured video is displayed in the preview area 15 Click the Next button The screen with the menu Select what you want to do next is displayed You have captured a video on the hard drive and can now edit it See also Capture Video Screen 25 Pre Scanning Video Captures 33 D My 3 5 4 Pre Scanning Video Captures Scans the tape of your DV HDV camera and shows a thumbnail of each recognized scene in the scene gallery Here the desired scene for the capture can be selected E To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that d meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory s You need a lot of f
97. esired display duration in the Duration input field Editing Videos 6 Click the OK button The display duration is adapted in the timeline You have adjusted the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project See also Making Movie 67 4 3 4 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing With the Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature you can insert Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates into the timeline The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To insert a Nero Picture in Picture Effect template into the timeline proceed as follows 1 Click the Nero PiP button The Nero PiP Effects window is opened with the Template tab being displayed 2 Select the desired template in the template selection area on the left side of the window An animated preview of the selected template is displayed on the right side of the win dow 3 If backgrounds are available for the selected template select the desired background in the Background drop down menu 4 To change the duration or the insert settings for the selected template click the Settings tab 1 If you want to change the duration and insert settings manually select the Duration Insert mode option button 2 Enter the desired duration value in the Duration input field and select the desired insert setting option in the Insert mode drop
98. ey frame The key frame is displayed on the key frames track 3 Repeat the previous step to add more key frames If you want to delete an existing key frame select the respective key frame and click the Delete key frame button Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous key frame Go to the next key frame to navigate from key frame to key frame 4 If you want to temporarily disable an additional effect in your project disable the option button to the left of the effect s name in the headline Enable the option button once more to activate the effect again 5 Click the button on the left side of any effect s headline An extended area is expanded which shows the effect s individual setting options 6 Adapt the respective effect s settings in the expanded area to your requirements The changes are adjusted in the content area You have customized the properties of single effects in your project nero Nero Video 79 Editing Videos See also Making Movie 67 4 3 9 Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing You can overlay the added video clips or pictures of a project with text effects Depending on the text effect selected you can customize the various detail settings E A Master Effects track is also available in the content area Effects applied to this 9 track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks To add a master effect simply position a desired effect on the Mast
99. ffer as many possibilities as the Advanced Editing mode The Express Editing mode includes only one main video picture track in the content area with two additional audio tracks for Music and Narration You can add effects transitions and text to the items in your project and do some basic trimming For a multitrack effect you can use the Nero PiP feature Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features 4 4 4 Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To move and reposition single video clips pictures narration or background music clips in the content area proceed as follows 1 If you want to reposition a video clip or picture on the main track 1 Drag the selected item on the timeline While dragging a slim time cursor shows where the item will be positioned when you drop it The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the border area 2 Drop the item to the desired position The item is
100. fill color of a graphic item Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form drawing item Drop down menu Fill color Defines the color of the margin frame of a graphic object Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form drawing item Drop down menu Border color Defines the thickness of the margin frame of a graphic object Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form drawing item Drop down menu Line thickness nero Nero Video 106 Menu Check bax If the check box is selected the button is given a shadow Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window Apply Shadow You can customize the shading according to your requirements The following setting options are available in the Transformation area Input field Defines the horizontal position of the marked object in the compila Pos X tion area Input field Defines the vertical position of the marked object in the compilation Pos Y area Input field me Defines the width in percent Scale X P Input field ee Defines the height in percent Scale Y q P If the check box is selected the Scale X and Scale Y values of a Check box graphic object i e width and height in percent can only be adjusted Lock aspect ratio in the lock aspect ratio If a value is adjusted the other value auto matically adjusts fiel ee Rotates the selected item Rotation Input field p HS Defines the opacity
101. g options are available in the Animation area Input field We Defines the duration of animation for the respective menu Duration Cheek box If this check box is selected the respective menu is displayed over the full playback duration of the selected background audio Fit to audio duration file In the Interaction area you can specify whether the menu responds to input when playing back the disc The following drop down menus are available Defines the color used to highlight marked buttons Highlight color L0 You can also specify the Opacity in percent nero Nero Video 102 Menu Defines the color used to highlight enabled buttons Activation color i Mun You can also specify the Opacity in percent If desired it specifies a video title or chapter to automatically start after a timeout As an alternative you can also rotate through the pages of the menu No automation is selected in the default settings i e the None option is enabled Not available for Smart3D menus Autorun action Defines the timeout duration after which the selected automation Delay begins Not available for Smart 3D menus The following drop down menu is available in the Spreading area Defines the number of titles or chapters that are shown per menu page The number per page is freely selectable as long as the maximum number for the selected menu template is not exceeded If the Evenly entry is selected Nero Video divides the number
102. g the Program To start Nero Video proceed as follows 1 If you have the desktop shortcut available 1 Click the Nero Video desktop icon 2 If you want to start via the start menu 1 Select Start the start icon gt All Programs gt Nero gt Nero 11 gt Nero Video The Nero Video window is opened 9 Additionally Nero Video can be started from the Welcome Application You have started Nero Video At first startup and if not disabled a getting started screen is displayed Here you Ld will find information about the main use cases and links to tutorials helps the Nero Community and other interesting Internet sites by Nero Project Creation and Management 2 Project Creation and Management 2 1 Working with Nero Video The user interface for Nero Video consists of a main window and an expandable area Basi cally working with Nero Video consists of the selection of a task from the Start screen You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps that are displayed in a sepa rate screen for each individual step 9 If you have installed a DVD RW RW burner and insert a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can use Nero Video to create editable DVD disc formats and DVD Video DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR In comparison to DVD Video the advantage of these disc formats is that the con tent can be changed later on This means that you can edit the movies insert new passages delete scenes that
103. h allows you to change the Scale or the Rotation of the selected item If an effect is applied to the selected item an additional option is displayed which allows you to apply this effect to all items or to de lete it Allows you to split a video clip or picture If the time slider is positioned on the item to be split the item is split at that exact position If the time slider is positioned at the very be ginning of the item to be split or not positioned on this item at all the item is split in the middle Allows you to set the volume of the video or audio clip Only available for video clips with included audio and for audio clips Nero Video 51 Editing Videos Opens the Trim window which allows you to trim the audio part of Button the selected video or audio clip You can also see the audio metada Hi ta of the selected item Only available for video and audio clips See also E Movie Editing in Express Editing 82 4 1 9 Arranging Screen The Arranging Screen allows you to easily rearrange the content you have added to your project It is opened when you click the button in the content area The screen then expands and covers the whole Video Editing screen The Arranging Screen gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have add ed to the content area Each item is displayed as a thumbnail With the thumbnail overview you can easily decide whether you want to change the order of the video c
104. h you have inserted the rewritable disc in the drop down menu The Capture Video screen is displayed 5 If the TV card has not yet been configured proceed as described in the Setting a TV Card chapter 6 Proceed as described in the Capturing Video to Hard Drive chapter You have created an editable disc directly via a capture device See also E Capture Video Screen 25 3 7 Importing From The Internet You can download a video or picture file from the Internet or Internet communities and add it to your project as a title or as an item in the timeline content area of your compilation You can import files in all capture formats supported by Nero Video Only one file can be down loaded at a time nero Nero Video 35 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To download a file from the Internet proceed as follows 1 In the Content screen click the Import gt Import from Internet button When starting the import feature Nero checks whether new configuration files are avail able A window informs you if there are any recommended or required updates The Import from Web window is displayed The Internet communities that are available for loading from the media files are displayed in the drop down menu at the top left The navigation tree of the selected community appears below it You always hav
105. hadow transparency in percent An opacity of 0 Opacity means that the shadow is invisible Slider TER Defines the distance between the object and the shadow in pixels Distance Slider Defines the scatter degree of the shadow in percent The scatter is Widen added to the size of the shadow Slider Defines the blurring degree of the shadow Blur In the default settings the shadow has an exact contour which gives a blurring degree of 096 D mepcown Ment Defines the desired color of the shadow Color See also E Customize Tab 98 6 2 3 Save as Template Window The following drop down menus are available in the Save As Template window Displays the name of the intro video or No intro video if no video Intro video has been added to the menu template Defines which menu from the arranged template is saved as the Main menu title menu All menus that are available in the template are also available in the drop down menu nero Nero Video 113 Menu Defines which menu from the arranged template is saved as the Chapter menu chapter menu All menus that are available in the template are also available in the drop down menu Template name Defines the name under which you want to save the new template Defines where the template is saved Nero Video automatically saves created menu templates in the My Add to subcategory Menu Templates folder If you want to sort your templates in topic groups select an existing group
106. hard drive See also E Export Video Screen 587 nero Nero Video 90 Exporting Videos 5 3 Exporting Audio to File In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or Video Editing screen is displayed To export a movie s audio track proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export audio to file export option in the selection list The drop down menus for output format and profile are displayed accordingly 3 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 4 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name displayed in the Output file display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a storage location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 5 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 6 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie s audio track
107. he default options when creating a video The Recording Format Options window is opened Recording Format As long as no disc format has been selected the video options for Options all supported formats are shown After selecting a disc format only the tab for the current disc format is displayed Erases rewritable discs The Erase Rewritable Disc window is opened the erasing method is adjustable Erase Disc Before a disc can be erased the burner must contain a rewritable disc Shows information about the inserted disc e g type of disc avail able storage capacity number of sessions and tracks The Disc Disc Info Info window is opened Insert the disc that you want to know more about and select the drive in which it is located Finalizes the DVD VFR video mode or DVD VR disc The Disc Finalize Disc pp Finalization window is opened Project Creation and Management Starts Nero CoverDesigner Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 11 and is auto matically installed during the main installation procedure Nero Make Covers and CoverDesigner is used to create and print labels and booklets for Labels burned discs Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels See also Extended Area 12 Application Settings Window 125 Recording Format Options Window 127 Erasing a Rewritable Disc 134 Di
