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Table of Contents 1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 2 Installing Nero Express....................................................................... 7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 Creating your first data disc .............................................................23 Bootable Data Discs ..........................................................................30 For Advanced Users ...................................................
5.6 For Advanced Users ..........................................................................53 5.6.1 Image Recorder ...................................................................................53 5.6.2 Audio Properties ..................................................................................54 6 Video/Pictures.................................................................................... 60 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4.1 7 DVD .............................................................
1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome to Nero Express Welcome to the world of CD burning! Thank you for your purchase of Nero Express – one of the easiest and most reliable CD recording packages to help store your data, music, and video on CD or DVD. With our state-of-the-art technology and nonstop drive for improving our software, we are continuously implementing the latest know-how, to do our part in making sure that your burning experience is easy and trouble-free.
1.2 OEM vs. Retail Versions of Nero Express OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. It basically means that the Ahead software that was bundled with your burner is a smaller version of the Retail package.
2 Installing Nero Express 2.1 System Requirements Your system should come with a pre-installed operating system or you may choose to upgrade your operating system to the latest. Below you will find a list of those that Nero Express support. Please check to make sure that you have one of the following operating systems: Operating System Windows 95 Windows 98/SE Windows ME Windows NT 4.
2.2 Installing Nero Express Step 1: Insert the Nero Express CD-ROM into your CD/DVD drive on your PC. If you have a feature called “Autorun” activated, this will start your installation process automatically. If you do not have “Autorun” activated, you can go to My Computer > Click on the drive letter of the CD/DVD drive > click setup.exe Step 2: Follow prompts until you are finished installing the software. Step 3: Restart your PC 2.
3 Getting Started 3.1 Opening Nero Express for the first time! Now that we are ready to start recording your first disc, let us begin by opening the program Nero Express. Depending on the version, you can open up the software program as follows: a. Start >(All) Programs > Nero > Nero 6 > Nero Express. b. Start >(All) Programs > Nero > Nero 6 Ultra Edition > Nero Express. c. Start > (All) Programs > Nero > Nero OEM > Nero Express. F.Y.I.
Step 1: As the window opens up, the software will scan for your CD-R/RW/DVD to make sure that you have a supported device on your PC. If you do not, please contact www.nero.com to find out if your burner is supported or to locate the latest driver. F.Y.I.! You can disable this window in the future by checking the box in the lower hand corner of the window Step 2: A request for a serial number will only appear if a retail registered version of Nero 5.5 or Nero Express 5.
You will have an option to purchase your serial number online so that you are able to register your software copy. Step 3: From this window, you will be able to select the project you want to burn. As you further explore this User’s Guide, you will be able to make the CD of your choice! Please see the following chapters on how to make various types of projects. F.Y.I.! You can switch over to the main application Nero Burning ROM by selecting the “Nero” button at the bottom.
3.2 Go Nero! Button When this option is selected, you will change over to the more powerful burning program Nero Burning ROM with additional features and options. You can toggle back and forth between the user-friendly interface Nero Express and the full version Nero Burning ROM. If you are a first time user of software burning products, may we suggest you start first with Nero Express.
3.3 More Button When you click the “More” button on the bottom of the Nero Express screen, an extra window will appear for additional options 3.3.1 Configure Change the settings on your Nero Express software for optimal use. When you click on “More” then the “Configure” button, the “Preferences” window will appear. You are able to modify the settings for the database, language, cache, and many other features in this software. For further information, please have a look on chapter 'Preferences'. 3.3.
When you select “Save tracks to hard drive”, a window will appear asking you to select your drive: When your drive has been selected, you are now able to view all the files on your disc. You will also have various other options in this window. Select All – To select all the files in your Track List window Output way – You have the option of Digital or Analog. Output file format – Select the type of format you would like to save your audio file as.
Settings – Select the stereo or mono settings for your audio file. Path – Select the place on your hard drive in which you will save your audio file. File name creation method – Type in the name of your audio file by checking “User Defined” or select “Manual” for the default name. Options – A drop-down box will appear when the “Options” button is clicked.
Jitter correction - Jitter correction synchronizes the data information by overlapping the sectors and therefore no gaps are created. Remove silence – Removes the silences at the end of each audio track. Automatically generate an M3U playlist of stored audio tracks – This option will automatically generate a playlist of all the audio tracks that are stored on your hard disk or CD reading device. Read speed – Select the speed in which your CD device will read the files. 3.3.
