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1. gt The chapter is deleted If you want to delete all chapters 1 Click on the button gt A dialog box will open 2 Click on the OK button gt Allchapter marks are deleted 6 Click on the Next button nero COVISION4 gt The Contents screen is displayed gt You have edited the chapters Page 44 Video editing 7 4 Exporting the movie When the movie has been created it can be exported as well as burnt to disc To export a movie proceed as follows Click on the Export button in the screen or click on the Export Movie option in the menu What would you like to do next gt The Export Video screen is displayed t Untitled Project Movie NeroVision Export Video Export your movie to file Select an export template Details Use this template to export pour video in DYD ideo compatible format Y ou can change the video options of the resulting video file by clicking the Nero Configure button Output file type MPEG 2 Video mode PAL 25 00 fps Aspect ratio 4 3 Frame size 720 x 576 pixels Quality Standard play 5073 kbps Output file erovisionE xportedVideo NVEE xport mpq Fig 24 Export Video screen Select the required export template in the Export Template drop down list gt The selection menus for output formats and profiles will be displayed The template selected will primarily determine the type of output and the quality of
2. Nero Vision on the Web opens the Nero Vision Web page Tips opens the Tips window You can configure Nero Vision in such a way that useful tips are displayed when you open each screen Key Definitions displays assigned key combinations and their functions The Key Definitions window is opened Info displays the version and registration data The About Nero Vision window is opened Displays the extended dialog box Exports the movie to a file The Export Movie screen is displayed In this screen you can specify the export settings and then export the project see Exporting the movie The button is only available if you have inserted at least one video in a project Export process Saves the project with all changes made The Save As pop up window will open The project is saved to an administration file with the extension nvc NeroVision Compilation This function is useful for times when you are not able to finish your project and would like to continue at a later time see Saving a project This undoes the last action With Nero Vision you can undo many actions so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes Restores the last action that you have undone With Nero Vision you can restore many actions that have been undone so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes Returns to the previous screen Go Back If
3. The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Start screen is displayed Page 68 nero COVISION4 Project management To open a disc image proceed as follows Inthe Start screen select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option gt The Open pop up window will open Inthe File Type selection menu select the Nero Image Files nrg option Highlight the disc image and click on the Open button gt The Burn Options screen is displayed see Burning a disc gt You have opened a disc image and can now burn it Page 69 Editable DVDs 13 Editable DVDs 13 1 DVD VR DVD VFR video mode VR V Nero Vision Essentials SE does not support the editable disc formats DVD VR DVD VFR e video mode VR If you have installed a DVD RW RW recorder and have inserted a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can use Nero Vision to create editable DVD disc formats DVD VR DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR In comparison to DVD Video the advantage of these disc formats is that the content can be changed later on This means that you can edit the films insert new passages delete scenes that you do not want to see or overwrite the disc The disc formats DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR are compatible with DVD Video after they have been finalized and can be played back on almost all commercially available DVD players Although the disc format DVD VR which is available for DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can only be
4. In the Create Chapter screen the slider bar below the preview dialog box shows the video title from the beginning to the end The thumb or slider button allows you to move to a certain position within the video title The video picture that exists at that position will be shown in the preview dialog box The individual chapters are separated from one another by chapter marks which define the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next The beginning of each chapter is indicated by the chapter mark H below the preview dialog box on the scrollbar an exception to this is the first chapter the beginning of which is the beginning of the video title If you have checked the Create chapters automatically box in the extended dialog box the chapters will be automatically generated during the burning process If you click on the More button you will be able to use this check box when you compile a disc Page 41 Video editing 7 3 1 Creating chapters manually The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Contents screen is displayed To create a chapter manually proceed as follows l Click on the Create Chapters option in the Contents screen gt The Create Chapters screen is displayed t Untitled Project DYD Video NeroVision Create Chapters Add modify or auto detect chapters for the title 5 mm nm m Z P UO DT 00 00 Fig 22 Create Chapters screen The following buttons are avai
5. Nero Vision Manual Nero AG nero COVISION4 nero AVISION 4 Copyright and Trademark Information The Nero Vision Manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG All rights reserved This manual contains materials which are protected by internationally recognized copyright laws This manual may not in whole or in part be copied transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Nero AG Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights Nero AG does not accept any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero Vision manual The contents of the supplied software as well as of the Nero Vision manual may be changed without prior notice All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only Copyright O 2007 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved REV 7 0 4 9 0 18 Contents Contents 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 3 2 3 8 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 5 1 5 2 nero AVISION 4 General information About the manual About Nero Vision Versions of Nero Vision Technical information System requirements Terminology Video chapter movie project Disc disc format Encoding transcoding recoding decoding DVD
6. OK Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface of Nero Vision They are shown in bold face Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands Chapter 1 2 About Nero Vision Nero Vision software has an extremely user friendly interface and allows you to record edit and burn movies and slide shows You can use Nero Vision to play back your videos on your PC from DV video cameras or other external video devices and to burn them as DVD Video DVD VR VFR video mode VR Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD BD AV editable Blu ray disc AVCHD or HD BURN or save them in a folder on the hard drive With the many features offered in this powerful multimedia software you will have numerous options for creating and collecting your memories Even users who are new to the world of videos will find it easy to use Nero Vision With Nero Vision you can m shorten videos quickly and easily and add effects create chapters using automatic scene cut detection and set chapter marks manually m create your own menus from predefined menu templates with animated buttons m add your own background pictures and texts m use the preview screen with the handy virtual remote control to view your project and much more nero Page 6 UOVISION 4 General information Using your DV vi
7. Transition LVS CNUs EE EE Transitions MEN TVer TV cards Editing TV channels ssseseeeeennnerereereeee TV channel search TV Cards Manage TV oroupe Select source fvpe U User Interface nero COVISION4 ME o EE 7 Ve 9 PANN OO PE EE NE 21 DIN 21 Recording on hard drive rrrrnrnnnrvrnnrrrrnnnnnnnnrrrernennnnvrnnnnnn 25 Video Caoture 21 Video capture Card 21 Video Edtmg 30 33 34 Video effect POO EEE EE EE NE NE 37 Video Options KEE eee 20 77 Video recordmg n piana 25 Video title Adding text E 37 Adding a video effect AAA 37 Video Title EG gt EE RE cies 40 Video titles Inserting TS NS r 39 VE De 11 VIG SOK AMIE E 26 W WHQL certified driver rwvraruvrnrrernnrvvrnnvnrannnrnnrennnnenvnnen 8 Page 90 Contact Information 19 Contact Information Nero Vision is a product from Nero AG ET VISION 4 Nero AG Im St ckm dle 13 15 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web www nero com Help http support nero com E mail techsupport nero com Fax 49 7248 928 499 Copyright 2007 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved pe Page 91 VISION 4
8. Create Chapters swiciwreiusnsctonesmanetaneruinnsctenmnmsanendimcentoanecmmtasents 42 N Edit Mem 55 60 Nero CoverDesigner EE E 20 74 Export VIN 45 Nero Digital TM encoder eonfouraton 80 EUT CUO E 15 NOLO Seen op le E 34 Wera Vision ENE NE 63 AM 6 LG S TVEN 47 EE Ee 7 EE ENN ee 7 Slide show Launching Directh 14 ga EE etenesae anei ara 50 Launching via Nero StartSmart usnnnnmmmmmmmn 14 este 06101 p 0 go EE ENE 50 se EEE ees 7 ee ee Inserting a transition essanannernnnenvnnnrnennnnnnnnnnnrevennnnnennnnnne 50 O Original pictures 53 e Slide Show Overview of Compatibility rrrrrrrrrnnnnnrnrvnrnrnnnnnnnnre 13 CEG NING PE EE T 30 47 P Smart3D Menu o 111 go EE E 56 60 Preview EE 15 TON 60 62 63 Super Video CD 11 Program te RE Siehe Super Video CD ET go go EE EE 14 71 l VOID OS EEE ENE ENE 6 Pl 9 System requirements CG NIG EE EE NN 68 SN 18 68 SE e DE NN 8 Q 10101 g 0 62 1 0 EE 8 System Requirements rrrrnnrrrnnnnnrorvvnrrnnnnnnnrvnnnrnnnnnnnnee 8 MENS 76 l System requirementsn R Capture devices 21 Fe CONN EEE EE EE 9 T Requirements rrnrnnnrvnnnnnvvvnnnrvnrnnnrnvnnnnennnnnrennnnnrnnnnnnen 8 Tab table Di dd ee DeC ON Wie EEE O 78 ale EE 20 72 SE Fe 76 General ennaenenenennnnernonrrnrnrerrerronrrrerrerronrnnenrerrrrrrnen 75 78 nero Page 89 LVISION 4 Index Messages Rene een are eer eee ere e eee eer rere EE ere Timeline Termmmology Text effect
9. In the Color dialog box click in the color circle to define the color and color saturation for the text Move the slider to adjust the color intensity If you have assigned an audio file to the image click on the Comments tab If you have not assigned an audio file to the image skip sub steps 12 to 14 Enter the length of time for which the image is to be displayed before the audio file starts to play in the Commentary begins with delay input field Page 51 Slide show 13 If you have enabled the Fit display duration to commentary duration in the Image Properties dialog box enter the length of time for which the image is to be displayed after the audio file has been played in the Commentary ends with delay input field sy y The input field displays the time in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a 9 second Click on the group of digits that you would like to change and then click on the or kd button 14 Move the slider to adjust the volume If you would like to change the settings for several pictures at once click on the D icon Q The Properties window then remains open and displays the settings for a picture when that picture is highlighted gt The settings are applied 17 Click on the gt button 18 View the slide show in the preview dialog box Untitled Project DVD Video NeroVision g My Media Files a Oo be Nero I ve got the power RE 5 2 Di Total slide
10. context menu opens in which the following entries are Selection list available Continue continues with the action without prompting Prompt inquires as to whether or not the action should be performed No cancels the action without inquiring Disable Info Messages Sets all info messages to Continue Messages about button alternative options continue to be displayed Set default values Resets the settings for all messages to the default button values 15 3 Displaying video options To call up the video options proceed as follows 1 Click on the More button gt The extended dialog box will open 2 If the Start screen is displayed click on the Default Video Options button If a different screen is displayed click on the Video Options button gt The Default Video Options window is opened gt You have called the video options and can now make the required settings 15 4 Video options Once you have selected a disc format only the General tab and that of the disc format will be displayed You can adapt the video options to your requirements here ale Q If you have not yet selected a disc format the tabs for all supported formats will appear ale Se aT K The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window appears for Nero Digital format nero Page 77 UOVISION 4 Configuration 15 4 1 General tab Video mode dialog box Defines the video mode more precisely the color transmission system This guar
11. default Defines the bit rate The bit rate affects the quality of the video The input field is only activated if the Custom entry has been selected in the Quality settings selection menu Selects the resolution from a list of resolutions possible for the disc type The selection menu is only activated if the Custom entry has been selected from the Quality settings selection menu Fast encoding 1 pass encodes the video very quickly Encoding is faster but the quality is inferior High Quality 2 pass VBR encodes the video with variable data rate Encoding takes longer but the quality is better VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different suitable data rates scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement Page 79 Configuration Formats dialog box Video format display field Displays the video format used Defines the audio format The selection menu Is deactivated for the Super Video CD disc format Automatic automatically detects the best audio format Dolby Digital AC 3 5 1 encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format with 6 channel surround Audio format sound 5 1 means 5 channels with the full frequency selection menu 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
12. reproduction In addition the aspect ratio further quality settings and the encoding mode can be specified Depending on the export template chosen the following will change output format video mode PAL NTSC aspect ratio quality settings bit rate resolution encoding mode and or audio quality I NE Le 3 If you have selected DVD SVCD VCD or e mail as an export template and would like to make changes to the export settings 1 Click on the Configure button gt The Video Options pop up window will open see Video options 4 If you want to save the video to a different folder and under a different name to the one shown in the Output file display field 1 Click on the button gt A dialog box will open nero Page 45 COVISION4 nero COVISION4 Video editing 2 Select the desired folder in the Location selection menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button 5 Click on the Export button gt Export starts The export progress is displayed in the same window As soon as the export is complete a pop up window will open 6 Click on the OK button gt The screen with the menu What would you like to do next is displayed gt You have exported a movie Page 46 Slide show 8 Slide show 8 1 Creating a slide show m lt a Please note that when creating a slide show the picture files e g og bmp gif are 9 not saved
