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1. Click the Add button and select the directory containing the audio tracks you wish to encode Highlight the audio tracks you wish to encode 4 Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and 7 bitrate Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file Click the Start button to start encoding a window shows you how encoding is progressing When encoding is complete click Close to close the window 7 4 11 6 Burning encoded files If the audio files you wish to encode are in a compressed format MP3 or VQF then Nero will decompress them automatically before burning Just open an Nero Creating a CD DVD e 57 audio compilation and pull the compressed files you want into the compilation window with drag amp drop You will find full details about creating an Audio CD files in the chapter Burning audio files from your hard disk 7 4 12 Decoding 7 4 12 1 Converting compressed audio tracks is called decoding Unlike encoding with decoding it makes no difference what medium the audio tracks are on Decoding audio tracks 1 Select File Conversion from the Extras menu 2 Click the Add button and select the directory containing the audio tracks you wish to decode 3 Highlight the audio tracks you wish to decode 4 Click the Settings button and specify the frequen
2. use more suitable hardware to read the audio data This applies in particular to CD DVD ROM drives It is a good idea to buy high quality hardware from a well known manufacturer You may find it helpful to look at test reports in one of the many computer magazines Nero FAQs 128 14 1 13 One of the following error messages appears during the burning process Why is this Buffer underrun Write error padding blocks added or Dummy blocks added and sometimes also Logical block out of range Meaning The memory or buffer which contains the data to be written to the CD is empty which means that no data is being sent to the recorder As the burning process requires a constant datastream this means that the process has been aborted Try using a slower writing speed and ensure that your PC is working at full speed close down all other programs during the burning process defragment your hard disk before you start close down background processes such as virus scanners etc switch off energy saving mode and screen savers etc Queueing failed Wait queue failed or Reset occurred or the computer hangs with ATAPI recorders Meaning This is often caused by communications problems between the adapter and the CD recorder With SCSI devices you can try to reduce the write speed of the adapter by switching off the Sync Negotiation option and setting the transfer rate to half the maximum rate You can no
3. 12 3 Automatic detection of CD DVD ROM drives 12 3 1 Background There are so many different types of CD DVD ROM drive on the market that it is not possible for reasons of time and availability to test and provide specific support for every single CD DVD ROM drive Nero can already identify a large number of common CD DVD ROM drive types but providing support for all the drives available is not possible for the reasons given above For this reason Nero has the Autodetect CD ROM option on the Recorder menu for those people whose CD DVD ROM drive is not supported Once the CD DVD ROM drive has been identified successfully it can be used as an input device for CD fast copies and for saving tracks This automatic detection process should in most cases allow the use of a drive which is not normally supported by Nero 12 3 2 Autodetection of CD DVD ROM drives Using the Autodetect CD ROM option Nero attempts to identify the specific properties of the CD DVD ROM drive by sending commands to the drive and checking the data returned by the drive However this process does entail some risks as there are no definitive standards for the commands used to control CD DVD ROM drives Sending unsupported commands to a CD DVD ROM drive can cause the computer to crash For this reason we recommend that you Nero Miscellaneous e 109 close all other programs and save important documents before starting the autodetection process 1 From th
4. User Guide Nero neroc Ahead Software AG Information on copyright and trade marks The Nero user manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Ahead Software All rights reserved This user manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright This manual may not in whole or in part be copied transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Ahead Software AG All trade names and trademarks are the property of the respective owners Ahead Software rejects any claims that transcend the legal guarantee rights Ahead Software AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero user manual The contents of the software supplied as well as of the Nero user manual may be changed without prior warning The trademarks mentioned here are only listed for information purposes REV 1 0 Unless you own the copyright or have the permission of the copyright holder the unauthorized copying of discs can represent a violation of national or international laws and may result in serious penalties Copyright 1995 2003 by Ahead Software Contents General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 oooooooooo 10 1 1 About the Nero Help Manual cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 1 2 The structure of the Help Manual 2 eseeeeeeeeeees 11 1 3 What s new with Nero 6 0
5. You can see whether your recorder can write CD Text by selecting the Choose Recorder option from the Recorder menu Now highlight the required recorder and read the information Tip In the same way you can also check whether your recorder supports Overburn Buffer Underrun Protection and Disc at once Create an Audio CD as described in the chapter Burning audio files from CD or Burning audio files from your hard disk Please note the following points First create a new audio compilation and drag the audio tracks you want into the compilation From the File menu select Compilation Info and on the Audio CD tab check the Write CD Text to the CD checkbox Enter the title of the CD and its artist These entries should not be longer than 64 characters each In the compilation window click an audio track and enter the track s title and artist on the tab Before writing make sure that the Disc at once mode is active Now click the Burn button to write the Audio CD with CD Text Viewing CD Text information You can view CD Text on Audio CDs provided the selected read drive supports the reading of CD Text Recorders that can write CD Text can do this Insert an Audio CD into the recorder Select the Save Tracks option from the Recorder menu and choose the drive you require Now view the information you want in the Title and Artist columns Copying CDs with CD Text information
6. 17 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Important If your burned audio tracks crackle hum or hiss you probably have problems with the so called Audio Jitter Effect This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero Please refer to Verifying audio read quality and Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Bootable CD and DVD Conditions A PC can only be booted from a CD when its BIOS supports this function start sequence e g CD ROM C A or if a SCSI CD ROM drive is being used the drive must be connected to a SCSI adapter with its own BIOS whose settings can be changed accordingly This will only work when there are no IDE harddisks present as these come before the SCSI adapter in the boot sequence If neither of these conditions is met then the PC cannot be booted from a CD ROM Even so not every operating system can be booted from a CD During booting Windows95 98 Me and Windows NT 2000 XP write to the medium from which they are being booted This is not possible with a CD and so the process is cancelled and the PC cannot be started No provision for booting from a ROM medium was made when these operating systems were developed When Nero Creating a CD DVD e 68 7 7 2 7 7 3 booting from a CD therefore you can only start an operating system that does not write to th
7. 6 6 Write Speed ninia AAA id r 31 6 7 Ann aapear aarian i iaa Fiap i tensi 31 6 7 1 Disc at nCen id e N a 31 6 7 2 Prack at Oncesti nerna e a a bela dels 31 6 8 Number of COple ssis roat aeaea eiua nannan raa a eaaa ar paaie 32 6 9 Buffer Underrun Protection ccccccccccccccccccnccnncnonncnnnennnnos 32 6 10 Use Multiple Recorders cccccccccccccccccccccnccnnnccnnccnncnnnenonenonnn 32 6 11 Virus Check Before Burning occoccccccccccnnnnanancncnonononannnaaannnnnnnnnns 32 Nero Contents e 5 Creating a CD DVD vou cre ee cu cue 33 7 1 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 3 4 7 3 5 7 3 6 7 3 7 7 4 7 4 1 7 4 2 7 4 3 7 4 4 7 4 5 7 4 6 7 4 7 7 4 8 7 4 9 7 4 10 7 4 11 7 4 12 7 4 13 7 4 14 7 4 15 7 5 7 5 1 7 6 7 6 1 7 7 7 7 1 7 1 2 7 1 3 7 7 4 7 8 7 8 1 7 8 2 7 8 3 7 8 4 7 8 5 7 8 6 7 9 7 9 1 7 9 2 Introductio Na iia ainia 33 Data CO SO icon ies 33 Background innOrrmatlon ov 02 dail das codiciada corrida ideado 33 Burning data CDs without using Multisession 34 Data CD Multisession oooocconnnnnnnnnccccnnnnnnnnanannncnnnncnnnnannannnnnnnns 36 CI antbeutowsstensdaaseeaeens aes 36 How are Multisession CDs structured eese 37 Background information ococcccccnicinnconnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnnnnninininininss 37 Creating a Multisession CD Starb ooooooonnconnconcconncnnccnnccnoncnnnnnos 38 Creating a Multisession C
8. 6 7 2 Note You do not need to run simulations if you are using a recorder with buffer underrun protection Write This checkbox starts the actual physical burning process If this is interrupted the result will be faulty and the entire medium may become unusable depending on the type of medium Only recorders with buffer underrun protection can continue to burn in such cases Finalize CD When a CD is finalized it is locked and can no longer be burned Depending on the type of medium you are burning this is a necessary process which enables the medium to be used to the full extent All the options are correctly set in Nero s default settings Write Speed This drop down box contains the write speeds supported by the recorder you have selected see Choose Recorder This field is only displayed when you select a physical recorder and not the Image Recorder Write Method There are two alternative methods available for burning media Disc at once DAO and Track at once TAO Disc at once With Disc at once the whole medium is written in one go without deactivating the laser In the Disc at once 96 DAO 96 process more data is written which can produce better results for actions such as copying CDs Note Audio video and Super Video CDs should always be burned using Disc at once even though it is also possible to select Track at once We do not recommend using Track at once It is better to use Disc at
9. 7 7 1 14 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front 15 In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc Caution You must ensure that the Finalize CD checkbox is activated This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible 16 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons
10. 9 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right Select the ISO track you want to continue This will usually be the last ISO track on the CD so this selection is preset Click the OK button The files and folders that are already on the CD are now read and automatically updated The Nero Multisession compilation window now opens Nero Creating a CD DVD e 40 10 11 12 The new Multisession compilation window displays all of the files and folders found on the CD Depending on the selected update options some files and folders will be gray and some black Black files and folders are the ones that have been added or replaced Folders in which at least one file or folder has been replaced or added are also displayed black so it is clear where the changes are Files and folders that are shown grayed in the compilation window are not written again during burning They already exist on the CD Nero will therefore only write a reference to these files on the CD Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory
11. Creating a CD DVD e 83 7 11 S VCD Information about the available tracks and how they must be played EXT VCD only More detailed information about the type of playing only relevant for CDI players CDI VCD only This directory contains the Philips CDI application and its utilities These files are licensed by Philips and taken from the Nero root directory This application is needed for playing tracks on a CDI player MPEGAV MPEG 2 for SVCD The AVSEQxx files contain the MPEG tracks on the Video CD The first track only contains references to the data which are stored not in the first track but in the subsequent tracks This means that although these files have a long nominal length they do not require much space in the ISO track SEGMENT The ITEMxxxx files represent the encoded single pictures They are stored in the first track as Form 2 blocks and have a fixed length of 150 blocks The encoded files can be played on a PC provided a suitable package such as Windows Media Player is installed DVD player software is required for MPEG 2 Other files and directories can be added to the CD ROM These are ignored by a player S VCD also supports other special functions such as karaoke and hierarchical menus with pictures but these are not used by Nero at the present time Nero simply takes a list of MPEG or picture files and writes them to a CD in such a way that playing starts immediately with the first file and th
12. Nero automatically copies the existing CD Text if the reading drive and the selected recorder both support CD Text This applies to both image copies and on the fly copies Please also refer to the following chapters Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives and Verifying audio read quality Special audio filters If you are unhappy with the quality of your audio tracks Nero offers a range of filters can enhance the quality of the music tracks or change the tracks The tracks are edited non destructively which means that the actual recording is not affected and only selections are set The big advantage of the non destructive method is that editing steps can be undone at any time and no additional audio data are created as you work The audio files are not actually changed until they are written The filters are found in the Audio Information dialog box on the Filter tab The window is opened by double clicking an audio track in the compilation window Nero Creating a CD DVD e 52 Clicking the Test Selected Filters button plays the audio track this lets you check that you are happy with the result before you confirm the changes Normalizing If the audio tracks you are burning come from different sources then the volume of the individual tracks can be matched with this filter All audio tracks in the compilation must have been selected for this filter to function correctly Declicking This is used to remove clicking nois
13. autodetection process in future In return we will of course make the latest version of this file available on our website If you cannot find the relevant information on our website or if you do not have Internet access you can call our hotline or send us an e mail with a description of the problem You should make sure that you have the following information available before you call us or include this information in your e mail the exact name of the CD DVD ROM drive e g PIONEER CD ROM DR U10X the type of bus connection IDE SCSI for the drive and other information about your computer operating system memory SCSI controller and where relevant the name and version of other software for burning CDs which is installed on your computer You will find the necessary information on the cover of your Nero CD 12 4 Burning oversize CDs 12 4 1 12 4 1 1 Note Overburning is only possible on CDs and not on DDCDs or DVDs If you want to copy or create a CD containing more than 74 minutes of audio material or more than 650 MB of data there are two options open to you The simpler safer option Buy blank discs with a larger capacity that is either 80 minutes of audio or 700 MB of data The other option is so called overburning You will find full details in the chapter Enabling overburning Enabling overburning What is overburning The number of minutes of music or megabytes of data which will fit on the disc
14. is printed on every blank CD You can check the capacity of your disc using the Medium Info item on Nero s Recorder menu When you overburn a blank CD Nero Miscellaneous e 111 12 4 1 2 12 4 1 3 12 4 1 4 the size of the disc is ignored by Nero and data is written to the disc beyond the specified capacity It is clear that ignoring the capacity of the disc entails a certain amount of risk This applies both to 74 and 80 minute CDs In addition the CD standard contains a restriction which states that there are no CDs available with a capacity larger than 80 minutes This means that all CDs are seen by Nero as 80 minute CDs even if they are sold by the manufacturer as for example 99 minute CDs You can only write 99 minutes of audio to the CD by overburning What makes overburning possible The capacity specified by the manufacturers of blank CDs is the minimum size of the writable area on the CD The manufacturing tolerances mean that the actual writable area is larger than the specified capacity This additional area is often 2 3 minutes long but can be significantly shorter or longer Risks involved in overburning Read errors sound interference incorrectly written data The end of the writable layer can be of poorer quality than the rest of the disc which means that read errors can occur at the end of the disc or in areas outside the normal storage area of the disc In the case of audio CDs this means unexplained er
15. tracks in that compilation that are linked to the Nero Wave Editor are closed You will find full details about the functions of the Nero Wave Editor in the Help files for that program Playing audio files Click the Play button to play the audio tracks that you have highlighted Editing audio files Clicking Edit opens the highlighted audio track and the Nero Wave Editor Make the changes you want then save them If the audio file has been saved with a different name in the Wave Editor when you close Nero Wave Editor Nero asks you if you want to add the new file to the compilation instead of the old one 7 4 15 The Nero CD database Unfortunately most Audio CDs contain no information about the tracks that are on them only Audio CDs with CD Text do this When an Audio CD is created this means that the titles and artists of the tracks usually have to be entered manually However Nero has a built in CD and title database designed to locate the titles artists and all the tracks on an officially released Audio CD This is Nero Creating a CD DVD e 59 7 4 15 1 7 4 15 2 achieved with a kind of fingerprint on the CD The information obtained in this way can be used or a range of purposes such as Generating meaningful filenames when saving audio tracks see also Encoding These filenames make it easier for you to compile your own Audio CDs and also provide the information that is printed on the cover by Nero Cover
16. 2 shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 14 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Creating a Super Video CD You can make Super Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG 2 format or when other video formats are converted to it For licensing reasons this plugin cannot be supplied with Nero However you can purchase the DVD plugin on the Ahead Software AG website at www nero com Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a Super Video CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the Super Video CD icon in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when Nero is started If Nero is already running you can open this dialog box by selecting the New Compilation icon on the toolbar 4 The Super Video CD tab offers a number of options which you can use to tailor the Video CD to your specific requirements The Create standard compliant CD checkbox should be enabled to ensure that you make a Super Video CD that can be p
17. 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM ISO icon the Multisession tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 4 Activate the Continue Multisession CD option to create an ISO CD For a Multisession CD with linked files activate the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section For a Multisession CD with independent files clear the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section this will ensure that Nero will not search for links to existing files on the CD 5 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically meaningful at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 chara
18. Audio CDs and Encoding tracks that are on hard disk MP3 settings To choose a setting click on the button next to the pull down list and select the option you want Encoding audio files in MP3 format is always lossy The encoding process uses psychoacoustic models to remove those parts of the audio file which are judged to be inaudible Most people find it hard to tell the difference between encoded MP3 files and the original versions provided that the files were encoded at a sufficiently high bit rate However it is inevitable that a certain amount of acoustic information will be lost The amount of information lost depends primarily on two factors These are the bit rate of the MP3 file and the quality of the psychoacoustic model used to reduce the amount of data When you encode a file in MP3 format the following settings are available Encoding quality The quality of the psychoacoustic model used by Nero is excellent There must of course be a compromise between the complexity of the model and the processing time needed Depending on the use to which the MP3 file will be put the quality of the encoding that is of the acoustic models can be set to fast medium and highest If you choose the highest quality the encoding process on a PII350 will be approximately 1X speed that is 3 minutes of music will be encoded in 3 minutes If you choose the fast setting the encoding process will be up to 8 times as fast with the hard
19. CD EXTRA can contain information in different languages Click the Add beneath the Language window to select these languages from a list of countries You could enter the album title for each language for example You should specify at least one language Caution The setting for Germany is under Germany When you highlight a language you can enter a name in the Album Title box 5 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically possible at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode Nero Creating a CD DVD e 66 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 6 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ dia
20. CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front 13 In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc Important You must remember to clear the Finalize CD checkbox when creating the first session of a Multisession CD With a Multisession CD this checkbox is only checked for the last session of the CD This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 14 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 180
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22. Designer Information about the title and artist is also saved in the audio file provided the audio file format allows this This is possible with MP3 WMA MS Audio and VQF files for instance but not with WAV files Automatic addition of CD Text when copying Audio CDs This makes it possible to create CD copies that are in a way better than the original because they get more information With the added CD Text an audio CD player with the right equipment can display the title and artist on a CD Unzipping the program database Owners of a full version of Nero will find the free program database on their CD The database is zipped and will have to be unzipped before it can be configured 1 Unzip the archive CDDB zip which is on the CD in the FreeCDDB directory and extract it to a new folder on your hard disk Caution This requires around 120MB of disk space 2 In Windows Explorer create another directory target directory to hold the imported CD program database There should still be at least around 250MB of free space on the selected drive We do not recommend that you locate the Nero database onto a network drive as simultaneous access of the database by several users is not yet supported Note When installing the database remember that the target drive should still have at least 300MB of free space Note Owners of the demo version can also use this free program database However to do this you must download the free CD
23. Mode CD CD EXTRA Video CD Super Video CD When you create a video CD uncompressed video files are automatically converted into MPG 1 format without having to change any settings To create a Super Video CD you either need to have your data in MEG 2 format already or you will need to convert your files into this format using the DVD plugin which you can buy at an extra charge Bootable CD and DVD Hybrid CDs UDF Format CD and DVD and of course you can also copy CDs and DVDs The Nero Cover Designer enables you to create your own individual covers for your CDs The Nero Wave Editor enables you to edit audio files Nero CD DVD Speed is a benchmark program which provides detailed information about the speed of your CD and DVD drives Knowledge of audio extraction capability Digital Audio Extraction DAE is particularly important for saving audio tracks on hard disk and for copying audio CDs because audio data is extracted digitally from CDs Nero DriveSpeed enables you to adjust the reading speed of your CD drive if it is too noisy when running Nero ImageDrive enables you to view the content of an image file Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 e 10 1 2 Nero InfoTool provides you with detailed information about the capabilities of your CD DVD drives Note Nero InfoTool is not always included with Nero you can download it free from http www cdspeed2000 com The structure of the
24. Technologies www codingtechnologies com which invented mp3PRO format With the mp3PRO encoder you can condense your favorite pieces of music down to 5 of their original size And with virtually no audible loss of quality You can find more information about mp3PRO on the mp3prozone website Ahead would like to offer you the opportunity to create any number of mp3PRO files but for licensing reasons this is not possible because Coding Technologies owns the rights to the encoder which means that license fees would have to be paid You can find more information about buying the mp3PRO plugin at Webshop If you want to use the mp3PRO encoder you must have Nero version 5 5 4 0 or later installed on your PC but not a demo version of Nero Nero Additional modules e 119 13 7 1 Choosing between MP3 and mp3PRO If you buy the mp3PRO plugin you can choose which format you want to use to encode your files 1 Select the audio file you want to encode on the hard disk or on a CD 2 Choose mp3RP as the output format and click on the Settings button 3 Check the mp3PRO checkbox if you want to encode the file in mp3PRO format or uncheck it if you want to create an ordinary MP3 file 4 Choose the quality and bitrate settings you want 5 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box 6 Click on the GO button to start the encoding process You can find detailed information about converting audio files in the sections Encoding
25. This opens a window that displays the content of the compilation selected You can also print out this information Print This prints the content of the compilation selected Print Disk Cover This opens the Nero Cover Designer Previous File This command is only active if you have not yet opened an existing compilation In this case the names of the last four compilations opened will be listed here Exit This closes Nero If a compilation is open you will first be asked whether you want to save it Edit 2 2 1 Undo This undoes your last action 2 2 2 Cut This copies the file to the clipboard and removes it from its original position 2 2 3 Copy This copies the file to the clipboard and leaves it in its original position 2 2 4 Paste This pastes in the content of the clipboard 2 2 5 Paste Shortcut This pastes in a shortcut instead of the file Nero Menu structure e 16 2 2 6 2 2 7 2 2 8 2 2 9 Delete This deletes the selected file The file is also immediately removed from the compilation window In the File Browser you will be asked to confirm a file deletion as the file is actually deleted i e put in the Windows Recycle Bin Select All Selects all the files in a folder Invert Selection This inverts your selection i e all the selected files are deselected and all the unselected files are selected Properties This shows information on the selected file The compilation window contain
26. To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with Nero Creating a CD DVD e 38 File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences 1 L Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation To do this select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser 12 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write
27. Wait for a short period until the drive has analyzed the CD You can normally tell that the analysis has finished when the light on the front of the drive stops flashing If the Nero installation program starts you must cancel it immediately because you have already installed Nero The Nero installation program will start if you have activated the Windows option Auto Insert Notification 5 Now click on OK Nero will now attempt to analyze the CD DVD ROM drive You can follow the progress of this in the status dialog box which appears If after a few minutes there are no more changes in the status dialog box and your computer no longer reacts when you click with the mouse this means that the autodetection process has failed In this case you will probably have to restart your computer and enter different drive parameters in the first dialog box which appears in the autodetection process If the process continues to fail after several attempts you will find below information about what you can do When the CD DVD ROM drive has been successfully detected the audio and data read speeds which have been measured will be displayed These values may not correspond exactly to the values given by the manufacturer as they are dependent amongst other things on the type of data audio or data and on your system environment In particular the audio read speeds are generally significantly slower than the data read speeds If the audio read speed is
28. X X Bootable data disk X X X Audio CD X Audio and data CD X MP3 disk X X X WMA disk X X X Video CD X Super Video CD X DVD Video X Copy X X X Image file X X X Saved compilation X x x All other compilations can be created with Nero You will find further information about using Nero Express in the manual written especially for Nero Express Nero Nero Express e 25 4 Preferences 4 1 Introduction The best way to access the Preferences window in Nero is to go to File Preferences This window contains tabs where you can change the general settings for burning media with Nero to suit your own personal needs Preferences Expert Features Database Ultrabuffer File Browser Misc General Cache ll Language I Sounds Start with new compilation Automatically resize windows Check for correct disc format before burning Check Joliet file names before burning C Show option to shut down the PC after burning Show compilation size in the Nero status bar Status bar Yellow marker min sec frm Red marker min sec frm Horizontal scaling Automatic Plug in directory C Program Files Common Files Ahead AudioF Plug in Lookup Unsupported Plug ins Nero Preferences e 26 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 General You can change some of the basic settings in this tab We recommend activating all the checkboxes as this makes Nero easier to work with You can also see whi
29. _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 8 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 9 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 10 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for a Video CD The large window is for the videos and pictures the small window for other filetypes These may be text files or even a software player for your PC If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the appropriate compilation window Nero Creating a CD DVD e 75 Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types
30. a CD DVD e 37 7 3 4 extension of ISO structures and can only be burned onto the CD in Mode 2 another CD sector format Normal ISO Mode 1 tracks behave just like Mode2 XA tracks when read under DOS Windows and using modern CD ROM drives The latest CD ROM drives can easily read Mode 1 and Mode2 XA CDs However there are still some CD ROM drives around that cannot read the Mode 1 CDs correctly Owners of these older drives are advised to write data in the Mode2 XA format Creating a Multisession CD Start Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a Multisession CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM ISO icon the Multisession tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 4 Activate the Start Multisession CD option to create a Multisession CD 5 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives will still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically meaningful at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 X