3.3.4 Disc Info This option will allow you to view all the contents on your disc. The total capacity and available capacity will be shown in addition to the sessions and tracks. 3.3.5 Cover Designer Included with your version of Nero Express is the Nero Cover Designer with which you are able to create covers and labels for your CD´s and DVD´s using pre-designed templates or your own designs.
Included with your version of Nero Express is Nero’s Cover Designer. You are now able to create labels for your jewel cases and discs with the pre-designed templates or create them on your own with the user-friendly interface. You will have the ability to automatically create playlists and/or filename lists, thus saving you the annoyance of having to manually type them in. In addition, playlists from external sources (such as FreeDB) can be accessed and used.
3.4 Nero Toolkit The Nero Toolkit is a collection of tools and utilities designed to give you detailed information about your drive(s) as well as advanced control. To start the Nero Toolkit utilities, go to Start > All Programs > Ahead Nero> then > Nero Toolkit> then select the desired utility. (For some operating systems, you will find - Start > Programs > Ahead Nero > Nero Toolkit 3.4.
The latest important change is the addition of a new test: ScanDisc. Basically, ScanDisc will show you the quality of a disc. The test consists of two parts: File Test which simply reads all files on the disc and reports all errors. This test can also be used for benchmarking to give you an idea on how well the drive performs with for example software installing. Surface Scan checks the quality of each sector and shows the results in a graph. 3.4.
Run at startup – You can select to run Nero Drive Speed when you turn on your computer. Start minimized – You can have Nero Drive Speed start when you turn on your computer but minimized in the background so it will not disturb your work. Restore speed settings at startup – You can return to default speed settings once you restart your computer. The ability for limiting the reading speed of a CD-ROM drive is a must have feature for high speed drives.
3.5 Nero Wave Editor (Retail Only) When you right-mouse click on an audio title in an Audio CD compilation, a window will appear in which you can select the “Audio Editor”. This will launch the Nero Wave Editor with the audio file you selected where you can edit your song in the minutest of detail, create enhancements for your audio track, add fades, effect filters and numerous other features.
4 Data 4.1 Creating your first data disc Step 1: From the project selection page, select Data > Data Disc.
Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding data to your layout for recording to disc. Step 3: There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. button to select the files you would like to Option One: Click the burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add.
The options for the following feature will vary depending on the project you select. When selecting Data, MP3, WMA, or CD-Extra (Music and Data) projects, your window will look like this: You will have additional options for the date and time for your file name.
Step 4: Once all your files have been added, click “Next” to prepare your disc for burning. Please make your final settings before burning your disc. Current Recorder – The supported burners you have connected to your PC will be displayed and the Image Recorder if you chose to save to your hard drive. Disc Name – Select a title for your disc. Writing Speed – Select the speed in which you would like to burn. Number Of Copies – Select the number of copies you would like to burn.
When you are ready to burn and click the “More” button at the “Final Burn Settings” window, another window will appear: Track-At-Once - With this method, each track is individually written onto the disc. The write operation is briefly interrupted after each track. This means that a CD-R or CD-RW can be written on just like any standard disk. Disc-At-Once - In this mode, all of the tracks are written in a single process onto the disc without the laser being switched off.
Step 5: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 6: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully. F.Y.I.! As one of the many great features in Nero Express, it has the ability to make labels for the jewel case and disc you just burned.
Step 7: When you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
4.2 Bootable Data Discs Creating bootable CD’s as an emergency startup and backup disc is highly recommended. Bootable CDs are compatible only under Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, NT or XP. Step 1: Select your recorder then, under Data, select “Bootable Data Disc”. Step 2: You will be brought to the “Disc Content” window where you will be able to add files. The files and folders will all be visible when you boot from the bootable disc later on.
Step 3: Click the “Add” button to select the files for your bootable disc. When you have completed adding all your files, click “Finished". Step 4: When you click on “Next”, a dialog will pop up prompting you to insert a boot floppy disk. The information required to make a bootable data disc will be read from the boot floppy disk. These are system files which actually allow a system to boot from a CD and/or DVD.