108. he starting position Ctrl Left arrow key Move selected clip one frame to the left Ctrl Right arrow key Move selected clip one frame to the right The following keyboard combinations are available in the Edit Menu screen Alt Graph Ctrl Shift Mouse wheel Space F2 Marks a selection of items that can be clicked in the preview and the compilation areas Items can be deleted from the selection by re peated clicking Marks a selection of items that can be clicked in the preview and the compilation areas Items can be deleted from the selection by re peated clicking Displaces a marked item when moving the mouse in distances of horizontal or vertical grid positions Zooms in or zooms out to the original position in the view of the menu in the preview and compilation areas Changes the mouse pointer into a hand cursor with whose aid de sired areas can be moved into an enlarged menu page in the visible area of the compilation area Only available when the visible compilation area is enlarged Zoom in No item may be selected at the same time for text processing Changes directly into the text processing of a marked item Nero Video 141 Index Adjust Glip order etes Display duration Timeline view Eo con EIDEM Advanced Editing Edi MOViE reni Gi NER 72 Properties Workspace nete tre tert 44 Areas Compilation area 95 Content area 13 43 51 E
109. he various detail settings The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You are in the Express Editing mode To add a text effect to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Text tab on the Effect Palette The categories of text effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of text effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The text effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired text effect from the Effect Palette to an empty text field in the main track The text effect is added to the content area 4 Click the T button on the right side of the text field in the content area The preview area is altered and shows the setting options for the respective text effect 5 Enter the desired text in the text input field in the middle of the preview area 85 Editing Videos 6 If you want to change the font and its corresponding settings click the Fonts button The Fonts window is opened 7 Select the desired font size and color 8 Click the 3X button to close the Fonts window The text you have entered is adjusted according to the changes you have made in the Fonts window 9 Click the Done button in the upper left of the preview area All changes you have made to the text and its font are applied You have added a text effect to your project Nero Vi
110. her External Capture Devices 3 5 Capturing Video to Hard Drive To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that Ld meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video Make sure that there is enough space available to capture the entire video Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3 30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video A DV capture via a FireWire card IEEE 1394 uses up to 3 6 MB of hard drive space per second The following requirements must be fulfilled A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process A There is sufficient space on your hard drive To capture a video on the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and switch it on 2 Select the Capture from Camera or TV option from the Start screen The Capture Video screen and a window are displayed The window recommends the Native capturing choice 3 Select the capture device in the Capture device drop down menu The capture device may be in Camera mode or in VCR mode In Camera mode the video signals are
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112. igital and analog video a recording card that 9 meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory E If you have installed a DVD RW RW burner and insert a DVD RW or DVD RW d disc you can use Nero Video to create editable DVD disc formats and DVD Video DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR In comparison to DVD Video the advantage of these disc formats is that the con tent can be changed later on This means that you can edit the movies insert new passages delete scenes that you do not want to see or overwrite the disc How ever a disadvantage is that you cannot create individual menus The DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR disc formats are compatible with DVD Video and can be played on nearly any commercial DVD player The following requirements must be fulfilled A A capture device for digital or analog video is installed and connected to the PC A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process To create an editable DVD directly via a capture device proceed as follows 1 Insert a rewritable disc into the disc burner 2 Turn the capture device on and launch Nero Video 3 Select the Record Directly to Disc option in the Start screen 4 If more than one disc burner is installed on your PC select the disc burner in whic
113. in after playback of a title is complete enabled in the default settings or whether the next title by number is played automatically Drop down menu End action Nothing only saves the pictures in the slide show Original pictures saves the pictures in the original format as well Original pictures are saved on the disc in the ORIGPICS folder HTML browsing gallery creates an HTML version of the slide Drop down menu show that can be displayed on any computer with a browser You Additional folder can display the HTML browser gallery by opening the IN DEX HTM file on the disc PC slide show creates an executable file on the disc this can be opened on any Windows computer The executable file for the computer slide show has the name slideshow exe Only available if a slide show has been inserted into your project Checks the menu for unlinked or overlaying buttons title and or chapter for orphaned menu pages as well as for videos and or Button slide shows of the project that are not linked to the menu Check Project A detailed overview of problems with a short error description is listed in a window Only available in Advanced Editing The following setting options are available in the Project Settings area Inserts a further horizontal and vertical guide line into the grid in the compilation area or removes lines Nero Video creates an even lattice network However the lines can be moved as desired with the mouse and can be
114. individual scenes are to be combined into one mark the desired scenes in the scene gallery and click the Combine button The scenes are combined into one 5 In the case that you have not customized the settings for the capture in the Capture Video screen or if you wish to change the settings carry out your wishes now 6 Click the Capture button The capture is started and the desired scenes are transmitted A selection list is displayed in the Capture Video screen The list box shows captured files that are not assigned to a project You have scanned a video before capture and taken over selected scenes from the hard drive See also Capturing Video to Hard Drive 31 Preview Scan Window 27 D My 3 6 Capturing to Disc On the Fly If you create an editable DVD by means of a capture device you can transfer the desired data e g camera captures directly to disc i e without buffering Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features nero Nero Video 34 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices To set up a capture device for d
115. indow is opened with the Template tab being displayed 2 Select the desired template in the template selection area on the left side of the window An animated preview of the selected template is displayed on the right side of the win dow 3 If backgrounds are available for the selected template select the desired background in the Background drop down menu 4 To change the duration for the selected template click the Settings tab and enter the desired duration value in the Duration input field 5 Click the OK button 7 The Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted in the timeline It is dis played as one thumbnail You can now replace the placeholders with the desired video clips and pictures by dragging them from the My Media palette and dropping them onto the respective placeholders in the preview area See also Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 54 4 4 4 Inserting Transitions Express Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To insert a transition proceed as follows 1 Click the Transition tab on the Effect Palette gt The categories of transitions are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of transitions from the Show dro
116. ing Video Captures 33 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 3 3 2 Video Device Properties Window The following tabs are available in the Video Device Properties window Sets the frame rate color compression process and output format to correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc Format In the case of analog capture devices clicking the Configure button starts the device test You can select the video source here video com posite or S video General Sets values such as brightness sharpness or contrast using the sliders Displays all available channels of the selected device Here you can se lect the required channel for your capture Clicking the Manage TV Channel Groups button displays the last screen of the TV wizard again and you can edit add or remove groups Channels and assigned channels The TV wizard screen displays the available channels and groups of all installed capture devices If you click the Channel Setting button you can once again configure a TV card on a step by step basis using the TV wizard See also E Capture Video Screen 25 E Setting a TV Card 28 3 3 3 Audio Device Properties Window The following areas are available in the Audio Device Properties window Device settings Defines the audio source Defines the audio inputs e g CD player line microphone Click Audio i uo Input the icon to display the available options See
117. inimal Mixed Extended Full screen mode on off Delete the object Import Open Movie Wizard Jump to previous cut Nero Video 139 Page down Ctrl T Ctrl R Ctrl P Enter Technical Information Jump to next cut Show hide safe area Show hide rulers Snapshot Renders work area and start playback The following keyboard combinations are additionally available for tools in the preview area of the Video Editing screen C S R V H Space Zz 4 O Cutter Slip Roll Standard tool Rectangular marquee Start Pause playback Set Mark In Set Mark Out Opens text window Magnet on off Narration The following keyboard combinations are available for timeline navigation in the content area of the Video Editing screen Left arrow key Right arrow key Move one frame backward on the timeline Move one frame forward on the timeline Ctrl Left arrow key Move 5 frames backward on the timeline Ctrl Right arrow key Move 5 frames forward on the timeline Arrow key up Arrow key down Moves one track up Move one track down Nero Video 140 Technical Information Shift Left arrow key Select all clips to the left of the starting position Shift Right arrow key Select all clips to the right of the starting position Shift Down arrow key Select all clips downwards from the starting position Shift Arrow key up Select all clips upwards from t
118. ion in your project See also Making Movie 67 4 3 7 Adding an Effect Advanced Editing You can overlay the added video clips audio clips or pictures of a project with effects De pending on the selected effect you can customize properties such as intensity and speed The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To add effects to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Video Effects or the Audio Effects tab on the Effect Palette gt The categories of effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired effect from the Effect Palette to the respective video clip audio clips or picture on the timeline The effect is added to the selected item in the content area All additional effects of an item are listed below the basic effects in the lower area of the Properties palette You can customize the specific properties of the effects here A Master Effects track is also available in the content area Effects applied to this L4 track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks To add a master effect simply position a desired effect on the Master Effects track like you would add any video clip to the ti
119. ion on the file name length of the video and number of chapters In addition all existing chapters can be displayed v or rendered invisible as desired with the aid of the buttons The beginning of each chapter is indicated by the chapter mark on the scroll bar in the preview area an exception to this is the first chapter because its beginning is also the beginning of the video title E Chapters are sections in a video title that you can access on your player using the Back and Next buttons without having to fast forward or rewind Initially each video title contains only one chapter You can add new chapters manually or au tomatically The advantage that chapters have is that they allow the user to jump directly to individual chapters within a video without having to fast forward or rewind If you have selected the Create chapters automatically check box in the extended area chapter marks are automatically created during the burn process for quicker navigation with the remote control However these chapter entries do not have menu entries You can change the disc type next to the capacity bar of the overall memory used in the lower area of the screen The indication of available space is adjusted accordingly The total available space depends on which project you are editing If the disc you are using is a DVD 1 or DVD 9 with 7 95 GB capacity instead of a DVD with 4 38 GB storage capacity select the correct disc type in the drop