31. a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click on the Copy CD icon the Burn tab is in front Set the procedure for copying CDs on the tabs 4 Click on the Copy Options tab and deactivate the Fast copy control field Check whether the CD drive shown also contains the original CD and if necessary change it by clicking on the drop down button and selecting the drive required If necessary you can also change the read speed of the CD drive selected 5 Click on the Image tab and define the name of the image file and the directory where this is to be stored If you do not need the image file for another copying operation you can have it deleted automatically To do this activate the Delete Image File after CD Copy control field Note A copy over image may consist of up to 1000 MBs so you should ensure that you have enough storage space on the hard disk selected We also recommend that you save the copy over image on the fastest hard disk If you click on the appropriate button Nero will automatically carry out a speed test of all your hard disks and provide you with the result 6 Click on the Read Options tab and decide how Nero is to behave during reading 7 Click on the Burn tab to define the actions to be implemented the burn speed and the number of copies to be burnt 8 Click on the Copy button to start the copying process Nero now carries out all the necessary stag
32. below 150 KB sec this corresponds to 1X speed or if the entire audio line is grayed out you will unfortunately not be able to make fast copies of audio or mixed mode CDs as all recorders expect to receive data at a speed of at least 1X but your drive can only read audio Nero Miscellaneous e 110 data at a slower speed or not at all The only solution to this problem is not to make fast copies of audio or mixed mode CDs 6 Nero now asks you whether you want to save these CD ROM settings If you answer yes Nero will save the parameters and you can use your CD DVD ROM drive straightaway as the input device for fast copies or for saving tracks You should therefore choose Save detected CD ROM settings 12 3 3 Resolving problems in the automatic detection process You can look on the Ahead Software AG website http www nero com to see if there is a newer version of the file CDROM CFG available This file contains the settings for all the CD DVD ROM drives supported by Nero We are gradually entering in this file all the CD DVD ROM drive types which we are informed about For this reason we would like to ask you to send us your CDROM CFG file if you have successfully completed the autodetection process You will find the file in your Nero program folder and you can send it by e mail to our support address techsupport nero com This will mean that other Nero users who have the same type of CD DVD ROM drive will not have to carry out the
33. buying the plugin at www nero com The special feature of the DVD encoder is the option of converting files at a variable bit rate VBR This VBR function saves storage space by automatically reducing the data rate for redundant and or imperceptible graphics and sound data The transfer rate of the data stream is increased to the maximum for fast movements and very detailed scenes Super Video CD Super Video CDs contain MPEG 2 video sequences Super Video CD is the technological successor to Video CD and from a visual point of view is closer to DVD than to VCD On a Video CD the films are coded in MPEG 1 format 25 frames per second at a resolution of 352 x 288 pixels PAL 25 frames per second or 352 x 240 NTSC 29 97 frames per second On an SVCD the data transfer rate is 2 6 Mbit s which is double that of a VCD The DVD encoder for SVCD uses a resolution of 480 x 576 PAL 25 Hz or 480 x 480 NTSC 29 97 Hz which is two thirds that of DVD The highest possible resolution for individual images is however the same 704 x 576 or 704 x 480 In addition a variable bit rate can be used which means that quiet scenes with few movements can be compressed more than hectic action scenes Individual images can also be added in Super Video CD format as in Video format to create a simple slide show At the highest quality around 35 minutes of film fit on a Super Video CD using a standard blank disc with 74 minutes of storage ca
34. can be created with Nero when you save or decode Audio CDs 1 Insert the required CD into a CD drive 2 Select Save Track from the Recorder menu Nero Creating a CD DVD e 58 3 Select the drive with the CD inserted 4 Click the Options button at the bottom of the window 5 Activate the Automatically generate a M3U playlist of stored audio checkbox 6 Highlight the required audio tracks 7 Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and bitrate 8 Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file 9 Click the Start button to start saving a window shows you how the save is progressing 10 When copying is complete give the playlist a name and click Save 11 When the save is complete click Close to close the window 7 4 14 Nero Wave Editor You can use Nero s filter functions to lay a filter over audio tracks in order to modify them You will find full details in the chapter Special audio filters If you wish to make extensive changes to the audio file then the Nero Wave Editor is the right tool for the job and can be used to edit and play audio tracks The Nero Wave Editor is available in Audio Mixed Mode and CD EXTRA compilations The two buttons Play and Edit appear in the window for these compilations When the burn process is started or when the compilation window is closed all
35. changing the contents of the audio files Of course you can also create tracks set index marks and insert pauses Using the integrated Karaoke filter you can remove the vocals from songs and add your own rendition of the vocals You can then write the results to CD and amaze your friends Last but not least Nero SoundTrax allows you to create complex music productions using several audio tracks which can be played at the same time to produce a new file on CD Nero SoundTrax is seamlessly integrated with Nero Wave Editor which means that all the audio effects available in Nero Wave Editor can also be used in Nero SoundTrax The effects range from the echo in studio quality recordings to amusing voice modifications Additional audio effects which are available as DirectX or VST plug ins can be added to Nero SoundTrax if the large range of existing effects does not fulfill all your requirements You can export or import audio clips in all the formats supported by Nero Nero SoundTrax also allows you to cut and loop the clips If you want to make more extensive changes you can open Nero Wave Editor simply by double clicking and use its fine tuning functions After you close Nero Wave Editor the changes are checked and the file is immediately imported into Nero SoundTrax You can create gentle crossfades between clips by dragging the clips over one another and blending them to make one song You can choose between different types of cros
36. database to your PC e g from http freedb freedb org Importing the program database Depending on how your PC is configured the database can take up to one day 1 of processing time to import This is unavoidable because of the sheer size of the database and the large number of cross references that Nero has to create Once imported however read access to the database is very fast You can cancel the download at any time but we do not advise this as it CANNOT be resumed The database would have to be imported again and this would create double entries Select Import Internet Database from the Extras menu Select the drive that contains the unzipped directory 1 2 3 Select the destination path for the database 4 When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the Nero program database Click Yes to confirm your choice Nero Creating a CD DVD e 60 7 4 15 3 7 4 15 4 7 4 15 5 7 4 15 6 Creating a user database Unlike the program database which contains information about published CDs the user database is suitable for your own CD compilations Creating a user database will ensure that information about CDs you have created yourself is not lost if the program database is overwritten 1 In Windows Explorer create a directory target directory to hold the user database 2 Select Create a New User Database from the Extras menu and highlight the destination
37. drive for fast copies of CDs containing audio tracks or for saving audio tracks The CD DVD ROM drive may however be used without any problem for fast copies of data CDs Nero CD DVD Speed You can also verify the audio read quality DAE Digital Audio Extraction of the CD DVD drive using the benchmark program Nero CD DVD Speed a component of the Nero CD You will find more details of this program in the chapter on Nero CD DVD Speed See also Copying using an image file Copying using a fast copy on the fly Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Nero can specifically set the read speed on CD DVD ROM drives This feature is primarily used to resolve problems when reading audio data particularly the so called jitter effect the frequency of which also increases on many drives at higher read speeds A lower read speed can often also give drives the ability to correct any read errors which occur by reading in sectors again Sometimes noise can be avoided by reading more slowly from slightly scratched audio CDs Nero Copying CDs e 96 The significance of the effect of read speed on the error rate when reading from audio data is heavily dependent on the hardware being used Unfortunately the command used for setting various speeds is also dependent on the hardware Such commands are specific to the manufacturer on SCSI CD DVD ROM drives and are often not documented In view of this and the m
38. end 70 Video CD Super Video CD ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeneeeees 71 Supported forMatS ooooccooocccccccncnoncnoncnoncnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 71 WIG OED A ANO 71 Super Video CD sii 72 Re encoding MPEG 1 MPEG 2 SVCD files 0 0 eee 72 Nero DVD Pl iit csecuespte craic e e iiai 73 VCD and SVCD MeMUS ccc cceee cece cece ects cece eeee cette eteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Super Video CD cicatrices nds 74 Creating a Video Descarta data ir ed ves adubeatas 74 Creating a Super Video CD cococcconnni naccoconnoconnnnnnsnrnnec enim 77 Nero Contents e 6 10 11 7 10 Images on a Video CD or Super Video CD oooncnnnnicccccnnicacccnnnnas 79 A A essa cAtenttcnntdetilodseth lt cnsh cuuth iaccaneoantndeeaadatentnaey 79 7 10 2 Creating a simple CD uu tai titan 79 7 10 3 Creating an interactive CD with images ooooooconnccnnnnnnnniccoccccnicnn 81 7 11 E E E 84 7 12 Hybrid CDS its 85 7 121 Ereating a Hybrid CD peesaa ia 85 7 13 UDF POrmat i nccssaciviccaneastas tucetinedn seca nas 87 7 13 1 Creating a UDF CD oa estes ese setae cect ea cagedtinasniateanee asacast aes 87 7 13 2 Creating a UDF ISO Bridge CD coccioocccccccioninocniccccnconinnran nene 89 Copying CDS uu 91 8 1 INTO UCION iii caida 91 8 2 Copying METROS ciosisicisi rare oa ala 92 8 2 1 Copying using an image file coccoooonnninnnniononocccnonnnnncnnnernnnos 92 8 2 2 Copying using a fast copy on the fly ooooooonc
39. etc of the drive The command Automatic detection of CD DVD ROM drives is used to detect these parameters Nero FAQs e 129 14 2 Context sensitive help Nero has extensive context sensitive help If you do not understand a software function an option or some other part of the software simply click on the icon in the toolbar The mouse pointer will change to the X icon Now click on the item which you would like help with You can also get help by pressing F1 However the help which appears contrary to the Windows standard does not refer to the entire dialog box but only to the field with input focus in the dialog box or to the field where the mouse pointer is 14 3 Support Useful links Ahead Software AG Homepage Online Shopping Updates Questions and problems E mail techsupport nero com Address Ahead Software AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Fax 49 7248 911 888 We are happy to help with questions and problems Please make sure that you fill out the form below This will make it much easier for us to answer your questions quickly Thank you in advance for your help Software Nero version all 4 digits Windows version 95 95a 95b 95C 98 98SE NT4 Windows 2000 Windows XP For Windows NT4 Windows 2000 Windows XP the service pack version Any other Windows upgrades installed Nero FAQs e 130 The name of any other CD recorder software installed and an
40. frames a second PAL 352x288 with 29 97 frames a second NTSC 704x576 as single frame 704x480 as single frame 352x288 with 29 976 frames a second FILM resolution Caution Some players do not support this format The Super Video CD SVCD format is an enhancement of Video CD Super Video CD Super Video CDs contain MPEG 2 video sequences Super Video CD is the technological successor to Video CD and from a visual point of view is closer to DVD than to VCD On a Video CD the films are coded in MPEG 1 format 25 frames per second at a resolution of 352 x 288 pixels PAL 25 frames per second or 352 x 240 NTSC 29 97 frames per second On an SVCD the data transfer rate is 2 6 Mbit s which is double that of a VCD The MPEG 2 encoder for SVCD uses a resolution of 480 x 576 PAL 25 Hz or 480 x 480 NTSC 29 97 Hz which is two thirds that of DVD The highest possible resolution for individual images is however the same 704 x 576 or 704 x 480 In addition a variable bit rate can be used which means that quiet scenes with few movements can be compressed more than hectic action scenes At the highest quality around 35 minutes of film fit on a Super Video CD using a standard blank disc with 74 minutes of storage capacity Today s Super Video CD format is a combination of developments of the Super Video CD SVCD format of the same name developed by the China Recording Standards Committee and of the High
41. menu with the Compilation info option The General Settings section offers you a choice of four different strategies Diskspace strategy the default With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Nero s cache directory if sufficient space is available If no space is available then a track reference is created Tempfile strategy With this strategy the CDA files are buffered in Nero s cache directory if sufficient space is available If no space is available an error message is displayed Reference strategy The CDA files are handled as track reference The source medium can only be a CD DVD drive not a recorder Device dependant strategy CDA files are handled as track reference where possible otherwise the tempfile strategy is used The diskspace and tempfile strategies can be used to burn in Disc at once mode We advise that you use one of these two strategies The reference strategy can only be used for Track at once burning and can only be read by CD DVD drives not by recorders The reason why Track at once must be used with this strategy it is preset is that when you use files that are on an interchangeable medium you may need to switch the source CD if the audio files come from different source CDs or if a track has to be approached at a remote read position on the source CD This can mean a long wait between tracks however In the Track at once mode the wait between tracks can be any length
42. nature of Multisession compilations If you want to continue a Multisession CD which was not compiled with Nero and or which was created on another PC then Nero cannot automatically update the compilations as it does not know the positions of the files on the hard disk Of the displayed files Nero only knows their size and position on the reference CD If such an entry were now copied and pasted to another normal ISO compilation the file could not be correctly burned later on because Nero does not know what is in it and does not know whether the file is on the hard disk and if it is where it is To prevent such problems occurring when burning Nero displays an error message when such an attempt at pasting is made and refuses to carry out the operation Similar problems would of course also occur when transferring files from one Multisession document to another You should therefore be clear in your mind that when handling Multisession compilations you are often not dealing with data that are directly accessible and Nero Creating a CD DVD e 44 7 4 7 4 1 that as a result there are certain limitations in regard to convenience as compared with ISO compilations that have to be remembered Audio CD Introduction An Audio CD is a CD that contains music files and that can be played with any regular CD player which you can buy in a store the songs on the CD must either be in CDA format or be converted to this format Al
43. not From the Recorder menu choose the item Choose Recorder and select your recorder from the list You will find information about whether the recorder supports overburning in the recorder information box Activate the overburn option within Nero From the File menu choose Preferences and then click on the Expert features tab Activate the checkbox which allows overburning and specify the maximum CD length In theory you can choose any size up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds Initially you should enter a length 2 minutes longer than the specified capacity If SCSI ATAPI errors occur at the end of the simulation or burning process we recommend that you reduce the maximum overburn capacity or use a different make of CD If no errors occur you can gradually increase the overburn capacity Click on OK to confirm the change and close the dialog box This setting will have the following effect on the burning process If the amount of data to be burnt is larger than the normal capacity of the blank CD but less than the maximum overburn capacity Nero will ask at the beginning of the burning process whether you really want to overburn If you answer yes to this question Nero will start the burning process If you answer no the burning process will be aborted because there is not enough space on the destination CD 12 5 Automatic system shutdown at the end of the burning process Nero can if you want shut down Windows and switch off yo
44. of time without ruining the target CD The burning mode that can be used with the device dependant strategy depends on the source medium i e if the tracks are from a CD DVD player then only a reference is created and only Track at once can be used The chapter Burning audio files from CD explains how to burn compilations created with drag drop editing 7 4 2 2 Copying audio tracks Copying CDA files to a hard disk offers the user more ways of using audio files Unlike drag amp drop tracks can be converted to other formats Nero Creating a CD DVD e 46 7 4 3 7 4 4 The chapter Burning audio files from your hard disk explains how to burn compilations with copied audio tracks You will find full details about copying CDA files in the chapter Saving audio tracks Source medium is hard disk The advantage of burning audio files that are on a hard disk is that the CD can be written using Disc at once This means that you can get more out of the functionality of many recorders For example you can write CD text specify the pause length or set additional index positions these capabilities are only available with Disc at once The disadvantage is that the audio files need storage space on the hard disk Depending on the audio format around 10 MB per minute is required in WAV format If the files are compressed e g in MP3 format then the space requirement is cut by 90 You can test the advantages of MP3
45. once 96 for copying CDs Track at once With Track at once every track is written individually which means that the laser is switched off after every track Nero Before you burn your first disc e 31 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 Number of Copies This field contains the number of disks you wish to burn whereby the standard setting is for one disk to be burnt Enter the required number if you wish to burn more disks Buffer Underrun Protection This checkbox is only present if the selected recorder supports a method which offers buffer underrun protection The standard setting is for this box to be checked as this protection ensures reliable burning of CDs Use Multiple Recorders If multiple recorders are installed they can be used to burn disks simultaneously When the checkbox is activated a window will appear after clicking on the Burn button in which the desired recorders can be selected Virus Check Before Burning This checkbox is only available to owners of a retail version of Nero When the box is checked the data which are to be burned are checked for possible viruses before burning This ensures that the burned disk is virus free Nero Before you burn your first disc e 32 7 1 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 1 1 7 2 1 2 Creating a CD DVD Introduction Nero lets you create your own CDs and DVDs quickly and simply It doesn t matter whether you wish to burn a Data CD an Audio CD a Video CD a S
46. one CD DVD drive and one recorder to be connected Here is a step by step account of how to produce a CD DVD with Nero using a fast copy All settings may be left at their default values 1 Place the CD DVD to be copied in the CD DVD drive 2 Place an empty CD DVD in the recorder 3 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 4 Click on the Copy CD icon the Burn tab is in front Set the procedure for copying CD and or DVDs on the tabs 5 Click on the Copy Options tab and activate the fast copy on the fly control field Note If you are unable to activate the control box the read drive is also the burn drive In this case click on the drop down button and select another drive If necessary you can also change the read speed of the chosen CD DVD drive 6 Click on the Read Options tab and decide how Nero is to behave during reading 7 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option Nero now runs all the necessary stages selected A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing As soon as Nero has completed the write process a window will appear showing a result e g burn process 12x 1800 KB s successful Nero Copying CDs e 94 8 3 8 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box The CD is then ejected The messages shown can ei
47. path for the new user database 3 When the import is complete you will see a window asking you if you wish to use this database as the user database Click Yes to confirm your choice Configuring local Nero databases If when you imported the program database user database you answered Yes when asked if you want to use these as your new database s then the directories are entered automatically However you can still review the settings on the relevant tab after you have imported the database s Before using the Nero database just take a little time to make sure that the settings are right To configure these settings select File Preferences and then the Database tab You will see that there are three setting areas Configuring the Internet database for reading As well as the local database Nero supports access to Internet databases with CD information that comply with the so called CDDB standard The free Internet CD database http freedb freedb org is preset as a preference Nero can access this directly on the Internet provided you have an Internet connection Select Preferences from the File menu and click the Database tab Check that freedb freedb org is preset as the read server in the Use Internet CD database area Check that cddb cddb cgj is set as the address Check that 80 is entered as the port Caution Remember that errors made in keying these parameters are likely to cause network failures
48. process When the installation has been completed successfully you will be asked to reboot the system 3 Nero ImageDrive is now installed and ready for use Procedure 1 Start Nero ImageDrive either from the system control or by using Start gt Programs gt Ahead Nero gt Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive consists of two tabs Options and Information The Options tab is in front From this window you can see whether an image file has been loaded and if this is the case the name of this file The Information tab shows the number type and size of the tracks of the image file The info section contains two entries Image this shows you which image file has been selected and or was last selected If no file name has been entered an image file has not yet been selected Status this shows you whether the image file given in the image entry has been loaded or not If no data has been loaded the Load button appears in the Info section If a file has been loaded the Eject button appears in the Info section This releases the image file again The button near the Info section allows you to select an image file The Load Eject button allows you to activate or deactivate the image file By clicking on the Load button you activate the image file and using Explorer you can search through the contents of the image file as with a CD If the Load Image File when Starting Up System control box is activated
49. required Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Nero Creating a CD DVD e 90 8 1 Copying CDs Introduction Copying CDs is easy with Nero All you have to do is decide how you would like to copy the CD Fast copy on the fly from CD DVD ROM drive to recorder Create the copy with the help of a temporary image file on the hard disk We recommend that you read in the original CD using the recorder The method you use for copying will depend on your particular requirements we do not recommend either method a priori as they both have advantages and disadvantages Choose copy over image if you Feel that obtaining the best possible reproduction particularly regarding audio index positions and general audio quality of the original CD is important Have the extra time needed to produce a copy using an image file Have sufficient s
50. sessions A session consists of all the files which are written to the CD in the course of one write process and can consist of one or more tracks There can be more than one session on a multisession CD Simulation corresponds to the process of writing data except that no data is written Simulation is used to check whether the data can be sent to the recorder quickly enough to avoid a buffer underrun It can also be used to check whether the recorder can actually write to the CD You should use simulation when you are not sure whether the system can send the data quickly enough If you have already burnt a few CDs successfully you can switch off simulation If your recorder has a buffer underrun protection function you do not need to use simulation On an audio CD a track corresponds to a piece of music On a data CD a track is a unit of data which joins consecutive sectors together Track at once This is a method of writing data which is used for multisession CDs The CD RW drive writes all the tracks one after another and does not end the session until this is finished UDF Universal Disk Format This is a file system developed by OSTA the Optical Storage Technology Association With a UDF driver and packet writing data can be written to a CD drive in the same way as to a hard disk or floppy disk drive Nero Glossary e 138 Volume descriptor The volume descriptor is added to every CD track It contains information suc
51. the Burn CD dialog box This command is only available when a compilation is active Copy Disk This opens the Copy CD dialog box and enables you to make the desired settings and start copying your CD Burn Image Opens the dialog box for selecting an image file After a selection has been made it launches the Burn CD dialog box Burn HD Backup This opens a dialog box in which you can select the hard disk and partition Once you have done so the Burn CD dialog box will open Note Please make sure you read the Important Information which appears before the dialog box in which you select the hard disk Nero Menu structure e 19 2 4 7 2 4 8 2 4 9 2 4 10 2 4 11 2 5 2 5 1 Caution At the moment it is not possible to perform a backup of the hard drive of NTFS partitions under Windows XP Windows XP would no longer run after a restoring the backup Burn HFS Partition This command is only available if an HFS hard drive is installed It allows CDs to be created using the HFS file system of a Macintosh computer Nero is capable of creating both pure HFS CDs as well as hybrid CDs containing HFS and ISO data Burn DiskT 2 Burns a DiskT 2 This command is only available if a recorder is installed which supports this function Erase ReWritable This opens a dialog box in which you can delete a rewritable medium You can only run this option if you have an RW recorder installed with an
52. the FTP server and the database is automatically updated After the update has been successfully completed you will see a message telling you that the database is now up to date 5 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box Note We recommend that you update the antivirus database regularly 12 2 Nero level indicator The level indicator is at the bottom of the Nero main window The level indicator allows you to tell whether the data you have selected will fit on the disc As data is normally measured in megabytes and audio data in minutes of playing time the Nero level indicator switches between megabytes and minutes depending on the type of data being written to CD A blue bar in the level indicator shows the size of the current compilation Standard CDs normally have a capacity of 650 MB or 74 minutes There are now blank CDs available with a capacity of 80 90 and 99 minutes Therefore the capacity of blank CDs is currently between 74 and 99 minutes The Nero level indicator attempts to accommodate this by showing a yellow line at 74 minutes or 650 MB and a red dashed line at 80 minutes or 700 MB If you want to move these markings you can do so using the Nero Preferences menu item See the section Modifying the Nero level indicator You should note however that the value you enter here only affects the display of the level indicator It is not possible by changing these values to create extra storage space where non
53. the drop down button and selecting the desired drive More information on Nero CD DVD Speed and Nero DriveSpeed can be found on the website WWW CDSpeed2000 com Here you will find many useful tips on the use of the program as well as the latest versions of the program 11 3 Nero InfoTool This tool is not always included in the Nero Toolkit and may be downloaded separately free of charge from http www cdspeed2000 com This program will provide you with very useful information on All CD DVD drives or recorders installed Amongst other things it will tell you which read and write functions the recorder supports and the modes supported when burning such as DAO SAO RAW and much more Discs inserted Hard disks installed Burn software installed Nero Nero Toolkit e 107 12 12 1 12 1 1 Miscellaneous Virus Checker The Virus Checker is only available with the retail version of Nero For safety reasons an antivirus program has been integrated into Nero which checks the data to be written onto the CD in order to ensure that no files with viruses are included on the CD You can keep the antivirus database which is the key part of any antivirus software constantly updated via the Internet Updating the database 1 Setup an Internet connection 2 Start Nero 3 Choose Update Antivirus scanner from the Help menu 4 In the dialog box which appears click on OK to start the update A link is created to
54. the given image file is loaded immediately after the system starts and is then available to you 2 Click on the button to select the desired image file in the dialog box When you have clicked on the Open button the image file is loaded automatically and is available to you i e you may skip the third point 3 Once you have ejected the image file you may load the file by clicking on the Load button 4 Click on the OK button to close Nero ImageDrive Nero Image file 101 10 10 1 Saving tracks using Nero Saving audio tracks 1 If you want to save audio tracks from audio CDs onto the hard disk select the command Save Track from the Recorder menu A dialog box will open with a list of all drives Select the drive which contains the audio CD and click on OK Depending on the option selected File menu gt Settings command gt Database tab the database dialog will appear If it is closed or not activated you will see a dialog box with a list of all tracks at the top 3 Now select all of the audio tracks which you would like to save 7 Decide on the output format by clicking on the drop down button in the output file format field and select the desired format Note There are various settings for file formats which you can change if necessary If you want to see or change the current settings for the selected format click on the Settings button Change the file path for the files by click
