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Contents 1 2 Nero General information about Nero Burning ROM 6........................ 10 1.1 About the Nero Help Manual ..................................................... 10 1.2 The structure of the Help Manual ............................................. 11 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 What’s new with Nero 6.0? ........................................................ 12 Introduction .................................................................................. 12 Burning window.........................
Nero 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.8 2.3.9 2.3.10 View ............................................................................................. 18 Toolbar ......................................................................................... 18 Status Bar .................................................................................... 18 Large Icons .................................................................................. 18 Small Icons.............................
3 Nero Express ................................................................................. 25 3.1 4 5 6 7 Nero Differences to Nero .................................................................... 25 Preferences.................................................................................... 26 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 26 4.2 General.................................................................................
Nero 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 7.3.4 7.3.5 7.3.6 7.3.7 Data CD (Multisession) .............................................................. 36 General ........................................................................................ 36 How are Multisession CDs structured? ........................................ 37 Background information ............................................................... 37 Creating a Multisession CD (Start)...............................................
.13 7.13.1 7.13.2 8 9 10 11 12 13 Nero UDF Format................................................................................. 86 Creating a UDF CD ...................................................................... 86 Creating a UDF/ISO Bridge CD ................................................... 88 Copying CDs.................................................................................. 91 8.1 Introduction .............................................................................
13.3 13.3.1 13.3.2 13.3.3 Automatic detection of CD/DVD-ROM drives ........................ 126 Background ................................................................................ 126 Autodetection of CD/DVD-ROM drives ...................................... 126 Resolving problems in the automatic detection process ............ 128 13.4 13.4.1 Burning oversize CDs .............................................................. 128 Enabling overburning ...............................................
15.1.9 15.1.10 15.1.11 15.1.12 15.1.13 15.1.14 16 Nero I can read the CD that I have burnt in my recorder, but not in all CD/DVD-ROM drives. Why is this? ............................................ 145 My fast SCSI CD/DVD-ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero. Why is this? Why is this? ........................................ 145 How do I remove the irritating 2-second pause between audio tracks?........................................................................................
1 General information Burning ROM 6 1.1 About the Nero Help Manual about Nero 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.
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. 1.2 The structure of the 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.
1.3 What’s new with Nero 6.0? 1.3.1 Introduction The version 6.0 of Nero remains true to its original concept of providing highquality 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.
1.4.1 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 of 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. 1.4.
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 DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL 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.
2 Menu structure 2.1 File 2.1.1 New This opens the selection window for a new compilation. 2.1.2 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. 2.1.3 Close This closes the active window.
2.1.9 Page View This opens a window that displays the content of the compilation selected. You can also print out this information. 2.1.10 Print This prints the content of the compilation selected. 2.1.11 Print Disk Cover This opens the Nero Cover Designer. 2.1.12 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. 2.1.13 Exit This closes Nero.
2.2.6 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). 2.2.7 Select All Selects all the files in a folder. 2.2.8 Invert Selection This inverts your selection, i.e. all the selected files are deselected and all the unselected files are selected. 2.2.9 Properties This shows information on the selected file.
2.3 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.
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 & may not be used. The maximum number of directory levels is 8 (including the master directory). 2.3.10 Refresh Refreshes the content of the File Browser. 2.4 Recorder 2.4.
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. 2.4.7 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. 2.4.8 Burn DiskT@2 Burns a DiskT@2.
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 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 or AIF 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.
2.6.3 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. 2.6.4 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. 2.6.
2.7 Window 2.7.1 Horizontal (compilation top) The open windows are arranged horizontally with the compilation window at the top. 2.7.2 Horizontal (compilation bottom) The open windows are arranged horizontally with the compilation window at the bottom. 2.7.3 Vertical (compilation left) The open windows are arranged vertically with the compilation window on the left. This is Nero’s default setting. 2.7.
2.8.4 Enter new serial number This opens a dialog window in which you can enter a new serial number. 2.8.5 Nero on the Web Opens the homepage of Nero 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.
3 Nero Express 3.1 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.
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.
4.2 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 which 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. 4.
4.7 Database 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. 4.
5 Choose Recorder 5.1 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. 5.
6 Before you burn your first disc 6.1 The Burn tab The Burn tab looks like this: 6.2 Determine maximum speed 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. 6.
Note: You do not need to run simulations if you are using a recorder with buffer underrun protection. 6.4 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. 6.5 Finalize CD When a CD is finalized, it is ‘locked’ and can no longer be burned.
6.8 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. 6.9 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. 6.
7 Creating a CD/DVD 7.1 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 Super 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.
