Nero ShowTime Nero AG
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Contents Contents 1 General Information 5 1.1 About the Manual 5 1.2 About Nero ShowTime 5 1.3 Versions of Nero ShowTime 6 2 Technical Information 7 2.1 System Requirements 7 2.2 Formats Supported 7 3 Launching the Program 8 4 Program Interface 9 4.1 Playback Window 9 4.2 Control Panel 10 4.3 Extended area 11 5 Options Window 13 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.
Contents 6 Play Audio and Video 27 6.1 Playing Audio and Video from the Hard Drive 27 6.2 Playing Audio and Video from Disc 28 7 Playing Streamed Media 29 7.1 About Playing Nero MediaHome Streamed TV Channels 29 7.2 Playing Web Media 30 8 Playlist 32 8.1 Playlist Window 32 8.2 Creating a Playlist 33 8.3 Playing a Playlist 34 8.4 Editing a Playlist 34 9 Control During Playback 36 9.1 Toolbar 36 9.2 Context Menu 37 9.3 9.3.
General Information 1 General Information 1.1 About the Manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero ShowTime. It is process-based and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-step basis. In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions: Symbol Meaning Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be followed strictly. Indicates additional information or advice. 1.
General Information 1.3 Versions of Nero ShowTime Different versions of Nero ShowTime are available: Nero ShowTime full version Nero ShowTime Essentials Nero ShowTime Essentials CE The full versions of Nero ShowTime and Nero ShowTime Essentials offer the full scope of features.
Technical Information 2 Technical Information 2.1 System Requirements Nero ShowTime is installed along with the full version of Nero. The system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements in the Nero QuickStart Guide. In addition, the following requirements apply: Plus: Optional: 2.2 DVD drive for playing DVD-Video 16-bit Windows® compatible sound card and speakers Multichannel/Dolby® Digital 5.1 channel decoding plug-in (Dolby® Digital 5.
Launching the Program 3 Launching the Program To launch Nero ShowTime via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon. Æ The Nero StartSmart window will open. 2. Click the button. Æ The list of Nero applications is displayed. Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart 3. Select the Nero ShowTime entry in the selection list. Æ The Nero ShowTime window will open. Î You have successfully launched Nero ShowTime via Nero StartSmart.
Program Interface 4 Program Interface The Nero ShowTime program interface is the starting point for all actions that you perform using Nero ShowTime. The program interface consists of a playback window containing the status bar and the control panel with the playback, settings and information areas. Fig. 2: Program interface A minimized version of the control panel is also available. You can use the button to switch between the normal and minimized views.
Program Interface 4.2 Control Panel You can use the control panel to select a file or video to play, open the options, set the volume, regulate the playback, and view information about the file being played. Nero ShowTime can play discs (e.g. video DVDs and audio CDs) as well as files on your hard drive. The configuration options are not enabled for every playback form, but are sometimes grayed out and cannot be used.
Program Interface Jumps to the next bookmark. [G] Adds a bookmark. [M] Opens the Options menu. [Ctrl+C] Shows the Help file. [F1] Minimizes Nero ShowTime in the taskbar. Exits Nero ShowTime . Displays the minimized view of the control panel. Depending on the playback, this opens the selection of available menus, the playlist or a track selection. [L] Changes between full-screen and normal view. [Z] 4.3 Extended area You can open an extended area on the control panel.
Program Interface Changes channels in a karaoke DVD. This option is only available if a karaoke DVD is inserted. [K] Activates/deactivates the enlargement tool (digital zoom). [Ctrl+D] Takes a snapshot and copies it into the specified folder (see Capturing a Frame). [Alt+C] This function is only available if hardware acceleration is disabled.
Options Window 5 Options Window The Options window provides various options for customizing the appearance of the interface and for performing settings according to your requirements. The window can be button. It consists of a navigation tree and a screen area. Depending opened using the on the entry that is selected in the navigation tree, a different screen area is displayed. Fig. 5: Options window 5.1 General The General area contains general configuration options.
Options Window 5.1.1 OSD Setting The area General > OSD setting contains configuration options for the on-screen display. The on-screen display indicates the current procedure in the playback window such as "Play" or "Volume increased." Fig. 6: Options – OSD setting window The following configuration options are available: Check box Enable Enables/disables the on-screen display, i.e. process messages in the playback window.
Options Window 5.1.2 Keyboard and Mouse The area General > Keyboard and mouse setting contains configuration options for control via the keyboard and mouse. The following configuration options are available: Button Use mouse wheel for Defines which function the scroll wheel on the mouse should take on during playback. The Volume, Time and Previous/Next Chapter entries are available. Check box Reverse Reverses the scroll wheel function of the mouse.
Options Window 5.1.4 Configuring the Toolbar The Toolbar setting entry provides configuration options for the toolbar. The toolbar is used principally so that the entire control panel does not need to be displayed during playback. It is displayed at the top of the screen during playback if you move the cursor to this position and provides selection and configuration options for the movie being shown (see Toolbar). Fig.