Step 5: When the files have been read from the boot floppy disk, you will be at the “Final Burn Settings” window. Step 5: When you click the “More” button, you will have additional write options for your disc. You can determine the maximum write speed, simulate burning, or just write straight to the disc. When you have made your selection and are ready to record, please click the “Burn” button! F.Y.I.
4.3 For Advanced Users 4.3.1 Hide Files If you would like to “Hide” files on your CD for extra added security or protection, this can easily be done from the project window. Right-mouse click on the file in your project window and select “Properties”. An additional window will appear with information on your file and the option to check “Hide” to conceal your file.
5 Music 5.1 Music Audio Now you can record your favourite audio CD’s, make a compilation of only the songs you like, record MP3 discs and also WMA. Learn how to make WAV files and discs to play in your favorite MP3 player too! Create a CD-Extra disc in which both data and audio are recorded to one disc. You can play it in either your PC or your home/car stereo.
5.2 Creating your first audio disc Step 1: From the project selection page, select Music > Audio CD. Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding audio to your layout for recording to disc.
Step 3: There are three very simple ways to add audio to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. F.Y.I.! If you want to make audio CDs from existing MP3/mp3PRO music files you don’t need to convert these files into WAV files first. Nero includes a free MP3/mp3PRO decoder, than automatically converts your MP3/mp3PRO files into the appropriate format while you burn your audio CD.
Editing title in Audio Contents window When clicking on the title of your audio track, an edit window will appear in which you can edit the song title. Step 4: Once all your files have been added, click “Next” to prepare your disc for burning. Please make your final settings before burning your disc.
For additional Burn Settings information, please refer to Chapter 'Preferences'. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support. Step 5: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first audio disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 6: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 7: If you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
5.3 Creating a disc with audio and data Step 1: When creating a disc with both Audio and Data, you can play the audio in your home or car stereo and view the data files on your PC. From the project selection page, select Music > Audio and Date CD. Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding audio to your layout. You will add data first and music later.
There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. Option One - Click the button to select the files you would like to burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add.
Step 4: Please make your final settings before burning your disc. For additional Burn Settings information, please refer to Chapter 'Preferences'. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support. Step 5: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process.
Step 6: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully. Step 7: When you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc, it can be done from this window.
5.4 MP3 Step 1: From the project selection page, select Music > MP3 Disc. Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding MP3 files to your layout. There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy.
Option One - Click the button to select the files you would like to burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add. Option Two - Add data using Windows Explorer - please go to the Start button in the corner of your screen All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer. F.Y.I.
Step 4: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data (MP3) disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 5: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 6: If you click “OK” after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window. 5.4.
More Music on your media: Offering 128 kbps (kilo bits per second) performance at a 64 kbps encoding rate, mp3PRO doubles the digital music capacity of flash memory and of compact discs. For example, traditional audio CDs hold about 15 songs, and an mp3 CD can hold 150 or more songs encoded at 128 kbps. In the near future, when mp3 CD players incorporate the mp3PRO decoder, consumers will be able to store over 300 songs on an mp3PRO encoded Compact Disc.
5.5 WMA Step 1: From the project selection page, select Music > WMA Disc. Step 2: In the next window, you are now ready to start adding WMA files to your layout.
There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. Option One - Click the button to select the files you would like to burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add.
Number Of Copies – Select the number of copies you would like to burn. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support. F.Y.I.! The WMA plugin will install WMA support within Nero 5.5. To install, just download and execute the file. Step 4: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data (WMA) disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process.
Step 6: When you click “OK” after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
5.6 For Advanced Users 5.6.1 Image Recorder For details about how to create an image file, please see the Nero manual. Enable Image Recorder for all supported recorder formats – When checked, this will enable the Image recorder to be seen for all supported formats in the main window.
Current Recorder – When the “Image Recorder” has been selected for your audio project, you will have two new additional options. Title (CD-Text) – Select a title for your disc. It will appear on your LCD screen of your home or car stereo provided that it supports the CD-Text function. Not all players do! Artist (CD-Text) – Select an artist name for your disc. It will appear on your LCD screen of your home or car stereo provided that it supports the CD-Text function.
