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1. If the Show Guidelines option is activated Nero Video fades in a guideline grid in the compilation area If the Show Safe Area option is enabled Nero Video displays the frame of the safe zone in the compilation area If the Show Button Numbers option is enabled Nero Video as signs each button in the compilation area a number This option is only available in Advanced Editing Changes the arrangement of graphics and text fields of a tem plate Marked items can be moved to the back or front by one level They can also be moved to the very back or very front The background picture always stays on the back level buttons stay on the front level Only available in Advanced Editing If the Snap to Guidelines button is activated items that move in the compilation area automatically line up to the horizontal and vertical guidelines The Download Content button allows you to download the Nero 12 Content Pack The Nero 12 Content Pack includes additional content such as theme packs disc menus and effects to enhance your various projects in Nero Video Note that the Download Content button is only displayed if the additional content is not yet installed Nero Video 103 Menu See also Templates Tab 104 Customize Tab 105 Save as Template Window 121 Creating Menu 121 6 2 1 Templates Tab J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product yo
2. The Capture Video screen and a window are displayed The window recommends the Native capturing choice 3 Select the capture device in the Capture device drop down menu The capture device may be in Camera mode or in VCR mode In Camera mode the video signals are continuously transferred from the capture device to the PC and you can view the current video signal in the preview area In the case of a DV video camera everything in the picture area frame of the vid eo camera is displayed in the preview dialog box A TV card is always in Camera mode as there is a constant video signal coming in and there is no way of pausing rewinding fast forwarding or restarting the video signal In VCR mode the video already exists on tape or another medium To capture that video you need to insert the tape into your video device and play it back You can also rewind fast forward through the whole tape to play back specific scenes Nero Video 33 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Sm Se ECT a CEA Digital video cameras can be set to either Camera mode or VCR mode Please check the manufacturer s instructions on how to do this Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode Depending on whether the capture device is in Camera or VCR mode some but tons are not available 4 Choose between the Native capturing and Custom capture template option buttons in the upper right section of the w
3. The item is repositioned 2 If you want to move a narration or background music clip on the respective tracks 1 Drag the selected item on the timeline The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the border area You can also move the item from the Narration up to a position on the Music track and vice versa 2 Drop the item to the desired position The item is repositioned 7 You have arranged all video clips pictures narration or background music clips in your project You can now also customize the specific properties of selected effects or add a theme based template nero Nero Video 88 Editing Videos You can also move and reposition your video clips and pictures via the Arranging Screen The Arranging Screen is opened when you click the button in the content area It gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have added to your project Each item is displayed as a thumbnail If you want to change the order of the video clips and pictures you can simply drag the respec tive item to the desired position See also Arranging Screen 57 4 4 2 Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Express Editing You can adjust the display time for the pictures of a project or slide show as desired You can specify a default display time for still pictures effects and transitions that you add to the project in the Default Duration Values area of the Applic
4. menu Tools The Snap to Guide tool sets the clip to the guide if you come near a guide The Snap to Object tool sets clips to each other if you come at 10 pixels to the snap line of an object with another one Snap lines are left right bottom top horizontal center and vertical center of both clips Button TENE e Creates a snapshot of the displayed position in the video title Button Jumps to the next or previous edit from all tracks Ko p p Button Jumps to the next or previous frame 41 gt j r Button a Stops the playback of the movie Button II Begins pauses the playback of the movie Jog wheel 1 Navigates through the project on a frame by frame basis 4 1 2 Media Area On the My Media palette in the upper right of the video editing screen you can search for the desired media clips Here you can also import clips that can then be added to the project Click the Import drop down menu on the right to import more clips from various sources e g from Nero MediaBrowser or even the Internet into Nero Video Click the Capture entry to display the Capturing screen The different media types are displayed on single tabs You can arrange the media within these tabs by selecting the desired entry in the Arrange by drop down menu Use the Show drop down menu to narrow the selection of files that is displayed You can choose to see your media listed in thumbnail view Large thumbnails or Small thumbnails or list view
5. Allows you to split a text effect which has been applied to two con secutive video clips or pictures Only available between two items which share the same text effect Opens the Trim window which allows you to trim a video clip or ad just the length of a picture You can also see the metadata of the selected item Opens a window for the selected video clip or picture which allows you to change the Scale or the Rotation of the selected item If an effect is applied to the selected item an additional option is displayed which allows you to apply this effect to all items or to de lete it Allows you to split a video clip or picture The item is split at the position of the time slider If the time slider is not positioned on the item to be split the 4f button will not be available Allows you to split an audio clip If the time slider is positioned on the item to be split the item is split at that exact position If the time slider is positioned at the very be ginning of the item to be split or not positioned on this item at all the item is split in the middle Allows you to set the volume of the video or audio clip Only available for video clips with included audio and for audio clips Opens the Trim window which allows you to trim the audio part of the selected video or audio clip You can also see the audio metada ta of the selected item Only available for video and audio clips Movie Editing in Express Edi
6. Keyboard Shortcuts Index Contact Nero Video 144 144 145 146 146 147 148 148 152 156 Start Successfully TO I a 1 Start Successfully 1 1 About the Manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Video It is process based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step by step basis To make best use of this documentation please note the following conventions Indicates warnings preconditions or instructions that have to be pre 2 cisely followed 9 Indicates additional information or advice The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action TS Carry out these actions in the order specified Indicates an intermediate result Indicates a result Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter OK face They are shown in boldface Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links and see are shown in red and underlined Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands 1 2 About Nero Video Nero Video is a program for capturing editing and burning films or slide shows with an ex tremely user friendly interface Nero Video can be used to play your videos from DV video cameras or other external video devices on your PC and to burn them as DVD Video DVD VFR video mode y VR Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD AVCHD or BD MV or to save them to a hard drive fold
7. Shift Mouse wheel Space F2 Marks a selection of items that can be clicked in the preview and the compilation areas Items can be deleted from the selection by re peated clicking Marks a selection of items that can be clicked in the preview and the compilation areas Items can be deleted from the selection by re peated clicking Displaces a marked item when moving the mouse in distances of horizontal or vertical grid positions Zooms in or zooms out to the original position in the view of the menu in the preview and compilation areas Changes the mouse pointer into a hand cursor with whose aid de sired areas can be moved into an enlarged menu page in the visible area of the compilation area Only available when the visible compilation area is enlarged Zoom in No item may be selected at the same time for text processing Changes directly into the text processing of a marked item Nero Video 151 12 Index Adjust Clip order 57 79 88 Display duration sssssssss 81 89 Timeline view Sea auseesavensestdvactessuverevits 49 DE e i ederet reset ed rene died taaeade 48 Advanced Editing Edit movie 78 WOIKSDaCe 1 2 eiue irain 48 Areas Compilation area 101 Content area EAE AE E A AAS 16 55 Extended area ssssseeeeee 14 15 Menu compilation area Menu preview area
8. 5 If you want to keep existing chapters select the Keep previous chapter marks check box nero Nero Video 22 Project Creation and Management 6 Click the Start button Automatic chapter recognition is performed This may take some time The window shows how many chapters were detected using these settings 7 Click the Apply button The chapters are created chapter marks are set on the scroll bar in the preview area and the chapters are added to the chapter list In addition all existing chapters can be displayed v or rendered invisible O with the aid of the buttons You have created chapters automatically See also Creating and Editing a Disc Project 19 2 4 3 Editing Chapters You can edit and rename chapters reposition or remove individual chapter markings as well as delete all existing chapter marks You can move the position of the individual chapter marks within the start and end positions of the video title up to the next chapter mark The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To edit a chapter proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area All existing chapter marks of the respective title are displayed on the scroll bar in the preview area 2 If you want to move an existing chapter mark click the respective mark on the scroll bar in the preview area and drag it to the desired position 3 If you want to delete a chapter ma
9. Length l an information window offers you to either overwrite or move the following clip Creates subclips from your video or audio clips The whole source Button clip stays available after pre trimming The resulting subclips are Make Subclips listed below Only available in the Preview window nero Nero Video 69 Editing Videos TU A S e The following setting option is available on the Picture tab Shows the display duration of the selected item Additionally the following rule is valid for the Advanced Editing Input field mode If in the Trim window you change the duration to a new length Length that is longer than the available free space on the respective track an information window offers you to either overwrite or move the following clip See also General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 47 4 1 17 Fit Slide Show to Music Feature The Fit Slide Show to Music feature allows you to extend or shorten your slide show auto matically so that it has the same duration as the music you have added to your project Note that your project can only contain pictures but no video clips With the Fit Slide Show to Music feature Nero Video will adjust the duration of each picture in your slide show so that the duration of the slide show as a whole matches the duration of your music If the music duration is longer than the slide show duration the following rule applies Based on the total duration of the music
10. Vanual Nero Wideo Copyright and Trademark Information This document and all its contents herein are subject to and protected by international copyright and other intellectual property rights and are the property of Nero AG and its subsidiaries affiliates or licensors All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the express written permission of Nero AG All trade names and trademarks and or service marks are the property of their respective owners The trademarks mentioned are expressly named for information purposes only Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights to the fullest extent Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of this document The contents of the software supplied as well as of this document may be changed without prior warning Some applications of the Nero Suites require technologies developed by third party manufac turers Some of these are included as a trial version in this suite These technologies need to be activated online free of charge or by sending an activation fax to have unlimited use of the version Nero will then undertake to release the data necessary to activate technologies licensed by third party manufacturers for unlimited use with Nero 12 or Nero 12 Platinum It is therefore necessary to have an Internet connection or a fax machine Unless you own the copyright or have permission fr
11. len n Resolution etr rrt Temporary files Slide show Create slide Show creed 20 Edit slide show Start Via Welcome Application 9 Welcome to screen sseeeseeeeeeeeeee 9 System requirements 8 Templates Capturing template ssessssssse 27 Export templates Menu templates ssssss 101 104 Nero PiP Settings Templates 63 Titles Combine titles 0 0 cccccccccccceeeeeeenerenenens 20 Delete titles eeeeeesseesssesesessss 20 Movie title Video title Nero Video Tools Ad Spotter sesssssssssse 58 65 77 DiSGt00lS e devient 144 145 Music Grabber Roll tool Scene Detection Slip tool dig Snap to Guide gene Snap to Object eeseseseesss Tooltips eeeeeeeeee Tracks Audio track rete Combination track Default track Delete track m es Hide track ssssssss LOCK track sedato treten Master track Multitrack overlay Narration Select track Track title s Video track uere Transition S innnan i Delete transition Edit transitions Insert transitions TV Capture from Camera or TV 26 Chann
12. 49 Clips Adjust clip order Clip handling Cut clips Eo 2 EINK CIPS DC laii M Select clip Select clips iss T Siete Tritniclips ui ec eter itn Video clips uscite tte id edge e eden Compatibility overview 146 Configuration seeeesess 14 Conventions manual 7 Create COVER EE Label New track sa Projet eee Slide SHOW eminere eec eon 17 20 Snapshot ET SUDGIIPS 2 eire Ee ePi trenes 152 Delete Detect IG le TEES 22 Commercials eseeeeeees 58 65 77 Music clips a isl E E Discs Book type B rn disc Burn disc image Capacity bar Disc formats Disc image Disc info Disc tools Editable DVD Erase disc Finalize disc Open disc image Edit Chapters Clip Effects Add Effetti mined euet Add text effect Delete effect Edit effect 32 eeu Master effects Picture in picture effects Restrictions 00ccccceeeeeseeessseessssessereeeeeeees 8 Export P NU ro DA 94 97 Export and send as e mail attachment 94 100 Export to camera ssssssssssesss 94 98 Export to Internet sesssssssss 94 98 boom 93 96 Express Editing
13. Edit Background Audio window nero Nero Video 118 Menu The following setting options are available Button Plays the audio file gt y Button Stops playback Ei ps p ay Button Fades the audio in or out during playback in the menu each one all dus second Button with slider Customizes the sound level of the playback Click the button to mute a the sound See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 10 Select Poster Frame Window In the Select Poster Frame window you can define which picture of a linked video is dis played in the thumbnail view of the Thumbnail button The controller on the navigation strip shows the position of the picture in the video You can specify the picture to be used by moving the controller gt B 00 00 03 57 Select Poster Frame window nero Nero Video 119 Menu The following buttons are available Plays the video back in the preview area of the window E Stops the preview See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 11 Shadow Settings Window If the Apply shadow check box in the Properties palette is selected the selected button or graphic object is given a shadow Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window You can adjust the detail settings of the shading in the Shadow Settings window The changes you make are directly visible in the menu area Click the Cancel button to discard the changes or the OK button to apply them The followi
14. If a value is adjusted the other value auto matically adjusts Input field f Rotates the selected item Rotation ROE BAIG Defi th acity of the graphic object efines the o Opacity pacity grap J See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 5 Content Palette T Only available in Advanced Editing je Not available for Smart3D menus On the Content palette all the titles and chapters of the project that you have compiled in the Content screen are listed in a navigation tree nero Nero Video 114 Menu Using the drag and drop function you can link any title in the list to a desired button and thereby define the target of a link If the title is dragged into the compilation for the first time or again without a specific button marked Nero Video automatically creates a default button and links it to the video J Note that all menu items on the template remain linked when you make changes If a new link is assigned to a button the old link is lost i e it is not automatically assigned to another button The same menu item can be linked via multiple but tons See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 6 Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes je The graphic objects are only available in Advanced Editing First you can select the category of the available items in the Buttons or Objects and Clip Art palettes The available buttons or graphics from the selected category are listed in the preview area of both
15. Video DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR In comparison to DVD Video the advantage of these disc formats is that the con tent can be changed later on This means that you can edit the movies insert new passages delete scenes that you do not want to see or overwrite the disc How ever a disadvantage is that you cannot create individual menus The DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR disc formats are compatible with DVD Video and can be played on nearly any commercial DVD player Clicking the Help button in the lower left corner of the main window opens a drop down menu that offers the option of accessing online help as well as viewing the versions number and other registration data To go to the next or previous screen click the Next or Back button in the navigation bar If necessary you will be prompted to save the project as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost A project consists essentially of four steps m Selecting a task Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item Nero Video 10 Project Creation and Management EP Here Video Start gt mm Welcome Select what you want to do d Capture M Edit amp Import Create amp Export Capture from Camera or TV Mate More or Side Show AVCHD Record Directly to Disc Inport File Blu ray Dise Import from AVCHD Camera DVD Import AVCHD from Disc Super Video CD Import AVCHD from Hard Video CD Drive s Projects J Tools P
16. Advanced Editing mode switching to the Express Editing mode is possible but the content of your project will not be transferred You will start with an empty content area in the Express Editing mode When you switch back to the Ad vanced Editing mode you can resume the project you started in the Advanced Editing mode nero Nero Video 72 Editing Videos 4 2 Making Movie J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features To make a movie or slide show proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Make Movie or Slide Show option The Movie Options window is opened If you are in the Content screen and want to create a movie or slide show for i your project click the Make gt Movie or Slide Show button 2 Enter a title for the movie in the Movie name input field The name is used as the title name in the Content screen and visible on buttons in the menu when burning the movie to a disc 3 Choose the adequate settings options for the content area and click the OK button The video editing screen is displayed according to the chosen settings If media
17. Advanced Editing mode you can also drop an item onto a placeholder in the content area See also Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing 89 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing 82 Nero PiP Effects Window 59 m m CU Nero PiP Effects Window The Nero PiP Effects window is opened after clicking the Nero PiP button with the Tem plate tab being displayed It allows you to choose between various Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates and to watch an animated preview of them Nero PiP Effects Template Settings Preview 1 over background 1 over track 1 m DNE Hu Bn Background Nero PiP Effects window Template tab m nero Nero Video 59 Editing Videos The following setting options are available on the Template tab of the Nero PiP Effects window Area Template selection Area Preview Drop down menu Background Displays the available Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates and allows you to choose one The templates are divided according to the number of elements i e placeholders within the respective template Displays an animated preview of the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template you have selected in the template selection area Displays the available backgrounds for the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template you have selected in the template selection area and allows you to choose one Only available if
18. Click the Finish button The TV wizard is closed and the Capture Video screen is displayed nero Nero Video 32 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me CRS a Ol e CEA You have configured the TV card See also Video Device Properties Window 30 3 5 Capturing Video to Hard Drive To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video Make sure that there is enough space available to capture the entire video Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3 30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video A DV capture via a FireWire card IEEE 1394 uses up to 3 6 MB of hard drive space per second The following requirements must be fulfilled A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process A There is sufficient space on your hard drive To capture a video on the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and Switch it on 2 Select the Capture from Camera or TV option from the Start screen
19. MPEG 2 HD 24p AVCHD AVCHD 24p AVCHD 1080 60p 50p MPEG 2 HD to Blu ray Disc MPEG 2 HD 24p to Blu ray Disc AVC to Blu ray Disc AVC 24p to Blu ray Disc 9 2 2 Disc Format Tab On the tab of a respective disc format the video options can be customized within the scope of the profile play The following setting options are available Drop down menu Defines the video mode This guarantees that videos can be Video format displayed on the existing playback devices Defines the desired aspect ratio Drop down menu The entry Automatic that automatically recognizes the aspect Aspect ratio ratio for every title on the basis of the starting material is se lected by default Please note that only experienced users should change this setting Progressive Uses the progressive or full screen procedure in which actual full pictures are used for generating the picture Interlaced top field first Uses the interlaced or line jump Drop down menu procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate half Sample format pictures and transmits the top half picture first Interlaced bottom field first Uses the interlaced or line jump procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate fields and transmits the bottom field first Automatic Encodes the file in the sample format in which the original exists This entry is selected by default Check box If the check box is selected then motion adaptive conversion i is use
20. Menu screen The following buttons are available on the navigation scroll bar in the compilation area Creates an empty menu without links in the layout of the template that was last selected Only available in Advanced Editing Not available for Smart3D templates Create New Menu Deletes a style item from the template All items except the back Delete ground can be deleted Only available in Advanced Editing nero Nero Video 102 Save As Template Previous Next Menu Page Toggle Move Cursor Zoom In Zoom Out View Order Snap to Guidelines Menu Saves a template with all changes made The Save As Template window is opened If you want to save your own menu template you have to specify and save the title and chapter menu separately even if both are based on the same template Not available for Smart3D templates Goes to the next or previous page of the title or chapter menu that was selected in the menu view If a title or chapter menu consists of several pages the thumb nails are displayed one above the other Only available in normal editing if a menu has several pages If the button is activated it is possible to move desired areas of an enlarged menu page in the visible range of the compilation window with the hand cursor Only available when the visible compilation area is enlarged Enlarges the visible compilation area up to 50096 Reduces the visible compilation area to 100
21. Move Up or Move Down button The media title is moved to the desired position 11 If you want to add chapters to a video title in your compilation proceed as described in the Creating Chapters chapters 12 If you want to reposition or remove existing chapters of a video title proceed as described in the Editing Chapters chapter 13 If you want to cut a title 1 Move the slider on the scroll bar in the preview area to the position where you want to cut 2 Click the button 3 The video title is cut and the new titles are listed as single new titles 14 If you want to combine several video titles to form a single title 1 Highlight the video titles in the content area 2 Click the Join button A window is opened 3 Click the Yes button The selected video titles are combined to form a single new title 15 If you want to remove a media title from the project select the media title and click the Delete button The media title is removed from the project You have created and edited a disc project and can now arrange a menu for your project in the Edit Menu screen See also Content Screen 15 Creating Chapters Manually 22 nero Nero Video 21 Project Creation and Management Creating Chapters Automatically 22 Editing Chapters 23 i MY 2 4 1 Creating Chapters Manually You can manually add chapters to a video title of your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A T
22. My Media area ssssssseee Preview areae eire en eeke pronari ria isee SANG aleas EE EE Audio Audio inputs Audio level Audio source ee m Cut audio clip Mene Burn BOOK TYPO oa cans rrr Reed 129 Burn to hard drive folder 132 Burn to memory stick ssususse 132 Burn to SD card Burning speed Distinu Disc IMAGE iidne iaaa Buttons Menu button properties s 110 Menu buttons eeeeesessseesss 106 116 Camera AVCHD camera c cccccccsceccsesecesesctecceesess 26 Capture from camera or TV 26 DV Cami f a sce oed eds cete aceto ddr rine eet 26 29 HDV camera s cree vez oec oes 26 29 Capturing esas eei t its Analog video n nenene Camera mode Capture device Capture from camera or TV 26 Capture to disc on the fly Capturing templates Digital video deiode eee et Native capture Pre scan capture VCR mode Video capture Chapters Add chapters e Salads 22 Auto detect chapters sseussse 22 Chapter markers ssssss 16 22 87 Chapter marks zs Create chapters ssss 22 49 87 Delete chapters 50 Rename chapters sssssss 23
23. Nero Video with all features 74 Editing Videos TO I S a In the Themes window you can choose files and set up basic editing options for your movie You will find templates for various themes such as birthday or wedding Each template amends your project with a theme based intro and outro video and automatically inserts various suitable text effects transitions and background music into the content area The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You have inserted at least one video clip into the content area To use a theme based template proceed as follows 1 Click the Themes button The Themes window is opened A list of categories and respective templates is availa ble on the left The category palettes can be expanded to display the templates in a thumbnail view 2 Select the desired theme on the left 3 Add your desired intro title in the Opening title input field on the left Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the template has been inserted in the timeline 4 Add your desired outro title in the Closing title input field on the left In case the selected template does not contain an intro or outro section the input fields are grayed out 5 If you want to add theme music that is defined in the template to the content area select the Apply theme music check box in the Music area 6 Move the Ba
24. Options window that shows recording format infor mation Afterwards the video editing screen is displayed Editing a vid Edit xs eo can include for example creating transitions cutting scenes or cre ating a sound track Delete Deletes selected media titles Move Up Moves selected media titles up Move Down Moves selected media titles down Join Combines several video titles to form a single title In the preview area you can use the position marker on the scroll bar to move to a certain position within the video title You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display Furthermore the following setting options are available when a video has been marked in the content area Button Starts playback play Button Stops playback El ps piay Button Jumps to the previous next frame lt i gt i p Button Jumps to the start end of the file K nero Nero Video 18 Project Creation and Management Add chapter Inserts a chapter mark at the position of the position marker on the scroll bar Add chapter for each video Inserts a chapter mark with the title at the start of each video Auto detect chapters Starts the automatic chapter recognition Drop down menu through which the program places a chapter mark automatically for a each scene Remove chapter Deletes selected chapter marks Remove all chapters Deletes all previously created chapter marks of the title Individual entrie