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. 7.2.2 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.
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 -> Preferences). 11. 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.
7.3 Data CD (Multisession) 7.3.1 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.
7.3.1.2 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.
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. 7.3.
File Browser’ in the ‘General’ section on the File Browser tab (File -> Preferences). 11. 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'.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
‘Write‘ check box. You will find more information about this section in Before you burn your first disc. 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 changed if required. 13. Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button.
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 that as a result there are certain limitations in regard to convenience as compared with ISO compilations that have to be remembered. 7.4 Audio CD 7.4.
using CDs of this type. You can identify this from a note on the cover of the original CD. 7.4.2 Source medium is CD/DVD drive 7.4.2.1 Dragging & dropping audio tracks When dragging & 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.
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&drop, tracks can be converted to other formats. 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'. 7.4.
7. Insert the first original CD from which you wish to extract audio tracks into your CD-ROM drive and open this drive with the File Browser. 8. Compile the CDA files for the first audio CD using Drag&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.
11. Open the drive with the File Browser and compile the CDA files for the second Audio CD with Drag&Drop as described above in Point 8. Repeat the last three steps for each additional CD you wish to use. 12. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' 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.
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. 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. 6.
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. 8. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' menu to open the write dialog box.
7.4.6.1 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 & dropping audio tracks'.
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.
First, create a new audio compilation and drag the audio tracks you want into the compilation. In the 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. Click the Test Selected Filters button to play the song and ensure that you are happy with the result.
audio tracks are created, for example, when copying from record to hard disk, and they can be split before they are burned. 1. Double click the required track in the audio compilation and click the Indexes, Limits, Split tab. 2. Select the position where you want to split the track. 3. Click the Split button. 4. Click OK to close the window and confirm that you really want to split the track. Please also refer to the chapter: 'Indexes, Limits, Split' tab. 7.4.
Nero AG would like to offer you the opportunity to create any number of mp3PRO files, but for licensing reasons this is not possible, because Coding 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.
7.4.11.3 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. 2. Click the Add button and select the directory containing the audio tracks you wish to encode. 3. Highlight the audio tracks you wish to encode. 4.
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.
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.
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 database to your PC, e.g. from http://freedb.freedb.org. 7.4.15.
7.4.15.5 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.
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.
However we recommend that you only make newly created CD entries available to the general public on the Internet for purchasable original CDs. Likewise, there is no sense in uploading descriptions of CDs you have compiled yourself as they will only clog up the Internet database and in any case no other user should own this special CD. Please remember too that you can only upload entries in ASCII characters to the Internet database.
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. You can enter additional information about the CD you wish to burn on the Audio CD tab. 7.
You must ensure that the ‘Finalize CD‘ checkbox is activated. This setting write protects the CD and no further writing is possible. 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 (1800 KB/s)‘.
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.
12. Compile the audio files for the CD EXTRA using Drag&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.
7.7 Bootable CD and DVD 7.7.1 Conditions A PC can only be booted from a CD when its BIOS supports this function (start sequence e.g. 'CD-ROM, C, A') or, if a SCSI CD-ROM drive is being used, the drive must be connected to a SCSI adapter with its own BIOS whose settings can be changed accordingly. (This will only work when there are no IDE harddisks present as these come before the SCSI adapter in the boot sequence.) If neither of these conditions is met then the PC cannot be booted from a CDROM.
With No Emulation, the drive letters are not changed. This type is used for bootable installation CDs. 7.7.3 Template for making a bootable CD A 'template' in the form of a bootable drive is needed to make a bootable CD. There are basically three types of bootable CD: 1. Floppy Emulation: Floppy Emulation requires a bootable floppy to make the bootable CD. When it is booted, the CD behaves as if the floppy were inserted in Drive A.
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.
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.
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-Quality Video CD (HQ-VCD) format of the Video CD Consortium (Philips, Sony, Matsushita and JVC). 7.8.4 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.
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.
7.8.6.6 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. 7.9 (Super) Video CD 7.9.1 Creating a Video CD You can make Video CDs when the files are already in the MPEG-1 format or when other video formats are converted to it. Nero contains a built-in MPEG-1 encoder with which MPEG-1 files can be created.
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.
11. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 11.
5. 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. 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).
'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. 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.
7.10.3.2 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).
7.11 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.
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.
10. Click on the Burn Compilation button or select the Burn Compilation command from the 'Recorder' 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.
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'.
The ‘Burn Compilation‘ dialog box now opens - it is the same as when creating a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front. 11. 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.
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.
All settings on this and the other tabs can now be reviewed and changed if required. 11. 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.