13. when you move the pointer over a control element this displays its function None does not show anything when the mouse pointer is moved over a control element Does not show any black thumbnails in the contents dialog box Instead the first non black thumbnail is found and displayed This function can slow down the application The box is checked by default Activates all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder Some disc formats require a specific recorder With this setting the Image Recorder enables the creation of all disc formats and not only those supported by the installed recorder This box is checked by default Defines the folder in which temporary files are stored The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of drive space The temp folder of the user who is logged on is used by default Defines the folder in which imported image files and video snapshots are stored The My Pictures folder of the user who is logged on is used by default Defines the folder in which imported video files are stored The NeroVision subfolder of My Documents of the user who is logged on is used by default Opens a dialog box in which the folder can be selected Button ae for the respective files nero COVISION4 Page 76 Configuration 15 2 3 Messages tab Defines whether a message should be displayed for the selected action When you right click on an entry in the selection list a
14. you have connected the appropriate recorder to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express nero Page 8 UOVISION 4 Technical information 2 2 Terminology 2 2 1 Video chapter movie project Video denotes a single video file that is stored on the hard drive such as your vacation video It makes no difference if you have created the video yourself or imported it As soon as you open a video file in Nero Vision and work on it it becomes a video title Editing includes the creation of transitions cutting or the generation of a sound track Chapter denotes a section of a video title the beginning of which is defined by a chapter mark The more marks the video title has the more chapters it contains The more marks the video title has the more chapters it contains Each video title consists of at least one chapter The advantage of chapters is that you can jump directly to specific chapters when playing the video without having to fast forward or rewind Movie refers to a complete compilation of one or more video titles which are mostly edited An example of a movie is an assortment of clips from videos of your last vacation Project refers to the process from when the videos are opened through to the finished exported movie A project can be saved with all changes to a project file and can be opened again at a later date the project file has the extension
15. Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices All available channels of the selected device are displayed You can select the required channel for your recording here Clicking on the Manage TV Channel Groups button Channels displays the last screen of the TV wizard again and you can edit add or remove groups and assigned channels The TV wizard screen displays the available channels and groups of all installed capture devices If you click on the Channel Setting button you can once again configure a TV card on a step by step basis using the TV wizard see Setting a TV card 7 If you want to select an external audio source for capture 1 Click on the GC button gt The Audio Device Properties window is opened ta Audio device properties Audio source Audio input 8 Fig 12 Audio Device Properties window 2 Select the audio device from the Audio Source selection menu 3 Click on the Ki icon and select the audio inputs required from the pop up context menu e g CD player line microphone 4 Click on the Ed button 8 Select the required capture template in the Capture Template pop down menu S When data is captured directly on disc the Capture Template selection menu is not displayed 9 If you would like to perform other detailed settings for the capture 1 Click on the Configure button gt The Video Options window is opened see Video options 2 Perform
16. a saved compilation is significantly smaller than a disc image A disc image image file is the precise image of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned As well as being burned on disc some projects can also be recorded in hard drive folders provided there is enough space You can open files in the hard drive folder using Nero ShowTime and play them back like a real disc To save a project proceed as follows Click on the Save button gt The Save As dialog box will open Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button gt You have saved the project and can open it again later to continue working on it or burn it 12 2 Opening a project The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Start screen is displayed To open a project proceed as follows Inthe Start screen select the Open Saved Project or Disc Image option gt The Open pop up window will open Inthe File Type selection menu select the Nero Vision Projects nvc option Highlight the project file of the required video project and click on the Open button gt The Contents screen is displayed see Creating a disc project gt You have opened an existing project and can now continue to edit it or burn it 12 3 Opening a disc image nero UOVISION 4
17. contains confidential data Cancel Fig 32 Erase Rewritable Disc pop up window 2 Inthe top selection menu select the recorder in which the disc has been inserted 3 If you would like to erase the disc quickly select the Erase Rewritable disc quickly from the bottom selection menu If you would like to physically erase all data from the disc select the Full erase rewritable disc from the bottom selection menu The fast erasing procedure does not physically remove the data from the disc it only makes it inaccessible Please note that the data can be restored Sometimes it can take quite a long time to erase a rewritable disc completely 4 Click on the Erase button gt You have erased a rewritable disc 14 2 Displaying disc info To display information about a disc that has been inserted proceed as follows l Select Disc Tools gt Disc Info in the Start screen gt The Disc Info pop up window will open nero Page 72 UTVISION 4 Advanced operations Disc Info Ge Blank Total capacity OME DVD R Available capacity 4 867 MB Sessions Tracks Track Start Length Mode Co The disc is empty Ch F DVD bw ID 1HA 1 v Fig 33 Disc Info pop up window 2 Select the recorder in which the disc has been inserted from the selection menu gt You have displayed information on the disc that is inserted 14 3 Finalizing a DVD To finalize a DVD VR VFR video mode VR R or D
18. creation of an HD BURN CD is only supported by specific recorders In principle an HD BURN CD is nothing other than a CD R or CD RW for which a special procedure is used to double the storage capacity of a CD and which has a DVD structure written on it in UDF format It offers the same technical options and qualities as a DVD Video i e the possibility to create chapters or menus and support for subtitles and multiple sound tracks including real digital multichannel sound 2 3 Editable Blu ray disc COVISION4 The creation of a Blu ray disc is only supported by specific recorders Blu ray discs are written with a blue laser The shorter wave length 405 nm of this laser makes it possible to adjust the laser beam with greater precision Data can be packed more tightly and takes up less space on the disc nero Page 11 Technical information An editable Blu ray disc BD AV is a special variant of the Blu ray disc that allows you to record videos that are encoded in DV or MPEG 2 format The data on the disc can be edited altered or expanded with additional video titles at a later point 2 3 8 AVCHD AVCHD Advanced Video Codec High Definition is a new format for HD recordings on DVD storage card or hard drive This high resolution format is used mainly by new camera models The video material is compressed with the MPEG 4 AVC H 264 codec Audio data is stored in Dolby Digital AC3 or in the case of NTSC and P
19. detailed settings for video mode transcoding quality etc nero Page 28 UOVISION 4 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 3 Click on the OK button 10 If you would like to save the video file to a folder other than My Documents NeroVision CapturedVideo 1 Click on the More button gt The extended dialog box will open 2 Enter the path and the file name in the Capture to File input field Capturing video requires a lot of drive space Please make sure that you have enough le drive space to capture all your video Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3 Mi 30 MB of hard drive space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video A DV capture via a FireWire card IEEE 1394 uses up to 3 6 MB of hard drive space per second RR 11 Click on the button gt Capturing starts and the picture currently captured in Nero Vision is displayed e TS 12 If you would like to exit capturing click on the H button gt The captured file appears in the Captured selection list which contains captured files that have not yet been assigned to a project 13 If you would like to view the captured video 1 Select the relevant video from the Captured selection list 2 Click on the button gt The captured video is displayed in the preview dialog box 14 If you would like to capture other videos from the same source repeat steps 11 and 12 15 Cli
20. disc 1 Insert the disc in a drive 2 Select the Import Disc option 3 If more than one drive has been installed select the drive in which the disc is inserted from the pop up menu gt The Import Title from Disc pop up window opens 4 Mark the required videos and click on the OK button gt The video files are added A small thumbnail of the relevant video title is displayed for each video Next to the thumbnail you will also see the length of the video and the number of chapters 5 If the disc you are using is not a DVD with 4 38 GB storage capacity but a DVD 1 or DVD 9 with 7 95 GB capacity select the disc type from the selection menu in the bottom right hand section of the screen If the disc you are using is a CD select from the menu whether the CD has a capacity of 74 or 80 minutes gt The capacity bar at the lower edge of the screen which displays the space available is automatically adjusted The total storage capacity available will be determined by the project that you are working on 6 If you want to move a media title 1 Highlight the media title 2 Click on the or Il button gt The media title is moved to the required position 7 If you want to rename a media title 1 Highlight the media title a 2 Click on the button 3 The Rename Title pop up window will open 4 Enter the new title in the input field and click on the OK button gt The media title is renamed 8 If you want
21. discs Disc formats supported DVD Video DVD VR VFR video mode VR Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD HD BURN Editable Blu ray disc AVCHD Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats Launching the program Launching Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart Launching Nero Vision directly User interface General information Main screen Buttons Extended dialog box Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Capturing DV HDV cameras digital and analog videos 6 6 6 7 oOo O CO Oo 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 17 18 19 21 21 21 Page 3 Contents 9 3 5 4 7 1 1 2 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 4 9 1 9 2 10 11 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 14 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 15 15 1 15 2 15 2 1 nero UOVISION 4 Setting a TV card Capturing video on the hard drive Creating a disc project Video editing Making a movie Cutting video titles Chapters Creating chapters manually Creating chapters automatically Editing chapters Exporting the movie Slide show Creating a slide show Menu Editing the menu Editing the Smart3D menu Showing a preview Burning a disc Project management Saving a project Opening a project Opening a disc image Editable DVDs DVD VR DVD VFR video mode VR
22. in the original format If you want to save the picture in the original picture format as well proceed as described at the end of this section The following requirements have to be fulfilled For slide shows on DVD Video Super Video CD miniDVD AVCHD and HD BURN the DVD Video plug in with which MPEG 2 is encoded The plug in is already available in the full version The Contents screen is displayed To create a slide show proceed as follows 1 Select the Make Slide Show option gt The Slide Show screen is displayed This screen consists of three dialog boxes Preview Media and Contents dialog boxes Untitled Project D D Video NeroVision DE Nero I ve got the power Er Ze ge Oo Di Total slide show duration Oh 00m 00s 0 pictures Fig 25 Slide Show screen gt If media files are already available they are displayed in the media dialog box 2 If you want to select a different group select from the media dialog box in the selection menu pe Page 47 VISION 4 Slide show ale XV The entry displayed in the default setting is My Media Files If you want to create a new group 1 Select the lt Create New Group gt entry from the media dialog box in the selection menu gt The Create Element Group dialog box will open 2 Enter the required name in the input field and click on the OK button ale iy NA nero UOVISION 4 gt The new group i
23. like to do Video Title Oh 0 Target video opti 0 x 576 CCIR 601 D1 4 3 PR Capture Video BL Add Video Files Se Make Movie E Make Slide Show Ce Import Disc EFP Edit Movie w Create Chapters CG Q Used space 0 31 out of 4 38 GB ees 1 0GB 2 0GB 3 0GB 40GB I Fig 3 Contents screen Some screens include a menu When the cursor is on an option an explanatory text will pop up underneath What would you like to do EI Capture Video Sg Add Video Files Se Make Movie Th Make Slide Shows ga Import Disc AP Edit Movie dei Create Chapters Add Yideo Files Here you can select one or more video files from pour hard drive or disc and add them to pour project Fig 4 Content screen What do you want to do menu The two buttons Cancel and e Refresh are available in screens where you can perform various actions These let you easily cancel out an action or restore the last actions undone This lets you try out a large number of Nero Vision features without having to discard the entire project if you are not satisfied Each screen contains tooltips detailed information and explanations for the various buttons icons and menus Hold your cursor for a few seconds over an item to learn more about it Page 16 User interface 3 Burning Burning marks the end of a project For this you should define the burning parameters and cl
24. menu This transition only appears if chapter marks have been defined for a video When jumping from a chapter menu to the title menu When jumping through the Plays an animation when jumping to a different page of pages of the menu the menu When jumping from the Plays an animation as a transition between a menu menu to a title and the start of the actual video When returning to the menu Plays an animation as a transition when the menu is after playback of a title re opened after a title has been played back 23 Click on the Next button Plays an animation when jumping from the chapter menu to the main menu gt The Preview screen is displayed see Showing a preview gt You have edited a Smart3D menu nero Page 62 COVISION4 Showing a preview 10 Showing a preview In the Preview screen you can play back 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 quite normally so that you can view your finished work t NVES nyc DYD Video NeroVision Preview Examine the results of your project before burning it Fig 30 Preview screen The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Preview screen is displayed To display the preview for a project proceed as follows 1 Click on the buttons for the desired actions in the virtual remote contro