55. the source picture is large enough and also detects the video mode automatically Technical background Video CD V2 0 VCD is a standard for saving video data on a CD It gets more data on a CD and allows interactive selection of the CD s contents Special players such as CDI a DVD players support this format The video and audio dataflows are compressed with MPEG 1 Audio Level 2 and played at realtime speed 75 blocks a second Because this format and video audio data generally tolerate bit errors the space that is normally needed for error correction can also be used for MPEG data This increases the amount of user data in a block from 2048 to 2324 bytes per block giving the VCD 13 more capacity compared with MPEG file storage on a data CD The Super Video CD SVCD format is an extension of the VCD standard in which the MPEG 2 compression standard is used with variable bit rate coding which allows twice the bit rate of the VCD As a result the SVCD also offers enhanced image quality however total playing time is reduced when the full bandwidth is actually used At maximum bit rate an SVCD only stores around 35 minutes of videofilm as against 70 minutes on a VCD An S VCD is an XA disk with several Mode 2 tracks The first track usually contains Form 1 blocks with the normal 2048 bytes per block and stores a CD ROM ISO image so that the CD can be read by a PC Certain files and directories are required by the standards Nero
56. upload CD database entries e Nero and the installed program version Note When uploading CD entries remember that Internet databases are not normally updated immediately by the Internet database administrators as new entries must first be checked for plausibility This means that if you upload a CD description today it would probably not appear on the Net for several days Configuring database settings Information from the CD databases can be used for a variety of purposes You will find the necessary checkboxes in the lower section of the Database tab Open the database during Save Track When this checkbox is activated Nero opens the database dialog box when the Save Track option is selected from the Recorder menu You can now save the necessary information when you convert audio tracks to audio files See also Saving audio tracks Open the database during CD Copy When this checkbox is activated Nero opens the database dialog box while the Audio CD is being copied Nero uses the information obtained in this way to create CD Text If you do not have a recorder that can write CD Text you can also use the information to create a cover for the CD with the Nero Cover Designer The information about the audio tracks will be automatically added by Nero Open the database during cda Drag amp Drop When this checkbox is activated Nero opens the database dialog box while Audio CDs are being dragged and dropped Ther
57. whether or not a buffer underrun counter should be displayed after the end of the burning process This checkbox is only active on recorders which support this function Nero Preferences e 28 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Choose Recorder Introduction The desired recorder can be selected in the toolbar You can display the recorders installed on your computer and choose the recorder you want to use by going to Choose Recorder in the Recorder menu This window also displays information about the recorder selected Normally at least two recorders will be displayed the installed device and the virtual Image Recorder Recorder This displays the installed device and gives you important information relevant to the burning process such as the maximum speed overburning supported not supported buffer underrun protection supported not supported CD text supported not supported the size of the recorder buffer Image Recorder This displays the installed device and gives you important information relevant to the burning process such as the maximum speed overburning supported not supported buffer underrun protection supported not supported CD text supported not supported the size of the recorder buffer Multiple Recorder Owners of the retail version of Nero can also burn simultaneously on more than one recorder if they have more than one installed Nero Choose Recorder e 29 6 B
58. 0 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 15 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Nero Creating a CD DVD e 39 7 3 5 Creating a Multisession CD Continue Now let s take a step by step look at how to continue an existing Multisession CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Load the Multisession CD you wish to continue into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM ISO icon the Multisession tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 4 Activate the Continue Multisession CD option to create an ISO CD For a Multisession CD with linked files activate the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section For a Multisession CD with independent files clear the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section this will ensure that Nero will not search for links to existing files on the CD 5 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should no
59. A tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 6 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 7 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 8 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 9 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for the CD 10 If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the VIEW menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon
60. CD DVD ROM drive using Nero e g reading of audio no longer possible etc you may use the old settings again to remove the semicolons added in Stage 3 Nero DriveSpeed You can define such parameters as drive speed using the Nero DriveSpeed program which is a component part of the Nero Toolkit You may find this useful because the noises it produces as drive speed increases had become louder and louder and we needed a program which could deal with this problem If a program does not take long to load the noise level of the drive might not be an issue but with constant access to a CD this will be perceived as interference However a brake can be installed simply by setting the read speed If the use of Nero DriveSpeed gives rise to conflicts with the speed settings in Nero Nero s settings predominate Detailed information on the program can be found in the Section Nero DriveSpeed See also Copying using an image file Copying using a fast copy on the fly Verifying audio read quality Nero Copying CDs e 98 9 9 1 9 2 Image file Introduction There are two independent stages involved in burning an image file Firstly Nero produces an image file which is stored on the hard disk and contains all information on the CD to be burnt Straight after this or at any other time Nero can write the image file already produced onto a blank CD Creating an image file Here is a step by step guide to creating an image file using
61. CDs The encoding method described in this chapter is only suitable for tracks on Audio CDs The encoding of audio files that are on hard drive is described in the chapter Encoding tracks that are on hard disk When you encode audio tracks you can save the encoded and saved tracks as an M3U playlist You will find full details about this topic in the chapter M3U Playlists O A O N gt 9 Load the Audio CD with the tracks you wish to encode in a CD drive Select Save Track from the Recorder menu Select the drive that contains the CD with the tracks that are to be encoded Highlight the audio tracks you wish to encode Select the output file format by clicking the dropdown button and highlighting the required format Click the Settings button and specify the required encoding quality and bitrate Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file Click the Start button to start encoding a window shows you how encoding is progressing When encoding is complete click Close to close the window 7 4 11 5 Encoding tracks that are on hard disk The encoding method described in this chapter is only suitable for audio tracks that are located on a hard drive If you wish to encode tracks from an Audio CD please refer to the chapter Encoding Audio CDs 1 Select File Encoding from the Extras menu
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63. D Speed and Nero DriveSpeed can be found on the website WWW CDSpeed2000 com You will find many useful tips on using the program as well as the latest versions of the program 11 2 Nero DriveSpeed You can use Nero DriveSpeed to set the read speed of CD drives already installed The program is in the Nero Toolkit and is started as follows Start gt Programs gt Nero gt Nero 6 gt Nero Toolkit gt Nero DriveSpeed This program is a component part of Nero because the noises it produces as drive speed increases had become louder and louder and we needed a program which could deal with this problem If a program does not take long to load the noise level of the drive might not be an issue but with constant access to a CD this will be perceived as interference However a brake can be installed simply by setting the read speed Another problem which is particularly annoying when using game CDs DVDs arises from the shutting down of the drive motor and the slow restarting of the motor which can lead on the one hand to the program freezing for a short time and on the other hand to some drives supplying incorrect data during startup By using Nero SpeedDrive you can avoid this problem and define the spin down time i e the empty running time according to which the drive sets the rotation The program icon appears in the tray icon field in the task bar after startup usually at the lower right edge of the screen 11 2 1 Using Nero DriveS
64. Discard or Close buttons 14 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon 7 10 3 Creating an interactive CD with images Now let s take a step by step look at how to create an interactive CD with images using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New Click the Video CD icon in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when Nero is started If Nero is already running you can open this dialog box by selecting the New Compilation icon on the toolbar The Video CD tab offers a number of options which you can use to tailor the CD to your specific requirements You should enable the Create standard compliant CD and Use CD i application checkboxes to ensure that you make a CD that can be played in as many players as possible The Store source pictures in checkbox should also be enabled Note The encoding resolution is irrelevant when making a CD Click on the Menu tab to create a menu which appears when the CD is inserted Activate the checkbox and specify how the menu will look in the Layout section On the ISO tab you can select the ISO level for the length of the names in the File Directorynames length section Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher N
65. Help Manual This Help Manual is structured as follows The chapter entitled Menu structure describes Nero s menu structure and explains what each command does The chapter entitled Nero Express offers a brief description of Nero Express as well as explaining the differences to Nero The chapter entitled Preferences describes the tabs and how to change the general settings for burning with Nero to suit your own personal needs The chapter entitled Choose Recorder tells you how to select a recorder If you can only see one recorder In the Choose Recorder screen you probably only have one physical recorder installed but thanks to Nero you will also have a so called Image Recorder which enables you to create image files on your hard disk which you can burn onto a medium later on The chapter entitled Before you burn your first disc tells you how to create the various kinds of CDs The Help Manual is structured as follows Before you burn your first disc This section contains useful tips tricks and information about burning media Creating a CD DVD This section tells you how to burn a medium Copying CDs This section tells you how to copy a medium Image file Here you can find out how to create and burn an image file Saving tracks using Nero This section tells you how to save tracks on a disc onto your hard disk Nero Toolkit This contains useful tools to make your work easier Miscellaneous This s
66. In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Note If an MPEG file does not have the correct characteristics of a VCD Nero detects the incorrect format and the user has three options Ignore Compatibility Re Encode the File or Cancel Ignoring compatibility burns the file to the CD with no changes This option is specifically aimed at experienced users Re encoding decodes the existing file converts it to the correct resolution and Framerate and encodes it again Re encoding is done before burning This process requires both time and temporary memory space Canceling interrupts the addition of the video file i e it is not added to the compilation Important If you do not drag an MPEG file into the video section it will not be written as a video track and will need more space on the CD Double clicking a video file opens the MPEG Information dialog box Properties tab This tab displays basic information about the selected video You can also specify the length of the pause after the video Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Menu tab This tab is only available when you have enabled the checkbox on the Menu tab You can change the title of the video and extract a picture from the video for use as a thumbnail Use the slider to view the video frame by frame Click OK to confirm your choice and close the d
67. Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 5 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 6 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 7 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 8 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD ROM If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences 9 Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window First the files f
68. Nero 1 From the Recorder menu select the command Choose Recorder and select Image Recorder and not the currently installed recorder Then confirm this selection using OK 2 Next create a CD ROM or audio compilation as described in the appropriate sections 3 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box Note If you are unable to click on the Write CD command the compilation window is not the currently active window To correct this please click on the compilation window to activate it The Write CD dialog box will then open the procedure is the same as for producing a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front You will be able to activate only the Burn action because you are producing an image file 4 Now check all settings on this and other tabs one more time and amend where necessary 5 Click on the Burn button to start creating an image file 6 Enter a name in the image file dialog box which opens and define the location for saving the file The compilation files will be written to this image file i e the image file will be at least as big as the files of the compilation in total Now click on the Save button to start creating the image file Nero now carries out all the necessary stages as defined A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing As soon as Nero has finished
69. Quality Video CD HQ VCD format of the Video CD Consortium Philips Sony Matsushita and JVC Re encoding MPEG 1 MPEG 2 SVCD files In certain situations MPEG files may not have the right characteristics of a S VCD for a compilation When this happens Nero detects the incorrect format and the user has three options Ignore Compatibility Re Encode the File or Cancel Re encoding involves a number of steps Decoding the existing file as it is converting the resolution and framerate and re encoding If this option is selected re encoding starts as soon as burning is initiated Because AVI files are being encoded the process will need both time and temporary memory Nero Creating a CD DVD e 72 7 8 5 7 8 6 7 8 6 1 space The characteristics of the produced video tracks can be checked using the Encoding resolution option on the Video CD tab in the New Compilation window Burning MPEG 2 on VCD or MPEG 1 on SVCD is only allowed when the Nero DVD plugin module is installed Please read the next section for more information Nero DVD plugin You can make Super Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG 2 format or when other video formats are converted to it MPEG 2 files can be decoded and encoded when this plugin is installed It contains a file called VMPEG 2Enc dll which must be in the Nero directory The file is loaded when a video decode encode operation is required For licensing reasons t
70. RW medium inserted Eject Medium This opens the tray of the recorder you have selected for burning so that the medium can be removed and a new one inserted This command is deactivated if you have selected the Image Recorder Medium Info This displays information about the medium inserted The medium may be in the CD DVD drive or in a recorder Note Please note that CD drives can only display certain functions such as the CD text if this is also supported by your computer Extras File Encoding This opens a dialog box for converting audio files on your hard disk to one of the following formats WAV WMA AAC up to 50 times or 29 days only thereafter you must obtain the HE AAC plugin Nero Menu structure e 20 MP3 up to 30 times only thereafter you must obtain the MP3 or mp3PRO plugin mp3PRO up to 30 times only thereafter you must obtain the MP3 or mp3PRO plugin AIF VQF 2 5 2 Save Track This saves a track from a medium onto your hard disk Audio tracks can be converted into WAV MP3 mp3PRO AIF or VQF files and image files nrg can be created from other file types You can only create an unlimited number of MP3 or mp3PRO files if you have the MP3 or pm3PRO plugin which you have to obtain separately Otherwise you can only use the mp3PRO encoder 30 times before it is blocked for licensing reasons 2 5 3 View Track This enables you to view the content of a data CD as hex data and j
71. When you change these parameters you must also make sure that correct spelling is used If you are using a proxy server you should enter the data required to access your proxy server in the Proxy Configuration dialog box If you don t have the necessary information please ask your network administrator or Internet provider If in doubt try without a proxy server first Configuring the Internet database for writing As well as downloading CD descriptions from the Internet database you can also make them accessible for other users In this way you can help improve the quality of the Internet database when you own a CD that does not exist in either the local or the Internet database This does not apply to CDs with tracks you have compiled yourself However since it is unlikely that anyone else owns an Nero Creating a CD DVD e 61 7 4 15 7 7 4 15 8 identical CD entries about such CDs should not be uploaded to the Internet database as this would create meaningless CD entries 1 Select Preferences from the File menu and click the Database tab 2 Activate the Submit E Mail address checkbox and check that freedb submit freedb org is shown as the address 3 Enter your email address and the name of the SMTP server in the boxes provided Please ask your network administrator or Internet provider for the name if you do not have this information 4 The Application Name field shows the name and version of the program used to
72. a floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 7 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD ROM If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Nero Creating a CD DVD e 89 10 11 12 Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation To do this
73. ailor the Video CD to your specific requirements The Create standard compliant CD checkbox should be enabled to ensure that you make a Video CD that can be played in a DVD player You specify the color format to which the video files will be converted in the Encoding resolution section Pal or NTSC If you want to be able to add pictures to the video then they can be copied to a separate directory In this case check the Store source pictures in checkbox The Use CD i application checkbox is only intended for users with experience of CD i applications 5 On the Menu tab you can create a menu that appears when the Video CD is inserted Activate the checkbox and use the boxes to specify how the menu will look If you click the Set as default button the settings for menu entries will be saved and will be loaded automatically the next time a Video CD is created 6 On the ISO tab you can select the ISO level for the length of the names in the File Directorynames length section Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be run on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 7 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character
74. ames cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 10 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for a Video CD The large window Nero Creating a CD DVD e 81 7 10 3 1 11 12 13 14 15 is for the pictures the small window for other filetypes These may be text files or even a software player for your PC If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is star
75. any different CD DVD ROM drive types we have once again got out of this temporarily unrecognized command by using Nero s drive autodetection to set the speed However it is not always possible to find the read speeds supported because firstly the read speeds of audio and data tracks are often different and secondly the read speed depends on the output data of the computer concerned and finally because many drives accept the setting of all possible and impossible speeds without complaining so that it is often unclear what speeds are supported by the hardware It is therefore possible following autodetection of a drive to be unable to select all possible speeds of a CD DVD ROM drive or not to have quite the desired effect In this instance you should contact techsupport nero com to ask whether any more information has become available on this drive in the meantime In the worst scenario it may be that your drive supports no commands at all for setting speed or only Nero understands commands unrecognized by Nero In this case the possibility of setting read speed will remain unavailable shown in gray Renewed autodetection of your CD DVD ROM drive If you are not satisfied with the settings available on your CD DVD ROM drive you can have your CD DVD ROM drive detected again with the newer version of Nero so that Nero also learns the commands to set the speed of your CD DVD ROM drive To do this please proceed as follows 1 Determine the exact eq
76. as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 4 Select the No Multisession option so you actually create an ISO CD ROM 5 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but these drives are now no longer in use or at least are very rare If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically possible at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 6 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 7 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 8 Use the Misc tab to specify which fi
77. asked whether the new database is to be used as a user database If it is the directory is defined in the Database tab under Preferences See the section entitled Database for more information Import Internet Database This opens a dialog box in which you can import the Internet database See the section entitled Importing the program database for more information Repair A Damaged Database This opens a dialog box in which you can repair a damaged database As you may have both program databases and user databases on your system you must select the database you want to repair Nero will let you know if you need to do this Nero Menu structure e 22 2 7 2 7 1 2 7 2 2 7 3 2 7 4 2 8 Window Horizontal compilation top The open windows are arranged horizontally with the compilation window at the top Horizontal compilation bottom The open windows are arranged horizontally with the compilation window at the bottom Vertical compilation left The open windows are arranged vertically with the compilation window on the left This is Nero s default setting Vertical compilation right The open windows are arranged vertically with the compilation window on the right Help 2 8 1 Contents This opens the Nero help file 2 8 2 Use Nero Express Activates or deactivates Nero Express Nero Express is active when the option is checked The particularly user friendly Nero Express interface will then
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79. be capable of burning 4 or even 8 times faster Pentium III or IV PCs can achieve even higher burn speeds Note MP3 files downloaded from the Internet may be damaged by transmission errors Such problems may affect the sound Nero displays a warning telling you if damaged MP3 files have been added to an audio compilation During writing damaged files are logged with the warning message Lost sync within the MP3 stream The MP3 library used by Nero only supports the MPEG Layer3 standard format at present A similar error message appears if Nero receives MP3 files for decoding and its MPEG3 library cannot process the file format You can test the Nero VQF encoder as soon as Nero is installed You can encode an unlimited number of audio files or pieces of music from CD in the VQF format VQF pronounced Twin VQ is an audio compression process that was originally invented by NTT Nippon Telephone amp Telegraph The encoding algorithm on which it is based is different from that used for MP3 or WMA files however With VQF a type of standard chip is used to describe sounds with the help of precalculated codebooks This makes it possible to achieve an attractive sound with the audio files compared with conventional MP3 files that have a lower bit rate This major advantage is bought at the expense of the very high computing power required for compressing however Depending on the speed of your PC audio compression may only take place at real ti
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81. cessful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 14 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Images on a Video CD or Super Video CD Introduction Images can be quickly and cost effectively archived on a Video CD or Super Video CD and this is also an easy way to make them available to others Filetypes bmp ico ljp pbm pcx png tga tif and wmf can be used for this CD Note When creating a CD with images we advise that you select a Video CD compilation to optimize compatibility with DVD players 7 10 2 Creating a simple CD Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a CD with images using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the Video CD icon in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when Nero is started If Nero is already running you can open this dialog box by selecting the New Compilation icon on the toolbar 4 The Video CD tab offers a number of options which you can use to tailor the Photo CD to your specific requirements You should enable the Create standard compliant CD and Use CD i application checkboxes to ensure that y
82. ch plugins are installed which are supported and which are not supported If you have more than one cover editor installed on your PC you can define a default editor Nero s cover editor is Nero Cover Designer You will find more information on this in the corresponding section Cache This tab is where you define the drive and path for the cache i e the memory in which data is stored temporarily before and during burning If you have more than one hard disk installed we recommend that you check the speed of the various disks and use the fastest as the cache The speed test cannot check the speed of network drives We therefore advise you not to choose one of these as the cache Language This tab is where all the installed languages are displayed and where you select the language in which you want the commands and functions and all entries in Nero to be displayed Only the languages you selected during installation are displayed If you would like to use a different language insert the installation CD and install the language Sounds This tab is where the sounds played in connection with the various burning actions are defined When Nero is installed various sounds are loaded but you can also link other sounds to the burning actions When the checkbox is activated the selected sound will be played When the checkbox is deactivated the sound will not be played Expert Features As its name suggests this tab is for
83. cks in all CD tracks are numbered sequentially So what happens when a file s start block belongs to a different track than the one where the TOC you want to create is located No problem CD ROM drivers and recorders will simply read the file from another track CDs are written session by session and track by track so of course only tracks that have already been written can be addressed This is why a reference track must be specified first when creating Multisession ISO CDs with Nero Nero reads this track in and remembers the positions of the files that are on it At the next write session these positions are then re written for unchanged files Additional Multisession information on the CD When a new Multisession CD is started Nero saves not just the files and folders but also their source location on the hard disk When a Multisession compilation is updated this additional information is used to automatically replace add or delete modified files Multisession CDs can still be created even if there is no additional Nero information on the reference track The disadvantage of this however is that the references to the hard disk which we mentioned above will not be known to Nero and so there can be no automatic update Background information ISO data in XA format Nero normally writes ISO data in the CD sector format Mode 1 However Nero also supports the so called XA format for ISO data The XA format is an Nero Creating
84. compression with Nero You can convert up to 30 audio files to MP3 format The chapter Saving audio tracks tells you how to do this The chapter Burning audio files from your hard disk explains how to burn compilations with copied audio tracks Burning audio files from CD Now let s take a step by step look at how to create an Audio CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD R into the CD recorder 2 Insert an Audio CD into your CD drive 3 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 4 Click the Audio CD icon the Audio CD tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 5 Use the CDA Options tab to specify the strategy which Nero will use to handle the CDA files on an Audio CD see also Dragging amp dropping audio tracks 6 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences 7 Insert the first original CD from which you wish
85. cond Audio CD with Drag amp Drop as described above in Point 8 Repeat the last three steps for each additional CD you wish to use Nero Creating a CD DVD e 48 12 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front Important Do not deactivate the Disc at once checkbox if it is already selected If the checkbox is not active the CD will be written in the Track at once mode which may result in hiss and crackle between tracks 13 Click the Burn button to start the burning process All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed 14 If you selected the reference strategy when you compiled the tracks Nero can prompt you to insert the required CD while writing is in progress 15 A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then eject
86. critics accents and spaces are not supported 7 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 8 You can enter additional information about the CD you wish to burn on the Audio CD tab 9 Use the CDA Options tab to specify the strategy which Nero will use to handle the CDA files on an Audio CD see also Dragging amp dropping audio tracks 10 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 1 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the corresponding compilation window for CD The lower audio section is empty and in the upper data area you can see two folders CDPLUS and PICTURES These folders and the files in them are needed to create a CD EXTRA and cannot be changed If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences 12 Compile t
87. cters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 6 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 7 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files Nero Creating a CD DVD e 42 8 10 11 12 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right Select the ISO track you want to continue This will usually be the last ISO track on the CD so this selection is preset Click the OK button The files and folders that are already on the CD are now read and automatically updated A Nero Multisession compilation window now opens The new Multisession compilation window displays all of the files and folders found on the CD Depending on the selected update options some files and