25. Start and end markings appear for the found commercial and video sequenc es Furthermore the following buttons are available Starts playback il Pauses playback gi Stops playback Shortens the video sequence by removing the part between the start and the position marking or the position and the end marking You can also customize the video sequence by moving the start and end I markings on the scroll bar This item is only displayed if you have placed the position mark on the scroll bar Otherwise a gray button is shown In addition the following setting options are available in the window Button x Starts the search in the selected video clip Start Check box If the check box is selected then all the found commercial sequenc Combi es are compiled into one sequence This also applies to the video omame sequences Button Inserts the video without the commercial sequences back into its Generate previous place in the project Button Cancels the procedure and closes the window Cancel See also Detecting Commercials 77 4 1 15 Music Grabber Window In the Music Grabber window all settings for identifying music clips in video clips can be selected Recognized music clips can be inserted into the project or can be saved as a pure audio file that is separate from the video In the saving Nero Video supports the WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg formats nero Nero Video 66 Editing Videos TU I O CENE Define your d
26. Tab The following input fields are available in the Directories area of the Folders tab Defines the folder in which temporary files are stored The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of free drive space The temp folder of the user who is logged on is used by default Temporary files nero Nero Video 134 Configuration And Recording Formats TO 5 0 CGNNSNXSSE SUA 00 NE A Defines the folder in which imported picture files and video snapshots are stored Saved picture files i 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 Imported video files The NeroVideo subfolder of My Documents of the user who is logged on is used by default The button opens a window in which the folder can be selected for the respective files See also Application Settings Window 134 9 1 3 Editing Tab The Editing tab is divided into the Default Durations area and the Nero Background Ren dering area In the Default Durations area the default duration for still pictures effects and transitions is listed For all controls a minimum and maximum value is defined If you choose a value out of range the application automatically replaces your input by the next allowed value The following input fields are available Sets the default duration of still pictures when you drag them to a Pict track in the timeline
27. a highlighted key frame is deleted Delete key frame Additionally you can choose from three interpolation methods The Linear interpolation method sets a constant alteration rate from sin gle key frame to key frame this method is set by default The Bezier interpolation method sets a smooth step up from key frame to key frame that softly fades away The Hold interpolation method abruptly changes to a chosen value without gradual transition Removes the effect from the item in your project Not available for basic effects Nero Video 46 Editing Videos TO II S a The following button is additionally available for the Film Effect and the Video Stabilizer effects Allows you to save a customized version of the effect After saving Save you can choose the customized effect from the My Effects subcate gory Only one transition can be applied to a video clip or picture at once If you drop a second transition the first transition is replaced Clicking the W button at the left side of any transi tion s headline expands an extended area which shows the respective transition s setting options You can adjust these individual properties The following setting options are always available Button T I Enables disables a transition temporarily oo Input field Displays and defines the duration of the transition Duration The duration is set to one second by default Defines if a transition is aligned more to the left
28. a rewritable disc into the disc burner 2 Turn the capture device on and launch Nero Video 3 Select the Record Directly to Disc option in the Start screen 4 If more than one disc burner is installed on your PC select the disc burner in which you have inserted the rewritable disc in the drop down menu The Capture Video screen is displayed 5 If the TV card has not yet been configured proceed as described in the Setting a TV Card chapter 6 Proceed as described in the Capturing Video to Hard Drive chapter 7 You have created an editable disc directly via a capture device 37 3 7 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me ECTS N See also Capture Video Screen 27 Importing From The Internet You can download a video or picture file from the Internet or Internet communities and add it to your project as a title or as an item in the timeline content area of your compilation You can import files in all capture formats supported by Nero Video Only one file can be down loaded at a time The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To download a file from the Internet proceed as follows 1 In the Content screen click the Import gt Import from Internet button When starting the import feature Nero checks whether new configuration files are avail able A window informs you if there are any recommended or required updates The Imp
29. by default See also Recording Format Options Window 136 9 2 1 1 Nero SmartEncoding Nero SmartEncoding is a feature in Nero Video which can effectively shorten the time re quired for transcoding converting your video projects Video files can be created using different codecs Each codec involves a certain file format Depending on the target format you choose for your project in Nero Video the video files you have used in your project might not be compliant to the target format Therefore these video files will have to be transcoded converted into the target format This can be a very time consuming process The Nero SmartEncoding feature analyzes the video files that you have added to your pro ject and checks if they are compliant or partially compliant to the selected target format Parts which are compliant to the target format will not be re encoded this can save a lot of time If the Nero SmartEncoding feature is enabled it is applied when you export your pro ject to a video file or when you burn your project onto a disc or save it onto hard drive When you export your project to a video file Nero Video automatically pre selects the target format which requires the least re encoding of your project nero Nero Video 137 Configuration And Recording Formats TO I 0s COENA EE COENA The following target formats are supported by the Nero SmartEncoding feature MPEG 1 MPEG 2 SD MPEG 2 HD
30. can customize the various detail settings The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You are in the Express Editing mode To add a text effect to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Text tab on the Effect Palette The subcategories of text effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired subcategory of text effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The text effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired text effect from the Effect Palette to an empty text field in the main track The text effect is added to the content area 4 Click the T button on the right side of the text field in the content area The preview area is altered and shows the setting options for the respective text effect 5 Enter the desired text in the text input field in the middle of the preview area 6 If you want to change the font and its corresponding settings click the Fonts button The Fonts window is opened 7 Select the desired font size and color Editing Videos TE RMN RN CER CENE 8 Click the 3X button to close the Fonts window The text you have entered is adjusted according to the changes you have made in the Fonts window 9 Click the Done button in the upper left of the preview area All changes you have made to the text and its font are applied You have added a text
31. desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 5 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 6 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie s audio track The exported audio file can be edited ex ternally and re imported into Nero Video See also amp Export Video Screen 93 nero Nero Video 97 Exporting Videos AGAR a N 5 4 Exporting Video to Camera In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc J This feature is only available if a camera is connected to your PC and is switched 2 on The camera must be in VCR mode The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or video editing screen is displayed To export a movie to camera proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed T In the Select what you want to do next selection choose the Export option 2 Select the Export video to camera export option in the selection area The format is automatically adjusted to the camera connected 3 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opene
32. end at cut more to Buttons P f the right start at cut or if it stays centered between two clips Alignment A transition is centered between two clips by default Removes the transition Button You can also press the Del key on your keyboard to delete a select Delete op ed transition from your project See also Editing Transitions Advanced Editing 83 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 84 4 1 5 General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The Advanced Editing mode in the video editing screen is displayed by default if the last project you edited was done in the Advanced Editing mode Otherwise you can access this mode by clicking the Advanced Editing button in the video editing screen Editing Videos Show Sotby Grwby em mw EF 77 e tree GB Nero PP Themes Video editing screen Advanced Editing mode A time cursor can be dragged or moved by scrubbing the mouse cursor on the time scale to display respective frames in the preview window in the upper left of the screen The time cu
33. for the header or footer nero Nero Video 110 Menu To edit a desired item enable it in the compilation area The highlighted area is identified by a red frame and sizing handles You have three options when editing a Thumbnail button to set the focus If the focus lies on the entire button it can be moved or adjusted proportionally in size If the focus lies on the text item of the button the length of the text field can be ad justed and moved within the button If the focus lies on the text in the text item the input can be edited In Smart3D templates the focus lies on the entire button Buttons headers and footers can not be deleted in Smart3D menus additional objects cannot be added or moved They also cannot be adjusted in size The position marks of the headers and footers are used to simpli fy editing and are not visible in your menu later on Even if you do not use headers and or footers they do not have to be deleted 9 The Linkage area is only available in Advanced Editing The following setting options are available in the Linkage area Defines where the button should link All available destinations of the project video title all chapters and slide shows are displayed in the drop down menu Drop down menu Link to Drop down menu p Defines a transition for the link if desired Transition Opens the Properties window Depending on the selected transi Button tion you can specify the detail setti
34. in the video editing screen ictures The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se conds Default duration is 4 seconds Sets the default duration of text effects when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the video editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se conds Default duration is 4 seconds Text effects Sets the default duration of video effects when you drag them to the Master Effects track in the timeline in the video editing screen Master effects Deed The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 60 se conds Default duration is 4 seconds Sets the default duration of video transitions when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the video editing screen The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 10 se conds Default duration is 1 second Video Transitions nero Nero Video 135 Configuration And Recording Formats TO C 0 CEENSSSEAu5ssu RI NEE EE Sets the default duration of audio transitions when you drag them to a track in the timeline in the video editing screen Audio Transitions a The minimum possible duration is 1 second the maximum is 10 se conds Default duration is 1 second The following check box is available in the Nero Background Rendering area If this check box is selected time consuming effects are rendered in the background to ensure smooth preview capacity wh
35. into two areas the pre view area on the left and the information area that shows the most important settings of the target file Clicking the Configure button opens the window for adjusting the detail settings of the video options Clicking the respective button on the right screen margin opens the Video Device Proper ties or Audio Device Properties window You can change the detail settings in both win dows if the connected capture device offers configuration options L3 Ness Video Cagtere Video Li Capture Video Select a meon and canter vde lo your hend dem actum dover p Metre captum Custom capture Hewpiate AM m Cotas Pofl ipei Line thes template 5 Capture video n A1 DV corspatibie Format The application italy configures the cagture devis but you can change ws by Cbron Poat es D ron fe deve sator noy wihengt g rhe deo Devoe Prag Captum to fie t z JC Usen Adruritsator Cocarserts Nanc Adec Captured de b 0 w Q0 pt TTENENB Add so Naso Kak Meda ibewny Capture Video screen 27 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me CRS N The following option buttons are available for the selection of the capturing template Optimizes all parameters based on the selected capture device and captures the video in the format specified by the capture device Native capturing Custom capture template The Native capturing option b
36. least three points a linear object of at least starting and end points The following setting options are available in the Appearance area Drop down menu Defines the fill color of a graphic item Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form Fill color qu drawing item Dran down meni Defines the color of the margin frame of a graphic object Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form Border color drawing item Defines the thickness of the margin frame of a graphic object Drop down menu Only available when the focus is positioned on a standard form Line thickness drawing item nero Nero Video 113 Menu If the check box is selected the button is given a shadow Clicking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window You can customize the shading according to your requirements Check box Apply shadow The following setting options are available in the Transformation area Input field Defines the horizontal position of the marked object in the compila Pos X tion area Input field Defines the vertical position of the marked object in the compilation Pos Y area Input field Defines the width in percent Scale X Input field Defines the height in percent Scale Y If the check box is selected the Scale X and Scale Y values of a Check box graphic object i e width and height in percent can only be adjusted Lock aspect ratio in the lock aspect ratio
37. nero Nero Video 112 Menu Input field p Rotates the selected item Rotation Input field n Defines the opacity of the button Opacity You can customize the font and size of the text in the Font area In Smart3D templates you can enter an individual title for your buttons in the Text area or enter desired text in the header and or footer In all other template categories the following drop down menus are available in the Text area Text Color Defines the color of the text Horizontal alignment Defines the horizontal alignment of the text centered left or right Vertical alignment Defines the vertical alignment of the text top middle or bottom See also B Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 4 Properties of Graphic Objects If a graphic object is activated in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into Appearance and Transformation areas To edit a desired item activate it in the preview area The outer highlighted area is identified by red sizing handles With the aid of the focus the entire surface can be moved or adjusted proportionally in size In addition green nodes mark the corners on all polygon standard formats and the end points on lines All polygons can be edited simply by clicking one of the nodes or end points By selecting a node or an end point with a click it is marked and can be moved or deleted New node points can be inserted at any place with a double click A surface object must consist of at
38. operating systems You can open a Windows Live Movie Maker project via the Projects Windows Live Movie Maker Project selection list on the Nero Video start screen Before entering the video editing screen you will be asked whether you want to edit your project in the Express Editing mode or the Advanced Editing mode After that the video editing screen is displayed and you can work on the project as usual Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You 9 can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If you have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported 71 Editing Videos 4 1 20 Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features When editing a project in the video editing screen switching between the Express Editing and
39. other interesting Internet sites by Nero To start the Welcome Application click the Nero 12 icon on your desktop Windows 7 and earlier or select the Nero 12 tile on the application selection screen Windows 8 On Windows 8 you can start Nero Video via m the Nero 12 tile Windows 8 style user interface or the Nero 12 desktop icon desktop user interface if you use Nero 12 m the Nero Video tile Windows 8 style user interface or the Nero Video 12 desktop icon desktop user interface if you use Nero Video 12 as a standalone product At first startup and if not disabled the Welcome to Nero Video window is dis played Here you will find information about the main use cases with Nero Video and links to tutorials and other interesting Internet sites by Nero The window can be started at any time within Nero Video by clicking the Get Started button Nero Video Project Creation and Management 2 Project Creation and Management 2 4 Working with Nero Video The user interface for Nero Video consists of a main window and an expandable area Basi cally working with Nero Video consists of the selection of a task from the Start screen You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps that are displayed in a sepa rate screen for each individual step t If you have installed a DVD RW RW burner and insert a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can use Nero Video to create editable DVD disc formats and DVD
40. preview area All changes you have made to the text and its font are applied 11 If you want to change other settings of the text effect click the button to the left of the Text Effect headline in the Properties area of the Effect Palette An extended area is displayed which shows the setting options for the respective text effect 12 Make any additional settings as desired depending on the selected effect The text effect is adjusted to your requirements 13 If you want to change the duration or position of your text effect proceed as described in the Moving clips chapter You have added a text effect to your project See also Making Movie 73 nero Nero Video 86 Editing Videos 4 3 10 Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing You can manually add chapters to the content area of your project You can edit and rename chapters as well as reposition or remove individual chapter markings The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To create and edit chapters proceed as follows 1 Position the timeline slider on the timeline and click the Create Chapter Marker button in the right border area of the content area A position marker for a new chapter is displayed above the time scale 2 Repeat the previous step to add more chapters A position marker is added for each chapter If you add chapters between existi
41. recording is added to the timeline You have recorded an audio comment and added it to your project See also Making Movie 73 4 2 3 Detecting Video Scenes The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video title is displayed in the video editing screen To detect scenes in a video clip proceed as follows 1 Select the desired video clip in the timeline 2 Click the Movie Detection gt Scene Detection button The Scene Detection window is opened 3 If you want to change the sensitivity settings of the analysis 1 Move the Sensitivity slider to a higher or lower percentage 2 Move the Minimum Scene Length slider to a shorter or longer scene length setting 4 Click the Start button The chosen video file is analyzed The number of detected scenes is displayed in the Results area of the window 5 Click the Apply button The clip in the timeline is cut into single scenes You have detected scenes in a video clip and can now edit the independent scenes See also Making Movie 73 nero Nero Video 76 Editing Videos TO I S e 4 2 4 Detecting Commercials In Nero Video it is possible to search for commercials in a captured file and to remove them directly from your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video clip is displayed in the video editing screen To search for commercials and to remove them from your video clip proceed as follows 11
42. screen is displayed To export a movie to send via e mail proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export video and send it as an e mail attachment export option in the selection area The drop down menus are displayed accordingly 3 In the upper drop down menu select the desired format 4 In the bottom drop down menu select the desired maximum file size 5 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 6 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name displayed in the Output File display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a storage location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 7 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 8 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to send via e mail See also E Export Video Screen 93 nero Nero Video 100 Menu 6 Menu 6 1 Levels A menu can have up to two levels in addition to the intro video The main or title menu con sists of a
43. software may also differ from the full version in a more or less broad functional range Note that the feature limitations of your Essentials version depend on the co contractor s choice The following features are not available in Nero Video Essentials The number of supported transitions video filters text and audio effects is limited Key frame handling is limited The number of movie theme templates is limited The Advanced Editing mode is not available for Video Editing The number of menu templates is limited Editing menu in Advanced Editing is not available The number of supported video and audio codecs is limited 1 4 System Requirements Nero Video is part of the Nero product you have installed Its system requirements are the same Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found in the Support section on our Web site www nero com 1 5 Starting the Program There are several ways to open Nero Video depending on various factors such as the prod uct you have installed and the operating system you are using On Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows you can start Nero Video via m Start the start icon gt All Programs gt Nero gt Nero 12 gt Nero Video the Nero Video 12 desktop icon m the Nero 12 Welcome Application if you use Nero 12 a Start Successfully The Welcome Application offers information about the main use cases and links to tutorials and
44. the Small thumbnails view is activated by default 42 Editing Videos The following tabs are available on the My Media palette Provides imported video clips and subclips You can create subclips from your videos via the Scene Detection Videos entry in the context menu The whole source clip stays available on the tab after pre trimming the resulting subclips are listed below Pictures Provides imported pictures Audio Provides imported audio clips Double click any file to open a Preview window in which you can pre trim the item into subclips and view metadata information such as the storage path gt u The Download Content button allows you to download the Nero 12 Content 9 Pack The Nero 12 Content Pack includes additional content such as theme packs disc menus and effects to enhance your various projects in Nero Video Note that the Download Content button is only displayed if the additional content is not yet installed 4 1 3 Effect Palette J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features All transitions as well as audio video and text effects clip a
45. to Project feature allows you to automatically adjust the duration of the add ed music to the duration of the project The project is not limited to pictures and can also contain video clips With the Fit Music to Project feature the music will either be cut at the end of a project or it will be looped until the project is finished If you have added several audio clips Nero Video will automatically apply matching audio fades i e a fade in effect for the first audio clip a crossfade effect between two audio clips and a fade out effect for the last audio clip You can select the Fit Music to Project feature from the context menu in the content area Make sure to right click next to an item but not the item directly to open the corresponding context menu Also note that pictures videos and music must be added to the content area otherwise the function will be grayed out 4 1 19 Handling of Windows Live Movie Maker Projects Nero Video allows you to import wlmp projects created with Windows Live Movie Maker These projects are treated as any other project you have created with Nero Video they can be edited saved exported and burned according to your wishes Windows Live Movie Maker is a Microsoft program which allows you to create 9 slide show and video projects These projects can be saved as a wlmp project file in Windows Live Movie Maker Note that Windows Live Movie Maker is only available on Windows Vista and Windows 7
46. uploading media are displayed on the left side of the window When starting the export feature Nero checks whether new configuration files are available A window informs you if there are any recommended or required up dates 7 Select the desired community 8 Log into your account of the selected community using your user name and your password The input fields of the selected community are displayed accordingly 9 Enter a title and brief description of your video in the Title and Description input fields as well as any other information depending on the selected community 10 You must agree to the terms of use for the communities in order to upload files to My Nero and other communities Select the appropriate check boxes at the bottom of the window The Upload button is enabled once you have made all the required entries 11 Click the Upload button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the Internet See also Export Video Screen 93 nero Nero Video 99 Exporting Videos SE SE 00 o CEAL EE 5 6 Exporting Video to Send it as E Mail In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or video editing
47. your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features In the Themes window you can choose themes and set up basic editing options for your movie The window is opened when you click the Themes button in the upper right of the content area in the video editing screen The Download Content button allows you to download the Nero 12 Content 9 Pack The Nero 12 Content Pack includes additional content such as theme packs disc menus and effects to enhance your various projects in Nero Video Note that the Download Content button is only displayed if the additional content is not yet installed Basic Titles Opening title Moviei Closing title The End E Created with Nero Vision Modify Original Movie v Apply Pan amp Zoom effects to still pictures Apply scene detection to video clips Music Y Apply theme music Balance Y U Musik My Clips OK Lance Themes window nero Nero Video 62 Editing Videos A list of categories and respective templates is available on the left The category palettes can be expanded to display the templates in a thumbnail view By default the wizard choos es the first template of the first category which is not listed in the Basic category Of course if Basic is your only template category the first basic template is set by default Additionally the following setting options are available in the Titles area on the right I
48. 1 MB 2 MB 5 MB or Custom The export file can be attached to a new e mail from the default e mail application or saved to the hard drive If you have selected the Export video to file export option the following export templates are available AVI AVI DV WMV Flash Video MPEG 1 Contains all codecs provided by your operating system AVI DV type 1 and 2 Pocket PC Broadband Portable Device DVD Quality HD 720p HD 1080p and HD 1080i Custom All parameters are set to a medium value but can be cus tomized within the scope of the WMV play Flash Video FLV VCD compatible All parameters in the video options are prede fined and cannot be changed with the exception of the frame rate Custom All parameters are predefined in accordance with VCD but can be customized within the capabilities of the MPEG 1 format Nero Video 94 Exporting Videos TO II NN A CENE DVD Video compatible and SVCD compatible HDV HD1 HDV HD2 1080i HDTV 1080i Editable Blu ray Disc compatible MPEG 2 Custom All parameters are predefined in accordance with DVD Video The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the MPEG 2 format PSP MPEG4 3GPP MPEG4 MP4 The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AV
49. C AVC The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile AVC PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the CUDA technology a supported NVIDIA graphic card must be connected to the PC AVC NVIDIA CUDA PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC AVC Intel R Media The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized SDK within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the Intel R Media SDK technology a supported Intel R graphic card must be connected to the PC PSP AVC PSP AVC 480x272 PSP AVC 720x480 PSP AVC 640x480 PS3 AVC iPod iPhone AVC AVC AVC AMD App Ac The parameters of all profiles are predefined and can be customized celeration within the capabilities of the respective profile To use the AMD App Acceleration technology a supported ATI graphic card must be connected to the PC AVCHD compatible Blu ray Video compatible To burn a disc in AVCHD disc format a supported DVD burner must AVCHD Blu ray be connected to the PC To burn a Blu ray disc a supported Blu ray burner must be connect ed to the PC Exporting Videos TO LR a N See also Exporting Video to File 96
50. CD and or DVD recorder connected to your sys tem You will find a list of supported recorders on our web page under www nero com You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic id 416 Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video Nero Video 146 Technical Information Sm GBR RR OR Ee 11 1 1 Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs The following table provides details of which disc formats are available for which discs Disc format Discs supported DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD Video DVD RAM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD VFR video mode DVD RW DVD R DVD VR DVD R DL DVD RW CD R Video CD VCD ae CD R Super Video CD SVCD CD RW CD R CD RW miniDVD DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM AVCHD DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW Memory card Hard drive Technical Information 11 1 2 Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format The following table gives details of which disc formats are available for editable DVDs for which discs Disc DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW 11 2 Keyboard Shortcuts Supported disc formats for editable DVDs DVD VFR vi