25. necessary you will be prompted to save the project as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost Displays the next screen Starts the burn process The button is only displayed in the Burn screen nero Page 18 COVISION4 User interface 4 2 2 Extended dialog box W Only the buttons and controls that are required are displayed on the Nero Vision user interface depending on which screen you are in This makes the interface easy to use When you click on the More button an additional extended area is opened The extended dialog box is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen In so called sticky mode the extended dialog box will be displayed until it is closed once more by clicking on the More button again The icon in the extended dialog box displays its current mode Click on this icon to change the mode i The extended dialog box is in normal mode P The extended dialog box is in sticky mode 4 2 2 1 Check boxes Black thumbnails are not used in menus Instead the first non black thumbnail is found and displayed This function can slow down the application Never use black thumbnails Automatically creates a menu Create menu on disc The individual video titles can easily be selected using the menu Create chapters Creates chapters automatically that can be selected automatically individually later when playing the movie Connects the elements in the Timeline tab t
26. not available iy WW gt lf the capture device is in camera mode the current video signal is displayed in the preview dialog box 4 If you are using an analog capture device start playback on the capture device If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode control the tape using the buttons gt You will see the current scene in the preview dialog box 5 Check playback from the capture device in the preview dialog box 6 If you want to change the video settings 1 Click on the er button gt The Video Device Properties window is opened sf If a digital capture device was selected in the Capture Device selection list only the Channels tab is available in the Video Devices Properties window 2 Perform the required settings and click on the button video Device Properties Ji KT Format E General bai Input ER Channels SC E EC Me E 5000 5000 5000 5000 o Fig 11 Video Device Properties window The following tabs are available in the Video Devices Properties window Sets the frame rate color compression process and output format to correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc In the case of analog capture devices clicking on the Configure button starts the device test You can select the video source here video composite or S video Sets values such as brightness sharpness or contrast using the sliders Page 27 nero AVISION 4
27. occur when editing Smart3D menus make sure that you have installed the most recent version of the graphics card driver Repeat steps 1 to 6 under Editing the menu select a Smart3D menu as menu template gt The Edit Menu screen is displayed Select the Background option gt The Background Properties group box is displayed In the default setting each Smart3D menu has an audio file specially composed for this template The No Audio entry appears in the Audio File selection list If you want to replace the predefined audio file played in the background of the template with another audio file select the required file in the Audio File selection list Page 60 Menu 10 11 LA iea 14 15 16 Lj 18 19 20 21 P nero UOVISION 4 If the pop down list does not contain the required audio file click on the button to open the Open dialog window Mark the required file and click on the Open button The audio playback takes 20 seconds If the audio is longer than that it will be interrupted after 20 seconds and replayed in a loop from the start Silence is added to shorter audio files Select the Buttons option gt The Button Settings group box is displayed If you would like to use an animated thumbnail as a button check the Animate Buttons box In the Text and numbering dialog box in the selection menu select whether the button text should also be numbered If the button text co
28. to add individual images to the slide show audio files audio commentary 1 Use Drag amp Drop to move the required audio file from the media area to the required image in the content area gt Inthe content area the image underlaid with the audio file is identified by an additional icon L and the title of the audio file is displayed 10 If you would like to insert smooth transitions between pictures 1 Click on the d tab 2 If you want to assign the same transition to all pictures click on the film strip until it is highlighted in blue If you would like to insert different transitions in the pictures highlight the picture to which you would like to assign the transition effect 3 Click on the __ tab in the media dialog box Select your desired transition group in the selection menu 5 Highlight the desired transition 6 Click on the button 11 Click on the button Ja nero Page 50 UOVISION 4 Slide show L2 gt The Default Duration Values pop up window will open Enter the desired time in seconds for which a picture should be displayed in the Picture visibility time input field 13 Check the Apply to existing picture box 14 If you have inserted transitions 1 2 15 Enter the desired time for a transition in the Duration of transitions input field Check the Apply to existing transitions box Click on the OK button 16 If you want to change the settings for an i
29. to the next session is stored here MiniDV This is a type of cassette that a DV video camera uses It is known to have finer quality MPEG Acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group that approves industry standards for audio and video codecs MPEG 1 This format is part of the MPEG compression family MPEG 2 There is very little difference between MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 with the exception that MPEG 2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast standard MPEG 2 is used as a video format on DVDs Page 85 Glossary nero UOVISION 4 MPEG 4 MPEG 4 is the most recent MPEG standard for video and audio which was adopted in 1999 MPEG 4 combines many functions from MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and other standards Nero Digital video and Nero Digital audio are based on this industry standard Nero Digital Nero Digital M is a suite of MPEG 4 compatible video and audio codecs The codecs are fully compatible with the MPEG 4 standard and have been further developed by Nero to achieve a considerably higher quality and to make available additional functions such as subtitles NTSC An acronym for National Television System Committee and the standard for video and television in extensive parts of America and in some East Asian countries Other parts of the world use different standards NTSC has more frames per second than PAL but fewer horizontal lines PAL PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line and is the v
30. 4 Launching the program 3 Launching the program 3 1 Launching Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart To launch Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart proceed as follows 1 Click on the Nero StartSmart icon gt The Nero StartSmart window is opened 2 Click on the arrow button in the left margin of the window gt The extended dialog box will open Applications z i Nero Home ge Nero Burning ROM ge Nero Express ge Welcome to Nero 4 Nero BackItUp E Mero CoverDesigner Nero WaveEditor i ester First choose your category hero ShowTime Nero MediaHome sn A od Las See Then pick a task Gad Nero PhotoSnap SN And click to get started Met 0 WWI Nero COM 3 Fig 1 Nero StartSmart 3 Select the Nero Vision entry from the Applications selection list gt The Nero Vision window opens gt You have launched Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart 3 2 Launching Nero Vision directly To launch Nero Vision directly proceed as follows l If you are using the Windows XP Start menu click Start gt Programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Photo and Video gt Nero Vision If you are using the classic Start menu click Start gt Programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Photo and Video gt Nero Vision gt The Nero Vision window opens gt You have launched Nero Vision nero Page 14 COVISION4 User interface 4 User interface 4 1 General information Basically the user interface cons
31. 4 0GB WI Fig 27 Select Menu screen To edit the menu proceed as follows l Inthe Menu to be used selection menu choose whether your disc should contain title and chapter menus title menus only or no menu at all pe Page 54 VISION 4 Menu 2 In the Select a menu selection menu choose the menu that you would like to edit sy vc If your disc consists of video titles with several chapters repeat these steps for each menu that you would like to edit 3 Select your desired menu template group in the Menu Template Group selection menu 4 Select the required menu template 5 Enter the desired header for your menu in the Header input field The following buttons are available in the Select Menu screen EE Jumps to the first page of the selected menu Jumps to the previous page of the selected menu Jumps to the next page of the selected menu Jumps to the last page of the selected menu als Zen If the buttons do not all fit on a single menu page you can switch from page to page using 9 the menu navigation buttons If you have created your own menu templates the following buttons are available Changes the name of the selected menu template group The Rename Menu Template Group pop up window will open oc i Ki Deletes the selected menu template group the selected menu Deletes the selected menu template group group Changes the name of the selected menu template The Rename Menu Template pop up window
32. 8 to 53 for each button that you would like to adjust 51 If you are happy with your menu click on the Next button gt The Select Menu screen is displayed nero Page 59 COVISION4 Menu 52 If you would like to save the adjusted menu as a menu template 1 Click on the Save As Template button OO gt The Save Menu Template dialog box will open Enter a name in the Template Name input field Select the lt Create New Group gt entry from the Add to Group selection menu Enter the name for the new menu template group in the New group name input field and click on the OK button gt The adapted menu is saved as a menu template 53 If you would like to change the behavior after the end of a video title 1 Click on the More button gt The extended dialog box will open 2 Select the desired entry from the When finished playing a title selection menu 54 Click on the Next button gt The Preview screen is displayed see Showing a preview gt You have edited the menu 9 2 Editing the Smart3D menu nero COVISION4 With the Smart3D menu template group from Nero Vision you can very easily set up an initial animation and 3D menus for your videos The following requirements have to be fulfilled Agraphics card with 3D acceleration is connected to the PC ASmart3D menu is selected as a menu template The Edit Menu screen is displayed To edit Smart3D menus proceed as follows Should problems
33. AI 10 To add a text effect to a media file 1 Click on the 48 tab in the media dialog box Pa V ye des a e o fl Bouncing Characters Curl Text Scroller Floor Scroller Horizontal Fade Fig 19 Text Effects tab 2 Highlight the required text effect nero Page 37 COVISION4 Video editing 3 While holding down the left mouse button move the text effect to the required place in the Text dialog box gt The Properties dialog is displayed Properties ig Text effect properties Duration Center Delay Bounces Gravity Fig 20 Properties window 4 Enter the display time in the input field second To do this click on the group of digits that you would like to change and then click 50 The input field displays the time in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a on the EJ or kF button 5 Enter the required text in the Text input field 6 Make the rest of the settings as required ale Sy aT Q The rest of the settings will vary depending on which text effect you have selected 7 Click on the Ed button 8 Drag the left end of the blue effect bar to the required starting position 9 Drag the right end of the blue effect bar to the required end position SED J ay WM Medie files with text effects are indicated on the HDD Storyboard tab with the icon Al 11 If you want to insert a sound track into the movie 1 Click on the tab in t
34. AL standard formats in linear PCM format 2 4 Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD Video DVD RAM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RW DVD VR DVD RAM DVD VFR video mode DVD R DVD R DL DVD VR DVD RW Video CD CD R VCD CD RW Super Video CD CD R SVCD CD RW _ CD R miniDVD CD RW CD R HD BURN CD RW BD R Editable Blu ray disc BD RE DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM AVCHD DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW Storage card hard drive nero Page 12 UOVISION 4 Technical information To burn a DVD Video or DVD VR DVD VFR video mode VR disc a supported DVD recorder must be connected to the PC To burn VCD SVCD miniDVD HD BURN discs you need to have a supported CD and or DVD recorder connected to your system Please visit www nero com for the list of currently supported recorders J Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs and or VCDs SVCDs miniDVDs HD BURNs you can still burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate recorder to the PC you can use Nero Vision Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express at any time to burn disc images on real discs 2 5 Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats Dee Supported disc formats for editable DVDs DVD R DVD VFR video mode DVD RW DVD VR DVD VFR video mode DVD VR DVD VFR video mode nero Page 13 COVISION
35. Creating an editable DVD with videos Creating an editable DVD directly via a capture device Advanced operations Erasing a rewritable disc Displaying disc info Finalizing a DVD Creating covers and labels Configuration Opening a configuration Configuration General tab 25 30 34 34 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 47 54 54 60 63 65 68 68 68 68 70 70 70 71 72 12 12 73 74 15 19 19 19 Page 4 Contents 15 2 2 15 2 3 15 3 15 4 15 4 1 15 4 2 15 4 3 16 17 18 19 nero COVISION4 Folders tab Messages tab Displaying video options Video options General tab lt Disc Format gt tab Nero Digital Encoder Configuration List of figures Glossary Index Contact Information 11 VAA 11 78 78 80 82 83 88 91 Page 5 General information 1 General information 1 1 About the manual This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero Vision It is process based and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step by basis To make the best use of this manual please note the following conventions Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed strictly KO Indicates additional information or advice A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for 1 Start en E action Carry out these actions in the order specified gt Indicates an intermediate result E Indicates a result
36. E versions You can obtain it from www nero com nero Page 7 COVISION4 Technical information 2 Technical information 2 1 System requirements In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package the following individual system requirements apply to Nero Vision Microsoft DirectX 9 0c or later Optional m FireWire IEEE 1394 Controller for DV capturing USB capture device webcam Analog or digital TV card analog DVB T DVB S DVB C and ATSC to the BDA driver standard DirectShow compatible video capture card Blu ray capable recorder and Blu ray disc wHo Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers is recommended WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the relevant hardware ly j To make a disc in DVD Video SVCD miniDVD or HD BURN disc format the video source ls files must be encoded in MPEG 2 video format The discs can then be played back on J compatible DVD players If the original data is not available in compatible format you will need the DVD Video plug in to create it the DVD Video plug in is already included in the full version of Nero Vision Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs or CDs you can still use the 17 image recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once J