Options Window 5.1.5 Tooltip Settings The Tooltip setting entry offers you options for displaying tooltips. Tooltips contain brief explanatory information that is displayed if you hover the cursor over the individual elements of the Nero ShowTime interface. The following option fields are available: Do not show tooltips ® 5.2 Hides tooltips. Show Windows style tooltips Shows tooltips in classical Windows® style. Show comic style tooltips Shows tooltips in comic style (as "speech bubbles").
Options Window Check box Show the content selection dialog for DVDAudio Shows a window for selecting content before playing a DVD-Audio. Option field Always play title from the beginning Starts playback from the beginning if a disc that is already known is inserted again. Option field Resume playback from the last scene Resumes playback if a disc that is already known is inserted again.
Options Window PG-13 Parental guidance suggested for children under 13. Level 5 Films up to release Level 5 are played. Suitable for teenagers. R Parental guidance suggested for children under 18. NC-17 Not suitable for children under 18. Level 8 Films up to release Level 8 are played. Maximum age restriction. Unlimited All films are played. The following buttons are available: Opens the Login window where an administrator or user can log Login into the system.
Options Window 5.2.2.2 Setting up Parental Control: Creating Users An administrator can create profiles for users. You can specify which movies can and cannot be viewed for each user. To do this, define the parental level. To set up parental control and to create a user, proceed as follows: 1. If you are not logged into the system, click on the Login button and log in. Æ The Administrator button is enabled. 2. Click on the Administrator button. Æ The User administration window opens. 3.
Options Window 5.2.3 Interactive Content The Interactive content entry provides setting options for the disc space required by HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. This disc space is needed for interactive applications that may be part of the HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. Interactive applications are small programs that may interact with the user and that can manage scores or control playback. The following configuration options are available: 5.
Options Window 5.3.1 Video Mode The Video mode entry provides configuration options for interlacing. In interlaced mode video images are shown as two half images. In the first half image every second line (1, 3, 5, …, 575) is shown. The second half image displays the rest of the lines in the image (2, 4, 6,… 576) so that it appears as a complete picture to the eye. Most video material consists of half images. A deinterlacer is required for display on a full-screen device (monitor, projector).
Options Window The following option fields are available: Off Deactivates adjustment of the quality. Manual Selects manual quality setting. Use the adjuster to set the quality setting between None and Maximum. Auto-adjust Adjusts the quality automatically. 5.3.3 Nero Digital Settings The Nero Digital settings entry provides configuration options for playing Nero Digital™ videos. The settings in this section only affect Nero Digital™ videos and have no significance for DVD-Videos, VCDs and SVCDs.
Options Window Button Save as Opens the New preset window where you can store the current setting under a name of your choice. Button Delete preset Deletes the currently selected self-defined preset. (Presets predefined by the system cannot be deleted.) Brightness adjuster Defines the brightness of the video. Contrast adjuster Defines the contrast of the video. Saturation adjuster Defines the saturation of the video. Hue adjuster Defines the hue of the video.
Options Window 5.5 External Subtitles The External subtitles entry allows you to enable external subtitles and to define the display. The following configuration options are available: 5.6 Check box Enable external subtitles Enables display of external subtitles. External subtitles are only available if the relevant file with external subtitles is saved in the same directory as the selected film. Button New font / text color Defines the font and text color of the subtitles.
Options Window Two files are required so that a skin can be loaded in Nero ShowTime. One file in the format *.skn and one *.bmp file, both of which must have the same file name (e.g. Blue_Interface.bmp and Blue_Interface.skn).
Play Audio and Video 6 Play Audio and Video With Nero ShowTime you can play or play back various file types. You can select the following files to play: Video file Video movie that is available in a video folder structure, on a DVD or hard drive for instance Audio file Audio CD Image file You can start files from different sources. You select the source using the 6.1 button.
Play Audio and Video 4. To play several files located in different folders in sequence: 1. Select the Playlist entry. Æ The Playlist window opens (see Playlist Window). 2. Select the different files for playback (see Creating a Playlist; it is not necessary to save the playback list created in this way). 3. Click the OK button. Æ The selected files are played in the specified sequence. Î Audio and video are played.
Playing Streamed Media 7 Playing Streamed Media You can play streamed media with Nero ShowTime. Streaming refers to the continuous transmission of data from the Internet or a network; the data can be played while it is being transmitted. This means it is no longer necessary to wait until a media file is completely transmitted before playing it. 7.
Playing Streamed Media 7.2 Playing Web Media With Nero ShowTime you can enter and play Web media from the Internet. This includes audio and video casts, web radio and web TV. To be able to use Web media from the Internet, the following requirements must be fulfilled: You have stored the URLs of the web media (audio and video casts, web radio or web TV) in Nero, for example in the Nero Scout options.
Playing Streamed Media Æ If you have entered web media or if RSS feeds are available, they are displayed in the Web media tab. Otherwise, the tab is empty. 4. Click on the Add button. Æ The web medium is added to the playback list. 5. Select a medium of your choice from the Web media tab. If no web media are available and/or you want to enter web media, use the Options button. For details about entering web media, please see the Nero StartSmart and Nero ControlCenter user manuals. 6.