88. cy bitrate and channels 5 Choose the path for saving the audio file If the audio file has no meaningful name you can click the button with the three dots on it and rename the file 6 Click the Start button to start decoding a window shows you how decoding is progressing 7 When decoding is complete click Close to close the window 7 4 13 M3U Playlists Nero supports lists of audio files in the ASCII text format which are labeled as playlists and are in M3U format They can be edited using Windows Notepad for example If you drag an M3U file into the compilation window Nero will add all the files on the playlist to the audio compilation A great additional benefit with M3U playlists is that you can also specify information about the artists and titles in an audio file In this way you can even import title and artist information if the audio tracks have been saved as WAV files WAV files do not normally allow artists and titles to be saved When an M3U playlist with title and artist information is read by Nero however this information is also imported M3U files can also be created for example with the help of one of the MP3 play programs that are available on the market Once you are happy with your music compilation it can be easily added to an audio compilation by dragging and dropping the playlist M3U files created by Nero can also be read by MP3 play programs such as NeroMIX 7 4 13 1 Creating M3U Playlists Playlists
89. d description of the problem and of the exact steps which led up to the problem Please remember that any piece of information however small which you can give us concerning your system may help us to solve the problem more quickly Nero FAQs e 131 15 Glossary Buffer underrun CD Text CD EXTRA CD i DAE To burn a CD there must be a continuous flow of data If the datastream between the computer and the recorder is so small that the buffer is empty the writing process is interrupted as there is no data available to write to the CD As well as audio data there is space on the CD for a wide variety of additional information such as text describing the title and artist on each track Currently very few audio CD players have a CD text function If an audio CD player does not support CD text it can play CDs with CD text in just the same way as it does normal audio CDs without CD text This is possible because the additional CD text information is stored before the start of the audio data in the lead in area of the CD You must have a CD recorder which supports CD text in order to be able to write CD text to a CD You can only write CD text in DAO recording mode disc at once You can find out whether your recorder supports this feature in the Nero Choose Recorder dialog box CD EXTRA is a Blue Book standard recording format It was previously called CD Plus and CD Enhanced Enhanced CD This format has none of the disa
90. driver layer on your PC Look on the website belonging to the manufacturer of your SCSI adapter to see if you can find new ASPI or Miniport drivers If you are a registered user you can also contact Ahead Support E mail techsupport nero com How do remove the irritating 2 second pause between audio tracks To create an audio CD without pauses between the tracks follow these instructions 1 In the compilation window select those audio tracks which you don t want a pause before Note You cannot remove the 2 second pause before the first audio track This pause is not played by audio CD players as CDs are always played from the end of the first pause 2 From the Edit menu choose the Properties item or right click in the compilation window and then choose Properties from the pop up menu 3 A dialog box appears in which you can set the length of the pause Here you can enter 0 as the pause length 4 Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the dialog box The audio CDs which have burnt have sound interference such as crackling humming or rustling Why is this Your problems are probably caused by so called audio jitter This is the result of fundamental hardware problems when reading audio data You can resolve the interference problems as follows read the CD more slowly or if possible at 1X speed or select the Nero jitter correction function or if you can t resolve the problem in any other way
91. dvantages of standard mixed mode CDs On mixed mode CDs the first track always contains an ISO file system which means that audio CD players cannot play the first track of this type of CD In contrast CD EXTRA has two sessions The first session contains up to 98 audio tracks conforming to the Red Book standard The second session contains the ISO track with the ISO 9660 file system and the directories CDPLUS and PICTURES This means that CDs in CD EXTRA format can be played on both CD drives and audio CD players as the second session cannot be seen by the audio CD player The CD i format Compact Disc Interactive was developed by Philips and Sony and is described in the Green Book This format is particularly suited to the creation of interactive multimedia applications These applications consist of sub programs which can access animations and video and audio sequences Usually special players with television screens are used to play CD i media DAE is the acronym for Digital Audio Extraction This means that the music tracks on audio CDs are read in digital format This is also referred to as audio grabbing Not all CD ROM drives can read music in digital format Generally CD ROM drives read music tracks in analog format via the sound card Using the Nero CDSpeed program you can measure the DAE quality of CD drives Nero Glossary e 132 Fast copying Disc at once DVD This is a write process which does not involve storing
92. e 7 When looking closely at audio data it usually corresponds to one of the following three quality stages If there is a repetitive regular zigzag line in the upper half over the entire area and a horizontal null line in the lower half your CD DVD ROM drive has very good audio read qualities If your drive can also read audio data quickly there is nothing to prevent you using your drive for fast copies of all kinds If the zigzag line appears exclusively in the upper row but sometimes has irregularities compared to previous or later runs as if parts had been cut out and added again at some other point your CD DVD ROM drive suffers from the jitter effect and is therefore only suitable to a limited extent for fast copies If used for fast copies or to save audio tracks the burnt CD and or the saved file may possibly contain unpleasantly audible clicks in the audio data The CD DVD ROM drive can be used without any problems for fast copies of data CDs but only conditionally i e allowing for loss of quality for copying CDs with audio tracks If the zigzag line sometimes appears in the upper and sometimes in the lower row or if both displayed channels contain only nonsense for example both channels have horizontal lines or quite different forms than the expected zigzag line on the left upper channel your CD DVD ROM drive does not have such good audio read quality In this case we would seriously discourage you from using your CD DVD ROM
93. e Recorder menu choose the Autodetect CD ROM menu item A dialog box appears which contains a list of the CD DVD ROM drives not currently supported by Nero from which you can select the drive you have 2 In addition you can also set the CD DVD ROM bus type If this is already set either to SCSI or to IDE you should only change this setting if you are sure that it is wrong as Nero takes the information from the CD DVD ROM driver and therefore it should be correct If you have an IDE CD DVD ROM drive the Commandset list box contains only one line and the setting can therefore not be changed This is because IDE drives are more standardized than SCSI CD ROM drives If you have a SCSI CD ROM drive you should only change the setting in the Commandset list box if it is unknown or if the autodetection process has already failed Otherwise it is highly probable that Nero has already selected the correct setting 3 Now put the Nero CD into the CD DVD ROM drive to test the drive For the autodetection process you must only use this CD If you use a different CD the detection process will definitely fail Important If you are running a demo version of Nero you can download a CD image file from our website www nero com You must then burn this image onto an empty CD using the Burn Image command from the File menu Please do NOT drag this file into an ISO compilation You can then use the CD you have burnt in the autodetection process 4
94. e actually exists If you want you can also switch off the display of the level indicator from the Nero Preferences dialog box Nero Miscellaneous e 108 12 2 1 Although the Nero level indicator is useful as a result of the following problems its accuracy cannot be guaranteed With the exception of the continuation of multisession CDs in most cases the destination CD is not put in the recorder until a later stage which means that Nero cannot yet tell whether the compilation will fit on the destination CD The sizes given on the level indicator must therefore be based on the assumption that an empty CD is being burnt In the case of ISO compilations the structure of the data to be burnt is relatively complex and dependent on a large number of different factors The creation of this type of structure is too time consuming to be done in real time This means that until the burning process actually starts it is not possible to determine exactly how much space will be needed for the data on the CD The sizes given on the level indicator are therefore just a good estimate of the space needed by a compilation Modifying the Nero level indicator If you want to modify the level indicator follow the instructions below 1 Go to the File menu and choose the Preferences item 2 On the General tab enter the number of minutes for the yellow and red markers 3 Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the dialog box
95. e compilation window double click the song on which you want to set the karaoke filter Activate the Karaoke filter on the Filter tab Specify the strength of the effect the vocal balance and the quality of the conversion Nero Creating a CD DVD e 53 7 4 8 7 4 9 Click the Test Selected Filters button to play the song and ensure that you are happy with the result If you are not happy change the effect strength and vocal balance and test again Now click OK to confirm your changes and close the dialog box The name of the filter will appear in the Filter column in the compilation window Now repeat the relevant points for each additional song Burn the karaoke CD when you have converted the songs Audio CD Player Nero has an integrated CD player which can play audio files before they are saved so that you can check whether you really want to save them The player can also play tracks digitally so it can send the audio files direct to the sound card This means that even if the recorder is not connected to the sound card by a cable the audio files can still be played with the sound card Insert an Audio CD into your CD drive Select Save Track from the Recorder menu Highlight the tracks you want Click the Play button to play the first track Tip The CD player blocks all other functions in Nero so it is not advisable to let it run in the background However the Nero Wave Editor program which is part o
96. e does not have the correct characteristics of an SVCD Nero detects the incorrect format and the user has three options Ignore Compatibility Re Encode the File or Cancel Ignoring compatibility burns the file to the CD with no changes This option is specifically aimed at experienced users Re encoding decodes the existing file converts it to the correct resolution and Framerate and encodes it again Re encoding is done before burning This process requires both time and temporary memory space Canceling interrupts the addition of the video file i e it is not added to the compilation Important If you do not drag an MPEG file into the video section it will not be written as a video track and will need more space on the CD 11 Double clicking a video file opens the MPEG Information dialog box Properties tab This tab displays basic information about the selected video You can also specify the length of the pause after the video Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Menu tab This tab is only available when you have enabled the checkbox on the Menu tab You can change the title of the video and extract a picture from the video for use as a thumbnail Use the slider to view the video frame by frame Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Note If you have highlighted several video files the Video Properties dialog box will open This box displays informa
97. e empty compilation window for a Video CD The large window is for the pictures the small window for other filetypes These may be text files or even a software player for your PC If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the appropriate compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Double clicking a picture file opens the MPEG Information dialog box Properties tab This tab displays basic information about the selected picture You can also specify the length of the pause after the picture Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Note If you have highlighted several picture files the Video Properties dialog box will open This box displays information about the pictures you have highlighted You can also specify the pause for all picture files Click OK to confirm your choice and clo
98. e experience of programming in C or C You can find more information about the Nero Burning ROM SDK at http www nero com Nero Additional modules e 124 14 FAQs 14 1 General questions about Nero Can Nero burn and copy CDs on the fly How do create a CD image file have created a multisession CD but can only see the first or the last session in Explorer Why is this have entered my serial number but cannot open Nero Why is this 5 Although the speed test and the simulation ran correctly when burn the CD I get SCSI error messages such as Host adapter error or Queueing failed What should do How can avoid Buffer underrun errors can t select any language other than English Since installed Nero my computer is behaving unpredictably What is the cause of this 8 I can read the CD that have burnt in my recorder but not in all CD DVD ROM drives Why is this 9 My fast SCSI CD DVD ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero Why is this Why is this 10 How do remove the irritating 2 second pause between audio tracks 11 The audio CDs which have burnt have sound interference such as crackling humming or rustling Why is this 12 One of the following error messages appears during the burning process Why is this 13 Nero does not detect my CD DVD ROM drive What should do 14 1 1 Can Nero burn and copy CDs on the fly Yes Nero can copy CDs on the f
99. e included on the Nero CD You can start Cover Designer very easily from within Nero Go to the File menu and choose the Print CD Cover item Cover Designer is user friendly and allows you to create your own covers quickly and easily You can give the professional touch to the different parts of the cover There is a wide range of options for designing the booklet inlay and label such as special text functions such as bending circles colors for the pen for filling and for the foreground and background striking graphics effects for images such as contrasts filters flipping swirling and rotating adjusting the images to the frame size user defined design templates pre defined labels easy to use option for adding files and tracks automatic insertion of track information support for multi box and maxi CDs and business cards etc starter label kit in the retail version of Nero 13 2 Nero Wave Editor You can use Nero s filter functions to lay a filter over audio tracks in order to modify them You will find full details in the chapter Special audio filters If you wish to make extensive changes to the audio file then the Nero Wave Editor is the right tool for the job and can be used to edit and play audio tracks The Nero Wave Editor is available in Audio Mixed Mode and CD EXTRA compilations The two buttons Play and Edit appear in the window for these compilations The scope of the specif
100. e is no need for you to enter a name for the CD and the tracks added to the compilation The database dialog box and how it is used in Nero Depending on how Nero is configured see The Nero CD database the database dialog box appears on many different occasions such as when copying Audio CDs or saving audio tracks to harddisk This is done to get information about titles and artists on the CD and its tracks This is then used to create CD Text information or to generate meaningful filenames when tracks are saved The database dialog box first tries to get CD Text information about the loaded CD from the source drive If this information is available the dialog box is not opened If CD Text information cannot be obtained for example because the CD contains no CD Text or the source drive does not support CD Text then the dialog box is opened It now searches in the Nero CD database if Nero Creating a CD DVD e 62 7 5 installed in the user database if installed and in the Internet database if required Another feature is that it searches through the database of the Windows CD player which can also manage a list of CDs that have already been detected The search results are then shown in a list The dialog box may find several different entries or none at all There can be several different entries when different CDs have the same fingerprint This fingerprint is obtained from the start positions of the individual
101. e medium such as MS DOS or Linux Bootable CDs are created according to the El Torito standard The CD contains a boot image and an ISO part When the read driver for the CD ROM drive and the Mscdex exe file have been installed MS DOS can access the ISO part of the CD which runs the rest of the installation routine Background Bootable CDs are created using the so called El Torito specification This is an extension of the ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet standard which controls the structure of Data CDs A bootable CD consists of a boot partition and an optional ISO track The format sees a boot section that contains the information needed to start the CD and a boot catalog Such a CD can only be made from an existing bootable partition The entire partition is copied to the CD so the CD must be smaller than 650 MB or 700 MB There are three basic types of Boot CDs Floppy Emulation Harddisk Emulation and No Emulation With Floppy Emulation a bootable floppy is needed to create the bootable CD The size of the start data is limited by the capacity of the floppy disk e g 1 44 MB When starting the Boot CD is assigned Drive A and the actual disk drive is treated as B Harddisk Emulation requires a bootable hard disk to create the bootable CD The Boot CD is assigned drive letter C and the existing hard disks are incremented a letter so C becomes D D becomes E and so forth During booting the CD behaves as if it we
102. e player s forward and reverse keys can be used to skip from file to file You can set a pause that stops play at the end of every file The pause is only a value in the description of the file so there is no need to create empty blocks the pause can be very long or can even be set to infinite in which case the player is stopped and waits for an input from the user HFS CD HFS is the name of the Apple Macintosh file system Nero can burn so called Hybrid CDs which contain both ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet and HFS data see Creating a Hybrid CD and pure HFS CDs which can only be read on Apple Macintosh computers An SCSI harddisk with the HFS data must be connected up to the PC for this to work The data can only be generated and edited with an Apple Macintosh PC The layout of the file icons the drive icon and the window positions on the Apple Mac are defined by the settings on the selected HFS partition When connecting the hard disk with the HFS data the SCSI harddisk must of course be connected and powered up before the PC is turned on There must also be no duplication of SCSI device numbers You should also ensure that the HFS data do not exceed 640 MB otherwise they will not fit on the CD 1 From the File menu select Burn HFS Partition This opens a dialog box with list of available HFS partitions If the list is blank then no SCSI harddisk with HFS data has been found 2 Now select the required HFS partit
103. e quality of the encoding When you click on the User defined option the SVCD area on the tab changes and a pull down list allows you to set the encoding quality Compatibility This button allows you to change the parameters set by Nero as some players do not need the standard parameters You must choose the option you want Encoding resolution In this field you can set the encoding resolution 13 10 MPEG 2 DVD Enkoder In order to be able to create DVSs the video files must be in an MPEG 2 DVD compatible format or must be converted to this format In the case of existing files this means that you simply have to drag and drop them in the compilation window The MPEG 2 DVD encoder includes the DVD encoder functionality This means you can also produce SVCDs The special feature of the MPEG 2 DVD encoder is the option of converting files at a variable bit rate VBR This VBR function saves storage space by automatically reducing the data rate for redundant and or imperceptible graphics and sound data The transfer rate of the data stream is increased to the maximum for fast movements and very detailed scenes Nero Additional modules e 123 Ahead would like to supply the MPEG 2 DVD encoder free of charge but for licensing reasons this is not possible However you can buy the MPEG 2 DVD plugin You can find detailed information on buying the plugin at www nero com Conversion of video files using the MPEG 2 DVD plu
104. e to the audio track in the first session for example with song lyrics and background information about the music or they may just contain gimmicks in the form of video clips The second session can only be used by PCs with a CD ROM drive it cannot be seen by a normal CD player Creating a CD EXTRA CD Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a CD EXTRA CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD EXTRA icon the CD EXTRA tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions Note The dialog box that opens has more tabs than can be seen at one time Use the scroll arrows to view all the tabs 4 You can use the text boxes on the CD EXTRA tab to specify the album identification This is particularly useful when the album is to comprise of several CDs You can also specify the number of volumes in the album and the album set sequence number The default for the number of volumes and the sequence number is 1 The Pictures button opens a dialog box where you can select two pictures to be saved on the front and back of the CD You can also specify the color format for the encoding resolution for all of the pictures that will be written to the CD A
105. e when the audio file comes from a scratched vinyl Hiss Reduction This filter reduces the hiss of an audio file by removing the frequency components that are below a certain value Fade In This filter fades the audio track in from silence to full volume Fade Out This filter fades the audio track out from full volume to silence Stereo Widening This filter changes the intensity of the stereo effect with stereo recordings Karaoke This filter removes those parts of a song that are equal on both stereo channels This is usually the vocal so this effect can be used for karaoke CDs Please also refer to the chapter Creating a Karaoke CD Echo This effect provides a number of options for echo effects Equalizer This effect opens an equalizer so you can change the volume in different frequency ranges Tip The Nero Wave Editor program which is part of the Nero package provides you with even more filters and different audio editing options To locate this program select Start gt Programs gt Nero gt Nero 6 gt Nero Wave Editor 7 4 7 1 Creating a Karaoke CD Creating a karaoke CD is rather complex because the karaoke filter must be set individually for each song Create an Audio CD as described in the chapter Burning audio files from CD or Burning audio files from your hard disk Please note the following points First create a new audio compilation and drag the audio tracks you want into the compilation In th
106. eate as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is active as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front If you now wish to finish the CD activate the Finalize CD checkbox This option finalizes and write protects the CD which you have created In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc Nero Creating a CD DVD e 43 7 3 7 7 3 7 1 7 3 7 2 Important Please ensure that the Finalize CD checkbox is only active when you create the final session of a Multisession CD Otherwise your CD will be finalized and write protected No further writing to the CD is now possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and cha
107. ection contains information about programs like the Virus Checker and other helpful tips on burning such as how to overburn Additional modules This section contains information about the additional Nero modules available FAQs Here you will find the answers to frequently asked questions Glossary The glossary explains some of the terms associated with burning media Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 e 11 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 4 What s new with Nero 6 0 Introduction The version 6 0 of Nero remains true to its original concept of providing high quality and user friendly software offering both enough support for beginners while at the same time satisfying the needs of more advanced users Even though the interface has changed slightly we think you will be impressed by the changes as Nero is now even more convenient and user friendly But that is not all there are new additions to the Nero program range Nero StartSmart is a program which displays the installed components of Nero as well as opening them Nero StartSmart allows you to select and open the right program for every individual type of compilation The programs in the Nero Toolkit can also be called up using Nero StartSmart Nero BackltUp is a program for backing up and restoring data which is easy to use convenient and powerful Nero SoundTrax is a professional program for the creation of mastered audio CDs More inf
108. ed The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 16 You can now check what has been written to your new Audio CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Important If your burned Audio CDs crackle hum or hiss you probably have problems with the so called Audio Jitter Effect This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero You will find further information in these chapters Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives and Verifying audio read quality 7 4 5 Burning audio files from your hard disk 1 If the audio files you wish to burn are already on your hard disk then you can skip this point and continue from point 2 If the audio tracks you wish to burn are not on your hard disk then copy them first to your hard disk with Windows Explorer if they are WAV MP3 VQF or other audio formats and you do not intend to convert them to another format or save the tracks to your hard disk if they are Audio CDs and the files are in CDA format or if you wish to compress audio files The chapter Saving audio tracks tells you how to do this 2 Insert an empty CD R into the CD recorder 3 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 4 Click the Audio CD icon the Audio CD tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the att
109. efore you burn your first disc The Burn tab 6 1 6 2 The Burn tab looks like this Burn Compilation Info Multisession ISO Label Dates Misc Bum Write C Finalize CD No further writing possible Write speed 24 3 600 KB s Write method Track at once Number of copies 1 Buffer underrun A protection C Use multiple recorders Determine maximum speed 6 3 The speed test determines how quickly the compiled files can be accessed If the access speed is slower than the burning speed the burning speed is reduced so as to avoid a buffer underrun Note It is not necessary to run the speed test when using recorders with buffer underrun protection Simulation The simulation runs all the steps involved in burning a medium apart from activating the laser beam so that you can assume that if the simulation is successful the burning process will also be successful We recommend running a simulation if you are decompressing data before burning e g when burning an audio CD from MP3 files To play MP3 files on a CD player the files have to be converted to the corresponding format CDA In Nero this decompression takes place during the burning process It takes up computer time which can result in a buffer underrun on older systems Pentium 3 systems or higher can decompress data and burn at high speeds simultaneously Nero Before you burn your first disc e 30 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 1
110. er applications when the shutdown option is activated The reason for this is that all open applications are closed when the system is shut down automatically Some applications may ask for example if the current document should be saved In this case Windows will not permit Nero to shut down the system because data from other applications could be lost How to activate automatic system shutdown 1 Create a compilation in the usual way and start the burning process 2 In the burning process dialog box activate the check box Automatically shut down the PC when done 12 6 Verifying compilations with Nero You can use the Verify option to check whether an ISO compilation has been written correctly to a CD DDCD or DVD 12 6 1 Writing data to a CD or DVD involves more risks than writing data to a hard disk On the one hand not every blank disc is compatible with every recorder On the other hand it is possible for dirt from the atmosphere to get into a recorder which is not sealed in the same way as the disks in a hard disk unit The Verify option allows you to check the data you have written quickly and easily It is particularly useful when backing up very important data You can use the option to make sure that you can restore all the data in the event of a system crash It would be disastrous to find out only after the system had crashed that there were faulty sectors on your backup disc or that the files had not been written c
111. er is behaving unpredictably What is the cause Of this 0 eseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteeseeeees 127 14 1 9 can read the CD that have burnt in my recorder but nat in all CD DVD ROM drives Why is this c cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 128 14 1 10 My fast SCSI CD DVD ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero Why is this Why is this cece ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeenteees 128 14 1 11 How do remove the irritating 2 second pause between audio TACKS A Y 128 14 1 12 The audio CDs which have burnt have sound interference such as crackling humming or rustling Why is this oo 128 14 1 13 One of the following error messages appears during the burning process Why is tiS vii iia 129 14 1 14 Nero does not detect my CD DVD ROM drive What should do da 129 14 2 Context sensitive help ocoocccccccccccccccccnoccnnccnnncnnncnnnnenonos 130 14 3 See elo a E A E AT E 130 Glossa sitiada 132 Nero Contents e 9 1 1 1 About the Nero Help Manual General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 This help manual describes Nero s many different functions There are lots of different burning programs but Nero is unique Nero offers more With Nero you can burn all kinds of media Audio CD When you create an audio CD compressed music files are automatically converted into CDA format without having to change any settings Data CD ISO HFS CD Mixed
112. ere is no sense in uploading descriptions of CDs you have compiled yourself as they will only clog up the Internet database and in any case no other user should own this special CD Please remember too that you can only upload entries in ASCII characters to the Internet database This database does not support special characters such as German umlauts or special Asian characters Special characters should therefore be written out in ASCII notation e g Marius Mueller Westernhagen instead of Marius Muller Westernhagen The selected entry is used by Nero as a source of information for artist and title entries and entered in the user database where it can be used for future access to the CD If you do not wish to use an entry click Cancel Mixed Mode CD A Mixed Mode CD is a CD with different file formats in a single session A data track followed by one or more audio tracks e g a soundtrack with PC games is a typical example Older audio CD players are often unable to recognize the data track as such and attempt to play it The CD EXTRA format has been developed to combat this problem Please refer to the section Creating a CD EXTRA CD Nero Creating a CD DVD e 63 7 5 1 Creating a Mixed Mode CD Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a Mixed Mode CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the approp