51. DV camera the video signal is sent to the PC in digital format All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and a corre sponding socket on your PC 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 26 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 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 connect ed to your PC 3 3 Capture Video Screen The Capture Video screen is displayed when you select the Capture from Camera or TV entry of the Capture selection list on the start screen On the Capture Video screen all the connected devices are shown on the Capture device selection menu Besides the desired capture device the capture template can be selected here For detail settings and the capture procedure the screen is divided
52. Duration Values area of the Application Settings window In addition you can adjust the display time of the pictures already added to the content area to this new default value The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To adjust the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project proceed as follows 1 If you want to adjust the display duration of a single picture select the respective item in the timeline 2 If you want to adjust the display duration of selected pictures keep pressing the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select all respective items in the timeline 3 If you want to adjust the display duration of your slide show project in a timeline track 1 Click the Select track tool in the right border area of the content area All items in the track are selected 4 Click the Duration 5 button The Duration window is opened a Additionally to the duration itself you can choose between three insert settings E 9 options The Shift entry is selected by default All items to the right of your select ed picture are shifted to the right The Overwrite entry adapts the display duration without moving the following items in the timeline If no items are available to the right the entry remains gray The Use Gap entry adapts the duration by filling the gap between the selected and the following item in the ti
53. EE A Collections Displays the currently marked or rated content Marked Rated Refers to Marked Rated in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Collections Displays the recently added or played content Recently added Refers to Recently added Recently modified in the sidebar of Recently played Nero Kwik Media Collection Displays the content of user generated playlists e Playlist Refers to Playlist in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media The Options window is opened when you click the button on the upper task bar The options refer directly to Nero Kwik Media The following setting option is displayed All monitored folders are displayed in the respective Watched fold ers or drives area If you want to add additional media folders click the Add Manually button and select the desired folder from the nav igation tree Click the Add Automatically button to have Nero Kwik Media perform a search for new media folders on your computer To delete a folder from the application s watchlist hover your mouse Library pointer over the listed folder and click the 2X button You can also just drag files or folders to Nero Kwik Media A window automatically opens and asks if you want to add the folder s to the library In the Other Libraries area you can select to list your external playlists such as iTunes as entries in the navigation tree of Nero Kwik Media nero Nero Video 143 Disc Tools TU II e 7o CEE B UNNNDDNE
54. EESSSENNDA N 10 Disc Tools 10 1 Erasing a Rewritable Disc Using Nero Video you can erase rewritable discs i e discs with the RW specification as long as your recorder supports this feature Two erase methods are available for this pur pose Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc but instead only makes it inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content The data can be restored Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeros The contents cannot be restored with conventional methods Repeated full erasing increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents To erase a rewritable disc proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Disc Tools Erase Disc selection entry The Erase Rewritable Disc window is opened The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be F gt started from the advanced area of the main window at any time 2 n the top drop down menu select the burner in which the disc has been inserted a Sometimes it can take a long time to erase a rewritable disc completely 3 Click the Erase button The erase procedure starts You have erased a rewritable disc See also Buttons 14 10 2 Displaying Disc Info To display information about a disc that has been inserted proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Disc Tools Disc Info selection e
55. Exporting Video to Camera 98 Exporting Video to Send it as E Mail 100 Exporting Audio to File 97 Exporting Video to Web 98 5 2 Exporting Video to File In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or video editing screen is displayed To export a movie as a file to the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button in the lower task bar of the main window The Export Video screen is displayed T In the Select what you want to do next selection choose the Export option 2 Select the Export video to file export option in the selection area The drop down menus for output format and profile are displayed accordingly 3 Select the desired format in the Format drop down menu and the desired profile in the Profile drop down menu The selected export template primarily specifies the output type and playback quality 4 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 5 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name displayed in the Output File display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the desired file
56. Nero Video 136 Configuration And Recording Formats CO III NE EE The following settings options are available in the SmartEncoding area Allows you to select the SmartEncoding option that is used when exporting or burning video projects Automatic recommended Determines automatically whether video and audio material is re encoded Nero Video checks among other things how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are re encoded This saves a lot of time for large scale projects so that you achieve your goal much faster Drop down menu In some cases video and audio material which is not 100 compati SmartEncoding ble with the target format will nevertheless not be re encoded de pending on the source material and the project settings The result ing disc or output file might not be playable on every player To make sure that only video and audio material which is 100 compatible with the target format will not be re encoded select the Standard check box The Automatic entry is selected by default Disable Deactivates SmartEncoding Video and audio material which is already compatible with the target format is still re encoded With this option only video and audio material which is 100 com patible with the target format is not re encoded heck b Cees Only available if the Automatic recommended SmartEncoding Standard option has been selected This check box is cleared
57. Nero Video will calculate how many seconds have to be added to each picture to make the slide show duration match the music duration It does not matter if the pictures all have the same duration or different durations Nero Video will calculate an average value that has to be added to each picture so that the total duration of the music is reached If the music duration is shorter than the slide show duration the following rule applies Based on the total duration of the music Nero Video will calculate how many seconds have to be removed from each picture to make the slide show duration match the music duration It does not matter if the pictures all have the same duration or different durations Nero Video will calculate an average value that has to be removed from each picture so that the total duration of the music is reached Note that the minimum duration of a picture is 2 seconds if the slide show is still too long for the music you will be asked what you want to do in order to match the music duration e g remove some pictures You can select the Fit Slide Show to Music feature from the context menu in the content area Make sure to right click next to an item but not the item directly to open the corre sponding context menu Also note that pictures and music must be added to the content area otherwise the feature will be grayed out 70 Editing Videos TO I S e 4 1 18 Fit Music to Project Feature The Fit Music
58. O S e Button Locks the entire track so that further editing is prevented Lock Track Un For example when you add or move clips by pressing the Shift but lock Track ton clips in locked tracks are not shifted to the right The following setting options are available on the lower task bar of the content area Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks All tracks are displayed in small height In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag ging the separator to the respective position Button Switch to minimal timeline view Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks The video tracks are displayed in extended height and all audio tracks are dis Button played in smaller height Switch to mixed dae i In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag timeline view ging the separator to the respective position The tracks are displayed in mixed timeline view by default Allows you to adjust the height view of the different tracks All tracks are displayed in extended height In addition you can adjust the height of the tracks manually by drag ging the separator to the respective position Button Switch to extended timeline view Creates a new track in the content area Tracks are rendered from bottom to top You can choose if you want to add a pure video track Drop down menu a pure audio track or a video track with audio New T
59. O l E CENA After the download is finished Nero Video lists the file as a new title in the project If you have imported the file directly into the video editing screen Nero Video lists the file in the media area You have imported a file from the Internet and can now work it into your project See also E Capture Video Screen 27 39 Editing Videos TO I S CUN 4 Editing Videos 4 1 Video Editing J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The video editing screen is displayed when you select one of the entries of the Edit amp Im port selection list on the start screen In the video editing screen you can compile media files into a movie or slide show cut videos that you have added and or work with effects and transitions according to your requirements You can also add comments and audio clips for background music Be A Be e NC CO Le E OTH e Pree BE Nero PP Themes 4 EJ Video editing screen The video editing screen offers two different modes for video editing the Express Editing mode and the Advanced Editing mode Creating and e
60. Select the respective clip in the content area 2 Click the Movie Detection mi gt Ad Spotter button The Ad Spotter window is opened 3 If you wish to increase the sensitivity of the auto recognition High or reduce it Low customize the slider 4 Click the Start button The video clip is searched for commercial sequences The number of found commercial sequences is shown above the film strip The individu al video and commercial sequences are highlighted on the film strip The commercial sequences have a red border On the scroll bar in the preview area the individual sequence start and end markings are also shown Here detailed corrections can be carried out if necessary 5 Click the Generate button The video clip is inserted without the commercial sequences at the previous position in the project You have removed the Web sequences from your movie See also Making Movie 73 Ad Spotter Window 65 J my M 4 2 5 Searching for Music Clips In Nero Video you can search for music sequences in a video clip Recognized music se quences can be added to your project as music clips similar to a music video or saved separately from the video clip as a pure audio file In the saving Nero Video supports the WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg formats The following requirement must be fulfilled A The desired video clip is displayed in the video editing screen To search for music sequences in a video clip proc
61. Show hide safe area Show hide rulers Snapshot Renders work area and start playback The following keyboard combinations are additionally available for tools in the preview area of the video editing screen C Ir lt wD o Space z aA O Cutter Slip Roll Standard tool Rectangular marquee Start Pause playback Set Mark In Set Mark Out Opens text window Magnet on off Narration The following keyboard combinations are available for timeline navigation in the content area of the video editing screen Left arrow key Right arrow key Ctrl Left arrow key Move one frame backward on the timeline Move one frame forward on the timeline Move 5 frames backward on the timeline Nero Video 150 Technical Information Ctrl Right arrow key Move 5 frames forward on the timeline Arrow key up Moves one track up Arrow key down Move one track down Shift Left arrow key Select all clips to the left of the starting position Shift Right arrow key Select all clips to the right of the starting position ShifttDown arrow key Select all clips downwards from the starting position Shift Arrow key up Select all clips upwards from the starting position Ctri Left arrow key Move selected clip one frame to the left Ctrl Right arrow key Move selected clip one frame to the right The following keyboard combinations are available in the Edit Menu screen Alt Graph Ctrl
62. and offers many editing options It is suitable for more elaborate projects including the use of keyframes You can also edit effects and transitions cut the clips of your project con veniently and create chapters within your project J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features 4 3 1 Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode nero Nero Video 78 Editing Videos TO I S e To move and reposition single video clips pictures narration or background music clips in the content area proceed as follows 1 To reposition a video clip picture narration or background music clip on the respective track drag the selected item on the timeline When you drag a clip from the media area to a track in the timeline the clip s duration is displayed The duration is determined by the timescale setting the opacity setting is set to 50 so that the objects underneath are visible The preview area in the upper left of the video editin
63. and then burned as a disc image The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process Normally you should not change this setting 9 If you want to change the priority of the burn process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 10 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc activate the Shut down computer when finished check box 131 Burn Options EE OEE o OA As soon as the burn process has finished a window is opened 11 If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process click the No button 12 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button You have written a disc image and can now burn the project again or save it start a new project or create covers and labels See also amp Burn Options Screen 127 8 4 Writing to Hard Drive Folders The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To write a project as a folder to the hard drive memory stick or SD card proceed as follows 1 Select the respective option from the Set the parameters for burning selection list e g Write to Hard Drive Folder The Select a location for the project window is opened 2 In the folder tree click the folder wh
64. any video clip to the timeline and customize it like other effects 7 You have added effects to your project See also Making Movie 73 4 3 8 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 9 The basic effects of video clips audio clips or pictures and the additional effects F gt you added are customized the same way The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To customize the properties of single effects proceed as follows 11 Select the item with the respective effect you want to edit in the content area 2 Click the Effect Palette Editing Videos The list of basic effects and all additional effects added to the item is displayed in the Properties area Effects are rendered top to bottom you can modify the order of option al effects with the drag and drop function As long as you have not chosen individual key frame positions on a track the effect set tings are valid for the whole item 3 If you want to create single key frames that will only enable the effect settings for those positions that were chosen 1 Select the Use key frames check box in the effect s headline A key frames track is displayed below the respective main item in the content area Additional controls are displayed next to the check box in the Properties area 2 Position the timeline slider on the timeline and click the Create k
65. ation Settings window In addi tion you can adjust the display time of the pictures already added to the content area to this new default value The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To adjust the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project proceed as follows 1 If you want to adjust the display duration of a single picture select the respective item in the timeline 2 If you want to adjust the display duration of selected pictures keep pressing the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select all respective items in the timeline 3 Click the Duration button The Duration window is opened 4 Enter the desired display duration in the Duration input field 5 Click the OK button The display duration is adapted in the timeline 7 You have adjusted the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project 4 4 3 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing With the Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature you can insert Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates into the timeline The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You are in the Express Editing mode To insert a Nero Picture in Picture Effect template into the timeline proceed as follows 1 Click the Nero PiP button nero Nero Video 89 Editing Videos TO I O a The Ne
66. ation of your menus for completeness In the Project Settings area you can simplify the menu editing by individual additional guide lines Offers a number of theme related versions for Smart3D menus Template Settings Only available for Smart3D menus See also Edit Menu Screen 101 Template Settings Palette 107 Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette 108 Jj m i m Button Properties 110 Properties of Graphic Objects 113 Content Palette 114 Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes 115 Disc Project Palette 116 Select Start Position Window 117 Edit Background Audio Window 118 Select Poster Frame Window 119 Shadow Settings Window 120 mm 1 DD QU UO QUUD y 6 2 2 1 Template Settings Palette If you have selected a Smart3D template on the Templates tab you can customize the menu transitions according to your requirements in the Template Settings palette and de pending on the menu template selected choose between different theme versions T Only available for Smart3D menus The following setting options are available Option button E u Enables all transitions of the selected template Default transitions Enables the Options button Option button Clicking this button opens the Transition Settings window that dis Custom transitions plays all the transitions of the selected template You can disable individual transitions and or the background audio of t
67. ature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory at If you have installed a DVD RW RW burner and insert a DVD RW or DVD RW 9 disc you can use Nero Video to create editable DVD disc formats and DVD Video DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR In comparison to DVD Video the advantage of these disc formats is that the con tent can be changed later on This means that you can edit the movies insert new passages delete scenes that you do not want to see or overwrite the disc How ever a disadvantage is that you cannot create individual menus The DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR disc formats are compatible with DVD Video and can be played on nearly any commercial DVD player The following requirements must be fulfilled A A capture device for digital or analog video is installed and connected to the PC A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process To create an editable DVD directly via a capture device proceed as follows 1 Insert
68. automatically saves created menu templates in the My Add to subcategory Menu Templates folder If you want to sort your templates in topic groups select an existing group or the Create new subcategory option to create a new category Defines the name of a new category New subcategory hame Only available if you have selected the Create new subcategory option in the Add to subcategory drop down menu If the Store media files with template check box is selected Nero Video saves the media files used in the template with the new template See also B Edit Menu Screen 101 6 3 Creating Menu J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Edit Menu screen is displayed nero Nero Video 121 Menu To create the menu for a project proceed as follows 1 Choose whether your disc should have title and chapter menus title menus only or no menu at all in the Menu to use drop down menu on the Templates tab 2 f your disc consists of video titles with multiple chapters i e if your menu has title and multiple chap
69. background music clips in your compilation You can now also customize the specific properties of selected ef fects or add a theme based template You can also move and reposition your video clips and pictures via the Arranging 2 9 Screen The Arranging Screen is opened when you click the button in the content area It gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have added to your project Each item is displayed as a thumbnail If you want to change the order of the video clips and pictures you can simply drag the respec tive item to the desired position See also Making Movie 73 Arranging Screen 57 Nero Video 79 Editing Videos 4 3 2 Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing When cutting or trimming audio or video clips in Nero Video the original file is not changed instead the cut information is stored in the project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired clips are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To cut or trim an audio or video clip proceed as follows 1 If you want to cut a clip 1 Select the respective clip in the content area 2 Click the button in the right border area of the content area The standard mouse cursor changes into a cutter 3 Move the mouse cursor or cutter to the desired cutting position on the timeline n case of video clips the exact cutting position is displayed in the p
70. backgrounds are available for the selected Nero Picture in Picture Effect template On the Settings tab of the Nero PiP Effects window you can define the insert setting op tions for the Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates Nero PiP Effects X Template Settings Duration Insert mode 00 00 25 00 Overwrite M OK Cance Nero PiP Effects window Settings tab Nero Video 60 Editing Videos The following option buttons are available on the Settings tab Duration Insert mode Auto fill gap Includes the Duration input field and if you are in the Advanced Editing mode the Insert mode drop down menu The Duration input field allows you to define the duration of the se lected Nero Picture in Picture Effect template Every Nero Picture in Picture Effect template has a default and a minimum duration The Insert mode drop down menu allows you to choose between three insert setting options They determine how the Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted into the timeline Use gap This is the default setting Inserts the template into the gap to the right of the time cursor Only available if the gap has at least the length of the template you want to insert Overwrite Inserts the template according to the duration you have selected without adjusting its length to the gap If the template is longer than the gap to the right of the time cursor the video clips audio clips pictu
71. creen to open a context menu This con text menu allows you to Trim or Delete the selected item Gaps are closed automatically when deleting or trimming an item in the Arranging Screen See also amp Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing 88 4 1 10 Toolbar The toolbar is located between the palettes area on the upper right and the content area in the lower part of the video editing screen M Nero PiP KN Themes d K The following setting options are available in the toolbar Opens the Nero PiP Effects window in which you can choose between various Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates These templates allow you to create multitrack overlay projects in just a few steps The templates are sorted by the number of elements i e placeholders available per template Each template has a certain number of place holders which you can replace with the desired video clips or pictures after inserting the template Button Nero PiP nero Nero Video 57 Editing Videos TO I S CHEN You can also change the duration and insert setting options in this win dow Opens the Themes window in which you can choose files and set up basic editing options for your movie You will find templates for various Button themes such as birthday or wedding Themes Each template amends your project by a theme based intro and outro video and automatically inserts various suitable text effects transmis sions as well as backgroun
72. d 4 Click the OK button Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the camera See also E Export Video Screen 93 5 5 Exporting Video to Web In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or video editing screen is displayed To export a movie to the Internet proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export to Web export option in the selection area Exporting Videos 3 The Profile drop down menu is displayed 4 Select the desired quality for the output file from the Profile drop down menu The quality details for the selected profile are displayed in the Output file area below the Profile drop down menu 5 Click the Export button A window informs you that your video must now be converted to an export file Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB If the movie is too long an error message is dis played and Nero Video cancels the procedure Ed 6 Click the Yes button The video is exported to a file Progress is displayed in the same window After your video is converted the Upload to web window is opened The communities available for
73. d in order to improve the picture quality of the videos Motion adaptive and slide shows pemterlacing This check box is cleared by default nero Nero Video 138 Check box Motion adaptive Frame Rate Conversion Drop down menu Quality setting Slider Bit rate Drop down menu Resolution Check box Super resolution Slider Input field Encoding quality fine tuning Drop down menu Encoding mode Configuration And Recording Formats If the check box is selected then motion adaptive conversion is used in order to improve the picture quality of the videos and slide shows This check box is cleared by default Automatic fit to disc Automatically uses the best possible encoding quality in relation to the available storage capacity Other settings for bit rate and resolution are not available This entry is selected by default High Quality Standard Play Standard Play Plus Long 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 available only for this entry Determines the bit rate of the resulting video The bit rate af fects the quality of the video The bit rate can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value of the input field Selects the resolution from a list of resolutions possible for the disc type and defines the resolu
74. d music into the content area Opens the Audio Recording Settings window in which you can record Button a narration a spoken comment for single clips in the content area Record Audio By default the narration is recorded to the Narration track at the posi tion of the timeline slider but it can be moved to any free audio track position Button Opens the Movie Options window in which you can define all settings for the content area Opens the Duration window in which you can choose between three Insert mode options and the corresponding duration The Shift entry is Button selected by default Duration The Auto fill gap option button is only available when a gap is left be tween a single selected clip and the following item on a track Scene Detection Starts a scene detection of a selected clip in the content area The detected subclips are inserted back into the track thereby replacing the source clip They can be edited separately Ad Spotter Opens the Ad Spotter window in which all settings can be defined so that Nero Video can search for and delete commercial se Movie Detection ences in your captured files from your project Drop down menu Music Grabber Opens the Music Grabber window in which all the settings can be defined to search for music clips in movies Only available if a single clip is selected in the content area 4 1 11 Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects J Nero Video is available in di
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76. deo mode DVD VFR video mode DVD VR DVD VR DVD VR The following shortcuts for entering keyboard commands are available in Nero Video The following General key combinations are available F1 Ctrl S Ctrl C Ctri X Ctrl V Ctrl A Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Alt K Alt P Alt T Help Save project Copy Cut Paste Select all Undo Redo Display key definitions Edit program preferences Display page tip Nero Video 148 Technical Information SS GBR OS O CNN NN The following General keyboard combinations are additionally available in the video editing screen Ctrl C Copy Ctrl X Cut Ctrl V Paste Ctrl S Save the active project Ctri A Select all Shift Ctri A Select nothing Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl Y Redo Ctrl D Timeline settings Ctrl Zoom in Ctrl 7 Zoom out Ctri 0 100 scaling F1 Display Help The following View keyboard combinations are additionally available in the video editing screen F1 Help F2 Rename the selected item F5 Open My Media F6 Open Properties F7 Open Effects F4 Switch between Storyboard Timeline view F8 Switch between Timeline view Minimal Mixed Extended F11 Full screen mode on off Del Delete the object nero Nero Video 149 Technical Information Ctrl Ctr M Page up Page down Ctrl T Ctrl R Ctrl P Enter Import Open Movie Wizard Jump to previous cut Jump to next cut
