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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Start Successfully About the Manual About Nero Burning ROM Versions of Nero Burning ROM Working with Nero Burning ROM Starting the Program System Requirements 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 User Interface Main Screen New Compilation Window Selection Screen 10 10 13 17 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.
Table of Contents 4.3.1 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.1.1 Identifying Audio Files Rip Audio CD Save Audio Tracks to Hard Drive Window Source Tab 51 52 54 55 4.4.1.2 Output Tab 56 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 Encode Audio Files Encode Files Window AIFF and WAVE Encoding Options MP3 Lame Encoding Options MP3 and MP3PRO Encoding Options Nero AAC Encoding Options OGG Vorbis Encoding Options 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 Video Burn DVD-Video Burn AVCHD Burn BDMV 66 66 67 70 6 6.1 6.2 6.
Table of Contents 11.4 11.4.1 11.4.2 11.4.3 Methods and Settings Image Settings Copy Options Read Options 101 103 104 104 12 Erase Rewritable Disc Window 108 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 About Nero SecurDisc Viewer Starting Nero SecurDisc Viewer Copying Data to Hard Drive Checking Data Integrity Checking Signature 110 110 111 112 112 14 Nero MediaBrowser 114 15 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.
Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 1.1 About the Manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Burning ROM. It is process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis. To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions: Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely followed. Indicates additional information or advice. 1.
Start Successfully Audio CD can be automatically identified with Gracenote. So called metadata such as title, genre, and track title are accessed by the Gracenote Media Database and associated to the tracks. That way you have audio files that are accurately and fully named after the encoding process. Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery.
Start Successfully Burn CD/DVD/Blu-ray →20 Compiling Audio CDs →40 Mixed Mode CD and CD EXTRA →49 Burn DVD-Video →66 1.5 Starting the Program There are several ways to open Nero Burning ROM, depending on various factors such as the product you have installed and the operating system you are using.
User Interface 2 User Interface 2.1 Main Screen The main screen of Nero Burning ROM is the starting point for all actions. It consists of a menu bar and a toolbar with buttons and a drop-down menu. Main window with menu and toolbar The following menus are available: File Provides program facilities such as opening, saving, and closing. You can also open the setting options for the compilation, update the compilation, and define configuration options.
User Interface The following configuration options are available in the tool bar of the main screen. Opens the New Compilation window where you choose a compilation type and where you can set options for that compilation type as well as burning and copying. Opens an existing compilation. Saves the active compilation. Cuts selected elements in the compilation (selection). Copies selected elements of the compilation (selection). Pastes a selection that was cut or copied beforehand.
User Interface Recorder selection menu Displays available recorders. Opens the Choose recorder window where you select an available recorder for the burn process from a list. Opens the Burn Label window where you can create or load a label to print on the label or data side of a Labelflash DVD. This button is only available if a recorder that supports Labelflash is connected. Launches Nero CoverDesigner to create or load a label to be printed on the label side of a LightScribe disc.
User Interface 2.2 New Compilation Window In the New Compilation window you can select the disc type and configure the options for the disc format. The window basically looks the same for all disc types. The only difference is the tabs that are available. When you start Nero Burning ROM, the New Compilation window opens automatically. You can also open it via the New button.
User Interface Mixed Mode CD Creates a CD with data and audio files in a single session. Usually a data file is followed by one or more audio files for instance (e.g. soundtrack for PC games). Older Audio CD players are often not capable of recognizing the data file and attempt to play it. Creates a multisession CD with audio and data files that are CD EXTRA stored in two sessions. The first session contains the audio files and the second session the data.
User Interface already available. In Nero Burning ROM it is not possible to convert video files to DVD-Video, an AVCHD video, or a BDMV-Video. Converting video files to DVD-Video, to AVCHD video, or BDMV-Video is possible in Nero Video for example. Nero Video is included in the full version of Nero 2015. More information about Nero Video is available on the Web site www.nero.com, and more information about video editing is available in the separate Nero Video manual.
User Interface Nero DiscSpan Autorun Contains the option for activating the Nero DiscSpan feature. This allows you to comfortably burn a compilation on multiple discs when the data to be burned is too large to fit on a single disc. Contains the option to select a file to be executed automatically when the disc is inserted into the disc drive. ISO Contains options for configuring the ISO file system. UDF Contains options for configuring the UDF file system. Label Defines the labels of the disc.
User Interface 2.3 Selection Screen The selection screen is displayed in the main screen after you select the disc type and format in the New Compilation window and click the New button. The selection screen consists mainly of the compilation area and the browser area. Essentially, all selection screens have the same structure. Selection Screen The compilation area (Disc Content) is located on the left side of the screen, and is named after the relevant compilation.
User Interface Selection list DVD9 (8.5 GB) / DVD5 (4.7 GB) Allows you to expand or shrink the capacity bar according to the type of DVD you are going to burn. Choose the DVD9 (8.5 GB) option for a double layer DVD (DVD DL) and DVD5 (4.7 GB) for a single layer DVD. Available for all DVD compilations.
User Interface Yellow capacity bar Red capacity bar The data might fit on the disc. The size of the disc that has been inserted will determine whether the data will fit or not. The data will not fit on the disc. (Unless you have inserted an oversize disc.) The yellow and red marks are set by default for discs that are commercially available. The disc type you have selected will determine the exact scale value.
