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1. F F Options min Expert Features Database Ultrebuffer Misc Compilation Cache Language Sounds Auso I Remember last used volume label IV Clear archive bis of written files during ISO refresh B Allow semicolons in Joliet names I Show ongnal path with ISO compilation Options Window The following tabs are available Compilation Cache Font Sounds Audio Expert Features Database nero 9 Contains options for the compilation and the selection screen Contains options for the cache Contains selection options for the font Contains selection options for sounds in connection with burn tasks Displays the directory for the audio plug ins Contains options for configuring overburning and burning We recommend that you retain the default settings Shows the path to the local Audio CD database and offers the op tion to use the Internet database Nero Express 62 Configuration options Ultrabuffer Defines the size of the RAM buffer Misc Contains options for configuring compilations burning the data base the user interface as well as advanced settings LightScribe Contains options for configuring LightScribe recorders such as the print contrast quality default drive and default template This tab is only available if a LightScribe recorder has been in stalled 15 1 Settings for the compilation The following configuration options are available on the Compilation tab Ch
2. Artist Various Artists Year 2004 Gerre Other Classical X 00 00 00 Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive gt If several entries are found the Matches window opens and the possible metadata re cords are displayed 3 Select the metadata record that matches your Audio CD 4 Click the Send New Data button if none of the metadata records match your Audio CD 5 The Edit MetaData window opens nero 9 Nero Express 28 11 Edit Meta Data Track Title Artist Length hi 1 Untied track 1 00 00 00 2 Unttied track 2 00 00 00 Album Title 3 Unttied track 3 00 00 00 4 Untitled track 4 00 00 00 New disc 5 Unttied track 5 00 00 00 Year 6 Untitled track 6 00 00 00 7 Unittled track 7 00 00 00 8 Unttied track 8 00 00 00 Gerre Please select Edit Metadata The Edit MetaData window also opens if no matching entry is found in the da tabase but you want to enter the metadata and make it available If necessary edit the metadata e g title artist album title year genre Click the Advanced Options button if you want to add additional information gt The Gracenote MusiclD Information window which originates from Gracenote opens After entering the additional information you have to close this window so that the Edit MetaData window displays again Click the Submit Data button 2 Changed or new Audio CD metadata is sent to Gracenote and added to the Gracenote Media Database gt The
3. Manual Nero Express Copyright and Trademark Information This document like the software described therein is provided as a license and may only be used or reproduced in accordance with the licensing agreement The contents of this document as well as the associated software is subject to change without prior notice Nero AG rejects any responsibility for the correctness of the contents of this document and rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee agreement This document and all of its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG All rights reserved In addition this document contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright This document may not be reproduced transmitted or transcribed in whole or in part without the express written permission of Nero AG Please keep in mind that existing graphics pictures videos music titles or other materials that you may wish to insert or transcribe into projects may be protected by copyright The unauthorized use of this type of material in your projects may violate the rights of the owner of the copyright Make sure that you obtain all necessary authorizations from the owner of the copyright Unless you own the copyright have permission from the copyright owner or your actions fall under the fair use provisions of copy right law you may be violating national or international copyright laws The transcribing re formation modifi
4. de he e rok a Qm Disc Content compilation screen 3 Click the Add button gt The Add files and folders window opens N F Date modified 4 Nero Scout W cor S AudioPluginMgr dil BCGCBPRO860u80 dll amp BCGPOleAcc dil d Boo wav E Documents CDROM CFG E Desktop T Recent Places N Computer EF Pictures L DingDong wav Select a file to preview B Music DosBootimage IMA Recently Changed Drweb32 dll BB Searches I DRWEBASE VDB l IE e LI DLL ype VDB File B Public DVDREALLOC D Type VD 8 KARAOKE DLL Size 142 MB Date modified 9 6 2006 1 54 PM F mfc71 ail amp MPGEnc dil File name Add files and folders window 4 Select the files that you want to add to the compilation and click the Add button 5 Repeat the previous step for all files that you want to add nero 9 Nero Express 14 Data Disc Click the Close button gt The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen Hide specific files If you want to create a SecurDisc data CD DVD select the desired check boxes in the Se curDisc Settings area Click the Next button gt If you have checked boxes in the SecurDisc Settings area the corresponding dialog boxes will be opened and you will be able to make more settings gt You have successfully compiled a data CD DVD and can now burn this compilation See also Compilation screen 11 Enab
5. Edit MetaData window is closed and the information is passed on to the Copy Au dio CDs to Hard Drive window Select the tracks that you want to save on the hard drive Click the Output tab gt The Output tab is opened In the File Format drop down menu select the target file s audio format nero 9 Nero Express 29 12 Choose a method for creating the file name in the Mode for Creating File Names drop down menu 13 Define other settings according to your preferences 14 Click the Copy button gt Conversion starts A folder with the name of the album is created inside the desired fol der The audio files are saved in this folder and named according to the method you chose Metadata that is identified with Gracenote is written to the audio file The Progress window indicates the saving progress When the save process is com plete this window closes automatically 15 Click the Close button 2 The Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive window is closed You have saved your audio files 6 5 1 Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Define the settings for audio files to be saved on the hard drive in the Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Open the window in the extended area of the start screen by clicking Save Tracks 7 x TRE aisr em y i Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive co E Source Output Source dive E v THe Artist Length Copy Status Refresh V 1 Symphony No 7inAM Various Artists 12 53 2 Beethoven Symphony
6. LightScribe not included in standard functionality Creating labels with Labelflash not included in standard functionality Burning SecurDisc data CDs DVDs with SecurDisc not included in standard functionality Music title recognition with Gracenote not included in standard functionality nero 9 Nero Express 69 Glossary 17 Glossary Archive Bit Archive bits are used to identify files that have been edited A file is only resaved during the next backup process if it was edited and an archive bit is thus reset Audio CD An Audio CD can contain up to 74 minutes of audio sequences and individual tracks in hi fi quality The storage capacity is 747 MB at a sample depth of 16 bit and a scan rate of 44 1 kHz Block A block refers to the smallest information unit on a CD ROM or hard drive that is address able in one access and that is indicated in bits or bytes Several blocks are combined into a sector Blu ra Blu ray Cates refers to burning on special data carriers In comparison to DVD s which use a red laser in order to read and write data Blu ray discs are written with a blue laser The shorter wavelength 405 nm of this blue laser makes it possible to position the laser with greater accuracy Data can be written in a more compact manner and takes up less space on the disc A Blu ray disc can store up to 25 GB on a single layer disc and up to 50 GB on a dual layer disc Book Type The book type defines the specifi
7. Music Recognition Identifying Audio Files Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Video and Slide Show Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs Customizing the menu Compiling DVD Videos Loading a disc image or saved project LightScribe Printing LightScribe labels without compilation LightScribe Print Properties window Printing LightScribe labels within the project Labelflash Burn Label screen Printing Labelflash labels and DiskT 2 Burn Compilation Choice of recorder Start the burn process Burning discs with the drive Nero Express Table of contents OON Ooo wo A ak OO oau w N Oo ND Po AO ND N o o1 ND N OO o Wh A A ON ww af ao Q Oo RR WwW OO MD RRB ALA ooo ak A a Table of contents 11 3 Final Burn Settings screen 50 11 3 1 Extended area Burn Settings 51 11 4 Burning with Nero Image Recorder Creating an image file 52 12 Copying CDs DVDs 54 12 1 Copying methods 54 12 1 1 On the fly 54 12 1 2 Copy image 54 12 2 Copying CDs DVDs 55 12 3 Copy settings 57 13 Erase Rewritable Disc window 59 14 Final screen 61 15 Configuration options 62 15 1 Settings for the compilation 63 15 2 Cache settings 63 15 3 Expert Features 64 15 4 Ultrabuffer settings 64 15 5 LightScribe settings 65 16 Technical Information 66 16 1 System requirements 66 16 2 Formats supported 66 16 2 1 Disk types 66 16 2 2 Disc formats 66 16 2 3 Audio formats and cod
8. Yarlous Artists 09 25 73 Beethoven Symphony Various Artists 07 22 4 Ede 7 4 Beethoven Symphony Various Artists 07 11 75S Symphony No BInF M Various Artists 10 16 6 Symphony No BINFM Yarious Artists 04 05 7 Beethoven Symphony Various Artists 04 44 Album 78a Beethoven Symphony Various Artists 07 36 The Essential Symphonies Artist Various Artists Gerre e gt 00 09 00 Other Classical X Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Source nero 9 Nero Express 30 The following setting options are available Tab Specifies settings for the source of the audio data Source Tab Sets output files configuration options Output Button Starts the copy or save process Copy See also Compiling Audio CDs gt 20 6 5 1 1 Source tab The Source tab displays the audio files on the Audio CD The functions of the control but tons correspond to the familiar control buttons on CD players The following setting options are available Drop down menu Selects the drive where the Audio CD is inserted Source drive Title Selection List Displays the tracks on the Audio CD You can select individual tracks to copy by selecting the respective check box Button Sends a new query to the Gracenote Media Database and com Refresh pletes the Audio CD s metadata including artist title name and genre if a matching entry exists in the database Button Opens the Edit MetaData window Here you can edit t
9. drop down menu Add to the desired values in the input fields as necessary and select the required check bo xes Add to the desired settings in the extended area Click the Burn button 2 The Burn Process screen appears and the burn process starts You can follow the proc ess status in the status bar As soon as the burn process has finished the Nero Ex press dialog box appears and displays a message about the result of the burn process Click the OK button If you would like to print or save a log of the burn process click either the Print or Save but ton Click the Next button gt You have successfully burned a project and can now continue by selecting another op tion from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express nero 9 Nero Express 49 Burn Compilation 11 3 Final Burn Settings screen In the Final Burn Settings screen you can define the burn settings to suit your require ments use Nero Image Recorder to save a project to the hard drive as an image file or start the burn process OF Nero Express ol ka Panal Burn Settings P wa aves the BENE geer Cikk Dur to start the recording process F Num Setting Wetting speed ere recorder se 7 200 Mjn Wote Method ee cane M Teack et once hd Determine mamun peed Eg mas J Wee b fetorraticaly shat dmn the PC when dons Maba of copies verf y dete on dec after burg J Moe bes to be added later messe dsc Final Burn Settings