120. ist of effects on the Properties palette Effects are rendered top to bottom You can modify the order of op tional effects per drag and drop function Clicking the W button at the left side of any effect s headline expands an extended area which shows the respective effect s setting options You can adjust these individual proper ties The following setting options are always available Button Enables or disables additional effects temporarily If you activate the du button for one of the basic effects it will be performed in its default ie ig setting e g Opacity 100 Select the check box to add a key frames track for the respective effect below the respective main clip in the content area As long as you have not chosen individual key frame positions on a track the effect settings are valid for the whole clip Once you creat ed single key frames effect settings are valid for chosen positions A single key frame at the start and at the end of the clip is always add ed by default You can add select and or delete single key frames with help of the controls Only available when the Use key frames check box is Check box and con selected trols Click the Create key frame button to add a key frame to the chosen Use key frames timeline slider position Click the Go to the next key frame Go to the previous key frame buttons to select the key frames on the timeline If you click the main button again a highlighted key frame is d
121. ize the font and size of the text in the Font area In Smart3D templates you can enter an individual title for your buttons in the Text area or enter desired text in the header and or footer In all other template categories the following drop down menus are available in the Text area Text Color Defines the color of the text Defines the horizontal alignment of the text centered left or Horizontal alignment right Vertical alignment Defines the vertical alignment of the text top middle or bottom See also amp Customize Tab 598 6 2 2 4 Properties of Graphic Objects If a graphic object is activated in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into Appearance and Transformation areas To edit a desired item activate it in the preview area The outer highlighted area is identified by red sizing handles With the aid of the focus the entire surface can be moved or adjusted proportionally in size In addition green nodes mark the corners on all polygon standard formats and the end points on lines All polygons can be edited simply by clicking one of the nodes or end points By selecting a node or an end point with a click it is marked and can be moved or deleted New node points can be inserted at any place with a double click A surface object must consist of at least three points a linear object of at least starting and end points The following setting options are available in the Appearance area Defines the
122. kers seesseeesess Clip marker Colored marker 143 Menus Advanced Editing98 99 101 104 107 108 115 DNI PR 102 Background audio Background videos essssss 102 B llons 5 nein nimtteriereeiee t etert 104 108 Clip arts 100 106 Create menu 114 Disc settings eite 100 108 Graphic objects 100 106 108 Interaction idi ere eere 102 Intro MENU uui azides iine tet rer teretes 101 Linking 103 104 107 Main tet ecrire tice Pre ebrei easet rea 95 Menu chapters cccceeceeceeeeeteeeeeeteeeeeeees 95 Men p g6S 2 n pei emere 103 Menu template settings 100 Menu templates 95 98 113 Poster frame iicet ren c gai eine 112 Restrictions Shadow settings SMOMGUISS 1 rci ttt irent iae e ebat te Smart3D Start position Transitions seessssssssssss Modes Advanced Editing seeesssss 66 Camera mode ssssssseeeee 31 Encoding mode 129 Express Editing esses 66 Full screen mode sssesssess 38 Mode switching rules uussuesss 66 Sticky mode iiic teinte iia 12 VCR mode 91 91 Video mode ssssssee 127 Movie Create movie
123. l of the steps required for its completion Completing a task Depending on the task you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end Each individual step consists of a new screen To help you to know where you are and what you need to do each screen comes with a name and a brief description In addition each screen furthermore contains tooltips detailed information and explanations for the various buttons icons and menus Both Undo and Redo buttons are available on screens in which you can perform different actions These buttons allow you to quickly undo or redo the last performed action In this way you can try out a number of features in Nero Video risk free without having to discard the entire project if you do not like the change Nero Video Project Creation and Management PETTY K Narn Video ave lko ray Virion Neve Vides br Cortert ate scd arenes tiles for your prorect e gt om Content screen For each screen the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail Burning Burning marks the end of a project For this you should define the burning parameters and click the Burn button Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the system a number of different entries are available for selection nero Nero Video 10 Project Creation and Management Total space used 0 63 out of 22 06 GB Quality
124. later stage but it re quires just as much space on the hard drive as the project to be burned As well as being burned to disc or as a disc image some projects can also be captured to hard drive folders memory stick or SD card provided there is enough space To save a project proceed as follows 1 Click the Save button in the lower task bar of the main window The Save As window is opened 2 Enter the desired file name in the File name input field and click the Save button You have saved the project and can open it again later to continue working on it or burn it f Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If you have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported 2 6 Opening a Project To open a saved project proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option A menu is displayed 2 Select the desired project type by clicking the respective entry in the menu Nero Video Project or Windows Live Movie Maker Project A window is opened 3 Browse to the location where your project file is stored 4 Select the project file and click the Open button
125. ld allows you to define the duration of the se lected Nero Picture in Picture Effect template Every Nero Picture in Picture Effect template has a default and a minimum duration The Insert mode drop down menu allows you to choose between three insert setting options They determine how the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted into the timeline Use gap This is the default setting Inserts the template into the gap to the right of the time cursor Only available if the gap has at least the length of the template you want to insert Overwrite Inserts the template according to the duration you have selected without adjusting its length to the gap If the template is longer than the gap to the right of the time cursor the video clips audio clips pictures or parts of these items to the right of the template are overwritten by the template Shift Shifts the video clips audio clips pictures to the right of the time cursor and positions them after the template Nero Video 56 Editing Videos Inserts the template into the gap to the right of the time cursor The duration of the template is automatically adjusted and cannot be manually modified Auto fill gap Only available if the time cursor is placed in a gap that has at least the length of the template you want to insert If the time cursor is placed at the end of the last video clips audio clips pictures in the timeline the default duration of the template is used See
126. lips and pictures If you want to change the order you can simply drag the respective item to the desired posi tion When you are finished click the button to return to the normal view of the Video Editing screen When you edit your project in the Arranging Screen the following rules apply Only one track is shown in the Arranging Screen the main track in the Express Edit ing mode and the first track from below usually the Video 1 track in the Advanced Ed iting mode The Arranging Screen only shows video clips and pictures even if these items include audio or have audio clips linked to them Linked audio is moved with a video clip or picture only if it is in the same track Unlinked audio and linked audio clips added to another track than the video clip or pic ture will not be moved You can right click an item in the Arranging Screen to open a context menu This con text menu allows you to Trim or Delete the selected item Gaps are closed automatically when deleting or trimming an item in the Arranging Screen See also amp Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing 82 4 1 10 Toolbar The toolbar is located between the palettes area on the upper right and the content area in the lower part of the Video Editing screen BE Nero PiP Themes LT nero Nero Video 52 Editing Videos The following setting options are available in the toolbar Button Nero PiP Button Theme
127. me cursor Clicking the display changes the view into an input field Enter a respective time and press the Enter key on your keyboard to jump to the given position You can also enter a time difference For example 500 equal to 5 00 jumps to the current position plus five seconds If you want to adapt the area of your compilation that will actually be transcoded or exported into a video you can activate the Enable WorkSpace entry in the context menu of the time scale and move the Workspace Mark In and Workspace Mark Out markers to shorten the active white workspace However files to the left and right of the markers gray space stay fully available for editing OCELO ccm a se Espen Esddiog D My Media O3 Pu Videos Ficures Audio A G n Effect Palette Transition 1 pan Video Effect Auso Effect Express Video Effects 595 bJ i GRE Properties Flower Meadow Audio Level Use keyframes o Anchor Poist Cl Use keyframes Position Use emyframes Video Editing screen The following setting options are available in the left columns of the content area Button Hide Track Show Track Button Lock Track Un lock Track Allows you to deactivate the preview of whole tracks A cleared check box in Video tracks deactivates the preview of video tracks A disabled loudspeaker in Audio tracks deactivates the pre view of audio tracks Locks the entire track so that
128. meline and customize it like other effects You have added effects to your project See also Making Movie 67 78 Editing Videos 4 3 8 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 3 The basic effects of video clips audio clips or pictures and the additional effects you added are customized the same way The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To customize the properties of single effects proceed as follows 1 Select the item with the respective effect you want to edit in the content area 2 Click the Properties palette The list of basic effects and all additional effects added to the item is displayed Effects are rendered top to bottom you can modify the order of optional effects with the drag and drop function As long as you have not chosen individual key frame positions on a track the effect set tings are valid for the whole item 3 If you want to create single key frames that will only enable the effect settings for those positions that were chosen 1 Select the Use key frames check box in the effect s headline A key frames track is displayed below the respective main item in the content area Additional controls are displayed next to the check box on the Properties tab in the media area 2 Position the timeline slider on the timeline and click the Create key frame button to add a single k
129. more Two different video editing modes are available to suit the needs and knowledge levels of beginners and advanced users in video editing Project Creation and Management Using your DV video camera a FireWire card and the appropriate hardware you can import your own videos from your camera If you have a DirectShow compatible video capture card you can use Nero Video to capture videos directly from the video capture card If you do not have the required video hardware you can edit video files from your PC or download them from the Internet 1 3 Versions of Nero Video Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depending on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be limited and may not include the full feature range Essentials or OEM software may also differ from the full version in a more or less broad functional range Note that the feature limitations of your Essentials version depend on the co contractor s choice The following features are not available in Nero Video Essentials The number of supported transitions video filters text and audio effects is limited Key frame handling is limited The number of movie theme templates is limited The Advanced Editing mode is not available for Video Editing The number of menu templates is limited Editing menu in Advanced Editing is not available The number of supported video and audio codecs is limited 1 4 Startin
130. n See also Making Movie 67 4 3 6 Editing Transitions Advanced Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips audio clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired transition is added in front of a selected item in the content area of the Vid eo Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To edit the properties of a transition in a project proceed as follows 1 Select the transition in the content area If you want to simply remove a selected transition press the Del key on your key board 2 Click the Properties palette 3 Click the button at the left side of the transition s headline An extended area is expanded which shows the respective transition s setting options The duration is set to one second by default but it can be adapted to your specific needs 77 Editing Videos 4 If you want to adapt the duration of the transition insert the desired length into the Duration input field A transition is centered between two clips by default but it is possible to move it 5 If you want to change the alignment more to the left end at cut or right start at cut click the respective button in the transition s headline 6 Adapt the respective transition s settings in the expanded area to your requirements The changes are adjusted in the content area You have edited the properties of a transit
131. n also align dragged clips to clips in other tracks Magnet A catch marker is displayed if the clips are aligned to each other Catch markers are only displayed if the Magnet is activated The Magnet is activated by default E Colored markers can be applied to single clips Label as well as single positions Ld within a clip Nero Clip Marker They are available via the Label and Nero Clip Marker entry in the context menu These markers in various colors serve only as an orientation guide for labeling single clips or positions When you no longer need a certain label select the transparent label via the La bel entry in the context menu To remove a clip marker select it in the timeline and press the DEL key to delete it See also Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 47 Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 48 Preview and Trim Window 64 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing 72 my my m MY 4 1 6 Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode The content area in the Advanced Editing mode contains a number of tracks which are rendered from bottom to top New pure video tracks and combination tracks are added above the current top track New pure audio tracks are added below the recent bottom track Double clicking a track s title column selects the name so that you can rename it You can delete empty tracks via the respective entry in the context menu The function au tomatically deletes all empty tracks in