Data Disc 3 Data Disc 3.1 Burn CD/DVD/Blu-ray With Nero Burning ROM you can compile and burn all types of files and folders. If a Blu-ray recorder is installed on your computer you can burn data CDs, data DVDs and data Blu-ray Discs. If you have a CD recorder you can only burn data CDs. The procedure for all data compilation methods is identical. The Image Recorder is also suitable for creating an image of a disc type not supported by the connected recorder.
Data Disc type is useful when starting a compilation without knowing how much space is required by the files. 2. Select the desired compilation type for a data disc from the selection list (CD/DVDROM/Blu-ray Disc (UDF) , CD/DVD-ROM/Blu-ray Disc (ISO), or CD/DVD-ROM/Blu-ray Disc (UDF/ISO). The tabs with the configuration options that are valid for this compilation type are displayed. 3. Set the options you require on the tabs.
Data Disc The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen. The capacity bar indicates how much space is required on the disc. In Nero Burning ROM, there is the option of defining filters for individual files or folders by dragging files or folders into the compilation areas with the depressed right mouse button. For instance, it is possible to filter for a particular type of file (*.doc, *.xls, *.
Data Disc Compilation window. (In the case that the New Compilation window is not opened, it can be opened by clicking the New button on the main screen.) The selection list shows the compilation types that can be burned. 2. Select the desired compilation type for a SecurDisc from the selection list. The tabs with the configuration options that are valid for this compilation type are displayed. SecurDisc Compilation 3. If you want to enable the password protection for all files: 1.
Data Disc 2. Enter the desired password in the Password input area and then click the OK button. When appropriate, a wizard offers suggestions in an additional Tips dialog box when entering and selecting the password. The wizard estimates the security level, i.e. the quality of the password, during entry. 4. If you want to sign the disc with a digital signature: 1. Select the Digital signature check box on the SecurDisc tab. The SecurDisc – Digital Signature window is opened.
Data Disc 2. If you have already created a digital key, click the Browse button and select the key. 3. If you want to create a digital key, click the Start button. The SecurDisc – Create Digital Key window is opened. 4. Read the instructions and click the Next button. The SecurDisc Key Creation Process window is opened. 5. Move your mouse at random until the creation process is complete. Nero Burning ROM uses the random data to create the SecurDisc key.
Data Disc You can pass on the relevant public key to recipients to enable them to verify the signature. 5. If you want to enhance the burning speed by limiting the data redundancy or to configure the data redundancy: 1. Select the Data redundancy check box on the SecurDisc tab. The drop-down menu is enabled. 2. Select the desired redundancy level. If the Data redundancy check box is disabled, the disc will be filled completely with copies of the chosen data and checksums.
Data Disc The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen. The capacity bar indicates how much space is required on the disc. You can selectively enable the password protection for individual files by marking the desired file in the compilation screen and clicking the Protect button. 9. Repeat the previous step for all files that you want to add. You have compiled a SecurDisc disc with settings according to your requirements and can now burn the disc.
Data Disc Enables the option that files that exceed a certain file size are split if this is necessary to fill up a disc space. The original order Option button / Input field of the files is being kept. Allow the splitting of Note, that you need Nero DiscMerge in order to merge split files files which exceed and folders. Nero DiscMerge is automatically burned to the last disc.
Data Disc opened by clicking the New button on the main screen.) The selection list shows the compilation types that can be burned. 2. Select an UDF compilation type from the selection list. The tabs with the configuration options that are valid for this compilation type are displayed. 3. Click the Nero DiscSpan tab. The Nero DiscSpan tab is displayed. New Compilation - DiscSpan (UDF) 4. Select the Enable Nero DiscSpan check box.
Data Disc 5. Set the desired options on the other tabs. 6. Click the New button. The New Compilation window is closed and the selection screen is displayed. Selection Screen - DiscSpan (UDF) 7. Select the files/folders that you want to burn from the File Browser area. 8. Drag the required files/folders into the Disc Content area on the left side. The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen.
Data Disc respective option, files which exceed a certain size will be split or files will be distributed dynamically among several discs. 3.3.3 Copy Data with Nero DiscMerge The tool Nero DiscMerge was burned on the last disc of the set - the so called Master Disc by Nero Burning ROM. Nero DiscMerge contains information about the content of the burned Nero DiscSpan disc set. The amount of discs and which file or folder was burned to which disc is also included in the information.
Data Disc Nero DiscMerge If the program does not start automatically, select the drive with the disc in Windows Explorer. You can start Nero DiscMerge manually by double-clicking the NeroDiscMerge.exe file in the $Nero$ folder. 2. Select the copy target in the Target path input field by clicking the Browse button. 3. Select the check box preceding the folder or the file that you want to copy. Select a folder in the left to show the contained files in the right. 4. Click the Copy Data button.
Data Disc Copy Status 7. Insert each disc of the set in chronological burning order as requested by Nero DiscMerge. Once the copy process is complete, the message "Disc merging complete" is displayed in the information area. The Cancel button changes to Close. Copy Status - complete 8. Click the Close button. The Copy Status window is closed. 9. Click the Close button. Nero DiscMerge is closed.
Data Disc You have successfully copied the content of multiple Nero DiscSpan discs to your hard drive. If files has been split, they are merged together now. If files have been distributed dynamically among several discs, they are in their correct folder in original order now. 3.4 Check Point Media Encryption CD/DVD With Nero Burning ROM and Check Point Media Encryption you can create discs with special encryption security protection.
Data Disc Select Track 3. Select the first data track. 4. Click the Save Track button. The Save As window is opened. 5. Select a file name and a storage location. 6. In the Save As drop-down menu, select the desired output format (ISO or NRG) for the image file. 7. Click the Start button. The Progress window is opened and displays the progress made while saving. When the save process is complete, the window is closed automatically.