37. Otherwise a gray button is displayed Adds selected elements to the movie If you want to select a different group select from the media dialog box in the selection If you want to create a new group 1 Select the lt Create New Group gt option in the media dialog box in the selection menu gt The Create Element Group pop up window will open 2 Enter the required name in the input field and click on the OK button nero UOVISION 4 gt The new group is displayed in the selection menu and opens automatically Browse button If you want to add media files that are stored on your PC to the movie click on the gt gt The Open pop up window will open Select the required media files and click on the Open button 6 Highlight the files that you want to add to your movie Click on the button Page 35 Video editing gt Media files are inserted in the contents dialog box on the Storyboard 99997 tab and are displayed with a thumbnail te You can add video and image files to your movie Images are indicated on the 79997 Storyboard and Timeline tabs with the amp icon in the top left corner i ch ooooo Fig 16 Storyboard tab 5 In addition to the HDD Storyboard tab the Timeline tab is also available in the contents dialog box The Timeline tab opens automatically when you add an audio file a video or a text effect to your movie or if you click on the relevan
38. This entry is only available in PAL video mode LPCM encodes audio data in LPCM This entry is only available in NTSC video mode 15 4 3 Nero Digital Encoder Configuration Defines the profile category Profile category Once you have selected a category and profile only pop up menu the corresponding entries in the selection menus are displayed Creates the profile Profile drop down menu Once you have selected a category and profile only the corresponding entries in the selection menu are displayed Aspect ratio Defines the aspect ratio pop up menu Picture Refresh Rate Defines the maximum number of pictures per second pop up menu Defines the size of the target file Target Size pop up menu If the user defined parameter is selected the required value can be entered in the text field beneath this Resolution pop up menu Selects the resolution from a list of the resolutions pr available for Nero Digital Defines the audio format Stereo encodes audio in MPEG 1 layer 2 Nero Digital Audio area 5 1 Channel Surround encodes audio data in Dolby Digital audio format in 6 channel Surround 5 1 means 5 channels with the full frequency range and one bass channel nero Page 80 COVISION4 Configuration Fast encoding 1 pass encodes the video very quickly Encoding is faster but the quality is inferior High Quality 2 pass VBR encodes the video in two Coding Method passes with va
39. VD RW disc with videos proceed as follows 1 Select Disc Tools gt Finalize Disc in the Start screen gt The Finalize Disc pop up window will open 2 Insert the disc you want to finalize and select the drive where the disc is located in the Select Recorder menu WM Click on the Update button to display information about the disc you have inserted 3 Use the Create Menus for This Disc selection menu to decide whether to create a new menu on your disc to retain an existing menu or not to create a menu 4 Click on the Start button gt You have now finalized a DVD nero COVISION4 Page 73 14 4 Creating covers and labels iy nero COVISION4 Advanced operations ale aT To create covers and labels proceed as follows Click on the More button gt The extended dialog box will open Click on the Make covers and labels button gt Nero CoverDesigner will open Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 7 program suite and is automatically installed while Nero 7 is being installed Using Nero Cover Designer you can create and print labels and booklets for CDs DVDs that have been burned Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Page 74 Configuration 15 Configuration 15 1 Opening a configuration To open the configuration proceed as follows 1 Click on the More button gt The ex
40. Video Capture screen for the first time all connected devices are displayed in the Capture Device pop up menu To set up a capture device for digital or analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC on the factory side Nero Vision provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards TV cards with dual tuner and or hybrid tuner cards You will find a list of supported TV cards on our web page under http www nero com nero7 eng capture devices nh php Page 21 iy nero COVISION4 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices ale F The following requirement has to be fulfilled A TV card is connected to your PC and switched on To configure a TV card using the TV wizard proceed as follows Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen gt The Capture Video screen is displayed If you have several devices connected to your PC select the required device in the Capture Device pop up list Click on the button gt The Video Device Properties window is opened Click on the Channels tab Click on the Channel Setting button gt 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 SS TV Wizard Analog TV Channel Search Configuring your analog TV card Select c
41. a background pe Page 56 LLIVISION A Menu 1 Click on the button 2 Inthe Color dialog box click in the color circle to define the color and color saturation 3 Move the slider to adjust the color intensity l1 If you want to have a picture as a background 1 Click on the og button 2 Select the desired picture from the Custom picture option 12 If you would like to have a video as a background 1 Click on the of button 2 Select the desired video from the Video file option ule Se Q 14 dea 16 d 18 19 20 21 LE nero UOVISION 4 The video playback takes 10 seconds If the video file is longer than that it will be interrupted after 10 seconds and replayed from the start in a loop Select the desired audio file that is to be played in the background from the Audio file selection list The audio playback takes 20 seconds If the audio is longer than that it will be interrupted after 20 seconds and replayed in a loop from the start Silence is added to shorter audio files If the pop down list does not contain the required image video or audio file click on the button to open the Open dialog window Mark the required file and click on the Open button Select the Buttons option gt The Button Settings group box is displayed If you would like to animate a button thumbnail check the Animate Buttons box Select the desired frame for the individ
42. antees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices PAL selects the video mode PAL Phase Alternating Line which is used in Europe but also in Australia South America and many African and Asian countries Root menu NTSC selects the video mode NTSC National Television System Committee which is used in extensive parts of America and some East Asian countries If you are unsure about the video mode that is used in your country select your country from the country list Nero Vision then sets the correct video mode automatically Nero SmartEncoding dialog box Deactivate deactivates SmartEncoding Video and audio material which is already compatible with the target format is still re encoded Automatic determines automatically whether video and audio material is re encoded Nero Vision checks among other things how much space is available for gt OE the project and then determines which compatible segments are re encoded This entry is selected by default Activate activates SmartEncoding Video and audio material which is compatible with the target format is not re encoded This saves a lot of time for large scale projects so that you will achieve your goal much faster 15 4 2 lt Disc Format gt tab Aspect ratio dialog box 4 3 radio button Defines the aspect ratio as 4 to 3 16 9 radio button Defines the aspect ratio as 16 to 9 Defines the aspect ratio for each title automatically on Automatic rad
43. been finalized the DVD VFR format is essentially compatible with DVD Video and can be played in most DVD players The storage capacity doubles for burning to a DVD R DL disc as does the space for the DVD VR 2 3 3 Video CD VCD Using the video codec MPEG 1 to compress video files a VCD generates a quality roughly similar to VHS video and can hold up to 74 or 80 minutes of full motion video along with stereo sound on 650 and 700 MB CDs respectively VCDs can be played on most DVD players and on your PC if you have the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD R CD RW discs 2 3 4 Super Video CD SVCD This format uses the video codec MPEG 2 to store video files in a quality roughly similar to S VHS and can hold around 30 or 40 minutes of full motion video along with stereo sound on 650 MB and 700 MB CDs respectively SVCDs can be played on a growing number of DVD players and on the PC if you have the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD R RW discs 2 3 5 miniDVD In principle a miniDVD is nothing other than a CD R or CD RW upon which a DVD structure has been written in UDF format It offers the same technical benefits and qualities as a DVD whether this be the ability to create chapters or menus support for subtitles or a number of audio tracks even in real digital multichannel sound miniDVDs can easily be played by a PC while reproduction is not guaranteed with all types of DVD players 2 3 6 HD BURN The
44. ck Audiol Audio 2 NN ON NNN NA Zi Os 20s 30s 40s 50s Fig 15 Movie screen gt If media files are already available they are displayed in the upper right dialog box the media dialog box The tabs are available in the media dialog box Displays the media files Displays video effects Displays text effects Displays transitions pe Page 34 LJ VISION A Video editing ule Se Mi The entry displayed in the default setting is My Media Files The following buttons are available in the media dialog box Browse searches for media files and adds them to your own media files The Open pop up window is displayed Browse and Add to Project searches for media files adds them to your own media files and to the movie The Open pop up window Is opened Starts video capture The Video Capture screen is displayed see Setting a TV card Import imports media files from a TWAIN compatible device such as a scanner A window is opened Select source selects a source for the TWAIN import The Select source pop up window will open Removes the selected element from the group Removes all elements from a group A pop up window will open Starts automatic scene cut detection The Scene Cut Detection window will open menu Opens the marked media file with an associated program This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file
45. ck on the Next button gt The screen with the menu What would you like to do next is displayed gt You have captured a video to the hard drive nero Page 29 COVISION4 Creating a disc project 6 Creating a disc project To create a disc project proceed as follows l Inthe Start screen select the Create DVD gt DVD Video or Create CD selection entry and the required disc type Video CD Super Video CD miniDVD HD BURN AVCHD gt The Contents screen is displayed Untitled Project DVD Video NeroVision Content e d Create and arrange titles for your project Seri f E bn FJ What would you like to do amp Capture Video a Add Video Files Se Make Movie T Make Slide Show Ce Import Disc H Add Video Files Here you can select one or more video files from your hard drive or disc and add them to your project Used space 0 00 out of 4 38 GB 0 0GB 1 0GB 2 0GB ei EJA Fig 13 Contents screen Add Video Files option The following options are available for selection in the Contents screen Captures a video Capture Video The Video Capture screen is displayed see Setting a TV card Adds video files to the project The Open pop up Makes a movie The Movie screen is displayed see Make Slide Show Makes a slide show The Slide Show screen is displayed see Creating a slide show Imports elements from an existing disc Imports videos that are sa
46. cts ab 37 20 PLODCEMCS ae e 38 TSSL E a EE e EEE 39 22 Create NESNA 42 23 Scene Cut Detection pop up WINdOW ccccccccseeseeeceeeeecsaeeeeeeeeeeeeaasesseeeeeeessaeasseseeeeeesseaaaeeeeeessaaas 43 24 Export Video screen sssssssnsennsesrrresrrrrrstrrrsrnrrrrtrttstntrrstttttntnnntEtArEEAAEEESAEEEAAEEESAEEEn EEEE EnnEEn annene 45 SE e Ee 47 26 Slide show screen finished AAA 52 27 Select En TE esnienaiininant nnana aa iaaa a aaa ai EA aa TEA aAA aT aaae naa aT ENa 54 28 Edit Menu screen 56 29 Button Properties pop up WINAJOW rrrrnnrrrrrnnnrevrnnnrenrnnnnrennnnnrennnnnrennnnnnrnnnnnsennnnssennnnnnsennnnnsennnnssennnnn 59 PN SC OO EE 63 31 Burn Options screen 65 32 Erase Rewritable Disc pop up Window ssssennnsnsennnnessnnrnnosrnnrnsrnnrrnssrnrrrnsrnrrresnnnrrensnnreresrnnrrennnnnee 72 33 Disc Info pop up WINKOW ccccccseeccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeseaueeessaaeeeeseeeeeseseesseeeessaneeseseeseesseages 73 34 Application Settings wimdow 75 Page 82 Glossary 17 Glossary nero UOVISION 4 Capture card This is a card that fits inside your PC and connects to your DV analog capture device via a cable It captures video from your device through the card and onto your hard drive Capturing This is a procedure for transferring a video from a DV video camera or a DV analog capture device to your PC AVI An acronym for Audio Video Interleave A Microsoft sta
47. d on any PC using a browser PC slide show Additionally creates an executable file on the disc this can be opened on any Windows PC Original pictures are saved on the disc in the ORIGPICS folder You can display the HTML browser gallery by opening the INDEX HTM file on the disc The executable file for the PC slide show is called slideshw exe Click on the Next button gt The Select Menu screen is displayed see Editing the menu gt You have created a slide show and can now create a menu for your project Page 53 Menu 9 Menu You can use up to two levels in the menu layout The main menu consists of all the video titles in the project Each video title is represented by a button consisting of a thumbnail and a button text If a video title has more than one chapter a video title submenu is generated If you make changes you can adjust all menu hierarchies independently of one another Video Title 1 Video Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 You can select the layout of each menu from existing menu templates Menu templates are subdivided into menu template groups 9 1 Editing the menu The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Select Menu screen is displayed t Untitled Project DVD Video NeroVision Select Menu Select main menu and title menus Select a menu E Main Menu Green Land E Happy Birthday Save as Template 0 0GB 1 0GB 2 0GB
48. deo data with a constant bit rate CBR individual periods are encoded with different bit rates that have been adjusted accordingly Scenes with lots of movement are stored with a higher bit rate than stills they therefore require more storage capacity which is not required for scenes with less movement The quality of the video is better overall VCD An acronym for Video Compact Disc it stores movies and audio video using MPEG 1 A video disc can be played back by most CD ROM DVD players and DVD ROM drives VHS The old cassette tape format that was generally used to play back videos pe Page 87 VISION 4 Index 18 Index A Audio track Ian ur EEE ER 38 B BUNN use 17 64 65 69 Buttons Edit Menu EE 56 BEE 18 MAN SCEE RE 18 MOVE SCICCW EE 35 Preview Screen ccccecccsesseeeececnenseeeeeseeneseeeessasesseeeeeesees 63 Select Menu Gcreen ne 55 Slide Show Screen cccccccccccccccececececeeeeeceecececeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeess 49 Video Capture Gcreen nenene nnne nenn nennen nnee 26 C Capture device rrrnrrrnnnnnrnovrrrrrnnnnnnnvvvnnvrnnnnnnnsrnnnnnnnnnn 21 EN 21 9 EE EN 9 LN EE EE ES 44 RNE ea 44 EEE EEE 41 Creating Automatically rrvrrrorororrrerrrerrvrerererrrererererevenenn 43 Creating Manually issiria 30 42 E OIO aean re eA EE Ea 44 Compatibility Ooverview 10 12 70 Configuration rrrrrrrnnnnnnnnovvrrrrnnnnnnrvvvnnrrnnnnnnnsrnnnnnnnnnn 75 Wel a 0 E 75 Contact information r