10. in the Properties area Input field Title CD TEXT Input field Artist CD TEXT Input field Pause Input field International Standard Re cording Code ISRC Check box Copy protection Check box Cross fade with previous track Defines a title which is saved as CD text CD players that support CD Text show the title name entered here Defines the artist which is saved as CD Text CD players that support CD Text show the artist s name entered he re selected audio file and the next one Identifies the CD title using a 12 character digital code The ISRC is entered in the subcode and included silently If you do not know the ISRC you should leave this input field blank Enables copy protection Defines a crossfade between this and the previous audio file You can specify the length of the crossfade in seconds or in sectors Indexes Limits Split On the Indexes Limits Split tab you can set and delete indexes and split audio files to cre ate two or more shorter ones The tab consists of the Oscilloscope and Positions areas n nero 9 Audio Track Properties Oscilloscope 2 Es Track Properties Indexes Limits Split Fikers Postions 3 53 42 End minnie De Bay L Zemm Edt Splt at Index Positions Zoomou ful View Indexes Limits Split Tab Nero Express 22 6 1 1 3 Audio files are displayed graphically in the Oscilloscope area The following confi
11. increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents g Erase Rewritable Disc x Select recorder Use multiple recorders Select the erase method to be used Quick erase rewntable disc v The disc will appear to be empty but data is not physically erased Use this option with caution if the disc contains confidential data Erase speed Maximum v Erase Cancel Erase Rewritable Disc window The following configuration options are available in the Erase Rewritable Disc window Selection list Defines the desired recorder Select recorder Check box Simultaneously erases CDs DVDs in multiple recorders Use multiple record ers nero 9 Nero Express 59 Selection list Select the erase me thod to be used Selection list Erase speed Button Erase Button Cancel nero 9 Erase Rewritable Disc window Defines the erase method Two options are available The Quick erase rewritable disc method does not physically erase the disc fully but only the references to the contents The disc will appear to be empty even though the data is still physi cally available Erasing a disc using this method takes between one and two minutes The Full erase rewritable disc method physically erases all data from the disc The contents cannot be restored with con ventional methods Repeated full erasing increases the prob ability that third parties will not be able t
12. number of copies you require Defines the desired recorder Available only if multiple LightScribe recorders are avail able Shuts down the computer after the label has been printed if possible Starts printing the label Opens the LightScribe Print Preview dialog box A print preview of the label is displayed here Nero Express 41 LightScribe 9 3 Printing LightScribe labels within the project 10 11 13 To create and print a corresponding LightScribe label within your project proceed as follows Inthe Recorder section of the extended area in the start screen select the LightScribe re corder you want to use Compile a project of your choice gt The Disc Label screen opens Create a label according to your requirements Q The interface in the Disc Label screen works on the same principle as Nero directly onto an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Click the Next button gt The Final Burn Settings screen opens Insert a suitable blank disc in the selected drive Select the recorder you want from the Current Recorder drop down menu Add to the desired values in the input fields as necessary and select the required check bo xes Add to the desired settings in the extended area Click the Burn button 2 The Burn Process screen appears and the burn p
13. screen The following configuration options are available in the Final Burn Settings screen Button Opens the Recorder Information dialog box You will find addi Options tional information here on the selected recorder and the media types that can be burned using it Additional options can be en settings Available for data DVDs and DVD Videos only Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Input field Defines the name of the CD DVD Disc name Not available for Audio or audio book CDs Input field Defines the title of the Audio CD if CD Text is supported Title CD TEXT Available for Audio and audio book CDs only Input field Defines the artist on the Audio CD Artist CD TEXT Available for Audio and audio book CDs only Input field Defines the number of copies you require Number of copies Not available for audio book CDs or when saving with Nero Image Recorder nero 9 Nero Express 50 Check box Verify data on disc after burning Check box Allow files to be added later mul tisession disc Burn Compilation Compares the burned data to the original data With compilations of last burn process is compared Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Enables the option to write additional files to the CD DVD The CD DVD is not finalized Multisession CDs DVDs do not have to be written in a single burn process You can burn projects repeatedly to a CD DVD until it is completely burned Not a
14. If you have selected the S VCD Menu check box the My Super Video CD Menu screen appears G E DE Nero Exprers My Vides OD Stenu Hd ves the actave project You can change the look of the menu by clicking on the layout background and test buttons Mivewed 7 Opton S Copy Audo CD Tracts N Copy Date Track OF Erne Dive ed Duc Into Show ful soten menu WD Set as det My Video CD Menu compilation screen Customize the look of the menu to suit your requirements 12 Click the Next button gt You have successfully compiled a Super Video CD and can now burn this compilation See also 2 Compilation screen gt 11 nero 9 Nero Express 35 Video and Slide Show 7 1 1 Customizing the menu In the My Super Video Menu screen you can customize the look of the menu to suit your requirements Just as with DVD Video menus you can select titles and or chapters from the movie to show in the VCD SVCD menu The following setting options are available Button Opens the Layout Settings dialog box Layout You can set the layout of the menu here Button Opens the Background Settings dialog box Background You can load and customize the background image here Button Opens the Text Settings dialog box Text You can enter the text content for headers and footers and select the font here Button Shows a preview of the full screen menu Show full screen menu Check box Saves the curren
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16. The Burn Label window opens with the Labelflash logo nero 9 Nero Express 45 Labelflash 2 If you want to print a DiskT 2 on the data side insert a blank Labelflash disc with the data side facing down in the recorder gt The Burn Label window opens with the DiskT 2 logo 3 Create a label according to your requirements or open a label that you have already created with Nero CoverDesigner The interface in the Burn Label window and creation of a label work on the Q same principle as Nero CoverDesigner Please see the separate Nero CoverD esigner manual for full instructions on how to create professional looking covers and labels 4 Ifyou want to change the area in which the label is printed change the print area accordingly using the input fields Inner Radius and Width 5 If you want to view or change the print properties 1 Click the Change button gt The Labelflash Print Properties window opens 2 If you want to change the printing quality select a quality level from the Print quality pro file drop down menu 3 If you select the User defined entry from the Print quality profile drop down menu you can change the contrast level and the rotation speed 4 Click the OK button 24 LabelFlash TM Print Properties x Print Device Information _NEC DVD_RW ND 4571A Print qindty olie Firmware Version 1 01 Best quality v Contrast level 1 100 Select the default side that you would like to print your
17. a and burning a SecurDisc data CD DVD are the same as the compilation method for a standard data CD DVD The Image Recorder is also suitable for creating an image of a disc type not Q supported by the connected recorder You can therefore create a DVD image for instance without having installed a DVD recorder You can write the image to a disc at any time You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic_id 416 To create a data CD DVD proceed as follows 1 Click the Data menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Data CD and Data DVD options are displayed 2 Click the option you want gt The Disc Content compilation screen for data CDs DVDs is displayed If you selected one of the SecurDisc Data CD or SecurDisc Data DVD options in the start screen an additional dialog box opens Additional options are displayed in the extended area of the compilation window under SecurDisc Settings nero 9 Nero Express 13 Dise Content fed Ses the vee project Add dete to your die Aalvarw ed 4 Optom 6 Copy Audo CD Tracts Fe My Disc Sue Type Modified Orign 14532 6B Dateiordrer ESC DEIN CiWsen Adminis 8 Copy Date Track WSSU Dsterordrer POC OAR OR CWn Admin IKE NerePhoto 12 07 2004 04 C Ween Admiri F bree Die WINS NeroPhoto 12 05 2063 23 Ci Weerdmin TE 1 60 KB MPEG AM 13020071T CM sersadmeus m 2033 K8 MPEG Movie ISIDI OT CWserAdmisi m EEO RTEO PLAN RREN EIRE TE VI EE
18. able DVD overburning Check box Enable generation of short lead out Check box Do not eject disc after burning Check box Enable all supported recorder formats for image recorder 15 4 Ultrabuffer settings Enables additional options and defines settings for the entire burn process Defines how much a disc can be overburned Enables the option that DVDs can be overburned Enables the option to write additional data to your CD This feature is only available if the Enable Disc at once CD overburning option is enabled Enables the option that your disc remains in the re corder and is not ejected when the burn process is fin ished Enables the option that all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder are available The following configuration options are available on the Ultrabuffer tab Selection list Method Input field Data buffer size Defines the memory capacity that Nero Express uses as a RAM buffer physical buffer in the recorder Defines the memory capacity that can be manually en tered The input field is only enabled when Manual Configu ration is selected in the selection list Nero Express 64 15 5 LightScribe settings Configuration options The following configuration options are available on the LightScribe tab Area Print contrast Selection list Default LightScribe drive Selection list Genre Selection list Current template Selection list Default print res