Data Disc retained and continue to take up space. Nero Burning ROM automatically verifies whether the correct multisession disc has been inserted for continuation. If not, the disc is ejected. You can add new files to the compilation or delete files from the compilation when you continue the multisession disc. Files and folders from the session to be continued can even be refreshed, that means, changes in the folders like updated or deleted files can be taken over to the compilation.
Data Disc Continues a multisession disc by burning an additional session to a disc with at least one session. Cross references to the imported session are set in the process. Continue Multisession When you select this option, the multisession disc must be inserted in a drive. You then have to define which session is disc being continued. The compilation screen will show the visible files and folders on the multisession disc, but grayed out.
Data Disc Windows systems). Furthermore you can select an icon to represent the disc in the Windows Explorer. The icon has to be in the *.ico format, but will be converted by Nero Burning ROM if you choose another format. File and icon are selected from the Disc Content area, that means, from the files you have already added to the actual Nero Burning ROM compilation. So first, you have to compile your files and then open the Compilation properties window by clicking File > Compilation Properties.
Data Disc characters for the Joliet name. If the disc should be read on all operating systems, select ISO 9660 as the file system and clear all check boxes in the Relax restrictions area. An advisory message appears on the ISO tab in the Information area if the disc cannot be read on all operating systems.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4 Audio CD and Audio Files 4.1 Compiling Audio CDs Using Nero Burning ROM you can create an Audio CD that contains music files. It can be played on all standard CD players. To compile an Audio CD, source files with different audio formats are automatically converted into Audio CD format before being burned. Some CD players cannot play CD-RWs. Use CD-R discs to burn Audio CDs. To create an Audio CD, proceed as follows: 1.
Audio CD and Audio Files 3. Set the desired options on the tabs. Audio CDs should always be burned using the disc-at-once method. This entry is selected by default. 4. Click the New button. The New Compilation window is closed and the selection screen is displayed. 5. Select the audio files that you want to burn from the File Browser area on the right side. You can use the hard drive or an Audio CD as source of the audio file. You can also choose an M3U playlist as a source. 6.
Audio CD and Audio Files 7. Repeat the previous step for all audio files that you want to add. 8. Customize the properties of the audio file to suit your requirements. You have successfully compiled an Audio CD and can now burn this compilation. See also Selection Screen →17 4.1.1 Customizing Properties of the Audio File You can display and/or make changes to the audio file properties on the Track Properties, Indexes, Limits, Splits and Filters tabs of the Audio Track Properties window.
Audio CD and Audio Files Input field Artist (CD TEXT) Input field Pause Defines the artist which is saved as CD TEXT. CD players that support CD TEXT show the artist's name entered here. Only Latin characters can be displayed as CD TEXT. CD TEXT can only be written in Disc-At-Once mode. Defines the length of the pause in seconds or frames between the selected audio file and the previous one.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4.1.1.2 Indexes, Limits, Split Tab On the Indexes, Limits, Split tab you can set and delete indexes and split audio files to create two or more shorter ones. The tab consists of the Oscilloscope and Positions areas. Indexes, Limits, Split Tab Audio files are displayed graphically in the Oscilloscope area.
Audio CD and Audio Files Button Stop playing Stops playback of the audio file. If playback is stopped, the Play button is displayed again. Button Split at Index Positions Button Zoom In Button Zoom Out Button Full View Splits the audio file at the set index positions. Enlarges the graphical representation of the audio file. Reduces the graphical representation of the audio file. Displays a graphical representation of the entire audio file. 4.1.1.
Audio CD and Audio Files The following configuration options are available in the Audio Track Properties window: Check box Normalize Check box Declick Check box Hiss Reduction Check box Fade In Check box Fade Out Check box Stereo Widening Check box Karaoke Check box Echo Check box Equalizer Sets the volume of an audio file to a preset value. This filter can be useful to bring the volume of files originating from different sources into line with one another.
Audio CD and Audio Files Audio CD Tab The following configuration options are available on the Audio CD tab in the General area: Check box Normalize all audio files Enables a filter that brings the volume of the audio files to be burned into line with one another. This is particularly recommended if the audio files originate from different sources. Allows the audio files to merge into one another on the Audio CD without a pause (just like in live recordings).
Audio CD and Audio Files CD TEXT can only be written in disc-at-once mode. Input field Title Input field Artist Defines the label of the Audio CD. Defines the artist. You can also enter additional information about the Audio CD such as the producer or comments. 4.1.2.2 CDA Settings The CDA Options tab provides options for configuring CD-DA files on the Audio CD.
Audio CD and Audio Files Drop-down menu entry Device dependent strategy Creates a reference to the audio file if a CD/DVD drive is available. Otherwise the tempfile strategy is used. The following setting options are available on the CDA Options tab in the Drive area: Selection list Drive Drop-down menu Read speed Lists recognized drives and burners. Selects the speed at which the CD is read. Check box Cache track on hard drive before burning Saves the audio file in the cache before burning.
Audio CD and Audio Files Compiling Audio CDs →40 Burn CD/DVD/Blu-ray →20 4.2.1 CD-Extra Settings The CD EXTRA tab provides configuration options for albums. The following information is available in the Info area: Display panels Displays information on the compilation. The following configuration options are available in the Album area: Input field Album identification Defines a name for the album. This is particularly useful when the album is to comprise several CDs.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4.3 Gracenote Music Recognition With Gracenote MusicID Nero Burning ROM can identify music files. So called metadata such as artist, title, and genre are accessed from the Gracenote Media Database and displayed in Nero Burning ROM. Identification is possible for single audio files as well as complete original Audio CDs. If the metadata of the Audio CD is not yet included in the database then you can enter it and make it available.
