Nero Vision Manual Nero AG
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Contents Contents 1 Start Successfully! 6 1.1 About Nero Vision 6 1.2 Working with Nero Vision 6 1.3 About the manual 9 2 Launching the program 10 3 User interface 11 3.1 Main window 11 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 Extended area Buttons Check boxes Combo Boxes 12 13 13 14 4 Creating a disc project 15 4.1 Contents screen 15 4.2 Creating a disc project 17 5 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 19 5.1 Capturing 19 5.
Contents 6.2.6 Cutting video titles 38 6.3 Create Chapters screen 39 6.4 Creating chapters manually 41 6.5 Creating chapters automatically 41 6.6 Editing chapters 42 6.7 Export Video screen 43 6.8 Export video to file 45 6.9 Export video to camera 46 6.10 Export video and send as e-mail attachment 47 6.11 Export audio to file 48 6.12 Export to Internet 48 7 Slide show 50 7.1 Slide Show screen 50 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.
Contents 11 Disc Tools 81 11.1 Erasing a rewritable disc 81 11.2 Displaying disc info 81 11.3 Finalizing a disc 82 12 Project management 83 12.1 Saving a project 83 12.2 Opening a project 83 12.3 Opening a disc image 83 12.4 Creating covers and labels 84 13 Configuration 85 13.1 Opening a configuration 85 13.2 13.2.1 13.2.2 13.2.3 Application Settings window General tab Folders tab Messages tab 85 85 86 86 14 Video options 88 14.1 Displaying video options 88 14.
Start Successfully! 1 Start Successfully! 1.1 About Nero Vision Nero Vision is software with an extremely friendly user interface for capturing, editing and burning movies and slide shows. Nero Vision can be used to play your videos from DV video cameras or other external video devices on your PC and to burn them as DVD video, DVDVR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), miniDVD, HDBURN, AVCHD or BD-AV or to save them to a hard drive folder.
Start Successfully! This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion. You should know the following definitions in Nero Vision: Term Video Video title Chapter Meaning Refers to an individual video file that is saved on the hard drive, e.g. your vacation video. It does not matter whether you created or imported the video yourself. Refers to a video file that you open and edit in Nero Vision.
Start Successfully! Fig. 2: Contents screen For each screen, the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail. To go to the next or previous screen, click the Next or Back button in the navigation bar. Undo and Redo buttons are available on screens in which you can execute Both different actions. These buttons allow you to quickly undo or redo the action last performed.
Start Successfully! 4. Following the burning process. Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next: launch Nero ShowTime and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one. 1.3 About the manual This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero Vision. It is processbased and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-basis.
Launching the program 2 Launching the program To launch Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon. Æ The Nero StartSmart window opens. 2. Click the button. Æ The list of Nero applications appears. Fig. 4: Nero StartSmart 3. Select Nero Vision in the Applications selection list. Æ The Nero Vision window opens. Î You have launched Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart.
User interface 3 User interface 3.1 Main window The user interface for Nero Vision consists of a main window and an expandable area. After selecting a task in the Start screen, complete the task by navigating through the various steps with a new screen displayed for each. The Start screen always displays only those entries that are technically possible for the drives installed on the computer and devices connected to the computer.
User interface This undoes the last action. With Nero Vision you can undo many actions so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Restores the last action that you have undone. With Nero Vision you can restore many actions that have been undone so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Returns to the previous screen. Go Back Next Burn Exit 3.
User interface 3.2.1 Buttons The following buttons are available in the extended area: Configure Opens the configuration of Nero Vision (see Configuration). Edits the default options when creating a video. The Default Video Options window appears (see Video options). Default Video Options As long as you have not selected any kind of disc, the video options for all the supported formats will be shown.
User interface Create chapters automatically Link timeline elements Creates chapters automatically that can be selected individually later when playing the movie. Only available in the Contents screen. Connects the elements in the Timeline tab to one another as with a magnet. Consequently, text, audio, and effects begin at the same time. Only available in the Movie screen.
Creating a disc project 4 Creating a disc project 4.1 Contents screen In the Contents screen, you can create a project to your requirements and arrange titles of a compilation. The screen is divided into the Contents area, in which added titls are listed, and the What do you want to do? selection area. Fig. 5: Contents screen The following options are available in the What do you want to do? selection list: Captures a video.