19. acenote Media Database and as sociated to the tracks That way you have audio files that are accurately and fully named af ter the encoding process Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com nero 9 Nero Express 27 Q Audio files from copy protected Audio CDs cannot be saved To save audio files proceed as follows 1 Click the Copy Audio CD Tracks button in the extended area of the screen gt The Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive window opens Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Source Output Source dive k E Tile Symphony No 7 In AM Beethoven Symphony Beethoven Symphony Beethoven Symphony Symphony No 8 IN F M Symphony No B IN F M Beethoven Symphony Beethoven Symphory eqqqqqqcac ga ono ws WN oood Artist Various Artists various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists 2 Insert your Audio CD into a drive gt The disc is analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote If an exact mat ching entry is found in the Gracenote Media Database then that metadata will be used and displayed Length 12 53 09 25 07 22 07 11 10 16 04 05 04 44 07 36 A Edk Album The Essential Symphonies
20. ality and the contrast level and display the changes made directly in the print preview Button Opens the Print Preview window that shows how the label should Preview appear on the Labelflash disc Selection list Contains a selection of different templates for designing the label Label templates You can continue to edit and customize a selected template Button Starts the burn process Writing Button Cancels the procedure and closes the window Cancel If you are creating a DiscT 2 displays only the available print area for creating the label by default i e the area on the data side of your DVD that is not al ready taken up by data You cannot increase the radius of the print area 10 2 Printing Labelflash labels and DiskT 2 Basically it is irrelevant whether you print on the label or the data side when creating labels The label is actually printed outside the normal burn process Q You can print on the label side of the DVD at any time We recommend that you print on the data side first when you have burned the compilation It is not possible to burn data on a printed data side When you in sert a DVD on which data has already been burned Nero Express automati cally identifies the space that is still available on the data side and on which you can print ceed as follows 1 If you want to print a Labelflash label on the label side insert a blank Labelflash disc into the recorder with the label side facing down gt
21. an audio file from full volume to silence This filter can be useful for shortening files Increases reduces the stereo effect of an audio file This filter only works if the original file was recorded in stereo Fades out the vocals on an audio file This is done by fading out the parts of a song that are the same in both stereo channels Adds an echo to the audio file Nero Express 24 Check box Opens an equalizer so you can change the volume bass and Equalizer pitch in different frequency ranges Button Plays the audio file and applies the activated filters During play Test Selected Filters Pack the configuration options for the filters can be changed al lowing the effect to be controlled Selection list Sets the midpoint of the track to the specified value Maximum Normalization me sets the volume to the greatest value possible without clipping thod Selection list Sets a standard value for the volume of a track Percent 6 2 Compiling jukebox disc Nero Express can be used to compile discs with audio formats you require e g Nero Digital MP3 or WMA In contrast to Audio CDs that can only be burned on CDs you can burn these compilations of different audio formats on other disc types provided an corresponding re corder is installed on your computer The procedure for compilation methods is identical You can opt for a single format or a mix of audio formats of your choice Nero Express does not convert the audi
22. ble for Nero Image Recorder Defines the folder where the image file is stored You can change the name of the image file and target folder Not available for Nero Image Recorder The following configuration options are available in the extended area Check box Read all subchannel data Check box Determine maximum speed Check box Simulation Check box Writing nero 9 Reads all subchannel data during copying Subchannel data is used to save additional information e g CD Text Not available for Nero Image Recorder Performs all steps in the burn process without using the laser beam You can assume that if simulation is successful the burn process will also be successful Not available for Nero Image Recorder Starts the actual physical burn process e g after a simula tion This box is checked by default Nero Express 58 Erase Rewritable Disc window 13 Erase Rewritable Disc window Nero Express can be used to erase rewritable discs i e discs with the RW specification as long as your recorder supports this feature Two erase methods are available for this pur pose Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc but instead only makes it inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content The data can be restored Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeroes The contents can not be restored with conventional methods Repeated full erasing
23. cation e g DVD DVD DVD ROM of a DVD In order to ensure correct playback the DVD specifications are defined in books so that all media can be read correctly The specifications are defined in the so called Rainbow Books which are distinguished by means of their color e g Yellow Book Buffer A buffer refers to temporary memory that records and delivers data that cannot be processed immediately as required The buffer also allows for continuous data flow Buffer Underrun A buffer underrun is an interruption in the data flow in the internal memory e g of the re corder A buffer underrun results from an interruption in the data flow to the internal buffer The buffer continues to deliver data until it is finally empty When recording data is fed con tinuously to the recorder s buffer in order to keep a steady flow of data If the steady flow of data is interrupted the media becomes unusable Most modern recorders have a protective mechanism against buffer underruns Cache Cache is a faster buffer that is used in various areas of a computer to access larger data vo lumes faster Cache ensures a continuous flow of data nero 9 Nero Express 70 Glossary CD R Compact Disc Recordable is a technology for write once media The Orange Book standard defines the storage of audio data and other computer readable data Disc At Once Disc At Once refers to a method in which the laser in your recorder burns straight through in one se
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25. d is particularly suitable in the following situations Only one drive is available You would like to make several copies of the same disc m You think it likely that read errors may have occurred on the source CD for example be cause it is scratched You attach importance to the best possible reproduction particularly in relation to index positions and the quality of Audio CDs Copying CDs DVDs 54 Copying CDs DVDs 12 2 Copying CDs DVDs To copy a disc proceed as follows U If you are not in possession of the copyright for the relevant CD DVD and do re not have authorization from the owner of the copyright unauthorized copying of CDs violates national and international legislation Q Copy protected Audio CDs cannot be copied using Nero Express Some CDs DVDs are copy protected and cannot be copied If you are not sure whether your CD DVD can be copied activate simulation before commencing the actual physical burn process Click the Image Project Copy menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The corresponding copy options appear Click the option you require Copy Entire CD or Copy Entire DVD gt The Select source and destination screen appears Make the desired settings in this screen and if required in the extended area of the window If you want to use the Copy Image method e g because you have only one drive 1 Disable the On the fly check box 2 Insert the disc tha
26. dio CDs nero 9 Nero Express 72 Glossary Video CD The Video Compact Disc saves movies and audio video data in MPEG 1 format In doing so the video quality from a VCD is similar to a VHS video VCDs can store up to 74 minutes of video material including stereo sound on a 650 MB disc Most optical PC drives and the ma jority of DVD players can play VCDs nero 9 Nero Express 73 Audio Creating an Audio CD sesse ee ee ke 20 Audio CD ol EE e OE ai Copy Identify Obtain Metadata Save to Computer Audio file Er AE AE EE ldentify sseseeesesesees Normalize Obtain Metadata Save to hard drive Audio Files SAVE AE DER RA ART 27 C Conventions manual iese esse ese ee eke ee ee 5 CODY AE ER N 55 Copy image ee RA ee ee 54 Cross fade with previous track 22 D Data Create CD DVD esse ee ee ee ee ee 13 Data disc Bo AR ER 18 Data Track SAV e AEN A ET 18 DO CHICK cccccccccccccccccececeeeeceeeeeeeneneeenenens 24 E Exit Nero EXpreSS iese se esse ee ee se ee ee 61 F File OG ee ae at ee kee 20 35 G Gracenote niini inn 26 27 I ID EO ee Pe ee 31 Nero Express Image file create from data disc Image File see ee ee ee AA ee Image Recorder iese see ee Internet database see ee se ee Labelflash esse esse ee Re ER Re LightScribe Printing Labels esse esse ER ESE EE Ke Ee Ee GE KEER Ee Re Ee 39 M Manual co
27. e g when burning an Audio CD from MP3 files You can assume that if simulation is successful the burn process will also be successful Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Check box Starts the actual physical burn process e g after a simula Write tion This box is checked by default Check box Removes silence from the end of an audio file This check Remove silence at end of cda tracks box is selected by default Audio data is stored in blocks even if you do not always finish at the end of a block limit The last block is filled with silence when needed Available for Audio CDs only Check box Generates a CD compatible with most US DVD players Create for US TV stan Available for Video CDs and Super Video CDs only dard Check box If the check box is selected Nero Express looks for FourCC Video Files codes in AVI files during the burn process and replaces them The original files are not modified The compatibility of players can be increased Only available if your project includes videos in AVI format 11 4 Burning with Nero Image Recorder Creating an image file ao fF W ND nero 9 To set the burn settings according to your requirements and to save your project as an im age file to the hard drive using Nero Image Recorder proceed as follows Q Nero Image Recorder must be activated before it appears in the drop down menu Compile a project of your choice gt The Final Burn Settings scre
28. eck box Makes available the title for the next disc Remember last used volume label Check box Deletes the archive bits of saved files Clear archive bits of written files during ISO refresh Check box Allows the use of semicolons in addition to standard Allow semicolons in Joliet uppercase and lowercase letters and Unicode charac names ters and German umlauts in file names in the Joliet file system Check box Lists the full path of the added files in the compilation Show original path with ISO screen in the Source column compilation 15 2 Cache settings The following configuration options are available on the Cache tab Input field Displays the path of the Cache memory Path for cache You can enter the path manually or select the path in the browser window Button Opens a browser window Browse You can select a folder in which data is buffered before and during the burn process Input field Defines a storage volume that is not used by Nero Ex Minimum hard disc space that Press should not be used by Nero nero 9 Nero Express 63 nero 9 Check box Drag and drop from CD ROM drive 15 3 Expert Features Configuration options Saved files that have been copied from a CD ROM drive in the clipboard The following configuration options are available on the Expert Settings tab Check box Enable Disc at once CD over burning Option button Relative maximum minimum overburning size Check box En