132. nd may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features All transitions as well as audio video and text effects clip art and backgrounds are available on tabs of the Effect Palette in the upper right area of the Video Editing screen The cate gories of these tabs are listed in the Show drop down menu to the right of the tabs You can add single items of the tabs to the Favorites category via the context menu The Video Effect tab offers various effects which can be applied to video clips or pictures These effects also include Express Video Effects which e g brighten the items in your pro ject or increase or reduce their contrast with values defined in per cent This way you do not have to edit the single properties of each item manually you can simply apply a matching Express Video Effect to enhance your video clips or pictures The Audio Effect tab offers various effects which can be applied to video or audio clips These effects also include Express Audio Effects which e g reduce or increase the bass or the treble of the items in your project in values defined in dB Reverb and Vintage effects are also available This way you can enhance your video or audio clips or simulate that they were recorded under different conditions The Text Effect tab offers Single Lin
133. nd placing it on your computer The capture device is the device that transmits the video signals to be captured e g from a DV video camera video capture card or TV card 9 You will find a list of supported devices on our Web site at www nero com If you want to transfer the video from an external capture device to your computer to use it in a project at a later time proceed as described in Capturing Video to Hard Drive If you want to create a disc and capture a video for this specific project you should select the relevant option in the Create amp Export category AVCHD Blu ray Disc DVD Super Video CD or Video CD in the Start screen and then click the Import gt Capture button in the Content screen This way you can capture the video and work on your project simultane ously i AVCHD cameras are an exception These compress captured files directly into Ld MPEG 4 transport data that is written to a DVD memory card or internal hard drive Data that you want to transfer from your camera to the hard drive is import ed and thus not transferred by means of capturing For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD insert the camera DVD into your com puter s DVD drive and import the captured files with the Import gt Import Disc feature in the Content screen directly into the project For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard drive connect the camera to your PC and import the captured files directly into your project with the Import gt AVCHD
134. nds Default duration is 4 seconds Pictures Sets the default duration of text effects when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the Video Editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se conds Default duration is 4 seconds Text effects Sets the default duration of video effects when you drag them to the Master Effects track in the timeline in the Video Editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se conds Default duration is 4 seconds Master effects Sets the default duration of video transitions when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the Video Editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 10 se conds Default duration is 1 second Video Transitions Sets the default duration of audio transitions when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the Video Editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 10 se conds Default duration is 1 second t nero Nero Video 126 Audio Transitions Configuration And Recording Formats The following check box is available in the Nero Background Rendering area If this check box is selected time consuming effects are rendered in the background to ensure smooth preview capacity while you edit your project Enable Nero Back ground Rendering See also E Application Settings Window 125 9 2 Recording Format Options Window You can chang
135. ned automatically before the Video Editing screen is displayed ac cording to the chosen settings In the Video Editing screen you can reopen the Movie Options window to change the cur rent setting options by clicking the Movie Options button in the upper right of the content area Please consider that the content in the content area is adapted to your changes nero Nero Video 59 Editing Videos Movie Options D Movie name Moviel Video format e Information Video Video format PAL 25 fps C PAL Resolution 1920x1080 16 9 v NISC Pixel aspect ratio Square Pixels 1 Resolution ON TV St d 720x57 43 Channels Stereo ee zeit Sample rate 48 000 Hz TV Widescreen 720x576 1639 ed HDTV Basic HD 1280x720 163 Notes This resolution is usually used by HDTV Normal HD 1440x1080 16 9 AVCHD camcorders and discs and Blu HDTV Full HO 1920x1080 169 ray Video Audio C Mono 9 Stereo Surround 5 1 OK Cance Movie Options window Various setting options are provided on the left A summary of the selected settings is shown in an Information display on the right The following setting options are available Input field Movie name Option buttons Video format Option buttons Resolution Option buttons Audio Defines or changes the name of the movie which is used as the title name in the Content screen and which is visible on buttons in the menu when burning the movie to a di
136. ng a new clip in the middle of the existing clip The right part is shifted to the right together with all other track objects to the right of the insert marker Nero Video 49 Editing Videos A selected clip can be moved within a track or between tracks Basi cally the same rules apply for moving as for inserting per drag and drop function ec eed Selected clips can be copied to the clipboard simultaneously press the Ctrl C keys on your keyboard and pasted to another timeline position simultaneously press the Ctrl V keys on your keyboard The clips are inserted at the position of the timeline slider A clip is added in full length or in its pre trimming length if you have trimmed it before The default length of a picture is 4 seconds You can trim a clip down to a minimum of 1 frame and to the maximum of the respective me dia file To display left or right trim cursors hover your standard Trimming clips mouse cursor over the sides of a selected clip A preview of the po tentially first or last frame is shown in the preview area Double click any clip to open a Trim window in which you can trim the item on an exact frame by frame basis If two clips audio and video are associated with each other both clips are trimmed Selected clips can be deleted by pressing the Del key on your key Deleting clips board Press the Shift Del keys on your keyboard to remove se lected clips and to also shift all remaining cli
137. ng to your wishes E Windows Live Movie Maker is a Microsoft program which allows you to create L4 slide show and video projects These projects can be saved as a WLMP project file in Windows Live Movie Maker Note that Windows Live Movie Maker is only available on Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems You can open a Windows Live Movie Maker project via the Open Saved Project or Disc Image gt Windows Live Movie Maker Project option on the Nero Video start screen Before entering the Video Editing screen you will be asked whether you want to edit your project in the Express Editing mode or the Advanced Editing mode After that the Video Editing screen is displayed and you can work on the project as usual E Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You 2 can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If you have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported 4 1 18 Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you ha
138. ns It is suitable for more elaborate projects including the use of keyframes You can also edit effects and transitions cut the clips of your project con veniently and create chapters within your project Editing Videos Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features Sy 4 3 1 Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To move and reposition single video clips pictures narration or background music clips in the content area proceed as follows 1 To reposition a video clip picture narration or background music clip on the respective track drag the selected item on the timeline When you drag a clip from the media area to a track in the timeline the clip s duration is displayed The duration is determined by the timescale setting the opacity setting is set to 50 so that the objects underneath are visible The preview area in the upper left of the Video Editing screen temporarily shows the frame at the position of the insert m
139. ntent or Video Editing screen is displayed To export a movie as a file to the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button in the lower task bar of the main window The Export Video screen is displayed 9 In the Select what you want to do next selection choose the Export option 2 Select the Export video to file export option in the selection area The drop down menus for output format and profile are displayed accordingly 3 Select the desired format in the Format drop down menu and the desired profile in the Profile drop down menu The selected export template primarily specifies the output type and playback quality 4 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 5 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name displayed in the Output File display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 6 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 7 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the
140. nternet communities and adds them to the project ternet as new titles Nero Video 15 Project Creation and Management Imports PowerPoint files and adds them to the project as new titles A window is opened in which you can specify the duration of the single slides Import Power Point amp Files In addition the following buttons are available Creates a movie or a slide show The Video Editing screen is dis Make played Opens the Movie Options window that shows recording format infor mation Afterwards the Video Editing screen is displayed Editing a video can include for example creating transitions cutting scenes or creating a sound track Edit Delete Deletes selected media titles Move Up Moves selected media titles up Move Down Moves selected media titles down Join Combines several video titles to form a single title In the preview area you can use the position marker on the scroll bar to move to a certain position within the video title You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display Furthermore the following setting options are available when a video has been marked in the content area Button Starts playback play Button Stops playback E ps play Button Jumps to the previous next frame 4I i gt p p Button Jumps to the start end of the file KP Add chapter Inserts a chapter mark at the position of the position marker on the scroll bar Drop down menu Add chapter f
141. nu Nero Video 7 1 7 2 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 3 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 3 10 10 1 10 2 10 3 11 11 1 11 2 11 2 1 11 2 2 11 3 12 13 Preview Preview Screen Showing a Preview Burn Options Burn Options Screen Burning a Disc Burning an Image File Writing to Hard Drive Folders Configuration And Recording Formats Application Settings Window General Tab Folders Tab Editing Tab Recording Format Options Window General Tab Disc Format Tab Nero MediaBrowser Disc Tools Erasing a Rewritable Disc Displaying Disc Info Finalizing a Disc Technical Information System Requirements Supported Disc Formats Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format Keyboard Shortcuts Index Contact Nero Video 116 116 117 118 118 120 122 123 134 134 134 135 136 136 136 137 138 138 142 146 Project Creation and Management 1 Start Successfully 1 1 About the Manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Video It is process based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step by step basis To make best use of this documentation please note the following conventions Indicates warnings preconditions or instructions that have to be pre 2 cisely followed 14 Indicates additional information or advice The number at the beginning of a lin
142. o Nero Video 36 Editing Videos 4 Editing Videos 4 1 Video Editing Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features In the Video Editing screen you can compile media files into a movie or slide show cut vid eos that you have added and or work with effects and transitions according to your require ments You can also add comments and audio clips for background music 2922 Wwlak 9 L 9 9 me Be kc Video Editing screen The Video Editing screen offers two different modes for video editing the Express Editing mode and the Advanced Editing mode Creating and editing your projects in one mode or the other differs in many points Editing Videos Both modes are available on the Video Editing screen You can switch between the two modes via the Express Editing and Advanced Editing buttons on the left of the screen These buttons also show which mode you are currently in The button of the active mode is highlighted The displays of both modes are designed similarly they include a preview area in the upper left of the scr