Creating a disc project Each video title is shown in the Contents area with a thumbnail and information on the file name, length of the video and number of chapters. Depending on the disc type, a different number of titles can be created for a slide show. No titles are created in DVD-VR projects. VCD/SVCD – up to 98 titles DVD-Video/MiniDVD, HD-Burn, DVD-VFR – up to 99 titles DVD-VR – up to 64 titles Editable Blu-ray™ disc (BD-AV) – up to 200 titles Chapters cannot be created in slide shows.
Creating a disc project 4.2 Creating a disc project To create a disc project, proceed as follows: 1. In the Start screen, select the Create DVD or Create CD selection entry and the required disc type (Video-CD / Super Video CD / miniDVD / HD-BURN / DVD-Video / AVCHD). If your burner supports an editable disc format, the Editable DVD format is also displayed under the Make DVD option. If a Blu-ray burner is connected to your PC, the Editable Blu-ray™ Disc option is also displayed.
Creating a disc project Æ The Movie or Slide Show screen appears. 2. Make your movie or slide show (see Creating a slide show). 3. If you are satisfied with your compilation, click the Next button. Æ The media title is added to the Contents area. 7. If you want to change the selected disc type, select the desired disc type from the combo box in the bottom right-hand section of the screen. Æ The capacity bar at the lower edge of the screen, which displays the space available, is automatically adjusted.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5.1 Capturing Capturing is a way of taking the video from a DV video camera or another video capture device connected to the video capture card and placing it on your PC. The capture device is the device that transmits the video signals to be captured, e.g. a DV video camera, video capture card or TV card.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Fig. 6: Video Capture screen The following radio buttons are available: Native Capturing Optimizes all parameters based on the selected capture device and captures the video in the format specified by the capture device. The Native Capturing radio button is selected in the default settings. We recommend using Native Capturing. Custom Capturing Adjusts the detail settings of the parameters. You can select the required target format.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Switches to full-screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key. Sets the capture timer which allows you to define the start time, end time, and capture time for capturing a video. Switches to the next channel. Switches to the previous channel. Displays the played position in the format hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths of a second. Jumps to a (next) and (back) buttons. specific position by clicking on the 5.3.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5.3.2 Audio Device Properties Window The following areas are available in the Audio Device Properties window. Device Settings Audio Input Defines the required audio source. Defines the required audio inputs (e.g. CD player, line, microphone). Click the 5.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Fig. 8: TV wizard – Analog TV Channel Search 6. Select your country in the Select country drop-down field. When configuring DVB-S TV cards, you must select the satellite instead of the country in the Select your satellite configuration field. When configuring DVB-C TV cards, you must select the appropriate frequency range instead of the country. 7.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices Nero Vision regards TV channels with the same name – so-called "physical" channels – on different tuner cards as the same "logical" channel. This means that a logical channel can contain one or more physical channels. The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel search. Only the logical channels will be displayed in Nero Vision following configuration in the TV wizard. 1.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 5.5 Capturing video on the hard drive The following requirements have to be fulfilled: No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor. There are no applications running in full-screen mode. The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process. There is sufficient space on your hard drive. To capture a video on the hard drive, proceed as follows: 1.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 2. Select the required profile (see Video Capture screen). Æ The output file settings are displayed in the Details area under Output File. 3. If you want to adjust the detail settings, click the Configure button. Æ A window appears (see (Default) Video Options window). 4. Make the required detail settings and click the OK button (see Video options). Æ The output file settings are adjusted. 6.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 1. Select the required video in the selection list. 2. Click the button. Æ The captured video appears in the preview area. 15. Click the Next button. Æ The screen with the menu What would you like to do next? appears. Î You have captured a video on the hard drive and can now edit it. 5.
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices If you have not captured your TV card yet, repeat the steps under Setting a TV card. 4. Proceed as described under Capturing video on the hard drive. Î You have created an editable DVD directly via a capture device. 5.7 Import from the Web You can download a video or image file from the Internet or Internet communities and add it to your project as a title or as a component in the timeline (content area of your compilation).
Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices If a selected file type does not fit the current project, e.g. you try to import a video into a slide show, a window appears with the appropriate message. 6. Click the Download button. Æ The import is started, the file is downloaded in its original format and saved to your hard drive. Progress while importing appears in a separate window. Nero Vision lists the file as a new title in the project.