113. es as defined A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing Note If you read in the original CD with the recorder the tray will open after producing the image file Remove the original CD and insert an empty one When Nero has finished the write process a window will appear saying for example Burn process 12 x 1800 KBs successful Nero Copying CDs e 92 8 2 2 9 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 10 Now you can verify what has been written on your new CD by inserting the CD into the recorder again and clicking on the CD Info icon See also Copying using a fast copy on the fly Verifying audio read quality Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Copying using a fast copy on the fly Nero can perform a fast copy on the fly straight from the CD ROM to the recorder without using an intermediate image file Some of the disadvantages listed below do not apply to recorders which have a mechanism BURN Proof Just Link Safe Burn etc to prevent a buffer underrun thereby making the burn process more stable This is a simplified version of how it works if the data is not supplied quickly enough the recorder interrupts the burn process waits until there is enough data in the buffer again and cont
114. es of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically possible at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 4 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 5 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 6 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow medi
115. expert users who have some experience with burning media The Overburn option should be used with particular caution as it can damage your recorder Use this option at your own risk Nero Preferences e 27 4 7 Database 4 8 4 9 4 10 Nero enables audio CDs to be linked to a local database This may be a user database containing the titles that have been burned with Nero or a program database The program database comes from freedb org and must be loaded onto your PC before use see The Nero CD database Once you have done this the title of an inserted CD and the artist are usually recognized and will not have to be entered manually Ultrabuffer This tab allows you to specify how much memory Nero will use as a RAM buffer This can either be done automatically or manually We recommend using the Automatic Configuration option so as to achieve an optimum relationship between the existing buffer and the buffer reserved for burning When setting the buffer manually make sure that it is not too small as a large buffer will produce more reliable burning results than a small one File Browser This tab allows you to change the settings for the File Browser the heart of the Nero compilation window For example you can specify whether the File Browser should be opened automatically when you open Nero and whether file operations like Delete or Rename should be confirmed Mics This tab allows you to specify
116. f data DVD ROM This is the data medium DVD RW This is a rewritable DVD which can be read by almost any standard DVD ROM drive or DVD player DVD RW drives can also read and write to DVDs which are not rewritable DVD RWs have a storage capacity of 4 7 GB The difference between these and DVD RAMs is that they can also be played in standard DVD ROM drives and standalone DVD players DVD RW This is a rewritable DVD which can be read by almost any standard DVD ROM drive or DVD player DVD RW drives can also read and write to DVDs which are not rewritable DVD RWs have a storage capacity of 4 7 GB The difference between these and DVD RAMs is that they can also be played in standard DVD ROM drives and standalone DVD players DVD Video DVD Videos contain full length feature films with high audio and video quality The videos are encoded in MPEG 2 format Additional information Nero Glossary e 133 El Torito Finalizing Firmware Fixing Image file Grabbing The UDF Universal Disc Format file system is used on DVDs However the data can also be accessed via an ISO 9660 data system which is also included on the DVD DVD format no longer corresponds to any of the formats specified in the colored books El Torito is a specification which describes the structure of a CD used to boot a PC A PC with a suitable BIOS can start the operating system from the CD and therefore does not need a floppy disk or a ha
117. f each one in the appropriate sections As you can put any type of DDCD and DVD compilation on a CD as well we have explained how to burn a CD but we have not provided specific instructions on how to create a DDCD or DVD DDCD Nero provides you with a standard user interface that makes creating any kind of medium child s play This also means that the tabs that define the properties of the DDCD are also largely identical to those for a CD The procedure for copying a DDCD is slightly different for example because a DDCD can only be used for data and not as a music medium so the Read Options tab is not available for DDCDs Options like the choice of format Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA are not available for DDCDs so this area is deactivated on the corresponding tab The individual steps involved in creating a DDCD are no different from those involved in creating a CD The process of creating a DDCD is therefore not described separately The DDCD double density CD is an expanded version of the CD and a kind of halfway house between the CD and the DVD and accommodates up to 1 3 GB of data You can create the following compilations on a DDCD DDCD ROM ISO Copy of aDDCD DDCD ROM Boot DDCD ROM UDF DDCD ROM UDF ISO To find out how to copy a DDCD for example please refer to the section entitled Copying CDs DVD Nero provides you with a standard user interface that makes creating any k
118. f the Nero package provides you with a full CD player which does not affect your working with Nero You will find this program when you select Start gt Programs Nero gt Nero 6 gt Nero Wave Editor Recording records The Nero Wave Editor lets you digitize records and save them on hard disk You will find detailed instructions on how to do this in the quick guide and the program s online help When a record is recorded two tracks are created one from the from and one from the back When these two tracks are burned the songs would not be individually controllable with a CD player The track has to be split to make this possible The chapter Splitting tracks tells you how to do this 7 4 10 Splitting tracks Very long audio tracks can be split so that specific passages within the track can be triggered directly and or become a separate track in their own right Long audio tracks are created for example when copying from record to hard disk and they can be split before they are burned 1 Double click the required track in the audio compilation and click the Indexes Limits Split tab 2 Select the position where you want to split the track 3 Click the Split button Nero Creating a CD DVD e 54 7 4 11 7 4 11 1 4 Click OK to close the window and confirm that you really want to split the track Please also refer to the chapter Indexes Limits Split tab Encoding Encoding an audio file means compres
119. folders will be gray and some black Black files and folders are the ones that have been added or replaced Folders in which at least one file or folder has been replaced or added are also displayed black so it is clear where the changes are Files and folders that are shown grayed in the compilation window are not written again during burning They already exist on the CD Nero will therefore only write a reference to these files on the CD Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation To do this select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can cr
120. following If you have CD recording software other than Nero installed there may be driver conflicts For this reason Ahead Software has written a boot menu for Windows 95 and 98 users This allows you to choose either Nero or another CD recording package while you are starting up the computer You can download the boot menu from http www nero com en download htm If your PC is running Windows ME NT 2000 or XP you cannot use the boot menu With these operating systems we recommend uninstalling the other CD recording package IDE ATAPI recorder The problems may be caused by an old WinASPI driver layer If you are a registered Nero user please get in touch with Ahead Support Send an e mail to techsupport nero com IDE ATAPI recorder If you have installed a busmaster driver you will find that many older busmaster IDE drivers are not compatible with recording programs Nero FAQs e 127 14 1 9 14 1 10 14 1 11 14 1 12 can read the CD that I have burnt in my recorder but not in all CD DVD ROM drives Why is this Please check whether you have written your data to a rewritable CD CD RW You can only read CD RWs in recorders and in more recent MultiRead compatible CD DVD ROM drives If you want to ensure that your CDs can be read in any drive use CD Rs and not CD RWs My fast SCSI CD DVD ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero Why is this Why is this You probably have an out of date WinASPI
121. g especially with live recordings In this case set a pause length of 0 seconds You can create a cross fade between two audio tracks so the new number starts to play quietly while the current number is still playing The current track will meld into the new track without a break In this case activate the checkbox and specify the seconds for the fade Indexes Limits Split tab The top part of the tab shows the progress of the audio track as a graph The New Index button sets a new index position at the selected position For a CD player this is the position from which a new number starts and the player can also jump to it directly Caution Not all CD players support this function The Split button splits the audio track at the selected position i e the track is physically split and becomes two or more tracks These split tracks behave just like two independent tracks so they can be named and the pause between them can be specified The Play button plays the track from the selected position While the track is playing the button switches to a Stop button The Delete button deletes a selected new index position or the position for a split track Filter tab You will see a number of filters on the left The settings on the right change depending on the selected filter To select a filter activate its checkbox The Test Selected Filters button plays the audio track this lets you check that you are happy with the re
122. g on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 13 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Nero Creating a CD DVD e 88 7 13 2 Creating a UDF ISO Bridge CD The big advantage of a UDF ISO Bridge CD is that the data comply with both the UDF standard and the ISO standard The data are only added to the compilation once and Nero automatically creates a UDF and an ISO table of contents These two tables of contents allow the CD to be used as a Bridge CD Please note that Nero does not support Multisession UDF ISO Bridge CDs at the present time UDF Bridge sessions must therefore be written to blank CDs Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a CD ROM ISO UDF using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM UDF ISO icon the ISO tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attribut
123. g the CD 2 In the pop up menu which appears choose Properties 3 In the dialog box which appears click on the Volumes tab 4 From this dialog box you can choose the session which you want all programs to be able to see This allows you to access data which you may have thought was lost Nero Nero Claudius Caesar On the fly Nero was born in 37 A D and died in 68 A D He was Roman emperor from 54 to 68 A D He was the son of Agrippina and was adopted by the Emperor Claudius Seneca was appointed as Nero s tutor and Nero was brought up by his stepfather to be his heir In 53 A D he married Octavia Claudius daughter The first years of his reign were relatively calm largely due to the influence of Seneca Nero respected the Senate and the existing order Poets hailed him as the initiator of a new golden age Later he had his mother Agrippina murdered and banished his wife who had not provided him with an heir He became increasingly tyrannical and rid himself of his more levelheaded advisers He made eccentric public appearances as an artist and charioteer he prosecuted citizens for treason and after the great fire in Rome in 64 A D threw suspicion for having started it on the Christians The suspicion that Nero himself started the fire cannot be proved but it indicates what his citizens thought he was capable of However there was no real systematic persecution of Christians since the events which took place were restricted
124. g the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Compile the data files for the Mixed Mode CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the data area of the compilation window This area is in the top section of the compilation window and includes columns headed Name and Size Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a CD with only one session you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox Caution You must ensure that the F
125. gin is only possible with Nero Vision Express As a Nero user you have free use of Nero Vision Express If you do not yet have a DVD burner you can still make DVD videos To do this use the image recorder and store the DVD film on hard disk 13 11 Nero Multi Mounter Windows Explorer normally only shows the last track of a multisession CD Multi Mounter which is automatically installed with Nero allows you to access ANY of the tracks on a CD directly from your Windows desktop Using Nero Multi Mounter 1 Put the CD you want to read in your CD DVD ROM drive or in your recorder 2 Select the corresponding drive in Windows Explorer 3 Choose Properties from the File menu or right click on the drive icon and choose Properties from the pop up menu 4 A dialog box with several tabs appears Choose the Volumes tab You will see a list of all the tracks on the CD As Windows automatically accesses the last track on a CD this track is marked with a tick 5 Select the track you want and confirm your selection by clicking on OK 6 From now on Windows will display the track you have selected under the drive icon of the CD drive or recorder 13 12 Nero SDK The Nero SDK Software Development Kit allows you to link Nero functions into your own applications The SDK is available to OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers and registered Nero users You can easily add CD burning functionality to your products providing that you hav
126. grounds Activating the Shadow checkbox opens a color selection button The Set as default button allows the user to save his current settings The settings are loaded the next time a menu is created Nero Creating a CD DVD e 73 7 8 6 2 7 8 6 3 7 8 6 4 7 8 6 5 7 8 6 6 7 9 7 9 1 Item titles and thumbnails The title of an item that appears in the menu can be specified when the characteristics for that item are accessed in the compilation window This setting is on the Menu tab For video elements this tab can be used to select a picture that will be extracted from the video and used as a thumbnail The slider determines the moment for this picture in the video The picture preview is updated immediately when the slider is moved Supported image formats Filetypes bmp ico ljp pom pcx png tga tif and wmf can now be used as a source for freeze frames All of these files could be added directly to a video compilation They can also be used as source images for CD EXTRA Possibility of burning source pictures onto CD When burning a S VCD with freeze frames the pictures can be stored in their original form on the recorded CD i e they do not need to be converted first To do this check the Store source pictures in checkbox on the Video CD tab in the New Compilation window Automatic aspect ratio adjustment When freeze frames and menus are written to a S VCD Nero will make the necessary conve
127. h as the creation data the publisher the title etc The volume descriptor has a special significance for formats such as Video CD Photo CD and CD i The volume descriptor on these types of CD includes information about the program to be used for reading the data on the CD Virtual Image A virtual image is a project file which contains only references to the files which are to be written to CD VQF VQF or TwinVQ is a process developed by NTT Human Interface Laboratories to compress audio information It has been developed in competition with MP3 Yamaha calls this process Sound VG VQF files of similar quality are smaller than MP3 files but larger than mp3PRO files More processor power is used in the decoding process than is the case with MP3 files White Book The White Book is a standard which is more commonly called Video CD XSVCD Extended Super Video CD XSVCD stands for Extended Super Video CD The difference between this and SVCD is that the average bit rate can be anything up to 9 8 Mbit s whereas with SVCD it is 2 6 Mbit s Unfortunately not all drives which can read Super Video CDs support this format In order to burn an XSVCD using Nero you must deactivate the Create standard compliant CD checkbox on the Video CD tab XVCD Extended Video CD XVCD stands for Extended Video CD The difference between this and Video CD is that the bitrate can be anything up to 3 5 Mbit s whereas with VCD it is 1 5 Mbit s Unfortunate
128. he audio files for the CD EXTRA using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the audio section of the compilation window This area is in the lower section of the compilation window and includes columns headed Track Title Duration and Pause Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Note Double clicking an audio file opens the Audio Information dialog box This dialog box is virtually identical to the one that opens when you create Audio CDs except it has an additional CD EXTRA tab Entries on this tab are not possible unless you selected a language when creating the CD Choose the language you want and enter information about the audio track Repeat for every additional language If no language was selected a note will appear when you click the tab If this happens select Compilation Info from the File menu and add a language 13 Compile the data files for the CD EXTRA using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the data area of the compilation window This area is in the top section of the compilation window and includes columns headed Name and Size Nero Creating a CD DVD e 67 7 17
129. he extension and directory names 8 characters long Only characters A Z 0 9 and the underscore _ are allowed The maximum interleaf depth is restricted to 8 levels including root directory Nero Creating a CD DVD e 33 7 2 2 A total of 31 characters are allowed in Level 2 and can be read by Windows 95 and higher whereas DOS and Windows 3 1 usually have trouble handling the long filenames Burning data CDs without using Multisession Please note that when a CD is burned without a multisession a table of contents TOC for the CD is created at the end of the burn If the Finalize CD option is selected the CD is write protected and no further burning is possible If this option is not selected then further sessions can be burned but only the last session is visible so the CD looks like there s nothing else on it not so You can use the Nero Multi Mounter program to view the contents of the other session We suggest that you use the Data CD Multisession option when creating a data CD with several sessions Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a CD ROM ISO using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM ISO icon the Multisession tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such
130. he name such as the file size file type creation date etc 2 3 7 Arrange Icons When you select this command you will see various options for arranging files 2 3 8 Original A black dot in front of this command indicates whether the original file and folder names are being used or whether the name needs to be converted in accordance with ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet See also ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet 2 3 9 ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet A black dot in front of this command indicates whether the original file and folder names have been converted in accordance with ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet or whether the original name should be restored Nero Menu structure e 18 2 3 10 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 4 6 See also Original ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet allows 8 3 format file names 8 characters for the file name and 3 for the file extension and 8 character directory names in Level 1 You can only use the characters A Z 0 9 and the underscore _ special characters like and amp may not be used The maximum number of directory levels is 8 including the master directory Refresh Refreshes the content of the File Browser Recorder Choose Recorder This displays the recorder s installed and enables you to select the recorder you require Select Robot Opens a dialog for selecting the robot Only available if the plug in has been purchased Burn Compilation Opens
131. heckbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible With a Multisession CD this checkbox is only checked for the last session of the CD All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 12 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final Nero Creating a CD DVD e 86 message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 13 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon 7 13 UDF Format 7 13 1 The UDF file system was developed when it became increasingly obvious that the ISO 9660 file system used on CDs was no longer meeting the needs of rewritable media and DVDs It was optimized mainly to accommodate large data volumes and to make it easy to modify an existing file system Nero can burn UDF and so called UDF Bridge CDs which contain both a UDF and an ISO 9660 file system The UDF file system can be read by say Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with no special drivers In case of doubt Window
132. hen making a weekly Backup of a number of folders on a CD When an ISO compilation is created the required folder is written to the CD in every new session Since only a few files may have changed writing the entire folder again would have the following disadvantages Burning would take an unnecessarily long time because redundant data are being written each time Valuable CD space would be wasted as the same data is copied a number of times With a CD R data can only be written to a CD but cannot be deleted or changed so the following procedure is used with Multisession CDs Instead of writing the unchanged data again with every session i e every backup procedure Nero only writes cross references to a previous CD track which contains the unchanged file Only the changed files are completely re written By activating the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section you will ensure that this actually happens Of course when individual sessions are linked to one another there must be some way of ensuring that the tracks which have a definite connection to an existing CD are not written to another CD by mistake This would make all files with references outside the tracks unreadable later on For this reason Nero checks that the correct CD has been loaded for burning If it hasn t then the CD that has been loaded in error is ejected You will find detailed info
133. his plugin cannot be supplied with Nero However you can purchase the DVD plugin on the Ahead Software AG website at www nero com VCD and SVCD menus Nero can create a menu for a S VCD This menu consists of one or more pages which are the start of the S VCD The user is able to navigate through the menu pages using the Previous and Next player buttons The menu pages show all of the items that are on the CD The user can select these items with the player s digit keys or with a pointer device e g mouse Setting menu parameters The menu parameters are found on the Menu tab in the New Compilation window If the menu is enabled the menu pages will be created in the compilation The user has a choice of preconfigured layouts The result can be previewed in a small window by selecting the Preview First Page checkbox Some of the layouts have a thumbnail this is extracted from the picture and video elements The next section explains how to configure thumbnails for video elements The user can choose a background picture and specify how it will fit the page size The foreground areas that are not filled by the picture are filled with the color selected on the square button next to the Browse button The Font button is used to select the text format of the different elements on the pages The checkboxes beside this button provide shadow for these text sections The shadow makes it easier to read the text against different back
134. ialog box Note If you have highlighted several video files the Video Properties dialog box will open This box displays information about the videos you have highlighted You can also specify the pause between the files Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box 11 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window 12 In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a Video CD you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 13 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which Nero Creating a CD DVD e 76 7 9
135. ic software package supplied depends on the type of product bundle acquired In other words the package concerned may not contain all the individual programs Nero Additional modules e 116 When the burn process is started or when the compilation window is closed all tracks in that compilation that are linked to the Nero Wave Editor are closed You will find full details about the functions of the Nero Wave Editor in the Help files for that program Playing audio files Click the Play button to play the audio tracks that you have highlighted Editing audio files Clicking Edit opens the highlighted audio track and the Nero Wave Editor Make the changes you want then save them If the audio file has been saved with a different name in the Wave Editor when you close Nero Wave Editor Nero asks you if you want to add the new file to the compilation instead of the old one 13 3 Nero StartSmart Nero StartSmart has two functions First it is a program which displays and opens the installed Nero components Then it is also what you might call the command centre of the Nero product range This is because Nero StartSmart automatically opens the most suitable program for every selected task If you are an experienced user you can also configure Nero StartSmart to start programs other than those pre set as most suitable You can also use Nero StartSmart to call up the Nero Toolkit programs 13 4 Nero BackltUp 2 Nero BackltUp is a prog
136. inalize CD checkbox is activated This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Important If your burned audio tracks crackle hum or hiss you probably have problems with the so called Audio Jitter Effect This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero Please refer to Verifying audio read quality and Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Nero Creating a CD DVD e 65 7 6 7 6 1 CD EXTRA A CD in the CD EXTRA format also known as an Enhanced CD is a Multisession CD that consists of two sessions the first session contains the audio files and the second session the data Existing normal audio CD players play the first session as an Audio CD The second session contains data files whose contents may relat
137. ind of medium child s play This also means that the tabs which define the properties of the DVD are also largely identical to those of a corresponding CD The procedure for creating a DVD ISO is slightly different for example because this kind of DVD will not always allow multisessions so the corresponding tab will not always be available Options like the choice of format Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA are not available on DVD ISO s so this area is deactivated on the corresponding tab DVD is short for Digital Versatile Disc On the outside a DVD looks like a standard CD However it is able to store more data currently up to 4 7 GB compared with a CD s 650 MB as the information is stored more closely Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 e 13 1 4 4 together and the disc is written in up to four layers This information has to be read by a special laser with a modified wavelength which is why standard CD drives cannot read DVDs Nero enables you to burn the following kinds of DVD DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD R The individual steps involved in creating a DVD are no different from those involved in creating a CD The process of creating a DVD is therefore not described separately You can create the following compilations on a DVD DVD ROM ISO Copy of a DVD DVD ROM Boot DVD ROM UDF DVD ROM UDF ISO To find out how to copy a DVD ROM for example please refe
138. ing on the button and selecting the desired directory Click on the Start button to begin saving A status bar shows how much has been saved already When saving ends the box is closed Click on the Close button if you do not wish to save any more tracks After making your selection you can burn an audio CD See also Burning audio files from your hard disk 10 2 Saving data tracks In addition to the possibility of saving audio tracks as audio files Nero also offers the possibility of saving data tracks at this point The result is a Nero image file which can be burnt onto another CD later or used with Nero ImageDrive as a fast CD Essentially the effect of this command could also be obtained by adding files from the appropriate data track to the hard disk and then burning an ISO compilation with the files included in it However the saving of a data track followed by burning offers further possibilities Tracks in unknown formats can also be stored For example tracks recorded in Apple Macintosh HFS format Nero can be used to back up and burn such tracks This also applies to so called hybrid CDs which include both Macintosh HFS and ISO data When copying file by file on a PC the Nero Saving tracks using Nero e 102 Macintosh information would be irretrievably lost This also applies to some extensions of the ISO format such as the Apple Extensions or to Unix Rockridge extensions On the other hand if the path
139. input data must be connected up to the PC before a Hybrid CD can be created The SCSI harddisk must be connected and powered up before the PC is switched on There must also be no duplication of SCSI device numbers Caution Neither the ISO data nor the HFS data nor both data together may exceed 640 MB as they will not fit on the CD 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM Hybrid icon the Hybrid tab is in front It shows the existing Mac partitions If the list is blank then no SCSI harddisk with HFS data has been found Select the required HFS partition 4 On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically possible at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Nero Creating a CD DVD e 85 Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO
140. inues to write at the same point Advantage This feature which is often desirable allows faster copying and also requires no additional storage space on the hard disk Disadvantage The advantage of speed may also become a disadvantage Firstly there must be a CD DVD ROM drive available which can supply data fast enough For example if you want to burn 24x the input data must be able to be read in at least 24x better with 32x from the CD DVD ROM so that no buffer underrun occurs lt is not so easy to guarantee this because some CD ROM audio data reads considerably more slowly than normal data Mode 1 or Mode 2 For example there are modern 48x CD ROM drives which read audio data slower than 10x f errors occur when reading the CD because there is a scratch on the CD for example the error cannot possibly be eliminated by reading the appropriate point of the CD several times because unlike the image file approach there is no time threat of buffer underrun In such a situation there is nothing else Nero can do but write the questionable data received or just null data In other words direct copies are very susceptible to read errors Many CD DVD ROM drives are unable to provide information about the number and type of sessions They can only give information on the number Nero Copying CDs e 93 and type of tracks This means that Nero sometimes cannot prepare an exact copy of a CD Audio tracks may contain i