143. o Video main tains the numbering Any adjustment to the text e g font is auto matically adopted Defines the style of numbering If the check box is selected the button is given a shadow Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window You can customize the shading according to your requirements The following setting options are available in the Transformation area Input field Pos X Input field Pos Y Input field Scale X Input field Scale Y Check box Lock aspect ratio Defines the horizontal position of the marked object in the compila tion area Defines the vertical position of the marked object in the compilation area Defines the width in percent Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio If the value is adjusted Scale Y automatically adjusts Defines the height in percent Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio If the value is adjusted Scale X automatically adjusts If the check box is selected the Scale X and Scale Y values of a graphic object i e width and height in percent can only be adjust ed in the lock aspect ratio If a value is adjusted the other value automatically adjusts Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio Nero Video 105 Menu Input field P Rotates the selected item Rotation Input field P Defines the opacity of the button Opacity You can custom
144. ompilation You can now also customize the specific properties of selected ef fects or add a theme based template You can also move and reposition your video clips and pictures via the Arranging Screen The Arranging Screen is opened when you click the button in the content area It gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have added to your project Each item is displayed as a thumbnail If you want to change the order of the video clips and pictures you can simply drag the respec tive item to the desired position See also Making Movie 67 Arranging Screen 52 I my m 4 3 2 Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing When cutting or trimming audio or video clips in Nero Video the original file is not changed instead the cut information is stored in the project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired clips are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To cut or trim an audio or video clip proceed as follows 1 If you want to cut a clip 1 Select the respective clip in the content area 2 Click the button in the right border area of the content area The standard mouse cursor changes into a cutter 3 Move the mouse cursor or cutter to the desired cutting position on the timeline n case of video clips the exact cutting position is displayed in the preview area 4 Click the left mouse button Th
145. on of your project Depend menu ing on the option you have selected in the Movie Options window Preview resolution the Low Medium and High entries are available Button Switches to full screen mode C A control panel is displayed in the lower area of the full screen To return to window mode press the Esc key on your keyboard Displays the selected editing tools You can choose to display rulers guide lines as well as a safe area which marks the outer 10 percent of the total menu width and height as protected from title editing and the outer 5 percent of the total menu width and height as generally Drop down menu protected Show The Snap to Guide tool sets the clip to the guide if you come near a guide The Snap to Object tool sets clips to each other if you come at 10 pixels to the snap line of an object with another one Snap lines are left right bottom top horizontal center and vertical center of both clips nero Nero Video 38 Editing Videos Button Ci Creates a snapshot of the displayed position in the video title Button Jumps to the next or previous edit from all tracks Ko p p Button Jumps to the next or previous frame 4 I p Button B Stops the playback of the movie Button gt il Begins pauses the playback of the movie Jog wheel 7 i Navigates through the project on a frame by frame basis 4 1 2 Media Area On the My Media palette in the upper right of the Video Editing screen you can
146. ones the consecutive numbering is adapted 3 If you want to move an existing chapter select the respective position marker and drag it to the desired position Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous chapter marker Go to the next chapter marker to navigate from chapter to chapter The chapter is moved to the desired position You can move the position of the individual chapter markers within the compilation up to the next chapter mark 4 If you want to rename an existing chapter 1 Double click the respective position marker on the timeline The chapter name display is changed into an input field 2 Enter the desired chapter name The chapter is renamed P An additional Rename Chapter Marker entry is available via the context menu 81 Editing Videos 5 If you want to delete a chapter select the respective position marker and click the Delete Chapter Marker button Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous chapter marker Go to the next chapter marker to navigate from chapter to chapter The chapter is deleted 9 An additional Delete all Chapter Markers entry is available via the context menu You have created and edited the chapters See also E Making Movie 67 4 4 Movie Editing in Express Editing The Express Editing mode allows you to create simple yet professional looking projects with little effort The Express Editing mode is kept easy and therefore does not o
147. or each video Inserts a chapter mark with the title at a the start of each video Auto detect chapters Starts the automatic chapter recognition through which the program places a chapter mark automatically for each scene nero Nero Video 16 Project Creation and Management Remove chapter Deletes selected chapter marks Remove all chapters Deletes all previously created chapter marks of the title Individual entries are only available when you have placed the position mark on the scroll bar Cuts a video title at the position of the position marker Both parts are Button listed in the content area Only available when you have placed the position marker on the scroll bar Shortens a video by removing the part between the start and the posi Button tion marking or the position and end marking Ab Only available when you have placed the position marker on the scroll bar Select the Never use black thumbnails check box in the extended area if you do not want the application to use black thumbnails in menus Instead the first non black thumbnail is found and displayed See also Creating and Editing a Disc Project 17 Capture Video Screen 25 I im m 2 4 Creating and Editing a Disc Project A If your burner supports an editable disc format the Editable DVD format is also displayed in the Make DVD option S You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic i
148. our Advanced Editing project status in an nvc project file You can then always go back to that status even after editing your project in the Express Editing mode m f you edited a project in a certain mode this mode will be displayed when closing and re opening the project f you started a project in the Advanced Editing mode switching to the Express Editing mode is not possible 4 2 Making Movie Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features To make a movie or slide show proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Make Movie or Slide Show option The Movie Options window is opened 5 If you are in the Content screen and want to create a movie or slide show for 9 your project click the Make gt Movie or Slide Show button 2 Enter a title for the movie in the Movie name input field The name is used as the title name in the Content screen and visible on buttons in the menu when burning the movie to a disc 3 Choose the adequate settings options for the content area and click the OK button The Video Editing screen is displayed according to the chosen se
149. p down menu on the right of the tab The transition types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired transition from the Effect Palette to the respective placeholder between two clips 84 Editing Videos Items with transitions are identified in the content area by a colored icon Items without a transition are indicated in the content area by a gray icon You have inserted a transition 4 4 5 Adding an Effect Express Editing You can overlay the added video clips audio clips or pictures of a project with effects The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To add effects to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Video Effects or the Audio Effects tab on the Effect Palette gt The categories of effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired category of effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired effect from the Effect Palette to the respective item on the timeline The effect is added to the selected item in the content area You have added effects to your project 4 4 6 Adding a Text Effect Express Editing You can overlay the added video clips or pictures of a project with text effects Depending on the selected text effect you can customize t
150. pecifies the numbering of the buttons Nero Video automatically numbers all the buttons of a template The number is not displayed in the editable text field of a button When you edit the menu and reposition buttons Nero Video maintains the numbering Any adjustment to the text e g font is automatically adopted If a button is assigned a different number A Nero Video automati cally assigns the number that is now available B to the button with the number A that has been selected for the new assignment Drop down menu Button number nero Nero Video 104 Menu The following setting options are available in the Appearance area Drop down menu Display Drop down menu Text numbering Drop down menu Format Check box Apply shadow Specifies what is displayed on the thumbnail of the button video title still of a video or picture If the Display Title or Display Picture option has been selected clicking the Options button opens the Select Start Position or Select Poster Frame window If you select the Picture file option a window automatically opens in which you can select the desired picture Specifies the numbering of the buttons displayed on the template Only the numbering text on the button or number and text can be displayed Nero Video automatically numbers all the buttons of a template The number is not displayed in the editable text field of a button When you edit the menu and reposition buttons Ner
151. ps to the left See also General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 43 ut 4 1 8 General Handling in Express Editing The Express Editing mode in the Video Editing screen is displayed by default when you select the Make gt Slide Show entry in the Content screen The content area of the Express Editing mode includes three tracks m The main track with a display for Text Video Picture Audio and the respective transi tions in between m The Music track The Narration track The main track offers a thumbnail view for every video clip or picture which is added to the project Video clips are always indicated by filmstrips to distinguish them from pictures Every first non black frame is displayed as a thumbnail Below each thumbnail the duration and title of the clip are displayed You can drag and drop new clips or pictures from the My Media palette to the placeholders at the end of the track as well as transitions from the Effect Palette To change the position of a clip or picture simply drag the respective item to the new position and drop it between two other items Transitions can be placed between any two clips You can move trim or delete narrations and soundtracks all other items in the track keep their position nero Nero Video 50 Editing Videos The content area of the Express Editing mode offers many options which allow you to edit your project and the included items in a convenient way These options
152. pter proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area All existing chapter marks of the respective title are displayed on the scroll bar in the preview area 2 If you want to move an existing chapter mark click the respective mark on the scroll bar in the preview area and drag it to the desired position 3 If you want to delete a chapter mark it in the content area and click the z Remove chapter button The chapter is deleted 4 If you want to delete all chapters of a title mark the video title and click the Ga gt Remove all chapters button All chapter marks are deleted You have edited the chapters See also E Creating and Editing a Disc Project 17 Project Creation and Management 2 5 Saving a Project Once you have started working with your project occasionally you may want to interrupt your work resume it at a later time or burn it E A project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and d layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Video The file size of a saved project is significantly smaller than a disc image A Disc image image file is the precise picture of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a
153. r of different options are available in the Set the parameters for burning selection list on the right side of the screen The Project summary area on the left side displays information about the set tings and content of the project 9 Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video A project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Video The file size of a saved project is significantly smaller than a disc image A Disc image image file is the precise picture of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage but it re quires just as much space on the hard drive as the project to be burned As well as being burned to disc or as a disc image some projects can also be captured to hard drive folders memory stick or SD card provided there is enough space Nero Video 118 Burn Options 9 Neto Videc nrec Bio ray Video Nere Video os es B
154. rame basis Defines the start end position of the active video or audio clip However items on the time scale left of the Mark In and right of the Mark Out remain fully available for editing Shows the display duration of the selected item If in the Trim window you change the duration to a new length that is longer than the available free space on the respective timeline track an information window offers you to either overwrite or move the following clip Creates subclips from your video or audio clips The whole source clip stays available after pre trimming The resulting subclips are listed below Only available in the Preview window The following setting option is available on the Picture tab Input field Length Shows the display duration of the selected item Additionally the following rule is valid for the Advanced Editing mode If in the Trim window you change the duration to a new length that is longer than the available free space on the respective track an information window offers you to either overwrite or move the following clip Nero Video 65 Editing Videos See also E General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 43 4 1 17 Handling of Windows Live Movie Maker Projects Nero Video allows you to import wlmp projects created with Windows Live Movie Maker These projects are treated as any other project you have created with Nero Video they can be edited saved exported and burned accordi
