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1. Q Additional filters and other options are available to you if you double click an audio track For further information see the chapter Special audio filters de gt Burn 6 Click on the e 7am icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready Nero Burning ROM 7 to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc Creating a CD e 24 3 2 2 Extracting audio files from a CD and then burning them If you have non copy protected audio CDs and wish to extract individual tracks from them to burn as a new audio CD you can do so using Nero Burning ROM 7 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the Audio CD compilation thereby bringing the Audio CD tab to the foreground On this tab you can make certain settings New Compilation M nfo Audio CD cDA Options Burn General C Normalize all audio files F No pause between tracks CD TEXT Write on CD Title Audio CD Artist Edition Copyright Mixed Mode CD Paeti UPC EAN code A Date 05 08 2005 v CD EXTRA Comments sgt Nero Express E Open New Cancel General area Normalize all audio files This check box activates a filter that
2. Total time 00 11 58 Remaining time Status Printing 16 Progress Remaining time 00 02 07 Recorder State Ready C Automatically shut down the PC when done Cet ten ct 18 You will be informed when the write process ends Click on the OK button to eject the LightScribe disc LightScribe Print Properties Print contrast Nero LightScribe i Print process completed successfully Total time 00 17 22 Remaining time 00 00 00 Recorder State DYDRAM Ready C Automatically shut down the PC when done C verify written data Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 91 19 The tray opens and a message shows that the burning process completed successfully Click on the OK button to close the window File Browser Size Desktop Name Type AdbeRdr70_deu 21 978KB My Documents 13 3 Floppy A Floppy Disk directx_9c_redis 34 291 KB E My Computer Local Disk C Local Disk tH 314 Floppy A See Local Disk C Local Disk D Local Disk Local Disk E Local Disk Nero Burning ROM CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc a CD ROM Disc Sl Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s i CD ROM Disc Server Celeron Network Conne lt il HI i AES ee Sja i gt soke tod isd zome i 2sdve j zode asde i 4odme i asdme i sode i ssdve sodme esde zode 10 4 LightScribe FAQs
3. Local Disk E LD DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc gD audio CD G CD ROM Disc SBC on Server Celeron Network Conne AE __ 2 i isd FE 22de ie sodve T 37dve e asdve au s2dme E sodve e7dve i 7zsdve ee s2dme i CDRW de gt Burn 6 Click on the eee icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 8 Hybrid CDs A hybrid CD contains both files for PCs and Apple Macintosh computers according to the HFS standard Nero Burning ROM 7 creates so called non shared Hybrid CDs This means that if you wish to use files on the Mac and ona PC then they must be on the CD twice Once in the ISO sector and once in the HFS sector 3 8 1 Creating a Hybrid CD 2 Nero Burning ROM 7 If you want to make a Hybrid CD from a PC the HFS input data must be on an SCSI harddisk connected to the PC Remember however that the data on the SCSI harddisk can only be created with an Apple Mac computer An SCSI harddisk with the HFS input data must be connected up to the PC before a Hybrid CD can be created The SCSI harddisk must be connected and powered up before the PC is switched on There must also be no duplication of SCSI device numbers Caution Neither the ISO data nor the HFS data nor both data together may exceed 640 MB as they will not fit on the CD 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop dow
4. Document Data Clip Objects Background Properties Printing area Print label Inner radius 31 40 New OK Outer radius 36 50 m EAE l Open Preview Width 5 10 2 mm Data Title x Save As Cancel You can insert various elements such as an image line rectangle ellipse text or fields In the following picture a blue circle a green rectangle a photo and some text have been inserted Document CD Label Editor DER i amp B X Es oa i amp E r A sj Times New Roman N o GORGE 0 00 100 00 50 1 0 00 50 00 100 00 50 TREE eRe eee eee ee eos Cee ee CL iF OB ill amp O O 7 veceedeeesceccccscceceertececercereecesebereteress Printing area Print label Inner radius 23 80 Outer radius 58 70 Open Preview m Label templates Width 3430 Free style Saveds Cancel Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 86 11 If you want to have a background image over the entire disc then select the command Background Properties Document CD Label Editor Ee B Xx i oa i A A Times New Roman Ny o aaae 0 00 100 00 BAe SARR 7 Printing area Inner radius Outer radius 50 00 100 00 150 14 50 1 i 0 00 UUER eee e eee eee Reet ee ee ee eee EREET ee eee ee eee eee Ree ener ee eee eee earns ee Insert Zoom Paste Show Grid Snap To Gri
5. The first session contains up to 98 audio tracks conforming to the Red Book standard The second session contains the ISO track with the ISO9660 file system and the directories CDPLUS and PICTURES This means that CDs in CD EXTRA format can be played on both CD drives and audio CD players as the second session cannot be seen by the audio CD player The CD i format Compact Disc Interactive was developed by Philips and Sony and is described in the Green Book This format is particularly suited to the creation of interactive multimedia applications These applications consist of sub programs which can access animations and video and audio sequences Usually special players with television screens are used to play CD i media DAE is the acronym for Digital Audio Extraction This means that the music tracks on audio CDs are read in digital format This is also referred to as audio grabbing Not all CD ROM drives can read music in digital format Generally CD ROM drives read music tracks in analog format via the sound card Using the Nero CDSpeed program you can measure the DAE quality of CD drives Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 107 Fast copying Disc at once DVD This is a write process which does not involve storing the data to be written to the CD on the hard disk first The data is written directly onto the blank CD Another term used for fast copying is on the fly This is a write process which does not create links between t
6. tells you how to do this 3 2 3 8 Splitting tracks Very long audio tracks can be split so that specific passages within the track can be triggered directly and or become a separate track in their own right Long audio tracks are created for example when copying from record to hard disk and they can be split before they are burned 1 Double click the required track in the audio compilation and click the Indexes Limits Split tab 2 Select the position where you want to split the track 3 Click the Split button 4 Click OK to close the window and confirm that you really want to split the track 3 2 3 9 Encoding Encoding an audio file means compressing it With Nero Burning ROM 7 you are able to convert audio tracks to the most popular formats such as MP3 and mp3PRO When they are burned Nero Burning ROM 7 treats these formats just like other audio formats so they can be used to create Audio CDs without difficulty i e the compressed files are automatically decoded before they are burned MP3 and mp3PRO Because of its good audio quality and small file size the MPEG3 audio format with the extension MP3 has become the format most used to transmit audio data on the Internet This is why Nero Burning ROM 7 also supports the burning of the popular MP3 files Nero Burning ROM 7 handles them just like any other audio files and they are automatically decoded before burning Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 32 MP3 Plugin
7. 2 On the Copy options tab check the On the fly checkbox Select your CD DVD ROM drive as the drive with the source CD 12 1 2 How do create a CD image file To create a image file with Nero Burning ROM 7 you use the so called Image Recorder You can select this recorder using the Choose Recorder item on the Recorder menu The Image Recorder behaves in the same way as a real recorder but writes the data into an image file instead of onto a CD DVD When you write a compilation using the Image Recorder Nero Burning ROM 7 prompts you to enter the name of the image file and then creates the file Please bear in mind that image files can be large Make sure that you choose a destination drive with enough free space for the file If you want to burn the image file onto a CD DVD later we recommend that you also choose a fast drive Network drives are not a good choice in this respect as they also handle other users jobs which means that they can suddenly become very slow As a result there can be a risk when burning a CD DVD from an image file of the data being sent too slowly which may cause errors on the CD DVD 12 1 3 have entered my serial number but cannot open Nero Burning ROM 7 Why is this Why is this You probably have a demo version of Nero Burning ROM 7 which has expired Please contact us to obtain either a new demo version or a full version of Nero Burning ROM 7 12 1 4 How can avoid Buffer underrun
8. Cancel 9 You can now open an existing label Open button or create a new label Place the mouse pointer in the processing window and click the right mouse button to open the shortcut menu Nero Burning ROM 7 Document CD Label Editor b DBEA Rem Times New Ro man y 24 v B 2 u 50 00 FE ii elo O 7 x 0 00 60 00 toccedercgeercueeeeteeeeebeegeeeeceeeeergeeee dade Printing area Inner radius Outer radius R O GROG as 23 80 58 70 TS sort Al Zoom gt Paste Show Grid Snap To Grid Grid Setup Ctrl V v Show Guidelines Guidelines v Snap To Guidelines Clip Objects Document Data Background Properties mm Label templates Width 34 90 a a mm a v mm l Free style LightScribe e 85 10 If you want to insert something then select Insert and choose the element required Document CD Label Editor Pe RBxBloa eel BA Times New Roman y 24 x B Z E Eir E rl 0 00 100 00 50 00 pon 50 00 100 00 150 Peseeee cere eee e eee Peers eee eee eee eee eee eee eT eee Eee eee eee eee Line Rectangle Ellipse 60 00 Artistic Text Show Grid Text Box Snap To Grid Field Grid Setup 0 Track List P BAe SARR 7 0j v Show Guidelines Directory v Snap To Guidelines Guidelines
9. What is LightScribe LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling is a new process for labeling CDs and DVDs It enables private and commercial users to easily achieve professional results in silk screen printing quality First of all the data are burned on the blank disc by laser as normal The medium is then turned over and placed in the burner drawer again Using the same laser as for burning the data a precise iridescent label is then produced which can consist of any text and graphic elements So you no longer need to use a printer permanent marker or self adhesive disc labels How are LightScribe discs detected LightScribe labels can only be printed on discs having a special surface and which have been specially made for this purpose On insertion LightScribe checks whether the identification for LightScribe discs is present in the center of the disc If the disc is not detected please go through the following steps a Check whether you have inserted a LightScribe disc b Check if the LightScribe disc is sitting correctly in the recorder with the label side facing down c Clean the center of the disc with a lint free cloth to remove any dirt or smears d Place another LightScribe disc in the recorder if the problem has still not been cleared How good is the print quality LightScribe offers three different levels of quality Draft normal and best Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 92 With each level of quality there is a
10. mp3PRO Plugin You can test the Nero Burning ROM 7 mp3PRO encoder plugin as soon as Nero Burning ROM 7 is installed You can encode up to 30 audio files or pieces of music from CD in the popular MP3 or mp3PRO format mp3PRO files can be compressed to half the size of the conventional MP3 files with the same quality These two file types have the same extension mp3 The MP3 plugin uses the brand new and ultrafast MP3 encoder from the Fraunhofer Institut the inventors of MP3 With the MP3 encoder you can condense your favorite pieces of music down to 10 of their original size And with virtually no audible loss of quality Nero AG would like nothing better than to let its users create as many MP3 files as they want but we cannot do this for licensing reasons as the rights are held by Fraunhofer Institut and we would need to pay them fees That s why you can only test the encoder 30 times If after that you wish to continue using the encoder you will find further information about buying the mp3PRO plugin in the Webshop The mp3PRO plugin uses the brand new and ultrafast mp3PRO encoder from Coding technologies the inventors of mp3PRO With the mp3PRO encoder you can condense your favorite pieces of music down to 5 of their original size And with virtually no audible loss of quality Nero AG would like to offer you the opportunity to create any number of mp3PRO files but for licensing reasons this is not possible because Coding Technol
11. 1SO1 Nero Burning ROM Extras Database Window Help File Browser Desktop My Documents AdbeRdr70_deu 21 978 KB a p My Computer directx_9c_redis 34 291 KB Nero Burning ROM J Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s lt il gt lt Type Bs Floppy 4 Floppy Disk Local Disk C Local Disk Local Disk D Local Disk Disk E Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Server Celeron Network Conne 1 2 Copying a disc in four easy steps Step 1 Launching the program sohe tod isd zode osha Sodas asde sods i asme i a ae 3 sode ie esd i x roe Start Nero Burning ROM 7 using the command sequence Start gt All programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Audio Data gt Nero Burning ROM The program starts with the window in which you select the media type and specify the compilation type New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Nero Burning ROM 7 CD ROM 150 Audio CD a Mixed Mode CD Multisession Start Multisession disc O Continue Multisession disc ON Multisession Options Replace Files in compilation Add new files to compilation Refresh compilation when importing sessio deleted files From compilation st Nero Express Open For users in a hurry e 12 Step 2 Selecting the media type
12. If you have installed a recorder that can burn a number of media types e g CDs DVDs then click on the drop down list box and select the media type to be copied New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Step 3 Specifying the compilation type Select the compilation type CD Copy or DVD Copy according to the media type selected New Compilation Edco Image Copy Options Read Options Burn Action C Determine maximum speed C Simulation write Step 4 Starting the burn process New Compilation o Image Copy Options Read Options Burn Action CD Copy Determine maximum speed gt Simulation M Write Finalize CD No further writing p 19 possible Writing Write speed Maximum Write method Disc at once 1 V Buffer underrun protection Number of copies Use multiple recorders miniDVD a Eid Nero Express Nero Burning ROM 7 For users ina hurry e 13 A Direct copy only for systems with two drives Insert the disc to be copied in the source drive and the empty disc in the target drive and close both trays Click on the Burn button to start the copy process B Copy via image file for systems with one drive Insert the disc to be copied in the drive and close the tray Click on the B
13. i 756 ex s2dme i CDRW gt Burn 7 Click on the ee icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 6 2 Creating a Super Video CD You can make Super Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG 2 format or when other video formats are converted to it The DVD Video plug in is required for decoding and encoding in MPEG 2 format This plug in is included in the retail version and the web version If you own another version of Nero Burning ROM 7 you can purchase the DVD Video plug in on the Nero AG website http www nero com 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the Video CD compilation thereby bringing the Video CD tab to the foreground The Super Video CD tab offers a number of options which you can use to tailor the Video CD to your specific requirements The Create standard compliant CD checkbox should be enabled to ensure that you make a Super Video CD that can be played in a DVD player You specify the color format to which the video files will be converted in the Encoding resolution Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 48 section Pal or NTSC If you want to be able to add pictures to the video then they
14. menu and click the Database tab 2 Activate the Submit E Mail address checkbox and check that freedb submit freedb org is shown as the address 3 Enter your email address and the name of the SMTP server in the boxes provided Please ask your network administrator or Internet provider for the name if you do not have this information 4 The Application Name field shows the name and version of the program used to upload CD database entries i e Nero Burning ROM 7 and the installed program version Q When uploading CD entries remember that Internet databases are not normally updated immediately by the Internet database administrators as new entries must first be checked for plausibility This means that if you upload a CD description today it would probably not appear on the Net for several days Configuring database settings Information from the CD databases can be used for a variety of purposes You will find the necessary checkboxes in the lower section of the Database tab Open the database during Save Track When this checkbox is activated Nero Burning ROM 7 opens the database dialog box when the Save Track option is selected from the Recorder menu You can now save the necessary information when you convert audio tracks to audio files See also Saving audio tracks Open the database during CD Copy When this checkbox is activated Nero Burning ROM 7 opens the database dialog box while th
15. slave Secondary port master Secondary port slave The device control type for all devices go to Device Manager gt CD ROM Disk drives gt lt lt YOUR DRIVES gt gt gt Properties gt Settings DMA if available Disconnect Auto Insert Notification Busmaster drivers go to Device Manager gt Hard disk controllers If connected the names of the following devices and the connection type USB SCSI parallel Scanner Printer ZIP JAZZ drive all other externally connected devices The name of the motherboard and the chipset see the motherboard or computer manual On PCs running Windows 95 98 ME Are there any exclamation marks in the device manager and if so where We recommend removing these exclamation marks Generally it helps to upgrade the drivers for the devices in question and or to resolve all resource conflicts If the error occurs during the burning process please send us the log file which can be saved at the end of the burning process or simulation This file will give us the basic information which we need to be able to solve the problem Please send us the log file if you can The most important thing is a detailed description of the problem and of the exact steps which led up to the problem Please remember that any piece of information however small which you can give us concerning your system may help us to solve the problem more quickly Nero Burning ROM
16. the disc mie H NeroSuite_ DA Ma v wham Ank IB Total size on disc 242 MB If the color is yellow the data might fit on the disc This depends on the disc inserted Commercially available CDs for example are available with a capacity of 650 MB and 700 MB i e in the example shown the data would fit on a CD with 700 MB but not on a CD with 650 MB If the color is red the data will not fit on the disc unless you have inserted a special size of disc for example a CD with 800 MB Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Action eterr e ma um Speer CD ROM 150 i FM Write ize CD N rther writing pos Writing Write speed 24x 3 600 KB s Write method Disc at once v Number of copies 1 V Buffer underrun protection Cluse multiple recorders Do a virus check before burning gt lev Nero Express G Disc Info p Burn Cancel Nero Burning ROM 7 For users in a hurry e 10 On the Burn tab you can make the final settings before the burn process Note however that all of the settings are preset as standard to the most suitable value Insert the disc and click on the Burn button Burn Compilation xi Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Action C Determine maximum speed slati Write Finalize CD No Further writing possible CD ROM 150 Writing Write speed 40x 6
17. 000 KB s Write method Track at once Number of copies 1 Buffer underrun protection Use multiple recorders Do a virus check before burning Fd Nero Express GF Disc Info een Cancel The burn process is started while it is running you can specify whether the files burned onto the disc should be verified and or the PC shut down after the burn process provided this is technically possible and you have the administrator rights required for this 70 Writing to disc ISO1 File Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window Help gt 7 ag F Compilation name 1501 Mode1 CD ROM 150 Size S6MB 06 19 41 Time Event Buffer underrun protection activated O 12 25 16 Caching of files started 6 12 25 17 Caching of files completed 6 12 25 17 Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s Writing File directx_9c_redist exe 1 1 Total time Writing at 4x 600 KB s Remaining time Used read buffer 46 PEELE LEE ELE ELE ELLE EEE EEE LEE E LL Completed LEEEL EEL ELITE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEL EEL v 00 01 12 00 00 21 Recorder Action Buffer Level Recorder State DYDRAM Track 98 Ready C Automatically shut down the PC when done C Verify written data Writing to disc Nero Burning ROM 7 For users ina hurry e 11 The outcome of the burn process is displayed once it is finished Click on OK to finish or on Burn again if the compilation should be burned again
18. 4x 600 KB s Name 3314 Floppy 4 Local Disk C Local Disk D lt Local Disk E Type Floppy Disk Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Server Celeron Network Conne gt Hit m ae Nero Burning ROM 7 ode isde zodvs 2sdme sodme r 4odme asdme sod gt me ssdwe 6odme esde zode For users in a hurry e 14 2 General information about Nero Burning ROM 7 2 1 Media supported by Nero Nero Burning ROM 7 is able to burn different types of media Both DVDs and CDs can be burned with a DVD recorder Only CDs can be burned with a CD recorder The following table shows the possible compilations for the various media types CD DVD CD ROM ISO DVD ROM ISO Audio CD DVD Copy Mixed Mode CD DVD Video CD EXTRA DVD ROM Boot CD Copy DVD ROM UDF Video CD DVD ROM UDF ISO Super Video CD miniDVD CD ROM Boot CD ROM Hybrid CD ROM UDF CD ROM UDF ISO 2 2 Nero Express 7 2 2 1 Differences to Nero Burning ROM 7 Nero Express 7 is an assistant driven application based on Nero Burning ROM 7 You can switch from Nero Burning ROM 7 to Nero Express 7 at any time during compilation of a project if the compilation in question is also to be burned using Nero Express 7 If the ead icon is activated you can switch to Nero Express 7 If the K icon is deactivated
19. Best Default LightScribe drive G DYDRW Always print LightScribe label Es 4 Click on the button to go to the area where you can make the burn settings and create the LightScribe labels Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 82 5 Click the Misc tab to go to the LightScribe settings Burn Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label _ Dates Burn Action C Determine maximum speed CD ROM 150 latior write Finalize CD No further writing possible Writing Write speed 40x 6 000 KB s Write method Track at once Number of copies 1 Buffer underrun protection Cluse multiple recorders Eid Nero Express Disc Info 6 Either select a label that was previously created with Nero Cover Designer or create a new one Use label from compilation Burn Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Caching Cache files from disk and network C cache files smaller than 4 KE LightScribe Print label C Nero Nero ncd Use label from compilation Select Nero Cover Designer file C Nero Nero ned L Eid Nero Express Disc Info gt Burn Cancel Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 83 7 Click on the Create button to create a new label this launches the Label Editor Burn Compilation Info Multisession ISO Label Dates Misc Burn