Audio CD and Audio Files Edit Meta Data window 6. If necessary, edit the metadata, e.g. track number, title, artist, album title, year, and genre. 7. Click the Apply button. The Edit Meta Data window is closed. The metadata is shown in Nero Burning ROM. If the Adjust all file name(s) check box is selected, the file on hard drive is renamed accordingly (if technically possible). 4.4 Rip Audio CD With Nero Burning ROM you can save audio files from an Audio CD to the hard drive.
Audio CD and Audio Files ▲ Many Audio CDs contain CD TEXT which includes metadata such as the title of the CD, the name of an audio file or the name of an artist. ▲ The local database is stored on your PC and contains information for each Audio CD that was ripped or copied using Gracenote. The local database is useful, when you change title or artist but don't want to send the changes to Gracenote (because the changed title makes sense only to you, for example).
Audio CD and Audio Files Save Audio Tracks to Hard Drive window 3. Select the metadata information for your Audio CD from the CD drop-down menu. 4. Select the tracks that you want to save on the hard drive. 5. Click the Output tab. The Output tab is opened. 6. Select the target file's audio format in the File Format drop-down menu. 7. Choose a method for creating the file name in the Mode for Creating File Names dropdown menu. 8. Define other settings according to your preferences. 9.
Audio CD and Audio Files The following setting options are available: Tab Source Tab Output Button Copy Specifies settings for the source of the audio files. Sets output files configuration options. Starts the copy or save process. 4.4.1.1 Source Tab The Source tab displays the audio files on the Audio CD. The functions of the control buttons correspond to the familiar control buttons on CD players.
Audio CD and Audio Files The following setting options are available: Drop-down menu Source drive Selects the drive where the Audio CD is inserted. Selects from which source metadata is used: Gracenote Media Database Drop-down menu CD CD TEXT Your local database (only available if you have ripped or copied the Audio CD before) Title Selection List Button Refresh Displays the tracks on the Audio CD. You can select individual tracks to copy by selecting the respective check box.
Audio CD and Audio Files Copy Audio CDs to Hard Drive - Output The following setting options are available: Input window Output directory Button Browse Drop-down menu Mode for creating file name Check box Automatically generate a playlist of stored audio tracks Drop-down menu Playlist format Drop-down menu File format Selects the storage location for the output file. Opens a browser window where you can select a storage location. Selects the method to be used for creating the name of the output file.
Audio CD and Audio Files called up. You can choose between Nero AAC Audio, MP3 Audio, WAVE, AIFF, FLAC and Ogg Vorbis . Drop-down menu Quality Selects the bitrate for the selected audio file format. If the bit rate is small, less data is transferred. The file is then small, but quality is lower. If the bit rate is high, more data is transferred. The file size is then large, but the quality is high. A value of 128 for MP3 files is near CD quality.
Audio CD and Audio Files See also AIFF and WAVE Encoding Options →60 MP3 and MP3PRO Encoding Options →62 4.5.1 Encode Files Window In the Encode Files window, the audio files that are to be encoded are selected and the properties of the output are defined. You can open the window via the Extras > Encode Files menu. The window consists of a selection area and the Properties area.
Audio CD and Audio Files Button Reset Status Resets the status of the selected file back to Not done. The following configuration options are available in the Properties area: Drop-down menu Output file format Button Settings Display panel Target file Button Browse Display panel Source file info Selects the output audio format for the selected audio file. Opens a window where you can define options such as bit rate and frequency for the output audio file.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4.5.3 MP3 Lame Encoding Options With Nero Burning ROM you can encode audio files in MP3 formats using the Lame Codec. Set these options in the MP3 Settings window that you can open in the Encode files window via the Settings button. Ensure that you have selected Lame MP3 Encoder as the Output file format. The following encoding options are available in the Settings area: Drop-down menu Constant Bit Rate Drop-down menu Variable Bit Rate Selects a constant bit rate, i.e.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4.5.4 MP3 and MP3PRO Encoding Options With Nero Burning ROM you can encode audio files in MP3 and MP3PRO formats. Set these options in the MP3PRO window that you can open in the Encode files window via the Settings button. Ensure that you have selected MP3/MP3PRO as the Output file format. MP3PRO window The following encoding options are available in the Settings area: Drop-down menu Encoder quality Check box Constant Bit Rate Specifies the encoder quality.
Audio CD and Audio Files files that were recorded with variable bit rate. The following encoding options are available: Check box Enable MP3PRO Button Expert Specifies the encoder method used. If you select the check box, an MP3PRO file is created (*.mp3 file extension). If you clear the check box, an MP3 file is created (also *.mp3 file extension). Opens the advanced area where you can configure Expert Features.
Audio CD and Audio Files 4.5.5 Nero AAC Encoding Options Nero Burning ROM can encode audio files in the Nero AAC Audio format. Set options in the Nero AAC Encoder Settings window that you can open in the Encode Files window via the Settings button. Ensure that you have selected Nero AAC as the Output file format.
Audio CD and Audio Files Check box Encodes the audio files in the M4A audio file format; which was Use .m4a extension defined by Apple. for writing files 4.5.6 OGG Vorbis Encoding Options Nero Burning ROM can encode audio files in the OGG Vorbis format. Set options in the OGG Vorbis Settings window that you can open in the Encode Files window via the Settings button. Ensure that you have selected OGG Vorbis as the Output file format.