155. ree space on your hard drive to capture a video Make sure that 9 there is enough space available to capture the entire video Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3 30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video A DV capture via a FireWire card IEEE 1394 uses up to 3 6 MB of hard drive space per second The following requirements must be fulfilled A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process A There is sufficient space on your hard drive nero Nero Video 33 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices A A DV HDV camera is connected to the PC by means of the corresponding cables and is in the VCR mode A The Capture Video screen is displayed To scan a video before capture and to take over selected scenes to the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Click the lo button The Pre Scan window is opened 2 Click the Start Pre Scan button The tape is scanned Progress can be followed in the window A thumbnail is shown for every scene in the scene gallery in the Pre Scan window 3 If individual scenes are not to be taken over on the hard drive select the desired scenes in the scene gallery and click the Delete button The scenes are removed from the scene gallery 4 If
156. rkers Chapter marks Create chapters Delete chapters Rename chapters Clips Adjust clip order eeeeseeeese 52 Clip handling GUE clips atten rt Link clips eee Preview Select clip Select clips 5 inei SUDCIPS M Trim clips Video clips Compatibility overview 136 Configuration sse 12 Conventions manual 6 Create Cover Label New track Project Slide show Snapshot Subclips 142 Delete Detect Chapters ttti bets 20 Commercials 53 61 71 Music clips 53 62 72 ile MP DE 39 53 70 Discs Book type As Burn disc 120 Burn disc image sssssssssss Capacity bar Disc formats Disc image Disc info Editable DVD Erase Oise iiie ementenn finalize diSc tse Open disc image eee 23 Edit Chapters Clip AO CUS eter eee oe teneo de ecce Add ettecl 2 m petii 78 85 Add text effect Animated preview sssssssse 40 Delete effect onte er vetere 43 Editelfect i ise eee 79 Master effects Picture in picture effects 53 54 76 84 ReSltiCtione i mici tdem rocas tate cess 7 Export AUdi9 none 88 91 Export and send as
157. ro SmartEncoding feature analyzes the video files that you have added to your pro ject and checks if they are compliant or partially compliant to the selected target format Parts which are compliant to the target format will not be re encoded this can save a lot of time If the Nero SmartEncoding feature is enabled it is applied when you export your pro ject to a video file or when you burn your project onto a disc or save it onto hard drive When you export your project to a video file Nero Video automatically pre selects the target format which requires the least re encoding of your project The following target formats are supported by the Nero SmartEncoding feature MPEG 1 MPEG 2 SD MPEG 2 HD MPEG 2 HD 24p AVCHD AVCHD 24p MPEG 2 HD to Blu ray Disc MPEG 2 HD 24p to Blu ray Disc AVC to Blu ray Disc AVC 24p to Blu ray Disc nero Nero Video 128 9 2 2 Disc Format Tab Configuration And Recording Formats On the tab of a respective disk format the video options can be customized within the scope of the profile play The following setting options are available Drop down menu Video format Drop down menu Aspect ratio Drop down menu Sample format Check box Motion adaptive Deinterlacing Check box Motion adaptive Frame Rate Conversion Drop down menu Quality setting Defines the video mode This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices Defines the desired aspect
158. rop down menu E When configuring DVB S TV cards you must select the satellite instead of the 9 country in the Select your satellite configuration field When configuring DVB C TV cards you must select the appropriate frequency range instead of the country 7 Choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source in the Select source type drop down menu The Select source type drop down menu is not available when configuring digital TV cards DVB T DVB S DVB C 8 Click the Start Search button to start the search The search starts You are kept informed about the search progress and the number of channels found in the Search Status area 9 Click the Next button The second screen of the TV wizard TV Channel Edit is displayed You can order rename or remove the channels as required 10 Click the Up and or Down buttons nero Nero Video 29 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices The order of the available channels is changed 11 Highlight the channels you do not want and click the Remove button The channels are deleted 12 If you want to coordinate the channels of a number of TV cards with each other 1 Highlight a desired channel and click the Rename button The Rename Channel window is opened 2 Enter the name you want in the Rename Channel text field and click the OK button The channel is renamed Nero Video regards TV channels with the sam
159. rt the marked item Button Displays the title menu Title Nero Video 116 Button Menu Button Button Button I Il Icon with slider a See also 7 2 Showing a Preview Preview Displays the last menu used Plays the current media title Stops playback Switches to the previous next chapter Customizes the sound level of the playback E Showing a Preview 117 The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Preview screen is displayed To display the preview for a project proceed as follows 1 Click the buttons for the desired actions on the virtual remote control If the menu contains animated items the Pre render button is displayed 2 Click the Pre render button The Menu Animation Preview window is opened While the menu animation is being calculated the current status appears in the progress bar 3 Click the Close button 4 If you are satisfied with the preview click the Next button The Burn Options screen is displayed You have displayed the preview and can now burn your project See also Preview Screen 116 Nero Video 117 Burn Options 8 Burn Options 8 1 Burn Options Screen In the Burn Options screen you can burn a project as a disc a disc image or write it to the hard disc drive or save it to memory stick or SD card as a folder Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the system a numbe
160. s Button Record Audio Button Button Duration Drop down menu Movie Detection Opens the Nero PiP Effects window in which you can choose be tween various Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates These templates allow you to create multitrack overlay projects in just a few steps The templates are sorted by the number of elements i e placehold ers available per template Each template has a certain number of placeholders which you can replace with the desired video clips or pictures after inserting the template You can also change the duration and insert setting options in this window Opens the Themes window in which you can choose files and set up basic editing options for your movie You will find templates for vari ous themes such as birthday or wedding Each template amends your project by a theme based intro and outro video and automatically inserts various suitable text effects transmissions as well as background music into the content area Opens the Audio Recording Settings window in which you can record a narration a spoken comment for single clips in the content area By default the narration is recorded to the Narration track at the position of the timeline slider but it can be moved to any free audio track position Opens the Movie Options window in which you can define all set tings for the content area Opens the Duration window in which you can choose between three Insert mode options
161. s next to the time code display A start and end marking is shown on the picture list of the preview area for each found music clip Furthermore the following buttons are available gt Starts playback lI Pauses playback E Stops playback Shortens the music clip between the start and position markings or the position and the end markings The music clip can also be cus c tomized by moving the start and end markings on the scroll bar This item is only displayed if the position marking is placed on the picture scroll bar Otherwise a gray button is shown Additionally the following buttons are available in the window Start Starts the search in the selected video clip Cuts out found sequences from the whole movie and inserts the desired music clips into the project nero Nero Video 63 Add to project Editing Videos Saves desired music clips as pure audio files Save to file s In the saving Nero Video supports WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg for mats Cancel Cancels the procedure and closes the window See also Searching for Music Clips 72 4 1 16 Preview and Trim Window Double clicking any item in the media area or in the content area opens the Preview or Trim window Two tabs are available in both windows You can use the setting options in these windows to pre trim or trim audio and video clips as well as pictures in your timeline On the Metadata tab information like file name file size or the storage pa
162. s the most compatible book type for this Automatic disc DVD ROM Sets the book type to DVD ROM Leaves the book type unchanged as specified on the DVD Physical disc type disc Current recorder setting Applies the book type setting from the disc burner See also Burning a Disc 120 ll Burning an Image File 122 Writing to Hard Drive Folders 123 mh mp M 8 2 Burning a Disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To burn a project to a disc proceed as follows 1 Insert a writable disc in the desired burner nero Nero Video 120 Burn Options 2 Select the Burn To entry and the desired burner The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner 3 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 4 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores 5 Select the Recording Settings option gt The Settings for recording dialog area appears 6 In the Speed drop down menu select the speed that the burner should use to write to the disc 7 If you want to perform a speed test select the Determine maximum speed check box Before burning the program verifies whether the burner is capable of burning the ses sion with the selected writing speed In addition it also verifies if all files selected for burning are actually
163. sc Shows the status of the video mode With help of the video mode the color transmission system is specifically defined This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices The setting is always selected according to the current setting of the video format in the Recording Format Options window General tab You cannot change it here Selects the resolution from a list of possible resolutions and defines the resolution of the resulting video Chooses which audio format is used The Stereo 2 Channel option button is selected by default Nero Video 60 Editing Videos Clicking the Advanced Settings button in the lower left of the screen opens the Advanced Settings window You should only change the expert settings if you are sufficiently familiar with this area of video encoding The Advanced Settings button is only available for chang es it is not available for the initial content area set up 4 1 14 Ad Spotter Window In the Ad Spotter window all settings can be defined for Nero Video to be able to search for commercials in your captured files and to remove them directly from the project Carry out the desired settings in the left top Settings area The Sensitivity slider defines the sensitivity of the auto recognition A higher sensitivity has the result that small indications to advertising sequences in the video are also recognized as hits and are then shown in the results The found video and comm
164. splaying Disc Info 134 my my my CD my M Finalizing a Disc 135 2 2 2 Creating Covers and Labels With Nero you can create covers and a label for your disc project E Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 11 and is automatically installed 9 during the main installation procedure Nero CoverDesigner is used to create and print labels and booklets for burned CDs DVDs and Blu ray Discs Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels To start Nero CoverDesigner via Nero Video proceed as follows 1 Click the More button The extended area is displayed 2 Click the Make covers and labels button Nero CoverDesigner is opened 2 3 Content Screen In the Content screen you can create a project according to your requirements and arrange titles of a compilation E A project refers to the process that begins when the video is first opened and d ends when the movie is finished or exported A project can be saved in a project file that will include all the performed changes It can be reopened at a later time The project file has the extension nvc Nero Video Compilation nero Nero Video 13 Project Creation and Management You can play back every title in the preview area in the upper left The added titles are listed in the content area right next to the preview area Each video title is shown with a thumbnail and informat
165. t fields The Fit to screen template is selected by default it will change to Custom if you enter any percentage into the input fields The Scale and Fit and Origi nal Size templates are also available Scale The lock is closed by default horizontal and vertical scale can only be adapted proportionally Click the icon to unlock and enter different values You can also scale a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen Available for video clips and pictures only Editing Videos Selects the level of rotation by the number entered in the Rotation input field positive for clockwise and negative for counter clockwise You can also rotate a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen Click the lower left corner of the preview frame and keep the mouse key pressed while you drag the clip to the desired level Rotation Available for video clips and pictures only Adapts the transparency either of the whole clip or with the help of key Opacity frames of defined positions Available for video clips and pictures only Additionally you can easily drag and drop more or optional effects from the Effect Palette to a clip All additional effects are listed below the basic effects in the lower area of the Proper ties palette If multiple clips are selected in the content area of your project the same effect is assigned to each of the selected clips and listed in each clip s respective l