29. ecs 67 16 2 4 Metadata 67 16 2 5 Video formats and codecs 68 16 2 6 Image formats 68 16 2 7 Formats for Playlists 68 16 3 Versions of Nero Express 68 17 Glossary 70 18 Index 74 19 Contact 76 nero 9 Nero Express IV Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 1 1 Aboutthe manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Express lt is proc ess based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step by step basis To make best use of this documentation please note the following conventions Y O P 1 Start gt OK see Indicates warnings preconditions or instructions that have to be pre cisely followed Indicates additional information or advice The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action Carry out these actions in the order specified Indicates an intermediate result Indicates a result Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter face They are shown in boldface Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands 1 2 About Nero Express Nero Express provides all the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM with a sim plified user interface Whether you are a beginner or an expert Nero Express guides you quickly and easily through your desired burning tasks The default setti
30. eert source dier ste are MF HOT ST Oona GLAM Destination die rege Reorde ORR Into E FUOT ST oven GSA TCD R EWI ie E MEC DIO FA NO ETIA DRAW Number of copies Copy CD DVD screen The following configuration options are available in the the Select source and destination screen Selection list Source drive Selection list Destination drive Button Info Check box Selection list Write speed Input field Number of copies nero 9 Defines the drive from which the source information is read Insert the CD or DVD that you want to copy into the drive Creates the destination drive Insert a blank disc into this drive Opens the Recorder Information dialog box This contains information on the selected destination drive Enables direct copying from the source to the destination drive Data is not buffered on the hard drive during this proc ess drives connected does not apply for Nero Image Recorder If this check box is not selected an image file will be created first which is then burned Defines the speed at which the CD is burned Only the burn speeds that are supported by the selected recorder are dis played Not available for Nero Image Recorder Defines the number of copies you require Nero Express 57 Check box Verify data on disc after burning Button Image file Copying CDs DVDs Verifies whether the burned data is identical to the original data Not availa
31. en opens Select the Image Recorder option from the Current Recorder drop down menu Add to the required values in the input fields Add to the required settings in the extended area as necessary Click the Burn button 2 The Burning Process screen appears and the Save Image File dialog box opens Nero Express 52 Burn Compilation 6 Enter a name for your image file in the File Name input field 7 Select the desired storage location in the navigation tree and click the Save button gt The burn or save process starts You can follow the process status in the status bar As soon as the burn or save process is finished the Nero Express dialog box opens and displays a message about the result of the burn process F Nero Express ele z Burning Process Please wak Tire Event 11 59 29 Burn process started A Oo as Total time 00 00 09 71 Writing at Maximum O Burn progress window 8 Click the OK button 9 If you would like to print or save a log of the burn process click either the Print or Save but ton 10 Click the Next button 2 You have successfully saved a project with Nero Image Recorder and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express 53 12 Copying CDs DVDs 12 1 Copying methods Nero Express can be used for copying discs There are two methods for this On the fly Copy Over Image Each method has advantages and di
32. ero Express 32 Drop down menu Playlist format Drop down menu File format Button Settings Check box Force compatibil ity with iPod Selects a format for the playlist Selects the output audio format for the selected audio file The se lected file format is available as the first entry the next time it is cal led up Opens a window where you can define options such as bit rate and frequency for the output audio file Makes Nero Digital Audio available for an iPod Is only available if you selected the Nero Digital Audio output format nero 9 Nero Express 33 Video and Slide Show Video and Slide Show Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs VCD or SVCD and DVD players as videos or slide shows Source files are automatically converted to the correct format during the burn process The procedure for both compilation methods is identical When creating a slide show in Nero Express options such as Accentuate with background music are not available Nero Vision offers additional features Please see the separate Nero Vision user manual for full instructions on how to produce professional looking slide shows When creating a slide show as a VCD SVCD the picture files involved are sto Q red in a DAT file This kind of file can no longer be modified or viewed using an image processing program If you would like to save the original formats on your CD as well select the Store source pictures in check box T
33. guration options are available in the Positions area Selection lists Start End Button New Index Button Edit Button Delete Button Split Button Playback Button Stop Button Split at Index Posi tions Button Zoom In Button Zoom Out Button Full View Shows the positions for the beginning and end of the audio file on the CD Sets a new index position at the selected position For the CD play er this is the position from which a new song starts and the player can also jump to it directly However not all CD players support this feature Opens the Set Track End dialog box You can enter the exact position of a split Deletes a selected index Splits the audio file at the marked position Plays the audio file from the marked position During playback the Stop button is shown Stops playback of the audio file If playback is stopped the Play button appears again Splits the audio file at the set index positions Enlarges the graphical representation of the audio file Reduces the graphical representation of the audio file Displays a graphical representation of the entire audio file Filter Settings The Filters tab includes filters that improve or change the quality of the music The so called non destructive procedure is used for processing i e the actual recording is not changed but flags are simply set that can be canceled at any time No additional audio data is cre ated The audio files are
34. he Audio CD Edit Metadata metadata sent by Gracenote You can enter the metadata if no en try for your Audio CD exists in the Gracenote Media Database This metadata is sent to Gracenote and added to the Gracenote Media Database Input fields Displays or specifies metadata for the album artist and year Album Artist Year Selection list Displays or specifies the genre Genre nero 9 Nero Express 31 6 5 1 2 Output tab You can define the properties of the audio files to be created on the Output tab Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive So sl Source Output Target Qutput directory C Users Admiristrator Music Browse File name creation mode Track number Title Artist x J Automatically generate a playlist of stored sudo tracks Playlist Format Mau x Format File format Nero Digtal Audo mp4 x Qualty Nero Digtal 128 kbps X Nero Digital Audio Features Force compatbiity with Pod it Copy gt Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Output The following setting options are available Input window Selects the storage location for the output file Output directory Button Opens a browser window where you can select a storage location Browse Drop down menu Selects the method to be used for creating the name of the output Mode for creating _ file file name Check box Creates a playlist of the saved audio files Automatically ge nerate a playlist of stored audio tracks nero 9 N
35. ht click to open the context menu Choose the Get Metadata entry gt The audio files are analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote The Edit MetaData window opens The metadata received by Gracenote is displayed in the New Info area nero 9 Nero Express 26 J Flename Status 7 Cisers Administrator Desktopi Track NODE mp3 Fuzzy ors Actrirestyat or Desktop Track MO Jo CAUsers Adrinistrator Desttop Track Mo03 mp3 Furry v C Users Admietrtor Deshtop Track NoO4 mp Fuzzy J Adit He nama Meta data synchronized Cid Info New Info Track 2 Track 6 Tile Thie Baster Symphony 7 In A Op 92 2 Alegretto Artit Atit Barry Wordsworth Royal Phir mors Orchestra Abum Abum Beethoven Symphorves 1 amp 7 Year Corre Year IE Genre Other Gassical Edit Metadata window If necessary edit the metadata e g track number title artist album title year and genre Click the Apply button gt The Edit Metadata window closes 2 The metadata is written into the audio file and accordingly shown in Nero Express 6 5 Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive Using Nero Express you can save audio files from an Audio CD on the hard drive In the process the files are encoded i e converted into a format that the computer can read The audio file is usually compressed The Audio CD can be automatically identified with Gracenote MusiclD So called metadata such as title genre and track title are accessed by the Gr
36. ia Xbox Xbox 360 the Windows Vista start button and the Windows logo are brands or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation My Space is a brand of MySpace Inc NVIDIA GeForce and ForceWare are brands or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation Sony Memory Stick PlayStation PLAYSTATION and PSP are brands or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation HDV is a brand of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited JVC UPnP is a registered trademark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Labelflash is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 13 15 D 76307 Karlsbad Germany Table of contents 6 1 6 1 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 4 1 6 5 6 5 1 7 1 7 11 7 2 9 1 9 2 9 3 10 10 1 10 2 11 11 1 11 2 nero 9 Start Successfully About the manual About Nero Express Working with Nero Express Launching the program Start screen Extended area start screen Compilation screen Data Disc Compiling data CDs DVDs Enabling SecurDisc settings Saving Data Tracks Music Compiling Audio CDs Customizing properties of the audio file Compiling jukebox disc Compiling an audio book CD Automatic
37. ible for single audio files as well as complete original Audio CDs If the metadata of the Audio CD is not yet included in the database then you can enter it and make it available The metadata is sent to Gracenote and added into the database With Gracenote you can have audio files identified out of any sort of compilation This is par ticularly useful when audio files are not named or are only partially named The metadata that is made available by Gracenote is used for the compilation and is written into the audio files In this way your music collection is correctly tagged with all information During the following actions original Audio CDs can be automatically identified in Nero Ex press with Gracenote MusiclD Copying Audio CD Saving Tracks from the Audio CD to Hard Drive Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com Identifying Audio Files You can have the added audio files in the music compilations identified with Gracenote and access metadata such as artist and title from the Gracenote Media Database To do this proceed as follows Choose the type of compilation to burn a music CD gt The compilation screen appears Add audio files from the hard drive to the music compilation Select one or more audio files in the compilation Rig