Video 5 Video 5.1 Burn DVD-Video With Nero Burning ROM you can burn DVDs made up of DVD-Video files from your hard drive. You can play your burned DVDs on almost all DVD players. You can use Nero Burning ROM to burn a DVD Video if the DVD video title, i.e. a complete DVD folder structure, is already available. In Nero Burning ROM it is not possible to convert video files to DVD-Video, an AVCHD video, or a BDMV-Video.
Video 3. Set the options you require on the tabs. 4. Click the New button. The New Compilation window is closed and the selection screen is opened. DVD Video Compilation Screen 5. Select the DVD-Video files that you want to burn from the File Browser area on the right side. 6. Drag the existing DVD folder structure of the video title (VIDEO_TS) into the Disc Content area on the left side. The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen.
Video You can use Nero Burning ROM to burn an AVCHD video disc if the complete folder structure including premastered files is already available. In Nero Burning ROM it is not possible to convert video files to DVD-Video, an AVCHD video, or a BDMV-Video. Converting video files to DVD-Video, to AVCHD video, or BDMV-Video is possible in Nero Video for example. Nero Video is included in the full version of Nero 2015. More information about Nero Video is available on the Web site www.nero.
Video AVCHD video - Selection Screen 5. Select the movie that you want to burn from the File Browser area on the right side. 6. Drag the existing folder structure including premastered files into the Disc Content area on the left side. The files are added to the compilation and are displayed in the compilation screen. The capacity bar indicates how much space is required on the disc. You have successfully compiled an AVCHD video disc and can now burn this compilation.
Video not be available if it is empty. If it is available, it has to contain the following files: \AVCHDTN\thumbnail.tidx \AVCHDTN\thumbnail.tdt2 5.3 Burn BDMV With Nero Burning ROM you can burn a BDMV-Video disc made up of BDMV (= Blu-ray Movie) files from your hard drive. You can play your burned BDMV-Video on almost all Bluray players. You can use Nero Burning ROM to burn a BDMV-Video if the complete BDMV folder structure including premastered files is already available.
Video BD Video Compilation Window 3. Enter a name for the BDMV-Video disc in the Disc name input field 4. Click the New button. The New Compilation window is closed and the selection screen is opened. It includes the specific and predefined BDMV folder structure.
Video 5. Select the movie that you want to burn from the File Browser area on the right side. 6. Drag the existing BDMV folder structure including premastered files into the Disc Content area on the left side. The files are added to the compilation and are displayed in the compilation screen. The capacity bar indicates how much space is required on the disc. You have successfully compiled a BDMV-Video disc and can now burn this compilation.
About Bootable Disc 6 About Bootable Disc With Nero Burning ROM you can create a bootable disc with which the computer can be started without having to access the hard drive. For this reason a bootable disc is often used as an "emergency disc" to start the computer if it is not possible to access the hard drive. Bootable discs are created in accordance with the "El Torito" standard, an extension to the ISO-9660 standard, which defines the structure of data discs.
About Bootable Disc 6.3 Burn a Bootable Disc To create a bootable disc, proceed as follows: 1. Click the New button in the main Nero Burning ROM screen. The New Compilation window is opened. 2. Select the desired disc format from the drop-down menu. 3. Select the desired Boot compilation type. The tabs for the bootable disc are displayed; the Boot tab is in front. Boot configuration 4. If the template data for the bootable disc should originate from a logical drive: 1.
About Bootable Disc 3. Select the Enable expert settings check box and select the emulation type for the image file from the Kind of emulation drop-down menu if appropriate. DosBootimage Nero Burning ROM makes the boot image file DosBootimage.ima available. The path to the image file is entered in the Image file field by default. You can also select the language that should appear while the system is booting and select the correct keyboard layout from the Boot locale drop-down menu.
Burn from Disc Image 7 Burn from Disc Image You can use Nero Burning ROM to burn a disc from a disc image that you have previously saved on the hard drive. To load a saved image file, proceed as follows: 1. Select a recorder from the drop-down menu. 2. Click the button in the main screen. The Open window is opened. Open window 3. Select the desired image file and click the Open button. The Burn Compilation window is opened.
Burn from Disc Image Burn Compilation window 4. Set the desired burn options. 5. If technically possible, you can change the disc type in the drop-down menu. 6. Click the Burn button. The burn process is started. A progress bar indicates the progress being made by the burn process. When the burn process is complete the disc is ejected.
Burn from Disc Image Burning process The burning process is complete. You can now remove the burned disc from the recorder.
Labelflash 8 LightScribe Using Nero Burning ROM and a LightScribe recorder you can create or load labels that you can burn onto the label side of CDs/DVDs in the LightScribe recorder. The function is available as a separate Print LightScribe Label option in the start screen or can be integrated as an intermediate step into the creation and burn process of a project. This function is only available in recorders that support LightScribe technology. 8.
Labelflash 3. Select the Print label check box in the LightScribe area. 4. Click the Create button. The CD Label Editor window is opened. CD Label Editor 5. Create your label or open an existing one that you have created with Nero CoverDesigner. The interface in the CD Label Editor window and the procedure for creating labels work on the same principle as Nero CoverDesigner. Please see the Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels. 6.