166. t of the screen Opens the Select a location for the project window Write to Memory Stick Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower right of the screen Opens the Select a location for the project window Write to SD Card Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower right of the screen Volume Name Displays a dialog box You can specify a name for the disc nero Nero Video 119 Burn Options Displays a dialog box You can change the desired Settings for Recording Settings recording here The following setting options are available in the dialog box of the Recording Settings Drop down menu Allows you to choose the burning speed Speed Only available when burning to a disc burner Check box Before burning the program verifies whether the disc burner is Determine Maximum capable of burning the session with the selected write speed speed If this check box is selected Nero Video carries out burning imme Check box diately after a speed test Write When writing to an image file this check box is automatically ena bled Defines the book type The Automatic option is selected by de Drop down menu fault Book Type setting The drop down menu is only displayed for supported disc burners The following entries are available in the Book Type setting drop down menu Automatically define
167. t the full version of Nero Video with all features In the Themes window you can choose files and set up basic editing options for your movie You will find templates for various themes such as birthday or wedding Each template amends your project with a theme based intro and outro video and automatically inserts various suitable text effects transitions and background music into the content area The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You have inserted at least one video clip into the content area To use a theme based template proceed as follows 1 Click the Themes button The Themes window is opened A list of categories and respective templates is availa ble on the left The category palettes can be expanded to display the templates in a thumbnail view 2 Select the desired theme on the left 3 Add your desired intro title in the Opening title input field on the left Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the template has been inserted in the timeline 4 Add your desired outro title in the Closing title input field on the left In case the selected template does not contain an intro or outro section the input fields are grayed out 5 If you want to add theme music that is defined in the template to the content area select the Apply theme music check box in the Music area 6 Move the Balance slider to
168. t the respective clip in the content area 2 Click the Movie Detection gt Ad Spotter button The Ad Spotter window is opened 3 If you wish to increase the sensitivity of the auto recognition High or reduce it Low customize the slider 4 Click the Start button The video clip is searched for commercial sequences The number of found commercial sequences is shown above the film strip The individu al video and commercial sequences are highlighted on the film strip The commercial sequences have a red border On the scroll bar in the preview area the individual sequence start and end markings are also shown Here detailed corrections can be carried out if necessary 5 Click the Generate button The video clip is inserted without the commercial sequences at the previous position in the project You have removed the Web sequences from your movie See also Making Movie 67 Ad Spotter Window 61 D My Editing Videos 4 2 5 Searching for Music Clips In Nero Video you can search for music sequences in a video clip Recognized music se quences can be added to your project as music clips similar to a music video or saved separately from the video clip as a pure audio file In the saving Nero Video supports the WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg formats The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video clip is displayed in the Video Editing screen To search for music sequences in a video
169. ter Detection window is opened 3 If you want to look for chapter marks with high sensitivity move the Sensitivity slider to the right Move the Sensitivity slider to the left if you want to use less sensitivity when looking for chapter marks 4 If you want to reduce or increase the minimum length of a chapter move the Minimum chapter length slider accordingly 5 If you want to keep existing chapters select the Keep previous chapter marks check box 6 Click the Start button Automatic chapter recognition is performed This may take some time The window shows how many chapters were detected using these settings 7 Click the Apply button nero Nero Video 20 Project Creation and Management The chapters are created chapter marks are set on the scroll bar in the preview area and the chapters are added to the chapter list In addition all existing chapters can be displayed v or rendered invisible with the aid of the buttons You have created chapters automatically See also E Creating and Editing a Disc Project 17 2 4 3 Editing Chapters You can edit and rename chapters reposition or remove individual chapter markings as well as delete all existing chapter marks You can move the position of the individual chapter marks within the start and end positions of the video title up to the next chapter mark The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To edit a cha
170. th is displayed Depending on the media file type you selected the setting options on the second tab are adapted accordingly A preview or waveform view is available on all three item tabs Click the OK button in the lower right to save the changes and close the window Trim Butterfly wmv e Video Metadata Markin 00 00 0000 Length 100 00 10 05 Mark Out 00 00 10 05 Preview Trim window nero Nero Video 64 Editing Videos On the Video and Audio tab you can shift the current position by dragging the timeline slid er on the time scale Clicking the buttons in the left most and right most position of the time scale moves the scale You can set desired Mark In and Mark Out points by moving the respective buttons directly on the time scale or with help of the input fields below Keep the g p button pressed and move the currently chosen length on the time scale to find the best cut from the full video or audio clip The following setting options are available on the Video and Audio tab Slider Zoom Button IK Pl Button lt l i gt Button Jog wheel I TRE IE Input field Mark In Mark Out Input field Length Button Make Subclips Zooms into the time scale view or zooms out to give an overview Jumps to the Mark In Mark Out position on the time scale Jumps to the next or previous frame Begins the playback of the video or audio clip Navigates through the preview on a frame by f
171. th the target format is still re encoded nero Nero Video 127 Configuration And Recording Formats Determines automatically whether video and audio material is re encoded Nero Video checks among other things how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are re encoded This entry is selected by default Automatic Activates SmartEncoding Video and audio material which is compat Standard ible with the target format is not re encoded This saves a lot of time for large scale projects so that you achieve your goal much faster With this option even video and audio material which is not 10096 compatible with the target format will mostly not be re encoded This option saves time but the resulting disc or output file might not be playable on every player Flexible See also Recording Format Options Window 127 9 2 1 1 Nero SmartEncoding Nero SmartEncoding is a feature in Nero Video which can effectively shorten the time re quired for transcoding converting your video projects Video files can be created using different codecs Each codec involves a certain file format Depending on the target format you choose for your project in Nero Video the video files you have used in your project might not be compliant to the target format Therefore these video files will have to be transcoded converted into the target format This can be a very time consuming process The Ne
172. the time code display 00 00 00 00 Select Start Position window Additionally the following setting options are available Button Plays the video back in the preview area of the window nero Nero Video 110 Menu Stops the preview Ei p p Button Fades the audio in or out during playback in the menu each one E odi second Button with slider Customizes the sound level of the playback Click the button to mute a the sound See also amp Customize Tab 598 6 2 2 9 Edit Background Audio Window In the Edit Background Audio window you can define which section of the selected audio file is played as the menu s background music For this purpose the file is depicted in the top area of the window in wave form The controller on the navigation strip shows the start position in the audio file The duration of the background music is automatically customized to the duration of the menu You can define the desired start position by moving the controller on the navigation strip Alternative ly the start position can be defined by entering the exact starting time in the input field be low You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display Ex gt og ll di 4 8 00 00 13 21 Edit Background Audio window The following setting options are available Button gt Plays the audio file nero Nero Video 111 Menu Button Stops playback Ei ps
173. to the left or right of the touch point of two adjacent clips to select both clips and change into the roll mode By scrubbing the mouse the edit point is rolled Of course an edit point cannot be rolled outside the total duration of a respective clip The roll tool might be useful if you want to fit two clips into a shorter timeline gap and still need to find the perfect cut out combination to use Keep the button pressed to display the Slip Tool and Cutter entries Available for video clips only Nero Video 46 Editing Videos Changes the in and out point of a cut clip on the timeline When scrubbing the clip the total duration of the file is shown Surrounding clips are not affected Adjusting the visible segment of a clip by scrubbing to the left and right does not change its position or duration on the timeline Instead scrubbing changes what cutout appears in the timeline Slip Tool Of course if the total duration of the file is the same as the duration of the clip in the timeline slipping will not have an effect The slip tool might be useful if you want to fit a clip into a timeline gap and still need to decide which outcut of the source file is the best to fill the space Keep the button pressed to display the Cutter and Roll Tool entries Available for video clips only Aligns a dragged clip to another in the timeline if its border hovers an area within 10 dots left or right to the border of the other clip You ca
174. to the selected file is then displayed in the selection area The number of drop down menus that are displayed for detailed settings depends on the selected option nero Nero Video 101 Menu Moves the selected picture or video to the correct position De tailed settings e g aligning the position of the same picture in the intro video and on the menu pages can be performed easily with SIGH InpULIIer the aid of the input field Position Background pictures are placed on the screen without black bor ders Only available for background pictures and videos Defines the detail settings of the background video The Select punon Start Position window opens Options l Only available for background videos Drop down menu Defines the desired color as the background color Color Only available for background color The following setting options are available in the Background Audio area Defines an audio file as background music or disables the back ground music If you select the Custom option a path appears for selecting a desired file The Predefined Audio option which is stored for each Animated 2D and Smart3D template with the appropriate scoring is selected in the default settings Drop down menu Audio Defines the detail settings of the background music The Back Button ground Audio window is opened Options Only available if you selected the Custom option in the Audio drop down menu The following settin
175. ttings If media files are already available they are displayed on the My Media palette in the media area at the top right nero Nero Video 67 Editing Videos 4 If you want to add media files that are on your computer click the Import gt Import File entry in the upper right of the My Media palette A window is opened 5 Select the desired media files and click the Open button The files are added to the media area For a better overview different media types are automatically arranged in single tabs 6 Select video clips that you want to add to your movie and drag them from the Videos tab to desired positions on a track 7 Select pictures that you want to add to your movie or slide show and drag them from the Pictures tab to the desired positions on a track Video clips and pictures are added to the content area 8 If you want to add background music to your movie or slide show drag audio clips from the Audio tab on the My Media palette to the desired position on a track E With two pure sound tracks you can also place several audio clips on top of one another in Nero Video For example a narration a spoken comment can be pro vided on the Narration track while music plays simultaneously on the Music track f If you want to add transitions between individual media items or add narrations effects or text effects to your project follow the detailed descriptions in the re spective subchapters 9 If yo
176. ttons Text only but tons and Navigation buttons The sets of Navigation buttons always consist of three buttons one each for Back Next and Back to Main Menu Available on the Objects and Clip Art palette are the Standard objects My objects Bub bles Fields Frames and Lines entries The default objects include drawing items such as circles rectangles and lines as well as clip arts The My objects folder contains all pictures that have been imported into Nero Video c You can select and combine individual buttons in Advanced Editing only You L4 can also customize existing template buttons and add new ones Links must be manually assigned to buttons that you add See also amp Customize Tab 598 6 2 2 7 Disc Project Palette The Disc Project palette is divided into the Disc Settings Project Settings and Button Numbering areas The following pop up menus are available in the Disc Settings area Defines the title that is played first after inserting the disc into a Drop down menu player First play item Only available in Advanced Editing In normal editing mode the intro video is automatically played or the title menu is displayed nero Nero Video 108 Menu Defines the menu that is displayed when the Title button is Drop down menu pressed on the remote control Title Menu Only available in Advanced Editing In normal editing mode the title menu is automatically displayed Defines whether the menu is displayed aga