Video editing 6 Video editing 6.1 Movie screen You cannot edit videos or make your own movies in Nero Vision Essentials SE. In the Movie screen, you can compile media files into a movie, cut videos that you have added and/or work with effects and transitions according to your requirements. You can add video and image files, as well as background music to your movie. Fig.
Video editing The following buttons are available in the media area: Browse: Searches for media files and adds them to your own medial files. The Open window appears. Browse and Add to Project: Searches for media files, adds them to your own media files and to the movie. The Open window opens. Starts video capture. The Video Capture screen appears (see Video Capture screen). Import: Imports media files from a TWAIN-compatible device such as a scanner. A window opens.
Video editing Audio 1 Contains the audio files on the first track. Audio 2 Contains the audio files on the second track. The following buttons are available on the Timeline tab: Zooms out of the Timeline tab so that the entire movie appears. Zooms into the Timeline tab. Zooms out of the Timeline tab. You can test your compilation in the preview area in the upper left. The folllowing buttons are available: Begins playback of the movie. Pauses the movie. Stops playback. Switches to the full-screen mode.
Video editing Æ The Movie screen appears. If media files are already available, they are displayed in the media area at the top right. The entry displayed in the default setting is My Media Files. 2. If you want to add media files that are on your PC to the movie, click the button > Browse. Æ The Open window appears. 3. Select the required media files and click the Open button. Æ The files are added to the media area. The files are displayed under My Media Files in the default setting.
Video editing Fig. 12: Create Element Group window 2. Enter the required name in the input field and click the OK button Æ The new group appears in the combo box and opens automatically. Î You have created a new storage group and can now load media files to the group. 6.2.2 Inserting transitions Transitions can be used to connect the video titles added to a compilation. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The required video title appears in the Movie screen.
Video editing Æ The media file is identified in the Contents area by the colorful icon of the respective transition. Media files without a transition are indicated in the Contents area by a gray icon. Î You have inserted a transition. 6.2.3 Adding an effect You can overlay the added video titles of a compilation with effects. Depending on the effect selected, you can customize properties such as intensity and speed.
Video editing The duration of the effect is automatically adjusted when you drag the start and end position independently. To adjust the position without having to shorten the length or lengthen the effect, highlight the blue effect bar in the Effects area, hold down the left mouse button and move the effect to the required position. 8. If you want to customize the specific properties of the selected effect: 1. Double-click the blue effect bar. Æ The corresponding window opens. 2.
Video editing Fig. 16: Properties dialog 5. Enter the required display time in the input field. The input field displays the duration in the format hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths of a second. To do this, click the group of digits that you would like to change and then click or button. the 6. Enter the required text in the Text input field. 7. Make the rest of the settings as required. 8. Click the button. Æ The text effect is added in the Contents area.
Video editing The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Movie screen appears. To insert an audio file, proceed as follows: 1. Click the tab in the media area. 2. Highlight the required audio file. 3. While holding down the left mouse button, move the audio file to the required position in the Audio 1 or Audio 2 area. Æ The audio file appears on the Timeline tab on the selected sound track. 4. Drag the left end of the blue effect bar to the required start position. 5.
Video editing 2. If you do not want to display the window anymore, check the Do not show this message again box. Æ The start and end marks are displayed in the preview area. 3. If you want to cut the beginning of the video only, move the left start mark to the beginning of the area that you want to remove. 4. If you want to shorten the end of the video only, move the right end mark to the beginning of the area that you want to remove. 5.
Video editing Fig. 17: Create Chapters screen The individual chapters are separated from one another by chapter marks which define the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. The beginning of each chapter is indicated by the chapter mark below the preview area on the scrollbar; an exception to this is the first chapter, the beginning of which is the beginning of the video title. The following buttons are available: Starts playback. Stops playback. Switches to the full-screen mode.
Video editing 6.4 Creating chapters manually You can manually add chapters to a video title of your compilation. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Contents screen appears. To create a chapter manually, proceed as follows: 1. Highlight the required video title in the Contents screen. 2. Click the Create Chapter option. Æ The Create Chapters screen appears. 3. Move the slider bar on the scrollbar to the position at which a new chapter should begin and click the button.