77. diting your projects in one mode or the other differs in many points 40 Editing Videos TO I S CENE Both modes are available on the video editing screen You can switch between the two modes via the Express Editing and Advanced Editing buttons on the left of the screen These buttons also show which mode you are currently in The button of the active mode is highlighted The displays of both modes are designed similarly they include a preview area in the upper left of the screen and various palettes on the upper right of the screen The content area in the lower part of the screen is changed dynamically according to the mode you have select ed A toolbar separates the upper part from the lower part of the video editing screen and is valid for both modes The size of the preview palettes and content area can be changed the same way you would change the size of a window simply move the cursor to the border between two areas and wait for the cursor to change into a double sided arrow You can then move the border to make the areas larger or smaller The Express Editing mode is kept easy and does not offer as many possibilities as the Ad vanced Editing mode It includes only one main video picture track in the content area with two additional audio tracks for Music and Narration The Express Editing mode is recom mended for users who are not too experienced with video editing yet or for more experi enced users who want to creat
78. e Menus to create on the disc drop down menu choose whether you want to create a new menu on your disc keep an existing menu or not create a menu at all 5 Click the Start button You have now finalized a DVD See also B Buttons 14 nero Nero Video 145 Technical Information 11 Technical Information 11 1 Supported Disc Formats Nero Video supports various disc formats For details on which disc format is available on which discs refer to the Overview of Com patibility Between Disc Formats and Discs chapter For details on which disc format for editable DVD is available on which discs refer to the Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format chapter j See also mY My 3 Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs 147 Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format 148 To burn a DVD Video DVD VR VFR video mode or ACVHD disc a supported DVD burner must be connected to the PC To burn VCD SVCD miniDVD discs you need to have a supported
79. e Music area on the right Check box Apply theme music Slider Balance If the check box is selected the theme music defined in the template is added to the content area If the check box is cleared the Movie Wizard does not add the theme music to your project If the selected template does not contain theme music this check box as well as the balance slider underneath are grayed out The check box is cleared by default Specifies the volume level of the theme music such as intro and outro sounds in contrast to the volume level of all other audio clips which are already available in the timeline If you do not move the slider both Music and My Clips have the same audio level Nero Video 63 Editing Videos TO me S CENE 4 1 13 Movie Options Window In the Movie Options window you can set up all settings for the content area When you click the Make Movie or Slide Show button in the Content screen the Movie Options window is opened automatically before the video editing screen is displayed ac cording to the chosen settings In the video editing screen you can reopen the Movie Options window to change the cur rent setting options by clicking the Movie Options button in the upper right of the content area Please consider that the content in the content area is adapted to your changes Movie Options x Movie name Moviel Information Resolution Video TV Standard 43 Resolution 1920x1080 16 9 Frame Ra
80. e Properties area on the Effect Palette in the upper right of the screen shows the proper ties of selected or highlighted objects you dragged and dropped to the content area of your project from the My Media palette or Effect Palette The specific properties of the single transitions and effects are displayed here and the basic effects of pictures audio clips and video clips are listed by default If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area it has to be se lected and the timeline slider has to be positioned on the clip Otherwise all setting options in the Properties area remain gray The following basic effects are available Standard audio effect that allows you to adjust the volume of a re Audio Level spective clip Available for audio and video clips only Sets the position of the anchor point of the clip You can either choose a predefined position by activating one of the Corner buttons Anchor Point on the right or select your own position in the input fields on the left The center point is selected by default Available for video clips and pictures only Positions the clip at the desired position or sets it horizontally or ver tically centered You can also position a selected clip in the preview Position area in the upper left of the screen Available for video clips and pictures only Scales enlarges or downsizes either the whole item or selected key frames by entering the desired perce
81. e a simple project with very little effort The Advanced Editing mode offers multiple video and audio tracks and more editing op tions in general It is suitable for more elaborate projects including the use of keyframes See also Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes 72 Making Movie 73 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing 78 Movie Editing in Express Editing 88 m mp m M 4 1 1 Preview Area You can preview your project and edit scale rotate clips in the preview area in the upper left of the video editing screen Shift the current position by dragging the timeline slider on the time scale The following setting options are available in the preview area Button with pop up Allows you to define the preview playback quality of your project menu Depending on the option you have selected in the Movie Options Playback quality window the Low Medium and High entries are available Button Switches to full screen mode c A control panel is displayed in the lower area of the full screen To return to window mode press the Esc key on your keyboard Editing Videos TO I S e Allows you to select the desired editing tools You can choose to display rulers guide lines as well as a safe area which marks the outer 10 percent of the total menu width and height as protected from title editing and the outer 5 percent of the total menu width and Punon vin pop up height as generally protected
82. e does not offer as many possibilities as the Advanced Editing mode The Express Editing mode includes only one main video picture track in the content area with two additional audio tracks for Music and Narration You can add effects transitions and text to the items in your project and do some basic trimming For a multitrack effect you can use the Nero PiP feature J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features 4 4 1 Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To move and reposition single video clips pictures narration or background music clips in the content area proceed as follows 1 If you want to reposition a video clip or picture on the main track 1 Drag the selected item on the timeline While dragging a slim time cursor shows where the item will be positioned when you drop it The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the border area 2 Drop the item to the desired position
83. e following buttons are available in the window Start Starts the search in the selected video clip Cuts out found sequences from the whole movie and inserts the Adate project desired music clips into the project Saves desired music clips as pure audio files Save to file s In the saving Nero Video supports WAV MP3 WMA and Ogg for mats Cancel Cancels the procedure and closes the window See also Searching for Music Clips 77 4 1 16 Preview and Trim Window Double clicking any item in the media area or in the content area opens the Preview or Trim window Two tabs are available in both windows You can use the setting options in these windows to pre trim or trim audio and video clips as well as pictures in your timeline On the Metadata tab information like file name file size or the storage path is displayed Depending on the media file type you selected the setting options on the second tab are adapted accordingly A preview or waveform view is available on all three item tabs Click the OK button in the lower right to save the changes and close the window n 55 E L L SAA r im 1 Py Mark In 0000 0000 Length 06001740 Mark Out 00001740 Preview Trim window 68 Editing Videos Cm 0 0s o CEA a On the Video and Audio tab you can shift the current position by dragging the timeline slid er on the time scale Clicking the buttons in the left m
84. e for the capture can be selected To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video Make sure that there is enough space available to capture the entire video Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3 30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video A DV capture via a FireWire card IEEE 1394 uses up to 3 6 MB of hard drive space per second i The following requirements must be fulfilled A No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor A There are no applications running in full screen mode A The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process A There is sufficient space on your hard drive A A DV HDV camera is connected to the PC by means of the corresponding cables and is in the VCR mode A The Capture Video screen is displayed To scan a video before capture and to take over selected scenes to the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Click the Flo button The Pre Scan window is opened 2 Click the Start Pre Scan button The tape is scanned Progress can be followed in the window A thumbnail is shown for every scene in the scene gallery in
85. e it start a new project or create covers and labels See also Burn Options Screen 127 Nero Video 133 Configuration And Recording Formats 9 Configuration And Recording Formats 9 1 Application Settings Window The Application Settings window contains the General Folders and Editing tabs You can customize Nero Video to your own personal requirements here You can open the Application Settings window via the Configuration button in the extend ed area See also General Tab 134 Folders Tab 134 Editing Tab 135 Buttons 14 im o MU rw 9 1 1 General Tab The General tab is divided into the Format of saved media files and Options areas The Pictures drop down menu is available in the Format of saved media files area Here you can define the graphics format in which Nero Video saves media files from external de vices and snapshots of videos Portable Network Graphics png is selected in the de fault setting The following setting option is available in the Options area Verbose When you move the cursor over a pop up menu it displays its function and provides a detailed explanation as a tooltip This entry is selected by default Drop down menu 3 Brief When you move the cursor over a pop up menu it Display tool tips displays its function None Does not show anything when the cursor is moved over a pop up menu See also Application Settings Window 134 9 1 2 Folders
86. e line into the grid in the compilation area or removes lines Drop down menu Nero Video creates an even lattice network However the lines can be moved as desired with the mouse and can be positioned as desired in the compilation area Number of guides nero Nero Video 116 Menu Check box If the check box is selected Nero Video ensures that the thumb Never use black nails of the buttons show the first frame of the linked video title thumbnails and not only a black picture The following check box is available in the Button Numbering area When this check box is selected the button numbers will start with 1 on each new menu page When the check box is cleared Restart numbering on the buttons are numbered continuously throughout the menu sach menti pags This box is selected by default in the default setting Only available in normal editing See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 8 Select Start Position Window In the Select Start Position window you can define which section of a linked video is dis played in the background of a menu side in the background of the intro video or in the thumbnail view of the Thumbnail button The controller on the navigation strip shows the start position in the video The duration of the video is automatically customized to the duration of the menu and is displayed graphical ly by a darker bar on the navigation strip You can define the desired start position by moving the control
87. e on a frame by frame basis Tiina Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Activate the Enable capture device audio playback check box in the extended area if you want to enable playback on the capture device This setting does not affect playback of cap tured video files See also Preview Scan Window 29 Video Device Properties Window 30 Audio Device Properties Window 30 Capturing Video to Hard Drive 33 Capturing to Disc On the Fly 37 um 1 DU i i i Importing From The Internet 38 3 3 1 Preview Scan Window In the Capture Pre scan window it is possible to pre scan the tape of your DV HDV cam era The window is divided into a preview area on the left and the scene gallery on the right in which a thumbnail is shown for each recognized scene Here the desired scenes for capture can be chosen In the case that you have not customized the setting for the capture in the Capture Video screen or if you wish to change the settings all the options for the choice of the capture tem plate are also available here The Native Capturing option button is selected in the default settings Capturing in the de fault settings is recommended The following buttons are available Starts the scan process and shows a thumbnail of each recognized prar acan scene in the scene gallery Delete Removes the marked scenes from the scene gallery Merge Connects marked scenes Capture Begins the transmission
88. e the burning parameters and click the Burn button Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the system a number of different entries are available for selection 12 Project Creation and Management pers Beo ento Hard Dusk Folder UL TI Pecoraro etr Total space used 0 63 out of 22 06 GB Quality Excellent S Ema bie Burn Options screen m After burning Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next launch the media player and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner Of course you can also save the project or start a new one See also Extended Area 14 Content Screen 15 Creating and Editing a Disc Project 19 Saving a Project 24 Burn Options Screen 127 my my DD M QD MY Creating Covers and Labels 15 13 Project Creation and Management O I II CHEER A 2 2 Extended Area The user interface for Nero Video consists of a main window and an expandable area Click ing the More button displays an extended area 9 The user interface for Nero Video displays the options required at the time de s pending on the screen you are in This makes the interface easy to use The extended area is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen In so called sticky mode the extended area will be displayed until it is closed once more by clicking the M
89. eed as follows 1 Click the Movie Detection gt Music Grabber button The Music Grabber window is opened 2 If you wish to increase the sensitivity of the auto recognition High or reduce it Low customize the slider nero Nero Video TT Editing Videos 3 Click the Start button The video clip is searched for music sequences The number of music sequences is shown above the film strip The individual music sequences are highlighted on the film strip On the scroll bar in the preview area the in dividual music sequence start and end markings are also shown Here detailed correc tions can be carried out if necessary 4 If you wish to incorporate the found music sequences into your project as music clips click the Add to project button The found music sequences will be cut out and inserted into your project as music clips 5 If you wish to save the music sequences as pure audio files 1 Click the Save to file s button and select the desired format A browser window is opened 2 In the displayed directory tree select the desired storage location and click the OK but ton The audio file is exported and saved 7 You have searched for music sequences in a video clip See also Making Movie 73 Movie Options Window 64 Music Grabber Window 66 m i m 4 3 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing The Advanced Editing mode allows you to create projects with multiple video and audio tracks
90. een you can play part of a disc to test it before actually burning it Using the cursor or the remote control you can test how the disc behaves when played back on a compatible player In the menu all of the buttons can be used normally so that you can view your finished work If a menu contains animated items pre rendering is required before you can view the menu with its animations Clicking the Pre render button opens the Menu Animation Preview window in which the menu is pre rendered and the background animations can be viewed Without pre rendering the standard picture is shown as the video background Exarrine the rests of your poea before born amp Preview screen nero Nero Video 124 Preview The following setting options are available on the virtual remote control Button a Moves the mark up or down to the left or right Click the center to QO confirm the mark at its position and start the marked item on Displays the tit isplays the title menu Title did Button f Displays the last menu used Menu Button Plays the current media title Button Stops playback m ps play Button 4 Switches to the previous next chapter Icon with slider Customizes the sound level of the playback See also amp Showing a Preview gt 125 7 2 Showing a Preview The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Preview screen is displayed To display the preview for a project proceed as follows 1 Click the b
91. effect to your project 92 Exporting Videos CO mm II aN a 5 Exporting Videos 5 1 Export Video Screen The Export Video screen is displayed when you click the Export button in the lower task bar of the main window It can be divided into three areas the preview area for playing the movie back a selection area to the right of that which lists the export options and the For mat and Profile drop down menus in the area below that All data that results for the output file is displayed in the Output file area You can click the Browse button to select the storage location for the output file If you want to add the output file to the Nero Kwik Media library simply select the relevant check box Adapted format and profile drop down menus are available for each export option Click the Configure button to open a window to adjust the detail settings Depending on the export template chosen the output format aspect ratio quality settings bit rate resolution encoding mode and or audio quality will change zs E Nero Video zc Bhe ray Video Nero Video ol o gt E Expo Video bpon your move to s tie h Expert video to Me H Save your ttie for playback on your computer b Expert sucio to te Epot the aude track of your title to an sudo he Expert video to Camera Racos your tite to a tape n your carers Expert to Web Upioed your ttle to a community Web ste video and send R os an e mail attachment Dxpot your
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93. elete narrations and soundtracks all other items in the track keep their position The content area of the Express Editing mode offers many options which allow you to edit your project and the included items in a convenient way These options can mainly be ac cessed via various buttons on and around the added items by hovering the cursor over them Additionally right clicking an item in a track opens a context menu which offers several fur ther options depending on what kind of item has been selected Generally the following setting options are available on the tracks in the content area de pending on what items you have added to your project Button Alters the preview area so that you can enter your text and change T the font the size and the color of the text Only available if a text effect has been applied nero Nero Video 55 Editing Videos Sliders Button cD Button gt in the text line Button Button fx Button on a video clip or picture Button at the end of an audio clip Button a Button FH See also Allow you to change the duration of the text effect i e for how many seconds or minutes the text effect is visible Move the sliders to ad just the duration Only usable if the respective text effect is selected Allows you to apply a text effect to the previous or next video clip or picture Not available between two items which already share the same text effect
94. enu chapters ssesseseee Menu pages siisii inini anini Menu template settings Menu templates Poster frame uunc edes Restrictions ic idend es teste nds Shadow settings Shortcuts Start position Transitions enea Modes Advanced Editing 72 Camera mode zs i Encoding mode 138 Express Editing sssessssss 72 Full screen mode T 2 Mode switching rules NOE Sticky moda ucc terrre oun VGOR mode ekda ranan ennan Video mode 2 43 AAc Annas Movie Create movie 20 Edit movie Nero Background Rendering 135 Nero CoverDesigner 13 Nero MediaBrowser 140 Nero PiP oriniai 58 59 82 89 Nero SmartEncoding 137 Open Disc image 25 dil RC ete its M 24 Nero Video Options Burn options ssssessseee Content area options s Export options Insert options s Movie options Recording format options Video editing options Vid6O ODTIONS iiri entier ned Output Frame rate uuecc tre Fate dads 30 Output Tormat c enn teres 30 QUAM E 138 Resolution ssssssse 138 Palettes Content palette ussusssss Properties palette Preview Program Start
95. er 1 Highlight a desired channel and click the Rename button The Rename Channel window is opened 2 Enter the name you want in the Rename Channel text field and click the OK button The channel is renamed Nero Video regards TV channels with the same name so called physical 9 channels on different tuner cards as the same logical channel This means that a logical channel can contain one or more physical channels The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel search Only the logical channels will be displayed in Nero Video following config uration in the TV wizard 13 Click the Next button The third screen of the TV wizard Manage TV Channel Groups is displayed You can sort the channels in existing topic groups or in groups according to your requirements 14 Click the Add button on the TV Channel Groups tab gt The Add Group window is opened 15 Enter the desired name of the group in the Add Group text field and click the OK button The group is created 16 Click the TV Channels to Groups tab 17 Select the group you want to edit in the Modify your groups drop down menu 18 Highlight the channels you want to assign to this group in the Available Channels area and click the gt gt button The highlighted channels are shown in the Modify your groups area 19 Click the Down and or Up buttons The order of the channels within the group is adjusted 20
96. er With the many features offered in this powerful multimedia software you will have numerous options for creating and collecting your memo ries Nero Video opens a complete new creative dimension for compositing and for individual correction methods It allows you to shorten videos quickly and easily add effects to videos produce chapters with the help of automatic scene detection manually define chapter marks produce your own menus from pre defined menu templates with animated buttons add Start Successfully TO III 7o CYEERL CONNREEEEEEEEEENEND CENA background pictures and text use the preview screen over the handy virtual remote control to view your project and much more Two different video editing modes are available to suit the needs and knowledge levels of beginners and advanced users in video editing Using your DV video camera a FireWire card and the appropriate hardware you can import your own videos from your camera If you have a DirectShow compatible video capture card you can use Nero Video to capture videos directly from the video capture card If you do not have the required video hardware you can edit video files from your PC or download them from the Internet 1 3 Versions of Nero Video Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depending on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be limited and may not include the full feature range Essentials or OEM
97. er for the selected menu template is not exceeded If the Evenly entry is selected Nero Video divides the number of titles or chapters equally over the menu page For instance a total of eight Title Chapter titles are divided to four on a menu page number per menu f the Standard setting is selected in the default settings then the titles and chapters are automatically distributed so that the maximum num ber of selected menu templates per menu page is achieved For in stance in the case of eight titles and depending on the capacity six might be positioned on the first menu page and the other two on an other The following setting options are available in the Linkage area Drop down menu Defines to which page of the menu the intro video should link to Link to Drop down menu ps Defines a transition for the link if desired Transition Opens the Transitions window Button Depending on the selected transition you can specify the detail set Options tings here You can also specify the duration of the transition a period of one second is selected in the default settings See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 3 Button Properties If a button is activated in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into the Linkage Appearance Font Text and Transformation areas In Smart3D menus the Linkage and Transformation areas are not available the F gt Appearance area is only available for buttons not
98. ere the files are to be saved and then click the OK button The Write button appears in the window in the lower right corner 3 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 4 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores 5 Click the Write button The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then written as a folder to the target folder The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the process Normally you should not change this set ting 6 If you want to change the priority of the write process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 7 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully writing to the target folder activate the Shut down computer when finished check box As soon as the write process has finished a window is opened 8 If you do not want to save a log file for the write process click the No button 132 Burn Options Tm SS RA EA I CON NN 9 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button You have written a project into a target folder and can now burn the project again or sav
99. esired settings in the Settings area in the top left area The Sensitivity slider defines the sensitivity of the auto recognition A higher sensitivity has the result that also small indications to music clips will be recognized as hits and shown as results The found music sequences are shown on a film strip At the top right in the preview area found se quences can be played back and if necessary detailed corrections can be carried out Music Grabber EJ Settings Sensitivity ERB M Low High Stat pg 00 01 35 76 gt ec 1 music clip detected Add to project Savetofile s v Cancel Music Grabber window In the preview area with the aid of the position marker on the scroll bar you can move to a specific position within the video title You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display A start and end marking is shown on the picture list of the preview area for each found music clip Furthermore the following buttons are available gt Starts playback il Pauses playback m Stops playback Shortens the music clip between the start and position markings or the position and the end markings The music clip can also be cus 7 tomized by moving the start and end markings on the scroll bar This item is only displayed if the position marking is placed on the picture scroll bar Otherwise a gray button is shown nero Nero Video 67 Editing Videos TO I S e Additionally th
100. ey frame button to add a single key frame The key frame is displayed on the key frames track 3 Repeat the previous step to add more key frames aw If you want to delete an existing key frame select the respective key frame and P click the Delete key frame button Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous key frame Go to the next key frame to navigate from key frame to key frame 4 If you want to temporarily disable an additional effect in your project disable the option button to the left of the effect s name in the headline Enable the option button once more to activate the effect again 5 Click the button on the left side of any effect s headline An extended area is expanded which shows the effect s individual setting options 6 Adapt the respective effect s settings in the expanded area to your requirements The changes are adjusted in the content area You have customized the properties of single effects in your project See also Making Movie 73 4 3 9 Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing You can overlay the added video clips or pictures of a project with text effects Depending on the text effect selected you can customize the various detail settings gt A Master Effects track is also available in the content area Effects applied to this 9 track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks To add a master effect simply position a desired effect on the Maste
101. eys on your keyboard to remove se lected clips and to also shift all remaining clips to the left See also amp General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 47 4 1 8 General Handling in Express Editing The Express Editing mode in the video editing screen is displayed by default when you select the Make Slide Show entry in the Content screen The content area of the Express Editing mode includes three tracks m The main track with a display for Text Video Picture Audio and the respective transi tions in between m The Music track m The Narration track 54 Editing Videos My Media Import Videos Pictures Audio HEE Show Sotby Groupby Advanced Eden BE Nero PP A Tee F Video editing screen Express Editing mode The main track offers a thumbnail view for every video clip or picture which is added to the project Video clips are always indicated by filmstrips to distinguish them from pictures Every first non black frame is displayed as a thumbnail Below each thumbnail the duration and title of the clip are displayed You can drag and drop new clips or pictures from the My Media palette to the placeholders at the end of the track as well as transitions from the Effect Palette To change the position of a clip or picture simply drag the respective item to the new position and drop it between two other items Transitions can be placed between any two clips You can move trim or d