20. Caching Cache files from disk and network C Cache files smaller than CD ROM 150 LightScribe Use label from compilation Dynamic content Modify a Nero Express Gj Disc Info Launches the Label Editor Document CD Label Editor Eek Ee B X Eis 9 i EE r A i Times New Roman 24 NZ ol anale 0 00 100 00 50 a 50 00 100 00 1501 EEEE EAER eee eee eee tee ete 50 00 p Fm ii Eo y v 0 50 00 Printing area Print label Inner radius New Ok Outer radius mm Open Preview Label templates Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 84 8 Click in the Label templates area on the dropdown button and choose a template You can choose between templates with a label design or an empty template Label template Free style Document CD Label Editor ki a8xSioa F 50 00 ICP ERP EA TOD DG CF po CPO nm ili 6 OO 7 0 Veceebeoeseecceerccereegg 50 00 IN O GROG ee 00 100 00 50 1 po 50 00 100 00 150 Teceeecceereeereeeeedepeee cere e eee epee deco ee eet e eee eee tees eee teeta Eee eee eee deepest teeta Bi A Times New Roman vy 24 x T a 0 Printing area Inner radius Outer radius Width a a a mm f Data Classic Data Content mm Data Title Free style mm f Data Title Print label new JC o Save As
21. ImageDrive Optionen Erstes Laufwerk Zweites Laufwerk Nero ImageDrive Version 2 27 Erstes Laufwerk H Laufwerk aktivieren Zweites Laufwerk l Laufwerk aktivieren C Images beim Starten mounten Copyright C 1995 2004 Ahead Software und seine Lizenzgeber Nero ImageDrive consists of two tabs Options and Information The Options tab is in front From this window you can see whether an image file has been loaded and if this is the case the name of this file The Information tab shows the number type and size of the tracks of the image file Nero Burning ROM 7 Image file e 74 Nero Burning ROM 7 The info section contains two entries Image this shows you which image file has been selected and or was last selected If no file name has been entered an image file has not yet been selected Status this shows you whether the image file given in the Image entry has been loaded or not If no data has been loaded the Load button appears in the Info section If a file has been loaded the Eject button appears in the Info section This releases the image file again The button near the Info section allows you to select an image file The Load Eject button allows you to activate or deactivate the image file By clicking on the Load button you activate the image file and using Explorer you can search through the contents of the image file as with a CD If
22. Label templates 5 Width 34 90 mm Free style v l Save As l Cancel Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 88 15 Click on the Burn tab to go to the burn settings Burn Compilation CD Info Multisession 150 Label_ vates mse feom Caching Cache files from disk and network C cache files smaller than LightScribe Print label Use label from compilation v e x Dynamic content Modify Eid Nero Express Disc Info 16 Check the burn settings and change them if necessary Insert a LightScribe disc in the recorder and click on the Burn button to start the burn process Burn Compilation Label Dates Misc Burn Info Multisession 150 L Eid Nero Express Disc Info Nero Burning ROM 7 Action o Determine maximum speed imulatior write Finalize CD No further writing possible CD ROM 150 Writing Write speed 40x 6 000 KB s Write method Track at once Number of copies 1 Buffer underrun protection Use multiple recorders oo LightScribe e 89 In the next window you can follow the progress of the burning process and set further options such as computer shut down or data checking when burning is complete Do this by activating the appropriate check box Writing to disc ISO1 Compilation name 1501 Mode1 CD ROM 150 ize 56MB 06 19 41 Time Eve
23. MPEG Audio Layer 3 These are compressed audio files which can be played on a computer using an MP3 player MPEG stands for Motion Pictures Expert Group which is a US standards organization responsible for full motion video standards MP3 was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute IIS and is restricted to audio data in the same way as mp3PRO which was developed by Coding Technologies Nero Burning ROM 7 can compress both MP3 and mp3PRO files both of which have the file extension MP3 MP3 The quality of the signal depends on the compression rate The standard rates are 64 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo for mp3PRO and 128 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo for MP3 During the encoding process the original WAV file is generally reduced to about 5 percent of its original size in mp3PRO format and to about 10 percent in MP3 format The encoding process is lossy but the psychoacoustic models remove only those parts of the audio file which are considered to be inaudible Audible parts of an audio file can only be lost at a high compression rate Nero Burning ROM 7 allows you to convert 30 files into MP3 or mp3PRO format For licensing reasons it is not possible to convert more files You can find both the plugins which allow unlimited encoding on Nero AG s website Nero AG Webshop Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 111 MP4 AAC MP4 is an acronym or file extension for MPEG Audio Layer 4 These are compressed audio files which can be played on a computer using
24. ROM 7 can also burn simultaneously on more than one recorder if they have more than one installed Burn Compilation Info Multisession ISO Label Dates Misc Burn Action ES gt C Determine maximum speed CD ROM 150 o write C Finalize CD No further writing possible Simulation Writing Write speed 4x 600 KB s v write method Track at once Number of copies Buffer underrun protection Use multiple recorders Do a virus check before burning g Nero Express E Disc Info Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 71 7 Image file 7 1 What is an image file An image file is the exact copy of the data on a disk You can burn copies of this image file as often as you like You can view the contents of the image file and simulate one or two drives with Nero ImageDrive 7 2 Creating an image file Here is a step by step guide to creating an image file using Nero Burning ROM 7 1 From the Recorder menu select the command Choose Recorder and select Image Recorder and not the currently installed recorder Then confirm this selection using OK Choose Recorder Device Adapter Status s Image Recorder Virtual Device OK Gar DYDRAM IDE Qe DVDRW SCSI Disc types DYD R Riw DVD R RW DVD RAM DYD A DL CD R RW Maximum speed Not available Disc at once Supported Firmware revision Not available CD TEXT Supported Overburn Supported Recorder
25. Settings section offers you a choice of four different strategies Diskspace strategy the default With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Nero Burning ROM 7 s cache directory if sufficient space is available If no space is available then a track reference is created Tempfile strategy With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Nero Burning ROM 7 s cache directory if sufficient space is available If no space is available an error message is displayed Reference strategy The CDA files are handled as track reference The source medium can only be a CD DVD drive not a recorder Device dependant strategy CDA files are handled as track reference where possible otherwise the tempfile strategy is used Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 27 The diskspace and tempfile strategies can be used to burn in Disc at once mode We advise that you use one of these two strategies The reference strategy can only be used for Track at once burning and can only be read by CD DVD drives not by recorders The reason why Track at once must be used with this strategy it is preset is that when you use files that are on an interchangeable medium you may need to switch the source CD if the audio files come from different source CDs or if a track has to be approached at a remote read position on the source CD This can mean a long wait between tracks however In the Track at once mode the wait between tracks can be any le
26. an MP4 player AAC is part of the MPEG 4 standard has so far been used mainly for commercial purposes The MPEG 4 AAC encoder works about 30 more efficiently than MP3 and has fewer problems with critical samples This gives better quality for the same file size Multichannel sound is also possible The quality of the signal depends on the compression rate The norm with MP4 is 128 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo Encoding reduces the original WAV file to around 10 of its original size The encoding process is lossy but the psychoacoustic models remove only those parts of the audio file which are considered to be inaudible Audible parts of an audio file can only be lost at a high compression rate With Nero Burning ROM 7 you have 30 days to convert up to 50 files into MP4 format For licensing reasons it is not possible to convert more files You can find the plugin which allows unlimited encoding on Nero AG s web site Nero AG Webshop Nero Nero Claudius Caesar On the fly Nero was born in 37 A D and died in 68 A D He was Roman emperor from 54 to 68 A D He was the son of Agrippina and was adopted by the Emperor Claudius Seneca was appointed as Nero s tutor and Nero was brought up by his stepfather to be his heir In 53 A D he married Octavia Claudius daughter The first years of his reign were relatively calm largely due to the influence of Seneca Nero respected the Senate and the existing order Poets hailed him as the initiato
27. at experienced users Re encoding decodes the existing file converts it to the correct resolution and Framerate and encodes it again Re encoding is done before burning This process requires both time and temporary memory space Canceling interrupts the addition of the video file i e it is not added to the compilation File Browser B Desktop Name Q Type E Q My Documents 1331 Floppy A Floppy Disk a 3 My ne Local Disk C Local Disk Track Title Duration s 3 ERA Sioa DELO Local Disk lt a Local Disk D peal Disk Local Disk lt Local Disk E lt 2 DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc EG DVD RAM Drive F Daudio cD G CD ROM Disc E G Audio CD G SEC on Server Celeron Network Conne e Con Server Celei Track 5 i EAE i 3 imel J zshe T isda au 22de E sodme 37dme JE asde i sed a sodme erdve 7sdve ae aes cORW Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 49 o gt Burn 7 Click on the ee icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 7 miniDVD With Nero Burning ROM 7 you can burn a miniDVD if the DVD Video title is already available If on the other hand you would like to convert video files into a DVD Video title you can use Nero Vision 4 but not Nero Burning ROM 7 3 7 1 miniDVD erstellen In principal a miniDVD is the same as a
28. be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option How are Multisession CDs structured This chapter explains the background to Multisession CDs and is pretty technical it is intended mainly for users who already have some experience of CD burning and want to know a little more The normal user who just wants to create a Multisession CD with Nero Burning ROM 7 can skip this chapter The ISO file system has a very useful feature that helps us to create Multisession CDs The way files are stored in ISO tables of contents is that the absolute start block of each file and the file s length in blocks is given Absolute means that all blocks in all CD tracks are numbered sequentially So what happens when a file s start block belongs to a different tr
29. booted from a CD ROM Even so not every operating system can be booted from a CD During booting Windows 98 Me and Windows 2000 XP write to the medium from which they are being booted This is not possible with a CD and so the process is cancelled and the PC cannot be started No provision for booting from a ROM medium was made when these operating systems were developed When booting from a CD therefore you can only start an operating system that does not write to the medium such as MS DOS or Linux Bootable CDs are created according to the El Torito standard The CD contains a boot image and an ISO part When the read driver for the CD ROM drive and the Mscdex exe file have been installed MS DOS can access the ISO part of the CD which runs the rest of the installation routine Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 43 3 5 2 Background Bootable CDs are created using the so called El Torito specification This is an extension of the ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet standard which controls the structure of Data CDs A bootable CD consists of a boot partition and an optional ISO track The format sees a boot section that contains the information needed to start the CD and a boot catalog Such a CD can only be made from an existing bootable partition The entire partition is copied to the CD so the CD must be smaller than 650 MB or 700 MB There are three basic types of Boot CDs Floppy Emulation Harddisk Emulation and N
30. burning process dialog box activate the check box Automatically shut down the PC when done Nero Burning ROM 7 Miscellaneous e 98 11 5 Verifying compilations with Nero Burning ROM7 You can use the Verify function to check whether the disc was correctly written 11 5 1 Writing data to a CD or DVD involves more risks than writing data to a hard disk On the one hand not every blank disc is compatible with every recorder On the other hand it is possible for dirt from the atmosphere to get into a recorder which is not sealed in the same way as the disks in a hard disk unit The Verify option allows you to check the data you have written quickly and easily It is particularly useful when backing up very important data You can use the option to make sure that you can restore all the data in the event of a system crash It would be disastrous to find out only after the system had crashed that there were faulty sectors on your backup disc or that the files had not been written correctly If you use the Nero Burning ROM 7 Verify function at the end of the burning process you can be sure that the disc can be read and that all the files have been written correctly 11 5 2 Using the Verify option To use the Verify option you must check the Verify written data checkbox in the burning process status dialog box This allows you to choose every time you create a disc whether you want to check the data you have written or not 11 5 3 H
31. button then the only solution is to define your own entry You can create this entry by clicking Create A New CD Entry Don t forget to enter the title and artist for every track This is particularly important if you intend to upload your CD entry to the Internet at a later time There is no sense in burdening the Internet database with incomplete entries However we recommend that you only make newly created CD entries available to the general public on the Internet for purchasable original CDs Likewise there is no sense in uploading descriptions of CDs you have compiled yourself as they will only clog up the Internet database and in any case no other user should own this special CD Please remember too that you can only upload entries in ASCII characters to the Internet database This database does not support special characters such as German umlauts or special Asian characters Special characters should therefore be written out in ASCII notation e g Marius Mueller Westernhagen instead of Marius Muller Westernhagen The selected entry is used by Nero Burning ROM 7 as a source of information for artist and title entries and entered in the user database where it can be used for future access to the CD If you do not wish to use an entry click Cancel Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 39 3 3 Mixed Mode CD A Mixed Mode CD is a CD with different file formats in a single session A data track followed by one
32. can be copied to a separate directory In this case check the Store source pictures in checkbox The Use CD i application checkbox is only intended for users with experience of CD i applications 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 The file browser contains one compilation area for video and picture files and one for data files Click on the Data button if you would like to insert files These may be text files or even a software player for your PC Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find further information on adding data files in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO 6 Click on the Video Pictures button to insert video and picture files Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser If an MPEG file does not have the correct characteristics of a SVCD Nero Q Burning ROM 7 detects the incorrect format and the user has three options Ignore Compatibility Re Encode the File or Cancel Ignoring compatibility burns the file to the CD with no changes This option is specifically aimed
33. compilation Archive bit set 1 File date or length changed eR File content changed Mixed Mode CD Always Remove deleted files From compilation Add new files to compilation CD EXTRA AE Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation EN Add new files to compilation CD EXTRA Me g The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned Nero Burning ROM 7 For users in a hurry e 8 Step 4 Running a compilation 1SO1 Nero Burning ROM i File Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window lt ill gt File Browser Dor j Desktop E B My Documents S 4 My Computer Edi 3 Floppy 4 See Local Disk C See Local Disk D E Local Disk E E 2 DVD RAM Drive F 3 CD RW Drive G H 8 C on Lothars Com i S C on Manuelas Co i S C on Server Celei lt gt Name E 314 Floppy A amp Local Disk C Local Disk D Local Disk E S DVD RAM Drive F B CD RW Drive G SBC on Lothars Comput SB on Manuelas Comp SSC on Server Celeron lt Type Floppy Disk Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Network Conne Network Conne Network Conne gt Po ache i isde m 22d m sodme jt 37de EA asme sade sodve i ertme ii 75dMB YAMAHA CRW3200E Compiling the files is child s play Select the desired files on the right hand si
34. encode 3 Highlight the audio tracks you wish to encode 4 Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and bitrate 5 Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file 6 Click the Start button to start encoding a window shows you how encoding is progressing 7 When encoding is complete click Close to close the window Burning encoded files If the audio files you wish to encode are in a compressed format MP3 then Nero Burning ROM 7 will decompress them automatically before burning Just open an audio compilation and pull the compressed files you want into the compilation window with drag amp drop 3 2 3 10 Decoding Converting compressed audio tracks is called decoding Unlike encoding with decoding it makes no difference what medium the audio tracks are on Decoding audio tracks 1 Select Encode Files from the Extras menu 2 Click the Add button and select the directory containing the audio tracks you wish to decode 3 Highlight the audio tracks you wish to decode 4 Click the Settings button and specify the frequency bitrate and channels 5 Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file 6 Click the Start button to start decoding a window shows you ho
35. equalizes the volume of the audio tracks to be burned This is particularly recommended if the audio tracks to be burned are from different sources as the differences in volume may then be significant No pause between tracks This check box defines whether there should be a pause of 2 seconds between the tracks on the audio CD or whether the tracks should transition from one to the next without pause as is the case with live recordings CD Text area Write on CD This check box activates the option for writing CD text CD text is additional information on an audio CD that displays the name of the CD the Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 25 individual songs and the artist on CD players that support this function Title The name of the CD is entered here Artist The name of the artist is entered here Edition area Here you can enter additional information 4 On the CDA Options tab you can define the strategy which Nero should use to handle the CDA files on an audio CD This setting is for advanced users for more information read the chapter Dragging amp dropping audio track 5 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 6 Insert the first original CD from which you wish to extract audio tracks into your CD ROM drive and open this drive with the File Browser 7 Compile the CDA files for the first audio CD
36. errors Defragment your hard disk periodically Close down all other programs while burning the CD This applies in particular to programs which use a lot of processor time or memory or which carry out a lot of hard disk accesses The best thing to do is to close all other programs This includes virus scanners which may be running in the background and which scan every file which is opened Instead you can use Nero Burning Nero Burning ROM 7 FAQs e 101 ROM 7 s integrated virus scanner only available in the retail version to ensure that there are no viruses on your CDs f you are using a Notebook make sure before you start burning a CD that you have switched off all the energy saving functions e g hard disk shutdown slowing down the processor speed etc from the Control Panel If the computer almost comes to a halt while burning it will of course cause the burning process to fail Carry out a speed test and a simulation before burning the CD If you want to be completely safe choose a lower burning speed before you start This means that the burning process will take longer but it does give you maximum safety f you are buying a new recorder choose one which has buffer underrun protection 12 1 5 can t select any language other than English Nero Burning ROM 7 supports more than 20 languages If the Settings gt Language tab lists only one language you can either reinstall Nero Burning ROM 7 w
37. even if they are sold by the manufacturer as for example 99 minute CDs You can only write 99 minutes of audio to the CD by overburning 11 3 1 1 What makes overburning possible The capacity specified by the manufacturers of blank CDs is the minimum size of the writable area on the CD The manufacturing tolerances mean that the actual writable area is larger than the specified capacity This additional area is often 2 3 minutes long but can be significantly shorter or longer Nero Burning ROM 7 Miscellaneous e 96 11 3 1 2 Risks involved in overburning Read errors sound interference incorrectly written data The end of the writable layer can be of poorer quality than the rest of the disc which means that read errors can occur at the end of the disc or in areas outside the normal storage area of the disc In the case of audio CDs this means unexplained errors all types of sound interference and the audio CD player hanging at the end of the CD For data CDs it means that it is not possible to read a number of files Error messages during the burning process The burning process may be interrupted near the end by an error message such as Write emergency or Track following error However the CDs can often be read almost up to the end despite these error messages The point on the disc at which errors may occur is dependent on the make of the blank disc and the type of recorder As there is no way of telling the exact excess
38. from a number of Audio CDs then there are several strategies with which Nero Burning ROM 7 can handle the audio files You will find further information about these strategies in the chapter Source medium is CD DVD drive The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter Burning a disc If you want to use audio files that are on your hard drive then the chapter entitled Source medium is hard disk will explain the advantages of this option The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter Burning a disc Q Music CDs with a special copy protection have been around on the market for some time now These CDs cannot be played or copied with a normal PC If you experience problems with copying please make sure that you are not using CDs of this type You can identify this from a note on the cover of the original CD 3 2 3 1 Source medium is CD DVD drive Dragging amp dropping audio tracks When dragging amp dropping audio files that are on a CD CDA the user has a basic choice of four different strategies with which Nero Burning ROM 7 can handle the CDA files The strategy is selected on the CDA Options tab You will see this tab in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when you create a new compilation If a compilation is already open select your required strategy or check the selected strategy in the File menu with the Compilation Properties option The General