Video editing Fig. 18: Scene Cut Detection window 4. If you want to reduce the minimum length of a chapter, move the Minimum chapter length slider to the left. If you want to increase the minimum length of a chapter, move the Minimum chapter length slider to the right. 5. If you want to look for chapter marks with with a high sensitivity, move the Sensitivity slider to the right. Move the Sensitivity slider to the right if you want to use less sensitivity when loooking for chapter marks.
Video editing You can move the position of the individual chapter marks within the start and end positions of the video title up to the next chapter mark. 4. If you want to change the title of a chapter: 1. Highlight the chapter in the chapter list and click the button. Æ The Rename Chapter window opens. 2. Enter the new chapter name in the input field and click the OK button Æ The title is changed. 5. If you want to delete a chapter: 1.
Video editing Fig. 19: Export Video screen The following export options are available in the selection area: Export video to file Exports a movie to a video file. Exports a movie to a tape in the camera. Export video to camera Export video and send as email attachment Only available if a camera is connected to your PC and on. Exports a movie adjusted to an appropriate file size to send as an e-mail attacment.
Video editing If you have selected the Export to audio file export option, the WAV and MP3 formats are available. If you have selected the Export video to file export option, the following export templates are available: Format Profile AVI AVI-DV MPEG-1 Offers all codecs installed on your computer. AVI-DV type 1 and 2 VCD-compatible: All parameters in the video options are predefined and cannot be changed with the exception of the frame rate.
Video editing In the What would you like to do next? selection, choose the Export Movie option. Æ The Export Video screen appears. 2. Select the Export video to file export option in the selection list. Æ The combo boxes output format and profile are displayed accordingly. 3. Select the required format in the Format combo box and the required profile in the Profile combo box. Æ The selected export template primarily specifies the output type and playback quality. 4.
Video editing Æ The Export Video screen appears. 2. Select the Export video to camera export option in the selection list. Æ The format is automatically adjusted to the camera connected. 3. Click the Export button. Æ The export starts. Progress while exporting is displayed in the same window. Once the export is complete, a window opens. 4. Click the OK button. Æ Nero Vision automatically returns to the screen that was open before the export. Î You have exported a movie to the camera. 6.
Video editing Æ Nero Vision automatically returns to the screen that was open before the export. Î You have exported a movie to send via e-mail. 6.11 Export audio to file In the Export Video screen, you have various options for exporting a movie that you created in Nero Vision in addition to burning it to disc. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Contents or Movie screen appears. To export a movie's audio track, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Export button.
Video editing Communities normally limit the maximum length of a video file to 10 minutes with a maximum file size of 100 MB. If the movie is too long, an error message is displayed and Nero Vision cancels the procedure. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Contents or Movie screen appears. To export a movie to the Internet, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Export button. Æ The Export Video screen appears. 2. Select the Export to Internet export option in the selection list.
Slide show 7 Slide show 7.1 Slide Show screen In the Slide Show screen, you can compile pictures into a slide show and add transitions and background music. You can add comments to individual pictures on a second audio track. Fig. 20: Slide Show screen In the upper right area in the media area, you can search on your computer for the required media files and import files to then add them to the compilation. In addition, all transitions are listed in groups.
Slide show Removes the selected element from the group. Removes all elements from a group. A window opens. Opens the marked media file with an associated program. This element is only displayed if an executable action has been assigned to the marked media file. Otherwise a gray button appears. Adds marked elements to the slide show. In the Contents area at the bottom, all picture files and transitions that you add to the compilation are displayed on the Tab.
Slide show You can test your compilation in the preview area in the upper left. The folllowing buttons are available: Starts the slide show. Pauses the slide show. Ends the slide show. Switches to the full-screen mode. You can return to window mode by pressing the Esc key. Displays the played position in the format hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths of a second. Jumps to a (next) and (back) buttons. specific position by clicking on the 7.
Slide show 4. Select the required images that you want to add to your slide show and click the button. Up to 2000 images can be added to a slide show. Æ The images are added to the tab in the Contents area. 5. If you want to add audio files (background music) to the slide show, highlight the required audio files and click the button. Æ The audio files are added to the tab in the Contents area. 6.