102. ffects Nero PiP Effects Window Movie Wizard Movie Options Window Ad Spotter Window Music Grabber Window Preview and Trim Window Fit Slide Show to Music Feature Fit Music to Project Feature Handling of Windows Live Movie Maker Projects Switching Between the Express Editing and the Advanced Editing modes Making Movie Choosing a Movie Template Recording a Narration File Detecting Video Scenes Detecting Commercials Searching for Music Clips Movie Editing in Advanced Editing Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing Editing Transitions Advanced Editing Adding an Effect Advanced Editing Editing Effects Advanced Editing Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing Movie Editing in Express Editing Moving and Positioning Files Express Editing Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Express Editing Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Express Editing Inserting Transitions Express Editing Adding an Effect Express Editing Adding a Text Effect Express Editing Exporting Videos Export Video Screen Exporting Video to File Exporting Audio to File Exporting Video to Camera Exporting Video to Web Exporting Video to Send i
103. fferent versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features 58 Editing Videos 4 1 11 1 The Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature allows you to easily create multitrack overlay projects with animated picture in picture effects in just a few steps You can choose between many different templates in the Nero PiP Effects window Each template has a certain num ber of placeholders and is specifically animated some of them also have different back grounds to choose from The templates are sorted by their number of placeholders Depending on the mode you are in the display differs after you have selected a template and inserted it in into your project In the Advanced Editing mode each placeholder occupies one video track in the content ar ea In the Express Editing mode the template is represented by one thumbnail in the con tent area but the single placeholders are visible in the preview area To replace the place holders with video clips and pictures you can drag the desired items from the My Media palette and drop them onto the respective placeholders in the preview area no matter which mode you are in If you are in the
104. files are already available they are displayed on the My Media palette in the media area at the top right 4 If you want to add media files that are on your computer click the Import Import File entry in the upper right of the My Media palette A window is opened 5 Select the desired media files and click the Open button The files are added to the media area For a better overview different media types are automatically arranged in single tabs 6 Select video clips that you want to add to your movie and drag them from the Videos tab to desired positions on a track 7 Select pictures that you want to add to your movie or slide show and drag them from the Pictures tab to the desired positions on a track Video clips and pictures are added to the content area 8 If you want to add background music to your movie or slide show drag audio clips from the Audio tab on the My Media palette to the desired position on a track nero Nero Video 73 Editing Videos TO A e With two pure sound tracks you can also place several audio clips on top of one another in Nero Video For example a narration a spoken comment can be pro vided on the Narration track while music plays simultaneously on the Music track a If you want to add transitions between individual media items or add narrations E 9 effects or text effects to your project follow the detailed descriptions in the re spective subchapters 9 If y
105. g screen temporarily shows the frame at the position of the insert marker instead of the frame of the timeline slider The catch marker 7 aligns a dragged clip to another in the timeline if the clip s border hovers over an area within 10 dots left or right to the border of the other You can align dragged clips to clips in other tracks too The timeline in the content area moves back or forth when you drag the item to the bor der area You can also move item file from one track to another 2 Drop the item to the desired position The item is repositioned If necessary the width of a dragged clip is adjusted according to fit into the gap in i4 which it is dropped to In this case the end of the clip is truncated To fit a clip into a gap without cutting it keep the Shift key on your keyboard pressed while dropping the clip All objects in all tracks right to the position of the insert marker are shifted to the right The offset is according to the duration of the dropped clip This way it is also possible to divide a timeline clip by dropping a new clip in the middle of the existing clip The right part is shifted to the right together with all other track objects to the right of the insert marker 9 If you want to detach the link of a video clip to its audio file to edit or move them P independently click the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu You have arranged all video clips pictures narration or
106. gs button in the lower left of the screen opens the Advanced Settings window You should only change the expert settings if you are sufficiently familiar with this area of video encoding The Advanced Settings button is only available for chang es itis not available for the initial content area set up 4 1 14 Ad Spotter Window In the Ad Spotter window all settings can be defined for Nero Video to be able to search for commercials in your captured files and to remove them directly from the project Carry out the desired settings in the left top Settings area The Sensitivity slider defines the sensitivity of the auto recognition A higher sensitivity has the result that small indications to advertising sequences in the video are also recognized as hits and are then shown in the results The found video and commercial sequences are shown on a film strip The commer cial sequences have a red border Ad Spotter EJ Setbngs Sensitivity f Low High Start 00 00 06 53 bu J 2 commercials detected Combine ERRIRE Generate Cancel Ad Spotter window 65 Editing Videos At the top right of the window sequences that are found can be played back in the preview area and detailed corrections can be carried out In the preview area with the aid of the position marker on the scroll bar you can move to a specific position within the video clip You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display
107. h the following screens x Content gt Edit Menu gt Preview gt Burn Options You can always go back and forth between the screens but you cannot skip any of the screens nero Nero Video 15 Project Creation and Management In the Content screen you can create a project according to your requirements and arrange titles of a compilation gt A project refers to the process that begins when the video is first opened and 9 ends when the movie is finished or exported A project can be saved in a project file that will include all the performed changes It can be reopened at a later time The project file has the extension nvc Nero Video Compilation You can play back every title in the preview area in the upper left The added titles are listed in the content area right next to the preview area Each video title is shown with a thumbnail and information on the file name length of the video and number of chapters In addition all existing chapters can be displayed v or rendered invisible O as desired with the aid of the buttons The beginning of each chapter is indicated by the chapter mark on the scroll bar in the preview area an exception to this is the first chapter because its beginning is also the beginning of the video title Chapters are sections in a video title that you can access on your player using the 9 Back and Next buttons without having to fast forward or rewind Initially each video title conta
108. he Content screen is displayed To create a chapter manually proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area 2 Move the slider on the scroll bar in the preview area to the position where the new chapter should begin 3 Click the g gt Add chapter button The chapter is created a chapter mark is set on the scroll bar in the preview area and the chapter is added to the chapter list in the content area In addition all existing chap ters can be displayed v or rendered invisible as desired with the aid of the but tons 4 Repeat the last two steps to add more chapters You have manually created new chapters See also Creating and Editing a Disc Project 19 2 4 2 Creating Chapters Automatically Chapters can be automatically created for a video title in your project The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content screen is displayed To create chapters automatically proceed as follows 1 Highlight the desired video title in the content area 2 Click the we gt Auto detect chapters button The Chapter Detection window is opened 3 If you want to look for chapter marks with high sensitivity move the Sensitivity slider to the right Move the Sensitivity slider to the left if you want to use less sensitivity when looking for chapter marks 4 If you want to reduce or increase the minimum length of a chapter move the Minimum chapter length slider accordingly
109. he transitions nero Nero Video 107 Menu Defines the desired theme version of the selected menu template Drop down menu The drop down menu and the number of options depend on the se Topic lected template Opens a window in which you can customize individual properties of the menu independent of a theme You can also combine theme Button items here Options The drop down menu and number of options depends on the select ed template Not available for all Smart3D menus See also amp Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 2 Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette If the background is enabled in the compilation area the Properties palette is divided into the Background Background Audio Animation and Interaction areas The Spreading area is only available in normal editing mode T The Background and Animation areas are not available for Smart3D menus If an Intro Video is displayed in the compilation area the Background and Background Audio areas are also available The Linkage area is also available in Advanced Editing mode The following setting options are available in the Background area Specifies whether a picture or video should be imported into the background of the template or whether the background should be a solid color In the default settings the Predefined background entry is selected that provides every template with a suitable background Drop down menu i i i If you select the Pictu
110. ice settings Defines the audio source Defines the audio inputs e g CD player line microphone Click Audio i Hee Input the B icon to display the available options See also Capture Video Screen gt 27 nero Nero Video 30 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me RS a Ol ONNESSSSSSSSSESDLS CEA 3 4 Setting a TV Card To set up a capture device for digital and analog video a recording card that 9 meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory a Nero Video provides simultaneous support for multiple TV cards TV cards with 3 9 dual tuner and or hybrid tuner cards You will find a list of supported TV cards on our web page under www nero com If you have connected a TV card to your PC and open the Capture Video screen for the first time all connected devices are displayed in the Capture device drop down menu The following requirement must be fulfilled A A TV card is connected to your PC and switched on To configure a TV card using the TV wizard proceed as follows 1 Select the Capture from Camera or TV option from the Start screen The Capture Video screen is displayed 2 If you have several devices connected to your PC select the required device in the Capture device drop down menu 3 Click the CA button The Video Device Properties window opens 4 Click the Channels tab 5 Click the Chan
111. ick in an area of 10 dots to the left or right of the touch point of two adjacent clips to select both clips and change into the roll mode By scrubbing the mouse the edit point is rolled Of course an edit point cannot be rolled outside the total duration of a respective clip The roll tool might be useful if you want to fit two clips into a shorter timeline gap and still need to find the perfect cutout combination to use Nero Video 50 Editing Videos 1 Keep the button pressed to display the Slip Tool and Cutter entries Available for video clips only Changes the in and out point of a cut clip on the timeline When scrubbing the clip the total duration of the file is shown Surrounding clips are not affected Adjusting the visible segment of a clip by scrubbing to the left and right does not change its position or duration on the timeline Instead scrubbing changes what cutout appears in the timeline alip Tani Of course if the total duration of the file is the same as the duration of the clip in the timeline slipping will not have an effect The slip tool might be useful if you want to fit a clip into a timeline gap and still need to decide which outcut of the source file is the best to fill the space Keep the button pressed to display the Cutter and Roll Tool entries Available for video clips only Aligns a dragged clip to another in the timeline if its border hovers an area within 10 dots left or right to
112. ideo CD or Video CD selection entry and if available the desired disc type e g DVD Video or Editable DVD The Content screen is displayed 2 To capture a video for your project 1 Click the Import Capture button The Capture Video screen is displayed 2 Proceed as described in the Capturing Video to Hard Drive chapter 3 If you have already captured a video or want to add a video saved on the hard drive 1 Click the Import Import Files button A window is opened 2 Select the files you want and click the Open button The video titles are added to the project 4 If you want to add videos that are stored on a disc 1 Insert the disc in a drive on your computer 2 Click the Import gt Import Disc button 3 If more than one drive has been installed select the drive in which the disc is inserted from the drop down menu The Import Title from Disc window is opened 4 Select the desired videos and click the OK button The video titles are added to the project 5 If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the internal hard drive or memory card of your AVCHD camera 1 Click the Import Import AVCHD From Hard Drive button The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened 2 Mark the desired folder or titles and click OK The video titles are added to the project 6 If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the DVD of your AVCHD camera 1 Click the Import Import AVCHD fr
113. ile you edit your project Enable Nero Back ground Rendering See also Application Settings Window 134 9 2 Recording Format Options Window You can change the settings that affect the encoding of future projects in the Recording Format Options window The tabs for all supported formats are displayed until you have selected a disc format After selecting a disc format only the respective format appears You can call up video options at any time from the extended area The window is also opened if you select Custom Capturing and customize the video settings when recording a video See also General Tab 136 Disc Format Tab 138 Buttons 14 U M my M 9 2 1 General Tab The General tab is divided into the Video mode and Nero SmartEncoding areas In the Video mode area the color transmission system is defined specifically This guaran tees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices The following entries are available in the drop down menu Selects the PAL video mode which is used in Europe as well as in FA Australia South America and many African and Asian countries Selects the NTSC video mode which is used in extensive parts of NISE America and some East Asian countries Automatically sets the correct video mode for the selected country Country If you are unsure about the video mode that is used in your country select your country from the country list nero
114. indow gt w Native capturing transfers the video without losing information during conversion 9 in the format specified by the capture device The Native capturing option button is selected in the default settings Capturing with Native capturing is recommended 5 If the Custom capture template option button is selected 1 Select the desired format in the drop down menu The Profile drop down menu appears in the Details area 2 Select the desired Profile The output file settings are displayed in the Details area under Output File 3 If you want to adjust the detail settings click the Configure button A window is opened 4 Make the desired detail settings and click the OK button The output file settings are adjusted 6 If you use an analog capture device start the playback on the capture device If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode control the tape using the buttons You will see the current scene in the preview area You can scan the tape of your DV HDV camera in advance A thumbnail of each scene is displayed Here you can select the desired scene for your capture Click ing the Ip button opens the Pre scan capture window 7 Check playback from the capture device in the preview area 8 If you want to change the video settings 1 Click the button The Video Device Properties window is opened 2 Make the desired settings and close the window The video settings are adjus
115. ing screen temporarily shows the frame at the position of the insert marker instead of the frame at the position of the timeline slider You can drag multiple video clips or pictures from the media area to a track in the content area The dropped items are then arranged successively and aligned to each other If clips are linked to the one you selected in the timeline like a video clip with 9 included audio the linked clip is also highlighted Both clips in a link are affected when you trim move or copy one of them You can detach the link via the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu Vice versa if one independent video and one audio clip are selected you can apply a link via the Link Audio amp Video entry in the context menu It is not possible to link multiple audio clips to one vid eo clip 52 Editing Videos You can insert clips into the content area in various combinations The following basic rules or consequences apply for dragged clips Video clip with included audio Video clip without audio Audio clip without video When dropped in a combination track video and audio are added When dropped in a video track video is added and audio is ignored When dropped in an audio track audio is added and video is ig nored When dropped in a combination track video is added and audio stays empty When dropped in a video track video is added When dragged over an audio track a Forbidden cur
116. ing the program ssessssssss 8 Projects Capacity Dar tr cte ra Combine projects ssss Nero Video nvc Open project zs Project file ssessssssessssss Project preview eseseeeeeees SAVE project aee rpa ce nte ers Windows Live Movie Maker wlmp 24 25 71 71 Properties Audio device eeseseees Clip properties Effect properties Graphic objects zs Menu buttons ccceccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenens Picture properties ssssessssessss 45 Video device eesssssess 27 30 31 33 Record Narration za neos E 58 75 Remote control uuuuuse 125 Save Menu template ssssseseees 121 Project idc eean te a 24 154 Screens Arranging screen sssssssseene 57 Capture Video screen 27 31 33 37 Content screen Edit Menu screen Preview screen m Start screen Video Editing screen Select Settings Application settings ssssssss Audio settings Burning speed Default durations Disc format M Disc Settings een crece t Folder settings sesessssssss Frame rate Menu project settings
117. ins only one chapter You can add new chapters manually or au tomatically The advantage that chapters have is that they allow the user to jump directly to individual chapters within a video without having to fast forward or rewind If you have selected the Create chapters automatically check box in the extended area chapter marks are automatically created during the burn process for quicker navigation with the remote control However these chapter entries do not have menu entries You can change the disc type next to the capacity bar of the overall memory used in the lower area of the screen The indication of available space is adjusted accordingly The total available space depends on which project you are editing If the disc you are using is a DVD 1 or DVD 9 with 7 95 GB capacity instead of a DVD with 4 38 GB storage capacity select the correct disc type in the drop down menu If the disc you are using is a CD select either the 74 or 80 minutes capacity in the menu For Blu ray Disc projects the Blu ray 25GB and Blu ray DL 50GB entries are available A large variety of titles can be created depending on the type of disc VCD SVCD up to 98 titles DVD Video miniDVD DVD VFR up to 99 titles No titles are created in DVD VR projects 16 Project Creation and Management CP Nero Video sc Bhe ray Video Nero Videc Led nd Cortera yete sed wrange ities for your project CP Bhre Q5 GB ld New Pract te
118. ion in the Create amp Export category AVCHD Blu ray Disc DVD Super Video CD or Video CD in the Start screen and then click the Import Capture button in the Content screen This way you can capture the video and work on your project simultane ously a AVCHD cameras are an exception They compress captured files directly into 9 MPEG 4 transport data that is written to a DVD memory card or internal hard drive Data that you want to transfer from your camera to the hard drive is import ed and thus not transferred by means of capturing For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD insert the camera DVD into your com puter s DVD drive and import the captured files with the Import AVCHD from Disc entry in the Edit amp Import selection list on the start screen For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard drive connect the camera to your PC and import the captured files with the Import AVCHD from Hard Drive entry in the Edit amp Import selections list on the start screen For AVCHD cameras that capture to memory card connect the memory card to your computer via the corresponding interface and then import the captured files also with the Import AVCHD from Hard Drive entry in the Edit amp Import selec tions list on the start screen 3 2 DV HDV Cameras Digital and Analog Videos There are three types of capture devices digital analog and DV HDV cameras All three have different hardware requirements DV HDV cameras In the case of a DV or H
119. it can be downloaded for free from the Down Make Covers and load section at www nero com or via Nero ControlCenter and used Labels together with Nero 12 Nero CoverDesigner is used to create and print labels and booklets for burned discs Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels See also Extended Area 5 14 Application Settings Window 134 J Recording Format Options Window 136 Erasing a Rewritable Disc gt 144 Displaying Disc Info 144 my my my my mY M Finalizing a Disc 145 2 2 2 Creating Covers and Labels With Nero you can create covers and a label for your disc project Nero CoverDesigner is not installed automatically with Nero 12 However it can be downloaded for free from the Download section at www nero com or via Nero ControlCenter and used together with Nero 12 Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions To start Nero CoverDesigner via Nero Video proceed as follows 1 Click the More button The extended area is displayed 2 Click the Make covers and labels button Nero CoverDesigner is opened 2 3 Content Screen The Content screen is displayed when you select one of the entries of the Create amp Export selection list on the start screen a When you start a project via the Create amp Export selection list on the start Screen you will subsequently go throug
120. lance slider to adjust the volume level of the theme music added by the template in contrast to all other audio clips available in the timeline 7 Click the OK button The items of the theme based template as well as the intro and outro video are inserted into the content area 7 You have selected a theme based template See also Making Movie 73 Movie Wizard 62 4 2 2 Recording a Narration File You can record a narration a spoken comment for single clips in the content area By de fault the narration is recorded to the Narration track at the position of the timeline slider but it can be moved to any free audio track position The following requirement must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed To record an audio comment and add it to your project proceed as follows 1 Move the timeline slider to the desired position on the timeline 75 Editing Videos 2 Click the Record Audio button The Audio Recording Settings window is opened 3 If you want to change the storage location or need to change the device settings for the audio input make all preparations for the recording now 4 Click the OK button The recording starts 5 Record your speech You can see the recording time in the lower right of the progress window 6 Click the Q button to stop recording A window informs you about the successful creation and saving of the audio file 7 Click the OK button The
121. lby Laboratories All rights reserved Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 amp other U S and worldwide patents issued amp pending DTS the Symbol amp DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks amp DTS Digital Surround DTS 2 0 Digital Out and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS Inc Product includes software DTS Inc All Rights Reserved Adobe Acrobat Reader Premiere AIR and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Apple Apple TV iTunes iTunes Store iPad iPod iPod touch iPhone Mac and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries AMD App Acceleration AMD Athlon AMD Opteron AMD Sempron AMD Turion ATI Catalyst ATI Rade on ATI Remote Wonder and TV Wonder are trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc Blu ray Disc Blu ray Blu ray 3D BD Live BONUSVIEW BDXL AVCREC and the logos are trademarks of the Blu ray Disc Association Check Point is a registered trademark of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd FaceVACS and Cognitec are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Cognitec Systems GmbH DivX and DivX Certified are registered trademarks of DivX Inc DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project 3GPP is a trademark of European Telecom munications Standards Institute ETSI Facebook is a registered tra
122. ler and bar on the navigation strip Or the start position can be defined by enter ing an exact starting time in the input field below You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display 00 00 00 00 Select Start Position window nero Nero Video 117 Menu Additionally the following setting options are available Button Plays the video back in the preview area of the window Button Stops the preview Ei p p Button Fades the audio in or out during playback in the menu each one uod second Button with slider Customizes the sound level of the playback Click the button to mute w the sound See also Customize Tab 105 6 2 2 9 Edit Background Audio Window In the Edit Background Audio window you can define which section of the selected audio file is played as the menu s background music For this purpose the file is depicted in the top area of the window in wave form The controller on the navigation strip shows the start position in the audio file The duration of the background music is automatically customized to the duration of the menu You can define the desired start position by moving the controller on the navigation strip Alternative ly the start position can be defined by entering the exact starting time in the input field be low You can also use the Position buttons next to the time code display x gt 8 ill lh 4 emg 00 00 1321
123. line Press the Shift key on your keyboard to select multiple clips Selected clips are highlighted Associated clips are selected and high lighted automatically Selects multiple clips by dragging the mouse on the timeline This has the same effect as clicking single clips while pressing the Shift key on your keyboard Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Select track backward tool and Select track forward tool entries The appear ance of the cursor is changing according to the selected tool Selects all clips to the right of the point you click in a track Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Select track backward tool and Rectangular Marquee entries Selects all clips to the left of the point you click in a track Keep the button pressed to display the Select track tool Rectangu lar Marquee and Select track forward tool entries Selects all clips in the track you click Keep the button pressed to display the Rectangular Marquee Select track backward tool and Select track forward tool entries Cuts a clip in two parts If a video contains an associated audio clip the audio clip is also cut Keep the button pressed to display the Roll Tool and Slip Tool en tries Adjusts the out point and the in point of two adjacent clips simultane ously Only the touch or edit point between the two clips moves while the total display duration of both clips on the timeline is retained Cl
124. ll the video titles in the project Each video title is represented by a button consisting of a thumbnail and a button text If a video title has more than one chapter a video title sub menu is generated Each chapter of the respective video title is represented by a button in the chapter menu When making changes you can adjust the levels of the menu independently You can select the layout of each menu from existing menu templates Menu templates are subdivided into individual menu template groups for a better overview 6 2 Edit Menu Screen J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The Edit Menu screen is displayed after you have added the desired media items to your project Content screen It is a follow up screen of the Content screen and cannot be dis played directly by selecting a task on the start screen a When you start a project via the Create amp Export selection list on the start 9 Screen you will subsequently go through the following screens Content gt Edit Menu gt Preview gt Burn Options You can always go back and forth between the screens but you cann
125. ly available 8 If you want to burn the disc on positive verification select the Write check box 9 If Nero Video is capable of changing the book type with your burner and you want to make the changes to the book type select the desired option in the Book Type setting drop down menu 10 Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then burned to the disc The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process Normally you should not change this setting 11 If you want to change the priority of the burn process select the relevant entry from the Priority drop down menu 12 If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc select the Shut down computer when finished check box As soon as the burn process has finished a window is opened 13 If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process click the No button 14 If you would like to save a log file 1 Click the Yes button A window is opened 2 Select the desired folder in the Location drop down menu nero Nero Video 130 Burn Options 3 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button You have burned a disc and can now burn the project again or save it start a new project or create covers and labels See also amp Burn Options Scree