39. more information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc Nero Burning ROM 7 Image file e 73 7 4 Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive allows virtual CD DVD drives to look and work like real drives Load any CD DVD image in your additional drives and access individual files and programs of the image directly via Windows Explorer without burning them first Nero ImageDrive supports up to two image drives at the same time The virtual drives are added to the existing drives and are each assigned a drive letter This means that you can treat the image files like inserted discs This is particularly beneficial if you require fast access to the disc as often happens when gaming for example 7 4 1 Installation of Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive is not automatically installed during installation of Nero Burning ROM 7 It is only installed if required using a separate installer Please proceed as follows to install Nero ImageDrive 1 Please click on Start gt Programs gt Nero gt Nero 7 gt Nero ImageDrive Installer 2 You will now be taken through the installation process When the installation has been completed successfully you will be asked to reboot the system 3 Nero ImageDrive is now installed and ready for use 7 4 2 Activating drives using Nero ImageDrive 1 Start Nero ImageDrive either from the system control or by using Start gt Programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Tools gt Nero ImageDrive Nero
40. of this type of structure is too time consuming to be done in real time This means that until the burning process actually starts it is not possible to determine exactly how much space will be needed for the data on the CD The sizes given on the level indicator are therefore just a good estimate of the space needed by a compilation 11 3 Overburning In theory both CDs and DVDs can be overburned however overburning is dependent on so many aspects when it comes to DVDs recorder firmware media that it is not recommended It goes without saying however that even DVDs can be overburned if the appropriate option is set It is and will remain an option exclusively for expert users The overburn process is therefore explained for CDs only 11 3 1 What is overburning The number of minutes of music or megabytes of data which will fit on the disc is printed on every blank CD You can check the capacity of your disc using the Disc Info item on the Recorder menu When you overburn a blank CD the size of the disc is ignored by Nero Burning ROM 7 and data is written to the disc beyond the specified capacity It is clear that ignoring the capacity of the disc entails a certain amount of risk This applies both to 74 and 80 minute CDs In addition the CD standard contains a restriction which states that there are no CDs available with a capacity larger than 80 minutes This means that all CDs are seen by Nero Burning ROM 7 as 80 minute CDs
41. or more audio tracks e g a soundtrack with PC games is a typical example Older audio CD players are often unable to recognize the data track as such and attempt to play it The CD EXTRA format has been developed to combat this problem Please refer to the section CD EXTRA 3 3 1 Creating a Mixed Mode CD 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the Mixed Mode CD compilation thereby bringing the Iso tab to the foreground On this tab you can select the data mode and the file system among others 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 The file browser contains a compilation area for audio tracks and for data files Click on the Data button if you would like to insert files Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find further information on adding data files in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO 6 Click on the Audio button if you would like to insert audio files You have a number of options for adding audio files Option 1 You can insert audi
42. switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 10 CD ROM UDF ISO 3 10 1 Creating a CD ROM UDF ISO The big advantage of a UDF ISO Bridge CD is that the data comply with both the UDF standard and the ISO standard The data are only added to the compilation once and Nero automatically creates a UDF and an ISO table of contents These two tables of contents allow the CD to be used as a Bridge CD 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD ROM UDF ISO compilation thereby bringing the Multisession tab to the foreground Select the desired multisession option Start Multisession disc A multisession disc will be started i e you create the first session and can burn further sessions later once the first session has been burned All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data Continue Multisession disc A further session will be burned onto a disc already burned with at least one session All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data If you select this option there must be a multisession disc in the recorder No Multisession A multisession di
43. the Burn button in which the desired recorders can be selected Virus Check Before Burning This checkbox is only available to owners of a retail version of Nero Burning ROM 7 When the box is checked the data which are to be burned are checked for possible viruses before burning This ensures that the burned disk is virus free 6 3 2 Book Type bestimmen The Book Type field on a DVD helps the DVD player to identify the type of disc that has been inserted and to determine how compatible it is with the player With some DVD recorders Nero Burning ROM 7 can change the Book Type setting when a DVD is burned The Book Type setting is selected when the recorder is selected 1 In the Recorder menu select the Choose Recorder command or click on Choose Recorder Device Adapter Status Q Image Recorder Virtual Device OK SF DYDRAM IDE OK Qe DVDRW SCSI OK Disc types DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM DVD R DL CD R RW Maximum CD speed 40x 6 000 KB s Disc at once CueSheet DAO 36 Firmware revision A104 CD TEXT Supported Overburn Supported Recorder buffer 2048 KB Buffer underrun protection Supported Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 69 2 To go to the Book Type settings click the Options button at the bottom of the Choose Recorder dialog Choose Recorder amp Image Recorder Virtual D F DYDRAM IDE G DVDRW SCSI Device Adapter Status evice OK OK OK Di
44. the icon in the toolbar The mouse pointer will change to the icon Now click on the item which you would like help with You can also get help by pressing F1 However the help which appears contrary to the Windows standard does not refer to the entire dialog box but only to the field with input focus in the dialog box or to the field where the mouse pointer is Nero Burning ROM 7 FAQs e 104 12 3 Contact Nero Burning ROM 7 is an Nero AG product BURNING fia ROM 7 Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web http www nero com Help http support nero com Mail techsupport nero com Fax 49 7248 928 499 Copyright 1995 2006 Nero AG All rights reserved Nero Burning ROM 7 FAQs e 105 We are happy to help with questions and problems Please make sure that you fill out the form below This will make it much easier for us to answer your questions quickly Thank you in advance for your help Software Nero Burning ROM 7 version all 4 digits Windows version 98 98SE Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows XP the service pack version Any other Windows upgrades installed The name of any other CD recorder software installed and any previously installed software together with the version number Hardware The names of the recorders connected to your PC and the firmware used The names of the CD DVD drives The IDE ATAPI drives Primary port master Primary port
45. this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser If an MPEG file does not have the correct characteristics of a VCD Nero Q Burning ROM 7 detects the incorrect format and the user has three options Ignore Compatibility Re Encode the File or Cancel Ignoring compatibility burns the file to the CD with no changes This option is specifically aimed at experienced users Re encoding decodes the existing file converts it to the correct resolution and Framerate and encodes it again Re encoding is done before burning This process requires both time and temporary memory space Canceling interrupts the addition of the video file i e it is not added to the compilation Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 47 VCD1 Nero Burning ROM H File Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window Help File Browser Desktop Name Type a o My Documents EEDA Floppy A Floppy Disk Videos Pictures E gt a 3 Local Disk C Local Disk SB 3 Floppy A Track Title Duration m 2 Local Disk C Local Disk D Local Disk Local Disk D lt Local Disk E Local Disk lt a Local Disk E B DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc ED DVD RAM Drive F GJ Audio cD G CD ROM Disc E G Audio CD G SBC on Server Celeron Network Cone S C on Server Celei Track 0 lt zig j gt j HH l pE zske E isda we 22de ra sodve SE 37dve Tee asdve ae s2dme E sodve e7dme
46. to a piece of music On a data CD a track is a unit of data which joins consecutive sectors together Track at once This is a method of writing data which is used for multisession CDs The CD RW drive writes all the tracks one after another and does not end the session until this is finished UDF Universal Disk Format This is a file system developed by OSTA the Optical Storage Technology Association With a UDF driver and packet writing data can be written to a CD drive in the same way as to a hard disk or floppy disk drive Volume descriptor The volume descriptor is added to every CD track It contains information such as the creation data the publisher the title etc The volume descriptor has a special significance for formats such as Video CD Photo CD and CD i The volume descriptor on these types of CD includes information about the program to be used for reading the data on the CD Virtual Image A virtual image is a project file which contains only references to the files which are to be written to CD Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 113 White Book The White Book is a standard which is more commonly called Video CD XSVCD Extended Super Video CD XSVCD stands for Extended Super Video CD The difference between this and SVCD is that the average bit rate can be anything up to 9 8 Mbit s whereas with SVCD it is 2 6 Mbit s Unfortunately not all drives which can read Super Video CDs support this format In order to
47. to ensure that your CDs DVDs can be read in any drive use CD Rs and not CD RWs Nero Burning ROM 7 FAQs e 102 12 1 8 How do remove the irritating 2 second pause between audio tracks To create an audio CD without pauses between the tracks follow these instructions 1 In the compilation window select those audio tracks which you don t want a pause before Q Die Pause von 2 Sekunden vor dem ersten Audiotrack kann nicht entfernt werden Diese Pause wird von den Audio CD Playern nicht abgespielt da das Abspielen von CDs immer erst nach Ende der ersten Pause beginnt 2 From the Editt menu choose the Properties item or right click in the compilation window and then choose Properties from the pop up menu 3 A dialog box appears in which you can set the length of the pause Here you can enter 0 as the pause length 4 Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the dialog box 12 1 9 The audio CDs which I have burnt have sound interference such as crackling humming or rustling Why is this Your problems are probably caused by so called audio jitter This is the result of fundamental hardware problems when reading audio data You can resolve the interference problems as follows read the CD more slowly or if possible at 1X speed or select the Nero Burning ROM 7 jitter correction function or if you can t resolve the problem in any other way use more suitable hardware to read the audio data T
48. two or more tracks These split tracks behave just like two independent tracks so they can be named and the pause between them can be specified The Play button plays the track from the selected position While the track is playing the button switches to a Stop button The Delete button deletes a selected new index position or the position for a split track You will see a number of filters on the left The settings on the right change depending on the selected filter To select a filter activate its checkbox The Test Selected Filters button plays the audio track this lets you check that you are happy with the result before you confirm the changes 3 2 3 4 CD Text CD Text is an extra item of information on Audio CDs which allows newer style CD players to display the CD title and the names of the tracks and artists Your CDs will be played correctly even if your CD player does not support CD Text This is possible because the additional CD Text information is stored in the CD s so called lead in area before the start of the audio data Creating CDs with CD Text is only possible when two conditions are met Your recorder must support this function and the CD must be burned in the Disc at once mode Creating an Audio CD with CD Text CD Text cannot be written to a CD unless this function is supported by the CD recorder you are using and the disc is written in the Disc at once mode A CD Nero Burning RO
49. 1 5 can t select any language other than English cc ccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 102 12 1 6 Since installed Nero Burning ROM 7 my computer is behaving unpredictably What is the cause of this iicc cet eeeleewtersechtpneleaciavnaeeethabiwnoleieemeieaeewadrmenss 102 12 1 7 I can read the CD DVD that have burnt in my recorder but not in all CD DVD ROM drives Why is this eccedin 3 oceeiutees fees add em cca sotto teed ateemaeey teas teadenn ed tes 102 12 1 8 How do I remove the irritating 2 second pause between audio tracks 103 12 1 9 The audio CDs which have burnt have sound interference such as crackling humming or rustling Why is this ects cecdeveiieteeenieneiblotigd Haseena 103 12 1 10 One of the following error messages appears during the burning process Why DSCNS 4 oe E ce deereaac ces ate AEE E E EEE T 103 12 2 Context Sensitive help ccccsssecccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeesseeneesesseeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeees 104 12 3 Ool ahe e URS cnet Beer err er EAA 105 TS GOSS sick cesicc ace scvesccesdvasccesdvasccencvaccdesdvacccendvacedesdvastdasdvacedesdvacedertvadedeucsauecanas 107 Nero Burning ROM 7 Contents e 5 1 For users in a hurry 1 1 Five easy steps to a finished CD DVD With Nero Burning ROM 7 you can quickly and easily create your own discs and copy non copy protected discs With Nero Burning ROM 7 you have a powerful burning software which enables you to easily burn data music and video
50. 7 FAQs e 106 13 Glossary Buffer underrun CD Text CD EXTRA CD i DAE To burn a CD there must be a continuous flow of data If the datastream between the computer and the recorder is so small that the buffer is empty the writing process is interrupted as there is no data available to write to the CD As well as audio data there is space on the CD for a wide variety of additional information such as text describing the title and artist on each track Currently very few audio CD players have a CD text function If an audio CD player does not support CD text it can play CDs with CD text in just the same way as it does normal audio CDs without CD text This is possible because the additional CD text information is stored before the start of the audio data in the lead in area of the CD You must have a CD recorder which supports CD text in order to be able to write CD text to a CD You can only write CD text in DAO recording mode disc at once You can find out whether your recorder supports this feature in the Nero Burning ROM 7 Choose Recorder dialog box CD EXTRA is a Blue Book standard recording format It was previously called CD Plus and CD Enhanced Enhanced CD This format has none of the disadvantages of standard mixed mode CDs On mixed mode CDs the first track always contains an ISO file system which means that audio CD players cannot play the first track of this type of CD In contrast CD EXTRA has two sessions
51. 74 minutes There are now blank CDs available with a capacity of 80 90 and 99 minutes Therefore the capacity of blank CDs is currently between 74 and 99 minutes The Nero Burning ROM 7 level indicator attempts to accommodate this by showing a yellow line at 74 minutes or 650 MB and a red dashed line at 80 minutes or 700 MB If you want to move these markings you can do so using the Nero Burning ROM 7 Preferences menu item You should note however that the value you enter here only affects the display of the level indicator It is not possible by changing these values to create extra Nero Burning ROM 7 Miscellaneous e 95 storage space where none actually exists If you want you can also switch off the display of the level indicator from the Nero Burning ROM 7 Preferences dialog box Although the Nero Burning ROM 7 level indicator is useful as a result of the following problems its accuracy cannot be guaranteed With the exception of the continuation of multisession CDs in most cases the destination CD is not put in the recorder until a later stage which means that Nero Burning ROM 7 cannot yet tell whether the compilation will fit on the destination CD The sizes given on the level indicator must therefore be based on the assumption that an empty CD is being burnt In the case of ISO compilations the structure of the data to be burnt is relatively complex and dependent on a large number of different factors The creation
52. 78 8 1 9 File BrowSel ciciren to na iee aa eE EEEE E E 78 8 110 MICS pen a a ea E a aaa EA AE A EAE EAE EEEE es 78 SPAT LightScribe e a E A E E e E 78 9 Saving tracks using Nero Burning ROM 7 cccccccessseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 79 9 1 Saving audio WackS i ee er ee 79 9 2 Saving data trac KS esse secrete raens raren sae caocudensve scendacs cesceszascncvaseaccnceutavsacecevareeees 79 10 LightScribe sisinio e ana n tan nai lrualionuodualnaneinranaateesoncorantaidaua barons 81 10 1 LightScribe System requirements ccccsesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeees 81 10 2 Printing LightScribe labels nnsnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mnnn 81 Nero Burning ROM 7 Contents e 4 10 3 Creating a compilation and burning and printing LightScribe labels 82 10 4 LightScribe FAQS iieii pnia dagta anane ee i eee ee a gaia 92 1D MISCOINANCOUS Taara a aaaea eaaa maaan aa maaa aa a eaaa eaaa aaa aaeain aa aaa aaa 95 11 1 WIRUS GCHECKGM E A A ATAT 95 11 1 1 Updating the database iieccicch iscsi sineiiedsvie sd endentepSiciaasthalesnarbeanenteeenietintendetes 95 11 2 Nero Burning ROM 7 level indicator ccccesseeccceesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 95 11 3 Overb rNiN g sesioan ances cc ncet cartes ach ezpersnncsseucresiacomudeesumecenendecescennessuevarbacneueeeacees 96 11 3 1 What tS overburning cide cishecnesdctecteareiduerentela thanaseneatasbuenedepeuebeddess Wetembasaie
53. BIOS It may help to upgrade the driver software for the SCSI host adapter that is the Miniport and WinASPI driver You should also check that all SCSI devices are correctly terminated and that the SCSI bus is not too long If you have an ATAPI recorder the problem could be caused by the WinASPI drivers It may also be that you have master slave ATAPI settings which are incorrect or not ideal or that the devices are not connected in the best way to the IDE bus The best thing to do is to give the recorder its own IDE bus there are normally two Cannot recover from PMA Cannot recover from calibration area Focus or tracking error Laser adjustment error Monitor ATIP error Power calibration error Write append error Write emergency occurred Spindle servo failure or OPC execution error Meaning These error messages result from unspecified hardware faults in the recorder which do not have any obvious cause A firmware upgrade changing to a different make of blank CD or having the recorder repaired may all help in this case Servo error Track following error Mechanical positioning error Meaning This may be caused by a hardware fault or a firmware upgrade may be needed 12 2 Context sensitive help Nero Burning ROM 7 has extensive context sensitive help If you do not understand a software function an option or some other part of the software simply click on
54. Burning ROM 7 writes the audio data to the CD RW correctly but many CD players will not be able to play back the tracks If possible audio CDs should always be burned in the Disc at once mode This will make the most out of the features that Nero Burning ROM 7 offers and will avoid unwanted hiss and crackle between individual tracks A CD that contains music files in a variety of different formats say MP3 or WMA is strictly speaking an audio CD as well but since a CD player cannot read these formats and play them back these CDs are not referred to as Audio CDs Nero Burning ROM 7 does not mind what audio format the files are in because compressed files e g MP3 mp3PRO WAV WMA or AIF are automatically Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 26 converted prior to burning so that they can be burned in CDA format However decoding these files takes a certain amount of time and so the burning speed may have to be matched to the PC s power and computing processes Although writing Audio CDs with Nero Burning ROM 7 is really simple it is worth spending a few moments thinking about your source medium There are basically two ways of creating Audio CDs With one method the audio tracks come from an Audio CD and with the other the audio files are on a hard disk To copy an existing Audio CD you will find all the information you need in the chapter Copying a CD f you wish to use tracks from an existing Audio CD and or tracks
55. CD R or CD RW written in UDF format with a DVD structure It offers the same technical options and qualities as a DVD can create chapters or animated menus and support subtitles and multiple audio tracks including real digital multichannel sound While compatibility with all DVD players is not guaranteed miniDVDs can be played by computers without any problem 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the miniDVD compilation thereby bringing the ISO tab to the foreground 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 Select all available files of the DVD Video title on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 50 miniDVD1 Nero Burning ROM H File Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window Help File Browser B Desktop E B My Documents S My Computer tH 3 Floppy A Hee Local Disk C See Local Disk D H S Local Disk E iH 2 DVD RAM Drive F W K Audio CD G Se Con Server Cele Name Type DEDA Floppy A Floppy Disk S Local Disk C Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk 2 New aupI0_ts Local Disk D
56. Jl Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s Events log Time Event Buffer underrun protection activated 13 48 33 Caching of files started 13 48 33 Caching of files completed 13 48 33 Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s 13 50 37 Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s gt Print log 3 Click on the Ok button to close the window Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 66 6 3 Additional information for advanced users 6 3 1 The Burn tab On the Burn tab you can make all of the settings required for the burn process Burn Compilation e cD Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Action ee Oo Determine maximum speed lt gt C Simulation write Finalize CD No further writing possible CD ROM ISO Writing Write speed 24x 3 600 KBs x write method Disc at once v Number of copies 1 C Buffer underrun protection Use multiple recorders Do a virus check before burning gt Nero Express Disc Info Determine maximum speed 2 Simulation 2 The speed test determines how quickly the compiled files can be accessed If the access speed is slower than the burning speed the burning speed is reduced so as to avoid a buffer underrun It is not necessary to run the speed test when using recorders with buffer underrun protection The simulation runs all the steps involved in burning a me