Slide show 7.2.1 Slide Show: Inserting transitions Transitions can be used to connect the images added to a slide show. The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The required compilation appears in the Slide Show screen. To insert transitions, proceed as follows: 1. Click the tab in the contents area. 2. If you want to assign the same transition to all pictures, click the film strip until it is highlighted in blue.
Slide show 1. Highlight the required image in the Contents area and click the button. Æ The Properties window opens and displays the Image Properties area and the Images and Comments tabs. The Comments tab is only available if an audio comment has been assigned to the required image. icon. The If you want to change the settings for several pictures at once, click the Properties window then remains open and displays the settings for a picture when that picture is highlighted. Fig.
Slide show 5. If you want to display text at the bottom of the picture, enter the desired text in the Footer text input field. 6. If you have entered and want to adjust text: 1. Select your desired font type from the large combo box. 2. Select the required font style in the upper small combo box and the font size in the lower small combo box. 3. In the Color area, click in the color circle to define the color and color saturation for the text. 4.
Slide show Fig. 23: Default Time Options window 2. Enter the required duration in seconds in the Display duration for images input field. 3. If you want the same display duration for all images in the compilation, check the Apply to existing images box. 4. If you have inserted transitions and want to change the required duration of a transition: 1. Enter the desired time in the Duration of transitions input field. 2. Check the Apply to existing transitions box. 5. If you have added commentary: 1.
Menu 8 Menu 8.1 Levels A menu can have up to two levels in addition to the intro video. The main or title menu consists of all the video titles in the project. Each video title is represented by a button consisting of a thumbnail and a button text. If a video title has more than one chapter, a video title submenu is generated. Each chapter of the respective video title is represented by a button in the chapter menu. When making changes, you can adjust the levels of the menu independently.
Menu In the preview and compilation area of the screen on the left, the menu items of the title or chapter menus are displayed according to the template selected. If the intro video is selected, the preview shows a still of the video. You can edit the individual elements of the template directly. Selected objects are identified by a frame and can then be adjusted for e.g. size, rotated or moved. The Templates and Customize tabs are available on the right.
Menu 8.2.1 Templates tab The number of Smart3D and animated 2D templates is limited in Nero Vision Essentials and Nero Vision Essentials SE. Select a desired template from the Standard2D, Animated2D and Smart3D categories on the Templates tab. In addition, you can save your own templates in the My Menu Templates category. The following combo boxes are available: Menus to be used Defines whether the menu should be created as a title or chapter menu or simple title menu. You can also create no menu.
Menu Only go to Advanced Editing if you have experience editing menus. If you check the box, a window appears that indicates you are about to enter advanced editing mode. Links between menus and buttons are not created dynamically based on project content. Therefore, video titles, menus and buttons that are not created after opening advanced editing mode must be manually linked to each other. Advanced Editing is not available for Smart3D templates. Fig.
Menu Offers a selection of predefined graphic objects, as well as an empty text box in the Default Objects category. Graphic Objects You can import your own graphic files into the My Objects folder. See Buttons and Graphic Objects pop-up menus. Not available for Smart3D menus. Only available in Advanced Editing. Offer settings that customize the playback of the disc according to your requirements. Disc/Project See Disc/Project pop-up menu. Offers a number of theme-related versions for Smart3D menus.
Menu Options button Defines the detail settings of the background music. The Background Audio window opens (see Edit Background Audio window). In the Interaction area, you can specify whether the menu responds to input when playing back the disc. The following combo boxes are available: Highlight Color Activation Color Autostart Defines the color used to highlight marked buttons. You can also specify the Opacity in percent. Defines the color used to highlight enabled buttons.
Menu 8.2.2.3 Button and graphic object properties If a graphic object or button is enabled in the compilation area, the Properties pop-up menu is divided into the Links, Display, Transformation, Font and Text areas. The Links, Font and Text areas are only available for buttons. The Links area is only available in Advanced Editing. To edit a required element, enable it in the preview window. The highlighted area is identified by a red frame and sizing handles.
Menu Defines the numbering of the buttons displayed on the template. Only the numbering, text of the button or number and text can be displayed. Combo box Text Numbering Nero Vision automatically numbers all the buttons of a template. The number is not diplayed in the editable text field of a button. When you edit the menu and reposition buttons, Nero Vision maintains the numbering. Any adjustments to the text, e.g. font, are automatically taken over.