126. meline As long as no gap is left the entry remains gray 5 Enter the desired display duration in the Duration input field 6 Click the OK button The display duration is adapted in the timeline You have adjusted the display duration of single or multiple pictures in a project See also Making Movie 73 81 Editing Videos 4 3 4 Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing With the Nero Picture in Picture Effects feature you can insert Nero Picture in Picture Effect templates into the timeline The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To insert a Nero Picture in Picture Effect template into the timeline proceed as follows 1 Click the Nero PiP button The Nero PiP Effects window is opened with the Template tab being displayed 2 Select the desired template in the template selection area on the left side of the window An animated preview of the selected template is displayed on the right side of the win dow 3 If backgrounds are available for the selected template select the desired background in the Background drop down menu 4 To change the duration or the insert settings for the selected template click the Settings tab 1 If you want to change the duration and insert settings manually select the Duration Insert mode option button 2 Enter the desired duration value in the Duration i
127. n 127 8 3 Burning an Image File Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or 9 CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To burn a project as a disc image proceed as follows 1 Select the Burn To Image Recorder entry The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner 2 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 3 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores 4 Select the Recording Settings option The Settings for recording dialog area is displayed 5 If you want to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first select the Use Burn at once check box 6 Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen A window is opened 7 Select the desired folder for the image file in the Location drop down menu 8 Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button The Burning screen is displayed The project files are converted into the appropriate format
128. name in the File Name input field and click the Save button 6 Click the Export button The export starts Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window Once the export is complete a window is opened 7 Click the OK button nero Nero Video 96 Exporting Videos TO ABR a N Nero Video automatically returns to the screen that was displayed before the export You have exported a movie to the hard drive See also Export Video Screen 93 5 3 Exporting Audio to File In the Export Video screen you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Video in addition to burning it to disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Content or video editing screen is displayed To export a movie s audio track proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export Video screen is displayed 2 Select the Export audio to file export option in the selection list The drop down menus for output format and profile are displayed accordingly 3 If you want to make changes to the export settings 1 Click the Configure button A window is opened 2 Make the desired changes and click the OK button 4 If you want to save the video to another folder and or under a name other than the name displayed in the Output file display panel 1 Click the Browse button The Select a storage location for the video file window is opened 2 Browse to the desired location 3 Enter the
129. ndow The Save As window is opened 2 Enter the desired file name in the File name input field and click the Save button You have saved the project and can open it again later to continue working on it or burn it Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You 9 can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If you have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported 2 6 Opening a Project To open a saved project proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the desired project type by clicking the respective entry in the Projects selection list Nero Video Project or Windows Live Movie Maker Project A window is opened 2 Browse to the location where your project file is stored 3 Select the project file and click the Open button The project is opened in the video editing screen You have opened an existing project and can now continue to edit it or burn it Project Creation and Management Nero Video does not allow you to start multiple projects within one project You can only create and edit projects one after another Therefore it is not possible to load two project files nvc or wlmp files into one single project If y
130. nel Setting button The first screen of the TV wizard Analog TV Channel Search is displayed This wizard prompts you to make all the necessary entries step by step 6 Select your country in the Select country drop down menu a When configuring DVB S TV cards you must select the satellite instead of the 9 country in the Select your satellite configuration field When configuring DVB C TV cards you must select the appropriate frequency range instead of the country 7 Choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source in the Select source type drop down menu The Select source type drop down menu is not available when configuring digital TV cards DVB T DVB S DVB C 8 Click the Start Search button to start the search nero Nero Video 31 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Sm 3 amp 4 COENMNSEXAiauuo Oo EA ONNNESSSNSSSSUSDLS CENA The search starts You are kept informed about the search progress and the number of channels found in the Search Status area 9 Click the Next button The second screen of the TV wizard TV Channel Edit is displayed You can order rename or remove the channels as required 10 Click the Up and or Down buttons The order of the available channels is changed 11 Highlight the channels you do not want and click the Remove button The channels are deleted 12 If you want to coordinate the channels of a number of TV cards with each oth
131. ng ones the consecutive numbering is adapted 3 If you want to move an existing chapter select the respective position marker and drag it to the desired position Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous chapter marker Go to the next chapter marker to navigate from chapter to chapter The chapter is moved to the desired position You can move the position of the individual chapter markers within the compilation up to the next chapter mark 4 If you want to rename an existing chapter 1 Double click the respective position marker on the timeline The chapter name display is changed into an input field 2 Enter the desired chapter name The chapter is renamed T An additional Rename Chapter Marker entry is available via the context menu 5 If you want to delete a chapter select the respective position marker and click the Delete Chapter Marker button Use the buttons to the left and right Go to the previous chapter marker Go to the next chapter marker to navigate from chapter to chapter The chapter is deleted T An additional Delete all Chapter Markers entry is available via the context menu You have created and edited the chapters See also Making Movie 73 Editing Videos CO Cm O e 4 4 Movie Editing in Express Editing The Express Editing mode allows you to create simple yet professional looking projects with little effort The Express Editing mode is kept easy and therefor
132. ng setting options are available Drop down menu Defines the desired angle of the virtual light source in relation to the Light source object Slider Defines the desired shadow transparency in percent An opacity of 0 Opacity means that the shadow is invisible Slider A Defines the distance between the object and the shadow in pixels Distance Slider Defines the scatter degree of the shadow in percent The scatter is Widen added to the size of the shadow Defines the blurring degree of the shadow In the default settings the shadow has an exact contour which gives a blurring degree of 096 Slider Blur Drop down menu Color Defines the desired color of the shadow See also Customize Tab 105 nero Nero Video 120 Menu 6 2 3 Save as Template Window The following drop down menus are available in the Save As Template window Displays the name of the intro video or No intro video if no video Intro video has been added to the menu template Defines which menu from the arranged template is saved as the Main menu title menu All menus that are available in the template are also available in the drop down menu Defines which menu from the arranged template is saved as the Chapter menu chapter menu All menus that are available in the template are also available in the drop down menu Template name Defines the name under which you want to save the new template Defines where the template is saved Nero Video
133. ngs here You can also specify Options the duration of the transition a period of two seconds is selected in the default settings Manually specifies the numbering of the buttons Nero Video automatically numbers all the buttons of a template The number is not displayed in the editable text field of a button When you edit the menu and reposition buttons Nero Video main Drop down menu tains the numbering Any adjustment to the text e g font is auto Button number matically adopted If a button is assigned a different number A Nero Video automat ically assigns the number that is now available B to the button with the number A that has been selected for the new assign ment nero Nero Video 111 Menu The following setting options are available in the Appearance area Specifies what is displayed on the thumbnail of the button video title still of a video or picture If the Display Title or Display Picture option has been selected clicking the Options button opens the Select Start Position or Select Poster Frame window Drop down menu Display If you select the Picture file option a window automatically opens in which you can select the desired picture Specifies the numbering of the buttons displayed on the template Only the numbering text on the button or number and text can be displayed Drop down menu Nero Video automatically numbers all the buttons of a template Text numbering The number is not dis
134. nput field Opening title Input field Closing title Shows the default text for the intro title of the selected template You can modify the text Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the tem plate has been inserted in the timeline In case the selected template does not contain an intro section the input field is grayed out Shows the default text for the outro text of the selected template You can modify the text In contrast to the intro text line breaks are allowed Other text attributes such as font and alignment are pre defined by the template and can be modified after the template has been inserted in the timeline In case the selected template does not contain an outro section the input field is grayed out The following setting options are available in the Modify Original Movie area on the right Check box Apply Pan amp Zoom effects to still pictures Check box Apply scene detec tion to video clips Enables Pan amp Zoom effects for slides If disabled the wizard ig nores Pan amp Zoom effects If the selected template does not contain a Pan amp Zoom effect group or a Pan amp Zoom effect for still pictures the check box remains gray Runs a scene detection before applying the selected theme If disa bled no scene detection is performed The check box is cleared by default The following setting options are available in th
135. nput field and select the desired insert setting option in the Insert mode drop down menu 3 If you want Nero Video to automatically calculate the duration of the template select the Auto fill gap option button 5 Click the OK button 7 The Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted in the timeline You can now replace the placeholders with the desired video clips and pictures by dragging them from the My Media palette and dropping them onto the respective placehold ers either in the content area or in the preview area See also Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 58 Nero PiP Effects Window 59 QU my 4 3 5 Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips audio clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To insert a transition proceed as follows 1 Click the Transition category on the Effect Palette nero Nero Video 82 Editing Videos The subcategories of transitions are listed in the navigation tree 2 Choose a desired subcategory of transitions from the navigation tree The transition types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired transition from the Effect Palette onto the respective item The transition is added in front of the selected item in the content area Y
136. ntage into the input fields The Fit to screen template is selected by default it will change to Cus tom if you enter any percentage into the input fields The Scale and Fit and Original Size templates are also available Scale The lock is closed by default horizontal and vertical scale can only be adapted proportionally Click the icon to unlock and enter different values You can also scale a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen Available for video clips and pictures only Selects the level of rotation by the number entered in the Rotation input field positive for clockwise and negative for counter clockwise You can also rotate a selected clip in the preview area in the upper Rotation left of the screen Click the lower left corner of the preview frame and keep the mouse key pressed while you drag the clip to the desired level Available for video clips and pictures only Editing Videos Opacity Adapts the transparency either of the whole clip or with the help of key frames of defined positions Available for video clips and pictures only Additionally you can easily drag and drop more or optional effects from the Effect Palette to a clip All additional effects are listed below the basic effects in the lower part of the Proper ties area If multiple clips are selected in the content area of your project the same effect is assigned to each of the selected clips and listed in each clip s
137. ntents Bw Gm UO CERA ywe www www Table of contents 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 2 6 2 7 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 5 1 3 6 3 7 Start Successfully About the Manual About Nero Video Versions of Nero Video System Requirements Starting the Program Project Creation and Management Working with Nero Video Extended Area Buttons Creating Covers and Labels Content Screen Creating and Editing a Disc Project Creating Chapters Manually Creating Chapters Automatically Editing Chapters Saving a Project Opening a Project Opening a Disc Image Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Capturing DV HDV Cameras Digital and Analog Videos Capture Video Screen Preview Scan Window Video Device Properties Window Audio Device Properties Window Setting a TV Card Capturing Video to Hard Drive Pre Scanning Video Captures Capturing to Disc On the Fly Importing From The Internet Editing Videos Video Editing Preview Area Media Area Effect Palette Properties Area General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode Nero Video Table of contents Ss Ww iG 8 Uo 3 yy ew ww ww Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode General Handling in Express Editing Arranging Screen Toolbar Nero Picture in Picture PiP E
138. ntry The Disc Info window is opened The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be F gt started from the advanced area of the main window at any time Disc Tools TU I LI O CON NN 2 Select the burner in which the disc has been inserted from the drop down menu You have displayed information on the disc that is inserted See also Buttons 514 10 3 Finalizing a Disc J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features To finalize a DVD VR VFR video mode VR R or DVD RW disc with videos and to pre vent further processing proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Disc Tools gt Finalize Disc selection entry The Finalize Disc window is opened Y The Disc Tools options Erase Disc Disc Info and Finalize Disc can also be F gt started from the advanced area of the main window at any time 2 Insert the disc you want to finalize and select the drive where the disc is located in the Select a recorder drop down menu 3 Click the Refresh button to display information about the disc you have inserted 4 In th
139. o window is opened Only available if you selected the Custom option in the Audio drop down menu The following setting options are available in the Animation area Input field Duration Check box Fit to audio duration Defines the duration of animation for the respective menu If this check box is selected the respective menu is displayed over the full playback duration of the selected background audio file In the Interaction area you can specify whether the menu responds to input when playing back the disc The following drop down menus are available Highlight color Activation color Autorun action Defines the color used to highlight marked buttons You can also specify the Opacity in percent Defines the color used to highlight enabled buttons You can also specify the Opacity in percent If desired it specifies a video title or chapter to automatically start after a timeout As an alternative you can also rotate through the pages of the menu No automation is selected in the default settings i e the None op tion is enabled Not available for Smart3D menus Nero Video 109 Menu Defines the timeout duration after which the selected automation Delay begins Not available for Smart 3D menus The following drop down menu is available in the Spreading area Defines the number of titles or chapters that are shown per menu page The number per page is freely selectable as long as the maxi mum numb
140. of the categories offers a search bar It is only possible to search within one category at the same time When one of the categories is clicked the corresponding browsing area is displayed below There are different views available for each category Clicking one of the entries in the upper part of the list for example Timeline displays the same view as when clicking the corre sponding tabs in Nero Kwik Media Clicking one of the collections in the lower part of the list displays the collection contents made within Nero Kwik Media When one of the list items is clicked in Nero MediaBrowser the corresponding content is displayed in the content area below The same scroll bar as in Nero Kwik Media is used This is either the standard scroll bar or the dynamic scroll bar nero Nero Video 141 Configuration And Recording Formats The following views are available for the Photos amp Videos category Entry Timeline Entry Faces Entry Find Collections Marked Rated Collections Recently added Recently modified Collection g Album Collection fe Person group Displays all photos and videos sorted in chronological order by crea tion date Refers to Timeline in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays all photos in which faces of persons have been detected and named listed in alphabetical order Unconfirmed or unnamed faces are not displayed Faces are grouped into stacks you can access one of the
141. of the chosen scenes to the hard drive Cancel Cancels the procedure and closes the window See also Capture Video Screen 27 Pre Scanning Video Captures 35 nero Nero Video 29 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me A RS Ol 3 3 2 Video Device Properties Window The following tabs are available in the Video Device Properties window Sets the frame rate color compression process and output format to correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc Format In the case of analog capture devices clicking the Configure button starts the device test You can select the video source here video com posite or S video General Sets values such as brightness sharpness or contrast using the sliders Displays all available channels of the selected device Here you can se lect the required channel for your capture Clicking the Manage TV Channel Groups button displays the last screen of the TV wizard again and you can edit add or remove groups Channels and assigned channels The TV wizard screen displays the available channels and groups of all installed capture devices If you click the Channel Setting button you can once again configure a TV card on a step by step basis using the TV wizard See also Capture Video Screen 27 Setting a TV Card 31 3 3 3 Audio Device Properties Window The following areas are available in the Audio Device Properties window Dev
142. oject All rights reserved This program includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This program includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com Cryptographic software inside Open SSL is copyright 1995 1998 Eric Young eay cryptsoft com All rights reserved CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation Sony Memory Stick PlayStation and PSP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation AVCHD AVCHD Lite and AVCHD Progressive are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation HDV is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited JVC MP3 SURROUND MP3PRO and their logos are trademarks of Thomson S A Unicode is a registered trademark of Unicode Inc The USB logo is a trademark of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Corporation UPnP is a registered trademark of UPnP Implementers Corporation Vimeo is a trademark of Vimeo LLC Yahoo and Flickr are registered trademarks of Yahoo Inc Labelflash is a trademark of Yamaha Corporation Other product and brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners and do not imply affiliation with sponsorship or endorsement by owners Nero AG reserves the right to change specifications without notice Use of this product is subject to the acceptance of the End User License Agreement upon installation of the software www nero com Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Table of co
143. om Disc button The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened 2 Mark the desired folder or titles and click OK The video titles are added to the project a AVCHD cameras compress captured files directly into MPEG 4 transport data E 9 that is written to a DVD memory card or internal hard drive Data that you want to transfer from your camera to the hard drive is imported and thus not transferred by means of capturing For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD insert the camera DVD in the DVD drive of your computer to import For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard drive connect the camera to your computer Connect memory cards with the computer by using the appropriate slot nero Nero Video 20 Project Creation and Management 7 f files are to be imported from an Internet community proceed as described in the Import from the Internet chapter 8 If you want to make a movie or slide show 1 Click the Make button and select the Movie or Slide Show entry The video editing screen is displayed 2 Proceed as described in the Editing Videos chapter and subchapters 9 If you want to edit a media title 1 Highlight the title in the content area 2 Click the Edit button The video editing screen is displayed 3 Edit your movie or slide show as described in the Editing Videos chapter and subchap ters 10 If you have already added several titles to your project and want to move a media title select the media title and click the
144. om the copyright owner you may be violating national or international copyright laws and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies if you duplicate reproduce modify or distribute copyrighted material If you are unsure of your rights you should contact your legal advisor Copyright 2013 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved Nero Nero BackltUp Nero Burn Nero Burning ROM Nero CoverDesigner Nero Digital Nero Express Nero Kwik Media Nero Kwik Backup Nero Kwik Blu ray Nero Kwik Burn Nero Kwik DVD Nero Kwik Faces Nero Kwik MobileSync Nero Kwik Move it Nero Kwik Play Nero Kwik Photobook Nero Kwik Places Nero Kwik Sync Nero Kwik Themes Nero Kwik Tuner Nero MediaStreaming Nero Recode Nero RescueAgent Nero SmartDetect Nero Simply Enjoy Nero SmoothPlay Nero StartSmart Nero SoundTrax Nero Surround Nero Video Nero Video Express Nero WaveEditor Burn At Once LayerMagic Liquid Media SecurDisc the SecurDisc logo Superresolution and UltraBuffer are common law trademarks or registered trademarks of Nero AG Gracenote CDDB MusicID MediaVOCS the Gracenote logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are either regis tered trademarks or trademarks of Gracenote in the United States and or other countries Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Inc Confidential unpublished works Copyright 2011 Do
145. on the remote control Title Menu Only available in Advanced Editing In normal editing mode the title menu is automatically displayed Defines whether the menu is displayed again after playback of a Drop down menu p title is complete enabled in the default settings or whether the End action next title by number is played automatically Nothing only saves the pictures in the slide show Original pictures saves the pictures in the original format as well Original pictures are saved on the disc in the ORIGPICS folder HTML browsing gallery creates an HTML version of the slide Drop down menu show that can be displayed on any computer with a browser You Additional folder can display the HTML browser gallery by opening the IN DEX HTM file on the disc PC slide show creates an executable file on the disc this can be opened on any Windows computer The executable file for the computer slide show has the name slideshow exe Only available if a slide show has been inserted into your project Checks the menu for unlinked or overlaying buttons title and or chapter for orphaned menu pages as well as for videos and or Button slide shows of the project that are not linked to the menu Check Project A detailed overview of problems with a short error description is listed in a window Only available in Advanced Editing The following setting options are available in the Project Settings area Inserts a further horizontal and vertical guid
146. ontext menu The function au tomatically deletes all empty tracks in the tracks area In any event the default tracks always remain The following tracks are available by default Contains the master effects Effects applied to this track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks Master Effects The Master Effects track is always on top of all other tracks It can not be renamed or deleted Video 2 Contains the video clips and pictures of the second track ideo Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Audio 2 Contains the audio clips of the second track udio Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Video 1 Contains the video clips and pictures of the first track ideo Video 1 and Audio 1 are associated or linked by default Audio 1 Contains the audio clips of the first track udio Video 2 and Audio 2 are associated or linked by default Music Contains pure audio clips e g for the use of background music Narration Contains pure audio clips e g for the use of narration clips See also General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 47 4 1 7 Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode When you drag a clip from the media area to a track in the content area the clip s duration is displayed The duration is determined by the timescale setting the opacity setting is set to 50 so that the items underneath are visible The preview area in the upper left of the video edit
147. ore button again The icon pg in the extended dialog box displays its current mode Click this icon to change the mode pa The extended area is in normal mode The extended area is in sticky mode See also Buttons 14 2 2 1 Buttons The following buttons are available in the extended area Configure Opens the configuration of Nero Video Edits the default options when creating a video The Recording Format Options window is opened Recording Format l l As long as no disc format has been selected the video options for Options l all supported formats are shown After selecting a disc format only the tab for the current disc format is displayed Erases rewritable discs The Erase Rewritable Disc window is opened the erasing method is adjustable Erase Disc f f Before a disc can be erased the burner must contain a rewritable disc Shows information about the inserted disc e g type of disc avail able storage capacity number of sessions and tracks The Disc Disc Info Info window is opened Insert the disc that you want to know more about and select the drive in which it is located Finalizes the DVD VFR video mode or DVD VR disc The Disc Finalize Disc m n A Finalization window is opened Project Creation and Management CRANE I a N Starts Nero CoverDesigner Only available if Nero CoverDesigner is installed Note that Nero CoverDesigner is not installed automatically with Nero 12 However
148. ort from Web window is displayed The Internet communities that are available for loading from the media files are displayed in the drop down menu at the top left The navigation tree of the selected community appears below it You always have the option of accessing the freely accessible folders of the community If you are registered you can also access your own videos there 2 If you want to download another community displayed in the drop down menu select the desired community A window for entering your user data appears 3 If you possess an account at the selected community 1 Enter your Login Name and Password in the input fields 2 Select the Save Account Data check box Your access data will be stored for future visits 3 Click the OK button 4 If you do not have a user account for the selected community click the Cancel button The navigation tree of the selected community appears 5 Look for and highlight the desired media file on the right side of the window a You can enter a search word in the input field at the top right of the window and 9 click the Search button to look through the community for keywords Any files found are listed in the area below 6 Click the Download button The import is started the file is downloaded in its original format Progress while import ing is displayed in a separate window 38 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me Sm I CTS aw
149. ost and right most position of the time scale moves the scale You can set desired Mark In and Mark Out points by moving the respective buttons directly on the time scale or with help of the input fields below Keep the g button pressed and move the currently chosen length on the time scale to find the best cut from the full video or audio clip The following setting options are available on the Video and Audio tab Slider Zooms into the time scale view or zooms out to give an overview Zoom Button Jumps to the Mark In Mark Out position on the time scale IK Pi p p Button Jumps to the next or previous frame 4 I p Button Begins the playback of the video or audio clip Jog wheel TERR Navigates through the preview on a frame by frame basis Defines the start end position of the active video or audio clip by Buttons placing the mark in mark out point at the position of the time cursor 7 However items on the time scale left of the mark in and right of the mark out remain fully available for editing Defines the start end position of the active video or audio clip via the Input field entered values Mark In Mark Out However items on the time scale left of the Mark In and right of the Mark Out remain fully available for editing Shows the display duration of the selected item Input field If in the Trim window you change the duration to a new length that is longer than the available free space on the respective timeline track