8 Copying CDs 8.1 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.
8.2 Copying methods 8.2.1 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.
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 8.2.
and type of tracks. This means that Nero sometimes cannot prepare an exact copy of a CD. Audio tracks may contain index positions. However these can only be identified if the appropriate point on the CD is being read. When producing a "disc-at-once" copy this information does have to be available before the burn process is begun. This means that with fast copies Nero cannot copy audio index positions at the same time.
8. 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. 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 8.
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 line. 7.
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 SCSICD/DVD-ROM drives and are often not documented.
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 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.
9 Image file 9.1 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. 9.2 Creating an image file Here is a step-by-step guide to creating an image file using Nero: 1.
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 Recorder menu select the Burn 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.
9.4.2 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 > Programs > Nero > Nero 6 > Nero ImageDrive Installer 2. You will now be taken through the installation process. When the installation has been completed successfully you will be asked to reboot the system. 3.
10 Saving tracks using Nero 10.1 Saving audio tracks 1. If you want to save audio tracks from audio CDs onto the hard disk select the command Save Track from the Recorder menu. A dialog box will open with a list of all drives. 2. Select the drive which contains the audio CD and click on OK. Depending on the option selected (File menu > Settings command > 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.
Macintosh information would be irretrievably lost. This also applies to some extensions of the ISO format such as the "Apple Extensions" or to Unix "Rockridge extensions". On the other hand if the path via Save Track is taken all information on the data tracks is retained. When burning a Nero 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.
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 nonempty CD is left entirely up to you.
11 LightScribe 11.1 LightScribe System requirements To create LightScribe labels, separate hardware and software system requirements need to be considered. Operating system • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows 2003 Server • Windows Media Center Edition 2004 or larger Software • Nero 6.6.0.8 (or higher) • LightScribe Host Software must be installed Hardware • LightScribe compatible recorder • LightScribe suitable disc 11.
11.3 Nero Creating a compilation, and burning and printing LightScribe labels 1. In Nero StartSmart, start the application Nero Burning ROM or go to 'Start' > (All) Programs > Nero 6 > Nero Burning ROM. 2. In the compilation dialog, select the disc type you want to burn. 3. Select the desired compilation type.
Nero 4. If necessary, change the settings on the tab in the foreground. Which tab this is depends on the compilation type selected. 5. Click on the 'New' button if you are satisfied with the settings and want to begin adding data. 6. If not already selected, choose a recorder which is capable of printing a LightScribe label.
Nero 7. Select the desired data and move it from the compilation window (on the right side) into the burn window (on the left side). 8. If you are not sure whether a LightScribe label will be printed, check the settings. Choose 'File' > 'Preferences' > 'LightScribe' and check if the control field 'Always print LightScribe Label' is selected. If this is not the case, then please select it and click on the 'OK' button to close the tab.
9. Click on the button to go to the area where you can make the burn settings and create the LightScribe labels. 10. Click the 'Misc' tab to go to the LightScribe settings.
11. Either select a label that was previously created with Nero Cover Designer or create a new one ('Use label from compilation'). 12. Click on the 'Create' button to create a new label; this launches the Label Editor.
Launches the Label Editor. 13. Click in the 'Label templates' area on the dropdown button and choose a template. You can choose between templates with a label design or an empty template (Label template: 'Free style').
14. You can now open an existing label ('Open' button) or create a new label. Place the mouse pointer in the processing window and click the right (!) mouse button to open the shortcut menu. 15. If you want to insert something, then select 'Insert' and choose the element required.
You can insert various elements, such as an image, line, rectangle, ellipse, text or fields. In the following picture, a blue circle, a green rectangle, a photo and some text have been inserted. 16. If you want to have a background image over the entire disc, then select the command 'Background Properties'.
17. Choose 'File' if the image already exists as a file, or 'TWAIN' if you want to import it, and carry out the appropriate steps. You can see the selected image in the preview window. 18. Click on the 'OK' button to close the window and insert the image as a background.
19. When you are satisfied with the label, click on the 'OK' button to close the Label Editor. 20. Click on the 'Burn' tab to go to the burn settings.
21. Check the burn settings and change them if necessary. Insert a LightScribe disc in the recorder and click on the 'Burn' button to start the burn process. In the next window you can follow the progress of the burning process and set further options, such as computer shut-down or data checking when burning is complete. Do this by activating the appropriate check box. When the burning process is complete the disc is ejected.
22. Please insert a LightScribe disc with the label side facing down into the recorder and click on the 'OK' button. Prints the LightScribe label.