177. u are satisfied with the movie or slide show click the Next button in the lower right corner of the main window You can examine the status of your composition in the preview area at any time The Content screen is displayed You have made a movie or slide show and can now add additional titles to your pro ject or create a menu See also Detecting Commercials 71 Searching for Music Clips 72 Detecting Video Scenes 70 Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing 73 Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing 74 Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing 75 Choosing a Movie Template 69 im I qp m e QUU O ND Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing 77 Editing Transitions Advanced Editing 77 Adding an Effect Advanced Editing 78 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 79 my MY iy nero Nero Video 68 Editing Videos Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing 80 Recording a Narration File 70 mY my m Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing 81 4 2 1 Choosing a Movie Template Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to ge
178. um Options Set Pe pemen i bonn Fasc memey Set the parameters for buming Grent video optione Vides mose FAL Pant R Aspect nto A donat Quality Autormenc t to deci gt Wine to stars Disk Foia Your project cont arm tithes k Vokrre Nene ld Detada u m 5 Pecor ng Senngs Audo foma Agoratc Sample tomat Atomanc Encoding mode Fast Encoding 1 Pass SrattEncoding Acdoreate hiumber of tities 2 1 Mowe Mowe Oh 00n 47s 2 chapters Aude Seat Encoding rte 003 Vides SemartEncoding rates 003 2 Widite wrev deo Uh 0m 30s Aube SranEcodng rate 00 Vides SerartEncodng mio 00 Video disc menu Advanced Ourert destination fum to device Total space used 0 63 out of 22 06 GB Quality Excellent Ves eg Mere gt bie a m an B Burn Options screen Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the sys tem the following options are available in the Set the parameters for burning selection list Defines the desired disc burner All disc burners available in the system are displayed Burn To If you want to burn the project as a disc image select the Image Recorder option The current destination is shown in the display in the lower right of the screen Opens the Select a location for the project window Write to Hard Disk i proj Folder Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower righ
179. vailable in the Directories area of the Folders tab Defines the folder in which temporary files are stored The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of free drive space The temp folder of the user who is logged on is used by default Temporary files nero Nero Video 125 Configuration And Recording Formats Defines the folder in which imported picture files and video snap shots are stored The My Pictures folder of the user who is logged on is used by default Saved picture files Defines the folder in which imported video files are stored Imported video files The NeroVideo subfolder of My Documents of the user who is logged on is used by default The button opens a window in which the folder can be selected for the respective files See also amp Application Settings Window 125 9 1 3 Editing Tab The Editing tab is divided into the Default Durations area and the Nero Background Ren dering area In the Default Durations area the default duration for still pictures effects and transitions is listed For all controls a minimum and maximum value is defined If you choose a value out of range the application automatically replaces your input by the next allowed value The following input fields are available Sets the default duration of still pictures when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the Video Editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se co
180. ve a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features When editing a project in the Video Editing screen switching between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes is generally possible When you start in the Express Editing mode but find that you need more tracks or features to edit your project you can switch to the Advanced Editing mode and continue editing your project However as soon as you start editing in the Advanced Editing mode you can only go back to the Express Editing mode without transferring the changes you made in the Advanced Editing mode nero Nero Video 66 Editing Videos Generally the following rules apply when switching between the two modes m f your project is empty you can switch between the two modes without any conse quences f you start in the Express Editing mode edit your project then switch to the Advanced Editing mode you can save your Express Editing project status in an nvc project file You can then always go back to that status even after editing your project in the Ad vanced Editing mode f you edit a project in the Advanced Editing mode which you initially started in the Ex press Editing mode and want to switch back to the Express Editing mode your changes to the project will not be transferred to the Express Editing mode However you can save y
181. vie Options Window Ad Spotter Window Music Grabber Window Preview and Trim Window Handling of Windows Live Movie Maker Projects Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes Making Movie Choosing a Movie Template Recording a Narration File Detecting Video Scenes Detecting Commercials Searching for Music Clips Movie Editing in Advanced Editing Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing Editing Transitions Advanced Editing Adding an Effect Advanced Editing Editing Effects Advanced Editing Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing Movie Editing in Express Editing Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Express Editing Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing Inserting Transitions Express Editing Adding an Effect Express Editing Adding a Text Effect Express Editing Exporting Videos Export Video Screen Exporting Video to File Exporting Audio to File Exporting Video to Camera Exporting Video to Web Exporting Video to Send it as E Mail Menu Levels Edit Menu Screen Templates Tab Customize Tab Save as Template Window Creating Me
182. w nero com Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Table of contents 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 2 6 2 7 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 5 1 3 6 3 7 Start Successfully About the Manual About Nero Video Versions of Nero Video Starting the Program Project Creation and Management Working with Nero Video Extended Area Buttons Creating Covers and Labels Content Screen Creating and Editing a Disc Project Creating Chapters Manually Creating Chapters Automatically Editing Chapters Saving a Project Opening a Project Opening a Disc Image Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Capturing DV HDV Cameras Digital and Analog Videos Capture Video Screen Preview Scan Window Video Device Properties Window Audio Device Properties Window Setting a TV Card Capturing Video to Hard Drive Pre Scanning Video Captures Capturing to Disc On the Fly Importing From The Internet Editing Videos Video Editing Preview Area Media Area Effect Palette Properties Palette General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode General Handling in Express Editing Arranging Screen Nero Video 24 24 24 25 27 28 28 28 31 33 34 35 6 2 3 Toolbar Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects Movie Wizard Mo
183. window In addi tion you can adjust the display time of the pictures already added to the content area to this new default value The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To adjust the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project proceed as follows 1 If you want to adjust the display duration of a single picture select the respective item in the timeline 2 If you want to adjust the display duration of selected pictures keep pressing the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select all respective items in the timeline 3 Click the Duration 2 button The Duration window is opened 4 Enter the desired display duration in the Duration input field 5 Click the OK button The display duration is adapted in the timeline You have adjusted the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project nero Nero Video 83 Editing Videos 4 4 3 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing With the Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature you can insert Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates into the timeline The following requirements must be fulfilled A The Video Editing screen is displayed A You are in the Express Editing mode To insert a Nero Picture in Picture Effect template into the timeline proceed as follows 1 Click the Nero PiP button The Nero PiP Effects w
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185. xtended K lge ts APEE 12 13 Menu compilation area 104 Menu preview area 95 My Media area seenen 39 Preview area 13 38 Safe area sssssssssssssseeeeeenee 38 Audio Audio inpulsu 28 Audio level Audio source Cut audio clip VOUM e Burn BOOK diio P M 120 Burn to hard drive folder 123 Burn to memory stick sssss 123 Burn to SD card Burning speed DTE e fL ME Disc image nuin aite Buttons Menu button properties 104 Menu buttons eesseeeeeeenee 100 108 Camera AVCHD camera ccccccccesssssceeeeeeessssseeees 24 Capture from camera or TV ssss 24 DV camera 24 27 HDV camer a uiae eae 24 27 Nero Video Index Capturing sssseeeeeee Analog video ics Camera mode Capture device 24 25 28 31 33 35 Capture from camera or TV sss 24 Capture to disc on the fly 34 Capturing templates sssusssss 25 Digital video Native capture Pre scan capture Supported capture devices 27 31 32 27 32 33 Chapters Add chapters risiini eee Auto detect chapters Chapter ma
186. y Extended Play Super Long Play Sets the respective preset quality profile with defined bit rate and resolution Custom Enables user defined settings Manual setting of the bit rate and resolution is available only for this entry Nero Video 129 Slider Bit rate Drop down menu Resolution Check box Super resolution Slider Input field Encoding quality fine tuning Drop down menu Encoding mode Drop down menu Audio formats See also Configuration And Recording Formats Determines the bit rate of the resulting video The bit rate af fects the quality of the video The bit rate can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value of the input field Selects the resolution from a list of resolutions possible for the disc type and defines the resolution of the resulting videos The drop down menu is only activated if the Custom entry has been selected from the Quality setting drop down menu The Automatic entry is selected in the default settings If the check box is selected then the Super resolution proce dure is used in order to improve the videos and slide shows This check box is cleared by default Determines the quality level of the encoder to be used The encoding quality can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value in the input field Fast encoding 1 pass Encodes the video in a single pass Encoding is faster but the quality is inferior High Qu
187. y on your keyboard to select multiple clips Selected clips are highlighted Associated clips are selected and highlighted automatically Selects multiple clips by dragging the mouse on the timeline This has the same effect as clicking single clips while pressing the Shift key on your keyboard Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Select track backward tool and Select track forward tool entries The appearance of the cursor is changing according to the selected tool Selects all clips to the right of the point you click in a track Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Select track backward tool and Rectangular Marquee entries Selects all clips to the left of the point you click in a track Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Rectangu lar Marquee and Select track forward tool entries Selects all clips in the track you click Keep the button pressed to display the Rectangular Marquee Se lect track backward tool and Select track forward tool entries Cuts a clip in two parts If a video contains an associated audio clip the audio clip is also cut Keep the button pressed to display the Roll Tool and Slip Tool en tries Adjusts the out point and the in point of two adjacent clips simultane ously Only the touch or edit point between the two clips moves while the total display duration of both clips on the timeline is retained Click in an area of 10 dots
188. you can adjust the display time of the pictures already added to the content area to this new default value The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the Video Editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To adjust the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project proceed as follows 1 If you want to adjust the display duration of a single picture select the respective item in the timeline 2 If you want to adjust the display duration of selected pictures keep pressing the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select all respective items in the timeline 3 If you want to adjust the display duration of your slide show project in a timeline track 1 Click the Select track tool in the right border area of the content area All items in the track are selected 4 Click the Duration button The Duration window is opened st Additionally to the duration itself you can choose between three insert settings 9 options The Shift entry is selected by default All items to the right of your select ed picture are shifted to the right The Overwrite entry adapts the display duration without moving the following items in the timeline If no items are available to the right the entry remains gray The Use Gap entry adapts the duration by filling the gap between the selected and the following item in the timeline As long as no gap is left the entry remains gray 5 Enter the d

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