49. deo camera a FireWire card and the appropriate hardware you can import your own videos from your camera If you have a DirectShow compatible video capture card you can use Nero Vision to record videos directly from the video capture card If you do not have any video hardware at all you can still work with video files that are on your PC or that you downloaded from the Internet 1 3 Versions of Nero Vision Nero Vision is available in versions with different functionalities In addition to the full Nero Vision version there are other versions with restricted functionality The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials The number of Smart3D menu templates is limited The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials SE Make New Movie Make Blu ray Discs Make Editable Blu ray Discs Edit Movie Export Movie to File Export Movie to DV Video Camera Record Directly to DVD VR Record Directly to Blu ray Discs Make Editable DVD DVD VR DVD VFR video mode VR Smart3D Menus To make a disc in DVD Video SVCD miniDVD or HD BURN disc format the video source xiv files must be encoded in MPEG 2 video format The discs can then be played back on Mi compatible DVD players If the original data is not available in compatible format you will need the DVD Video plug in to create it this is not included in the Nero Vision Essentials or Nero Vision Essentials S
50. duration for stored audio files audio commentaries The Properties window is displayed gt If you have added audio files to your slide show they will be inserted in the content ee tab dialog box on the COVISION4 Slide show The following buttons are available on the TI tab Removes the highlighted element from the slide show Removes all elements from the slide show A dialog box will open Records an audio file that is added to the background of the slide show The Audio Recording Settings pop up window will open Edits the properties of the highlighted elements such as display time and header and footer The Properties dialog will open AY The context menu also contains the Delete All Audio Elements function which removes 1 all audio files on the tab The audio files on the D affected by this Audio Commentary tab are not 8 If you have added audio files to the slide show Background Music and if you would like the length of the slide show to be adjusted to the playback time for the audio file 1 Click on the More button gt The extended dialog box will open 2 Check the Fit slide show duration to audio duration box gt The overall duration of the slide show will be adapted to the overall length of the inserted audio files ale Ze If the Fit slide show duration to audio duration check box has been enabled the display 9 time for the images cannot be changed 9 Ifyou wish
51. e color and color intensity of the buttons when highlighted 38 Move the slider to adjust the color intensity 39 Move the Opacity slider to define the transparency of the color nero COVISION4 Page 58 Menu 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Click on the Activation tab Click in the color circle to define the color and color intensity of the buttons when activated i e shortly before playback Move the slider to adjust the color intensity Move the Opacity slider to define the transparency of the color If you would like to change the thumbnail or the text of an individual button Select the button Click on the button gt The Button Properties pop up window will open Button Properties Content type Fig 29 Button Properties pop up window If you would like to use a thumbnail from the video title or the slide show 1 Click on the Cal button 2 Move the slider in the Chapter or Title dialog box until the desired thumbnail is displayed 48 If you would like to use a different picture 1 Click on the button 2 Inthe Custom Picture dialog box click on the desired picture file in the selection list 3 If the selection list does not contain the desired picture file click on the button gt The Open pop up window will open 4 Mark the required file and click on the Open button 49 Enter the button text in the Text input field and click on the OK button 50 Repeat steps 4
52. erties e g bit rate 1990 kb s Decoding is the opening or playing of a video that was encoded in a specific video format nero Page 9 UOVISION 4 Technical information 2 2 4 DVD discs Writable DVD discs are categorized as follows DVD Digital Versatile Disc Identifies an optical data medium Specification Refers to discs that conform to the specification of the DVD Forum Refers to discs that conform to the specification of the DVD RW Alliance Rewritability Recordable Refers to write once discs RW ReWritable Refers to rewritable discs Random Access Memory Refers to rewritable discs with special data security Data layers DL Dual Layer in discs and Double Layer in discs Refers to discs with two data layers on each side A DVD R DL is therefore a write once disc with two data layers it has a capacity of 7 95 GB 2 3 Disc formats supported Nero Vision supports different disc formats This section tells you about the advantages and disadvantages of the individual formats For details on which disc format is available on which discs refer to Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs 2 3 1 DVD Video Using the video codec MPEG 2 to compress video files a DVD Video can hold up to 135 minutes of video on a 4 38 GB DVD R RW R RW in a quality far superior to VHS video or Video CD You can play the disc on most DVD players which means very high quality
53. es all elements from the slide show A dialog box will open Removes an audio commentary that has been assigned to an individual image The context menu also contains the Delete All Commentary function which removes all audio commentary from the slide show The audio files on the tab background are not affected by this Cuts the highlighted picture to the desired size The Cut Graphic pop up window opens Assigns effects to the highlighted graphic A context menu with the available effects will open These effects are not stored in the original file but only for the slide show Rotates the highlighted pictures 90 degrees to the left Rotates the highlighted pictures 90 degrees to the right Saves the highlighted picture with all the effects A dialog box will open Records an audio file that can be assigned to an image The Audio Recording Settings pop up window will open This enables you to assign a separate audio commentary to every image If a picture is highlighted in the content dialog box the audio file is directly assigned to the picture otherwise the recording is added to the media dialog box G The following buttons are available on the pie tab a audio files in Defines the picture display time and the transition periods The Default Duration Values pop up window will open Processes the properties of the marked elements such as display duration header and footer as well as playback
54. et But now you can burn data and your own home videos to a DVD R which can be played back on all DVD ROM drives You have the advantage of storing much more data on this disc than on a regular CD R RW You can write to a DVD R once and this disc is compatible with most DVD ROM drives and DVD players DVD RW An acronym for DVD ReWriteable A rewritable disc developed by the DVD Forum The DVD RW is rewritable and performs the same function as a DVD R But it can only be read by a few DVD ROM and DVD players Check with the manufacturer for compatibility issues DVD RW An acronym for DVD ReWriteable Rewritable disc developed by the DVD RW Alliance The DVD RW enables full non cartridge compatibility with existing DVD Video players and DVD ROM drives for both real time video recording and random data recording for many PC and entertainment software applications Finalizing Finalizing writes additional data to a disc and so completes it it is not possible to write anymore to a finalized disc An exception to this are finalized rewritable discs that can be erased Some disc formats such as DVD VFR and DVD VR can only be played with normal DVD players after they have been finalized Firmware The firmware in recorders functions as the operating system of the drive and contains instructions that determine how the drive reacts to commands from the PC Generally the firmware in modern recorders can be updated which improves the support for di
55. f a DVD select the desired entry from the Book Type selection menu The following entries are available in the selection menu Automatically defines the most compatible book type for this disc DVD ROM Sets the book type to DVD ROM Leaves the book type unchanged as specified on the Physical disc type DVD disc Current recorder setting Applies the book type setting from the recorder 6 If you would like to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first check the Use Burn at once box 7 If you want to burn a disc or disc image click on the Burn button If you want to write a folder on the hard disk click on the Write button gt If you have selected the Burn To gt Image Recorder option a dialog box will open 1 Select the desired folder from the Location selection menu nero Page 66 UOVISION 4 Burning a disc 2 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button gt The Burn screen is displayed Your project files will be converted to the appropriate format and then burned to disc or written as a disc image or as a folder to the hard drive depending on what you chose 8 If you would like to change the priority of the recording process select the relevant entry from the Priority selection menu ew The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the process Normally you should n
56. hadow behind the button text 1 5 6 Check the Display shadow box 2 Move the top slider for the color in the desired direction de 4 Turn the Light Source dial to define the desired angle of the virtual light source in relation to Move the bottom slider for the color intensity in the desired direction the object Move the Opacity slider to define the desired shadow transparency Move the Distance slider to define the desired distance between the object and the shadow 32 Select the Automation option gt A group box is displayed 33 If you have selected a video as a background or animated buttons enter the number of seconds that should be shown by the video before the animation starts from the beginning in the Playtime input field in the Animation dialog box 34 If you want to define that an action in the manner of a screen saver be executed for the menu after a certain period of inactivity Select which menu element should be executed from the Action selection menu in the Auto Play dialog box In the Delay input field enter the number of seconds after which the menu element should be executed AV No action is executed in the default setting i e the menu appears after the disc has been inserted until such time as something has been selected 35 Select the Interaction Colors option gt A group box is displayed 36 Click on the Highlight tab 37 Click in the color circle to define th
57. he group is created Click on the TV Channels in Groups tab TV Wizard Manage TV Channel Groups TV Channels to Groups T Channel Groups Your available channel groups Modify your groups Name ER 50 54 43 l Video Sux Composite S Video Mame Up Fig 9 TV wizard TV Channels in Groups Page 24 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Li 18 19 20 21 Select the group you want to edit in the Modify groups drop down menu Highlight the channels you want to assign to this group in the Available Channels area Click on the gt gt button gt The highlighted channels are shown in the Modify groups Name area Click on the Up and or Down buttons to change the order of the channels within the group Click on the Finish button gt The TV wizard is closed and the Video Capture screen is displayed gt You have configured the TV card 5 4 Capturing video on the hard drive nero AVISION 4 The following requirements have to be fulfilled No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor m There are no applications running in full screen mode The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process There is sufficient space on your hard drive To capture a video on the hard drive proceed as follows Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and switch it on To
58. he media dialog box 2 Highlight the required audio file 3 While holding down the left mouse button move the audio file to the required position in the Audio 1 or Audio 2 dialog box nero Page 38 UOVISION 4 Video editing AA vc With two sound tracks you can also place several audio files on top of one another For 8 example a commentary can be provided on the Audio 2 track whilst music plays simultaneously on the Audio 1 track Pl 00000 ENEAN Test pe Bouncing Character Effects Video Track Audio 1 Nero I ve got the power Audio 2 eee eee Te ee are re aT Te aT TP TS RT RT TS TT PS RT TS a a E e ia E F I e 3 mets el vol LIA 12 If you want to insert transitions between the individual media files Click on the 99999 Storyboard tab in the contents dialog box Highlight the media area to which you want to assign the transition Click on the __ tab in the media dialog box Select your desired transition group in the selection menu Highlight the desired transition op wo Nr Ea Circles Horizontal Luxaflex ZC Horizontal Slice et Horizontal Spin Slice Fig 21 Transitions tab 6 Click on the button 17 Media files with no transition are indicated by a gray icon el Media files with a transition are indicated by a colored icon Ei 13 Click on the button pe Page 39 VISION 4 Video editing 14 View the movie in the prev
59. ick on the Burn button Depending on the type of project you are working on and the recorder connected to the system a number of different entries are available for selection Untitled Project DYD Video NeroVision Burn Options Set the parameters for burning Project summary Set the parameters for burning Current video options s Bum To Aspect ratio Automatic Vid de PAL Ba aie eae Le Write to Hard Disk Folder Quality Automatic gt Your project contains 1 title and 1 menu Volume Name E Recording Settings Current destination Burn to device Og DYD RW Used disc space 0 31 GB Fig 5 Burn Options screen 4 Following the burning process Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next launch Nero ShowTime and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner Of course you can also save the project or start a new one 4 2 Main screen sy d Only the buttons and controls that are required are displayed on the Nero Vision user 9 interface depending on which screen you are in This makes the interface easy to use When you click on the More button an additional extended dialog box is opened see Extended dialog box nero Page 17 UOVISION 4 User interface 4 2 1 Buttons Help for Nero Vision opens online help Enter new serial number allows you to enter a new serial number The Welcome to Nero window is opened
60. ideo and television standard in use in many parts of Europe but also in South America and Australia PAL has more horizontal lines than NTSG however fewer frames per second Session Discs such as CDs and DVDs are divided into tracks and sessions session is a self contained data area that is burned using a single process and consists of a lead in one or more tracks and a lead out In principle a session is comparable to the partition on a hard drive A multisession disc can contain multiple sessions Simulated recording Simulation of the burn process in order to test whether there is a constant writing The procedure is the same as that for writing to a disc the only difference being that the laser writer is switched off SVCD Super Video CD SVCD is very similar to a video CD but this format uses a MPEG 2 to store audio data SVCDs can be played back on DVD players or on PCs with a DVD ROM or CD ROM drive using software Track Data unit that joins successive sectors on a disc On an audio CD a track corresponds to a piece of music Several tracks together with the lead in and lead out constitute a session Track at once Method in which the laser in the recorder turns off and on between each track UDF Acronym for Universal Disk Format File system used for DVDs Blu ray discs and HD DVDs Page 86 Glossary VBR Acronym which stands for Variable Bit Rate In contrast to normal storage of audio or vi