57. M 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD ROM UDF compilation thereby bringing the Multisession tab to the foreground Select the desired multisession option Start Multisession disc A multisession disc will be started i e you create the first session and can burn further sessions later once the first session has been burned All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data Continue Multisession disc A further session will be burned onto a disc Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating aCD e 52 Nero Burning ROM 7 already burned with at least one session All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data If you select this option there must be a multisession disc in the recorder No Multisession A multisession disc will not be created This option still enables the disc to be written until it is full Note however that only the last session will be visible then and you will only have access to the data from this last session New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Continue Multisession disc No Multisession CD ROM UDF You will find additional inform
58. M 7 Creating a CD e 29 can always be written in Disc at once mode is the audio files are on a hard drive The use of Disc at once for compilations of Audio CDs depends on the selected strategy You will find full details about this topic in the chapter Dragging amp dropping audio track You can see whether your recorder can write CD Text by selecting the Choose Recorder option from the Recorder menu Now highlight the required recorder and read the information Q In the same way you can also check whether your recorder supports Overburn Buffer Underrun Protection and Disc at once Create an Audio CD as described in the chapter Extracting audio files from a CD and then burning them Please note the following points First create a new audio compilation and drag the audio tracks you want into the compilation From the File menu select Compilation Properties and on the Audio CD tab check the Write CD Text to the CD checkbox Enter the title of the CD and its artist These entries should not be longer than 64 characters each In the compilation window click an audio track and enter the track s title and artist on the tab Before writing make sure that the Disc at once mode is active Now click the Burn button to write the Audio CD with CD Text Viewing CD Text information You can view CD Text on Audio CDs provided the selected read drive supports the reading of CD Te
59. Multisession on the Multisession tab Please note that when a CD is burned without a multisession a table of contents TOC for the CD is created at the end of the burn If the Finalize CD option is selected the CD is write protected and no further burning is possible If this option is not selected then further sessions can be burned but only the last session is visible so the CD looks like there s nothing else on it not so We suggest that you use the Creating a data CD with multisession option when creating a data CD with several sessions 3 1 2 4 Creating a data CD with multisession The procedure for creating the first session of a data CD with multisession is identical to the procedure described in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO You simply have to check the option Start Multisession disk on the Multisession tab The procedure for creating the second and each subsequent session of a data CD with multisession is identical to the procedure described in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO You simply have to check the option Continue Multisession disk on the Multisession tab and insert the CD containing the existing sessions in the recorder If you want to create a data CD that consists of several sessions we advise that you create a Multisession CD Every complete write process with Nero Burning ROM 7 on a CD from inserting the CD you want to write to the CD being ejected generates a session
60. My Computer 8d 3 Floppy A He Local Disk C See Local Disk D See Local Disk E Ey 2 DVD RAM Drive F E K Audio CD G Se Con Server Celei eT Name 3 Floppy A Local Disk C Local Disk D Local Disk E XS DVD RAM Drive F C audio cb G SBC on Server Celeron lt i sodme erdve 75de i CDRW Type Floppy Disk Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Network Conne 2 sod Ka oe Burn Click on the E diil icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc Creating a CD e 55 4 Copying a CD 4 1 Direct copy or copy of an image file Copying CDs is easy with Nero Burning ROM 7 All you have to do is decide how you would like to copy the CD Fast copy on the fly from CD DVD ROM drive to recorder Create the copy with the help of a temporary image file on the hard disk We recommend that you read in the original CD using the recorder The method you use for copying will depend on your particular requirements we do not recommend either method a priori as they both have advantages and disadvantages Choose copy over image if you Feel that obtaining the best possible reproduction particularly regarding audio index positions and general audio quality of the original CD is important Have the extra time needed to pr
61. Nero Burning ROM 7 easier to work with Cache This tab is where you define the drive and path for the cache i e the memory in which data is stored temporarily before and during burning If you have more than one hard disk installed we recommend that you check the speed of the various disks and use the fastest as the cache The speed test cannot check the speed of network drives We therefore advise you not to choose one of these as the cache Language This tab is where all the installed languages are displayed and where you select the language in which you want the commands and functions and all entries in Nero Burning ROM 7 to be displayed Only the languages you selected during installation are displayed If you would like to use a different language insert the installation CD and install the language Sounds This tab is where the sounds played in connection with the various burning actions are defined When Nero Burning ROM 7 is installed various sounds are loaded but you can also link other sounds to the burning actions When the checkbox is activated the selected sound will be played When the checkbox is deactivated the sound will not be played This directory shows the directory in which the audio plug ins are installed Expert Features As its name suggests this tab is for expert users who have some experience with burning media The Overburn option should be used with particular caution as it can damage you
62. User Guide Nero Burning ROM 7 nero BURNING ht ROM 7 Nero AG Information on copyright and trade marks The Nero Burning ROM 7 user manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG All rights reserved This user manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright This manual may not in whole or in part be copied transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Nero AG All trade names and trademarks are the property of the respective owners Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the legal guarantee rights Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero Burning ROM 7 user manual The contents of the software supplied as well as of the Nero Burning ROM 7 user manual may be changed without prior warning The trademarks mentioned here are only listed for information purposes REV 7 0 Unless you own the copyright or have the permission of the copyright holder the unauthorized copying of discs can represent a violation of national or international laws and may result in serious penalties Copyright 1995 2006 by Nero AG Contents VT FOr USGrS IM a NUUINY E E 6 1 1 Five easy steps to a finished CD DVD cccseeccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeneeneeeees 6 1 2 Copying a disc in four easy STEPS cccseeeeeeeeseneeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeneeeeees 12 2 General inform
63. ack than the one where the TOC you want to create is located No problem CD ROM drivers and recorders will simply read the file from another track CDs are written session by session and track by track so of course only tracks that have already been written can be addressed This is why a reference track must be specified first when creating Multisession ISO CDs with Nero Burning ROM 7 Nero Burning ROM 7 reads this track in and remembers the positions of the files that are on it At the next write session these positions are then re written for unchanged files Additional Multisession information on the CD When a new Multisession CD is started Nero Burning ROM 7 saves not just the files and folders but also their source location on the hard disk When a Multisession compilation is updated this additional information is used to automatically replace add or delete modified files Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 19 Multisession CDs can still be created even if there is no additional Nero Burning ROM 7 information on the reference track The disadvantage of this however is that the references to the hard disk which we mentioned above will not be known to Nero Burning ROM 7 and so there can be no automatic update 3 1 2 3 Creating a data CD not multisession The procedure for creating a data CD without multisession is identical to the procedure described in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO You simply have to check the option No
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65. ation on the multisession options in the chapter Background information for advanced users For advanced users If you click on the UDF tab you can select the UDF partition type and the UDF file system If you wish to create a disc that is compatible with Xbox check the appropriate box Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser UDF1 Nero Burning ROM Ele Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window Help File Browser ic Desktop S My Documents a Ey Computer tA 3 Floppy A Name E 314 Floppy A S Local Disk C Local Disk D Type Floppy Disk Local Disk Local Disk lt z lt lt Local Disk C See Local Disk D Hee Local Disk E iE QB DVD RAM Drive F E L Audio CD G 8 S C on Server Celei gt Local Disk E lt 3 DVD RAM Drive F G audio cD G SBC on Server Celeron lt m j Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Network Conne gt l T zske a isd Zz 2odne ie sodve K 37de ae asme ios sod he sodve i e7dve 756 CDRW s2dmB i Creating a CD e 53 i Burn 7 Click on the eer icon to
66. audio CD players have the functionality which allows them to move to index positions Please note that index positions are not the same as the start and end of tracks All audio CD players can move from one track to another on a CD but very few can read and move to index positions within a track A hybrid CD contains files for more than one operating system Generally the term hybrid CD is used to refer to CDs which can be read by PCs running Windows and by Macs If the data is to be accessible to both operating systems there must be two copies of it on the CD This is an area at the beginning of each session However it is only written to the CD when the session is completed The lead in contains the table of contents TOC of the session This is an area at the end of each session which is written at the same time as the lead in An m3u file contains a list of MP3 file paths An m3u file can be created for example by NeroMIX or WinAmp Nero Burning ROM 7 can process m3u files which means that when you are creating an audio CD you simply have to drag and drop the m3u file into the audio window Mixed mode CDs MPEG A mixed mode CD has one initial data track followed by audio tracks This usually means that audio CD players cannot process the first track If you are creating audio CDs to be played on a CD player it is better to use the CD EXTRA format because on this type of CD the data follows the audio tracks MPEG stands f
67. buffer Unknown size Buffer underrun protection Not supported 2 Next create a CD ROM or audio compilation as described in the appropriate sections ee Burn 3 Click on the button to start the burn dialog 4 Click on the Burn button to start creating an image file 5 Enter a name in the image file dialog box which opens and define the location for saving the file The compilation files will be written to this image file i e the image file will be at least as big as the files of the compilation in total Now click on the Save button to start creating the image file Nero Burning ROM 7 now carries out all the necessary stages as defined A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing As soon as Nero Burning ROM 7 has Nero Burning ROM 7 Image file e 72 finished the write process a window will appear containing the message Burn process successful 6 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box Nero Burning ROM e J Burn process completed successfully 7 3 Burning an image file 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the Open button New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates misc Burn Multisession Options Mixed Mode CD GG 8 a en Ee z sa Ez 3 Select the desired image file and click on the Open button to select the file and close the window You are then ready to burn the disc For
68. burn an XSVCD using Nero Burning ROM 7 you must deactivate the Create standard compliant CD checkbox on the Video CD tab XVCD Extended Video CD XVCD stands for Extended Video CD The difference between this and Video CD is that the bitrate can be anything up to 3 5 Mbit s whereas with VCD it is 1 5 Mbit s Unfortunately not all drives which can read Video CDs support this format In order to burn an XVCD using Nero Burning ROM 7 you must deactivate the Create standard compliant CD checkbox on the Video CD tab Yellow Book The Yellow Book is the standard for the format of CDs used for data storage As the data must not contain any errors additional error correction data is included This additional error recognition and correction data is included in Mode 1 In Mode 2 this information is not included and therefore this mode is only suitable for less error prone data such as the video files on Video CDs Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 114
69. can burn UDF and so called UDF Bridge CDs which contain both a UDF and an ISO9660 file system The UDF file system can be read by say Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with no special drivers In case of doubt Windows 2000 and Windows 98 also read the UDF file system if both an ISO9660 and a UDF file system are detected on the medium Writing in UDF format is particularly important when burning DVDs because UDF is the preferred operating system for these media 3 1 2 7 The UDF ISO file system The big advantage of a UDF ISO Bridge CD is that the data comply with both the UDF standard and the ISO standard The data are only added to the compilation once and Nero Burning ROM 7 automatically creates a UDF and an ISO table of contents These two tables of contents allow the CD to be used as a Bridge CD Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 22 3 2 Audio CD 3 2 1 Creating an audio CD An Audio CD is a CD that contains music files and that can be played with any regular CD player which you can buy in a store the songs on the CD must either be in CDA format or be converted to this format 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 1150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the Audio CD compilation thereby bringing the Audio CD tab to the foreground On this tab you can make certain set
70. capacity of a CD automatically you will unfortunately need to make a few experiments Damage to the recorder The third and most unpleasant problem is the possibility of damaging the recorder In practice this is unlikely to happen 11 3 1 3 Is it always possible to overburn No CDs can only be overburnt in disc at once mode It is not possible to exceed the specified capacity of the blank disc in track at once mode In addition some recorders are not able to overburn Using Nero Burning ROM 7 it is easy to find out whether or not your recorder can overburn From the Recorder menu choose the item Choose Recorder and select your recorder from the list You will find information about whether the recorder supports overburning in the recorder information box 11 3 2 Overburning a CD 1 First check whether your recorder can overburn or not From the Recorder menu choose the item Choose Recorder and select your recorder from the list You will find information about whether the recorder supports overburning in the recorder information box 2 Activate the overburn option within Nero Burning ROM 7 From the File menu Nero Burning ROM 7 choose Options and then click on the Expert features tab Activate the checkbox which allows overburning and specify the maximum CD length In theory you can choose any size up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds Initially you should enter a length 2 minutes longer than the specifie
71. cess this directly on the Internet provided you have an Internet connection Select Options from the File menu and click the Database tab Check that freedb freedb org is preset as the read server in the Use Internet CD database area Check that cddb cddb cgi is set as the address Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 37 Check that 80 is entered as the port 4 Remember that errors made in keying these parameters are likely to cause network failures When you change these parameters you must also make sure that correct spelling is used If you are using a proxy server you should enter the data required to access your proxy server in the Proxy Configuration dialog box If you dont have the necessary information please ask your network administrator or Internet provider If in doubt try without a proxy server first Configuring the Internet database for writing As well as downloading CD descriptions from the Internet database you can also make them accessible for other users In this way you can help improve the quality of the Internet database when you own a CD that does not exist in either the local or the Internet database This does not apply to CDs with tracks you have compiled yourself However since it is unlikely that anyone else owns an identical CD entries about such CDs should not be uploaded to the Internet database as this would create meaningless CD entries 1 Select Options from the File
72. ckground this section only describes how to create a bootable CD with Nero Burning ROM 7 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Info Multisession ISO Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Select the CD ROM Boot compilation thereby bringing the Boot tab to the foreground In the upper section of the Boot tab Source of boot image data you can specify whether the template data for the bootable CD originate from a logical drive or a drive image files refer to Template for making a bootable CD Q If your preferred logical drive does not appear on the list of drives on this tab this is because the drive is bigger than 650 700 MB This amount of data cannot fit on a CD so Nero Burning ROM 7 does not display these drive in the list Nero Burning ROM 7 Please note furthermore that for operating systems as of Windows 2000 you need to have administrator rights in order to be able to access drives directly which you will need to do if you are to create bootable discs This requirement for direct drive access for operating systems as of Windows 2000 is imposed by Microsoft and is intended to protect against hackers who could otherwise gain access to the confidential data of other users The lower part of the tab expert settings contains detailed settings for El Torito stan
73. d Grid Setup v Show Guidelines v Snap To Guidelines Guidelines Clip Objects Background Properties Print label New OK m Open Preview Label templates p Width Free style v Save As Cancel 12 Choose File if the image already exists as a file or TWAIN if you want to import it and carry out the appropriate steps Nero Burning ROM 7 Background Properties Brush Image Image source Stretch Mode Adjust to frame size Proportional no clipping Proportional clip image Remove Image Image X Name You can see the selected image in the preview window LightScribe e 87 13 Click on the OK button to close the window and insert the image as a background Background Properties Brush Image Image source Stretch Mode Adjust to frame size Proportional no clipping Proportional clip image 14 When you are satisfied with the label click on the OK button to close the Label Editor Document CD Label Editor DER a Axila e P A iTe E NO E E 00 100 00 50 1 0 00 60 00 100 00 150 1 litrtnatraataatantaalagatatanaattnttantatrttttttantvatrtattaltahatontanaatoatataltotaaaaaatananaarada daagaranaaaaaaaiad 50 00 He SARERA 0 00 E a e So gy2 Printing area Print label Inner radius 23 80 mm New Outer radius 58 70 mm Open Preview
74. d capacity If SCSI ATAPI errors occur at the end of the simulation or burning process we recommend that you reduce the maximum overburn capacity or use a different make of CD If no errors occur you can gradually increase the overburn capacity Click on OK to confirm the change and close the dialog box This setting will have the following effect on the burning process If the amount of data to be burnt is larger than the normal capacity of the blank CD but less than the maximum overburn capacity Nero Burning ROM 7 will ask at the beginning of the burning process whether you really want to Miscellaneous e 97 overburn If you answer yes to this question Nero Burning ROM 7 will start the burning process If you answer no the burning process will be aborted because there is not enough space on the destination CD 11 4 Automatic system shutdown at the end of the burning process Nero Burning ROM 7 can if you want shut down Windows and switch off your computer at the end of the burning process In some cases the PC cannot be automatically switched off although you have selected the shutdown option This may be for one of the following reasons The energy saving and or ACPI options in the BIOS are deactivated The PC does not support software power off Only ATX motherboards not AT motherboards support this ACPI support is not correctly installed An application installed on the PC which is still active is pr
75. dard compliant bootable CDs These settings are normally grayed which indicates that Nero Burning ROM 7 makes the right settings for you automatically When an image file is entered as the source of the boot image Nero Burning ROM 7 cannot make the right settings automatically If this is the case or if you want to change the expert settings manually you can enter all the parameters by hand Activate the Enable expert settings checkbox if required You are of course now responsible for the CD working correctly later on Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Creating aCD e 45 Q You will find further information on adding data files in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO ISO1 Nero Burning ROM TEE x H File Edit View Recorder Extras Database Window Help File Browser Desktop Name Type My Documents 2 314 Floppy A Floppy Disk a 3 My Computer Local Disk C Local Disk px 2 ae bess A amp Local Disk D Local Disk E pa er ee Local Disk E Local Disk m gt Local Disk E gt eile Drive Fi CD ROM Dee w 2 DVD RAM Drive E SS CD RW Drive G CD ROM Disc 2 CD RW Drive G S c on Lot
76. dding audio files in the chapter Creating an audio CD Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 42 CDEXTRA1 Nero Burning ROM File Browser B Desktop Name Type a My Documents 3 314 Floppy A Floppy Disk Audio a 3 E arora ai Local Disk C Local Disk H lo H h i iranl ia Duration Pause Filters F H Local pees S Local Disk D Local Disk ED S Local Disk E Local Disk A i lt a Local Disk E S DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc E DVD RAM Drive F Daudio CD G CD ROM Disc E rag Audio CD G SC on Server Celeron Network Conne Se Local Disk D e C on Server Cele gt Playing time 00 00 00 Track 0 lt zig gt j zske E isd E 22de Fa sodve SE 376 at asdve Ji s2dme E sodve e7ee 756 5 s2dme i CDRW de gt Burn 7 Click on the eee icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 5 Bootable CD and DVD 3 5 1 Conditions A PC can only be booted from a CD when its BIOS supports this function start sequence e g CD ROM C A or if a SCSI CD ROM drive is being used the drive must be connected to a SCSI adapter with its own BIOS whose settings can be changed accordingly This will only work when there are no IDE harddisks present as these come before the SCSI adapter in the boot sequence If neither of these conditions is met then the PC cannot be