Menu You can customize the menu transitions according to your requirements in the Template Settings pop-up menu and depending on the menu template selected, choose between different them versions. The following options are available: Default Transitions option field Enables all transitions of the selected template. Enables the Options button.
Menu First Title Menu End Action Defined the title that is played first after inserting the disc into a player. Only available in Advanced Editing. In normal editing mode, the intro video is automatically played or the titel menu displayed. Defines the menu that is displayed when the Title button is pressed on the remote control. Only available in Advanced Editing. In normal editing mode, the title menu is automatically displayed.
Menu Fig. 26: Select Start Position screen The controller on the navigation bar shows the start position in the video. The duration of the video is automatically adjusted to the duration of the menu. You can define the required start position by moving the controller on the navigation bar. The following buttons are available: Plays the video back in the preview area of the window. Stops the preview. 8.2.
Menu The following buttons are available: Plays the audio file. Stops playback. Fades the audio in or out during playback in the menu (each one second). Defines the playback volume. 8.2.5 Select Poster Frame window In the Select Poster Frame window, you can define which image of a linked video is displayed in the thumbnail view of the Thumbnail Button. Fig. 28: Select Poster Frame screen The controller on the navigation bar shows the position of the image in the video.
Menu Opacity controller Defines the required shadow transparency in percent. Distance controller Defines the distance between the object and the shadow (in pixels). Color combo box Defines the desired color of the shadow. 8.2.7 Transition window You can select the category of available transitions in the top combo box of the Select Transition window. The Fade In/Fade Out, 3D, Wipe and Other categories are available.
Menu The Create Menu screen is displayed. To create the menu for a project, proceed as follows: 1. Choose in the Menu to use combo box on the Templates tab whether your disc should have title and chapter menus, title menus only or no menu at all. If your disc consists of video titles with multiple chapters, i.e. if your menu has title and (multiple) chapter menus, repeat the following steps for each menu you want to edit. 2. Select the desired menu template group in the Category combo box.
Menu Fig. 29: Save As Template screen. 2. Enter a name in the Template Name input field. 3. Select the Create new subcategory option in the Add to Subcategory combo box. 4. Enter the name for the new menu template group in the New group name input field and click the OK button. Æ The adapted menu is saved as a menu template. Î You have edited the menu and can now view the entire project in the preview area.
Preview 9 Preview 9.1 Preview screen In the Preview screen, you can play back a disc to test it before actually burning it. Using the cursor or the remote control, you can test how the disc behaves when played back on a compatible player. In the menu, all of the buttons can be used quite normally so that you can view your finished work. Fig. 30: Preview screen The following buttons are available on the virtual remote control: Moves the mark up. Moves the mark to the right. Moves the mark down.
Preview Stops the playback. Switches to the previous chapter. Switches to the next chapter. If a menu contains animated elements, the Preview Menu Animation button also appears. Clicking the button plays the background animations. Otherwise, the video background is displayed as a still. 9.2 Showing a preview The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Preview screen appears. To display the preview for a project, proceed as follows: 1.
Burning a disc 10 Burning a disc 10.1 Burn Options screen Even if you do not have a burner capable of burning DVDs or CDs, you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use.on your hard drive. Once you have connected the appropriate burner to the system, you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision, Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express. You can burn a project as a disc image or write it to the hard drive as a folder in the Burn Options screen.
Burning a disc The following options are available in the Set the parameters for burning selection list: Burn To... Write to Hard Disk Folder Volume Name Recording Settings Defines the desired burner. All burners available in the system are displayed. If you want to burn the project as a disc image, select the Image Recorder option. Opens the Choose a location for the project window. If you want to write the project to your hard drive, define the required storage path or folder. Displays a dialog box.
Burning a disc 10.2 Burning a disc The following requirement has to be fulfilled: The Burn Options screen appears. To burn a project to a disc, proceed as follows: 1. Insert a writable disc in the desired burner. 2. Select the Burn To... option and the desired burner. Æ The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner. 3. Select the Volume Name option. Æ A group box appears. 4. Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field.
Burning a disc 14. If you do not want to save a log file for the burning process, click the No button. If you want to save a log file: 1. Click the Yes button. Æ A window opens. 2. Select the desired folder in the Location combo box. 3. Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button. Î You have burned a disc and can now burn the project again or save it, start new project or create covers and labels. 10.