23. You will be informed when the write process ends. Click on the 'OK' button to eject the LightScribe disc. 24. The tray opens and a message shows that the burning process completed successfully. Click on the 'OK' button to close the window.
25. Click the 'Done' button to close the burning process.
11.4 LightScribe FAQs What is LightScribe? LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling is a new process for labeling CDs and DVDs. It enables private and commercial users to easily achieve professional results in silk-screen printing quality. First of all, the data are burned on the blank disc by laser as normal. The medium is then turned over and placed in the burner drawer again.
Contents: Information about the contents of the disc is printed on the disc. This is the recommended labeling method if there are a number of discs or compilations with the same name. Complete: Images and text appears on the disc; these creative elements (almost) completely fill the disc and make it unique. The format template for this labeling method is called 'Free style'. This is the recommended labeling method for important discs or discs with a special content.
12 Nero Toolkit 12.1 Nero CD-DVD Speed The program is located in the Nero Toolkit folder and is started as follows: Start > Programs > Nero > Nero Toolkit > 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.
More information on Nero CD-DVD 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. 12.2 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 > Programs > Nero > Nero 6> Nero Toolkit > Nero DriveSpeed.
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 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.
13 Miscellaneous 13.1 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. 13.1.1 Updating the database 1. Set up an Internet connection. 2. Start Nero. 3.
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.
close all other programs and save important documents before starting the autodetection process. 1. From the 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.
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/DVDROM drive straightaway as the input device for fast copies or for saving tracks. You should therefore choose Save detected CD-ROM settings. 13.3.
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.
13.4.1.5 Overburning a CD 1. First check whether your recorder can overburn or not. From the Recorder menu, choose the item Choose Recorder and select your recorder from the list. You will find information about whether the recorder supports overburning in the recorder information box. 2. Activate the overburn option within Nero. 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.
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. 13.5.1 Activating automatic system shutdown Points to note We strongly recommend that you close all other applications when the shutdown option is activated. The reason for this is that all open applications are closed when the system is shut down automatically.
13.6.3 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.
14 Additional modules* 14.1 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 are included on the Nero CD. You can start Cover Designer very easily from within Nero.
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.
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 changing the contents of the audio files. Of course, you can also create tracks, set index marks and insert pauses.
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. 14.6 MP3 encoder After you have installed Nero, you can test the Nero MP3 encoder.
14.7.1 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.
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.
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. Nero AG 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.
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.
Nero AG 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 plugin 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.
15 FAQs 15.1 General questions about Nero 1. Can Nero burn and copy CDs on the fly? 2. How do I create a CD image file? 3. I have created a multisession CD, but I can only see the first or the last session in Explorer. Why is this? 4. I have entered my serial number, but I cannot open Nero. Why is this? 5. Although the speed test and the simulation ran correctly, when I burn the CD I get SCSI error messages such as 'Host adapter error' or 'Queueing failed'. What should I do? 6.
15.1.2 How do I 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.
15.1.6 How can I avoid 'Buffer underrun' errors? Defragment your hard disk periodically. Close down all other programs while burning the CD. This applies in particular to programs which use a lot of processor time or memory, or which carry out a lot of hard disk accesses. The best thing to do is to close all other programs. This includes virus scanners which may be running in the background and which scan every file which is opened.
15.1.9 I 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. 15.1.10 My fast SCSI CD/DVD-ROM drive can only read relatively slowly using Nero.
15.1.13 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.
15.2 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 icon. Now click on the item which you would like help with. to the You can also get help by pressing F1.
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16 Glossary Buffer underrun 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. CD-Text 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.
Fast copying This is a write process which does not involve storing the data to be written to the CD on the hard disk first. The data is written directly onto the blank CD. Another term used for fast copying is "on the fly". Disc-at-once 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.
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 El Torito is a specification which describes the structure of a CD used to boot a PC. A PC with a suitable BIOS can start the operating system from the CD and therefore does not need a floppy disk or a hard disk.
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. Hybrid CDs 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.
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.
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 Nero AG's web site: Nero AG 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.
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 PCM is the main standard for digitizing audio files and speech. PCM stands for pulse code modulation and involves digitally encoding analog signals. Pre-gap This is also referred to as a pause. It is the area on a CD which separates one track from another. In Nero the default pause is set to 2 seconds (Red Book standard).
Volume descriptor The volume descriptor is added to every CD track. It contains information such as the creation data, the publisher, the title etc. The volume descriptor has a special significance for formats such as Video CD, Photo CD and CD-i. The volume descriptor on these types of CD includes information about the program to be used for reading the data on the CD. Virtual Image A virtual image is a project file which contains only references to the files which are to be written to CD.