Labelflash is ejected. A window is opened with the message "Please insert a LightScribe disc into the drive with the label side facing down". 11. Insert the LightScribe disc into the recorder with the label side facing down and click OK. The LightScribe Print Properties window is opened and the print process starts. In the LightScribe Print Properties window a progress bar indicates the progress being made.
Labelflash Document - CD Label Editor Window The following configuration options are available: Inner radius Defines the distance between the label and the inner edge. Outer Radius Defines the distance between the label and the outer edge. Width Label templates Defines the width of the print area. Contains a selection of different templates for designing the label. You can continue to edit and customize a selected template. New Generates a new label document.
Labelflash 9 Labelflash If you have a Labelflash recorder, you can print a label on the label and/or data side of the Labelflash DVD. A Labelflash DVD has a special layer between the top and bottom layers; this layer can be heated by the laser in the recorder so that images and text can be printed on the DVD. The interface in the Burn Label screen works on the same principle as Nero CoverDesigner. Basically, it is irrelevant whether you print the label on paper or directly onto an appropriate disc.
Labelflash Burn Label Window The following configuration options are available in the Burn Label window: Input field Inner Radius Input field Width Defines the distance between the label and the inner edge. Defines the width of the print area. Opens the Labelflash Print Properties window. Button Change Button Preview Selection list Label templates Button Burn This is where you can change the printing quality and the contrast level and display the changes made directly in the print preview.
Labelflash Button Cancel Cancels the procedure and closes the window. If you are creating a DiscT@2, Nero Burning ROM displays only the available print area for creating the label by default, i.e. the area on the data side of your DVD that is not already taken up by data. You cannot increase the radius of the print area. 9.2 Printing Labelflash Labels and DiskT@2 Basically, it is irrelevant whether you print on the label or the data side when creating labels.
Labelflash 2. If you want to change the printing quality, select a quality level from the Print quality profile drop-down menu. 3. If you select the User defined entry from the Print quality profile drop-down menu, you can change the contrast level and the rotation speed. 4. Click the OK button. The Labelflash Print Properties window is closed and the changes are accepted. Labelflash Print Properties 6. Click the Burn button.
Burn Compilation 10 Burn Compilation 10.1 Recorder Settings In the Choose Recorder window you can select a recorder for burning. You can open the window via the button which is on the right side of the recorder drop-down menu. The window shows useful information about the recorder (e.g. supported disc types). In the advanced area you can set expert options. The available options depend on the chosen recorder.
Burn Compilation Check box BD defect management Drop-down menu Burns the Blu-ray Disc in defect management mode. In doing so the burner allocates part of the disc so that it is able to burn the data that has been damaged in a write error once again. BD defect management reduces the write speed but increases data security. This feature is particularly useful for burning data Blu-ray Discs or for burning backups to Blu-ray Discs. Defines the book type setting for a DVD.
Burn Compilation The following check boxes are available in the Action area: Checks how fast the compiled data can be accessed and reduces the selected write speed if necessary. This prevents a buffer underrun. Check box Determine maximum speed Recorders with a feature to prevent buffer underruns do not require a speed test. Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder. Check box Simulation Check box Write Check box Finalize disc Simulates burning.
Burn Compilation Check box Buffer underrun protection Provides buffer underrun protection. This check box is only available for a CD and if the selected burner supports a method which offers buffer underrun protection. Burns the compilation to multiple disc. When you click the Burn button, a window is opened in which you can select the Using multiple recorders desired recorders. The burn process is then carried out simultaneously on the selected recorders.
Burn Compilation If the Select multiple recorders check box was selected, the Select Recorder window is opened. 6. Select recorders here and click the OK button. The burn process is started. On the screen a progress bar indicates the progress being made by the burn process. You have some options during the burn process. Burning process 7. If you want to shut down the PC after burning (as long as this is technically feasible), select the Automatically shut down the PC when done check box. 8.
Burn Compilation Surface Scan window Nero Burning ROM starts with the surface scan. The results are displayed in realtime. When the burn process has finished, a message window is opened. 10. If you want to display the extended area with the event log, click the Details button. 11. If you want to start another burn process with the same compilation, click the Burn Again button. 12. Click the OK button. The burning process is complete. You can now remove the burned disc from the recorder. 10.3.
Burn Compilation SecurDisc Surface Scan The graph shows all sectors on the disc in one chart, with each sector being plotted with a small square. Each square, i.e. each sector, is displayed in a different color depending on its status. The Surface Scan area shows the respective percentage of sectors in the following three categories: Good, Damaged, and Bad in real time while the test is running. The following colors, i.e. status indicators, are available: Green Readable sectors with no errors.
Burn Compilation Speed Shows the scanning speed. The following information is available in the columns in the display panel: File Position Lists the names of the files on the disc in the drive. Shows the exact position of the file on the disc. Length Shows the length of the individual files. Quality Specifies the quality of the files. This score is calculated from the number of errors found. 10.
Burn Compilation The image file is created and saved in the selected storage location. On the screen, a progress bar indicates the progress made while the file is being created. Once the creation process is over, a message window is opened. 8. Click the OK button. The message window is closed and you have successfully created the image file.
Copying a Disc 11 Copying a Disc 11.1 Methods of Copying Nero Burning ROM can be used for copying discs. There are two methods for this: On-the-fly Copy Over Image Each method has advantages and disadvantages which will depend on your requirements. 11.1.1 On-the-fly Copying When using the on-the-fly method, insert the original disc into a drive and a recordable disc into the drive. The original disc in the drive is copied immediately without any time delay to the blank disc in the recorder.