Burning a disc 9. If you want to change the priority of the recording process, select the relevant entry from the Priority combo box. 10. If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc, check the Shut down computer when finished box. Æ As soon as the burning process has finished, a window opens. 11. If you do not want to save a log file for the burning process, click the No button. 1. Click the Yes button. Æ A window opens. 2.
Burning a disc 7. If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully writing to the hard drive, check the Shut down computer when finished box. Æ As soon as the write process has finished, a window opens. 8. If you do not want to save a log file for the write process, click the No button. If you want to save a log file: 1. Click the Yes button. Æ A window opens. 2. Select the desired folder in the Location combo box. 3.
Disc Tools 11 Disc Tools 11.1 Erasing a rewritable disc To erase a rewritable disc, proceed as follows: 1. Select Disc Tools > Erase Disc in the Start screen. The Disc Tools options (Erase Disc, Disk Info and Finalize Disc) can also be started from the advanced area of the main window at any time. Æ The Erase Rewritable Disc window opens. 2. In the top combo box, select the burner in which the disc has been inserted.
Disc Tools 11.3 Finalizing a disc Nero Vision Essentials SE cannot be used to finalize a DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR. To finalize a DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR/+R or DVD+RW disc with videos and to preven further processing, proceed as follows: 1. Select Disc Tools > Finalize Disc in the Start screen. The Disc Tools options (Erase Disc, Disk Info and Finalize Disc) can also be started from the advanced area of the main window at any time. Æ The Finalize Disc window opens. 2.
Project management 12 Project management 12.1 Saving a project Once you have started working with your project, occasionally you may want to interrupt your work, resume it at a later date, or burn it. A project file (*.nvc) saves the project data – information about file paths and layout. The contents of a project file can only be opened with Nero Vision. The file size of a saved compilation is significantly smaller than a disc image.
Project management Æ The image opens in the Burn Options screen. Î You have opened a disc image and can now burn it. 12.4 Creating covers and labels To create covers and a lable for your disc project, you can start Nero CoverDesigner from Nero Vision. Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 8 program suite and is automatically installed when Nero 8 is being installed. Nero CoverDesigner allows you to create and print covers, labels and booklets for burned DVDs and CDs.
Configuration 13 Configuration 13.1 Opening a configuration To open the configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Click the More button. Æ The extended area opens. 2. Click the Configure button. Æ The Application Settings window opens. Î You have called the configuration and can now make the required settings. 13.2 Application Settings window The Application Settings window contains the General, Folders and Messages tabs. You can adapt Nero Vision to your own personal requirements here. Fig.
Configuration The following options are available in the Options area: Verbose: When you move the cursor over a pop-up menu, it displays its function and provides a detailed explanation as a tool tip. This option is selected by default. Display tooltips combo box Brief: When you move the cursor over a pop-up menu, it displays its function. None: Does not show anything when the cursor is moved over a pop-up menu.
Configuration The following buttons are available in the selection list: Sets all info messages to Continue. Disable Info Messages Set default values Messages about alternative options continue to be displayed. Resets the settings for all messages to the default values.
Video options 14 Video options 14.1 Displaying video options To call up the video options, proceed as follows: 1. Click the More button. Æ The extended area opens. 2. If the Start screen appears, click the Default Video Options button. If a different screen appears, click the Video Options button. Æ The (Default) Video Options window opens. Î You have called the video options and can now make the required settings. 14.
Video options Automatic Determines automatically whether video and audio material is reencoded. Nero Vision checks, among other things, how much space is available for the project and then determines which compatible segments are re-encoded. This option is selected by default. Activate Activates SmartEncoding. Video and audio material which is compatible with the target format is not re-encoded. This saves a lot of time for large-scale projects, so that you achieve your goal much faster. 14.2.
Video options Fast encoding (1-pass): encodes the video very quickly. Encoding is faster, but the quality is inferior. Encoding mode High Quality (2-pass VBR): encodes the video with variable data rate. Encoding takes longer, but the quality is better. VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different, suitable data rates: scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement.
Video options Fast encoding (1-pass): encodes the video very quickly. Encoding is faster, but the quality is inferior. Coding Method High Quality (2-pass VBR): encodes the video in two passes with variable data rate. Encoding takes longer, but the quality is better. VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different, suitable data rates: scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement.