Playlist 8 Playlist You can create playlists with Nero ShowTime. A playlist can contain media files of different formats. During playback, the files are played in the order in which you compiled them. You can save the playlist you created and load it again later in order to play it again or to edit it quickly and easily. You can also load and play playlists that were created by other programs. 8.
Playlist The following configuration options are available: 8.2 Browser tab Displays the folder and services in a navigation tree. File type tab Displays a selection list with formats. This is where you can select which formats should be displayed. Add tab Adds a selected media file to the playlist. Remove button Removes a selected media file from the playlist. Load list button Loads a saved playlist. Save list button Saves the current playlist.
Playlist Î The playlist is saved. You can now play the playlist by clicking the OK button. To close the window without starting playback, click the Cancel button. 8.3 Playing a Playlist To load a saved playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button. Æ The selection list of the playback source opens. Fig. 17: Selection list of the playback source 2. Select the Media Files entry. Æ The Playlist window opens (see Playlist Window). 3. If you want to play a saved playlist: 1. Click on the Load list..
Playlist Fig. 18: Selection list of the playback source 2. Select the Media Files entry. Æ The Playlist window opens (see Playlist Window). 3. Click on the Load list... button. Æ The Open window is opened. 4. Select the desired playlist. 5. Click the Open button. Æ The window closes and the selected playlist is displayed at the bottom right-hand side of the Playback window. 6. If you want to add files to the playlist: 1. Select the desired file. 2. Click the Add button.
Control During Playback 9 Control During Playback 9.1 Toolbar Fig. 19: Program interface - Toolbar You can show a toolbar during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen. Which buttons are shown in the navigation bar depends on your settings in Options (see Configuring the Toolbar). The following buttons are available: Opens the Options window. [Ctrl+C] Interrupts playback, then continues it after a second click. [Space] Jumps to the next chapter or to the next media file.
Control During Playback 9.2 Context Menu You can use the context menu to control Nero ShowTime during playback. It is not configurable. The functions of the individual entries correspond to the buttons on the program interface (see Launching the Program). The following entries are also available: 9.3 Enter New Serial Number Allows you to enter a new serial number if you have received one for switching from the test version to the full version.
Control During Playback 5. Enter a value in the Delay subtitles by entry field to synchronize the subtitles to the movie. 6. Click OK. Æ The changes will be accepted. Î You have displayed the subtitles and controlled the running time. 9.3.1 Subtitles Control Window If the subtitles are not in synch with the movie, you can adjust the subtitles with Nero ShowTime in the Subtitles control window.
Nero RichPreview with Windows Vista® 10 Nero RichPreview with Windows Vista® If you are using the Windows Vista® operating system, Nero ShowTime provides the integrated application Nero RichPreview. It shows a preview of the selected file in Windows® folders. Nero RichPreview supports all image, video and audio formats that are also supported in Nero ShowTime.
Nero RichPreview with Windows Vista® 1 2 3 4 Fig. 22: Nero RichPreview areas The individual areas have the following features: 1 Logo area Shows the Nero and Nero Digital™ logos. 2 Preview area Shows a preview of the selected file. Whether certain control elements are available depends on the file type (see next table). 3 Info area Displays information about the file. File-specific information is available depending on the file type.
Nero RichPreview with Windows Vista® 11 Key Combinations The following keyboard shortcuts and key combinations have been defined for Nero ShowTime: + Raises the volume. - Reduces the volume. [Enter] Starts playback. [Space] Cancels playback/resumes playback. [Q] Switches to mute/loud. [R] Repeats a selected part of the movie. [Ctrl+R] Repeats a chapter or title. [T] Jumps one frame forwards. [Ctrl+t] Minimizes the program interface. [U] Opens subtitle selection.
Nero RichPreview with Windows Vista® [Alt+C] Creates a snapshot. [Ctrl+C] Opens the Options menu. [M] Adds a bookmark. [0-9] Keyboard range 0-9. [F1] Shows the Help file. [Page up] Fast forwards. [Page down] Rewinds.
Index 12 Index automatic play 17 A E Administrator Creating 19 Effects Audio audio meta data 24 display cover 24 stereo mode 24 Audio CD 27 Audio file 27 chroma 23 luma 23 External captionsl contorl 37 F Film effects 23 B Frame speed 38 Blu-ray Full-screen Mode set options 21 Bookmark Adding Bookmark Bookmarks Change View 9 Full-Screen Mode 11 Changing View 11, 36 6, 18 H C Hardware acceleration Captions HD DVD change speed 38 synchronize 38 Cast Chapter 30
Nero Digital™ Audio Displaying Cover 24 S Displaying Logo 24 Screen Nero RichPreview 39 letterboxing 24 areas 39 screen control 21 enable preview window 39 screen size 24 modify appearance 40 Seria number play 40 regulate volume 40 show preview 39 Enter Skin select Snapshot O On-Screen Display Configuring 14 37 Start 25 12, 36 12, 15 25 Storage space P Parental control create user Parental Control Creating an Administrator 6, 18, 20 20 19 18 picture speed 38 Pla
deinterlacing 22 preset 21 W 27 Web radio 30 Web TV 30 Video Movie Nero ShowTime 45
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