38. ile and work on your pro ject The selection is categorized into two areas several formats or options are available for the Data Music Videos Pictures Image Project Copy and Print LightScribe Label compilation methods Click the dq button in the left margin of the window to display an extended area with addi tional options and features OF Nero Express El Data CD d Suetch to Nero Burring ROM ie Create a siardad data doc which can be uted to save af leed of et ard compete lokder The dc can be ised on al Windows laks tv ane A Orton opy Audo CD Tract IB copy Date Tract Pase ET Erne Dive i Quc Into Videos Miche ss Recorder n b Select the Recorder to burn on es N ENE OO RAND i Ure Nero Image Recorder Image Project Copy Ti adi Nero Express Start Screen The following compilation methods are available Data Allows you to compile and burn all types of files and folders Music Allows you to compile and burn audio and audio book files in the for mats you want Videos Pictures Allows you to compile and burn video and or picture files as VCD SVCD or DVD Video Image Project Allows you to copy a source disc and to load an image file or a saved Copy project Print LightScri Displays the Disc Label screen be Label This is where you can create or load a label in order to print on the la bel side of special CDs DVDs in the recorder A LightScribe recorder must be se
39. l Audio are based on this standard Multisession A multisession refers to completing a disc in multiple cycles After a first session has been written to the disc information can then be added in another record because the disc has not been finalized On the fly On the fly refers to a method for copying to a disc The data is transferred directly from the original storage location to the disc to be burned To do this Nero uses a compilation a small file that simply refers to the transferred data SecurDisc SecurDisc refers to a security technology that protects data carriers from unauthorized ac cess SVCD A Super Video CD abbreviated SVCD is a CD format for movie files that uses the MPEG 2 video code to save As a result this disc format saves video files in a quality similar to an S VHS video and can save up to 30 or 40 minutes of video with stereo sound on a 650 or 700 MB CD SVCDs can be played back on an increasing number of DVD players and on the PC if your PC has the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD R RW discs Track At Once Track At Once refers to a write method in which each track is written to the disc individually The writing process is interrupted briefly after each track i e the laser starts again for each track With this write method it is only possible to continue writing to a DVD sometimes and at a later stage There is a pause of at least 27ms between tracks which can be disruptive for Au
40. label on Disc T 2 TM Rotation speed Labelflash V Eject disc after printing has finished Labelflash Print Properties 6 The Labelflash Print Properties window closes and the changes are accepted nero 9 Nero Express 46 Labelflash 7 Click the Burn button 1 The labeling procedure starts and the Labelflash printing or DiscT 2 printing win dow opens The window shows the estimated printing time and the print progress When printing is complete a dialog box opens informing about the successful print process 8 Click the OK button 9 The dialog box is closed and the disc ejected 2 You have successfully printed a label nero 9 Nero Express 47 Burn Compilation 11 Burn Compilation 11 1 Choice of recorder If multiple recorders are installed you can select the recorder that you want to use for burn ing from the Recorder drop down menu Immediately before burning a project you can change the recorder you selected again in the Final Burn Settings window P P Labelflash recorder ate and print Labelflash DVD labels in Nero Express The function is avail able as a separate Burn Label menu icon in the extended area of the start window LightScribe recorder ate and print LightScribe CD DVD labels in Nero Express The feature is avail able as a separate Print LightScribe Label option in the start screen or can be integrated as an intermediate step into the creation and bur
41. lected to enable the option The actual entries that are available and the actual disc types e g DVD that can be written to depend on the recorder used www nero com link php topic id 416 See also Labelflash gt 44 mY M My NE Loading a disc image or saved project gt 38 LightScribe gt 39 Enabling SecurDisc settings gt 15 3 1 Extended area start screen You can access the additional options and features in the extended area of the start screen by clicking on the q button in the left margin of the window The extended area is available in all Nero Express screens The following menu icons are available Switch to Nero Burning ROM Saves the active project Options Copy Audio CD Tracks Copy Data Track Erasing a Disc Disc Info nero 9 Closes Nero Express and opens the start screen of Nero Burning ROM This option is only available in the extended area of the start screen If you decide to create a project with Nero Express the op tion Saves the active project is displayed in all of the other win dows at this point Opens the Save As window to save your compilation The file links and settings to be burned are saved Opens the Options window to customize Nero Express to suit your requirements Opens the Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive to copy audio files from CD to the hard drive Opens the Select Track window in which you can save the track of a data disc as a
42. les compilation screen opens Click the Add button 2 The Add files and folders window opens Select the DVD Video files that you would like to add to the compilation and click the Add button Repeat the two previous steps for all DVD Video files that you want to add to the compila tion Click the Close button gt The DVD Video files are added to the compilation and are displayed in the compilation screen If the DVD Video files selected are larger than 4483 MB and if a DVD recorder which can burn DVDs with 2 layers DVD DL is installed you can select the DVD9 8152MB option in the drop down menu Click the Next button 2 You have successfully compiled a DVD Video and can now burn this compilation See also 2 Compilation screen gt 11 nero 9 Nero Express 37 viously saved on the hard drive To load an image file or a saved compilation for the burn process proceed as follows 1 Click the Image Project Copy menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Copy Entire CD Copy Entire DVD and Disc Image or Saved Project options ap pear 2 Click the Disc Image or Saved Project option 2 The Open dialog window opens 3 Select the image file nrg or saved compilation you want and click the Open button gt The selected file loads and the Final Burn Settings screen appears 2 You have successfully loaded the image file or compilation and can now burn it 38 burn onto the label side of CD
43. ling SecurDisc settings gt 15 IY ML 5 2 Enabling SecurDisc settings 3 To be able to view copy protected files you will need a special application cal led SecurDisc Viewer which can be downloaded free of charge at www securedisc net The Copyright feature is only available for SecurDisc Data DVD To protect the data on your SecurDisc CD DVD from unauthorized access with a password to protect PDF files with duplication protection to remove duplication protection by entering a password or to sign the disc with a digital signature proceed as follows Select the Password protection check box in the extended area of the compilation screen gt A lock symbol shows that all data is protected To disable or selectively enable the protection feature for individual files 1 Highlight the required file to display the Unprotect Protect button 2 Click the Unprotect Protect button to enable or disable protection gt The protection feature is enabled or disabled for the selected file Select the Digital signature check box in the extended area of the compilation screen gt The SecurDisc Digital Signature dialog box opens nero 9 Nero Express 15 SecurDisc Digital Signature x A To digitally sign the disc you need a key Please select a private key From the list below Keep this key confidential and do not distribute it Send only the corresponding public key to the disc recipient a Br
44. n image file Opens the Erase Rewritable Disc window to erase data from a re writable CD DVD Opens the Disc Info window to display information about the in serted CD DVD The total capacity and available capacity are dis played in addition to the tracks and sessions Nero Express Start screen Start screen Create Covers and Opens Nero CoverDesigner Nero CoverDesigner is used to create Labels and print labels and booklets for burned CDs DVDs Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels SecurDisc Set Defines the settings for burning a SecurDisc disc tings Burn Label Opens the Burn Label window in which you can create or load a label in order to print a label and or print directly on the data side of special CDs DVDs in the recorder Available with a Labelflash recorder only The recorder must be selected to enable the option Recorder Defines the recorder that you want to use for burning and or the Ne ro Image Recorder See also Configuration options gt 62 Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive gt 30 Erase Rewritable Disc window 59 mY my My nero 9 Nero Express 10 Compilation screen 4 Compilation screen You can access the Nero Express compilation screens by selecting the compilation method you want in the start screen You can add data to your projects in the compilation screens and customize the direc
45. n process of a pro ject SecurDisc recorder If a SecurDisc recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and burn SecurDisc data CDs and or DVDs in Nero Express Corresponding options e g SecurDisc Data CD are available in the start window In addition to the installed recorders Nero Image Recorder is also available in Nero Express Nero Image Recorder can be used to create and save an image file to burn later In order to use Nero Image Recorder you can select the Use Nero Image Recorder check box in the extended area of the start screen U O Please note that Nero Image Recorder can only be activated in the extended area of the start screen P Y nero 9 The Image Recorder is also suitable for creating an image of a disc type not supported by the connected recorder You can therefore create a DVD image for instance without having installed a DVD recorder You can write the image to adisc at any time www nero com link php topic id 416 Nero Express 48 Burn Compilation 11 2 Start the burn process Burning discs with the drive To select one of the available recorders to define the burn settings for your project accord ing to your requirements and to start the burn process proceed as follows Compile a project of your choice gt The Final Burn Settings screen opens Insert a suitable blank disc in the selected drive Select the recorder you want from the Current Recorder
46. ngs are selected to automatically produce the best possible results Using the program is remarkably easy sim ply select the project to be burned add the files and start burning It is just as easy to create Nero Express discs with SecurDisc and a SecurDisc supported drive SecurDisc is a new hardware and software technology developed by Nero and HLDS with which you can create discs with special protection properties such as data integrity re constructability encryption and duplication protection Such discs can be created with Se curDisc supported drives e g from HLDS LG and Nero Express and read from any drive with InCD or InCD Reader nero 9 Nero Express 5 Start Successfully 1 3 Working with Nero Express Basically the user interface of Nero Express consists of the selection of a compilation me thod in the start screen You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps where a separate window is displayed for each individual step This generally requires four steps Choose compilation type Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item and clicking one of the tasks displayed This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion Completing a task Depending on the task you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end Each individual step consists of a new screen For each screen the manual contains a cha