141. ion from the list and click OK Nero Creating a CD DVD 84 7 12 1 You will now see the familiar Nero tab where you can start the write process in the normal way 3 The tab contains a number of checkboxes some of which are already enabled All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 4 Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 7 12 Hybrid CDs A Hybrid CD contains files for the PC based on the ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet standard and for Apple Macintosh computers based on the HFS standard Nero creates so called non shared Hybrid CDs This means that if you wish to use files on the Mac and on a PC then they must be on the CD twice Once in the ISO sector and once in the HFS sector Caution If you want to make a Hybrid CD from a PC the HFS input data must be on an SCSI harddisk connected to the PC Remember however that the data on the SCSI harddisk can only be created with an Apple Mac computer Creating a Hybrid CD An SCSI harddisk with the HFS
142. ions allow you to move to specific points within the track using an audio CD player Unfortunately very few audio CD players have the functionality which allows them to move to index positions Nero Glossary e 134 Hybrid CDs Lead in Lead out m3u playlist Please note that index positions are not the same as the start and end of tracks All audio CD players can move from one track to another on a CD but very few can read and move to index positions within a track A hybrid CD contains files for more than one operating system Generally the term hybrid CD is used to refer to CDs which can be read by PCs running Windows and by Macs If the data is to be accessible to both operating systems there must be two copies of it on the CD This is an area at the beginning of each session However it is only written to the CD when the session is completed The lead in contains the table of contents TOC of the session This is an area at the end of each session which is written at the same time as the lead in An m3u file contains a list of MP3 file paths An m3u file can be created for example by NeroMIX or WinAmp Nero can process m3u files which means that when you are creating an audio CD you simply have to drag and drop the m3u file into the audio window Mixed mode CDs MPEG MPEG 1 MPEG 2 A mixed mode CD has one initial data track followed by audio tracks This usually means that audio CD players cannot proces
143. ire in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc Important You must remember to clear the Finalize CD checkbox when continuing the session of a Multisession CD With a Multisession CD this checkbox is only checked for the last session of the CD This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required Nero Creating a CD DVD e 41 7 3 6 13 Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 14 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Creating a Multisession CD Finish In this section we show you step by step how to use Nero to continue and finish an existing Multisession CD so that it is write protected and no further writing is possible All settings may be left at their default values 1 Load the Multisession CD you wish to continue into the recorder
144. itut and we would need to pay them fees That s why you can only test the encoder 30 times If after that you wish to continue using the encoder you will find further information about buying the mp3PRO plugin in the Webshop mp3PRO Plugin The mp3PRO plugin uses the brand new and ultrafast mp3PRO encoder from Coding technologies the inventors of mp3PRO With the mp3PRO encoder you can condense your favorite pieces of music down to 5 of their original size And with virtually no audible loss of quality Ahead would like to offer you the opportunity to create any number of mp3PRO files but for licensing reasons this is not possible because Coding Technologies owns the rights to the encoder which means that license fees would have to be paid That s why you can only test the encoder 30 times If after that you wish to continue using the encoder you will find further information about buying the mp3PRO plugin in the Webshop To use the mp3PRO encoder you must have Nero Version 5 5 4 0 not a demo version installed on your PC as a minimum requirement Nero Creating a CD DVD e 55 7 4 11 2 7 4 11 3 VQF The high processing power needed to decompress MP3 files means that the maximum possible burning speed will depend on the power of your PC As a rule of thumb we can say that Pentium systems with a clock speed over 100Mhz should be capable of burning at twice the speed Computers of Pentium Il class and higher should
145. layed in a DVD player You specify the color format to which the video files will be converted in the Encoding resolution section Pal or NTSC If you want to be able to add pictures to the video then they can be copied to a separate directory In this case check the Store source pictures in checkbox The Use CD i application checkbox is only intended for users with experience of CD i applications 5 On the Menu tab you can create a menu that appears when the Super Video CD is inserted Activate the checkbox and use the boxes to specify how the menu will look If you click the Set as default button the settings for menu entries will be saved and will be loaded automatically the next time a Super Video CD is created 6 On the ISO tab you can select the ISO level for the length of the names in the File Directorynames length section Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be run on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 7 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 8 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The curre
146. les will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 9 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for the CD Nero Creating a CD DVD e 34 10 If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences 11 Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut 12 When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create ne
147. ly 1 In the New compilation dialog box click on the CD Copy icon or 2 from the File menu choose the CD Copy item 3 On the Copy options tab check the On the fly checkbox Select your CD DVD ROM drive as the drive with the source CD See also Copying using a fast copy on the fly Verifying audio read quality Nero FAQs e 125 14 1 2 14 1 3 14 1 4 14 1 5 How do create a CD image file To create a CD image file with Nero you use the so called Image Recorder You can select this recorder using the Choose Recorder item on the Recorder menu The Image Recorder behaves in the same way as a real recorder but writes the data into an image file instead of onto a CD When you write a compilation using the Image Recorder Nero prompts you to enter the name of the image file and then creates the file Please bear in mind that image files can be large Make sure that you choose a destination drive with enough free space for the file If you want to burn the image file onto a CD later we recommend that you also choose a fast drive Network drives are not a good choice in this respect as they also handle other users jobs which means that they can suddenly become very slow As a result there can be a risk when burning a CD from an image file of the data being sent too slowly which may cause errors on the CD See also Creating an image file have created a multisession CD but I can only see the first or
148. ly not all drives which can read Video CDs support this format In order to burn an XVCD using Nero you must deactivate the Create standard compliant CD checkbox on the Video CD tab Yellow Book The Yellow Book is the standard for the format of CDs used for data storage As the data must not contain any errors additional error correction data is included This additional error recognition and correction data is included in Mode 1 In Mode 2 this information is not included and therefore this mode is only suitable for less error prone data such as the video files on Video CDs Nero Glossary e 139
149. me speed Another drawback with the Sound VQ file format is the limited choice of output bit rates compared with the mp3 format Fewer options are available here at present Even so the Sound VQ file format is still an attractive alternative to the conventional MP34 format because of its outstanding packrate Nero supports both encoding and decoding of VOF files The high processing power needed to decompress VQF files means that the maximum possible burning speed will depend on the power of your PC As a rule of thumb we can say that Pentium systems with a clock speed over 100Mhz should be capable of burning at twice the speed Computers of Pentium Il class and higher should be capable of burning 4 or even 8 times faster Pentium III or IV PCs can achieve even higher burn speeds MP3 versus mp3PRO VQF VQF files are around 20 bigger than mp3PRO files Reference sources state that a VOF file of 96 kbps is equivalent to a typical mp3PRO file with 80 kbps VQF files are around 25 35 smaller than conventional MP3 files Reference sources state that a VQF file of 96 kbps is equivalent to a typical MP3 file with 128 kbps The downside is increased computer utilization so a Pentium II PC is recommended as minimum when using VQF files Nero Creating a CD DVD e 56 Another disadvantage of the VQF format is its slower encoding speed Nero users can use VQF free of charge and that s a major bonus 7 4 11 4 Encoding Audio
150. most all CD players can only read CD Rs i e using rewritable CDs CD RW is not recommended Nero writes the audio data to the CD RW correctly but many CD players will not be able to play back the tracks If possible audio CDs should always be burned in the Disc at once mode This will make the most out of the features that Nero offers and will avoid unwanted hiss and crackle between individual tracks A CD that contains music files in a variety of different formats say MP3 or WMA is strictly speaking an audio CD as well but since a CD player cannot read these formats and play them back these CDs are not referred to as Audio CDs Nero does not mind what audio format the files are in because compressed files e g MP3 mp3PRO WAV VQF WMA or AIF are automatically converted prior to burning so that they can be burned in CDA format However decoding these files takes a certain amount of time and so the burning speed may have to be matched to the PC s power and computing processes Although writing Audio CDs with Nero is really simple it is worth spending a few moments thinking about your source medium There are basically two ways of creating Audio CDs With one method the audio tracks come from an Audio CD and with the other the audio files are on a hard disk To copy an existing Audio CD you will find all the information you need in the chapter Copying CDs f you wish to use tracks from an existing Audio CD and
151. n acronym or file extension for MPEG Audio Layer 4 These are compressed audio files which can be played on a computer using an MP4 player AAC is part of the MPEG 4 standard has so far been used mainly for commercial purposes The MPEG 4 AAC encoder works about 30 more efficiently than MP3 and has fewer problems with critical samples This gives better quality for the same file size Multichannel sound is also possible The quality of the signal depends on the compression rate The norm with MP4 is 128 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo Encoding reduces the original WAV file to around 10 of its original size The encoding process is lossy but the psychoacoustic models remove only those parts of the audio file which are considered to be inaudible Audible parts of an audio file can only be lost at a high compression rate Nero Glossary e 136 With Nero you have 30 days to convert up to 50 files into MP4 format For licensing reasons it is not possible to convert more files You can find the plugin which allows unlimited encoding on Ahead Software AG s web site Ahead Webshop Multi Mounter Multi Mounter is a program which is supplied with Nero It allows you to access sessions which have already been written to a multi session CD From all Windows programs you can only see the tracks in the session you have selected To select a session follow the instructions below 1 In Windows Explorer right click on the CD ROM drive containin
152. nd from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser 10 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File 11 menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a UDF CD with only one session you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 12 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation dependin
153. ndex positions However these can only be identified if the appropriate point on the CD is being read When producing a disc at once copy this information does have to be available before the burn process is begun This means that with fast copies Nero cannot copy audio index positions at the same time These will therefore inevitably be lost The quality of audio data read in may suffer here Nero s method of copying a CD is such that some megabytes of data are read from the CD DVD ROM and then written onto the recorder This inevitably occurs because Nero does not have enough main memory to record the entire CD sometimes more than 700 MB and no image file is to be made even a fast copy on the fly The CD DVD ROM drive often reads at higher speed than that at which the recorder can write the data This means it is possible for Nero s internal buffer to be unable to accept any more data This can lead to a situation where the CD DVD ROM drive has already read audio data in its internal buffer cache but has not yet been able to deliver to Nero because Nero s buffer is full This means that the CD DVD ROM is forced to reposition the reading head As the CD is turning continuously in the CD ROM DVD drive the reading head has to jump back to a previous position Many CD DVD ROM drives cannot adjust the reading head for audio CDs accurately and therefore sometimes invalid audio data is transmitted The fast copying of a CD requires at least
154. nged if required 13 Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 14 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Additional notes Saving Multisession compilations Saving Multisession compilations is not absolutely necessary as Nero automatically saves all of this information to your CD when a Multisession compilation is burned Even so just like ISO compilations Multisession compilations can also be saved to your hard disk as a Nero document The Multisession CD retains both the references to the reference track and a kind of fingerprint This fingerprint contains characteristic features of the CD and is used to identify the associated reference CD so that incorrectly loaded CDs can be ejected Copying cutting and pasting in ISO and Multisession compilations Copying cutting and pasting files and folders is basically possible within ISO or Multisession compilations However you should be aware of a number of constraints which are due to the
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156. nt date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files Nero Creating a CD DVD e 77 9 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 10 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for a Super Video CD The large window is for the videos and pictures the small window for other filetypes These may be text files or even a software player for your PC If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the appropriate compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Note If an MPEG fil
157. nu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Nero Creating a CD DVD e 70 7 8 Compile the required files with Drag amp Drop by clicking on them in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window or copy an image file Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc Caution You must ensure that the Finalize CD checkbox is not activated Otherwise the CD will be write protected and no further writing is possible 10 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the cho
158. on as default also the creation date of the files 6 You can enter additional information about the CD you wish to burn on the Audio CD tab 7 Use the CDA Options tab to specify the strategy which Nero will use to handle the CDA files on an Audio CD see also Dragging amp dropping audio tracks 8 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 9 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Nero Creating a CD DVD e 64 10 11 12 13 14 15 Compile the audio files for the Mixed Mode CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the audio area of the compilation window This area is in the lower section of the compilation window and includes columns headed Track Title Duration and Pause Clickin
159. on is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a Video CD you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Single pictures and slideshows With Nero version 5 0 and higher you can also add single pictures to a Super Video CD Unlike video films single pictures can and must be encoded by Nero itself From version V5 5 filetypes bmp ico ljp pbm pcx png tga tif and
160. ontinue Multisession disk command on the Multisession tab The reason for this lies in the fact that the Save Track command only applies to unbranched data tracks If this were not the case image files could be created which did not contain all the files referred to in them To then burn such CD images onto a CD would be senseless and dangerous because the original references to other tracks of the CD would necessarily be lost and or would refer you to nothing This would mean that all files and directories originally on other tracks would be inaccessible but would be shown in the file directory of the CD When using read access later to a data track burnt in this way read errors would appear and data extracted which did not compute That is why the saving of ISO tracks with references embracing all tracks is not supported at all in Nero On the internal functioning of this command Nero tries first of all to find the format of the data tracks Then all blocks of data tracks are saved to the image file Finally if necessary further adaptation work is undertaken to allow the data tracks to be burnt onto non empty CDs For the experts among you the ISO file system has to be relocated if necessary Do not despair Nero will handle the whole thing for you without you having to give it a thought Note Nero controls the saving of ISO and HFS data tracks The vast majority of existing CD ROMs for PCs and Apple Macintosh are saved in this format Howe
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162. open when you start making your next compilation See the section entitled Nero Express for more information 2 8 3 Update Antivirus scanner This command is only active and therefore available in the retail version of Nero If you have an Internet connection it connects to the server and updates the antivirus database See the section entitled Virus Checker for more information Nero Menu structure e 23 2 8 4 Enter new serial number This opens a dialog window in which you can enter a new serial number 2 8 5 Ahead on the Internet Opens the homepage of Ahead Software AG 2 8 6 About Nero Burning ROM This opens a window containing the number of the installed version and the user data entered when Nero was installed Nero Menu structure e 24 3 3 1 Nero Express Differences to Nero Nero Express is a innovative application offering Wizard assistance It is used to record disks based on the Nero master application While compiling a project you can change at any time in the whole process between Nero Express and Nero Nero Express can be started from Nero by clicking on the Nero Express icon in the toolbar Nero Express is particularly recommended for beginners as it automatically selects the right settings allowing the user to concentrate on the main objective burning disks Nero Express will allow you to burn the following compilations onto the disks marked with an X cD DDCD DVD Data disk X
163. or the ISO part of the Hybrid CD or that will be visible later on the PC and second the files for the HFS part of the Hybrid CD which will be visible later on the Mac Note The layout of the file icons the drive icon and the window positions on the Apple Mac are defined by the settings on the selected HFS partition Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut 10 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front 1 L In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a CD with only one session you must activate the Finalize CD c
164. or tracks from a number of Audio CDs then there are several strategies with which Nero can handle the audio files You will find further information about these strategies in the chapter Source medium is CD DVD drive The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter Burning audio files from CD f you want to use audio files that are on your hard drive then the chapter entitled Source medium is hard disk will explain the advantages of this option The information you require about burning will be found in the chapter Burning audio files from your hard disk Note Music CDs with a special copy protection have been around on the market for some time now These CDs cannot be played or copied with a normal PC If you experience problems with copying please make sure that you are not using CDs of this type You can identify this from a note on the cover of the original CD Nero Creating a CD DVD e 45 7 4 2 Source medium is CD DVD drive 7 4 2 1 Dragging amp dropping audio tracks When dragging amp dropping audio files that are on a CD CDA the user has a basic choice of four different strategies with which Nero can handle the CDA files The strategy is selected on the CDA Options tab You will see this tab in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when you create a new compilation If a compilation is already open select your required strategy or check the selected strategy in the File
165. ormation about Nero SoundTrax can be found in the associated Quickstart Version 4 of our packet writing software InCD is now available It has been fully revised and now represents the benchmark for packet writing software More information about InCD can be found in the associated Quickstart The Nero Wave Editor now supports DirectX and VST plug ins and contains new features and filters More information about Nero Wave Editor can be found in the associated Quickstart Burning window The Burning window is no longer a separate window which opens when Nero starts burning but instead is now integrated into the Nero interface This means that you now only have to move around in one interface Media supported by Nero 2 With Nero you can burn both CDs and DVDs For this reason we use the generic term disk in this manual You can burn CDs both with a CD recorder and a DVD recorder The result depends on the disk you use With a CD recorder you can only burn CDs and not DVDs If you wish to burn a particular compilation which is only possible with a specific disk format Video CD or Super Video CD then the corresponding disk format will be specified Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 e 12 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 CD Nero provides you with a standard user interface that makes creating any kind of medium child s play You can use any of the tabs for creating CDs you will therefore find detailed descriptions o
166. orrectly If you use the Nero Verify function at the end of the burning process you can be sure that the disc can be read and that all the files have been written correctly 12 6 2 Using the Verify option To use the Verify option you must check the Verify written data checkbox in the burning process status dialog box This allows you to choose every time you create a disc whether you want to check the data you have written or not Nero Miscellaneous e 114 12 6 3 How the Verify option works After the data has been written to the disc Nero ejects the disc and reloads it After this all the files in the compilation are compared and Nero checks whether the files have been written correctly In multisession compilations Nero checks only those files which were written during the most recent burning process and ignores all other files At the end of the check Nero displays a summary This contains the information from the checking process the number of identical files the number of different files and the number of files which could not be accessed Caution The Verify function can only be used with ISO 9660 compilations 12 7 Erasing data from rewritable discs Using Nero you can not only create CDs and DVDs but also erase rewritable discs CD RWs DVD RWs and DVD RWs However you can only do this if you have a recorder which can also write to these types of disc 1 From the Recorder menu choose Erase ReWritable 2 Cho
167. ortant If your burned Audio CDs crackle hum or hiss you probably have problems with the so called Audio Jitter Effect This is due to basic problems which the hardware has when reading audio data and has nothing to do with Nero You will find further information in these chapters Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives and Verifying audio read quality CD Text CD Text is an extra item of information on Audio CDs which allows newer style CD players to display the CD title and the names of the tracks and artists Your CDs will be played correctly even if your CD player does not support CD Text This is possible because the additional CD Text information is stored in the CD s so called lead in area before the start of the audio data Creating CDs with CD Text is only possible when two conditions are met Your recorder must support this function and the CD must be burned in the Disc at once mode Creating an Audio CD with CD Text CD Text cannot be written to a CD unless this function is supported by the CD recorder you are using and the disc is written in the Disc at once mode A CD can always be written in Disc at once mode is the audio files are on a hard drive The use of Disc at once for compilations of Audio CDs depends on the selected strategy You will find full details about this topic in the chapter Dragging amp dropping audio tracks Nero Creating a CD DVD e 51 7 4 6 2 7 4 6 3 7 4 7
168. ose the erase method you want by clicking on the button next to the pull down list and selecting the erase method and speed There are two erase methods available quick erase and full erase Quick erase The data is not erased fully from the disc Only the references to the contents of the disc are deleted The disc appears to be empty although it is not really empty This means that it is possible for someone else to restore the contents Do not use this method for discs which contain confidential data Erasing a disc using this method lasts between 1 and 2 minutes Full erase All the data is deleted from the disc and cannot be restored The time needed to erase a disc using this method varies depending on the type of disc 3 Click on the Erase button The erase process starts immediately and a dialog box is displayed with information about the status of the process When the erase process is completed the dialog box closes and you can write new data to the rewritable disc using Nero or InCD Nero Miscellaneous e 115 13 Additional modules 13 1 Nero Cover Designer You can customize your CDs by creating your own covers for them using Nero Cover Designer Simply start Cover Designer from within Nero and the data and playlists will automatically be transferred into Cover Designer It is also easy to scan import and edit images You can find more information about Cover Designer in the Cover Designer Manual and help which ar
169. ot give any generally valid figures just for extraction from audio CDs It is useful to know the audio extraction speed capability of the installed equipment particularly when making fast copies of audio CDs to avoid the buffer running empty Detailed information on how audio extraction capability can be tested using Nero can be found in the Section Verifying audio read quality Nero CD DVD Speed provides you with information on the following sectors Extraction speed data transfer rate Access time CPU load Quality of audio extraction Digital Audio Extraction DAE Spin up spin down time Scanning a CD for damaged sectors 1 Insert an audio CD into the CD DVD drive 2 Start the program and select the desired drive by clicking on the drop down button and selecting the drive 3 Click on the Start button to carry out the most important tests 4 Look in the DAE quality sector to find out how big the DAE value of the selected drive is If it has good DAE capability there will be a tick in this sector If no tick has appeared you should use another drive for digital extraction of audio files All commands can be reached easily via the menus One of the things you can define using the File menu Options command is which tests are to be carried out The changes in the settings are saved by clicking on the Apply button and the window is then closed Nero Nero Toolkit e 105 More information on Nero CD DV
170. ou make a Photo CD that can be played in as many players as possible The Store source pictures in checkbox should also be enabled Note The encoding resolution is irrelevant when making a this CD Nero Creating a CD DVD e 79 10 11 12 On the ISO tab you can select the ISO level for the length of the names in the File Directorynames length section Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be run on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see th
171. ou need NeroVision Express and Nero 5 5 8 1 or higher to encode video files with the MPEG 2 DVD plugin and burn the DVD MP3 mp3PRO MP4 AAC MP3 is an acronym or file extension for MPEG Audio Layer 3 These are compressed audio files which can be played on a computer using an MP3 player MPEG stands for Motion Pictures Expert Group which is a US standards organization responsible for full motion video standards MP3 was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute IIS and is restricted to audio data in the same way as mp3PRO which was developed by Coding Technologies Nero can compress both MP3 and mp3PRO files both of which have the file extension MP3 MP3 The quality of the signal depends on the compression rate The standard rates are 64 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo for mp3PRO and 128 kbps at 44100 Hz stereo for MP3 During the encoding process the original WAV file is generally reduced to about 5 percent of its original size in mp3PRO format and to about 10 percent in MP3 format The encoding process is lossy but the psychoacoustic models remove only those parts of the audio file which are considered to be inaudible Audible parts of an audio file can only be lost at a high compression rate Nero allows you to convert 30 files into MP3 or mp3PRO format For licensing reasons it is not possible to convert more files You can find both the plugins which allow unlimited encoding on Ahead Software AG s website Ahead Webshop MP4 is a
172. pace for the image file on the hard disk Would like to make several copies of the same CD Think it likely that read errors may have occurred on the source CD for example because scratches are clearly visible You only have a CD drive Choose fast copy if you Do not have much time to spare Do not have enough space for an image file on the hard disk for example you will need about 10 MB per minute of audio data on the other hand a data CD requires a large image file of several hundred MBs See also Copying methods Verifying audio read quality Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Nero Copying CDs e 91 8 2 8 2 1 Copying methods Copying using an image file There are three stages to copying using an image file First of all Nero reads the original CD from a CD drive and then in the second stage produces an image file on the hard disk containing all the information from the CD In the third stage Nero writes the image file already created onto an empty CD This procedure guarantees the greatest possible insurance against data being supplied too slowly which could lead to defective blanks With audio CDs this choice allows audio data to be corrected something which would not be possible with simultaneous reading and burning The following is a step by step guide to using Nero to copy a CD All settings may be left at their default values 1 Place the CD to be copied in the recorder 2 Start
173. pacity When you drag and drop the video Nero automatically checks the file and creates an MPEG track Nero Additional modules e 122 Each MPEG file forms one track In theory a maximum of 99 tracks are possible on one Super Video CD The files are played on the Super Video CD in the same order as they were added using Nero The first file is therefore displayed as track 1 although it is actually the second track on the CD The first track is reserved for special entries You can use the following options when creating a Super Video CD Create standard compliant CD This checkbox is used to determine whether a standard compliant Super Video CD should be created In normal situations this box should be checked in order to ensure that the CD can be played on most DVD players However if you want to create a special Super Video CD which is not standard compliant you can uncheck the box Encoding bitrate The special feature of the DVD encoder is the variable bit rate VBR which means that each scene is compressed in such a way as to achieve the best compromise between quality and file size Try to fit to disk size The quality of the encoding adapts to the size of the disc This means that the more space available on the disc the better the result You do not need to consider the technical requirements you just have to enter the playing time in minutes of the disc User defined The user determines th