Copying a Disc 11.2 Copy a Disc With Nero Burning ROM you can copy a disc. That means you make an exact copy of a source disc and burn it to a target disc. If your source disc is an Audio CD, for instance, your copy will be an Audio CD as well. Depending on your installed burner, you can copy CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray Discs. The target disc must be the same disc type as the source disc - you can copy a DVD only to a DVD, for example.
Copying a Disc Read Options tab The read options are optimally set for the particular type of disc. 4. If you want to copy discs using the On-the-fly method: 1. Select the On the fly check box on the Copy Options tab. 2. Select the drive that contains the source disc from the Drive drop-down menu. 3. Insert the source disc into the selected drive. 4. Insert a blank disc into another drive. 5. If you want to copy discs using the Copy Over Image method: 1.
Copying a Disc Copy Options tab 6. Click the Copy button. If you are copying via the drive, the copy process starts. If you are using Nero Image Recorder, the Save Image File message window is opened. 7. Enter a name for your image file in the File Name text box. 8. Select the relevant storage location in the Save to directory tree and click the Save button. The copy and/or save process starts. You can follow the process status in the status bar.
Copying a Disc CD Information window Metadata about the Audio CD is available from different sources: The Audio CD's own CD TEXT, Gracenote Media Database and your local database: Many Audio CDs contain CD TEXT which includes metadata such as the title of the CD, the name of an audio file or the name of the artist. The Gracenote Media Database holds such metadata about many Audio CDs.
Copying a Disc The following setting options are available: CD list Shows the available Audio CD information. CD TEXT and metadata from the Gracenote Media Database are requested and displayed, if available. If the Audio CD contains no CD TEXT, at least the track titles and the duration are displayed. You can edit the information by double-clicking the text display [F2].
Copying a Disc Copy settings Only those disc types supported by the recorder are displayed in the drop-down menu. If the recorder can only burn CDs, the drop-down menu is grayed out. Using Nero Burning ROM you can create image files for disc types that the installed recorder cannot burn. You can enable this function via the File > Options > Expert Features menu, Enable all Nero supported disc types for the Image Recorder check box.
Copying a Disc Copy Options Contains options for configuring copying. Read Options Contains options for configuring reading of the original disc. Copy Contains options for configuring the burn process. 11.4.1 Image Settings The Image tab provides the two areas Image file and Hard drive speed info. The Image file area is only enabled if the On-the-fly check box is cleared on the Copy Options tab. The Image tab provides the following configuration options in the Image File area.
Copying a Disc 11.4.2 Copy Options Copy Options tab In the Copy Options tag the following configuration options are available in the General area. Check box On-the-fly Creates the copy using the on-the-fly method. If this check box is cleared, the copy is created using the copyover-image method. The following configuration options are available in the Copy Options tab in the source area: Drop-down menu Drive Drop-down menu Read speed Selects the drive for reading the disc.
Copying a Disc Read Options tab The following configuration options are available in the Profile area: Selects predefined copy settings or a user-defined setting. Drop-down menu Profile selection In the case of predefined copy settings, Nero Burning ROM sets the configuration options automatically. You can select the configuration options yourself with a user-defined setting.
Copying a Disc Reads all subchannel data during copying. Subchannel data is Read all subchannel used to save additional information. data The burner has to be capable of reading all the subchannel data. Check box The following configuration options are available in the Audio tracks area for the CD disc type: Check box Ignore read errors Check box Read indexes of audio data Ignores read errors on the original disc and continues the read process.
Copying a Disc The following configuration options are available in the Handling of non-correctable read errors area for DVD and Blu-ray Disc: Check box Ignore read errors Ignores read errors on the original disc. If this check box is cleared, Nero Burning ROM may interrupt the burn process depending on the type of error. With Audio CD, read errors often have little or no impact because they are not perceptible when the CD is played.
Erase Rewritable Disc Window 12 Erase Rewritable Disc Window Nero Burning ROM can be used to erase rewritable discs, i.e. discs with the RW specification, as long as your recorder supports this feature. Two erase methods are available for this purpose: Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc, but instead only makes it inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content. The data can be restored! Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeros.
Erase Rewritable Disc Window takes between one and two minutes. The Full-erase rewritable disc method physically erases all data from the disc. The contents cannot be restored with conventional methods. Repeated full erasing increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents. Erasing the disc using this method takes longer than the other method, depending on the type of disc involved. Selection list Erase speed Button Erase Button Cancel Defines the erase speed.
About Nero SecurDisc Viewer 13 About Nero SecurDisc Viewer Nero SecurDisc Viewer is a standalone application that is part of the SecurDisc technology platform. SecurDisc is a technology developed by Nero and HLDS to create discs with special protection properties. No special hardware is needed. Nero SecurDisc Viewer is available as a free download at www.securdisc.net or www.nero.com and is also included automatically in a SecurDisc disc that is burned with Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express.
About Nero SecurDisc Viewer Main screen 13.2 Copying Data to Hard Drive With Nero SecurDisc Viewer you can copy the files from the SecurDisc disc to your hard drive. If the files have been protected against unauthorized access, you can insert the password here. Proceed as follows: 1. Select the check boxes of the files you want to copy to the hard drive. 2. Click the Save to button. If data on the SecurDisc disc is password-protected, the Password Protection window is opened. 3.
About Nero SecurDisc Viewer 13.3 Checking Data Integrity Nero SecurDisc Viewer can be used to check the data integrity of a SecurDisc disc by using the checksum feature. The data integrity check warns you if the data on a disc is at risk of disc decay so that you have time to back it up to another disc. Proceed as follows: 1. Click the Integrity button. A progress window is opened and the integrity check is carried out. You can follow the progess with the status bar and the displayed messages.