47. not actually changed until they are written nero 9 Nero Express 23 Track Properties Indexes Limits Spit Fiters Decick Hiss Reduction Fade In Fade Out Stereo Widening Karaoke Echo Equakzer E Normalization method RMS l Percent 20 4 This fiter may be used to set the volume of a track to a standard volume amp may be useful to adust the volume of several tracks that were read from different sound input devices The RMS method root mean square sets the mean volume of the track to the given value The maamum method sets the volume to a value which avoids clipping Audio Track Properties window Filters tab The following configuration options are available in the Audio Track Properties window Check box Normalize Check box Declick Check box Hiss Reduction Check box Fade In Check box Fade Out Check box Stereo Widening Check box Karaoke Check box Echo nero 9 Sets the volume of an audio file to a preset value This filter can be useful to bring the volume of files originating from different sources into line with one another Removes clicking and scratching noises such as those on old LPs for example Reduces or removes the hiss on an audio file All frequencies be low a certain threshold hiss level are removed Fades in the volume of an audio file from zero to full volume This filter can be useful for shortening files Fades out the volume of
48. nventions seeen 5 Music N Nero CoverDesigner 5 40 42 44 Nero Image Recorder Image File Load image file O On the fly oo cece cee de ee AA Ge 54 On the fly COPYING ee se ee ee 54 Options Oef tel AE AE RT OE 62 Program Launching the Program ees ese see ee ee 7 ER RR EE 7 R Recorder Activating Nero Image Recorder eli OE KEES 74 Video S ar N OE EEN 61 Save disc image ee ee ee Ee ee Re ee 38 SOCUNDISC EE aa 5 ise Show M w BU P E A eed Eg se Ke ve Ge ges Ee Writing Startu p Burn Settings rennan 50 deel Ui ER N 7 Image File eer see ee ee ek ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 System requirements sesse ee 66 Nero Image Recorder 50 52 Ooie AE AE EE 51 Recorder 49 UR EE EE EE 50 nero 9 Nero Express 75 Contact 19 Contact Nero Express is a Nero AG product Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 13 15 Internet www nero com 76307 Karlsbad Help http support nero com Germany Fax 49 724 892 8499 Nero Inc 330 N Brand Blvd Suite 800 Internet www nero com Glendale CA 91203 2335 Help http support nero com USA Fax 818 956 7094 E mail US CustomerSupport nero com Nero KK Rover Center kita 8F B 1 2 2 Internet www nero com Nakagawa chuou Tsuzuki ku Yokohama Kanagawa Help http support nero com Japan 224 0003 Copyright 2008 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved nero 9 Nero Express 76
49. o create a Super Video CD proceed as follows Inthe Nero Express start screen click the menu icon Videos Pictures gt The Video CD Super Video CD and DVD Video Files options appear Click the option you require Video CD or Super Video CD 2 The My Super Video CD compilation screen opens E Mere Express ol kl My Video cD 7 Saves the ste project Add the video Files you mart to buen Fi uly avert n a Oes T p Ta Track Length Sin add 8 opy Audo CD Tracks 2 Nero 3017 352 EE W Copy Data Track gf Erne Dise Q i Jec nto nm a tum te ture F Shore source pktures y PICTURES Pion d Ene w Mern Tota see on de 1 d T T I iret IT TT d 1 ASM j 100MB 200MB OME 400MB toe IME OME zome sa 9 Ow A My Super Video CD compilation screen nero 9 Nero Express 34 OO 11 Video and Slide Show Click the Add button gt The Add files and folders window opens Select the video and or picture files that you want to add to the compilation Click the Add button Repeat the two previous steps for all video and or picture files that you want to add to the compilation Click the Close button gt The video and or picture files are added to the compilation and displayed on the compila tion screen Customize the properties of the video and or picture files to suit your requirements When needed select the Enable S VCD Menu check box Click the Next button gt
50. o files when creating a jukebox disc In other words MP3 files are burned as MP3 files for example Most CD players cannot play such discs There is no difference between creating a jukebox disc and creating an Audio CD Please be sure to select the corresponding entry in the start screen From a technical point of view a compilation of special audio formats is a data CD DVD You can also select Nero ExpressData gt Data CD DVD in the start screen to create and burn your project See also Compilation screen 11 Compiling data CDs DVDs gt 13 mY My 6 3 Compiling an audio book CD Nero Express is used to compile audio book files and burn them as an audio book CD i e in the form of an Audio CD You can then play it on any standard CD player Since audiobooks can play for several hours Nero Express saves the audiobook to multiple audio CDs During the burn process you are prompted to insert new blank discs The procedure for compiling audio book CDs is basically the same as the procedure for cre ating an Audio CD nero 9 Nero Express 25 See also Compilation screen 11 6 4 Automatic Music Recognition 6 4 1 es oa Bo N With Gracenote MusiclD Nero Express can identify music files So called metadata such as artist title and genre are accessed from the Gracenote Media Database and displayed in Nero Express The identified metadata is written to the music file and is then available Identification is poss
51. o reconstruct the con tents Erasing the disc using this method takes longer than the other method depending on the type of disc involved Defines the erase speed Starts the erase process Cancels the action and closes the window Nero Express 60 Final screen 14 Final screen Once you have successfully concluded the burn or save process with Nero Express the final screen is displayed with the options Burn same project again New project Cover De signer and Save Project You can select one of these options to continue working with Nero Express or you can click the button to exit the program The following setting options are available Entry Burn the same project again Entry New project Entry Nero CoverDesig ner Entry Save project See also nero 9 Returns to the Final Burn Settings screen You can burn the same project again with the same or different set tings Opens the Nero Express start screen You can create a new project here Opens Nero CoverDesigner Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Opens the Save As dialog box You can save the current project if you want to access it again later Loading a disc image or saved project 38 Nero Express 61 Configuration options 15 Configuration options You can define options for working with Nero Express in the Options window
52. olution DPI Check box Printing LightScribe labels nero 9 Adjusts the desired print quality Selects the drive with the LightScribe recorder Specifies the genre Defines a template for labels Adjusts the desired print resolution Enables the option to automatically burn a LightScribe label This tab is only available if a LightScribe recorder has been installed Nero Express 65 Technical Information 16 Technical Information 16 1 System requirements Nero Express is installed along with the Nero Suite Its system requirements are the same You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under www nero com n addition the following requirements apply Q Using LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling Your computer requires the latest LightScribe system software when using a CD or DVD recorder with LightScribe support If you have downloaded and installed an updated Nero version from the Nero website install the LightScribe system software separately You can find the la test version at www nero com link php topic_id 114 amp gen_id 8 Optional LightScribe capable burner LightScribe host software must be installed and LightScribe capable disc Optional Labelflash capable recorder and Labelflash disc Optional Blu ray capable recorder and Blu ray disc Optional SecurDisc capable drive 16 2 Formats supported 16 2 1 Disk types CD DVD You can find more information
53. on gt The LightScribe Print Properties screen opens Add to the required values in the input fields and enable the option button for the desired print quality Click the Print button gt The printing process begins You can follow the process status in the status bar As soon as printing is finished the Nero LightScribe dialog appears and displays a message about the result of the printing process Click the OK button Click the Next button in the LightScribe Print Properties screen 2 You have successfully created and printed a LightScribe label according to your re quirements and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express See also LightScribe Print Properties window 41 Final screen gt 61 wy nero 9 Nero Express 40 LightScribe 9 2 LightScribe Print Properties window You can customize the print properties of your LightScribe label to suit your requirements in the LightScribe Print Properties window F War bpon Copy Ause CD Tracks ATLETE LightScribe Pont Properties LightScribe Print Properties window The following options are available Area Print contrast Input field Number of copies Drop down menu Drive Check box Automatically shut down the PC when done Button Print Button Preview nero 9 Adjusts the desired print quality This option button is set to Normal by default Defines the
54. on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic id 416 The actual entries that are available and the actual disc types e g DVD that can be written to depend on the recorder used 16 2 2 Disc formats Audio CD Mixed mode CDs CD EXTRA Video CD VCD m Super Video CD SVCD nero 9 Nero Express 66 Technical Information miniDVD Audiobook CD DVD Video 16 2 3 Audio formats and codecs Advanced Audio Coding AAC M4A MP4 Audible Audiobook AA Audio Interchange File Format AIFF AIF Compact Disc Digital Audio CDA Musical Instrumental Digital Interface MIDI MID MP3 mp3PRO Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 2 MP2 Moving Picture Experts Group 4 MP4 Nero Digital MP4 OGG Vorbis OGG OGM Recource Interchange File Format WAVE WAV WAVE Windows Media Audio WMA 16 2 4 Metadata Advanced Streaming Format ASF Audio Video Interleave AVI Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Nero Digital MP4 OGG Vorbis OGG OGM Recource Interchange File Format WAVE WAV WAVE Windows Media Audio WMA Windows Media Video WMV ID3 Tags v1 1 v2 Joint Photografic Expert Group JPEG JPG JPE Portable Network Graphics PNG Bitmap BMP Graphics Interchange Format GIF Tagged Image File Format TIFF TIF Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Nero Express 67 16 2 5 Video formats and codec