File: Name of the MP3 file Frequency: Stereo requirements for audio Channels: Stereo requirements for audio Resolution: Stereo requirements for audio Title (CD-Text): The name of your song and the artist will be displayed on the LCD panel of your stereo. Please make sure your equipment supports CD-Text. Artist: Here you can enter the name of the artist for the song. Pause: You can set the pause in-between each song by seconds or frames.
5.6.2.3 Indexes, Limits, Split Tab Positions: Defines the start and end of your music track. New Index: You are able to create a new index within your song. With this you can then skip through the indexes with your audio player to find the particular audio area you are looking for. Select an area in your song then click “New Index”. Define a place in the audio track and click your mouse there. Click the “New index” button and a marker will be place there to mark the spot.
CD player and each track would be identified as a separate song so that you can use the seek function to play each track without having to listen to the whole music piece. Define a place in the audio track and click your mouse there. Click the “Split” button and a marker will be place there to mark the spot. If you would like to be extremely accurate, you can use the “Zoom In” button to view the tracks more closely.
You can edit the actual minutes, seconds, and frames of the audio file. Delete: Delete the index or split markers that you have made by selecting the index or split marker and clicking “Delete”. Zoom In: View your song at close range. Zoom Out: Have an overall large picture of your song. Full View: View your song in full. 5.6.2.4 Filters Tab You can change the audio effects by selecting one or more of the checkboxes below.
Hiss Reduction: This filter reduces the hiss level of a given sound. It will remove all audio in all frequencies that are below a certain threshold (hiss level). If audio has a constant background hiss then it can be “noise gated” or removed completely. Fade In: this filter will gradually fade and blend tracks from silence to full volume. It’s especially useful to shorten tracks. You will also need to edit the track limits property page to shorten the track.
6 Video/Pictures 6.1 Video/Pictures Video Get those home movies ready! You can now take your movies or video clips and store them to CD in Video or Super Video CD format. Super Video CD or (SVCD) is very similar to a video CD, however, this format uses a compression standard called MPEG to store the audio and data. VCD’s can be played on most home video players that support this format and CD-ROM and DVD-ROM players with appropriate software.
Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding data to your layout for recording to disc. Step 3: There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. button to select the files you would like to Option One - Click the burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add.
Step 4: Once all your files have been added, click “Next” to prepare your disc for the layout. In the My Video CD (VCD) menu, you can change the look of the menu by clicking on the layout, background, and text buttons. Layout – You are able to change the thumbnails and add or remove the header and footer.
Background – Add an image to your background or color. You can also change the background mode so that you can scale to fit, center, etc… Text – Change the font style, size, and enter footer and header text. Show full screen menu – When applied, you will enlarge the screen to full size. Set as default – Keep the settings you have just made as default if you like the layout you have created.
Step 5: Please make your final settings before burning your disc. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support. Step 6: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data (VCD) disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process.
Step 7: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully. Step 8: If you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
6.3 Creating your first super video disc Step 1: From the project selection page, select Video Pictures > Super Video CD (SVCD) Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding data to your layout for recording to disc.
Step 3: There are three very simple ways to add data to the layout window to make this process quick and easy. Option One - Click the button to select the files you would like to burn. A window will appear that looks very similar to Windows Explorer and from here, you are able to choose the files you would like to record and save on disc. Once you have selected your file(s), please click Add.
Layout – You are able to change the thumbnails and add or remove the header and footer. Background – Add an image to your background or color. You can also change the background mode so that you can scale to fit, center, etc… Text – Change the font style, size, and enter footer and header text.
Show full screen menu – When checked, you will enlarge the screen to full size. Set as default – Keep the settings you have just made as default if you like the layout you have created. Step 5: Please make your final settings before burning your disc. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support.
Step 6: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data (SVCD) disc! As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 7: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 8: If you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window. 6.4 Advanced Users 6.4.1 Video and Super Video Properties You are able to change the video parameters within the Video and Super Video layout.
Scaling method – When scaling the size of your video, you will have the choice of Maximize, Scale and clip, or Scale and fit. Pause after Track – After each picture clip or video, you have the option to replay infinitely until the user stops the program or sets the pause after the track by seconds. Select picture to use as thumbnail – The slider can move your video frame by frame. Select the frame in which you would like to represent your thumbnail.