61. iew dialog box The following buttons are available in the preview dialog box Begins playback of the movie Stops playback Switches to the full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key i Creates a still of the displayed position in the video title Records an audio commentary for the video title The Audio Recording Settings pop up window will open Splits the video title at the selected position Both titles exist independently of each other after splitting and can be added separately However the original file is not modified This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file Otherwise a gray button is displayed Cuts scenes from the video title see Cutting video titles This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file Otherwise a gray button is displayed Edits the properties of the selected elements The Properties window opens Displays the played position in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second Jumps to a specific position by clicking on the E next and ll back buttons 15 If you are happy with the movie click on the Next button gt The screen with the menu What would you like to do next is displayed gt You have made a movie 7 2 Cutting video titles When cutting video titles the original video file does not change instead the cut inf
62. inalize Disc pop up window will open Ureating Covers and Hake covers und labels ae Nero CoverDesigner see Creating covers and Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 7 program suite and is automatically vie installed while Nero 7 is being installed Using Nero Cover Designer you can create and print labels and booklets for CDs DVDs that have been burned Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels iy f nero Page 20 COVISION4 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5 1 Capturing ale iy j Capturing is a way of taking the video from a DV video camera or another video capture device connected to the video capture card and placing it on your PC The capture device is the device that transmits the video signals to be captured e g a DV video camera video capture card or TV card You will find a list of supported devices on our web page under http www nero com nero7 eng all capture devices php ascd nvision4 If you simply want to transfer the video from an external capture device to the PC to use it at a later stage in a project proceed as described under Setting a TV card If you want to create a disc and also capture a video for this special project you should select the relevant option Make DVD or VCD SVCD mi
63. io button the basis of the original material This radio button is selected by default nero Page 78 COVISION4 Configuration Transcoding quality dialog box Quality settings selection menu Sample format selection menu Bit rate input field Resolution selection menu Encoding mode selection menu nero COVISION4 Automatic fit to disc 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 Play 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 only available for this entry 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 building the picture Interlaced top field first uses the interlaced procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate fields and transmits the top field first Interlaced bottom field first uses the interlaced 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
64. ists of the selection of a task from the Start screen You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps with a separate window being displayed for each individual step A project consists essentially of four steps l Picking a task Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item As you move your cursor over an item an explanatory text will pop up next to it Left click on the item for the task to be started Nero Vision Start ee WI CO VISION4 What would you like to do L I Moke DVD gg Make cD Zo Record Directly to Disc s r Make Movie G Make Slide Show ik Capture Video to Hard Drive aS Disc Tools om Open Saved Project or Disc Image Fig 2 Launch screen This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion 2 Completing a task Depending on the task you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end Each individual step consists of a new screen To help you know where you are and what you need to do each screen comes with a name and a brief description To move to the next screen or to go back to the previous screen use the Next or Back buttons on the navigation bar nero Page 15 COVISION4 User interface I nt e ar COVISION 4 Untitled Project D D Video NeroVision Content Create and arrange titles for your project 1 E What would you
65. l The following buttons are available in the Preview screen Moves the mark up Moves the mark to the right Moves the mark down Moves the mark to the left Confirms the mark and starts the marked element Page 63 nero COVISION 4 Showing a preview Displays the title menu ee the last menu used OD smoren OOO gt If the menu contains animated elements the Preview Menu Animation button is displayed 1 Click on the Preview Menu Animation button gt The Preview Menu Animation window opens While the menu animation is being calculated the current status is displayed in the progress bar 2 Click on the Close button 2 If you are happy with the preview click on the Next button gt The Burn Options screen is displayed see Burning a disc gt You have displayed the preview nero Page 64 LO VISION 4 Burning a disc 11 Burning a disc Depending on the type of project that you have been working on and the recorder connected to the system the Set the parameters for burning menu will contain different options A project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Vision The file size of a saved compilation is significantly s
66. lable in the Create Chapters screen Switches to the full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key OG 0 a Renames the chapter The Rename Chapter dialog box will open E Deletes the current chapter mark t Deletes all chapter marks Starts automatic scene cut detection The Scene Cut Detection pop up window will open Inserts a new chapter mark at the current position of the slider Displays the played position in the format hours minutes 00 02 56 76 2 seconds hundredths of a second Jumps to a specific position by clicking on the J next and kil back buttons nero COVISION4 Page 42 Video editing 2 Move the slider to the position where the new chapter should begin 3 Click on the button gt You have created a new chapter manually 7 3 2 Creating chapters automatically The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Contents screen is displayed To create chapters automatically proceed as follows 1 Click on the Create Chapters option in the Contents screen gt The Create Chapters screen is displayed 2 Click on the button gt The Scene Cut Detection pop up window will open Automatic scene cut detection is performed This may take some time Chapter Detection 1 chapter detected Settings Sensitivity Minimum chapter length J Low High Mm Keep previous chapter marks Generate Cancel Fig 23 Scene Cu
67. maller than a disc image st A disc image image file is the precise image of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned As well as being burned on disc some projects can also be recorded in hard disk folders provided there is enough space You can open files in the hard drive folder using Nero ShowTime and play them back like a real disc The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Burn Options screen is displayed t Untitled Project DYD Video NeroVision Burn Options Set the parameters for burning Project summary Set the parameters for burning Current video options Aspect ratio Automatic Ee Burn To Vid de PAL Se Quality Automatic gt Write to Hard Disk Folder Bel Your project contains 1 title and I menu Volume Name E Recording Settings Current destination Burn to device Og DYD RW Used disc space 0 31 GB Fig 31 Burn Options screen To burn a project or record it on the hard disc as a disc image or folder proceed as follows l If you would like to burn the project to a disc 1 Insert a writable disc in the desired recorder 2 Select the Burn To option and the desired recorder 2 If you would like to burn the project as a disc image select the Burn To gt Image Recorder option 3 If you would like to write
68. method is best when recording audio CDs you want to play in your home or car stereo Page 83 Glossary Disc image An individual file on the hard drive that contains an image of a complete disc A disc image can be used if problems occur during the burning process or if there is no recorder connected to your PC You will need free space on your hard drive to create a disc image DV An acronym for Digital Video This is an umbrella term for formats for backing up and saving video and audio data intended for DV products such as video cameras for instance Also stands for a video that was recorded by a digital camera often via FireWire DVD Acronym for Digital Versatile Disc The DVD is an optical disc and is the successor of the CD Just like a CD a DVD is a round plastic disc measuring 12 cm in diameter but it can store more data A DVD can be written to on each side in two layers The standard size is the DVD 5 with 4 38 GB of actual disk space up to 18 GB can be stored on double sided and double layered DVDs The terms disc and disc format are often combined under the umbrella term DVD The disc is the physical volume such as a DVD RW for example i e a rewritable DVD It stores multimedia content in a specific disc format such as DVD VR for instance which also determines the features that are available such as subtitles The video codec used is MPEG 2 DVD R The DVD was originally designed for the movie and games mark
69. ndard container format Bit rate The amount of data calculated in bits over time Buffer underrun Buffer underruns are caused when there is an interruption in the flow of data to the internal buffer of the recorder This can be the fault of the software or the hardware itself When recording data is fed continuously to the recorder s buffer in order to keep a steady flow of data which is required when recording When something interrupts that steady flow it can cause a buffer underrun and your disc is no longer useable CD R Compact Disc Recordable Write once disc CD RW Compact Disc ReWritable A disc that can be written to more than once Codec Compressor decompressor A codec is a method in which data is digitally encoded for recording or saving to disc then decoded for playback Container format A container format is a file format in which other file formats are saved in multiple data streams for video and audio For example an MP4 container i e a file with the extension mp4 can consist of video streams in the video format MPEG 4 AVC encoded using Nero Digital and audio streams in the audio format MEPG 4 HE AAC encoded using Nero Digital This and other container formats can also contain additional data such as subtitles menus or additional sound tracks Disc at once Method in which the laser in your recorder burns straight through in one session without turning off and on between each track This
70. ndividual picture 1 2 ule Se Da Af 3 Highlight the picture Click on the button gt The Properties window is opened and displays the Image Properties area and the Images and Comments tabs The Comments tab is only available if an audio file has been assigned to the selected image audio commentary Enter the display time in the Image Properties area in the input field W The input field displays the time in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second To do this click on the group of digits that you would like to change and then click on the EA or kF button If you have assigned an audio file to the image audio commentary and if you want the duration of the display to reflect the length of the audio file enable the Adjust Display Q Duration to Commentary check box 10 11 12 nero UOVISION 4 The check box is only available if an audio file audio commentary has been assigned to the image If you would like to display text at the top of the picture enter the desired text in the Header text input field If you would like to display text at the bottom of the picture enter the desired text in the Footer text input field If you have not entered any text skip sub steps 7 to 11 Select your desired font type from the large selection menu Select the required font style in the upper small selection menu and the font size in the lower small selection menu
71. niDVD HD BURN from the Start screen and then select the option Capture Video from the Content screen That way you can capture the video and work on your project simultaneously 5 2 DV HDV cameras digital and analog videos There are three types of capture device digital analog and DV HDV cameras All three have different hardware requirements DV HDV cameras In the case of a DV or HDV camera the video signal is sent to the PC in digital format All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and a corresponding socket on your PG Analog Video Video signals from an analog source need to be converted to a digital format for your PC to be able to work with them Examples of analog capture devices include VHS video recorders TV VHS C 8 mm and Hi 8 video cameras Unlike DV capture devices where the device itself delivers digital video signals to your PC you need to have a video capture card installed in the PC in the case of analog video signals The analog signals are converted into digital signals by the video capture card Digital Video ATSC DVB T S C Video signals from digital capture devices are sent to the PC in digital format and exist in MPEG 2 format after transfer TV cards are typical examples of digital devices In order to transfer digital video a corresponding device must be connected to your PC 5 3 Setting a TV card nero COVISION4 If you have connected a TV card to your PC and call the
72. nning in full screen mode The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process To create an editable DVD directly via a capture device proceed as follows l Insert a rewritable disc in the DVD recorder Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC with the corresponding cables and switch it on s ye To install a capture device for digital or analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC on the factory side 3 Start Nero Vision see Launching the program 4 Inthe Start screen select the Record Directly to Disc option If several recorders are installed on your PC select the recorder in which you have inserted the rewritable disc from the selection menu gt The Video Capture screen is displayed 5 Repeat the steps described under Setting a TV card gt You have created an editable DVD directly via a capture device nero Page 71 LOvIston4 Advanced operations 14 Advanced operations 14 1 Erasing a rewritable disc To erase a rewritable disc proceed as follows l Select Disc Tools gt Erase Disc in the Start screen gt The Erase Rewritable Disc pop up window will open Erase Rewritable Disc Choose Recorder Select the erase method to be used Quick erase rewritable disc Ke The disc will appear to be empty but data i not physically erased Use this option with caution if the disc
73. ntains numbers select the type of digits from the Numeral type selection menu In the Template selection menu select which text should be displayed in addition to the number and or text Select the Header and Footer Text option gt The Menu texts group box is displayed Enter the header text in the relevant input field Enter the footer text in the relevant input field Select the Interaction Colors option gt A group box is displayed Click on the Highlight tab Click in the color circle to define the color and color intensity of the buttons when highlighted Move the slider to adjust the color intensity Move the Opacity slider to define the transparency of the color Click on the Activation tab Click in the color circle to define the color and color intensity of the buttons when activated i e shortly before playback Move the slider to adjust the color intensity Move the Opacity slider to define the transparency of the color Select the Menu Transitions option gt The Allow Animated Menu Transitions group box is displayed Enable or disable the check boxes as required The following check boxes are available When entering the menu for Plays an animation when the DVD is started before the the first time menu intro menu is opened for the first time Page 61 Menu Plays an animation when jumping from the main menu When jumping from the title to the chapter menu of a video menu to a chapter