Technical information 15 Technical information 15.
Technical information To make a disc in HD-DVD-Video disc format, a supported DVD burner must be connected to the PC. You also need the Blu-ray / HD-DVD-Video plug-in. It is not included in the full version of Nero Vision. You can obtain the plug-in at www.nero.com. 15.2.
Technical information 15.2.2 Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats Disc Supported disc formats for "editable DVDs" DVD-R DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-RW DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-RAM DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD+R DVD+VR DVD+R DL DVD+VR DVD+RW DVD+VR 15.3 Key combinations The following key combinations for entering commands are available in Nero Vision: General F1 Displays the help file. Ctrl+S Saves the project. Alt+D Displays disc info.
Versions of Nero Vision 16 Versions of Nero Vision Nero Vision is available in versions with different functionalities. In addition to the full Nero Vision version there are other versions with restricted functionality. The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials: The number of Smart3D and animated 2D templates is limited. The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials SE: Make New Movie...
Glossary 17 Glossary Capture card This is a card that fits inside your PC and connects to your DV/analog capture device via a cable. It captures video from your device, through the card, and onto your hard drive. Capturing This is a procedure for transferring a video from a DV video camera or a DV/analog capture device to your PC. AVCHD AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a new format for HD recordings on DVD, memory card or hard drive. New camera models use this high-resolution format.
Glossary Codec Compressor/decompressor. A codec is a method in which data is digitally encoded for recording or saving to disc then decoded for playback. Container format A container format is a file format in which other file formats are saved in multiple data streams for video and audio. For example, an MP4 container, i.e. a file with the extension .
Glossary Rewritability R Recordable. Refers to write-once discs. RW ReWritable. Refers to rewritable discs. RAM Random Access Memory. Refers to rewritable discs with special data security. Data layers DL Dual Layer (in - discs) and Double Layer (in + discs). Refers to discs with two data layers on each side. A DVD-R DL is therefore a write-once disc with two data layers; it has a capacity of 7.95 GB. DVD-R The DVD was originally designed for the movie and games market.
Glossary DVD-VFR (video mode) allows you to create menus like DVD-Video, although without chapter menus and play lists. A DVD-VFR is compatible with DVD-Video as far as possible after finalizing the disc and can be played back on most DVD players. DVD-VR DVD-VR (video mode) is a special format type of DVD-Video that offers three options that DVD-Video does not: Direct recording of videos onto disc in real-time is possible (option: Record Directly to Disc).
Glossary Frame A single still picture in a sequence of pictures, which give the impression of movement when played fast enough. Frames per second The number of pictures per second in a video title. HD-BURN The creation of a disc in the HD-BURN format is only supported by specific burners. An HDBURN CD is nothing more than a CD-R or CD-RW for which the storage capacity has been doubled using a special procedure and that has been written in UDF format with a DVDVideo structure.
Glossary (even in true digital multi-channel sound). This format can easily be played on a PC whereas there is no guarantee that it can be played on all DVD players. MPEG Acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group that approves industry standards for audio and video codecs. MPEG-1 This format is part of the MPEG compression family. MPEG-2 There is very little difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, with the exception that MPEG2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast standard.
Glossary SVCD A Super Video CD (SVCD) is very similar to a Video CD (VCD), but uses the MPEG-2 video code to record video. As a result, this disc format saves video files in a quality similar to an S-VHS video and can save up to 30 or 40 minutes of video with stereo sound on a 650 or 700 MB CD. SVCDs can be played back on an increasing number of DVD players and on the PC, if your PC has the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD-R/RW discs.
Index 18 Index Burning ............................................................................... 78 B Opening .............................................................................. 83 Burning ......................................................................... 8 Button Video Capture screen..........................................................20 Buttons General................................................................................11 Disc Info............................
Index Display.................................................................................73 .................................................................... 90 General ............................................................................... 88 Project Opening...............................................................................83 Target group .................................................................9 Saving .................................................
Contact Information 19 Contact Information Nero Vision is a product from Nero AG. Nero AG Im Stöckmädle 13-15 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web: www.nero.com Help: http://support.nero.com Fax: +49 7248 928 499 Copyright © 2007 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.