7 DVD 7.1 DVD DVD Disc If you have a supported DVD recorder (Please visit www.nero.com the list of currently supported DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW recorders) you can burn DVD discs in the same way you would burn CDs. Not all the various formats that exist for CD have their counterpart on DVD. Therefore, once you have chosen to record a DVD, the “Project Selection” page will look slightly different.
7.2 Selecting your recorder If your DVD recorder is supported and has been detected, simply seclect it from the “Which recorder would you like to use?” drop-down box. Some DVD recorders can also record CDs. These so-called “combo recorders” will be listed twice in the drop-down menu, followed by the extension “CD-R/RW” and “DVD”. To use the recorder to burn DVD discs, select the entry with the “DVD” extension.
In the Expert Features tab, near the bottom, you will see an option called “Enable Image Recorder for all supported recorder formats”. Please check this box and the Image Recorder (DVD) option will appear at your “Start” screen. 7.3 Creating your first DVD disc To make data or music discs, or to copy an entire DVD disc, the steps are the the same as with CD’s. Please refer to the relevant sections in the user’s guide.
7.4 Creating a DVD-Video disc from DVD-Video files Once the DVD recorder or DVD Image Recorder has been selected, the option to burn DVD files will appear in your “Start” menu. Step 1: From the project selection page, select DVD-Video files Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start adding existing DVDVideo files with extensions such as .VOB, .IFO, .BUP. To ensure a proper functioning of the DVD-Video disc, it is best to add all the files of the VIDEO_TS folder.
Step 3: When you are ready, click “Next” to proceed to the next window to start the burn process. In the “Final Burn Settings” window, you will only have the option to change back and forth between your DVD burner (if you have one available to you) and the DVD Image Recorder and to label your disc under “Disc Name”. All other options will be grayed out and not available to you.
8 Copy Entire Disc 8.1 Copy Entire Disc Copy Entire Disc Copy the complete contents of an entire disc to a blank CD bit by bit. If you are backing up a disc or making a copy for your personal use, this feature allows you to make an efficient exact copy.
Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to start the process of copying from disc to disc. If you have more than one CD-ROM or CD-R/RW drive in your PC, please use the drop down box to select the drive(s) you would prefer to use. Source Drive – This is the drive in which it contains the disc you would like copied. Destination drive – This drive will contain the blank disc which you will be burning to.
If you have selected “Copy entire disc” as your project, you will have this option when selecting the “More” button. You will have the burn options for your disc. Determine maximum speed – When checked, the software will determine the safest maximum speed for burning your disc. Simulation – When checked, the software will simulate an actual burn to disc without actually writing to it. Write – When checked, the software will immediately burn to disc.
Step 3: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your disc! The source disc will first be analyzed to check for copyrights and errors on the disc. As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 4: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 5: When you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
9 Disc Image or Saved Project 9.1 Disc Image or Saved Project Disc Image or Saved Project If you are unable to finish your project or would like to save it to record multiple copies, you can save your work and open at a later time. You can also save to Disc Image if you are having problems with corrupted source discs/disks or performance problems with your PC. Disc Image is the safest way to record your data to disc. 9.
Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to retrieve your disc image or saved project. Step 3: Please make your final settings before burning your disc. For additional Burn Settings information, please refer to Chapter 'Preferences'. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support.
Step 4: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data disc! (Disc image or saved project) As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 5: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 6: If you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
9.3 Creating a disc from a saved project Step 1: From the project selection page, select Disc image of saved project Step 2: From this next window, you are now ready to retrieve your disc image or saved project. Select the file that you would like to burn and click “Open”.
Step 3: The files from the saved disc image or save project will be displayed and ready for burning. Step 4: Once you are ready, click “Next” to prepare your disc for burning. Please make your final settings before burning your disc. For additional Burn Settings information, please refer to Chapter 'Preferences'. If you are having trouble burning your disc, please refer to Chapter 'Technical Support' for F.A.Q. information and technical support.
Step 5: Ready to record? Click the “Burn” button and you are on your way to recording your first data disc! (Disc image or saved project) As you are burning, you will receive a status window of the recording process. Step 6: When it is completed, you will be notified that the burn process has completed successfully.
Step 7: If you click OK after the successful recording, you will be returned back to the recording window. Please click “Next” to move forward to the following window. If you would like to burn the same project again, start another project, make labels, or add more data to your current disc it can be done from this window.