77. de of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of szd i P Burn the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Click on the i220 icon to switch to the burning area 1SO1 Nero Burning ROM Recorder Extras Database Window Help ame AdbeRdr70_deu 21 978 KB directx_9c_redis 34 291 KB lt i gt BSE Se a The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser is configured as standard to show the file structure of your PC on the right hand side and the files to be burned on the left hand side Nero Burning ROM 7 File Browser amp Desktop E B My Documents ag ta 3 Floppy 4 4 Local Disk C See Local Disk D Se Local Disk E HQ DVD RAM Drive F fH CD RW Drive G 8 SB C on Server Celei i 450MB _ a I a code Name EEDA Floppy A Local Disk C Local Disk D Local Disk Es XS DVD RAM Drive F B CD RW Drive G SBC on Server Celeron For users in a hurry e 9 erde asda CDRW Type Floppy Disk Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Network Conne gt sdms F Bo N Q If there is no file browser open yet you can repeat this step by clicking on the icon You can tell whether the data will fit on the disc or the disc will be too small by the color of the full o meter If the color of the full o meter is green the data will fit on
78. de2 XA format ISO9660 is a file system that was designed with the aim of creating a file system that is as system independent and so as compatible as possible Discs with ISO9660 as the file system can be read on all operating systems ISO9660 supports filenames in 8 3 format in Level 1 8 characters for the filename and 3 for the extension and directory names 8 characters long Only characters A Z 0 9 and the underscore _ are allowed The maximum interleaf depth is restricted to 8 levels including root directory A total of 31 characters are allowed in Level 2 and can be read by Windows 95 and higher whereas DOS and Windows 3 1 usually have trouble handling the long filenames Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 21 ISO9660 1999 ISO9660 is a file system that was designed with the aim of creating a file system that is as system independent and so as compatible as possible The advantages of this file system lie in the length of possible file names the ISO9660 1999 file system supports file names with a length of up to 207 characters and the fact that restrictions on directory depth have been lifted 3 1 2 6 The UDF file system The UDF file system was developed when it became increasingly obvious that the ISO9660 file system used on CDs was no longer meeting the needs of rewritable media and DVDs It was optimized mainly to accommodate large data volumes and to make it easy to modify an existing file system Nero Burning ROM 7
79. dia type and specify the compilation type New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Continue Multisession disc No Multisession Options Refresh compilation when importing session Replace files in compilation Archive bit set 1 changed Mixed Mode CD j Files From compilation A Add new files to compilation CD EXTRA m E F eeo Step 2 Selecting the media type If you have installed a recorder that can burn a number of media types e g CDs DVDs then click on the drop down list box and select the media type to be burned New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Nero Burning ROM 7 For users in a hurry e 7 Step 3 Specifying the compilation type Select the desired compilation type The window in the compilation area will display the possible compilations for the media type selected For example to burn an Audio CD you must use the media type CD and to burn a DVD Video you must use the media type DVD New Compilation o Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Continue Multisession disc CD ROM 150 ie O No Multisession Options AA Refresh compilation when importing session Audio CD Replace files in
80. dium apart from activating the laser beam so that you can assume that if the simulation is successful the burning process will also be successful We recommend running a simulation if you are decompressing data before burning e g when burning an audio CD from MP3 files To play MP3 files on a CD player the files have to be converted to the corresponding format CDA In Nero Burning ROM 7 this decompression takes place during the burning process It takes up computer time which can result in a buffer underrun on older systems Pentium 3 systems or higher can decompress data and burn at high speeds simultaneously You do not need to run simulations if you are using a recorder with buffer underrun protection Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 67 Write Finalize CD Write Speed Write Method This checkbox starts the actual physical burning process If this is interrupted the result will be faulty and the entire medium may become unusable depending on the type of medium Only recorders with buffer underrun protection can continue to burn in such cases When a CD is finalized it is locked and can no longer be burned Depending on the type of medium you are burning this is a necessary process which enables the medium to be used to the full extent All the options are correctly set in Nero Burning ROM 7 s default settings This drop down box contains the write speeds supported by the recorder you have selected This fi
81. e Drive F pvoram Read speed v This drive has not been autodetected yet Therefore the displayed read speeds may not be absolutely correct Please take your time to autodetect the drive as Super Video CD F soon as possible miniD D 2 s FE recor Nero Burning ROM 7 Copying aCD e 59 5 Insert an empty disc in the drive close the tray and click on the Burn button to burn the copy The burn window will appear and you can track the progress The outcome of the burn process is displayed once it is finished Click on OK to finish or on Burn again if the compilation should be burned again Nero Burning ROM l Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s Nero Burning ROM 7 Copying aCD e 60 5 DVD erstellen 5 1 DVD Video erstellen With Nero Burning ROM 7 you can burn a DVD if the DVD Video title is already available If on the other hand you would like to convert video files into a DVD Video title you can use Nero Vision 4 but not Nero Burning ROM 7 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the DVD media type Nero Burning ROM 7 New Compilation Info 150 Label Dates misc Burn Data Select the DVD Video compilation thereby bringing the ISO tab to the foreground Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you se
82. e Audio CD is being copied Nero Burning ROM 7 uses the information obtained in this way to create CD Text If you do not have a recorder that can write CD Text you can also use the information to create a cover for the CD with the Nero Cover Designer The information about the audio tracks will be automatically added by Nero Burning ROM 7 Open the database during cda Drag amp Drop When this checkbox is activated Nero Burning ROM 7 opens the database Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 38 dialog box while Audio CDs are being dragged and dropped There is no need for you to enter a name for the CD and the tracks added to the compilation The database dialog box and how it is used in Nero Depending on how Nero Burning ROM 7 is configured the database dialog box appears on many different occasions such as when copying Audio CDs or saving audio tracks to harddisk This is done to get information about titles and artists on the CD and its tracks This is then used to create CD Text information or to generate meaningful filenames when tracks are saved The database dialog box first tries to get CD Text information about the loaded CD from the source drive If this information is available the dialog box is not opened If CD Text information cannot be obtained for example because the CD contains no CD Text or the source drive does not support CD Text then the dialog box is opened It now searches in the Nero CD database if installed in t
83. e finalized unlike a CD copy Nero Burning ROM 7 Saving tracks using Nero Burning ROM 7 e 79 Advantage If you burn this image you can append additional data or further sessions to this CD CD image files can be burnt to CDs which are not finalized and not empty This will for example allow you to create a CD containing the information from several small CDs in the form of several tracks and sessions The advantage of this is making one CD from several CDs with only a small file content With Nero Multi Mounter it is then possible to address the desired sub CD and or appropriate track specifically later on Procedure for producing such a CD is by selecting Save Track for each small CD required Finally using Nero Burning ROM 7 each image file produced is written to a blank disc one after the other using the Burn Image File command With the renowned Autorun Inf files this guards against duplication of names which would otherwise unavoidably occur when compiling several CDs file by file Moreover installation programs work without any problem when allocated to a defined CD data carrier name f required a copy of multisession CDs can be created using this function This will only work if the data tracks of the multisession CD are not branched between one another such branching occurs for example when burning an ISO multisession CD using Nero Burning ROM 7 with the Continue Multisession disk command on the Mult
84. e retail version of Nero Burning ROM 7 For safety reasons an antivirus program has been integrated into Nero Burning ROM 7 which checks the data to be written onto the CD in order to ensure that no files with viruses are included on the CD You can keep the antivirus database which is the key part of any antivirus software constantly updated via the Internet 11 1 1 Updating the database 1 Set up an Internet connection 2 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 3 Choose Update Antivirus scanner from the Help menu 4 In the dialog box which appears click on OK to start the update A link is created to the FTP server and the database is automatically updated After the update has been successfully completed you will see a message telling you that the database is now up to date 5 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box Q We recommend that you update the antivirus database regularly 11 2 Nero Burning ROM 7 level indicator The level indicator is at the bottom of the Nero Burning ROM 7 main window The level indicator allows you to tell whether the data you have selected will fit on the disc As data is normally measured in megabytes and audio data in minutes of playing time the Nero Burning ROM 7 level indicator switches between megabytes and minutes depending on the type of data being written to CD A blue bar in the level indicator shows the size of the current compilation Standard CDs normally have a capacity of 650 MB or
85. e the image file approach there is no time threat of buffer underrun In such a situation there is nothing else Nero Burning ROM 7 can do but write the questionable data received or just null data In other words direct copies are very susceptible to read errors Many CD DVD ROM drives are unable to provide information about the number and type of sessions They can only give information on the number and type of tracks This means that Nero Burning ROM 7 sometimes cannot prepare an exact copy of a CD Audio tracks may contain index positions However these can only be identified if the appropriate point on the CD is being read When producing a disc at once copy this information does have to be available before the burn process is begun This means that with fast copies Nero Burning ROM 7 cannot copy audio index positions at the same time These will therefore inevitably be lost The quality of audio data read in may suffer here Nero Burning ROM 7 s method of copying a CD is such that some megabytes of data are read from the CD DVD ROM and then written onto the recorder This inevitably occurs because Nero Burning ROM 7 does not have enough main memory to record Copying aCD e 58 the entire CD sometimes more than 700 MB and no image file is to be made even a fast copy on the fly The CD DVD ROM drive often reads at higher speed than that at which the recorder can write the data This means it is possible for Nero Burning ROM 7 s in
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87. eld is only displayed when you select a physical recorder and not the Image Recorder There are two alternative methods available for burning media Disc at once DAO and Track at once TAO Disc at once With Disc at once the whole medium is written in one go without deactivating the laser In the Disc at once 96 DAO 96 process more data is written which can produce better results for actions such as copying CDs Audio Video and Super Video CDs should always be burned using Disc at once even though it is also possible to select Track at once We do not recommend using Track at once It is better to use Disc at once 96 for copying CDs Track at once With Track at once every track is written individually which means that the laser is switched off after every track Number of Copies This field contains the number of disks you wish to burn whereby the standard setting is for one disk to be burnt Enter the required number if you wish to burn more disks Buffer Underrun Protection This checkbox is only present if the selected recorder supports a method which offers buffer underrun protection The standard setting is for this box to be checked as this protection ensures reliable burning of CDs Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 68 Use Multiple Recorders If multiple recorders are installed they can be used to burn disks simultaneously When the checkbox is activated a window will appear after clicking on
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89. eventing the PC from being switched off automatically Some older motherboards have problems with ACPI support If problems occur make sure that you are using the most recent BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer In this case check your Windows installation and the BIOS options Sometimes it is also helpful to install the CD driver which was supplied with the motherboard Most of these driver CDs contain Windows drivers or patches which enable Windows to carry out a software power off As a general rule if Windows does not shut down automatically when you press Alt F4 and choose Shutdown Nero Burning ROM 7 will not be able to shut Windows down automatically Q If you do not have administrator rights for operating systems as of Windows 2000 you cannot be authorized to shut down the PC as you do not have the necessary rights 11 4 1 Activating automatic system shutdown Points to note We strongly recommend that you close all other applications when the shutdown option is activated The reason for this is that all open applications are closed when the system is shut down automatically Some applications may ask for example if the current document should be saved In this case Windows will not permit Nero Burning ROM 7 to shut down the system because data from other applications could be lost How to activate automatic system shutdown 1 Create a compilation in the usual way and start the burning process 2 In the
90. g A status bar shows how much has been saved already When saving ends the box is closed 7 Click on the Close button if you do not wish to save any more tracks After making your selection you can burn an audio CD 9 2 Saving data tracks In addition to the possibility of saving audio tracks as audio files Nero Burning ROM 7 also offers the possibility of saving data tracks at this point The result is a Nero image file which can be burnt onto another Disk later or used with Nero ImageDrive as a fast Disk Essentially the effect of this command could also be obtained by adding files from the appropriate data track to the hard disk and then burning an ISO compilation with the files included in it However the saving of a data track followed by burning offers further possibilities Tracks in unknown formats can also be stored For example tracks recorded in Apple Macintosh HFS format Nero Burning ROM 7 can be used to back up and burn such tracks This also applies to so called hybrid CDs which include both Macintosh HFS and ISO data When copying file by file on a PC the Macintosh information would be irretrievably lost This also applies to some extensions of the ISO format such as the Apple Extensions or to Unix Rockridge extensions On the other hand if the path via Save Track is taken all information on the data tracks is retained When burning a Nero Burning ROM 7 image file created by Save Track the CD does not have to b
91. hars Comput Network Cone B as C on Lothars Com SBC on Manuelas Comp Network Conne cS Con Manuelas Co SBC on Server Celeron Network Conne HS C on Server Celei lt JIL i gt lt gt l a zske oe isd TE 22de Sy sodve i 37de asme ae 526 ay sodve i e7dve il i 75de E s2dme i YAMAHA CRW3200E K Burn 8 Click on the eer icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 6 Video CD Super Video CD The program Nero Vision 4 is most suitable for the creation of Video CDs and Super Video CDs We therefore recommend that you use this program If you would nevertheless like to use Nero Burning ROM 7 to create these discs please read the next chapter 3 6 1 Creating a Video CD You can make Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG 1 format or when other video formats are converted to it Nero Burning ROM 7 contains a built in MPEG 1 encoder with which MPEG 1 files can be created 1 Starten Sie Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 15Q Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 46 3 Select the Video CD compilation thereby bringing the Video CD tab to the foreground The Video CD tab offers a number of option
92. have to be written in one session as with audio CDs and DVD videos for example instead it can be written in a number of sessions until it is full 3 1 1 Creating a CD ROM ISO 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 If you have installed a recorder that can burn a number of media types e g CDs DVDs then click on the drop down list box and select the media type to be copied New Compilation X Info Multisession ISO Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD ROM ISO compilation thereby bringing the Multisession tab to the foreground Select the desired multisession option Start Multisession disc A multisession disc will be started i e you create the first session and can burn further sessions later once the first session has been burned All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data Continue Multisession disc A further session will be burned onto a disc already burned with at least one session All of the burned sessions are visible later in the drive and you can access all of the data If you select this option there must be a multisession disc in the recorder No Multisession A multisession disc will not be created This option still enables the disc to be written until it is full Note however that only the last session will be visible then and you will only have access to the data from this last
93. he individual sessions The recorder starts by writing the lead in which is followed by the data and the lead out This process is used primarily by manufacturers of audio CDs Disc at once 96 is an extension of Disc at once which gives the software better control of the burning process This mode is preferable if it is available DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc It was originally referred to as Digital Video Disc The purpose of developing DVDs was to create a medium which could hold significantly more data than a CD ROM You can store two layers of data on each side of a DVD The first layer can hold 4 7 GB and the second layer 3 8 GB which means that a single sided DVD can store 8 5 GB of data DVDs can only be read by DVD drives which can also read CD ROMs Unfortunately many DVD drives are not able to read CD Rs Even fewer can read CD RWs Currently the following types of DVD are available DVD Audio A high capacity audio medium DVD R DVD Rs can store between 3 95 4 7 and 9 4 GB of data In order to store 9 4 GB you must use the second side of the DVD R which means that you have to turn it over DVD RAM This is a rewritable medium which can store either 2 6 GB one layer or 5 2 GB two layers of data DVD ROM This is the data medium DVD RW This is a rewritable DVD which can be read by almost any standard DVD ROM drive or DVD player DVD RW drives can also read and write to DVDs which are not rewritab
94. he user database if installed and in the Internet database if required Another feature is that it searches through the database of the Windows CD player which can also manage a list of CDs that have already been detected The search results are then shown in a list The dialog box may find several different entries or none at all There can be several different entries when different CDs have the same fingerprint This fingerprint is obtained from the start positions of the individual tracks the number of tracks and the playing time of the CD It is obvious that CDs with the same number of tracks the same playing time and the same track start positions will also have the same fingerprint Neither Nero Burning ROM 7 nor the Internet database can tell them apart There will be different entries for an existing CD It will be down to the user to select the correct entry Other errors can be caused by the fact that many older recorders did not have the Disc at once mode Without this mode the start positions of the tracks on the CD can slip If an inaccurate CD copy like this is used for uploading then there will be duplicates of CD entries or CDs that are actually in the database will not be found This is a problem you will unfortunately have to live with in the CD database If there is no entry in the list of possible CDs and if no suitable entry can be found in the Internet database either Access Internet Database
95. he window Activate the Automatically generate a M3U playlist of stored audio checkbox Highlight the required audio tracks N Oo fF W PD Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and bitrate 8 Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file 9 Click the Start button to start saving a window shows you how the save is progressing 10 When copying is complete give the playlist a name and click Save 11 When the save is complete click Close to close the window 3 2 3 12 The Nero CD database Unfortunately most Audio CDs contain no information about the tracks that are on them only Audio CDs with CD Text do this When an Audio CD is created this means that the titles and artists of the tracks usually have to be entered manually However Nero Burning ROM 7 has a built in CD and title database designed to locate the titles artists and all the tracks on an officially released Audio CD This is achieved with a kind of fingerprint on the CD The information obtained in this way can be used or a range of purposes such as Generating meaningful filenames when saving audio tracks see also Encoding These filenames make it easier for you to compile your own Audio CDs and also provide the information that is printed on the cover by Nero Cover Designer Information about
96. his applies in particular to CD DVD ROM drives It is a good idea to buy high quality hardware from a well known manufacturer You may find it helpful to look at test reports in one of the many computer magazines 12 1 10 One of the following error messages appears during the burning process Why is this Buffer underrun Write error padding blocks added or Dummy blocks added and sometimes also Logical block out of range Meaning The memory or buffer which contains the data to be written to the CD is empty which means that no data is being sent to the recorder As the burning process requires a constant datastream this means that the process has been aborted Try using a slower writing speed and ensure that your PC is working at full speed close down all other programs during the burning process defragment your hard disk before you start close down background processes such as virus scanners etc switch off energy saving mode and screen savers etc Nero Burning ROM 7 FAQs e 103 Queueing failed Wait queue failed or Reset occurred or the computer hangs with ATAPI recorders Meaning This is often caused by communications problems between the adapter and the CD recorder With SCSI devices you can try to reduce the write speed of the adapter by switching off the Sync Negotiation option and setting the transfer rate to half the maximum rate You can normally do this in the controller