55. owse Nero can create a digital key For you in case you do not have one or you want to create a new one SecurDisc Digital Signature window 4 If you have already created a digital key 1 2 Click the Browse button gt The SecurDisc Select Private Keys dialog box opens Select the key and click the OK button 5 Tocreate a digital key 1 nero 9 Click the Start button gt The SecurDisc Create Digital Key dialog box opens Read the instructions and click the Next button gt The SecurDisc Key Creation Process dialog box opens Move your mouse at random until the creation process is complete gt You can monitor the status of the creation process using the progress bar The Next button is enabled as soon as the process is complete Click the Next button gt The SecurDisc Key Setting Ended dialog box opens Enter a file name for the key you have created and click the Finish button gt The SecurDisc Digital Signature dialog box opens and the selected key is dis played in the drop down menu Nero Express 16 Data Disc Select the Copy protection check box in the extended area of the compilation screen 2 All PDF files are copy protected The check box Use password to disable copy protec tion appears To permit duplication of the copy protected data after entering a password 1 Select the Use password to disable copy protection check box gt The Sec
56. p ter in which all areas are described in detail Burning a Compilation Burning marks the end To do this set the burn parameters and click the Burn button De pending on the type of the task you are working on and the recorder connected to the sys tem a number of different entries are available for selection Options after burning After burning is complete you can decide what to do next select the option to continue working with Nero Express or exit the program nero 9 Nero Express 6 2 Launching the program To start Nero Express via Nero StartSmart proceed as follows 1 Click the StartSmart icon gt The Nero StartSmart window opens 2 Click the button gt The list of Nero applications appears Home f Rip end Burn Create and Eat Entertainment Welcome to BUSA ao SunSmart Complete your 3 tasks quickly Audio Burning Fy and easily Audio Ripping Copy Dise Manage your projects g step by step with the application launcher a that does it all 2 Play Fide 3 Select the Nero Express entry in the selection list 4 The Nero Express window opens 2 You have launched Nero Express via Nero StartSmart Launching the program back Up Launch Applications Nero StartSmart window Start screen 3 Start screen The main screen in Nero Express is the starting point for all actions Click here on the rele vant menu icons to go to the desired screen where you can comp
57. protected PDF documents with duplication protection and or digitally signed the disc Now you can burn the CD DVD 5 3 Saving Data Tracks With Nero Express you can save a data disc as an image file The image file can later be burned to a recordable disc The result is a copy of the original data disc To save the data disc as an image file proceed as follows 1 Insert the data disc in a drive 2 Click the Save Data Tracks button in the extended area of the start screen gt The Select Track window opens The tracklist shows you the sessions and data tracks that are found on the disc Due to the technical reasons only the first data track of the first session can be saved Select Track ES Track Start Length Mode B E CD ROM J Session 01 56 MB A Track 01 00 02 00 06 18 02 56MB ISO 9660 Joliet bootable mode 1 E NEC DVD_RW ND 45714 v Eject Refresh Save Track Cancel Select Track 3 Select the first data track 4 Click the Save Track button 2 The Save As window opens nero 9 Nero Express 18 Data Disc 5 Select a file name and a storage location 6 Inthe Save As drop down menu select the desired output format ISO or NRG for the im age file 7 Click the Start button gt The Progress window is opened and displays the progress made while saving When the save process is complete the window closes automatically 2 You have succe
58. r the CD You can customize the look of the menu to suit your require ments Available for video and Super Video CDs only Enables a filter that brings the volume of the audio files to be bur ned into line with one another This is recommended particularly if the files originate from different sources Available for Audio CDs only Establishes that the audio files merge into one another without a pause If the box is unchecked a pause of two seconds is in serted between the files Available for Audio CDs only If the DVD recorder is capable of burning DVDs with 2 layers DVD DL and if you want to burn files larger than 4483 MB you can select the DVD9 8152 MB option from the drop down menu Available for DVD Videos only Q You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic_id 416 See also B Settings for the compilation 63 nero 9 Nero Express 12 Data Disc 5 Data Disc 5 1 Compiling data CDs DVDs Using Nero Express you can compile and burn all types of files and folders If a DVD re corder is installed on your computer you can burn both data CDs and data DVDs If you have a CD recorder you can only burn data CDs and the option for burning a DVD is already grayed out in the start screen The procedure for both compilation methods is identical Q SecurDisc recorder play the relevant entry in order to burn a SecurDisc CD or DVD The proce dures for both adding dat
59. rint the label on paper or directly onto an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels This feature is only available in recorders that support Labelflash technology 10 1 Burn Label screen In the Burn Label window you can create or load a label and write it on a Labelflash DVD Information on the selected printing quality and rotation speed is displayed on the right hand side of the screen Under Disc type you can see whether the blank disc has been inserted with the label or data side Either the Labelflash or the DiscT 2 logo is displayed in the Burn Label window depending on which side is inserted nero 9 A Bum Label File Edit Action a Com di HY O07 Saxhloa Nero Express 5 bed LO ed Lahelf lash _NEC DVD_RW NO S71A Printing area Inner radus 25 mm Width 33 mm Best quailty Rotaton speed 7875 rom Disc type Preview No disc in drive Expected writing ime 22 20 min Label templates Burn Label Window Labelflash The following configuration options are available in the Burn Label window Input field Defines the distance between the label and the inner edge Inner Radius Input field Defines the width of the print area Width Button Opens the Labelflash Print Properties window Edit This is where you can change the printing qu
60. rned on the label side of a disc with a laser LightScribe LightScribe is a technology with which pictures or texts can be burned on the label side of discs with a laser MP3 The MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 audio format is used to reduce the size of audio files to a frac tion of their original size factor 1 10 with little loss of quality You can estimate about 1 MB per minute as opposed to 10 MB for the original files This value and the quality can vary de nero 9 Nero Express 71 Glossary pending on the complexity of the audio signal The bit rate used can be used as a measure of quality The higher the bit rate the better the quality but also the more memory required MPEG 1 The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co decs MPEG 1 is part of the MPEG compression family and has the highest compression ra te MPEG 1 is the format for video CDs MPEG 2 The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co decs There is little difference between MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 MPEG 2 is a broadcast stan dard and better for televisions that are interlaced MPEG 2 is used as a video format for DVDs MPEG 4 The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co decs MPEG 4 is the latest MPEG standard for video and audio MPEG 4 combines several functions from MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and other standards Nero Digital Video and Nero Digi ta
61. rocess starts You can follow the pro cess status in the status bar As soon as the burn process is finished the CD DVD is ejected and a dialog box appears Turn the blank LightScribe disc around i e insert it in the LightScribe recorder with the label side facing down gt The LightScribe Print Properties window opens and the print process starts You can follow the process status in the status ba As soon as the printing is finished the Nero LightScribe dialog appears and displays a message about the result of the printing pro cess Click the OK button 12 If you would like to save a log of the burn process click the Save button gt The log is saved To print the log click the Print button gt The log is printed nero 9 Nero Express 42 LightScribe 14 Click the Next button 2 You have successfully created and printed a LightScribe label as an integral part of your CD DVD project and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express See also LightScribe Print Properties window 41 Final screen gt 61 mY 43 Labelflash DVD A Labelflash DVD has a special layer between the top and bottom layers this layer can be heated by the laser in the recorder so that images and text can be printed on the DVD P Y The interface in the Burn Label screen works on the same principle as Nero CoverDesigner Basically it is irrelevant whether you p
62. s Advanced Streaming Format ASF Audio Video Interleave AVI Digital Video DV Moving Picture Experts Group 2 MPG MPEG DAT M2T Moving Picture Experts Group 4 MP4 Nero Digital MP4 QuickTime Movie MOV Video Object VOB Packet Video Audio PVA Television Input Video Output TIVO 16 2 6 Image formats Bitmap BMP Device Independent Bitmaps DIB Graphics Interchange Format GIF Icon Image File ICO JPEG File Interchange Format JFIF Joint Photografic Expert Group JPEG JPG JPE Picture Exchange PCX Portable Network Graphics PNG Portable Pixel Map PPM Targa Image File TGA Tagged Image File Format TIFF TIF Windows Media File WMF X Quiktime QTI QTF QTIF read only 16 2 7 Formats for Playlists Technical Information Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator MP3 URL M3U 16 3 Versions of Nero Express Nero Express is available in three different versions Nero Express Nero Express Essentials and Nero Express Essentials SE Nero Express and Nero Express Essentials offer the full range of features Only Nero Express Essentials SE does not offer the following features nero 9 Unrestricted encoding in Nero Digital Audio format Creating and burning Super Video CDs Nero Express 68 Technical Information Linking to Nero CoverDesigner Saving audio files Erasing rewritable CDs DVDs Retrieving disc information Creating labels with
63. s DVDs in the LightScribe recorder The function is available as a separate Print LightScribe Label option in the start screen or can be integrated as an intermediate step into the creation and burn process of a project U This function is only available in recorders that support LightScribe technology O See also LightScribe settings gt 65 9 1 Printing LightScribe labels without compilation 1 Inthe Recorder section of the extended area in the start screen select the LightScribe re corder you want to use 2 Insert a blank LightScribe disc into the LightScribe recorder with the label side facing down gt The Print LightScribe Label menu icon in the Nero Express start screen appears F Nee Express gt lo ka LightScribe Label start screen 3 Click the Print LightScribe Label menu icon gt The Print LightScribe Label option appears 4 Click the Print LightScribe Label option gt The Disc Label screen opens nero 9 Nero Express 39 anced Disc Label 2 Teret hes Sore l 1 Bey Open and bs OD Ie use lace Ton carnpieter see Disc Label screen Create a label according to your requirements Q The interface in the Disc Label screen works on the same principle as Nero directly onto an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Click the Next butt