174. peed 1 Double click on the program icon for Nero DriveSpeed If you have not yet set speed parameters for the recognized drives a dialog box appears asking you to set the parameters by clicking on the OK button 2 As the window appears click on the Autodetect button to have the speed settings of Nero DriveSpeed detected If too many speeds more than 6 have been detected those not required may be deleted This is done by selecting and clicking on the Remove button In the Language sector you may define the language in which entries are to appear 3 Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the sector 4 Define the read speed of the drive by clicking on the drop down button and selecting the desired speed 5 By clicking on the drop down button and selecting the desired spin down time you can define the empty run time by which the drive is to set the rotation default setting 2 minutes 6 In the three control boxes define whether Nero Drive Speed Will be started when the computer is booted up Will be started and minimized The last saved values are to be used when booting up Nero Nero Toolkit e 106 7 Click on the Close button to minimize the program This means that the program is not ended but the program icon appears in the tray icon field It is possible to make amendments to the possible speed settings and language after clicking on the Options button Define DriveSpeed settings for another drive by clicking on
175. processor time or memory or which carry out a lot of hard disk accesses The best thing to do is to close all other programs This includes virus scanners which may be running in the background and which scan every file which is opened Instead you can use Nero s integrated virus scanner only available in the retail version to ensure that there are no viruses on your CDs If you are using a Notebook make sure before you start burning a CD that you have switched off all the energy saving functions e g hard disk shutdown slowing down the processor speed etc from the Control Panel If the computer almost comes to a halt while burning it will of course cause the burning process to fail Carry out a speed test and a simulation before burning the CD If you want to be completely safe choose a lower burning speed before you start This means that the burning process will take longer but it does give you maximum safety If you are buying a new recorder choose one which has buffer underrun protection I can t select any language other than English Nero supports more than 20 languages If the Settings gt Language tab lists only one language you can either reinstall Nero with the language settings you want or you can download the appropriate language file from our website http www nero com en download htm 14 1 8 Since l installed Nero my computer is behaving unpredictably What is the cause of this Please check the
176. r to the section entitled Copying CDs HD Burn HD Burn is a process that makes use of DVD technology to write onto CD Rs For example this makes it possible to double the amount that can be recorded on a CD R and so store up to 1 4 gigabytes of data on it instead of 700 MB Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6 e 14 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 7 Menu structure File New This opens the selection window for a new compilation Open This opens a compilation you have saved previously The type and content of compilations for the various kinds of CD differ so they have different file extensions You can choose the compilation type you require in the Files of type drop down list Close This closes the active window If there is a compilation open or if you have made changes to an existing compilation you will be asked whether you want to save your changes Save Saves the selected compilation Save As This enables you to save the selected compilation under another name Compilation Info This provides you with all the information on the active compilation Refresh Compilation This refreshes the active compilation This command is not available for all types of CD Preferences This opens the preferences area in Nero See the section entitled Nero Express for more information about the various settings Nero Menu structure e 15 2 1 10 2 1 11 2 1 12 2 1 13 2 2 Page View
177. r you have installed Nero you can test the Nero MP3 encoder You can encode up to 30 audio files in MP3 format The plugin uses the new high speed MP3 encoder developed by the Fraunhofer Institute where the MP3 format was invented Using the MP3 encoder you can reduce the files containing your favorite pieces of music to 10 percent of their original size with almost no noticeable difference in sound quality Ahead would like nothing better than to let its users create as many MP3 files as they want but we cannot do this for licensing reasons as the rights are held by Fraunhofer Institute and we would need to pay them fees You can find more information about buying the MP3 plugin at http www nero com If you want to use the MP3 encoder you must have Nero version 5 0 0 0 or later installed on your PC but not a demo version of Nero Caution It is not possible to upgrade to the mp3PRO encoder later This means that it is not possible to deduct the price of the MP3 encoder from that of the mp3PRO encoder because license fees have to be paid for both encoders 13 7 mp3PRO encoder After you have installed Nero you can test the Nero mp3PRO encoder You can encode up to 30 audio files in MP3 or mp3PRO format mp3PRO files can be compressed to half the size of normal MP3 files but the quality of the sound remains the same These two file types have the same extension MP3 The plugin uses the new high speed mp3PRO encoder from Coding
178. ram for backing up and restoring data which is easy to use convenient and powerful Sensitive and other important data in particular should be stored on more than one medium so that it is always available when required There are any number of situations where the lack of a backup causes trouble and wastes time and money These include formatting a hard disk a faulty hard disk theft fire or simply deleting data by mistake With Nero BackltUp you can back up your data restore the backed up data and set up jobs to run automatically One medium in particular CD or DVD offers a safe and cost effective backup solution and Nero BackltUp makes burning backup CDs child s play With Nero BackltUp you can burn both CDs and DVDs For this reason we use the generic term medium in this manual You can burn CDs both with a CD recorder and a DVD recorder The result depends on the medium you use With a CD recorder you can only burn CDs and not DVDs 13 5 Nero SoundTrax Nero SoundTrax is a professional program for the production of audio CDs Nero Additional modules e 117 Using Nero SoundTrax you can Record audio clips Add your own audio material Mix different audio clips Add audio effects and crossfading Write your audio project to a CD without leaving Nero SoundTrax as SoundTrax uses the Nero API Instead of simply putting audio files together on a CD as you have in the past you now have the option of mixing or
179. rd disk Finalizing is similar to fixing but applies to the entire disc No additional data can be written to a finalized disc When you burn a CD or DVD in DAO mode the disc is automatically finalized However the data on a finalized CD RW can still be deleted by choosing the Erase ReWritable item from the Recorder menu The firmware in recorders CD DVD ROM drives functions as the operating system of the drive and contains instructions which determine how the drive reacts to commands from the computer The firmware of the latest recorders can generally be upgraded For example Ahead Software AG s website contains a page with links to the latest firmware versions To see the firmware version of your drive use the Choose Recorder menu item on the Recorder menu in Nero Fixing is similar to finalizing but applies only to an individual session rather than to the whole CD Fixing means closing the session which has just been written so that it can be read To do this the lead in and lead out data are written to the disc In the current version of Nero sessions are always fixed automatically This is a writing process which involves creating a physical image of a file The contents of the image correspond exactly to the data which will be written to the CD Grabbing is digital audio extraction that is reading audio tracks on a CD in digital format Index positions You can set index positions within an audio track These index posit
180. re CD drive C Up to 640MB or 700 MB of boot data can be stored on a CD with this type of bootable CD However this requires a harddisk partition with 640 or 700 MB max This partition must first be created if it does not yet exist With No Emulation the drive letters are not changed This type is used for bootable installation CDs Template for making a bootable CD A template in the form of a bootable drive is needed to make a bootable CD There are basically three types of bootable CD 1 Floppy Emulation Floppy Emulation requires a bootable floppy to make the bootable CD When it is booted the CD behaves as if the floppy were inserted in Drive A The drive letters increment so that Drive A corresponds to the bootable CD Floppy disk drive A can be accessed as B after booting The size of the start data is basically limited by the capacity of the floppy disk e g 1 44 MB 2 Harddisk Emulation A bootable hard disk is required to create the bootable CD When booted the CD behaves as if the CD were Drive C lts old Drive C becomes Drive D its old Drive D becomes Drive E and so forth Up to 640MB of boot data can be stored on a CD with this type of bootable CD Of course this means that the template drive must not be bigger than 640 MB or Nero Creating a CD DVD e 69 7 7 4 it will not fit on the CD So if you have a 2 GB hard disk with only one 2 GB partition for example you will not be able to crea
181. riate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the Mixed Mode CD icon the ISO tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions On the ISO tab you can toggle between Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA format as required You should not need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically meaningful at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 4 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 5 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilati
182. ributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions Nero Creating a CD DVD e 49 5 On the CDA Options tab you can select how Nero will handle CDA files that are on a Music CD this tab is irrelevant for burning files that are on a hard disk however Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the Wave files using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Double click one or more audio files to open the Audio Information dialog box The tab offers you a wide variety of options The main ones are Audio Track Properties tab If your recorder supports the writing of CD Text you can insert information for CD Text on this tab You will find further information about CD Text in the chapter CD Text You can also specify the length of the pause between tracks the default pause between two tracks is 2 seconds Tip You may feel that a pause between tracks is irritatin
183. rmally do this in the controller BIOS It may help to upgrade the driver software for the SCSI host adapter that is the Miniport and WinASPI driver You should also check that all SCSI devices are correctly terminated and that the SCSI bus is not too long If you have an ATAPI recorder the problem could be caused by the WinASPI drivers It may also be that you have master slave ATAPI settings which are incorrect or not ideal or that the devices are not connected in the best way to the IDE bus The best thing to do is to give the recorder its own IDE bus there are normally two Cannot recover from PMA Cannot recover from calibration area Focus or tracking error Laser adjustment error Monitor ATIP error Power calibration error Write append error Write emergency occurred Spindle servo failure or OPC execution error Meaning These error messages result from unspecified hardware faults in the recorder which do not have any obvious cause A firmware upgrade changing to a different make of blank CD or having the recorder repaired may all help in this case Servo error Track following error Mechanical positioning error Meaning This may be caused by a hardware fault or a firmware upgrade may be needed 14 1 14 Nero does not detect my CD DVD ROM drive What should do In order to address a CD DVD ROM drive Nero needs detailed information about the command set speed
184. rmation about burning Multisession CDs in the chapters Creating a Multisession CD Start Creating a Multisession CD Continue and Creating a Multisession CD Finish Nero Creating a CD DVD e 36 7 3 1 2 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 3 3 1 Multisession CD for nonlinked files If the files in the file session you wish to burn are so small that further files can be added and if you want to use all of the space on the CD you can create a Multisession CD By clearing the two checkboxes Replace files in compilation and Add new files to compilation in the Options section you will ensure that Nero will not search for links to existing files on the CD You will find detailed information about burning Multisession CDs in the chapters Creating a Multisession CD Start Creating a Multisession CD Continue and Creating a Multisession CD Finish How are Multisession CDs structured This chapter explains the background to Multisession CDs and is pretty technical it is intended mainly for users who already have some experience of CD burning and want to know a little more The normal user who just wants to create a Multisession CD with Nero can skip this chapter The ISO file system has a very useful feature that helps us to create Multisession CDs The way files are stored in ISO tables of contents is that the absolute start block of each file and the file s length in blocks is given Absolute means that all blo
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186. rors all types of sound interference and the audio CD player hanging at the end of the CD For data CDs it means that it is not possible to read a number of files Error messages during the burning process The burning process may be interrupted near the end by an error message such as Write emergency or Track following error However the CDs can often be read almost up to the end despite these error messages The point on the disc at which errors may occur is dependent on the make of the blank disc and the type of recorder As there is no way of telling the exact excess capacity of a CD automatically you will unfortunately need to make a few experiments Damage to the recorder The third and most unpleasant problem is the possibility of damaging the recorder In practice this is unlikely to happen Is it always possible to overburn No CDs can only be overburnt in disc at once mode It is not possible to exceed the specified capacity of the blank disc in track at once mode In addition some recorders are not able to overburn Using Nero it is easy to find out whether or not your recorder can overburn From the Recorder menu choose the item Choose Recorder and select your recorder from the list You will find information about whether the recorder supports overburning in the recorder information box Nero Miscellaneous e 112 12 4 1 5 Overburning a CD 1 First check whether your recorder can overburn or
187. rsions automatically and retain the correct aspect ratio the ratio of width to height This is necessary because the pixels in S VCD are not square even though this is the case with most computer settings Example A computer image with a resolution of 640x480 fits exactly into a PAL SVCD image with a resolution of 704x576 The actual resolution depends on the Encoding resolution option on the Video CD tab in the compilation window Joliet support for Super Video CDs Joliet can now be activated for S VCD on the ISO tab This creates a CD with standard compatibility as Joliet complies with ISO requirements Super Video CD Creating a Video CD You can make Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG 1 format or when other video formats are converted to it Nero contains a built in MPEG 1 encoder with which MPEG 1 files can be created Nero Creating a CD DVD e 74 Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a Video CD using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the Video CD icon in the New Compilation dialog box which opens when Nero is started If Nero is already running you can open this dialog box by selecting the New Compilation icon on the toolbar 4 The Video CD tab offers a number of options which you can use to t
188. s 2000 and Windows 98 also read the UDF file system if both an ISO 9660 and a UDF file system are detected on the medium Writing in UDF format is particularly important when burning DVDs because UDF is the preferred operating system for these media Creating a UDF CD Please note that Nero does not yet support Multisession UDF CDs and that therefore UDF or UDF Bridge Sessions must be written on blank CDs Now let s take a step by step look at how to create a CD ROM UDF using Nero All settings may be left at their default values 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM UDF icon the Title tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions On this tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 4 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 5 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default Yo
189. s follows 1 First of all please check to see whether your CD DVD ROM drive is already supported by Nero Look up whether the command Autodetect CD ROM is available on the Extras menu If so run through the CD DVD ROM autodetect first of all see Section Autodetection of CD DVD ROM drives If the command is highlighted in gray and therefore cannot be activated the installed CD DVD ROM drive has been detected 2 Now insert the Nero CD into the CD DVD ROM drive If this starts the installation of Nero cancel this as Nero has already been installed 3 Choose the command Save Track from the Recorder menu and select your CD DVD ROM drive as the source drive Select the second track and or the first audio track and save as a wave file on your hard disk 4 Now from the File menu find the New command for a new audio compilation and then drag the wave file extracted in Stage 3 into the audio compilation 5 Double click on the track of the audio compilation corresponding to the wave file 6 Click on the tab Indices Limits Split You will see a colored rectangle Zoom several times into the graphical view of the audio file by clicking on the Nero Copying CDs e 95 8 4 appropriate button until a zigzag line a so called saw tooth can be seen The upper row corresponds to the left stereo channel and should have an even zigzag line or more specifically a saw tooth and the lower row right stereo channel a horizontal lin
190. s for the fade Indexes Limits Split tab The top part of the tab shows the progress of the audio track as a graph The New Index button sets a new index position at the selected position For a CD player this is the position from which a new number starts and the player can also jump to it directly Caution Not all CD players support this function The Split button splits the audio track at the selected position i e the track is physically split and becomes two or more tracks These split tracks behave just like two independent tracks so they can be named and the pause between them can be specified The Play button plays the track from the selected position While the track is playing the button switches to a Stop button The Delete button deletes a selected new index position or the position for a split track Filter tab You will see a number of filters on the left The settings on the right change depending on the selected filter To select a filter activate its checkbox The Test Selected Filters button plays the audio track this lets you check that you are happy with the result before you confirm the changes 10 Now insert the second CD the one with the audio files you want to burn into your CD ROM drive select the File Browser and update the screen contents by pressing F5 or select the Refresh option from the View menu 11 Open the drive with the File Browser and compile the CDA files for the se
191. s information such as the source of the file and the date on which the file was added to the compilation In the File Browser properties are displayed in the same way as in Windows Explorer 2 2 10 Add File This opens a dialog box and displays a folder from which files can be added You can change the folder so you can browse through your entire hard disk and or network drives This command is only active if a compilation window is selected The dialog box that opens is more or less the same as the Nero File Browser except that it is less convenient to use 2 2 11 Create Folder This creates a new folder in the directory you have selected 2 2 12 Find This opens a Find window This command is only available when a compilation window is active Nero Menu structure e 17 23 View 2 3 1 Toolbar Click on this command to display different options for viewing the toolbars 2 3 2 Status Bar Click on this command to activate or deactivate the status bar If there is a tick next to the command the Status Bar is visible 2 3 3 Large Icons Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser with large icons 2 3 4 Small icons Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser with small icons 2 3 5 List Click on this command to display the files in the File Browser in list form 2 3 6 Details Click on this command to display the details of the files in the File Browser e with additional information next to t
192. s the first track If you are creating audio CDs to be played on a CD player it is better to use the CD EXTRA format because on this type of CD the data follows the audio tracks MPEG stands for Motion Pictures Expert Group www mpeg org This international committee regulates the uniform compression of video and multimedia video film and audio data The MPEG standard now consists of MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 3 and MPEG 4 The MPEG 3 standard has now been integrated with MPEG 2 This format was developed for moving video reproduction and has the highest compression rates The drawback of this is that the resolution is relatively poor Video CDs VCDs are encoded in MPEG 1 and can contain up to 79 minutes of film material MPEG 2 is the successor of MPEG 1 which was known for the video CD VCD MPEG 2 s flexible compression standards provide excellent image Nero Glossary e 135 quality at extremely low bitrates It is used for DVD videos and Super Video CDs SVCDs The DVD plugin enables you to generate SVCD compatible MPEG 2 files and burn a Super Video CD which can contain around 40 minutes of film material Average bitrate for an SVCD is around 2 3 Mbits per second With the MPEG 2 DVD plugin you can create both DVD compatible MPEG 2 files and SVCD compatible MPEG 2 files This means you can fit about two hours of film material on a DVD The average bitrate for a DVD video is around 4 8 Mbits per second Please note that y
193. se the dialog box Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a Video CD you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible Nero Creating a CD DVD e 80 All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 13 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the
194. select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a UDF CD with only one session you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if
195. sen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 24x 3600 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 11 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Video CD Super Video CD 7 8 1 Supported formats Nero can burn S VCDs with the following formats AVI ASF MPGMPEG MPEG MOV 7 8 2 Video CD A Video CD contains MPEG 1 video sequences The standard for making Video CDs was laid down by Philips and JVC in the White Book in 1993 The first track contains the CD i play program for the Video CD as well as the CDI MPEGAV and VCD directories based on the ISO Level 1 ISO Level 2 Joliet file system The next tracks are in the format CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2 Sectors and contain the MPEG encoded audio video sequences that are listed in MPEGAV Nero Creating a CD DVD e 71 7 8 3 7 8 4 Video CDs can be played on CD i players special Video CD players or on a PC on CD ROM drives with CD ROM XA support and MPEG decoder standard on Windows 98 and higher or your own Video CD software Video CD supports the following formats 352x288 with 25
196. sfading and even stretch the length of a clip if this produces a better rhythmical crossfade Both Nero SoundTrax and Nero Wave Editor are non destructive which means that all the processes can be carried out very quickly and the results cancelled or repeated as often as you want to without overloading your hard disk The preparations for burning the audio CD are made in the project window itself In the same way as you add clips to a project you can also include tracks index marks or pauses You can add the title and artist information by double clicking and when you re happy with the results you simply click on the burn button in the toolbar to start the process of burning the CD It s as easy as using Nero itself because Nero SoundTrax is based on the revised burn engine of Nero 6 0 which burns error free CDs quickly and easily The Nero SoundTrax wizards are automated processes which allow you to carry out frequent tasks such as copying records or audio cassettes onto CD Nero Additional modules e 118 quickly and easily The wizard guides you through the individual steps in the process from recording right through to burning the CD Tracks are identified automatically and separated from one another The wizard also automates the noise reduction feature from Nero Wave Editor and cleans up the recording automatically This allows you to remove hissing crackling clicks and pops in a matter of seconds 13 6 MP3 encoder Afte
197. sing it With Nero you are able to convert audio tracks to the most popular formats such as MP3 mp3PRO and VQF When they are burned Nero treats these formats just like other audio formats so they can be used to create Audio CDs without difficulty i e the compressed files are automatically decoded before they are burned MP3 and mp3PRO Because of its good audio quality and small file size the MPEG3 audio format with the extension MP3 has become the format most used to transmit audio data on the Internet This is why Nero also supports the burning of the popular MP3 files Nero handles them just like any other audio files and they are automatically decoded before burning You can test the Nero mp3PRO encoder plugin as soon as Nero is installed You can encode up to 30 audio files or pieces of music from CD in the popular MP3 or mp3PRO format mp3PRO files can be compressed to half the size of the conventional MP3 files with the same quality These two file types have the same extension mp3 MP3 Plugin The MP3 plugin uses the brand new and ultrafast MP3 encoder from the Fraunhofer Institut the inventors of MP3 With the MP3 encoder you can condense your favorite pieces of music down to 10 of their original size And with virtually no audible loss of quality Ahead would like nothing better than to let its users create as many MP3 files as they want but we cannot do this for licensing reasons as the rights are held by Fraunhofer Inst
198. structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation To do this select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is active as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is active and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required In the Action section activate the other check boxes you requ
199. sult before you confirm the changes Nero Creating a CD DVD e 50 7 4 6 7 4 6 1 8 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front Important Do not deactivate the Disc at once checkbox If the checkbox is not active the CD will be written in the Track at once mode which may result in hiss and crackle between tracks 9 Click the Burn button to start the burning process All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed 10 A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 11 You can now check what has been written to your new Audio CD by inserting it again and clicking the CD Info icon Imp
200. t is also used for the SCMS Serial Copy Management System It currently has no effect when playing or burning the file Write CRC When this bit is set checksums are saved with the MP3 file when it is written which allow corrupt parts of the file to be identified These may have become corrupted when downloading the file from the web for example Many decoders ignore these checksums while others reproduce a corrupted MP3 section as silence in order to avoid introducing interference into the file If this option is selected the MP3 file will be very slightly larger Allow intensity stereo coding If this option is set a special type of encoding can be used which only stores the directional information and volume for high frequencies In normal use this option should be set Allow downmix This option allows the input signal to be downmixed from stereo to mono This can be useful when encoding a stereo source with a very low data rate in which case only mono encoding makes sense Padding As MP3 blocks within an MP3 file can be of different sizes and as some MP3 players cannot handle blocks of different sizes this option can be used to determine how these blocks will be handled In Nero the default is ISO which is the method specified in the ISO MP3 standard The settings always and never will always or never pad MP3 blocks of different sizes 13 8 MPEG 4 AAC enkoder dekoder After you have installed Nero you can
201. t need to verify the format in the past there were problems with CD drives that could not read Mode 1 CDs but very few of these drives should still be in use today If these options are grayed it means that selection is not logically meaningful at present Mixing Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA tracks on a CD would result in an unreliable and potentially unreadable CD format In the File Directorynames length section you can specify the ISO level for the length of the names Up to 31 characters are permitted for Windows 95 and higher Names cannot be more than 11 characters long for Windows 3 1 8 for the name and 3 for the extension ISO Level 2 will be best in most cases if you know that the CD must also be readable on a Windows 3 1 system then you should select Level 1 6 On the Label tab you can give your CD a name and overtype the default name New You can use letters A Z digits 0 9 and the underscore character _ diacritics accents and spaces are not supported 7 On the Dates tab you can specify the date of the compilation and of its files The current date and time are entered for the compilation as default also the creation date of the files 8 Use the Misc tab to specify which files will be buffered in the cache Files that are on slow media floppy disks and network drives and are very small are moved to the cache by default You specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option
202. te a bootable CD from it without first re partitioning your hard disk in a suitable way This is a problem of principle and has nothing to do with Nero 3 No Emulation This feature is only intended for use by out and out experts who require no floppy or harddisk emulation and wish to install their own device drivers Windows 2000 CD uses this method for example For Nero the template for making a bootable CD can be either a logical drive e g the C drive or a so called Image File of a drive Image files contain the contents of a drive sector by sector as a file Image files can be created with packages such as Norton Disk Editor or Winlmage and are usually very large as large as the drive from which they were created obviously Making bootable CDs You will find basic information about bootable CDs based on the El Torito standard in the section entitled Background this section only describes how to create a bootable CD with Nero 1 Insert an empty CD into the recorder 2 Start a new compilation by clicking on the appropriate button or the File menu and the command New 3 Click the CD ROM Boot icon the Boot tab is in front Use the tabs to specify the attributes of the compilation such as the name of the CD different characteristics and restrictions 4 In the upper section of the Boot tab Source of boot image data you can specify whether the template data for the bootable CD originate from a logical dri