97. ich you select the audio tracks to be burned You have a number of options for adding the audio files Option 1 You can insert audio files that are on a non copy protected audio CD Option 2 You can insert audio files in the various formats e g MP3 WAV WMA found on your PC Select the desired audio files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step for all of the audio files Q If you have added audio files you can listen to the individual tracks To do so click on the Play button If you have added audio files that are on the hard drive you can edit these tracks To do so click on the Edit button to open the Nero Wave Editor 3 Audiol Nero Burning ROM File Browser Duration Pause Filters Desktop Name 23 Type 1 I ve got the power 04 00 24 00 02 00 S My Documents 431 Floppy A Floppy Disk 2 Let s burn tonight 03 07 18 00 02 00 SS 1 1 Computer S Local Disk C Local Disk 3 Keepthefire burning 02 20 48 00 02 00 BG 3 Floppy A Local Disk D Local Disk Ex ed ae a Ss Local Disk E Local Disk EB DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc S Local Disk E gt d 8 2 DVD RAM Drive F G Audio CD G CD ROM Disc w Audio CD G SC on Server Celeron Network Conne 8S C on Server Celei a ai Playing time 00 00 00 Play Edit Track 0 lt aja gt hin j 2ohin 4 3ohin shin shin eohin John i sokin i ookin Ee CDRW
98. ightScribe Host Software is faulty and needs to be reinstalled b The installed LightScribe Host Software is not the correct version c An attempt was made to access a disc that is not certified or is not LightScribe compatible Establish an Internet connection and click Update In the window which opens select the option Save and specify where you want the LightScribe Host Software to be saved To install the update you must have Administrator rights To install the update double click the file that you have downloaded and follow the instructions of the Installation Wizard Why is only simplified generic printing of the label possible If a LightScribe disc is inserted and the LightScribe Host Software offers simplified generic printing then the printing is not optimized for that disc For optimal printing results an update of the LightScribe Host Software is recommended and the corresponding window opens Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 93 Establish an Internet connection and click Update In the window which opens select the option Save and specify where you want the LightScribe Host Software to be saved 4 To install the update you must have Administrator rights o install the update double click the file that you have downloaded and follow the instructions of the Installation Wizard Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 94 11 Miscellaneous 11 1 Virus Checker The Virus Checker is only available with th
99. ing a bootable DVD ROM The only difference between creating a bootable DVD ROM and creating a bootable CD ROM is that you select the DVD media type instead of CD All other points are identical and are therefore not explained here again Please read the chapter Making bootable CDs Creating a DVD ROM UDF The only difference between creating a DVD ROM UDF and creating a CD ROM UDF is that you select the DVD media type instead of CD All other points are identical and are therefore not explained here again Please read the chapter Creating a CD ROM UDF Creating a DVD ROM UDF ISO The only difference between creating a DVD ROM UDF ISO and creating a CD ROM UDF ISO is that you select the DVD media type instead of CD All other points are identical and are therefore not explained here again Please read the chapter Creating a CD ROM UDF ISO Copying a DVD The only difference between copying a DVD and copying a CD is that you select the DVD media type instead of CD All other points are identical and are therefore not explained here again Please read the chapter Copying a CD Nero Burning ROM 7 DVD erstellen e 62 6 About burning 6 1 Choose Recorder mr Clicking on the is icon opens the dialog that shows the installed recorder and in which the recorder to be used for burning is selected Even if there is no recorder installed following installation of Nero Burning ROM 7 the recorder dialog
100. isession tab The reason for this lies in the fact that the Save Track command only applies to unbranched data tracks If this were not the case image files could be created which did not contain all the files referred to in them To then burn such CD images onto a CD would be senseless and dangerous because the original references to other tracks of the CD would necessarily be lost and or would refer you to nothing This would mean that all files and directories originally on other tracks would be inaccessible but would be shown in the file directory of the CD When using read access later to a data track burnt in this way read errors would appear and data extracted which did not compute That is why the saving of ISO tracks with references embracing all tracks is not supported at all in Nero Burning ROM 7 On the internal functioning of this command Nero Burning ROM 7 tries first of all to find the format of the data tracks Then all blocks of data tracks are saved to the image file Finally if necessary further adaptation work is undertaken to allow the data tracks to be burnt onto non empty CDs For the experts among you the ISO file system has to be relocated if necessary Do not despair Nero Burning ROM 7 will handle the whole thing for you without you having to give it a thought Q Nero Burning ROM 7 controls the saving of ISO and HFS data tracks The vast majority of existing CD ROMs for PCs and Apple Macintosh are saved in this fo
101. ith the language settings you want or you can download the appropriate language file from our website http www nero com en download htm 12 1 6 Since installed Nero Burning ROM 7 my computer is behaving unpredictably What is the cause of this Please check the following f you have CD recording software other than Nero Burning ROM 7 installed there may be driver conflicts For this reason Nero AG has written a boot menu for Windows 95 and 98 users This allows you to choose either Nero Burning ROM 7 or another CD recording package while you are starting up the computer You can download the boot menu from http Awww nero com en download htm If your PC is running Windows Me 2000 or XP you cannot use the boot menu With these operating systems we recommend uninstalling the other CD recording package IDE ATAPI recorder The problems may be caused by an old WinASPI driver layer If you are a registered Nero Burning ROM 7 user please get in touch with Nero AG Support Send an e mail to techsupport nero com IDE ATAPI recorder If you have installed a busmaster driver you will find that many older busmaster IDE drivers are not compatible with recording programs 12 1 7 can read the CD DVD that I have burnt in my recorder but not in all CD DVD ROM drives Why is this Please check whether you have burned to a rewritable disc Rewritable discs can only be used in recorders with multiread capable drives If you want
102. ive is described in the chapter Encoding tracks that are on hard disk When you encode audio tracks you can save the encoded and saved tracks as an M3U playlist You will find full details about this topic in the chapter M3U Playlists 1 Select Save Track from the Extras menu a A WwW N Load the Audio CD with the tracks you wish to encode in a CD drive Select the drive that contains the CD with the tracks that are to be encoded Highlight the audio tracks you wish to encode Select the output file format by clicking the dropdown button and highlighting the required format Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and bitrate Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file Click the Start button to start encoding a window shows you how encoding is progressing When encoding is complete click Close to close the window Encoding tracks that are on hard disk The encoding method described in this chapter is only suitable for audio tracks that are located on a hard drive If you wish to encode tracks from an Audio CD please refer to the chapter f Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 34 Audio CDs 1 Select File Encoding from the Extras menu 2 Click the Add button and select the directory containing the audio tracks you wish to
103. le DVD RWs have a storage capacity of 4 7 GB The difference between these and DVD RAMs is that they can also be played in standard DVD ROM drives and standalone DVD players DVD RW This is a rewritable DVD which can be read by almost any standard DVD ROM drive or DVD player DVD RW drives can also read and write to DVDs which are not rewritable DVD RWs have a storage capacity of 4 7 GB The difference between these and DVD RAMs is that they can also be played in standard DVD ROM drives and standalone DVD players DVD Video DVD Videos contain full length feature films with high audio and video quality The videos are encoded in MPEG 2 format Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 108 El Torito Finalizing Firmware Fixing Image file Grabbing Additional information The UDF Universal Disc Format file system is used on DVDs However the data can also be accessed via an ISO9660 data system which is also included on the DVD DVD format no longer corresponds to any of the formats specified in the colored books El Torito is a specification which describes the structure of a CD used to boot a PC A PC with a suitable BIOS can start the operating system from the CD and therefore does not need a floppy disk or a hard disk Finalizing is similar to fixing but applies to the entire disc No additional data can be written to a finalized disc When you burn a CD or DVD in DAO mode the disc is automatically finalized However
104. lect the files to be burned Select all available files of the DVD Video title on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side DVDVideo1_DVD Nero Burning ROM File Edit view Recorder Extras Database Window Help File Browser New 2B Desktop Name Type auDIO_Ts a Ory Documents 314 Floppy A Floppy Disk G amp VIDEO_TS a3 Local Disk C Local Disk Ed 3 ie oat S Local Disk D Local Disk i z ER i lt Local Disk E Local Disk He Local Disk D 2 CD Drive F CD ROM Di Ha Local Disk E S fi m 3 5 InCD F cD Drive G CD ROM Disc 2 CD Drive G S66 on Manuelas Comp Network Conne S C on Manuelas Co S c on Server Celeron Network Conne 8 S C on Server Cele lt I ieee gt gt l sde 1sobmg 225bMe S00bMe 57sbme 4sobve s2shme soobme 675bme sabe s2bbme T pvos 6152m x DYDRAM DVD erstellen e 61 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 6 P Burn 6 Click on the eer icon to switch to the burn area You are then ready to burn the DVD For more information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc Creating a DVD ROM ISO The only difference between creating a DVD ROM ISO and creating a CD ROM ISO is that you select the DVD media type instead of CD All other points are identical and are therefore not explained here again Please read the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO Creat
105. mage file The CD RW drive is used in the same way as a hard disk or floppy disk which means that any application can write the data to the CD CDs created using packet writing can only be read with a special UDF driver Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 112 PCM PCM is the main standard for digitizing audio files and speech PCM stands for pulse code modulation and involves digitally encoding analog signals Pre gap This is also referred to as a pause It is the area on a CD which separates one track from another In Nero Burning ROM 7 the default pause is set to 2 seconds Red Book standard Session CDs are divided into tracks and sessions A session consists of all the files which are written to the CD in the course of one write process and can consist of one or more tracks There can be more than one session on a multisession CD Simulation Simulation corresponds to the process of writing data except that no data is written Simulation is used to check whether the data can be sent to the recorder quickly enough to avoid a buffer underrun It can also be used to check whether the recorder can actually write to the CD You should use simulation when you are not sure whether the system can send the data quickly enough If you have already burnt a few CDs successfully you can switch off simulation If your recorder has a buffer underrun protection function you do not need to use simulation Track On an audio CD a track corresponds
106. n A bootable hard disk is required to create the bootable CD When booted the CD behaves as if the CD were Drive C Its old Drive C becomes Drive D its old Drive D becomes Drive E and so forth Up to 640MB of boot data can be stored on a CD with this type of bootable CD Of course this means that the template drive must not be bigger than 640 MB or it will not fit on the CD So if you have a 200 GB hard disk with only one 200 GB partition for example you will not be able to create a bootable CD from it without first re partitioning your hard disk in a suitable way This is a problem of principle and has nothing to do with Nero Burning ROM 7 3 No Emulation This feature is only intended for use by out and out experts who require no floppy or harddisk emulation and wish to install their own device drivers Windows 2000 CD uses this method for example For Nero Burning ROM 7 the template for making a bootable CD can be either a logical drive e g the C drive or a so called Image File of a drive Image files contain the contents of a drive sector by sector as a file Image files can be Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 44 created with packages such as Norton Disk Editor or Winlmage and are usually very large as large as the drive from which they were created obviously 3 5 4 Making bootable CDs You will find basic information about bootable CDs based on the El Torito standard in the section entitled Ba
107. n improvement in the contrast of image and text though the time to print increases How fast can a LightScribe label be printed The time to print a LightScribe label depends on a number of factors the amount of data to be printed the position of the data on the label the selected print quality and the disc used When printing labels the LightScribe recorder burns the image and text in concentric rings from the inner diameter to the outer diameter Rings with no data are skipped The thickness of the rings determines the contrast and hence the print quality What labels can I print Basically there are three different label print modes Title Only the name of the disc or compilation appears on the disc This labeling method allows the disc to be identified Contents Information about the contents of the disc is printed on the disc This is the recommended labeling method if there are a number of discs or compilations with the same name Complete Images and text appears on the disc these creative elements almost completely fill the disc and make it unique The format template for this labeling method is called Free style This is the recommended labeling method for important discs or discs with a special content Why should update my LightScribe Host Software 3 For various reasons a window sometimes appears recommending an update for the LightScribe Host Software The commonest reasons are a The installed L
108. n list box and select the media type CD Creatinga CD e 51 New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Select the CD ROM Hybrid compilation thereby bringing the Hybrid tab to the foreground Select the HFS partition from which you wish to add the data If you do not see a HFS partition it means that no SCSI hard drive containing HFS was found Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned Select the desired files for the PC on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the ISO part of the hybrid CD on the left hand side Select the desired files for the PC on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the HFS part of the hybrid CD on the left hand side oe Burn Click on the E diN icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 9 CD ROM UDF The UDF file system was developed when it became increasingly obvious that the ISO9660 file system used on CDs was no longer meeting the needs of rewritable media and DVDs It was optimized mainly to accommodate large data volumes and to make it easy to modify an existing file system 3 9 1 Creating a CD ROM UDF 1 Start Nero Burning RO
109. ngth of time without ruining the target CD The burning mode that can be used with the device dependant strategy depends on the source medium i e if the tracks are from a CD DVD player then only a reference is created and only Track at once can be used The chapter Extracting audio files from a CD and then burning them explains how to burn compilations created with drag amp drop editing Copying audio tracks Copying CDA files to a hard disk offers the user more ways of using audio files Unlike drag amp drop tracks can be converted to other formats You will find full details about copying CDA files in the chapter Saving audio tracks 3 2 3 2 Source medium is hard disk The advantage of burning audio files that are on a hard disk is that the CD can be written using Disc at once This means that you can get more out of the functionality of many recorders For example you can write CD text specify the pause length or set additional index positions these capabilities are only available with Disc at once The disadvantage is that the audio files need storage space on the hard disk Depending on the audio format around 10 MB per minute is required in WAV format If the files are compressed e g in MP3 format then the space requirement is cut by 90 You can test the advantages of MP3 compression with Nero Burning ROM 7 You can convert up to 30 audio files to MP3 format The chapter Saving audio tracks tells y
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112. nt Buffer underrun protection activated 6 12 25 16 Caching of files started Q 12 25 17 Caching of files completed O 12 25 17 Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s Writing file directx_9c_redist exe Copy 1 1 Total time 00 01 12 Status Writing at 4x 600 KB s Remaining time 00 00 21 Used read buffer 46 PLETE EEL EEEEL EEE ELE EEE EEE ELLE EL Completed Recorder Action Buffer Level Recorder State DYDRAM Track 98 Ready C Automatically shut down the PC when done C verify written data Writing to disc When the burning process is complete the disc is ejected 17 Please insert a LightScribe disc with the label side facing down into the recorder and click on the OK button Compilation name 1502 Mode1 CD ROM 150 Size 11MB 01 15 01 Time Event Q 14 00 46 Caching of files completed Q 14 00 46 Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s 14 02 10 Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s Nero Burning ROM Writing File Copy 00 02 14 Status air 00 00 00 Completed Recorder Action Buffer Level Recorder State DYDRAM Idle TT Ready C Automatically shut down the PC when done Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 90 Prints the LightScribe label 100 Writing to disc ISO2 LightScribe Print Properties Size 11MB 01 15 01 Print contrast Dratt Normal Copy Number of copies Drive G PHILIPS DYVDRISLS
113. o Emulation With Floppy Emulation a bootable floppy is needed to create the bootable CD The size of the start data is limited by the capacity of the floppy disk e g 1 44 MB When starting the Boot CD is assigned Drive A and the actual disk drive is treated as B Harddisk Emulation requires a bootable hard disk to create the bootable CD The Boot CD is assigned drive letter C and the existing hard disks are incremented a letter so C becomes D D becomes E and so forth During booting the CD behaves as if it were CD drive C Up to 640 MB or 700 MB of boot data can be stored on a CD with this type of bootable CD However this requires a harddisk partition with 640 or 700 MB max This partition must first be created if it does not yet exist With No Emulation the drive letters are not changed This type is used for bootable installation CDs 3 5 3 Template for making a bootable CD A template in the form of a bootable drive is needed to make a bootable CD There are basically three types of bootable CD 1 Floppy Emulation Floppy Emulation requires a bootable floppy to make the bootable CD When it is booted the CD behaves as if the floppy were inserted in Drive A The drive letters increment so that Drive A corresponds to the bootable CD Floppy disk drive A can be accessed as B after booting The size of the start data is basically limited by the capacity of the floppy disk e g 1 44 MB 2 Harddisk Emulatio
114. o files that are on a non copy protected audio CD Option 2 You can insert audio files in the various formats e g MP3 WAV WMA found on your PC Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find additional information on adding audio files in the chapter Creating an audio CD Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 40 MixMode1 Nero Burning ROM Ele gdt view ta Extras Database Window Help File Browser Desktop Name Type E 5 My Documents 3 Floppy 4 Floppy Disk a 3 My Computer Local Disk C Local Disk ps 2 een ts Local Disk D Local Disk lt a Local Disk D S Local Disk E Local Disk lt a Local Disk E B DVD RAM Drive F CD ROM Disc E DVD RAM Drive F G Audio cd G CD ROM Disc E G Audio CD G SBC on Server Celeron Network Conne Se C on Server Celei lt Audio a I aea f Ey 75h oa isdMe i 22dmB 3odme i 37de asde es s2dms sodme e7dmB asde i sodas ICDRW eS Burn 7 Click on the e sdci icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 4 CD EXTRA A CD in the CD EXTRA format also known as an Enhanced CD is a Multisession CD that consists of two sessions the fir
115. oduce a copy using an image file Have sufficient space for the image file on the hard disk Would like to make several copies of the same CD Think it likely that read errors may have occurred on the source CD for example because scratches are clearly visible You only have a CD drive Choose fast copy if you Do not have much time to spare Do not have enough space for an image file on the hard disk for example you will need about 10 MB per minute of audio data on the other hand a data disk requires a large image file of several hundred GBs 4 2 Copying using an image file There are three stages to copying using an image file First of all Nero Burning ROM 7 reads the original CD from a CD drive and then in the second stage produces an image file on the hard disk containing all the information from the CD In the third stage Nero Burning ROM 7 writes the image file already created onto an empty CD This procedure guarantees the greatest possible insurance against data being supplied too slowly which could lead to defective blanks With audio CDs this choice allows audio data to be corrected something which would not be possible with simultaneous reading and burning Nero Burning ROM 7 Copying aCD e 56 Q A copy over image may consist of up to 8000 MBs so you should ensure that you have enough storage space on the hard disk selected We also recommend that you save the copy over image on the fastest hard disk If
116. ogies owns the rights to the encoder which means that license fees would have to be paid That s why you can only test the encoder 30 times If after that you wish to continue using the encoder you will find further information about buying the mp3PRO plugin in the Webshop The high processing power needed to decompress MP3 files means that the maximum possible burning speed will depend on the power of your PC As a rule of thumb we can say that Pentium systems with a clock speed over 100Mhz should be capable of burning at twice the speed Computers of Pentium II class and higher should be capable of burning 4 or even 8 times faster Pentium III or IV PCs can achieve even higher burn speeds MP3 files downloaded from the Internet may be damaged by transmission errors Such problems may affect the sound Nero Burning ROM 7 displays a warning telling you if damaged MP3 files have been added to an audio compilation During writing damaged files are logged with the warning message Lost sync within the MP3 stream The MP3 library used by Nero Burning ROM 7 only supports the MPEG Layer3 standard format at present A similar error message appears if Nero Burning ROM 7 receives MP3 files for decoding and its MPEG library cannot process the file format Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 33 Audio CDs The encoding method described in this chapter is only suitable for tracks on Audio CDs The encoding of audio files that are on hard dr