64. sadvantages which will depend on your requirements 12 1 1 On the fly When using the on the fly method insert the original disc into a drive and a recordable disc into the drive The original disc in the drive is copied immediately without any time delay to the blank disc in the recorder The on the fly method allows you to copy discs very quickly and does not require any additional space on the disc In order to be able to use the on the fly method you will need at least two drives one for reading the disc and a disc burner for writing The following requirements apply to the read drive and disc burner The disc burner must feature buffer underrun protection or the drive must be capable of delivering the data sufficiently quickly The read speed should be at least twice as fast as the write speed The read drive must be capable of delivering information on the number and type of ses sions otherwise Nero Express may not be able to produce an exact copy If you want to copy Audio CDs we recommend the copy image method because the quality of the read audio files can suffer depending on the drive 12 1 2 Copy image With the copy over image method an image of the original disc is saved to a file first The image file is then burned to a blank disc Copying using copy over image takes longer but it often produces better results You must have sufficient storage space to use the copy over image method The copy over image metho
65. splayed in the compilation screen nero 9 Nero Express 20 Customize the properties of the audio files to suit your requirements Select the Normalize all audio files and No pause between tracks check boxes as re quired Click the Next button 2 You have successfully compiled an Audio CD and can now burn this compilation See also Compilation screen 11 Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive gt 30 mY My Customizing properties of the audio file You can display and or make changes to the audio file properties on the Track Properties Indexes Limits Splits and Filters tabs of the Audio Track Properties window To open the window select an audio file in the compilation screen My Audio CD for Audio CDs and click the Properties button 6 1 1 1 Track properties On the Track Properties tab you will find basic information on the selected file in the Sour ce information area Audio Track Properties Es Track Properties Indexes Limits Spit Filters Source information ar File MP3 44100HZ 192KBts Stereo Track No14 mp3 Frequency 44 100 Hz Channels 2 Resolution 16 bits Properties Title CD TEXT MP3 44100HZ 192KBits Stereo Track No14 Artist CD TEXT MP3 44100HZ 192KBits Stereo Track No14 Pause 2 Seconds bg Intemational Standard Recording Code ISRIC Protection Cross fade wih previous track Track Properties Tab nero 9 Nero Express 21 6 1 1 2 The following input areas are available
66. ssfully created an image file starting from a data disc Now you can burn the image file to a disc 19 6 1 Compiling Audio CDs ol Using Nero Express you can create an Audio CD that contains music files It can be played using all standard CD players To compile an Audio CD source files with different audio for ing burned U Please not that some CD players cannot play CD RWs Use CD R discs to burn re Audio CDs To create an Audio CD proceed as follows Click the Music menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The compilation methods for music are displayed Click Audio CD gt The My Audio CD compilation screen for Audio CDs appears OF Nero Exprets r My Aude CD A id Saves the active project Add the subo Files you mant to buen You can edd audio files frorn your hard dee or frome Audo Os tv armed 4 Option 1 gt Tit Arit rack Length di n 1 121 gt Copy Audio CD Track 1 93 23 noe 3 07 20 gt Copy Date Track ae EP Ere Dine I Dire Into o Korais af audo ftms Wo oase betraen trods Tota time m yeot My Audio CD compilation screen Click the Add button gt The Add files and folders window opens Select the audio files that you want to add to the compilation and click the Add button Repeat the previous step for all audio files that you want to add Click the Close button gt The audio files are added to the compilation and di
67. ssion without turning off and on between each track This method is best when re cording Audio CDs you would like to play on your home or car stereo Frame With an Audio CD 75 sectors provide one second of played music One sector consists of up to 98 frames one frame contains 24 data bytes and 9 control bytes Similarly frame de scribes a full screen in television and video technology Two successive half images result in a full screen within a second due to interlacing Image An EE refers to a single file on the hard drive that contains the image for a complete disc A disk image can be used to create exact copies on media at a later point in time if problems occur during the write process or if no recorder is connected to your PC The image requires as much free space on the hard drive as the contents of the original disc Joliet Joliet refers to an extension of the ISO 9660 standard for file names Joliet was designed by Microsoft in order to represent more characters The file name can be up to 64 characters long and contain the letters A Z a z umlauts and the B Label A label refers to a label on a disc Some drives e g drives that use LightScribe or La belflash technology can transfer labels directly to special media Labelflash Labelflash is a technology with which pictures and texts can be burned on the label side of a disc with a laser Labelflash Labelflash is a technology with which pictures and texts can be bu
68. t menu settings as default values Set as Default 7 2 Compiling DVD Videos Using Nero Express you can burn DVDs made up of DVD Video files from your hard drive You can show your burned DVDs on almost all DVD players You can use Nero Express to burn a DVD if the DVD video title i e a complete DVD folder structure is already available U Please note that it is not possible to create a DVD Video from video files in Ne re ro Express In Nero Vision you can convert video files to DVD Videos More in formation is available in the separate Nero Vision manual To compile a DVD Video proceed as follows Inthe Nero Express start screen click the menu icon Videos Pictures 2 The Video CD Super Video CD and DVD Video Files options appear nero 9 Nero Express 36 OF Nero Express ole al o DVO Valeo Mes id aves the active project You can add your DVT Video Het hare Pi Mivardi Opton p E Nime Sex Type Modified Origin faced ty Ludo Tracts Ha Cony tudo CD Tact VIDEO TE DUP KIB BackupFil JOOT OMIE CsersVAdmins gt Copy Date Track MDEO_TSFO I DVO Mowe OT AKA 10 Cc WTS 01 OBUP DKB Backupfil I00T 205418 C in ET ime Dis WTS OA OIF 1208 OND Movie WOT OM 12 d Disc Into WTS Gt LVOB ELIA KS DVO Movie 2 0I 204 IL gt Total space usat PETTEE T EFI TTF EET VIR TTT ooisan 204MB RAM onbe 100 MB i tad cove m m DVD Video files compilation screen Click DVD Video gt The DVD Video fi
69. t you want to copy into the recorder Click the Copy button gt If you are copying via the drive the copy process starts If you are using Nero Image Re corder the Save Image File dialog box opens Enter a name for your image file in the File Name input field Select the relevant storage location in the Save to navigation tree and click the Save button gt The copy and or save process starts You can follow the process status in the status bar If you are using a single drive for copying you will be prompted to remove the source CD DVD and to insert a suitable blank disc after the image file has been written The burn process then starts automatically nero 9 Nero Express 55 Copying CDs DVDs E ao Nero Express Burning Process Please wak Time Event 11 59 29 Burn process started Writing at Maximum se z Total time 00 00 09 71 Ow 8 Click the Next button Copy Process screen 2 You have successfully copied a CD DVD and can now continue by selecting another op tion from the final screen or by closing Nero Express See also Final screen gt 61 56 12 3 Copy settings OF Nero Express Acitvarwet 4 Opbon WB copy Audo CO Tract 9 Copy Osta Track ET Ernie Dis E Duet Advanced sutting Reed of micharne data Y wree Atomaca hd Gow che PC when done o gt ks Select source and dewtination Pisese select source and Gestrstion dower and m
70. tory structure on the CD DVD to suit your requirements The capacity bar near the bottom of the window indicates how much space is being used by the data on the CD DVD Essentially all compilation screens have the same structure E Mere Express os fal My Video cD p la Saves the active project Add the video Files you mart to buen Fi fly ar ve ed Optom Tr y Tete Track Length Sue add 1B Copy Audo CD Trecks 2 Nero 3017 352x258 W Copy Data Tract P Erne Dive si Dec nto o MA tum Label tu F Store source pchires ir PICTURES 7 Enable von Mern Tota see on dex ELE ij me I Soa tt 1 m I Fil I moms mime 3de smME Soeke ee POB EIME bl e m Compilation screen The following setting options are available in the compilation screen Button Opens the Add files and folders window Add Button Removes the selected file Delete Button Plays a selected audio or video file Playback Button Returns to the start screen Back Button Switches to the Final Burn Settings screen Next Button Opens the Audio Track Properties dialog box for Audio CDs Properties and the MPEG Information dialog box for video CDs Super Video CDs Available for audio video and Super Video CDs only nero 9 Nero Express 11 Check box Enable VCD Menu Check box Normalize all audio files Check box No pause between tracks Selection list DVD9 8152MB DVD5 4483MB Compilation screen Enables a menu fo
71. urDisc Protect Data dialog box opens 2 Enter the desired password in the Password input area and then click the OK button Click the OK button gt The corresponding dialog box will open to inform you that the disc is being digitally signed with the selected key You can pass on the relevant public key to recipients to enable them to verify the signature Click the OK button Click the Next button 2 The SecurDisc Protect Data dialog box opens SecurDisc Protect Data x Enter a password to protect the marked data against unauthorized access For security reasons the password should be at least 16 characters long and should contain letters and numbers You can type complete sentences to be used as a password Warning Remember your password Without it you will be unable to access SecurDisc password protected documents Password V Hide typing Rok Password quality EE Password confirmation tet SecurDisc Protect Data window nero 9 Nero Express 17 Data Disc 11 Enter the desired password in the Password input area and then click the OK button When appropriate a wizard offers suggestions in an additional Tips dialog box when entering and selecting the password The wizard estimates the security level i e the quality of the password during entry 2 You have now protected the data on your SecurDisc CD DVD against unauthorized ac cess by assigning a password
72. vailable for Audio and audio book CDs or when saving with Nero Image Recorder 11 3 1 Extended area Burn Settings You can access additional burn settings in the extended area of the Final Burn Settings screen by clicking the d button in the left margin of the window An extended area with additional options and features is available in all Nero Express screens The following setting options are available Button Opens the Save As dialog box Saves the active project You can save your compilation here Selection list Write speed Selection list Write method Check box Determine maximum speed nero 9 Defines the speed at which the disc is burned Only the burn speeds that are supported by the selected recorder are dis played Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Defines the Disc at once or Track at once write method Available for CD compilations only By default DVDs are bur ned using the disc at once method Checks how fast the compiled data can be accessed and re duces the selected writing speed if necessary This prevents a buffer underrun Recorders with a feature to prevent buffer underruns do not require a speed test Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Nero Express 51 Burn Compilation Check box Performs all steps in the burn process without using the laser Simulation beam We recommend running a simulation if you are de compressing data before burning

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