203. ted with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the Photo CD using Drag Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the appropriate compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut Double clicking a picture file opens the MPEG Information dialog box Properties tab This tab displays basic information about the selected picture You can also specify the length of the pause after the picture Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Note If you have highlighted several picture files the Video Properties dialog box will open This box displays information about the pictures you have highlighted You can also specify the pause for all picture files Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the opti
204. test the Nero MPEG 4 AAC encoder Over a period of 30 days you will be able to convert up to 50 audio files into the new format with its MP4 file extension MPEG 4 AAC is the new audio coding standard Developed by leading companies in the audio compression field the standard has been created by the MPEG Committee the organization which developed MP3 MPEG 2 DVD video etc Nero Additional modules e 121 MPEG 4 AAC is the fruit of intensive research and development It includes many improvements on older encoding methods such as MP3 With sampling frequencies of 8 96 kHz and supporting up to 48 channels MPEG 4 AAC offers much better stereo encoding and filter bank Ahead would be happy to offer its users unlimited use of the MPEG 4 AAC plugin but for licensing reasons this is not possible You can find more information about buying the mp3PRO plugin at Webshop To use the MPEG 4 AAC plugin you must have at least Nero version 5 5 10 0 installed on your computer 13 9 DVD encoder 13 9 1 In order to be able to create Super Video CDs SVCDs the video files must be in an MPEG 2 compatible format or must be converted to this format In the case of existing files this means that you simply have to drag and drop them in the compilation window Ahead would like to supply the DVD encoder free of charge but for licensing reasons this is not possible However you can buy the DVD plugin You can find detailed information on
205. the data to be written to the CD on the hard disk first The data is written directly onto the blank CD Another term used for fast copying is on the fly This is a write process which does not create links between the individual sessions The recorder starts by writing the lead in which is followed by the data and the lead out This process is used primarily by manufacturers of audio CDs Disc at once 96 is an extension of Disc at once which gives the software better control of the burning process This mode is preferable if it is available DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc It was originally referred to as Digital Video Disc The purpose of developing DVDs was to create a medium which could hold significantly more data than a CD ROM You can store two layers of data on each side of a DVD The first layer can hold 4 7 GB and the second layer 3 8 GB which means that a single sided DVD can store 8 5 GB of data DVDs can only be read by DVD drives which can also read CD ROMs Unfortunately many DVD drives are not able to read CD Rs Even fewer can read CD RWs Currently the following types of DVD are available DVD Audio A high capacity audio medium DVD R DVD Rs can store between 3 95 4 7 and 9 4 GB of data In order to store 9 4 GB you must use the second side of the DVD R which means that you have to turn it over DVD RAM This is a rewritable medium which can store either 2 6 GB one layer or 5 2 GB two layers o
206. the last session in Explorer Why is this All Windows systems show only the last session on a CD Using Nero s Multi Mounter you can convince the Windows operating systems to show the tracks and sessions of your choice There is more information about this in the section Nero Multi Mounter have entered my serial number but cannot open Nero Why is this Why is this You probably have a demo version of Nero which has expired Please contact us to obtain either a new demo version or a full version of Nero Although the speed test and the simulation ran correctly when burn the CD I get SCSI error messages such as Host adapter error or Queueing failed What should do The problem is probably caused by communication difficulties between the SCSI host adapter and the recorder If you have an SCSI host adapter with its own BIOS in particular Adaptec 2940 3940 or 2940UW and you find the following options in the controller BIOS generally by pressing Ctri A when starting up the computer try entering the following settings for the SCSI ID device number of your recorder e g ID no 5 5 Initiate Sync Negotiation No Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 5 or 10 half the previous value Nero FAQs e 126 14 1 6 How can I avoid Buffer underrun errors 14 1 7 Defragment your hard disk periodically Close down all other programs while burning the CD This applies in particular to programs which use a lot of
207. the write process a window will appear containing the message Burn process successful 7 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons Nero Image file e 99 9 3 Burning the image file This is a step by step guide to burning a previously created image file using Nero 1 Select the command Choose Recorder from the Recorder menu and select the recorder installed not the image recorder and confirm the selection using OK 2 From the File menu select the Write CD Image command 3 A dialog box will open and you can select the image file you would like to burn Nero currently supports NRG ISO and CUE Sheet formats Select the desired file and click on the Open button The Write CD dialog box will then open the procedure is the same as for producing a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front 4 Now check all settings on this and other tabs one more time and amend where necessary 5 Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button Nero now carries out all the necessary stages as defined A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing As soon as Nero has finished the write process a window will appear with a result message such as Burn process 24x 3600 KBs successful 6 Click on the OK button to close the dialog bo
208. ther be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 9 You can now check what has been written on your CD by reinserting the CD and clicking on the CD Info icon See also Copying using an image file Verifying audio read quality Setting speed on CD DVD ROM drives Verifying audio read quality Audio data from CDs is read digitally for the purpose of saving audio tracks to hard disk and copying CDs Yes you did read that correctly digitally All CD DVD ROM drives can play audio CDs in analogue format i e through head sets or sound card but not all can read audio data digitally and even then only a few of these drives produce good quality audio reading So the digital extraction of audio data is essentially different from simply playing an audio CD In practice the quality of the digitally read audio data is never going to be satisfactory For example sometimes there are jumps in the audio data which are noticeable as unpleasant clicking noises when playing a saved audio file or listening to a copy CD The amount of such defects in the audio data is heavily dependent on the type and make of the CD DVD ROM drive Before extracting audio data or copying CDs each owner of a CD ROM should be aware of how good the audio read quality of his own CD DVD ROM drive is Armed with this knowledge unusable CD copies can be avoided by selecting better copy options To diagnose your CD ROM proceed a
209. tion about the videos you have highlighted You can also specify the pause between the files Click OK to confirm your choice and close the dialog box 12 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation Nero Creating a CD DVD e 78 7 10 7 10 1 window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a Super Video CD you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 13 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was suc
210. to extract audio tracks into your CD ROM drive and open this drive with the File Browser Nero Creating a CD DVD e 47 8 Compile the CDA files for the first audio CD using Drag amp Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Nero now analyzes the source CD and the required CDA files and shows them in the File Browser You will also see a small window in which you can enter a name for the source CD This is for your own convenience so that when you select the reference strategy for writing Nero can prompt you to insert the named CD that it needs for writing 9 Double click one or more audio files to open the Audio Information dialog box The tabs offer you a wide variety of options Audio Track Properties tab You can give the selected piece of music a name and enter the artist If the audio tracks can be burned in the Disc at once mode then you can specify the pause between the tracks this is particularly useful with live recordings if you do not want pauses e silence in this case between tracks select a pause time of 0 seconds in this situation If you have a retail version of Nero you can create a cross fade between two audio tracks so the new number starts to play quietly while the current number is still playing The current track will meld into the new track without a break In this case activate the checkbox and specify the second
211. to the city of Rome After the failure of plot against Nero hatched in the Senate and lead by Piso repression increased Uprisings in Gaul Spain and Africa caused the Praetorian Guard to withdraw its allegiance to Nero The Guard then declared its support for Galba as emperor and the Senate declared Nero to be hostis populi Romani an enemy of the Roman people upon which he committed suicide His death marked the end of the Julian Claudian imperial dynasty This is a write process which does not involve storing the data to be written to the CD on the hard disk first The data is written directly onto the blank CD Another term used for on the fly is fast copying Nero Glossary e 137 Packet CD Packet writing PCM Pre gap Session Simulation Track This is a write process which involves sending the data in blocks to the CD RW drive without first creating an image file The CD RW drive is used in the same way as a hard disk or floppy disk which means that any application can write the data to the CD CDs created using packet writing can only be read with a special UDF driver PCM is the main standard for digitizing audio files and speech PCM stands for pulse code modulation and involves digitally encoding analog signals This is also referred to as a pause It is the area on a CD which separates one track from another In Nero the default pause is set to 2 seconds Red Book standard CDs are divided into tracks and
212. tomatic detection of CD DVD ROM drives n se 109 12 31 Background sico nas aras 109 12 3 2 Autodetection of CD DVD ROM drives seee 109 12 3 3 Resolving problems in the automatic detection process 111 12 4 Burning oversize CDS oooooccccccccnnnonaccnnncnononnnnnnnnannncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnes 111 12 4 1 Enabling overburning ieiioiorordiao inercia deben nas 111 12 5 Automatic system shutdown at the end of the burning PTOCEOSS sriroccatanrrzadan clara iasa Ee aa atana adaa Taenu Eiaa danaa 113 12 5 1 Activating automatic system shutdown ooccccccconococoncccncncnnnnanns 114 12 6 Verifying compilations with Nero oooommonnncccconcncnonnnnnanannnnnnos 114 12 6 1 Writing data to a CD or DVD involves more risks than writing data toa Nard diS aaa 114 12 6 2 Using the Verify option cesisscrn cease nae ethe that enn Anke 114 12 6 3 How the Verify option WOFkS oooooconocononccccnccccccnonnnaanoncnnnncnnnnnnns 115 12 7 Erasing data from rewritable diSCS coommmnnccccnnnnnnmmsaanannns 115 Additional modules iia dona ici 116 13 1 Nero Cover Designer ccccccssssssseeeeeeeesesseseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseesnenes 116 13 2 Nero Wave Editor iii 116 13 3 Nero Start SMalimuiracciriaica aiii rca 117 13 4 Nero BackIitUpP ccoo iia 117 13 5 Nero SOUMGUI AX idveecsieviveceesetesceesetvecervedecertsdutiersusveessersrersenveders 117 13 6 MP3 encode ise cocoa tr a da tarde tad 119 13 7 MP3IPRO ENCON Fr cocccnoci nacionninnniccions ada ro
213. tracks the number of tracks and the playing time of the CD It is obvious that CDs with the same number of tracks the same playing time and the same track start positions will also have the same fingerprint Neither Nero nor the Internet database can tell them apart There will be different entries for an existing CD It will be down to the user to select the correct entry Other errors can be caused by the fact that many older recorders did not have the Disc at once mode Without this mode the start positions of the tracks on the CD can slip If an inaccurate CD copy like this is used for uploading then there will be duplicates of CD entries or CDs that are actually in the database will not be found This is a problem you will unfortunately have to live with in the CD database If there is no entry in the list of possible CDs and if no suitable entry can be found in the Internet database either Access Internet Database button then the only solution is to define your own entry You can create this entry by clicking Create A New CD Entry Don t forget to enter the title and artist for every track This is particularly important if you intend to upload your CD entry to the Internet at a later time There is no sense in burdening the Internet database with incomplete entries However we recommend that you only make newly created CD entries available to the general public on the Internet for purchasable original CDs Likewise th
214. u specify the location of the cache on the Cache tab in the File menu Preferences option 6 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD ROM 7 If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View menu or clicking the appropriate File Browser icon Nero Creating a CD DVD e 87 To specify that Nero is started with an open File Browser check Start with File Browser in the General section on the File Browser tab File gt Preferences Compile the files for the CD using Drag Drop editing by simply clicking on the required files in the File Browser and dragging them into the compilation window Clicking the right mouse button opens a context menu where you can selectively add or omit certain file types In addition there are a number of commands that you will also find in Windows Explorer such as Copy Open and Cut When compiling with Drag amp Drop the directory structure is moved across too i e if you drag an entire folder into the compilation window the folder will be created on the CD you wish to burn If you drag a lot of individual files however this may affect the clarity of the CD s contents To avoid this you can create new folders within the compilation To do this select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the comma
215. uipment name of your CD DVD ROM drive This is possible in Windows under System Control gt System gt Equipment Manager gt CD ROM Note the exact description 2 Look for the file cdrom cfg This is in the Nero installation directory 3 Open the file CDROM CFG using a text editor for example Accessory gt Notepad and look for the entry for your CD DVD ROM drive with the name from Stage 1 When using another text editor ensure that the text is stored exclusively as pure ASCII text text only Storing e g in Word format doc would render the file unusable 4 Annotate the former entry for your drive by preceding it with a semicolon The effect of this is that the rows marked in this way will no longer be read The entry might then look something like this DriveXXXX CD ROM CT 778 TYPE SCSI GENERIC_5 COM 1 CDRCAP_MAXREADSPEED 1800 CDRCAP_MAXREADDASPEED 900 5 Save and close the file and start Nero 6 Now you can have your CD DVD ROM drive detected once again The new version of Nero will now also recognize the commands to set the drive speed and enter this in the Nero database Of course as before we would Nero Copying CDs e 97 appreciate receiving the parameters of the CD DVD ROM drive found in this way The parameters thus found would then be included by us in the subsequent version of Nero and therefore be of benefit to all users of Nero If you have any problems with the control of your
216. ump directly to different sectors 2 5 4 Autodetect CD DVD ROM This function is only available if Nero has not detected your CD DVD ROM drive not the recorder 2 6 Database 2 6 1 Open Program CD Database This opens the program database and enables you to delete edit and add a new CD The location of the program database is defined in the Database tab under Preferences See the section entitled Database for more information 2 6 2 Open Program Title Database This opens the program database and enables you to search by title or artist The location of the program database is defined in the Database tab under Preferences See the section entitled Database for more information Nero Menu structure e 21 2 6 3 2 6 4 2 6 5 2 6 6 2 6 7 Open User CD Database This opens the user database and enables you to delete edit and add a new CD The location of the user database is defined in the Database tab under Preferences See the section entitled Database for more information Open User Title Database This opens the user database and enables you to search by title or artist The location of the user database is defined in the Database tab under Preferences See the section entitled Database for more information Create A New User Database This opens a dialog window where you can create a new user database Select the directory in which you want the database to be saved You will then be
217. uper Video CD a DDCD or a DVD the procedure is the same in each case You drag the files with the mouse from the file browser to the compilation window open the burn dialog box and start burning And don t worry you just can t go wrong Let s say you want to create an Audio CD but you drag a data file into the compilation window in error Nero will detect the incorrect data format which it does not recognize and will not add the file to the Audio CD Data CD ISO Background information ISO data in XA format Nero normally writes ISO data in the CD sector format Mode 1 However Nero also supports the so called XA Format for ISO data The XA format is an extension of ISO structures and can only be burned onto the CD in Mode 2 another CD sector format Normal ISO Mode 1 tracks behave just like Mode2 XA tracks when read under DOS Windows and using modern CD ROM drives The latest CD ROM drives can easily read Mode 1 and Mode2 XA CDs However there are still some CD ROM drives around that cannot read the Mode 1 CDs correctly Owners of these older drives are advised to write data in the Mode2 XA format ISO 9660 ISO 9660 is a file system that was designed with the aim of creating a file system that is as system independent and so as compatible as possible CDs with ISO 9660 as the file system can be read on all operating systems ISO 9660 supports filenames in 8 3 format in Level 1 8 characters for the filename and 3 for t
218. ur computer at the end of the burning process In some cases the PC cannot be automatically switched off although you have selected the shutdown option This may be for one of the following reasons The energy saving and or ACPI options in the BIOS are deactivated The PC does not support software power off Only ATX motherboards not AT motherboards support this ACPI support is not correctly installed An application installed on the PC which is still active is preventing the PC from being switched off automatically Some older motherboards have problems with ACPI support If problems occur make sure that you are using the most recent BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer In this case check your Windows installation and the BIOS options Sometimes it is also helpful to install the CD driver which was supplied with the motherboard Most of these driver CDs contain Windows drivers or patches which enable Windows to carry out a software power off As a general rule if Windows does not shut down automatically when you press AlttF4 and choose Shutdown Nero will not be able to shut Windows down automatically Nero Miscellaneous e 113 Note If your PC is running Windows NT4 or 2000 and you have no admin privileges you may not be permitted to shutdown the PC because you do not have the necessary permissions 12 5 1 Activating automatic system shutdown Points to note We strongly recommend that you close all oth
219. ve or a drive image files refer to Template for making a bootable CD Note lf your preferred logical drive does not appear on the list of drives on this tab this is because the drive is bigger than 640MB This amount of data cannot fit on a CD so Nero does not display these drive in the list Please remember also that under Windows NT 2000 XP you must have administrator rights to access drives directly which is absolutely essential for creating bootable CDs This restricted direct drive access under Windows NT 2000 XP is a deliberate Microsoft feature designed to prevent hackers gaining access to confidential data of other users 5 The lower part of the tab expert settings contains detailed settings for El Torito standard compliant bootable CDs These settings are normally grayed which indicates that Nero makes the right settings for you automatically When an image file is entered as the source of the boot image Nero cannot make the right settings automatically If this is the case or if you want to change the expert settings manually you can enter all the parameters by hand Activate the Enable expert settings checkbox if required You are of course now responsible for the CD working correctly later on 6 Once you have selected your settings click the New button on the right You will now see the empty compilation window for CD If a File Browser is not open yet you can open one by selecting New File Browser from the View me
220. ver if the data on the CD is neither in ISO PC nor HFS Macintosh format the results when burning onto a non empty CD can be non functional You can find the format of the data track from the display of the track list after selecting the Save Track command If the appropriate track is displayed neither as ISO HFS hybrid nor Joliet but only as data mode 1 without any more Nero Saving tracks using Nero e 103 details proceed with care Nero allows you the opportunity to save and burn data tracks in unknown formats onto it for example native Unix file systems Here all blocks of the track are then simply copied 1 1 The responsibility for deciding whether you can burn such a track without relocating it onto a non empty CD is left entirely up to you Nero Saving tracks using Nero e 104 11 11 1 Nero Toolkit Nero CD DVD Speed The program is located in the Nero Toolkit folder and is started as follows Start gt Programs gt Ahead Nero gt Nero Toolkit gt Nero CD DVD Speed Note The user interface of Nero CD DVD Speed is currently only available in English Nero CD DVD Speed is a benchmark program which can be used to obtain detailed information on the capabilities of your CD DVD drives Knowledge of audio extraction capability Digital Audio Extraction DAE is particularly important for saving audio tracks on hard disk and for copying audio CDs because audio data is extracted digitally from CDs We cann
221. via Save Track is taken all information on the data tracks is retained When burning a Nero image file created by Save Track the CD does not have to be finalized unlike a CD copy Advantage If you burn this image you can append additional data or further sessions to this CD CD image files can be burnt to CDs which are not finalized and not empty This will for example allow you to create a CD containing the information from several small CDs in the form of several tracks and sessions The advantage of this is making one CD from several CDs with only a small file content With Nero Multi Mounter it is then possible to address the desired sub CD and or appropriate track specifically later on Procedure for producing such a CD is by selecting Save Track for each small CD required Finally using Nero each image file produced is written to a blank disc one after the other using the Burn Image File command With the renowned Autorun Inf files this guards against duplication of names which would otherwise unavoidably occur when compiling several CDs file by file Moreover installation programs work without any problem when allocated to a defined CD data carrier name If required a copy of multisession CDs can be created using this function This will only work if the data tracks of the multisession CD are not branched between one another such branching occurs for example when burning an ISO multisession CD using Nero with the C
222. w folders within the compilation To do this select the Create Folder option from the Edit menu or click the right mouse button and choose the command from the context menu A folder you have just created is assigned the name New by default and can be renamed immediately You can create as many folders as you need and pull the existing files across using Drag amp Drop You can of course drag other files into the compilation window from the File Browser 13 Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box This option is only available when the compilation window is selected as can be seen from the fact that the title bar is blue If the File Browser is selected and the title bar of the compilation window is therefore grayed the option is not available and CD writing cannot be started In this case click anywhere in the compilation window The Write CD dialog box now opens it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front 14 In the Action section activate the other check boxes you require in addition to the Write check box You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc You must remember that when you create a CD with only one session you must activate the Finalize CD checkbox This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible With a Multisession CD this checkbo
223. ware specified above The sound quality of the fast setting is very good It is perfectly adequate for most uses Constant bitrate The bit rate for MP3 files can be constant or variable At a constant bit rate the piece of music will be transmitted at XXX kbit per second At the standard bit rate of 128 kbit s the quality will be almost that of a CD Variable bitrate The bit rate for MP3 files can be constant or variable The variable bit rate VBR is dependent on the dynamics and frequency range of the data The encoded bit rate is always as low as possible without it having a negative effect on the signal The encoder increases or decreases the bit rate depending on the complexity of the output signal This ensures the best possible compromise between quality and compression rate Nero Additional modules e 120 Experienced Nero users can click on the Expert button for additional audio file encoding options Original bit This indicates that the MP3 file is an original and not a copy This information can be important if copy protection comes into force at a later date It is also useful information for the user Private bit The user can set this bit to whatever he or she wants It is aimed primarily at those users who want to decode or analyze MP3 files themselves The bit is stored in the MP3 file but is ignored by almost all programs Copyright bit This bit indicates that the MP3 file is copyright protected I
224. wmf can be used as a source for freeze frames Nero Creating a CD DVD e 82 7 10 3 2 The encoded pictures are stored in the first track and are listed in the SEGMENT directory when the CD contents are viewed on a PC A S VCD must contain at least one further track so Nero generates an additional empty track if the S VCD contains single pictures only It is Nero s declared objective to make the production of simple slideshows as easy as possible For this reason Nero uses the same interface with the user as it does for Audio CDs a simple list of the pieces on the CD and creates a CD that plays these pieces in the specified sequence The pictures are automatically converted to the resolution which is expected of S VCD so the original pictures can have any resolution Options which can be used to intervene in the picture editing process are planned for future versions of Nero The creation of small preview pictures that can be magnified to full picture size by means of simple commands is also planned The resolutions that are supported by both standards are shown below PAL NTSC VCD normal 352x288 352x240 VCD high 704x576 704x480 SVCD normal 480x576 480x480 SVCD high 704x576 704x480 A VCD always stores the normal resolution for older players and it can also offer the higher resolution for players with a better display An SVCD on the other hand only stores one of the two resolutions Nero generates the higher resolution when
225. x The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 7 Now you can verify what has been written onto your CD by inserting the CD once more and clicking on the Medium Information icon 94 Nero ImageDrive The Nero ImageDrive program is only available in the retail version Up until now one problem with image files was that you were no longer able to see the content If you had saved a number of image files and or not given the image files unambiguous names the only way out was to burn the image to find out what it contained Nero ImageDrive helps you in this situation by allowing you to inspect the structure of the image file 9 4 1 What is Nero ImageDrive ImageDrive produces a virtual drive which is added to the existing drives and also contains a drive letter This means that you can allocate a drive letter to an image file and also treat it like an inserted CD However this does mean that the contents of an image cannot be amended Nero Image file e 100 9 4 2 9 4 3 Installation of Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive is not automatically installed during installation of Nero It is only installed if required using a separate installer Please proceed as follows to install Nero ImageDrive 1 Please click on Start gt Programs gt Ahead Nero gt Nero ImageDrive Installer 2 You will now be taken through the installation
226. x should only be activated in the last session of the CD All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required 15 Click on the Burn button to start the burn process or the simulation depending on the chosen option All the selected steps now run in sequence until writing is complete You can monitor progress in a status window which shows the individual steps being logged as they are executed A typical final message would be Burn process was successful with 12x 1800 KB s The CD is then ejected The messages shown can either be saved printed or discarded Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons 16 You can now check what has been written to your new CD by inserting it again and clicking the Medium Information icon Nero Creating a CD DVD e 35 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 1 1 Data CD Multisession General If you want to create a data CD that consists of several sessions we advise that you create a Multisession CD Every complete write process with Nero on a CD from inserting the CD you want to write to the CD being ejected generates a session on the CD A session in turn contains one or more tracks All CDs with several sessions are Multisession CDs There are basically two types of Multisession CD Multisession CD for linked files e g for backups Multisession CD for independent files Multisession CD for linked files Multisession CDs are advisable say w
227. y previously installed software together with the version number Hardware The names of the recorders connected to your PC and the firmware used The names of the CD DVD drives The IDE ATAPI drives Primary port master Primary port slave Secondary port master Secondary port slave The device control type for all devices go to Device Manager gt CD ROM Disk drives gt lt lt YOUR DRIVES gt gt gt Properties gt Settings DMA if available Disconnect Auto Insert Notification Busmaster drivers go to Device Manager gt Hard disk controllers If connected the names of the following devices and the connection type USB SCSI parallel Scanner Printer ZIP JAZZ drive all other externally connected devices The name of the motherboard and the chipset see the motherboard or computer manual On PCs running Windows 95 98 ME Are there any exclamation marks in the device manager and if so where We recommend removing these exclamation marks Generally it helps to upgrade the drivers for the devices in question and or to resolve all resource conflicts f the error occurs during the burning process please send us the log file which can be saved at the end of the burning process or simulation This file will give us the basic information which we need to be able to solve the problem Please send us the log file if you can The most important thing is a detaile

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