117. ome way of ensuring that the tracks which have a definite connection to an existing CD are not written to another CD by mistake This would make all files with references outside the tracks unreadable later on For this reason Nero Burning ROM 7 checks that the correct CD has been loaded for burning If it hasn t then the CD that has been loaded in error is ejected Multisession CD for nonlinked files 3 1 2 5 ISO9660 If the files in the file session you wish to burn are so small that further files can be added and if you want to use all of the space on the CD you can create a Multisession CD By clearing the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section you will ensure that Nero will not search for links to existing files on the CD The ISO file system Nero Burning ROM 7 normally writes ISO data in the CD sector format Mode 1 However Nero Burning ROM 7 also supports the so called XA Format for ISO data The XA format is an extension of ISO structures and can only be burned onto the CD in Mode 2 another CD sector format Normal ISO Mode 1 tracks behave just like Mode2 XA tracks when read under DOS Windows and using modern CD ROM drives The latest CD ROM drives can easily read Mode 1 and Mode2 XA CDs However there are still some CD ROM drives around that cannot read the Mode 1 CDs correctly Owners of these older drives are advised to write data in the Mo
118. on about published CDs the user database is suitable for your own CD compilations Creating a user database will ensure that information about CDs you have created yourself is not lost if the program database is overwritten 1 In Windows Explorer create a directory target directory to hold the user database 2 Select Create a New User Database from the Database menu and highlight the destination path for the new user database 3 When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the user database Click Yes to confirm your choice Configuring local Nero databases If when you imported the program database user database you answered Yes when asked if you want to use these as your new database s then the directories are entered automatically However you can still review the settings on the relevant tab after you have imported the database s Before using the Nero database just take a little time to make sure that the settings are right To configure these settings select File gt Options and then the Database tab You will see that there are three setting areas Configuring the Internet database for reading As well as the local database Nero Burning ROM 7 supports access to Internet databases with CD information that comply with the so called CDDB standard The free Internet CD database http freedb freedb org is preset as a preference Nero Burning ROM 7 can ac
119. on the CD A session in turn contains one or more tracks All CDs with several sessions are Multisession CDs There are basically two types of Multisession CD Multisession CD for linked files e g for backups Multisession CD for independent files Multisession CD for linked files Multisession CDs are advisable say when making a weekly Backup of a number of folders on a CD When an ISO compilation is created the required folder is written to the CD in every new session Since only a few files may have changed writing the entire folder again would have the following disadvantages Burning would take an unnecessarily long time because redundant data are being written each time Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 20 Valuable CD space would be wasted as the same data is copied a number of times With a CD R data can only be written to a CD but cannot be deleted or changed so the following procedure is used with Multisession CDs Instead of writing the unchanged data again with every session i e every backup procedure Nero Burning ROM 7 only writes cross references to a previous CD track which contains the unchanged file Only the changed files are completely re written By activating the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section you will ensure that this actually happens Of course when individual sessions are linked to one another there must be s
120. or Motion Pictures Expert Group www mpeg org This international committee regulates the uniform compression of video and multimedia video film and audio data The MPEG standard now consists of MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 3 and MPEG 4 The MPEG 3 standard has now been integrated with MPEG 2 Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 110 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 This format was developed for moving video reproduction and has the highest compression rates The drawback of this is that the resolution is relatively poor Video CDs VCDs are encoded in MPEG 1 and can contain up to 79 minutes of film material MPEG 2 is the successor of MPEG 1 which was known for the video CD VCD MPEG 2 s flexible compression standards provide excellent image quality at extremely low bitrates It is used for DVD videos and Super Video CDs SVCDs The DVD plugin enables you to generate SVCD compatible MPEG 2 files and burn a Super Video CD which can contain around 40 minutes of film material Average bitrate for an SVCD is around 2 3 Mbits per second With the MPEG 2 DVD plugin you can create both DVD compatible MPEG 2 files and SVCD compatible MPEG 2 files This means you can fit about two hours of film material on a DVD The average bitrate for a DVD video is around 4 8 Mbits per second Please note that you need Nero Vision 4 and Nero Burning ROM 7 to encode video files with the MPEG 2 DVD plugin and burn the DVD MP3 mp3PRO MP3 is an acronym or file extension for
121. ormation in different languages Click the Add beneath the Language window to select these languages from a list of countries You could enter the album title for each language for example You should specify at least one language When you highlight a language you can enter a name in the Album Title box 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 The file browser contains a compilation area for audio tracks and for data files Click on the Data button if you would like to insert files Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find further information on adding data files in the chapter Creating a CD ROM ISO 6 Click on the Audio button if you would like to insert audio files You have a number of options for adding audio files Option 1 You can insert audio files that are on a non copy protected audio CD Option 2 You can insert audio files in the various formats e g MP3 WAV WMA found on your PC Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find additional information on a
122. ou how to do this 3 2 3 3 Audio track properties Double click one or more audio files to open the Audio Information dialog box The tab offers you a wide variety of options The main ones are Audio Track Properties tab If your recorder supports the writing of CD Text you can insert information for CD Text on this tab You will find further information about CD Text in the chapter CD Text You can also specify the length of the pause between tracks the default pause between two tracks is 2 seconds Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 28 2 You may feel that a pause between tracks is irritating especially with live recordings In this case set a pause length of 0 seconds You can create a cross fade between two audio tracks so the new number starts to play quietly while the current number is still playing The current track will meld into the new track without a break In this case activate the checkbox and specify the seconds for the fade Indexes Limits Split tab Filter tab The top part of the tab shows the progress of the audio track as a graph The New Index button sets a new index position at the selected position For a CD player this is the position from which a new number starts and the player can also jump to it directly Not all CD players support this function The Split button splits the audio track at the selected position i e the track is physically split and becomes
123. ources then the volume of the individual tracks can be matched with this filter All audio tracks in the compilation must have been selected for this filter to function correctly Declicking This is used to remove clicking noise when the audio file comes from a scratched vinyl Hiss Reduction This filter reduces the hiss of an audio file by removing the frequency components that are below a certain value Fade In This filter fades the audio track in from silence to full volume Fade Out This filter fades the audio track out from full volume to silence Stereo Widening This filter changes the intensity of the stereo effect with stereo recordings Karaoke This filter removes those parts of a song that are equal on both stereo channels This is usually the vocal so this effect can be used for karaoke CDs Please also refer to the chapter Creating a Karaoke CD Echo This effect provides a number of options for echo effects Equalizer This effect opens an equalizer so you can change the volume in different frequency ranges Q The Nero Wave Editor 3 program which is part of the Nero Burning ROM 7 package provides you with even more filters and different audio editing options To locate this program select Start gt Programs gt Nero gt Nero 7 gt Nero Wave Editor 3 2 3 6 Creating a Karaoke CD Creating a karaoke CD is rather complex because the karaoke filter must be set individually for each song C
124. ow the Verify option works After the data has been written to the disc Nero Burning ROM 7 ejects the disc and reloads it After this all the files in the compilation are compared and Nero Burning ROM 7 checks whether the files have been written correctly In multisession compilations Nero Burning ROM 7 checks only those files which were written during the most recent burning process and ignores all other files At the end of the check Nero Burning ROM 7 displays a summary This contains the information from the checking process the number of identical files the number of different files and the number of files which could not be accessed 11 6 Erasing data from rewritable discs Using Nero Burning ROM 7 you can not only create CDs and DVDs but also erase rewritable discs CD RWs DVD RWs and DVD RWs However you can only do this if you have a recorder which can also write to these types of disc 1 From the Recorder menu choose Erase ReWritable 2 Click on the drop down list and select the desired recorder or check the Use multiple recorders box if all of the installed recorders are to be selected Nero Burning ROM 7 Miscellaneous e 99 Erase Rewritable Disc Select recorder F DVDRAM C Use multiple recorders Select the erase method to be used Quick erase rewritable disc The disc will appear to be empty but data is not physically erased Use this option with caution if the disc contain
125. r of a new golden age Later he had his mother Agrippina murdered and banished his wife who had not provided him with an heir He became increasingly tyrannical and rid himself of his more levelheaded advisers He made eccentric public appearances as an artist and charioteer he prosecuted citizens for treason and after the great fire in Rome in 64 A D threw suspicion for having started it on the Christians The suspicion that Nero himself started the fire cannot be proved but it indicates what his citizens thought he was capable of However there was no real systematic persecution of Christians since the events which took place were restricted to the city of Rome After the failure of plot against Nero hatched in the Senate and lead by Piso repression increased Uprisings in Gaul Spain and Africa caused the Praetorian Guard to withdraw its allegiance to Nero The Guard then declared its support for Galba as emperor and the Senate declared Nero to be hostis populi Romani an enemy of the Roman people upon which he committed suicide His death marked the end of the Julian Claudian imperial dynasty This is a write process which does not involve storing the data to be written to the CD on the hard disk first The data is written directly onto the blank CD Another term used for on the fly is fast copying Packet CD Packet writing This is a write process which involves sending the data in blocks to the CD RW drive without first creating an i
126. r recorder Use this option at your own risk For CDs burned in Disc at once mode you have the option of writing a short lead out that creates an additional 12 MB of space You can restore the default settings by clicking on the Restore button 8 1 7 Database Nero Burning ROM 7 enables audio CDs to be linked to a local database Nero Burning ROM 7 Setting options for Nero Burning ROM 7 e 77 This may be a user database containing the titles that have been burned with Nero Burning ROM 7 or a program database The program database comes from freedb org and must be loaded onto your PC before use see The Nero CD database Once you have done this the title of an inserted CD and the artist are usually recognized and will not have to be entered manually 8 1 8 Ultrabuffer This tab allows you to specify how much memory Nero Burning ROM 7will use as a RAM buffer This can either be done automatically or manually We recommend using the Automatic Configuration option so as to achieve an optimum relationship between the existing buffer and the buffer reserved for burning When setting the buffer manually make sure that it is not too small as a large buffer will produce more reliable burning results than a small one 8 1 9 File Browser 8 1 10 Mics This tab allows you to change the settings for the File Browser the heart of the Nero Burning ROM 7 compilation window For example you can specify whether the File Browser sho
127. reate an Audio CD as described in the chapter Extracting audio files from a CD and then burning them Please note the following points First create a new audio compilation and drag the audio tracks you want into the compilation n the compilation window double click the song on which you want to set the karaoke filter Activate the Karaoke filter on the Filter tab Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 31 Specify the strength of the effect the vocal balance and the quality of the conversion Click the Test Selected Filters button to play the song and ensure that you are happy with the result If you are not happy change the effect strength and vocal balance and test again Now click OK to confirm your changes and close the dialog box The name of the filter will appear in the Filter column in the compilation window Now repeat the relevant points for each additional song Burn the karaoke CD when you have converted the songs 3 2 3 7 Recording records The Nero Wave Editor 3 lets you digitize records and save them on hard disk You will find detailed instructions on how to do this in the quick guide and the program s online help When a record is recorded two tracks are created one from the from and one from the back When these two tracks are burned the songs would not be individually controllable with a CD player The track has to be split to make this possible The chapter Splitting tracks
128. rk Conne gt 75h ay isd Eg zed ae sodve J 37de a asdve J s2dvB sodve e7dve il 756 ie s2dmB i YAMAHA CRW3200E Burn 6 Click on the dzin icon to switch to the burning area You are then ready to burn the CD For information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc 3 1 2 Background information for advanced users This chapter describes the tabs not explained in the previous chapter see the relevant subsections as well as providing additional information on multisession CDs and describing the ISO and UDF file systems Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating aCD e 18 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 Additional tabs for data CDs On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives will still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically meaningful at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also
129. rmat However if the data on the CD is neither in ISO PC nor HFS Macintosh format the results when burning onto a non empty CD can be non functional You can find the format of the data track from the display of the track list after selecting the Save Track command If the appropriate track is displayed neither as ISO HFS hybrid nor Joliet but only as data mode 1 without any more details proceed with care Nero Burning ROM 7 allows you the opportunity to save and burn data tracks in unknown formats onto it for example native Unix file systems Here all blocks of the track are then simply copied 1 1 The responsibility for deciding whether you can burn such a track without relocating it onto a non empty CD is left entirely up to you Nero Burning ROM 7 Saving tracks using Nero Burning ROM 7 e 80 10 LightScribe 10 1 LightScribe System requirements To create LightScribe labels separate hardware and software system requirements need to be considered Operating system Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows Media Center Edition 2004 or larger Software Nero 6 6 0 8 or higher LightScribe Host Software must be installed Hardware LightScribe compatible recorder LightScribe suitable disc 10 2 Printing LightScribe labels LightScribe is a process that enables CDs and DVDs to be labeled in the recorder This requires both a suitable burner and a special medium The label side of the media ha
130. rn process is displayed once it is finished Click on OK to finish or on Burn again if the compilation should be burned again Nero Burning ROM 7 Copying aCD e 57 Nero Burning ROM e l Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s 4 3 Copying using a fast copy on the fly Nero can perform a fast copy on the fly straight from the CD ROM to the recorder without using an intermediate image file Some of the disadvantages in the following list do not apply to recorders with buffer underrun buffer in idle state protection Advantage This feature which is often desirable allows faster copying and also requires no additional storage space on the hard disk Disadvantage The advantage of speed may also become a disadvantage Nero Burning ROM 7 Firstly there must be a CD DVD ROM drive available which can supply data fast enough For example if you want to burn 24x the input data must be able to be read in at least 24x better with 32x from the CD DVD ROM so that no buffer underrun occurs It is not so easy to guarantee this because some CD ROM audio data reads considerably more slowly than normal data Mode 1 or Mode 2 For example there are modern 48x CD ROM drives which read audio data slower than 10x If errors occur when reading the CD because there is a scratch on the CD for example the error cannot possibly be eliminated by reading the appropriate point of the CD several times because unlik
131. s a special color layer and sometimes also a thermal layer this is heated by the laser in the recorder in such a way that images and text are printed on the medium After burning the compilation the disc is simply removed from the recorder turned over and the LightScribe label is created When a label is created Nero Cover Designer opens If you have created disc labels before using Nero Cover Designer then you will be able to create LightScribe labels without any problem For their creation it basically does not matter whether a label is printed on paper and then stuck onto the medium or printed directly on the medium You will find full details on how to create labels in the Nero Cover Designer manual Nero Burning ROM 7 LightScribe e 81 10 3 Creating a compilation and burning and printing LightScribe labels 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 and create a compilation Click on the i lt icon and select a recorder that can print a LightScribe label If you are not sure whether a LightScribe label will be printed check the settings Choose File gt Options gt LightScribe and check if the control field Always print LightScribe Label is selected If this is not the case then please select it and click on the OK button to close the tab Options Compilation Cache Language Sounds Audio Expert Features Database Ultrabuffer File Browser Misc LightScribe Print contrast Draft Normal O
132. s confidential data Erase speed Maximum v Erase Cancel 3 Choose the erase method you want by clicking on the button next to the pull Nero Burning ROM 7 down list and selecting the erase method and speed There are two erase methods available quick erase and full erase Quick erase The data is not erased fully from the disc Only the references to the contents of the disc are deleted The disc appears to be empty although it is not really empty This means that it is possible for someone else to restore the contents Do not use this method for discs which contain confidential data Erasing a disc using this method lasts between 1 and 2 minutes Full erase All the data is deleted from the disc and cannot be restored The time needed to erase a disc using this method varies depending on the type of disc Click on the Erase button The erase process starts immediately and a dialog box is displayed with information about the status of the process When the erase process is completed the dialog box closes and you can write new data to the rewritable disc using Nero Burning ROM 7 or InCD 4 Miscellaneous e 100 12 FAQs 12 1 General questions about Nero Burning ROM 7 12 1 1 Can Nero Burning ROM 7 burn and copy CDs on the fly Yes Nero Burning ROM 7 can copy CDs on the fly 1 In the New compilation dialog box click on the CD Copy icon or from the Recorder menu choose the Copy Disk item
133. s onto discs Nero Burning ROM 7 is the ideal software for power users making it possible to work individually to a large extent You have full control over the projects you want to burn and you can specify the file system the length of the file names and the required font You want to change the name of the disc No problem Nero Burning ROM 7 will assist you and provide you with several options Even if you want to burn projects with unusual formats Nero Burning ROM 7 assists you and enables you to create discs which can be read by both Apple and Windows computers UDF format discs are also no problem You can customize the tool bar and change the shortcuts of Nero Burning ROM 7 in other words you have a program which is as individual as you are Despite the scope and the vast ability of Nero Burning ROM 7 it remains an easy to use burning program which creates your own discs in just a few easy steps First select the disc type a type supported by your device to be burned CD DVD Blu ray HD DVD then select the type of project before adding the required data and then you are ready to start burning quickly and reliably in proven Nero quality Nero Burning ROM 7 For users in a hurry e 6 Step 1 Launching the program Start Nero Burning ROM 7 using the command sequence Start gt All programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Audio Data gt Nero Burning ROM The program starts with the window in which you select the me
134. s which you can use to tailor the Video CD to your specific requirements The Create standard compliant CD checkbox should be enabled to ensure that you make a Super Video CD that can be played in a DVD player You specify the color format to which the video files will be converted in the Encoding resolution section Pal or NTSC If you want to be able to add pictures to the video then they can be copied to a separate directory In this case check the Store source pictures in checkbox The Use CD i application checkbox is only intended for users with experience of CD i applications 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 The file browser contains one compilation area for video and picture files and one for data files Click on the Data button if you would like to insert files These may be text files or even a software player for your PC Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser Q You will find additional information on adding audio files in the chapter Creating an audio CD 6 Click on the Video Pictures button to insert video and picture files Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat
135. sc types DYVD R Riw DVD R RW DVD RAM DVD R DL CD R RW Maximum CD speed 10x 1 500 KB s Firmware revision 4104 Overburn Supported Buffer underrun protection Supported Disc at once CueSheet DA0 96 CD TEXT Supported Recorder buffer 2048 KB 3 At Book Type settings click the drop down button and select a setting from the following list Nero Burning ROM 7 Choose Recorder Device Adapter GSE DVDRAM IDE QE DVDRW SCSI Q Image Recorder Virtual Device OK Status OK OK Disc types Maximum CD speed 10x 1 500 KB s Firmware revision 4104 Overburn Supported Buffer underrun protection Supported Buffer underrun protection Book Type settings Automatic Automatic X DVD ROM Physical disc type Current recorder setting DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM DVD R DL CD R RW Disc at once CueSheet DA0 96 CD TEXT Supported Recorder buffer 2048 KB DVD high compatibility mode at least 1GB will be written Automatic Nero Burning ROM 7 automatically selects the most compatible Book Type for this disc DVD ROM Changes the Book Type to DVD ROM Physical disc type Uses the Book Type specified on the inserted DVD Current recorder setting Sets the Book Type to the current default setting on the recorder About burning e 70 6 4 Use Multiple Recorders Owners of the retail version of Nero Burning
136. sc will not be created This option still enables the disc to be written until it is full Note however that only the last session will be visible then and you will only have access to the data from this last session New Compilation o v Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Continue Multisession disc CD ROM UDF an No Multisession You will find additional information on the multisession options in the chapter Background information for advanced users Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 54 4 For advanced users If you click on the UDF tab you can select the UDF partition type and the UDF file system If you wish to create a disc that is compatible with Xbox check the appropriate box Nero Burning ROM 7 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser UDFISO1 Nero Burning ROM gie Edit view Recorder Extras Database Window Help Cow G File Browser oor lt 7she 3 isde zme i zodme one 37e i 4sdve ae szdmB i gt lt Desktop amp B My Documents j p
137. session Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating aCD e 17 New Compilation Info Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc Continue Multisession disc CD ROM I150 No Multisession Additional information on the multisession options and the other tabs can be found in the chapter Background information for advanced users 4 Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in which you select the files to be burned 5 Select the desired files on the right hand side of the file browser and drag them to the left hand side Repeat this step until all of the files are in the compilation area of the file browser S01 Nero Burning ROM or File Browser Desktop E3 B My Documents 5 My Computer Type Floppy Disk Local Disk 3 Floppy 4 Local Disk C lt gt lt JB 314 Floppy 4 See Local Disk C He Local Disk D See Local Disk E Qs DVD RAM Drive F 3 CD RW Drive G E e C on Lothars Com 8 S C on Manuelas Co 5 e C on Server Celei il gt Local Disk D Se Local Disk E 3 DVD RAM Drive F XS CD RW Drive G SBC on Lothars Comput SBC on Manuelas Comp SBC on Server Celeron lt M j Local Disk Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc Network Connel Network Conne Netwo
138. st session contains the audio files and the second session the data Existing normal audio CD players play the first session as an Audio CD The second session contains data files whose contents may relate to the audio track in the first session for example with song lyrics and background information about the music or they may just contain gimmicks in the form of video clips The second session can only be used by PCs with a CD ROM drive it cannot be seen by a normal CD player 3 4 1 Creating a CD EXTRA 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession 150 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD Extra compilation thereby bringing the CD EXTRA tab to the foreground You can use the text boxes on the CD EXTRA tab to specify the Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 41 album identification This is particularly useful when the album is to comprise of several CDs You can also specify the number of volumes in the aloum and the album set sequence number The default for the number of volumes and the sequence number is 1 The Pictures button opens a dialog box where you can select two pictures to be saved on the front and back of the CD You can also specify the color format for the encoding resolution for all of the pictures that will be written to the CD A CD EXTRA can contain inf
139. ted in the Action area and change them if necessary 2 Check the options selected in the Writing area and change them if necessary 3 Insert a disc and click on the Burn button Burn Compilation Info Multisession 150 CD ROM 150 Action o Determine maximum speed M write Writing Label Dates Misc Burn Write speed 40x 6 000 KB s Write method T Number of copies 1 Buffer underrun protection Cluse multiple recorders Do a virus check before burning 4 The burn process is started while it is running you can specify whether the files burned onto the disc should be verified and or the PC shut down after the burn process provided this is technically possible and you have the administrator rights required for this Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 64 Compilation name 1501 Mode1 CD ROM 150 Size 56MB 06 19 41 Time 12 25 16 12 25 17 12 25 17 Event Buffer underrun protection activated Caching of files started Caching of files completed Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s Writing file Copy Status directx_9c_redist exe 1 1 Writing at 4x 600 KB s Total time 00 01 12 Remaining time 00 00 21 Used read buffer Completed 46 Recorder DYDRAM Action Buffer Level Track 98 Ready Recorder State Cl Automatically shut down the PC when done Cl verify written data Wri
140. ternal buffer to be unable to accept any more data This can lead to a situation where the CD DVD ROM drive has already read audio data in its internal buffer cache but has not yet been able to deliver to Nero Burning ROM 7 because Nero Burning ROM 7 s buffer is full This means that the CD DVD ROM is forced to reposition the reading head As the CD is turning continuously in the CD ROM DVD drive the reading head has to jump back to a previous position Many CD DVD ROM drives cannot adjust the reading head for audio CDs accurately and therefore sometimes invalid audio data is transmitted Q Direct copying of discs requires at least one drive for reading and one for writing 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 If you have installed a recorder that can burn a number of media types e g CDs DVDs then click on the drop down list box and select the media type to be copied New Compilation Multisession 15Q Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD Copy compilation 4 Click on the Copy Options tab and deactivate the On the fly check box Click on the drop down list box and select the desired drive New Compilation v Image Copy Options Read Options Burn General Con the Fly gt CD Copy Copying with on the fly is risky Please make sure that the source disc is clean and the CD Ce reading speed is at least double the writing speed Sourc
141. the Load Image File when Starting Up System control box is activated the given image file is loaded immediately after the system starts and is then available to you Click on the button to select the desired image file in the dialog box When you have clicked on the Open button the image file is loaded automatically and is available to you i e you may skip the third point Once you have ejected the image file you may load the file by clicking on the Load button 4 Click on the OK button to close Nero ImageDrive Image file e 75 8 Setting options for Nero Burning ROM 7 8 1 Tabs The best way to access the Preferences area in Nero Burning ROM 7 is to go to File gt Options This window contains tabs where you can change the general settings for burning media with Nero Burning ROM 7 to suit your own personal needs Options Database Ultrabuffer File Browser Misc LightScribe Compilation Cache Language Sounds Audio Expert Features Start with new compilation Remember last used volume label Show compilation size in the Nero status bar Clear archive bits of written files during ISO refresh C Allow semicolons in Joliet names Show original path with ISO compilation Nero Burning ROM 7 Setting options for Nero Burning ROM 7 e 76 8 1 1 Compilation You can change some of the basic settings in this tab We recommend activating all the checkboxes as this makes
142. the data on a finalized CD RW can still be deleted by choosing the Erase ReWritable item from the Recorder menu The firmware in recorders CD DVD ROM drives functions as the operating system of the drive and contains instructions which determine how the drive reacts to commands from the computer The firmware of the latest recorders can generally be upgraded For example Nero AG s website contains a page with links to the latest firmware versions To see the firmware version of your drive use the Choose Recorder menu item on the Recorder menu in Nero Burning ROM 7 Fixing is similar to finalizing but applies only to an individual session rather than to the whole CD Fixing means closing the session which has just been written so that it can be read To do this the lead in and lead out data are written to the disc In the current version of Nero Burning ROM 7 sessions are always fixed automatically This is a writing process which involves creating a physical image of a file The contents of the image correspond exactly to the data which will be written to the CD Grabbing is digital audio extraction that is reading audio tracks on a CD in digital format Nero Burning ROM 7 Glossary e 109 Index positions Hybrid CDs Lead in Lead out m3u playlist You can set index positions within an audio track These index positions allow you to move to specific points within the track using an audio CD player Unfortunately very few
143. the title and artist is also saved in the audio file provided the audio file format allows this This is possible with MP3 and WMA MS Audio files for instance but not with WAV files Automatic addition of CD Text when copying Audio CDs This makes it possible to create CD copies that are in a way better than the original because they get more information With the added CD Text an audio CD player with the right equipment can display the title and artist on a CD Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 36 Importing the program database Depending on how your PC is configured the database can take up to one day of processing time to import This is unavoidable because of the sheer size of the database and the large number of cross references that Nero Burning ROM 7 has to create Once imported however read access to the database is very fast You can cancel the download at any time but we do not advise this as it CANNOT be resumed The database would have to be imported again and this would create double entries 1 Select Import Internet Database from the Database menu 2 Select the drive that contains the unzipped directory 3 Select the destination path for the database 4 When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the Nero Burning ROM 7 program database Click Yes to confirm your choice Creating a user database Unlike the program database which contains informati
144. ting to disc Cancel 5 The outcome of the burn process is displayed once it is finished Click on OK to finish or on Burn again if the compilation should be burned again Nero Burning ROM 7 1SO1 Nero Burning ROM File Browser Nero Burning ROM lt ili 6 Desktop Name AdbeRdr70_deu 21 978 kB My Documents J 314 Floppy A Floppy Disk directx_9c_redis 34 291 kB My Computer Local Disk C Local Disk dh 3 Floppy A Local Disk D Local Disk Se Local Disk C lt Local Disk E Local Disk CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc CD ROM Disc W Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s i CD ROM Disc Server Celeron Network Conne ji gt A gt 2 e ai ie l i soke Lode i 1sdve zode 2sdve i sods asdme i aod asde i sods i ssdme sodme esde zode About burning e 65 6 2 1 Viewing a log file After the burn process you can view the burn log and print or save it Nero Burning ROM Laj S Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s 1 Click on the Details button to display the burn log Nero Burning ROM e Jl Burn process completed successfully at 4x 600 KB s 2 Read through the burn log You can also save and or print the log if you wish To do so click on the appropriate button and enter a name to save the log file or select the desired printer to print it Nero Burning ROM oo
145. tings New Compilation General C Normalize all audio files No pause between tracks CD TEXT CD ROM 150 Write on CD Title Audio CD Artist Edition Copyright Mixed Mode CD produceri UPC EAN code A Date 05 08 2005 is CD EXTRA Comments GY Z gt Nero Express E Open 3 New Cancel General area Normalize all audio files This check box activates a filter that equalizes the volume of the audio tracks to be burned This is particularly recommended if the audio tracks to be burned are from different sources as the differences in volume may then be significant No pause between tracks This check box defines whether there should be a pause of 2 seconds between the tracks on the audio CD or whether the tracks should transition from one to the next without pause as is the case with live recordings Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 23 CD Text area Write on CD This check box activates the option for writing CD text CD text is additional information on an audio CD that displays the name of the CD the individual songs and the artist on CD players that support this function Title The name of the CD is entered here Artist The name of the artist is entered here Edition area Here you can enter additional information Click on the New button to finish selection of the compilation The Nero Burning ROM 7 file browser opens in wh
146. uld be opened automatically when you open Nero Burning ROM 7 and whether file operations like Delete or Rename should be confirmed This is where you set the options for the user interface the compilations burning the database and further settings in Nero Burning ROM 7 8 1 11 LightScribe Here owners of LightScribe recorders can specify the quality that is selected as standard select the default drive if there is a number of LightScribe recorders installed and specify whether a LightScribe label should always be printed Nero Burning ROM 7 Setting options for Nero Burning ROM 7 e 78 9 Saving tracks using Nero Burning ROM 7 9 1 Saving audio tracks 1 If you want to save audio tracks from audio CDs onto the hard disk select the command Save Track from the Recorder menu A dialog box will open with a list of all drives 2 Select the drive which contains the audio CD and click on OK 3 Now select all of the audio tracks which you would like to save 4 Decide on the output format by clicking on the drop down button in the output file format field and select the desired format Q There are various settings for file formats which you can change if necessary If you want to see or change the current settings for the selected format click on the Settings button 5 Change the file path for the files by clicking on the Browse button and selecting the desired directory 6 Click on the Start button to begin savin
147. urn button to start the copy process The burn process is started while it is running you can specify whether the files burned onto the disc should be verified and or the PC shut down after the burn process provided this is technically possible and you have the administrator rights required for this Compilation name 1501 Mode1 CD ROM 150 Size 56MB 06 19 41 Time Q Q Q Writing file 12 25 16 12 25 17 12 25 17 Event Buffer underrun protection activated Caching of files started Caching of files completed Burn process started at 4x 600 KB s directx_9c_redist exe 1 1 Writing at 4x 600 KB s Used read buffer 00 01 12 00 00 21 Total time Remaining time 46 Completed Recorder DYDRAM Action Track Buffer Level 98 Ready Recorder State CJ Automatically shut down the PC when done CI verify written data Writing to disc Cancel The outcome of the burn process is displayed once it is finished Click on OK to finish or on Burn again if the compilation should be burned again 1SO1 Nero Burning ROM Extras Database Window Help File Browser i Name 4 AdbeRdr70_deu directx_9c_redis Nero Burning ROM lt jy Size 21 978 KB 34 291 KB gt t E Desktop Ez B My Documents S My Computer tH MB 3 Floppy A Se Local Disk C D Burn process completed successfully at
148. using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Nero Burning ROM 7 now analyzes the source CD and the required CDA files and shows them in the File Browser You will also see a small window in which you can enter a name for the source CD This is for your own convenience so that when you select the reference strategy for writing Nero Burning ROM 7 can prompt you to insert the named CD that it needs for writing 8 Now insert the second CD the one with the audio files you want to burn into your CD ROM drive select the File Browser and update the screen contents by pressing F5 or select the Refresh option from the View menu 9 Open the drive with the File Browser and compile the CDA files for the second Audio CD with Drag amp Drop as described above in Point 7 10 Repeat the last three steps for each additional CD you wish to use 11 You are then ready to burn the CD For more information on how to do this please read the chapter Burning a disc Q If your burned Audio CDs crackle hum or hiss you probably have problems with the so called Audio Jitter Effect This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero Burning ROM 7 3 2 3 Background information for advanced users Almost all CD players can only read CD Rs i e using rewritable CDs CD RW is not recommended Nero
149. w decoding is progressing 7 When decoding is complete click Close to close the window 3 2 3 11 M3U Playlists Nero Burning ROM 7 supports lists of audio files in the ASCII text format which are labeled as playlists and are in M3U format They can be edited using Windows Notepad for example If you drag an M3U file into the compilation window Nero Burning ROM 7 will add all the files on the playlist to the audio compilation A great additional benefit with M3U playlists is that you can also specify information about the artists and titles in an audio file In this way you can even Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 35 import title and artist information if the audio tracks have been saved as WAV files WAV files do not normally allow artists and titles to be saved When an M3U playlist with title and artist information is read by Nero Burning ROM 7 however this information is also imported M3U files can also be created for example with the help of one of the MP3 play programs that are available on the market Once you are happy with your music compilation it can be easily added to an audio compilation by dragging and dropping the playlist Creating M3U Playlists Playlists can be created with Nero Burning ROM 7 when you save or decode Audio CDs 1 Insert the required CD into a CD drive Select Save Track from the Extras menu Select the drive with the CD inserted Click the Options button at the bottom of t
150. will show at least one recorder namely the Image Recorder with which you can save a compilation to your hard drive as an image file You can subsequently burn this image file using Nero Burning ROM 7 or view it using Nero ImageDrive When you select a recorder important and useful information will be displayed such as the media types to be burned the firmware etc Choose Recorder Device Adapter Status a Image Recorder Virtual Device OK SAF DYDRAM Qe DVDRW Disc types DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM DVD R DL CD R RW Maximum CD speed 40x 6 000 KB s Disc at once CueSheet D40 96 Firmware revision 4104 CD TEXT Supported Overburn Supported Recorder buffer 2048 KB Buffer underrun protection Supported Clicking on the Options button opens the additional Preferences area The contents of this area depend on the recorder selected This area is of particular importance in the case of DVD recorders if the book type setting is to be changed when burning DVDs Nero Burning ROM 7 About burning e 63 6 2 Burning a disc If you have completed your compilation and clicked on the LD burn icon or if you have made your copying settings you will be on the Burn tab where you can make your final settings and start the burn process Nero Burning ROM 7 will automatically set the burn options to the optimum value so that you do not have to do anything other than click on the Burn button 1 Check the options selec
151. xt Recorders that can write CD Text can do this Insert an Audio CD into the recorder Select the Save Tracks option from the Recorder menu and choose the drive you require Now view the information you want in the Title and Artist columns Copying CDs with CD Text information Burning ROM 7 automatically copies the existing CD Text if the reading drive and the selected recorder both support CD Text This applies to both image copies and on the fly copies 3 2 3 5 Special audio filters If you are unhappy with the quality of your audio tracks Nero Burning ROM 7 offers a range of filters can enhance the quality of the music tracks or change the tracks The tracks are edited non destructively which means that the actual recording is not affected and only selections are set The big advantage of the non destructive method is that editing steps can be undone at any time and no additional audio data are created as you work The audio files are not actually changed until they are written Nero Burning ROM 7 Creating a CD e 30 The filters are found in the Audio Information dialog box on the Filter tab The window is opened by double clicking an audio track in the compilation window Clicking the Test Selected Filters button plays the audio track this lets you check that you are happy with the result before you confirm the changes Normalizing If the audio tracks you are burning come from different s
152. you cannot switch to Nero Express 7 Nero Burning ROM 7 General information about Nero Burning ROM 7 e 15 Even though Nero Burning ROM 7 can burn a greater number of compilations than Nero Express 7 there are also compilation templates that are found exclusively in Nero Express 7 MP3 CD and MP3 DVD WMA CD and WMA DVD Nero Digital Audio CD and Nero Digital Audio DVD You can still burn these compilations using Nero Burning ROM 7 To do so simply select Data CD or Data DVD as the compilation and add MP3 WMA or Nero digital audio files With Nero Express 7 you can burn all of the compilations marked with an X in the following table CD DVD Data disk X X Audio CD X MP3 disk X X WMA disk X X Nero Digital Audio X X Video CD X Super Video CD X DVD Video X Copying a disc X X Image file X X Saved compilation X X You will find further information about using Nero Express 7 in the manual written especially for Nero Express 7 Nero Burning ROM 7 General information about Nero Burning ROM 7 e 16 3 Creating a CD 3 1 Data CD You can save all kinds of data on a data CD i e these compilations can be used for all file types and every kind of original file can be burned You can burn a data CD using the following compilations CD ROM ISO CD ROM UDF CD ROM UDF ISO A special feature of data CDs is the option of creating a multisession CD This means that the CD does not
153. you click on the appropriate button Nero will automatically carry out a speed test of all your hard disks and provide you with the result 1 Start Nero Burning ROM 7 2 Click on the drop down list box and select the media type CD New Compilation Multisession I50 Label Dates Misc Burn Multisession Start Multisession disc 3 Select the CD Copy compilation 4 Click on the Copy Options tab and deactivate the On the fly check box Click on the drop down list box and select the desired drive We recommend that you read in the original CD using the recorder New Compilation v Image Copy Options Read Options Burn General On the fly Copying with on the fly is risky Please make sure that the source disc is clean and the reading speed is at least double the writing speed Source Drive Q F DVDRAM x Read speed v This drive has not been autodetected yet Therefore the displayed read speeds may not be absolutely correct Please take your time to autodetect the drive as soon as possible Super Video CD miniDYD 5 Click on the Burn button to create the image file The burn window will appear and you can track the progress 6 The disc will be ejected once the image file has been created Insert an empty disc in the drive and close the tray The disc will then be burned and you can track the progress in the burn window The outcome of the bu

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