74. nvc Nero Vision Compilation In summary the goal of a project is a finished movie which consists of several video titles each of which is subdivided into chapters 2 2 2 Disc disc format Disc is a data medium to which information is saved CD R DVD R and DVD R are examples of write once discs that are written to by a recorder and read by a player Discs of the same type with different storage capacities are available e g for DVD R with 4 38 GB or as DVD R DL Dual Layer with two data layers with 7 95 GB Disc format refers to the format in which the data is organized on a disc For example the DVD VR disc format is only supported by the DVD RW and DVD RAM discs and can only be used with these Conversely the following applies the disc formats Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD and HD BURN can be created on the disc tyoes CD R and CD RW The disc format determines the technical options that are available such as subtitling or multiple sound tracks 2 2 3 Encoding transcoding recoding decoding Encoding is the generation of a video in a specific video format e g MPEG 2 or Nero Digital MPEG 4 An appropriate encoder is required for each video format Transcoding is the conversion of an existing video from one video format to another e g from Xvid to MPEG 2 Recoding is the conversion of an existing video with specific properties e g bit rate 2500 kb s to the same video format with different prop
75. o one another as with a magnet Consequently text audio and effects begin at the same time Use time code based This automatically identifies individual scenes in DV chapter detection for DV Digital Video files using the time stamp and incorporates files them Enable capture device Enables playback on the recorder audio playback This setting does not affect playback of captured video files Detect scenes while Automatically searches for scene changes when capturing DV capturing from a DV capture device Display Microsoft R Video Displays Microsoft Video for Windows devices in the list for Windows R devices of recorders 4 2 2 2 Root menu Snap timeline items to each other Move next objects when inserting an effect moves the next effect to the back Adding effects to timeline Fit to available space when inserting a new effect adjusts the effect so that it only takes up the available Space up to the beginning of the next effect Menu displays the menu after the disc has been inserted in the player lt Video title gt plays the selected video title after the disc has been inserted in the player Start playback with nero Page 19 COVISION4 User interface Play next title plays the next video title after one video title has been played Switch to menu displays the menu after a video title has been played Loop Title repeats the video title in an endless loop When finished playing a
76. ormation is stored in the project The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Contents screen is displayed To cut video titles proceed as follows l Highlight the video title 2 Select the Edit Movie option nero Page 40 UOVISION 4 Video editing gt The Movie screen is displayed Click on the button gt The first time the function is invoked a dialog box will open If you do not want to display the dialog box anymore check the Do not show this message again box gt The start and end marks are displayed in the preview dialog box CCC eee eee eee eee eee ee ee NENNEN EEN EEN Mig Mail May i a ull Move the left start mark up to the beginning of the section that you want to remove AEE SEE EE EE ae ee ee ae ee EE Move the right end mark up to the end of the section that you want to remove Kee Srel gt ZS a W Click on the button gt A dialog box will open Click on the Yes button gt The video title is split The first section contains the range in front of the cut the second section contains the range behind the cut gt You have cut a video title 7 3 Chapters nero COVISION4 ale af Chapters are sections in a video title that you can access on your player using the Back and Next buttons without have to wind Initially each video title contains only one chapter You can add new chapters manually or automatically
77. ot change this setting 9 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc check the Shut down computer when finished box gt As soon as the burning process has finished a dialog box will open 10 If you do not want to save a log file for the burning process click on the No button If you would like to save a log file 1 Click on the Yes button gt A dialog box will open 2 Select the desired folder from the Location selection menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click on the Save button gt The screen with the menu What would you like to do next is displayed You can burn the project again save the project start a new project make covers and labels or start Nero ShowTime gt You have burned a disc or written a disc image or hard disc folder nero Page 67 COVISION4 Project management 12 Project management 12 1 Saving a project ly ule aT Once you have started working with your project and created your layout occasionally you may want to interrupt your work resume it at a later date or burn it A project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Vision The file size of
78. ountry United States of America ka Select source type Antenna Cable Antenna Ke Start TV channel search for your analog TV Card Search Status Start Search Progress mm Channel tuning 0 channel s found Fig 6 TV wizard Analog TV Channel Search Select your country in the Select country drop down field When configuring DVB S TV cards you must select the satellite instead of the country in the Select your satellite configuration field When configuring DVB C TV cards you must select the appropriate frequency range instead of the country Page 22 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source in the Select source type drop down field Zen The Select source type drop down field is not available when configuring digital TV cards DVB T DVB S DVB C 7 Click on the Start Search button to start the search gt The search starts You are kept informed about the search progress and the number of channels found in the Search Status area 8 Click on the Next button gt The second screen of the TV wizard TV Channel Edit is displayed TV Wizard TV Channel Edit Available Channels Remove Rename EA video Aux EA Composite A S video Fig 7 TV wizard TV Channel Edit 9 Click on the Up and or Down buttons to change the order of the available channels 10 Click on the Remove button to remove
79. played on appropriate VR compatible recorders it has the advantage that it is specially designed for direct recording on disc An overview of which disc format is supported by which disc can be found in Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs 13 2 Creating an editable DVD with videos The following requirement has to be fulfilled The recorder supports the burning of an editable disc format To create an editable DVD with videos proceed as follows l Inthe Start screen select the option Make DVD gt Editable DVD gt The Contents screen is displayed 2 Repeat the steps described under Creating a disc project e Due to the differences in the specifications for DVD VR DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR there may be differences in editing the title and the movie In principle however the remainder of the procedure is identical to the procedures described under Creating a disc project gt You have created an editable DVD with video nero Page 70 COVISION4 Editable DVDs 13 3 Creating an editable DVD directly via a capture device If you create an editable DVD by means of a capture device you can transfer the required data e g camera recordings directly to disc i e without buffering The following requirements have to be fulfilled A capture device is installed and connected to the PC No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor m There are no applications ru
80. riable data rate Encoding takes longer but the quality is better VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different suitable data rates scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement pop up menu pe Page 81 VISION 4 List of figures 16 List of figures Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig nero UOVISION 4 TNT 14 2 Launch screen 15 SS COMENS O E E O EE E EEE E N E EA 16 4 Content screen What do you want to dO menu 16 5 Burn ee e capsetced enselacenddaviencstdensducbeewercennqedenteeageee 17 6 TV wizard Analog TV Channel Search 22 7 TV wizard TV Channel Ed 23 8 TV wizard Manage TV Channel Groups 24 ENVER 24 10 Capture Video Nr 26 11 Video Device Properties wimndow 27 12 Audio Device Properties winmdow 28 13 Contents screen Add Video Files Option rnnnrrnrrnrrrrnnnnnnnnrrrnvrnnnnnnnrnnnrrnnnnnnnsrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnsennnnnnnnen 30 14 Open pop up WINTOW rannrrrennnnnrnrvrrnnnnnrrvnrnnnntrnnnnnnnntrnnnnnnnsrnnnnnssennnnnnsnsrnnnnnnsssennnnnnsnsennnnnnsnennnnnnnnsnee 31 15 Movie screen 34 10 SION BOAT vere 36 Tee MD E 36 16 Video Effects e Ea onsievantontountasesandoddimnesianetoasinats 37 19 Text Effe
81. rorernrrrnnnnrnvrrnrrrnnnnnrnovnnnnnnnnnn 91 KEIER Sxcccintcs2 oi aceecncteecnlcadeadetsctncesienidcaecnctednaleadecs 6 Covers and Labels Go EEE EEE 20 74 D PECOANG EE 9 Be 8 BI ENE NE ENE 9 10 12 70 PT 64 65 69 nero UOVISION 4 Displaying Info sa 20 72 GET DE 20 FAN usec E 20 Writing to Hard Drive Folder cccccccessssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeas 65 Dise ed so stace xatecissey sete seinnaa aiani 10 Compatibility OVervieW ccccseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeees 10 12 70 BL len EE EE ia 9 DISE MAJE eresse eeni r reer n ETRAS eiR 65 68 Disc Image Be a e EEE E EE E TT 68 DE NN 20 Disk Image se EEE 65 DYDIV R EE 10 70 D DAT EEE 10 70 DD Tee E 10 DVD Video Piug mm 7 8 B DE EEE EE 10 70 E Editable Disc Format annnnannnnannnnennnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennne 13 Editable DVD E 70 Go EEE EE 70 Creating Directly via Capture Device AAA 71 EIN 9 EN 18 45 Extended Dialog Box 19 H K SCHTEN 11 M MAA STEEN varende 17 Menu liln AN 33 53 54 60 Menu hierarchies rrrrnrerarennnrrnnnrnnnnenanennnrnnnnenanennnennn 54 Menu Template 54 55 Menu template group EAT kG ENE EN 56 60 Page 88 Index Menu Template Group 54 55 mini 11 S Movie 9 SCOPE of functions rrrnnnrnrrrrnrrnnnnnrnrrennrrnnnnnrnavnnnnnnnnnn 7 ET av 18 45 Screen Inserting an audio Ce 38 Burm Goo EE 17 NESEN FANS ONS vespres aE ERE 39 Capture Video ee seess 22 MS 30 34 ON ae eae eee CE 16 30
82. s displayed in the selection menu and opens automatically The following buttons are available on the tab Browse searches for media files and adds them to your own media files The Open pop up window will open Browse and Add to Project searches for media files adds them to your own media files and the slide show The Open pop up window will open Import imports media files from a TWAIN compatible device such as a scanner A window is opened Select source selects a source for the TWAIN import The Select source pop up window will open Removes the selected element from the group Removes all elements from the group A dialog box will open Opens the marked media file with an associated program This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file Otherwise a gray button is displayed Adds marked elements to the slide show If you want to add media files images or audio files that are stored on your PC to the slide show click on the gt Browse button gt The Open pop up window will open Select the required media files and click on the Open button Select the files that you want to add to your slide show Click on the button Up to 2000 images can be added to a slide show y 1 gt The images are inserted in the contents dialog box on the gie tab Page 48 Slide show r Removes the highlighted element from the slide show Remov
83. scs from other manufacturers for instance nero Page 84 LOvIston4 Glossary nero UOVISION 4 Frame A single still picture in a sequence of pictures which give the impression of movement when played fast enough Frames per second The number of pictures per second in a video title Table of contents The table of contents TOG is stored in the lead in This is where the content of every session is managed Interlaced Video This method involves displaying a video in two parts each part contains a line in every second row and displays it first field The second part fills in the other rows up until the screen is fully displayed second field This method is faster than progressive scan or non interlaced scanning in which all rows are displayed simultaneously JPEG An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group This is an international group which approved a standard for the compression of pictures Chapter marks These are marks set in the video title that identify a scene change or position A video title can be subdivided into several chapters that are separated from one another by chapter marks Lead in The initial area of every session is known as the lead in This is where the table of contents for your disc and additional information concerning the CD is stored Lead out The final area in a session This area is located at the end of the disc If the disc has not yet been finalized the reference
84. set up a capture device for digital or analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC on the factory side Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen gt The Capture Video screen is displayed Page 25 nero LI VISION 4 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices NeroVision Capture Video Capture Video Select device and capture video to your hard disk Capture device Cd Camera Video Capture Camera Video Capture Device 00 00 00 00 The following buttons are available in the Video Capture screen O G fws O O O fomaem OS O 2 Switches to full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key Select a capturing template Details Use this template to capture video in DYD Video compatible format The application initially configures the capture device but you can change the device settings manually by clicking the Video Device Properties button to the right Destination file type MPEG 2 Video mode PAL 25 00 fps e Aspect ratio 4 3 Frame size 720 x 576 pixels A Audio format Dolby Digital 4C 3 2 0 Fig 10 Capture Video screen Sets the capture timer which allows you to define the start time end time and capture time for capturing a video 9 Switches to the next channel Switches to
85. show duration Oh 01m 20s 20 pictures 5 Fig 26 Slide show screen finished The following buttons are available in the preview dialog box Starts the slide show Q E Pauses the slide show Oo Ends the slide show ae Switches to the full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key pe Page 52 VISION 4 Slide show 19 ale Se aT 20 nero AVISION 4 Displays the played position in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second Jumps to a specific position by clicking on the EJ next and kal back buttons If you are happy with your slide show click on the Next button gt The Contents screen is displayed see Creating a disc project Depending on the disc type a different number of chapters can be created for a slide show No chapters are created in DVD VR projects VCD SVCD up to 98 chapters DVD Video MiniDVD HD BURN DVD VFR up to 99 chapters DVD VR up to 64 chapters BD AV up to 200 chapters If you would like to store your slide show pictures on the disc in a PC readable format select the relevant entry from the Add selection menu The following entries are available in this selection menu Nothing sd Only saves the pictures in the slide show Original pictures Saves the pictures in the original format as well Additionally creates a HTML version of the slide show HTML browser gallery on the disc this can be displaye