About Nero SecurDisc Viewer Public key The creator of the SecurDisc disc has also created or selected the public key for the disc. The key is to be distributed by the creator of the disc, too. 3. Click the OK button. The explorer window is closed and the Check window is opened. The signature is checked. You can follow the progess with the status bar and the displayed messages. As soon as the copy process is finished, a message is displayed to notify you about the result of the check.
Nero MediaBrowser 14 Nero MediaBrowser Nero MediaBrowser is a tool which you can use to easily find, view and access media files and add them to your project. More precisely, with Nero MediaBrowser you can access a media library which contains all your media files that were indexed by Nero MediaHome. Nero MediaBrowser and the media library come with Nero MediaHome and are installed together. You will find further information in the Nero MediaHome manual.
Nero MediaBrowser Nero MediaBrowser features the same categories (Photos & Videos, and Music) as Nero MediaHome. There are different views available for each category: Clicking one of the entries in the upper part of the list (for example Faces) displays the same view as when clicking the corresponding tabs in Nero MediaHome. Also, the same scroll bar as in Nero MediaHome is used. This is either the standard scroll bar or the dynamic scroll bar.
Nero MediaBrowser over the listed folder and click the button. You can also just drag files or folders to Nero MediaHome. A window automatically opens and asks if you want to add the folder(s) to the library. In the General area you can select to list your external playlists (such as iTunes) as entries in the navigation tree of Nero MediaHome.
Configuration Options 15 Configuration Options You can define options for working with Nero Burning ROM in the Options window. Options Window The following tabs are available: Compilation Cache Font Sounds Expert Features Database Ultrabuffer File Browser Contains options for the compilation and the selection screen. Contains options for the cache. Contains selection options for the font. Contains selection options for sounds in connection with burn tasks.
Configuration Options Misc. LightScribe Contains options for configuring compilations, burning, the database, the user interface, as well as advanced settings. Contains options for configuring LightScribe recorders such as the print contrast (quality), default drive, and default template. This tab is only available if a LightScribe recorder has been installed. 15.
Configuration Options 15.2 Cache Settings The following configuration options are available on the Cache tab: Displays the path of the Cache memory. Input field You can enter the path manually or select the path in the browser window. Path for cache Opens a browser window. Button You can select a folder in which data is buffered before and during the burn process.
Configuration Options Check box Do not eject the disc after the burn is complete Enables the option that your disc remains in the recorder and is not ejected when the burn process is finished. Enables the option that all supported recorder formats for the Image Recorder are available. Check box It is now possible to create compilations that the Enable all Nero supported disc installed recorder cannot burn.
Configuration Options 15.5 LightScribe Settings The following configuration options are available on the LightScribe tab: Area Adjusts the desired print quality. Print contrast Selection list Default LightScribe drive Selection list Specifies the genre. Genre Selection list Defines a template for labels. Current template Selection list Default print resolution (DPI) Check box Selects the drive with the LightScribe recorder. Adjusts the desired print resolution.
Glossary 16 Glossary AIFF The Audio Interchange File Format is an uncompressed audio file format from Apple® and represents a sort of counterpart to the WAV format from Microsoft. Files are larger than when using a compressed format, but the quality is higher. AIFF compressed is the compressed variation. Archive Bit Archive bits are used to identify files that have been edited. A file is only resaved during the next backup process if it was edited (and an archive bit is thus reset).
Glossary CD-R Compact Disc-Recordable is a technology for write-once media. The Orange Book standard defines the storage of audio data and other computer-readable data. Codec The compressor/decompressor encodes the data for recording or saving digitally and then decodes it for playback. Various software codecs are available such as Cinepak, Indeo, Quicktime, Video for Windows, etc. Hardware codecs include MPEG, H.261, Motion JPEG, etc.
Glossary LightScribe LightScribe is a technology with which pictures or texts can be burned on the label side of discs with a laser. MP3 The MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 audio format is used to reduce the size of audio files to a fraction of their original size (factor 1:10) with little loss of quality. You can estimate about 1 MB per minute as opposed to 10 MB for the original files. This value and the quality can vary depending on the complexity of the audio signal.
Glossary WAV The WAV audio format, also called WAVE or Waveform audio format, is an audio format from Microsoft and uses no data compression. WAV is the counterpart to the AIF format from Apple.
Index 17 Index Album ................................................... 50 Audio CD .............................................. 40 Burn in disc-at-once mode ............................ 48 Burn in track-at-once mode ........................... 48 Burn note ...................................................... 90 CD TEXT ...................................................... 47 Configuration options .................................... 46 Convert .......................................................
Index Music Encoding options AIF ................................................................ 60 MP3 .........................................................61, 62 Nero AAC Audio............................................ 64 OGG ............................................................. 65 WAV ............................................................. 60 Gracenote .......................... 8, 51, 53, 101 Hide file ..........................................
Index User interface ....................................... 10 Video Compile an AVCHD video disc ...................... 67 Compile Blu-ray Disc Video........................... 70 Compile DVD-Video ...................................... 66 Window Choose recorder ........................................... 87 Encode Files ................................................. 59 Main screen .................................................. 10 New Compilation ...........................................
Contact 18 Contact Nero Burning ROM is a Nero AG product. Nero AG Rueppurrer Str. 1a Internet: www.nero.com 76137 Karlsruhe Help: http://support.nero.com Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499 Copyright © 2014 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.