10 Preferences 10.1 Preferences In Nero Express you have the possibility to change many settings in order to configure your software for optimal use. When you click on “More” then the “Configure” button, the “Preferences” window will appear. The settings are grouped in various tabs to make it easier for you to make the required changes. 10.
Check for Joliet filenames before burning – Joliet filename standard supports up to 64 characters in a filename not including the extension (the characters after the “.” in a filename). When checked, the software will check for this standard before burning. Show compilation size in the Nero status bar – When creating your compilation, you will have a status bar at the bottom of your window to show you just how much space you will be using on the blank disc.
10.3 Cache Tab Path for cache – You can select the directory and path for the cache. This is important since you will be using this space as a temporary cache when burning large files or full discs. It can help prevent buffer underruns. Test all drive speeds – You can test all hard drive speeds on your system for performance. Minimum disc space reserved – Reserve the minimum disc space for your cache.
10.4 Language Tab Selecting your language - Select the language of choice in the box above. If your system only supports one language, it will be selected as default. For CD-Extra discs, you can add pictures and additional information that are language specific. Choose Font – Select the font that you would like to appear on your layout screen. If you should have any suggestions on how to improve the translations in this software, please contact us at translations@nero.com.
10.5 Sounds Tab If you would like to change the sounds in your Nero software when a certain function has been performed such as Burn Process Successful/Unsuccessful or Waiting For A Disc, you can select one of the many sounds in the Nero directory or choose your own. Select the “Browse” button for the appropriate category you would like to change and find the sound you prefer.
10.6 Expert Features Tab Don’t eject the disc after the burn is complete – When checked, the disc that was written will not be ejected after the burn is complete. Enable overburn ‘disc at once’ burning – All blank discs have a little bit more space that is usually not used. When written to this space, it is called “overburning”. This feature is popular among those who are trying to get as much as possible on the disc. Disc At Once will be enabled since the entire disc needs to be written in one session.
Enable Image Recorder for all supported recorder formats – When checked, this will enable the Image recorder to be seen for all supported formats in the main window. 10.
Program database path – The program has set a database path in which your CD titles and songs will be located. User database path – This is a user defined database path in which the user’s CD titles and songs will be located. Read Server (http) – If you would like to use the free internet CD database, this option can be checked. When you insert your music CD into the drive, you can search the internet through FreeDB for the song names and CD titles.
10.8 Ultrabuffer Tab Automatic configuration – The amount of memory that Nero Express will use as RAM buffer will be set automatically for you. This secondary buffer in addition to your recorder’s physical buffer will make burn process more reliable Manual configuration - This allows you to set the amount of memory that Nero Express will use as RAM buffer.
10.9 Dialogs Tab Show buffer underrun protection counter at the end of the burn process – When checked, a counter will appear at the end of the burn process to show progress. This way you can actually see how many times the recorder paused and prevented a buffer underrun! It will also explain why it took longer to actually burn the CD than it should.
11 Technical Support 11.1 F.A.Q.’s Q: I burn a disc, I get buffer underruns every time. A: There could be several reasons for this. Please try the following: Try reducing the burn speed of the burner Try different media brands. The one that you are using could not be compatible with your burner. Update the firmware version on your burner. Firmware is a chip inside your burner which acts as the brain of the device. Please check the manufacturer’s website for the latest version.
gives you another solution: in Windows 95 and NT 4.0 you can use the Nero MultiMounter to switch to any other session of your multi-session-CD. Q: I have installed Nero Express correctly but it still does not see my burner? A: It could be several reasons: The burner is either too old and support for this drive has been discontinued The burner is very new to the market and support has not yet been implemented or is the process.
1.1 Contact Nero Espress is an Ahead Software product. Ahead Software AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Nero Express Web: http://www.nero.com Help: http://englishsupport.nero.com Mail: techsupport@nero.
12 Glossary A/D Analogue/Digital. The conversion of analog signals to digital characters. AIFF An acronym for Apple Interchange File Format. This is the music file format for tracks that are extracted from a disc and saved to the hard drive on a Macintosh system. ASPI Acronym for Advanced SCSI Programming Interface. This is the interpreter between the software, SCSI card, and your operating system. This allows the device to communicate with the SCSI card.