150. ot skip any of the screens You can select menu templates and or templates that meet your requirements in the Edit Menu screen In the normal editing mode editing remains limited to the most important fea tures Additional customization options are available in Advanced Editing You can choose the individual form and design of the menu in the advanced editing mode You can place and edit your own graphical items and text on the menu modify delete and create various button options as well as create links between any buttons menus and vide os In the preview and compilation area of the screen on the left the menu items of the title or chapter menus are displayed according to the selected template If the intro video is select ed the preview shows a still of the video Here you can directly edit the individual items of the template Selected objects are identified by a frame and can then for example be adjust ed for size rotated or moved nero Nero Video 101 Menu The Templates and Customize tabs are available on the right You can also make changes to objects on the respective palettes A capacity bar below the compilation area shows how much space your project occupies on the selected medium Balloons Airplane di ki Bhae Hornaon Brazil a lxx Hann Caribbean Night Christmas Ambie Cheutemas Dream Christmas Fairytale Connected ro le i pm BheyG568 O 9 me 9 Edit
151. ou are satisfied with the movie or slide show click the Next button in the lower right corner of the main window You can examine the status of your composition in the preview area at any time The Select what you want to do next screen is displayed You have made a movie or slide show and can now add additional titles to your pro ject or create a menu See also Detecting Commercials 77 Searching for Music Clips 77 Detecting Video Scenes 76 D m mp Cy Moving and Positioning Files Advanced Editing 78 j Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips Advanced Editing 80 amp Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing 81 Choosing a Movie Template 74 Inserting Transitions Advanced Editing 82 Editing Transitions Advanced Editing 83 Adding an Effect Advanced Editing 84 Editing Effects Advanced Editing 84 Adding a Text Effect Advanced Editing 85 Recording a Narration File 75 mp mp Creating Chapters in Timeline Advanced Editing 87 4 2 1 Choosing a Movie Template J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of
152. ou have inserted a transition See also Making Movie 73 4 3 6 Editing Transitions Advanced Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips audio clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired transition is added in front of a selected item in the content area of the vid eo editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To edit the properties of a transition in a project proceed as follows 1 Select the transition in the content area If you want to simply remove a selected transition press the Del key on your key T board 2 Click the Effect Palette 3 In the Properties area click the button at the left side of the transition s headline An extended area is expanded which shows the respective transition s setting options The duration is set to one second by default but it can be adapted to your specific needs 4 If you want to adapt the duration of the transition insert the desired length into the Duration input field A transition is centered between two clips by default but it is possible to move it 5 If you want to change the alignment more to the left end at cut or right start at cut click the respective button in the transition s headline 6 Adapt the respective transition s settings in the expanded area to your requirements The changes are adjusted in the content area You have edited the pro
153. ou have two different projects that you want to combine export one of them to a video file via the Export button and add the resulting video file to the project which has not been exported i 2 7 Opening a Disc Image To open a disc image proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the Tools gt Burn Disc Image selection entry A window is opened 2 Select the desired image file type in the drop down menu 3 Browse to the location where your image file is stored 4 Select the image file and click the Open button The image file is opened in the Burn Options screen You have opened a disc image and can now burn it 25 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me CENENXSEXtUm Oo WEEA ONNNSSSSSSSSSD CREE 3 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 3 1 Capturing Capturing is a way of taking the video from a DV video camera or another video capture device connected to the video capture card and placing it on your computer The capture device is the device that transmits the video signals to be captured e g from a DV video camera video capture card or TV card If you want to transfer the video from an external capture device to your computer to use it in a project at a later time proceed as described in Capturing Video to Hard Drive If you want to create a disc and capture a video for this specific project you should select the relevant opt
154. p down menu on the right of the tab The transition types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired transition from the Effect Palette to the respective placeholder between two clips Items with transitions are identified in the content area by a colored icon Items without a transition are indicated in the content area by a gray icon You have inserted a transition Editing Videos TO I S CENA 4 4 5 Adding an Effect Express Editing You can overlay the added video clips audio clips or pictures of a project with effects The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To add effects to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Video Effects or the Audio Effects tab on the Effect Palette The subcategories of effects are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired subcategory of effects from the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab The effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired effect from the Effect Palette to the respective item on the timeline The effect is added to the selected item in the content area 7 You have added effects to your project 4 4 6 Adding a Text Effect Express Editing You can overlay the added video clips or pictures of a project with text effects Depending on the selected text effect you
155. palettes With the Apply or the Add button the view of a button is cus tomized to your menu template or graphics are added Available on the Buttons palette are the categories Thumbnail buttons Text only but tons and Navigation buttons The sets of Navigation buttons always consist of three buttons one each for Back Next and Back to Main Menu Available on the Objects and Clip Art palette are the Standard objects My objects Bub bles Fields Frames and Lines entries The default objects include drawing items such as circles rectangles and lines as well as clip arts The My objects folder contains all pictures that have been imported into Nero Video You can select and combine individual buttons in Advanced Editing only You can also customize existing template buttons and add new ones Links must be manually assigned to buttons that you add See also Customize Tab 105 nero Nero Video 115 Menu 6 2 2 7 Disc Project Palette The Disc Project palette is divided into the Disc Settings Project Settings and Button Numbering areas The following pop up menus are available in the Disc Settings area Defines the title that is played first after inserting the disc into a Drop down menu player First play item Only available in Advanced Editing In normal editing mode the intro video is automatically played or the title menu is displayed Defines the menu that is displayed when the Title button is Drop down menu pressed
156. perties of a transition in your project See also Making Movie 73 nero Nero Video 83 Editing Videos TO Cm S CENE 4 3 7 Adding an Effect Advanced Editing You can overlay the added video clips audio clips or pictures of a project with effects De pending on the selected effect you can customize properties such as intensity and speed The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired items are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To add effects to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Video Effects or the Audio Effects category on the Effect Palette The subcategories of effects are listed in navigation tree 2 Choose a desired subcategory of effects from the navigation tree The effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired effect from the Effect Palette to the respective video clip audio clips or picture on the timeline The effect is added to the selected item in the content area All additional effects of an item are listed below the basic effects in the lower area of the Properties area You can customize the specific properties of the effects here A Master Effects track is also available in the content area Effects applied to this 9 track are always rendered to the resulting video output of all tracks To add a master effect simply position a desired effect on the Master Effects track like you would add
157. played in the editable text field of a button When you edit the menu and reposition buttons Nero Video main tains the numbering Any adjustment to the text e g font is auto matically adopted Drop down menu l Defines the style of numbering Format If the check box is selected the button is given a shadow eb d Clicking the Opti butt the Shadow Setti ind Apply shadow icking the Options button opens the Shadow Settings window You can customize the shading according to your requirements The following setting options are available in the Transformation area Input field Defines the horizontal position of the marked object in the compila Pos X tion area Input field Defines the vertical position of the marked object in the compilation Pos Y area Input field Defines the width in percent Scale X Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio If the value is adjusted Scale Y automatically adjusts Input field Defines the height in percent Scale Y Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio If the value is adjusted Scale X automatically adjusts If the check box is selected the Scale X and Scale Y values of a Check box graphic object i e width and height in percent can only be adjust ed in the lock aspect ratio If a value is adjusted the other value Lock aspectratio automatically adjusts Buttons can only be adjusted in Nero Video in the lock aspect ratio
158. possible to divide a clip on a track by dropping a new clip in the middle of the existing clip The right part is shifted to the right together with all other track objects to the right of the insert marker Nero Video 53 Editing Videos TO A S e A selected clip can be moved within a track or between tracks Basi cally the same rules apply for moving as for inserting per drag and drop function Moving clips Copy P and paste Selected clips can be copied to the clipboard simultaneously press the Ctrl C keys on your keyboard and pasted to another timeline position simultaneously press the Ctrl V keys on your keyboard The clips are inserted at the position of the timeline slider A clip is added in full length or in its pre trimming length if you have trimmed it before The default length of a picture is 4 seconds You can trim a clip down to a minimum of 1 frame and to the maximum of the respective me dia file To display left or right trim cursors hover your standard Trimming clips mouse cursor over the sides of a selected clip A preview of the po tentially first or last frame is shown in the preview area Double click any clip to open a Trim window in which you can trim the item on an exact frame by frame basis If two clips audio and video are associated with each other both clips are trimmed Selected clips can be deleted by pressing the Del key on your key Deleting clips board Press the Shift Del k
159. r Effects track like you would add any video clip to the timeline and customize it like other effects nero Nero Video 85 Editing Videos The following requirements must be fulfilled A The video editing screen is displayed A You are in the Advanced Editing mode To add a text effect to your project proceed as follows 1 Click the Text category on the Effect Palette The subcategories of text effects are listed in the navigation tree 2 Choose a desired subcategory of text effects from the navigation tree The text effect types of the selected group are displayed 3 Drag the desired text effect from the Effect Palette to a video track on the timeline You can position the effect in the content area to run parallel with a specific item The text effect is added to the content area 4 Position the timeline slider on the text effect in the timeline and double click the text effect The preview area is altered and shows the setting options for the respective text effect 5 Enter the desired text in the text input field in the middle of the preview area 6 If you want to change the font and its corresponding settings click the Fonts button 7 The Fonts window is opened 8 Select the desired font size and color 9 Click the 3X button to close the Fonts window The text you have entered is adjusted according to the changes you have made in the Fonts window 10 Click the Done button in the upper left of the
160. rack You can also create a new track by moving selected clips beyond the top video or audio track Drop the clips when a white insert line ap pears Button Adjusts the content area view to display the full range of the clips in Show all objects in the project the timeline Slider s Z Zooms into the timeline view or zooms out to give an overview oom You can choose from several tools that change the mouse cursor to suit your respective editing needs on the timeline The following setting options are available in the right border area of the content area Allows you to create a new chapter marker at a selected time cursor Create Chapter position on the time scale A position marker for each created chapter Marker is displayed on the time scale If you add chapters between existing ones the consecutive numbering is adapted Editing Videos Standard Tool Rectangular Mar quee Select track for ward tool Select track backward tool Select track tool Cutter Roll Tool Renaming single chapters is possible via the Rename Chapter Mark er entry in the context menu You can jump from position marker to position marker with a click on the Go to next chapter marker Go to previous chapter marker arrows Selected chapters can be deleted by clicking the Delete Chapter Marker button An additional Delete all Chapter Markers entry is available via the context menu Allows you to select clips in the time
161. re file or Video file option a window opens in which you can select the desired file The path to the selected file is then displayed in the selection area The number of drop down menus that are displayed for detailed set tings depends on the selected option Background Moves the selected picture or video to the correct position Detailed settings e g aligning the position of the same picture in the intro Slider Input field video and on the menu pages can be performed easily with the aid Position of the input field Background pictures are placed on the screen without black borders Only available for background pictures and videos nero Nero Video 108 Button Options Drop down menu Color Menu Defines the detail settings of the background video The Select Start Position window opens Only available for background videos Defines the desired color as the background color Only available for background color The following setting options are available in the Background Audio area Drop down menu Audio Button Options Defines an audio file as background music or disables the back ground music If you select the Custom option a path appears for selecting a de sired file The Predefined Audio option which is stored for each Animated 2D and Smart3D template with the appropriate scoring is selected in the default settings Defines the detail settings of the background music The Back ground Audi
162. res or parts of these items to the right of the template are overwritten by the template Shift Shifts the video clips audio clips pictures to the right of the time cursor and positions them after the template Inserts the template into the gap to the right of the time cursor The duration of the template is automatically adjusted and cannot be manually modified Only available if the time cursor is placed in a gap that has at least the length of the template you want to insert If the time cursor is placed at the end of the last video clips audio clips pictures in the timeline the default duration of the template is used The Download Content button allows you to download the Nero 12 Content Pack The Nero 12 Content Pack includes additional content such as theme packs disc menus and effects to enhance your various projects in Nero Video Note that the Download Content button is only displayed if the additional content is not yet installed See also Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates Advanced Editing 82 Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 58 Nero Video 61 Editing Videos 4 1 12 Movie Wizard J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade
163. respective list of effects in the Properties area Effects are rendered top to bottom You can modify the order of optional effects per drag and drop function Clicking the W button at the left side of any effect s headline expands an extended area which shows the respective effect s setting options You can adjust these individual proper ties The following setting options are always available Button eg Check box and con trols Use key frames Button Delete Enables or disables additional effects temporarily If you activate the button for one of the basic effects it will be performed in its default setting e g Opacity 100 Select the check box to add a key frames track for the respective effect below the respective main clip in the content area As long as you have not chosen individual key frame positions on a track the effect settings are valid for the whole clip Once you creat ed single key frames effect settings are valid for chosen positions A single key frame at the start and at the end of the clip is always add ed by default You can add select and or delete single key frames with help of the controls Only available when the Use key frames check box is selected Click the Create key frame button to add a key frame to the chosen timeline slider position Click the Go to the next key frame Go to the previous key frame buttons to select the key frames on the timeline If you click the main button again
164. review area 4 Click the left mouse button The clip is cut at the desired position Both parts are listed in the content area 5 Click the Standard tool button in the right border area of the content area to change back to the standard mouse cursor 2 If you want to trim a clip at the start or end 1 Select the respective clip in the content area 2 Move the mouse cursor over the left start or right end border area of the clip The q icon is displayed 3 Keep the left mouse button pressed and shorten the clip by dragging the mouse n case of video clips the exact trimming position is displayed in the preview area 4 Release the mouse button at the desired position The clip is trimmed according to your requirements 9 Trimmed parts in your clips are temporarily disabled If you want to enable the T trimmed parts again simply drag back the clip to its full size T Double click any item to open a Trim window in which you can trim the item on an F gt exact frame by frame basis You have cut or trimmed an audio or video clip See also Making Movie 73 Preview and Trim Window 68 nero Nero Video 80 Editing Videos 4 3 3 Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures Advanced Editing You can adjust the display time for the pictures of a project or slide show as desired You can specify a default display time for still pictures effects and transitions that you add to the compilation in the Default
165. rk it in the content area and click the a gt Remove chapter button The chapter is deleted 4 If you want to delete all chapters of a title mark the video title and click the a gt Remove all chapters button All chapter marks are deleted 7 You have edited the chapters See also Creating and Editing a Disc Project 19 Project Creation and Management a I IRI N 2 5 Saving a Project Once you have started working with your project occasionally you may want to interrupt your work resume it at a later time or burn it AA project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and I 9 layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Video The file size of a saved project is significantly smaller than a disc image A Disc image image file is the precise picture of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage but it re quires just as much space on the hard drive as the project to be burned As well as being burned to disc or as a disc image some projects can also be captured to hard drive folders memory stick or SD card provided there is enough space To save a project proceed as follows 1 Click the Save button in the lower task bar of the main wi
166. ro PiP Effects window is opened with the Template tab being displayed 2 Select the desired template in the template selection area on the left side of the window An animated preview of the selected template is displayed on the right side of the win dow 3 If backgrounds are available for the selected template select the desired background in the Background drop down menu 4 To change the duration for the selected template click the Settings tab and enter the desired duration value in the Duration input field 5 Click the OK button The Nero Picture in Picture Effect template is inserted in the timeline It is dis played as one thumbnail You can now replace the placeholders with the desired video clips and pictures by dragging them from the My Media palette and dropping them onto the respective placeholders in the preview area See also B Nero Picture in Picture PiP Effects 58 4 4 4 Inserting Transitions Express Editing Transitions can be used to link the individual video clips or pictures that were added to a project The following requirements must be fulfilled A The desired files are displayed in the video editing screen A You are in the Express Editing mode To insert a transition proceed as follows 1 Click the Transition tab on the Effect Palette The subcategories of transitions are listed in the Show drop down menu on the right of the tab 2 Choose a desired subcategory of transitions from the Show dro
167. roduct Nero Video Prcyect Nero Kiwit Media Downleed Comert Windows Live Move Mater Mate es and Label Get Started Project Disc Took Tutors Bern Oc Image Help Section Q fad Mere gt amp s Start screen This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion Completing a task Depending on the task you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end Each individual step consists of a new screen To help you to know where you are and what you need to do each screen comes with a name and a brief description In addition each screen furthermore contains tooltips detailed information and explanations for the various buttons icons and menus Both Undo and Redo buttons are available on screens in which you can perform different actions These buttons allow you to quickly undo or redo the last performed action In this way you can try out a number of features in Nero Video risk free without having to discard the entire project if you do not like the change nero Nero Video 11 Project Creation and Management L IC Nero Video ave Bhe ray Video Nero Video oE Cortera Teste sed srange ttes for your proect K Birer 25 GE bd Mew Proc r Q Content screen For each screen the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail Burning Burning marks the end of a project For this you should defin
168. rsor sticks to its position when you insert clips If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area it has to be se lected and the time cursor has to be positioned on the clip Otherwise all setting options in the Properties area remain gray A time display in the upper left of the tab shows the time position in the time format hh mm ss ff It corresponds to the current position of the time cursor Clicking the display changes the view into an input field Enter a respective time and press the Enter key on your keyboard to jump to the given position You can also enter a time difference For example 500 equal to 5 00 jumps to the current position plus five seconds If you want to adapt the area of your compilation that will actually be transcoded or exported into a video you can activate the Enable WorkSpace entry in the context menu of the time scale and move the Workspace Mark In and Workspace Mark Out markers to shorten the active white workspace However files to the left and right of the markers gray space stay fully available for editing The following setting options are available in the left columns of the content area Allows you to deactivate the preview of whole tracks A cleared check box in Video tracks deactivates the preview of video tracks A disabled loudspeaker in Audio tracks deactivates the pre view of audio tracks Button Hide Track Show Track Editing Videos TO III D
169. rt and backgrounds are available split by category on the Effect Palette in the upper right area of the video editing screen In the Express Editing mode the different categories are available on single tabs The Show drop down menu to the right of the tabs lists the subcategories of each category In the Advanced Editing mode the different categories are available in a navigation tree To view the subcategories click the gt button in front of the respective category In both modes you can add single items of the categories to the Favorites subcategory via the context menu You can also choose between the Large thumbnails view and the List view via the respective buttons Editing Videos TO I 0o VER A The following categories are available Offers various effects which can be applied to video clips or pictures These effects also include Express Video Effects which e g bright en the items in your project or increase or reduce their contrast with values defined in per cent This way you do not have to edit the single properties of each item manually you can simply apply a matching Express Video Effect to enhance your video clips or pic tures Other Express Video Effects are e g the Fast Motion or Slow Motion effects Video Effect The My Effects subcategory allows you to select the video effects which you have previously customized and saved Offers various effects which can be applied to video or audio clip
170. s These effects also include Express Audio Effects which e g reduce or increase the bass or the treble of the items in your project in val ues defined in dB Reverb and Vintage effects are also available This way you can enhance your video or audio clips or simulate that they were recorded under different conditions Audio Effect Offers Single Line and Multiline text effects which can be applied to Text Effect video clips and pictures Offers various transitions for video clips and pictures They allow you Transitions to create a smooth transition from one video clip or picture to the other Offers various clip arts which can be applied on top of video clips or CN Ast pictures Offers various backgrounds which can e g be used as an empty Backgrounds intro or outro picture on top of which you can put text or as a back ground for self made picture in picture effects 4 1 4 Properties Area J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features The Properties area is only available in the Advanced Editing mode i Editing Videos TO Cm 8000 0o ERR a Th
171. s are only available when you have placed the position mark on the scroll bar Cuts a video title at the position of the position marker Both parts are Button listed in the content area Only available when you have placed the position marker on the scroll bar Shortens a video by removing the part between the start and the posi Button tion marking or the position and end marking A A Only available when you have placed the position marker on the scroll bar Select the Never use black thumbnails check box in the extended area if you do not want the application to use black thumbnails in menus Instead the first non black thumbnail is found and displayed See also Creating and Editing a Disc Project 19 Capture Video Screen 27 im M 2 4 Creating and Editing a Disc Project 9 If your burner supports an editable disc format the Editable DVD format is also T displayed in the Make DVD option You can find more information on Blu ray support at 9 www nero com link php topic id 416 si There may be differences when editing titles and movies due to the differences in 9 the DVD VFR video mode and DVD VR specifications However the process is essentially identical to the process described in this chapter nero Nero Video 19 Project Creation and Management a I RI CERA A To create and edit a disc project proceed as follows 1 In the Start screen select the AVCHD Blu ray Disc DVD Super V
172. sor is shown When dropped in a combination track audio is added and video stays empty When dropped in an audio track audio is added When dragged over a video track a Forbidden cursor is shown You can insert clips into the content area and edit them there in various ways The following basic rules or consequences apply for clip handling Selecting clips Linking and unlink ing clips Fitting clips into gaps Shifting Clicking a clip selects and highlights the respective clip in the time line If clips are linked to the one you selected in the timeline like a video clip with included audio the linked clip is also highlighted Both clips in a link are affected when you trim move or copy one of them You can detach the link via the Unlink Audio amp Video entry in the context menu Vice versa if one independent video and one audio clip are selected you can apply a link via the Link Audio amp Video entry in the context menu It is not possible to link multiple audio clips to one video clip If necessary the width of a dragged clip is adjusted to fit into the gap itis dropped to In this case the end of the clip is truncated To fit a clip into a gap without cutting it keep the Shift key on your keyboard pressed while dropping the clip All items in all tracks to the right of the insert marker s position are shifted to the right The offset is according to the duration of the dropped clip This way it is also