86. storage for all of your home videos You can also play DVDs on your PC if you have the appropriate software and DVD ROM drive A DVD DL disc doubles the storage capacity of the disc and in turn the space for a DVD Video 2 3 2 DVD VR VER video mode VR DVD VR VFR video mode VR are special types of DVD Video that provide three options which DVD Video alone cannot provide m Direct recording of videos onto disc in real time is possible option Record Directly to Disc The data on the disc can later be edited and altered More video titles can be added if space is still available on the disc This means that a DVD VR DVD VFR video mode VR is similar to a video cassette but of a far superior quality However there are differences between the individual disc formats nero Page 10 UOVISION 4 Technical information The DVD VR is specifically designed for recording directly to disc Although a graphics menu Is not supported playlists are created instead Furthermore the sound track cannot be changed i e it is not possible to edit or add to the existing track DVD VR is not compatible with DVD Video and can only be played on special DVD players DVD VFR video mode just like DVD Video allows you to create menus but not to create chapter menus or playlists Once the disc has been finalized a DVD VFR is essentially compatible with DVD Video and can be played in most DVD players m Once the disc has
87. t Detection pop up window If you want to reduce the minimum length of a chapter move the Minimum chapter length slider to the left If you want to increase the minimum length of a chapter move the Minimum chapter length slider to the right gt The pop up window shows how many chapters were detected using these settings 4 Ifyou want to keep existing chapters check the Keep previous chapter marks box 5 Click on the Generate button gt You have created chapters automatically nero Page 43 UOVISION 4 Video editing 7 3 3 Editing chapters ule iy E 4 The following requirement has to be fulfilled The Contents screen is displayed To edit a chapter proceed as follows Click on the Create Chapters option in the Contents screen gt The Create Chapters screen is displayed If you want to move the chapter marks move the slider in the scrollbar You can move the position of the individual chapter marks within the start and end positions of the video title but not beyond the next chapter mark if there are more than two chapters in the scrollbar Highlight the chapter that you want to change If you want to change the title of the chapter 1 Click on the button gt The Rename Chapter dialog box will open 2 Enter the new chapter name in the input field and click on the OK button gt The title is changed 3 If you want to delete the chapter click on the Q button S
88. t tab T ale Le d 8 Click in the contents dialog box on the P Timeline tab GE 00000 E5 E m m a m o a a a a a m m m a a a m a a m a EA a a a a a a a a Text Effects Video Track Audio 1 Audio 2 EEREREEREREEKEKEEEEEKEKEEEEEERKKEEREEEKEKEEREEKEKEEKEKEEREEERE ja E Os is ols Fig 17 Timeline tab The Timeline tab consists of the following dialog boxes Contains the text effects Effets Contains the video effects Video Track Contains the video titles Audioi Contains the audio files on the first track Audio Contains the audio files on the second track The following buttons are available on the Timeline tab B Zooms out of the Timeline tab so that the entire movie Is displayed Zooms into the Timeline tab Zooms out of the Timeline tab nero Page 36 UOVISION 4 Video editing 9 To add an effect to a media file 1 Click on the __ tab in the media dialog box Aquarium Boost Colors Fig 18 Video Effects tab 2 Select the required effect 3 While holding down the left mouse button move the effect to the required place in the Effects dialog box 4 Drag the left end of the blue effect bar to the required starting position 5 Drag the right end of the blue effect bar to the required end position aly ae O Media files with video effects are indicated on the HUDD Storyboard tab with the icon E
89. tended dialog box will open 2 Click on the Configure button gt The Application Settings window will open gt You have called the configuration and can now make the required settings Application Settings Po General Folders Locale Messages Format of saved media files Pictures Portable Network Graphics png Options Never show black thumbnails for assets Enable all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder Fig 34 Application Settings window 15 2 Configuration The Application Settings window contains the General Folders and Messages tabs You can adapt Nero Vision to your own personal requirements here 15 2 1 General tab Format of saved media files dialog box Defines the graphics format in which Nero Vision Graphics saves media files from external devices and video selection menu snapshots Portable Network Graphics is selected by default nero Page 75 LOvIston4 Configuration Options Area Display tooltips pop up menu Never show black thumbnails for assets check box Enable all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder check box 15 2 2 Folders tab Directories dialog box Temporary files input field Saved picture files input field Imported video files input field Verbose when you move the pointer over a control element this displays its function and provides a detailed explanation This option is selected by default Brief
90. the highlighted channels 11 If you want to coordinate the channels of a number of TV cards with each other Nero Vision regards TV channels with the same name so called physical channels on lr different tuner cards as the same logical channel This means that a logical channel can Mi contain one or more physical channels The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel search Only the logical channels will be displayed in Nero Vision following configuration in the TV wizard 1 Highlight a channel you want 2 Click on the Rename button gt The Rename Channel pop up window will open 3 Enter the name you want in the Rename Channel text field 4 Click on the OK button gt The channel is renamed nero Page 23 COVISION4 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 12 13 14 l3 16 nero COVISION4 Click on the Next button gt The third screen of the TV wizard Manage TV Channel Groups is displayed TY Wizard Manage TV Channel Groups TV Channels to Groups Tv Channel Groups Your available channel groups Name Add Group Add Group sports Fig 8 TV wizard Manage TV Channel Groups Click on the Add button on the TV Channel Groups tab gt The Add Group dialog window is displayed Enter the name you want for the group in the Add Group text field Click on the OK button gt T
91. the next channel the next channel e to the previous channel Displays the played position in the format hours minutes seconds hundredths of a second Jumps to a specific position by clicking on the EJ next and kF back buttons ODO 02 56 76 3 Select the capture device in the Capture Device pop up menu The capture device may be in camera mode or in VCR mode In camera mode the video signals are continuously transferred from the capture device to the PC and you can view the current video signal in the preview dialog box In the case of a DV video camera everything in the picture area frame of the video camera is displayed in the preview dialog box A TV card is always in camera mode as there is a constant video signal coming in and Page 26 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices there is no way of pausing rewinding fast forwarding or restarting the video signal wL In VCR mode the video already exists on tape or another medium To capture this video you need to insert the tape into your video device and play it back You can also rewind fast forward through the whole tape to play back specific scenes Digital video cameras can be set to either camera mode or VCR mode Please check the manufacturer s instructions on how to do this Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode Depending on whether the capture device is in camera or VCR mode some buttons are
92. the project to a folder on the hard drive nero Page 65 UOVISION 4 Burning a disc 1 Select the Write to Hard Disk Folder option gt A dialog box will open 2 Inthe directory tree click on the folder where the files are to be saved and then click on the OK button 4 Select the Volume Name option gt A group box is displayed 5 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field en Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to 9 underscores _ 6 Ifyou are burning to a disc 1 Select the Recording Settings option gt The Settings for recording group box is displayed 2 Inthe Speed selection menu select the speed that the recorder should use to write to the disc 3 If you would like to perform a speed test check the Determine maximum speed box gt Before burning the program will verify whether the recorder is capable of burning the session with the selected writing speed In addition it will also verify if all files selected for burning are actually available 4 If you still want to burn the disc on positive verification check the Write box The book type of a DVD helps DVD players to identify the inserted disc and determines the tv DVD s level of compatibility With some DVD recorders Nero can change the book type KO setting if a DVD is burned The selection menu is only displayed for supported recorders 5 If you would like to change the book type o
93. title 4 2 2 3 Radio buttons Automatic automatically calculates the font height of the button texts so that the full text can be displayed Custom deactivates automatic font height calculation You can define the font height yourself in the Edit Menu screen Confiaure Opens the configuration of Nero Vision see Configuration Edits the default options when creating a video The Default Video Options window is opened see Displaying video options As long as you have not selected any kind of disc the Default Video Options video options for all the supported formats will be shown After you have selected a disc format only the General tab and the tab for the current disc format are displayed Font height calculation mode 4 2 2 4 Buttons The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window appears for Nero Digital format Erases rewritable discs The Erase Rewritable Disc pop up window opens see Erasing a rewritable disc Before a disc can be erased the recorder must contain a rewritable disc The erase method can be set Displays the information on the disc inserted such as the disc type available storage capacity number of sessions and tracks The Disc Info pop up window will open see Displaying disc info Insert the disc that you want to know more about and select the drive where it is located Finalizes DVD VR VFR video mode VR R RW discs Finalize Disc see also Finalizing a DVD The F
94. to remove a media title from a project 1 Highlight the media title 2 Click on the button gt The media title is removed from the project 9 If you want to combine several video titles to form a single title proceed as follows 1 Highlight the video titles 2 Click on the button gt A dialog box will open 3 Click on the Yes button gt The selected video titles are combined to form a single new title nero Page 32 COVISION4 Creating a disc project 10 If you want to edit the video titles individually 1 Highlight the video title 2 Select the Edit Movie option gt The Movie screen is displayed see Video editing 11 Click on the Next button gt The Select Menu screen is displayed see Editing the menu gt You have created a disc project and can now create a menu for your project Page 33 nero COVISION4 Video editing 7 Video editing 7 1 Making a movie V You cannot edit videos or make your own movies in Nero Vision Essentials SE To make a movie proceed as follows l Inthe Start screen select the Make Movie option gt The Movie screen is displayed This screen consists of three dialog boxes the Preview Media and Contents dialog boxes t Untitled Project Movie NeroVision NvECapture 0001 NYECapture 0002 00 00 00 00 HEHEHE TETT nn nn nn nn RB RE RP RB RR dn nn nn nn nn nn nen dnne nn nd eee ee eee nd nn Text Effects Video Tra
95. ual buttons from the Button Frame selection list If you prefer not to display a frame around your buttons please select the entry Use No Frame In the Text and numbering dialog box in the selection menu select whether the button text should also be numbered If the button text contains numbers select the type of digits from the Numeral type selection menu In the Template selection menu select which text should be displayed in addition to number and or text If the button text contains numbers and if you want the numbers on each menu page to begin at 1 check the Restart numbering on each menu page box Select the Font option gt A group box is displayed Select the font type for the button text from the large selection menu Page 57 Menu 23 Select the desired font style from the small selection menu 24 If you have selected the Custom radio button from the Font height calculation mode extended dialog box select the desired font size from the lowest selection menu 25 Inthe Color dialog box click in the color circle to define the color and color saturation 26 Move the slider to adjust the color intensity 27 Select the Header and Footer Text option gt The Menu texts group box is displayed 28 Enter the header text in the relevant input field 29 Enter the footer text in the relevant input field 30 Select the Shadows option gt A group box is displayed 31 If you want to display a s
96. ved in an AVCHD project on Import AVCHD DVD storage card or hard drive Edit Movie Edits a selected video title The Movie screen is displayed see Video editing Generates chapters in the selected video title The Generate Chapters Generate Chapters screen is displayed see Creating chapters manually nero Page 30 UOVISION 4 Creating a disc project The following buttons are available in the Contents screen Changes the name of the selected media title The Rename Title pop up window will open 2 To capture a video for your project 1 Select Capture Video gt The Video Capture window open 2 Repeat the steps described under Setting a TV card 3 If you have already captured the video or would like to add a video stored on the hard drive 1 Select the Add Video Files option gt The Open pop up window will open Sex File Browser Desktop Search Web Search Saved Searches i Location C My Documents wl 0 GC Br Modules 2 El Eigene Bilder we Shortcuts G Eigene Musik SS O MNerovision B e Desktop Eigene Dateien v amp Arbeitsplatz Netzwerkum rx Favorites neren O Files of type All Supported Video Files w Fig 14 Open pop up window 2 Select the required files and click on the Open button gt The required files are added to the project nero Page 31 LOvIston4 Creating a disc project 4 If you want to add videos that are stored on a
97. will open E Deletes the selected menu template 6 Click on the Edit Menu button gt The Edit Menu screen is displayed nero Page 55 UOVISION 4 1 Untitled Project DVD Video NeroVision f Edit Menu e Customize menu settings met f A q What would you like to change Layout VC Background gH Buttons tA Font p Header Footer Text Shadow Automatization ra Interaction Colors FA KES KOG NI Fig 28 Edit Menu screen sv vc If you have selected the Smart3D template group other entries are available in the What i would you like to change menu see Editing the Smart3D menu The following buttons are available in the Edit Menu screen Jumps to the first page of the menu J Jumps to the previous page of the menu E Jumps to the last page of the menu N Deletes the selected text element This button is only v available if a text element is selected Edits the properties of the selected button The Button Properties pop up window will open 7 Select the Layout entry from the What would you like to change menu gt A group box is displayed 8 Select the layout for pictures and buttons in the selection list ule ly The outlined preview for the buttons contains blue spaces for the thumbnails and gray spaces for the button text 9 Select the Background option gt The Background Properties group box is displayed 10 If you would like to have a color gradient as

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