Blue Book This is the standard for CD's that are created in the CD-Extra and CD Enhanced format. Bootable CD Booting means that the operating system is loaded on your computer. Under normal circumstances, your PC boots from the hard drive. If you need to boot from something else besides your hard disk for any reason, you can boot from a floppy disk or CD. Special “bootable CD’s” must be produced to be able to boot from your CD-ROM/CD-R/RW drive.
contains computer data in any format. This format puts audio AND data on the same CD. The audio is recorded first with the data recorded in a second session. CD-I This means Compact Disc Interactive. This format is considered a multi-media CD that blends video, data, and audio. This type of CD can only be played in a CD-I player or a CD Rom drive that is "CD-I ready". CD-R An acronym for Compact Disc - Recordable. A technology for CD-R (recordable) media.
Digitalization Conversion of analog signals to digital signals. Disc-At-Once (DAO) In this mode, all of the tracks are written in a single process onto the disc without the laser being switched off. This format is best for audio CD’s that will be played in home and car stereo equipment. Disc Image This process can be used when having system performance problems or do not have a burner available.
format that provides full, non-cartridge, compatibility with existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives for both real-time video recording and random data recording for many PC and entertainment software applications. EDC/ ECC Error Detection Code/ Error Correction Code. This process serves for the recognition and correction of scan errors which might be caused on the CD surface by scratches or dirt.
High Sierra The forerunner of today's ISO Standard 9660. It was published in 1986. During the course of time it has lost its significance. Host Adapter An adapter which connects a CD-burner with the SCSI bus of the computer. Hybrid-CD A hybrid CD contains data in the HFS (Mac) section and in the ISO 9660 (PC) section. If the disc is inserted in a Macintosh, only the data relevant for the Macintosh is displayed and on a PC, only the ISO data can be seen.
Jitter Control Many CD-ROM devices are not able to read a single sector of an audio disc. The results are little gaps due to the difference in the data stream. Jitter correction synchronizes the data stream by overlapping the sectors and therefore no gaps are created. Joliet Microsoft created standard for filenames that was made for Windows 95 and NT. It supports up to 64 characters in the filename, unicode character set, and DOS 8.
MPEG An Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group, it is a standard that was created for highly compressed video such as SVCD and Video CD. MPEG-1 Which is a part of the MPEG compression family has the highest compression rate. MPEG-2 There are very little differences between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 with the exception that MPEG-2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast standard. MPEG-3 This standard was created to define High Definition T.V.
as On-The-Fly transfers the data directly from their original memory locations on a hard drive onto the CD-R. With Nero, a so-called compilation is used for this purpose. This is a small file which only cross-references the data to be transferred. Orange Book The standard in which the CD-MO (Magneto-Optical) and CD-WO (Write Once) technologies are defined. It provides the basis for CD-R. PAL PAL is the standard video and television in Europe.
Sector A sector is the smallest addressable information unit of a CD. It is composed of 2352 bytes of which - depending on the type of CD used - differing amounts are available as user data. A sector generally consists of a header, synchronization bits and user data. It may also have error recognition and correction data. To read a sector, a drive with simple reading speed requires 1/75th of a second. Session When data is written onto a disc, this is called a session.
Track A disc is sub-divided into individual tracks - for example, separate songs or pieces of music on an audio disc are each a track. Track-At-Once (TAO) With this method, each track is individually written onto the disc. The write operation is briefly interrupted after each track. This means that a CD-R or CD-RW can be written onto just like any standard disk. Twin VQF File The acronym for Twin Vector Quantization File, it is a format that is similar to the MP3 format.
WO Write Once. A medium which may be written to once. This includes the CDRecordable. WMA File Windows media audio Yellow Book This standard defines the CD-ROM.
N Nero Toolkit 20 Normalize Audio files 55 13 Index S Save audio tracks 14 Saved project 88 Serial number 11 Super Video disc 67 Super Video Properties 72 System Requirements 8 Hardware 8 Operating System 8 A Audio and data disc 41 Audio disc 35 B Bootable disc 31 C CD-DVD Speed 20 Configuration 14 Cover Designer 18 D Data disc 24 Disc copy 79 Disc deletion 17 Disc image 84 Disc info 18 DriveSpeed 21 DVD disc 74 H Hide files 34 I Installation 8 Installing 9 M T Tab Cache 94 CD EXTRA 56 Database 98 Dialo