173. splays all areas 2 Adjust the desired settings on the palettes Any changes are displayed in the preview and compilation area 9 If you want to save the adjusted menu as a menu template 1 Click the Save As Template button The Save As Template window is opened 2 Enter a name in the Template name input field nero Nero Video 122 Menu 3 Select the Create new subcategory option in the Add to subcategory drop down menu 4 Enter the name for the new menu template group in the New group name input field and click the OK button The customized menu is saved as a menu template 7 You have edited the menu and can now view the entire project in the preview area See also Edit Menu Screen 101 nero Nero Video 123 Preview SE Sm ll AGB CERA CNN NN 7 Preview 7 1 Preview Screen The Preview screen is displayed after you have added the desired media items to your pro ject Content screen and created and edited the menu of your project Edit Menu screen It is a follow up screen of the Edit Menu screen and cannot be displayed directly by select ing a task on the start screen t When you start a project via the Create amp Export selection list on the start s 9 screen you will subsequently go through the following screens Content gt Edit Menu gt Preview gt Burn Options You can always go back and forth between the screens but you cannot skip any of the screens In the Preview scr
174. ssssssss 54 Clip handling 55 Content area rw lt a DO Edit movie Em 88 Track handling 55 Nero Video Folders Burn to hard drive folder 132 Temporary filas 2 nace 134 Formats Disc formats rentre Export formats tcc fk iced Output format zs Picture formats vs Recording format options 136 Sample format esssusssss 138 Supported formats 146 147 148 GID mST 10 Import gi c 17 20 42 Import from Internet 17 38 Import from Nero MediaBrowser 42 Insert Nero PiP template 82 89 Transitions eire beca cree 82 90 Internet Import from Internet 17 38 MY NETO ainoita tekinn kanadisku i elle 38 98 Interpolation methods Bezier interpolation Linear interpolation Keyboard shortcuts 148 Manage Markers Chapter markers sssini 16 22 Clip marker E Colored marker 153 Menus Advanced Editing 104 105 108 111 114 115 122 Autorun re Background audio Background videos Buttons iriiria Clip arts Create manu once cien nene nana Disc settings sonoeun Graphic objects Interaction Intro menu Linking Main menu E M
175. stacks by double clicking it Refers to Faces in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays all existing tags enabling you to create a query Refers to Find in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays the currently marked or rated content Refers to Marked Rated in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Displays the recently added or modified content Refers to Recently added Recently modified in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media Displays the content of smart albums and user generated albums Refers to Photo amp Video Albums in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Me dia Displays the content of user generated person groups You can Switch between full photo and faces only view with the 8 i icon Refers to Faces in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media The following views are available for the Music category Entry Albums Entry Artists Entry Genres Entry Titles Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by album Refers to Albums in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by artist Refers to Artists in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by genre Refers to Genres in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Displays all audio tracks sorted in alphabetical order by title Refers to Titles in the upper task bar of Nero Kwik Media Nero Video 142 Configuration And Recording Formats TO I RI N
176. t Q Content screen With the aid of the buttons in the right hand area of the screen it is possible to insert and arrange titles into your project The following selection entries are available in the Import selection list Adds video files that are saved on the hard drive e g your vacation import Files video to the project A window is opened Import From Nero Opens the Nero MediaBrowser window which allows you to import MediaBrowser files added to the media library Capture Captures a video The Capture Video screen is displayed Import Disc Imports items from an existing disc Import From Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project directly from AVCHD Camera camera and other supported devices Import AVCHD From Dist Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project on DVD nero Nero Video 17 Project Creation and Management CRANE I 00 S ONNRREDNEEEEEEEDAD COENA Import AVCHD Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project on memory card From Hard Drive or hard drive Import From Inter Imports files from Internet communities and adds them to the project net as new titles Imports PowerPoint files and adds them to the project as new titles A window is opened in which you can specify the duration of the single slides Import Power Point Files In addition the following buttons are available Make Creates a movie or a slide show The video editing screen is displayed Opens the Movie
177. t as E Mail Menu Nero Video 100 101 Table of contents 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 2 2 1 6 2 2 2 6 2 2 3 6 2 2 4 6 2 2 5 6 2 2 6 6 2 2 7 6 2 2 8 6 2 2 9 6 2 2 10 6 2 2 11 6 2 3 6 3 7 1 7 2 Levels Edit Menu Screen Templates Tab Customize Tab Template Settings Palette Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette Button Properties Properties of Graphic Objects Content Palette Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes Disc Project Palette Select Start Position Window Edit Background Audio Window Select Poster Frame Window Shadow Settings Window Save as Template Window Creating Menu Preview Preview Screen Showing a Preview Burn Options Burn Options Screen Burning a Disc Burning an Image File Writing to Hard Drive Folders Configuration And Recording Formats Application Settings Window General Tab Folders Tab Editing Tab Recording Format Options Window General Tab Nero SmartEncoding Disc Format Tab Nero MediaBrowser Disc Tools Nero Video 101 101 105 107 108 110 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 121 124 124 125 Table of contents 10 1 10 2 10 3 11 11 1 11 1 1 11 1 2 11 2 12 13 Erasing a Rewritable Disc Displaying Disc Info Finalizing a Disc Technical Information Supported Disc Formats Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs Compatibility Overview DVD Disc Editable Disc Format
178. t the parameters for burning Current video options Video mode PAL 2 Aspect tatc Aime Qusity Automatic t to dec PP Wee to Hard Disk Folder Your project cortars 2 tithes LL Nane b Detats lt lt iem E Recording Setings Audo forme Automate Sample tomat Automatic Encoding mode Fast Encoding 1 Pasa SrrartEncoding Actornatc Number of titles 2 1 Movie 1 Mowe Oh 00n 473 2 chapters Audo SmartEncoding ratio 003 Video SmertEncoding ratio 0 0 5 Wide wrew Video Oh COn 30s Ado SmantEncosng ratio 0 0 Video Serart Encoding ratio 00 5 Video disc menu Advanced e fium to device Total space used 0 63 out of 22 06 GB Quality Excelent Image Recorder 9 egi Mere gt gt bie Qas Ba B Burn Options screen Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the sys tem the following options are available in the Set the parameters for burning selection list Defines the desired disc burner All disc burners available in the system are displayed Burn To If you want to burn the project as a disc image select the Image Recorder option The current destination is shown in the display in the lower right of the screen Write to Hard Disk Opens the Select a location for the project window Folder Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower right of the screen Opens the Select a location for the project
179. ta in the Dolby Digital audio format in stereo MPEG Audio Encodes audio in MPEG 1 layer 2 This op tion is only available in PAL video mode LPCM Encodes audio data in LPCM This option is only available in NTSC video mode See also Recording Format Options Window 136 9 3 Nero MediaBrowser Nero MediaBrowser is a tool which you can use to easily find view and access media files and add them to your project More precisely with Nero MediaBrowser you can access a media library which contains all your media files that were indexed by Nero Kwik Media Nero MediaBrowser is designed to be accessed in several Nero applications Nero MediaBrowser and the media library come with Nero Kwik Media and are installed together You will find further information in the Nero Kwik Media manu al Nero MediaBrowser can be opened via the M icon Although Nero MediaBrowser can be moved freely around your desktop it is part of Nero Video Nero MediaBrowser displays only media files which can actually be used in the relevant Ne ro Video project To add media files to your project select the media files in Nero MediaBrowser and click the Add button nero Nero Video 140 Configuration And Recording Formats Jn Wildlife NeroVideo Nero MediaBrowser The browsing task bar is the starting point for browsing Nero MediaBrowser The categories Photos amp Videos and Music are the same as featured in Nero Kwik Media Each
180. te SO fps i 16 X TV Widescreen 69 Pixel aspect ratio Square Pixels 1 HDT Basic HO 169 HDTV Normal HD 169 Audio 9 HDTV Full HD 169 Channels Stereo Sample rate 48 000 Hz Notes This resolution is usually used by Frame rate 50p 50fps AVCHD camcorders and discs and Blu ray Video Audio Stereo hd Movie Options window Various setting options are provided on the left A summary of the selected settings is shown in an Information display on the right The following setting options are available Defines or changes the name of the movie which is used as the title name in the Content screen and which is visible on buttons in the menu when burning the movie to a disc Input field Movie name Selects the resolution from a list of possible resolutions and defines Option buttons the resolution of the resulting video Resolution Ideally you should use the settings with which your source material was recorded Editing Videos TO I 0 S a Allows you to select the frame rate Depending on the resolution you have selected different frame rate Drop down menu options are available TV resolutions do not offer as many different Frame rate frame rate options as HDTV resolutions do Ideally you should use the settings with which your source material was recorded Drop down menu Chooses which audio format is used Audio The Stereo 2 Channel option button is selected by default Clicking the Advanced Settin
181. ted Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 9 If you want to select an external audio source for capture 1 Click the A button The Audio Device Properties window is opened 2 Make the desired settings and close the window The audio settings are adjusted 10 If you want to save the video file to a folder other than My Docu ments NeroVideo CapturedVideo 1 Click the More button The extended area is displayed 2 Enter the path and the file name in the Capture to File input field 11 Click the 9 button Capturing starts and the picture that was recently captured appears 12 Click the same button again to stop capturing A selection list is displayed It contains captured files that have not yet been assigned to a project 13 If you want to capture other videos from the same source repeat the previous two steps 14 If you want to view the captured video 1 Select the desired video in the selection list 2 Click the B button The captured video is displayed in the preview area 15 Click the Next button The screen with the menu Select what you want to do next is displayed You have captured a video on the hard drive and can now edit it See also Capture Video Screen 27 Pre Scanning Video Captures 35 3 5 4 Pre Scanning Video Captures Scans the tape of your DV HDV camera and shows a thumbnail of each recognized scene in the scene gallery Here the desired scen
182. ter menus repeat the following steps for each menu you wish to edit 3 Select the desired menu template group in the Category drop down menu The menu templates of the selected category appear 4 Select the desired menu template Inthe preview and compilation area the menu items of the selected title or chapter menus are displayed according to the template selected 5 Click the Customize tab The Customize tab is displayed You can edit the selected menu template here 6 If you want to go to Advanced Editing to make changes 1 Select the Advanced Editing check box A window is opened notifying you that you are entering Advanced Editing 2 Click the Yes button The additional features appear J Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus 2 If you select the box a window appears that indicates you are about to enter ad vanced editing mode Links between menus and buttons are not created dynami cally based on project content Therefore video titles menus and buttons that are not added after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates 7 Highlight the menu you want to edit in the Menu View 8 If you want to make changes 1 Mark the style item you want to edit in the preview and compilation area Additional palettes may appear or disappear on the Customize tab Clicking the title bar of a palette di
183. the Advanced Editing modes is generally possible When you start in the Express Editing mode but find that you need more tracks or features to edit your project you can switch to the Advanced Editing mode and continue editing your project However as soon as you start editing in the Advanced Editing mode you can only go back to the Express Editing mode without transferring the changes you made in the Advanced Editing mode Generally the following rules apply when switching between the two modes m f your project is empty you can switch between the two modes without any conse quences m f you start in the Express Editing mode edit your project then switch to the Advanced Editing mode you can save your Express Editing project status in an nvc project file You can then always go back to that status even after editing your project in the Ad vanced Editing mode m f you edit a project in the Advanced Editing mode which you initially started in the Ex press Editing mode and want to switch back to the Express Editing mode your changes to the project will not be transferred to the Express Editing mode However you can save your Advanced Editing project status in an nvc project file You can then always go back to that status even after editing your project in the Express Editing mode m f you edited a project in a certain mode this mode will be displayed when closing and re opening the project m f you started a project in the
184. the Pre Scan window 3 If individual scenes are not to be taken over on the hard drive select the desired scenes in the scene gallery and click the Delete button The scenes are removed from the scene gallery 4 If individual scenes are to be combined into one mark the desired scenes in the scene gallery and click the Combine button The scenes are combined into one 5 In the case that you have not customized the settings for the capture in the Capture Video screen or if you wish to change the settings carry out your wishes now 6 Click the Capture button The capture is started and the desired scenes are transmitted A selection list is displayed in the Capture Video screen The list box shows captured files that are not assigned to a project You have scanned a video before capture and taken over selected scenes from the hard drive See also amp Capturing Video to Hard Drive 33 Preview Scan Window 29 mp nero Nero Video 36 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices Im ECS N 3 6 Capturing to Disc On the Fly If you create an editable DVD by means of a capture device you can transfer the desired data e g camera captures directly to disc i e without buffering J Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range Depend 2 ing on the Nero product you purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full fe
185. the Set the parameters for burning selection list on the right side of the screen The Project summary area on the left side displays information about the set tings and content of the project aw Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs Blu ray Discs or 9 CDs you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive Once you have connected an appropriate disc burner to the system you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Video A project file nvc saves the project data information about file paths and layout after you have started work on your project This means that you can interrupt your work at any time and resume the project at a later point or burn it on disc The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Video The file size of a saved project is significantly smaller than a disc image A Disc image image file is the precise picture of the project data to be burned You can burn the finished image as often as you like at a later stage but it re quires just as much space on the hard drive as the project to be burned As well as being burned to disc or as a disc image some projects can also be captured to hard drive folders memory stick or SD card provided there is enough space nero Nero Video 127 Burn Options Cj Nero Video nrvc Bho ray Video Nero Video Eroski Pract summary Se
186. the border of the other clip You can also align dragged clips to clips in other tracks Magnet A catch marker v is displayed if the clips are aligned to each other Catch markers are only displayed if the Magnet is activated The Magnet is activated by default Colored markers can be applied to single clips Label as well as single positions within a clip Nero Clip Marker They are available via the Label and Nero Clip Marker entry in the context menu These markers in various colors serve only as an orientation guide for labeling single clips or positions When you no longer need a certain label select the transparent label via the La bel entry in the context menu To remove a clip marker select it in the timeline and press the DEL key to delete it See also Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 51 Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode 52 Preview and Trim Window 68 Movie Editing in Advanced Editing 78 4 1 6 Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode The content area in the Advanced Editing mode contains a number of tracks which are rendered from bottom to top New pure video tracks and combination tracks are added above the current top track New pure audio tracks are added below the recent bottom track Double clicking a track s title column selects the name so that you can rename it Nero Video 51 Editing Videos TO I S CUN You can delete empty tracks via the respective entry in the c
187. this Automatic disc DVD ROM Sets the book type to DVD ROM Leaves the book type unchanged as specified on the DVD Physical disc type disc Current recorder setting Applies the book type setting from the disc burner See also Burning a Disc 130 Burning an Image File 131 Writing to Hard Drive Folders 132 nero Nero Video 129 Burn Options Es BD CENEESDS SEEY SO 7o COEEEB AhQ ee 8 2 Burning a Disc The following requirement must be fulfilled A The Burn Options screen is displayed To burn a project to a disc proceed as follows 1 Insert a writable disc in the desired burner 2 Select the Burn To entry and the desired burner The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner 3 Select the Volume Name option A dialog area is displayed 4 Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores 5 Select the Recording Settings option The Settings for recording dialog area appears 6 In the Speed drop down menu select the speed that the burner should use to write to the disc 7 If you want to perform a speed test select the Determine maximum speed check box Before burning the program verifies whether the burner is capable of burning the ses sion with the selected writing speed In addition it also verifies if all files selected for burning are actual
188. ting 88 Nero Video 56 Editing Videos TO Cm NB I RN CHER E CENE 4 1 9 Arranging Screen The Arranging Screen allows you to easily rearrange the content you have added to your project It is opened when you click the button in the content area The screen then expands and covers the whole video editing screen The Arranging Screen gives you an overview of the video clips and pictures you have add ed to the content area Each item is displayed as a thumbnail With the thumbnail overview you can easily decide whether you want to change the order of the video clips and pictures If you want to change the order you can simply drag the respective item to the desired posi tion When you are finished click the button to return to the normal view of the video editing screen When you edit your project in the Arranging Screen the following rules apply Only one track is shown in the Arranging Screen the main track in the Express Edit ing mode and the first track from below usually the Video 1 track in the Advanced Ed iting mode The Arranging Screen only shows video clips and pictures even if these items include audio or have audio clips linked to them m Linked audio is moved with a video clip or picture only if it is in the same track m Unlinked audio and linked audio clips added to another track than the video clip or pic ture will not be moved You can right click an item in the Arranging S
189. tion of the resulting videos The drop down menu is only activated if the Custom entry has been selected from the Quality setting drop down menu The Automatic entry is selected in the default settings If the check box is selected then the Super resolution proce dure is used in order to improve the videos and slide shows This check box is cleared by default Determines the quality level of the encoder to be used The encoding quality can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value in the input field Fast encoding 1 pass Encodes the video in a single pass Encoding is faster but the quality is inferior High Quality 2 pass VBR Encodes the video in two pass es with variable data rate Encoding takes longer but the qual ity is better VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different suit able data rates Scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement Nero Video 139 Configuration And Recording Formats TO I I NE EE Chooses which audio format is used when recoding the pro ject The Automatic entry is selected by default Dolby Digital AC 3 5 1 Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format with 6 channel surround sound 5 1 means 5 channels with the full frequency range and one bass Drop down menu channel Audio formats Dolby Digital AC 3 2 0 Encodes audio da
190. tle and chapter menu as well as background music for the intro video and menu pages You can give your videos a starting animation and three dimensional menus with a menu template from the Smart3D group The menu tem plates are based on dynamic 3D scenes with animated menu transitions and predefined scorings nero Nero Video 104 Menu See also amp Edit Menu Screen 101 6 2 2 Customize Tab The number of palettes that are displayed on the Customize tab depends on the selected mode Clicking the title bar of the palette closes or opens the palette J Some of the functions mentioned here are restricted or not available in the Essen 2 tials version You can always upgrade your Essentials version at www nero com to get the full version with all the functions Nero Video automatically starts in normal editing mode with the Compact Menu View A thumbnail is displayed for the intro video and title as well as for each chapter menu Unused components remain gray If a title or chapter menu consists of several pages the thumbnails are displayed one above the other Select the Advanced Editing check box to go to Advanced Editing with Extended Menu View The intro video and each page of the individual menus are displayed as thumbnails J Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus 2 If you select the box a window appears that indicates you are about to enter ad vanced editing mode Links between menus and bu
191. ttle sed send t amens atischment Format AVCHD Buen Protte Buy deo compatibile bd Cortquee Output the Video 1320 1260 puel Fast Encoding Pass 22000 bist s Aude Doby Dots AC 32 0 IC hens Asrar Dooursentes Men Video Expote I Acci to Mews tak Mecha ibeany Export Video screen Exporting Videos The following export options are available in the selection area Export video to file Export audio to file Exports a movie to a video file Exports the audio track from a video to an audio file The WMA WAV and Ogg formats are available The exported audio file can be edited externally and re imported into Nero Video Exports a movie to a tape in the camera Nero Video automatically sets all parameters according to the Export video to cam attached camera and the Format and Profile drop down menus era Export to Web Export video and send are not available Only available if a camera is connected to your PC and is switched on Exports a movie to the Internet in a file size adjusted accordingly Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB If the movie is too long an error message is displayed and Nero Video cancels the procedure Exports a movie adjusted to an appropriate file size to send as an e mail attachment The MPEG 1 and MP4 formats are available You can choose it as an e mail attach ment between
192. ttons are not created dynami cally based on project content Therefore video titles menus and buttons that are not added after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates nero Nero Video 105 X ee AAD woa laa T wg Ver Video MainMenu Chapter Men 10 0GB eg Mere gt gt Edit Menu screen Customize tab The following palettes are available Displays a customized area for each menu item marked in the com PEODSIHes pilation area You can make any setting changes here Lists all titles and chapters of the project in an overview Content Not available for Smart3D menus Only available in Advanced Editing Offers sets of predefined buttons in the Thumbnail buttons Text Buttons only buttons and Navigation buttons categories Not available for Smart3D menus The Standard objects category offers a selection of pre defined graphic objects drawing items such as circles rectangles or lines as Objects and Clip well as clip art The category also includes an empty text box Art You can import your own graphic files into the My objects category Not available for Smart3D menus Only available in Advanced Editing nero Nero Video 106 Menu The Disc Settings area offers settings that customize the playback of the disc according to your requirements In addition you can check Disc Project the customized navig
193. u purchased your version of Nero Video may be lim ited and may not include the full feature range If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here you can upgrade your Nero product at www nero com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features Select a desired template from the Standard2D Animated2D and Smart3D categories on the Templates tab In addition you can save your own templates in the My Menu Tem plates category J If you select a Smart3D menu please note that a graphics card with 3D accelera 2 tion must be connected to the computer The Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D menus If problems arise when editing the menu make sure that you have installed the current version of the graphics driver The following drop down menus are available Defines whether the menu should be created as a title and chapter Menus to use menu or simply as a title menu You can also choose not to create a menu Specifies the category from which the template can be selected The My Menu Templates option shows saved templates You can give your videos an appropriate graphic background with a menu template from the Standard2D group The menu contains a lay out for the title and chapter menu You can give your videos predefined background animations with a Category menu template from the Animated2D group including matching intro video and scoring The menu contains a layout for the ti
194. utton is selected in the default set tings Capturing in the default settings is recommended Adjusts the detail settings of the parameters You can select the desired target format In the preview area you can use the Position buttons next to the time code display to move to a certain position within the video title Furthermore the following setting options are available Button Starts playback gt play Button Stops playback 5 ps play Button Starts capture Button Rewinds Fast forwards the video lt gt Button Switches to full screen mode You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key Button Set the timer that enables specifying the capturing start time end O time and capturing time Scans the tape and shows a thumbnail in the scene gallery for each Button recognized scene Here the desired scene for capturing can be se o lected Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Button Switches to the next previous channel A Only available for TV cards Increases or decreases the speed in the playback of the preview of DV HDV camera by up to 6 times As soon as the slider is released slider it automatically jumps back to the central position and plays the tape back at the normal speed Only available for DV HDV cameras in the VCR mode Nero Video 28 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices me RS a Ol CEA Jog dial Navigates through the captur
195. uttons for the desired actions on the virtual remote control gt If the menu contains animated items the Pre render button is displayed 2 Click the Pre render button The Menu Animation Preview window is opened While the menu animation is being calculated the current status appears in the progress bar 3 Click the Close button 4 If you are satisfied with the preview click the Next button The Burn Options screen is displayed nero Nero Video 125 Preview Sm O A You have displayed the preview and can now burn your project See also Preview Screen 124 nero Nero Video 126 Burn Options Es WD GEESE SBR I Ol eee 8 Burn Options 8 1 Burn Options Screen The Burn Options screen is e g displayed after you have added the desired media items to your project Content screen created and edited the menu of your project Edit Menu screen and previewed your project Preview screen In that case it is a follow up screen of the Preview screen The Burn Options screen is also displayed when you select the Burn Disc Image entry of the Tools selection list on the start screen and open a disc image In the Burn Options screen you can burn a project as a disc a disc image or write it to the hard disc drive or save it to memory stick or SD card as a folder Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner connected to the system a number of different options are available in
196. window Write to Memory Stick Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower right of the screen Opens the Select a location for the project window Write to SD Card Define the desired storage path or folder It is displayed in the Current destination display in the lower right of the screen nero Nero Video 128 Burn Options SE EE o c OA NN Volume Name Displays a dialog box You can specify a name for the disc Displays a dialog box You can change the desired Settings for Recording Settings recording here The following setting options are available in the dialog box of the Recording Settings Drop down menu Allows you to choose the burning speed Speed Only available when burning to a disc burner Check box Before burning the program verifies whether the disc burner is Determine maximum capable of burning the session with the selected write speed speed If this check box is selected Nero Video carries out burning imme Check box diately after a speed test Write When writing to an image file this check box is automatically ena bled Defines the book type The Automatic option is selected by de Drop down menu fault Hook Type setting The drop down menu is only displayed for supported disc burners The following entries are available in the Book Type setting drop down menu Automatically defines the most compatible book type for

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