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1. Nero ShowTime x Local Media UPnP Web Media Bl List EB New Playlist gg Open M Quick Playlist gt 1 Dvorak Sym8 G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 09 23 Downloaded Web Media 2 Dvo k Sym8 G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 10 01 Recent 3 Dvorak 5ym G dur op Otmar Surtner 00 06 39 All 4 Dvo k SymB G dur op Otmar Suitneri 00 10 17 5 Dvorak Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 46 6 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 25 7 Dvof k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 0006 34 8 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 10 49 E Quick Play Length 01 18 14 8 item s Ld Playlist window The following tabs are available Tab Shows your playlists Playlists can be created loaded edited and played Playlists Tab Displays the contents of the PC and network folders Media files can be Local Media added to a playlist nero Q Nero ShowTime 19 Tab Playlist Displays media files in the local network Media files can be shared be tween your PC and other PCs with compatible software e g Nero Media Home or Nero MediaStreaming or between your PC and UPnP devices Provides the option of entering and playing web media such as web TV Web Media and audio casts Y Nero MediaHome is a server that allows clients e g playback devices that re quest services such as Nero ShowTime to play files located in shared folders on the server Nero MediaHome is a st
2. Manual Nero ShowTime Copyright and Trademark Information This document like the software described therein is provided as a license and may only be used or reproduced in accordance with the licensing agreement The contents of this document as well as the associated software is subject to change without prior notice Nero AG rejects any responsibility for the correctness of the contents of this document and rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee agreement This document and all of its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG All rights reserved In addition this document contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright This document may not be reproduced transmitted or transcribed in whole or in part without the express written permission of Nero AG Please keep in mind that existing graphics pictures videos music titles or other materials that you may wish to insert or transcribe into projects may be protected by copyright The unauthorized use of this type of material in your projects may violate the rights of the owner of the copyright Make sure that you obtain all necessary authorizations from the owner of the copyright Unless you own the copyright have permission from the copyright owner or your actions fall under the fair use provisions of copy right law you may be violating national or international copyright laws The transcribing re formation
3. Video quality Nero Digital settings Film effects Enhance video Audio DRC Metadata Enable Quiet Disc Playback Key Combinations Technical Information System requirements Formats supported Disk types Disc formats Audio formats and codecs DRM protected media formats TV formats Video formats and codecs Formats for Playlists Nero ShowTime versions Index Contact Nero ShowTime Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 1 1 About the manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero ShowTime It is pro cess based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step by step basis To make best use of this documentation please note the following conventions U Indicates warnings preconditions or instructions that have to be pre O cisely followed Q Indicates additional information or advice 1 Start The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action Carry out these actions in the order specified Indicates an intermediate result ms Indicates a result OK Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter face They are shown in boldface See Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands 1 2 About Nero ShowTime Use Nero ShowTime to play all digital recordings movies TV programs home videos a
4. Check box Asks the user before playing back a disc that is already known Prompt before re Whether it should be resumed at the last position viewed or started Bookmarks editor The Bookmark editor entry allows you to edit bookmarks The Bookmarks Editor area contains a list of all bookmarks that have been set so far under the name of the DVD You can have the bookmarks of a DVD displayed by clicking the icon in front of the name of the DVD The following buttons are available Go to Selects the point the selected bookmark jumps to in the video If you close the Options window you can resume the movie from the selected bookmark Edit name Edits the name of the selected bookmark Delete Deletes the selected bookmark Bookmark file Displays the path where the bookmark file is stored You can chan ge the path by clicking the button Parental control The Parental control entry enables you to set up parental control The parental control fea ture in Nero ShowTime enables you to prevent your children from watching a movie that is not appropriate for them You can also create a user profile for each of your children and specify restrictions If a DVD for which parental control criteria are relevant is inserted a log in window is displayed A user with a defined profile can log in and show the movie or can be prevented from doing so by virtue of inadequate rights Children users cannot change their profiles themselves only an administrato
5. Advanced Streaming Format ASF Audio Video Interleave AVI Advanced Video Coding H 264 BSF AviSynth AVS Backup File of the IFO BUP Digital Video DV DVD Movie Info IFO Flash Video FLV Hard Disc Camera Movie MOD Micro MV MMV Microsoft Digital Video Recording DVR MS Digital Video Express DIVX Nero ShowTime Technical Information 51 Technical Information Moving Picture Experts Group 2 MPG MPEG M2T M2P M1V M2V DAT TRP TOD Moving Picture Experts Group 4 MP4 Nero Digital MP4 OGG Vorbis OGG OGM QuickTime Movie MOV 3rd Generation Partnership Project 3GP Video Object VOB m Packet Video Audio PVA Television Input Video Output TIVO 10 2 7 Formats for Playlists Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator MP3 URL M3U Playlists File Format PLS 10 3 Nero ShowTime versions Nero ShowTime is available in various different versions Nero ShowTime full version Nero ShowTime Essentials Nero ShowTime Essentials SE The Essentials versions differ from the full version as indicated below Not all formats are supported No album art and no identification of individual audio files with Gracenote MusicID nero Q Nero ShowTime 52 nero Q Adaptive deinterlacing cccccsseeecceee 44 Administrator EEE oy gases Galan antavaaten 40 Audio Playing from hard rive eee 14 AIO Sms 17 Audio CD FPA AY EEE E 12 Audi
6. Click the Export button nero Q Nero ShowTime 26 Playlist gt The Export Playlist window opens 2 Enter the desired file name in the File Name edit box 3 Choose a playlist format from the Save As drop down menu 4 Select the required folder gt The playlist is saved 7 To save the changes made to the playlist 1 Click the Save button gt The Save As window opens 2 Select the file name of the selected playlist 3 Click the Save button gt The selected playlist is overwritten gt You have successfully edited a saved playlist See also Playlist window gt 19 6 5 Identifying Audio Files You can have the added audio files in the playlist identified with Gracenote MusicID and ac cess metadata such as artist and title from the Gracenote Media Database This is particu larly useful when audio files are not named or are only partially named The metadata pro vided by Gracenote MusicID is used for display purposes and is also written to the audio files Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com To do this proceed as follows 1 Click the button gt The Playlist window opens Choose a playlist Select one or more audio files from the playlist Right click to open the context menu U BW N Choose the
7. Inc All rights reser ved Nero ShowTime versions with 2 0 channel DTS decoding Ss cits Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 amp other U S and Digital Surround worldwide patents issued amp pending DTS and DTS Digital Sur round are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and symbol are trademarks of DTS Inc O 1996 2007 DTS Inc All rights re served Gracenote is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Gracenote Inc in the United States and or other countries The Gracenote logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader and Premiere are brands or protected trade names of Adobe Systems Incorporated AMD Athlon AMD Opteron AMD Sempron AMD Turion ATI Catalyst and ATI Radeon are brands or registered trademarks of Ad vanced Micro Devices Inc ATSC is a brand of the Advanced Television Committee ICQ is a registered trademark of AOL LLC Apple iPhoto iPod iTunes iPhone FireWire and Mac are brands or registered trade names of Apple Inc ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd AudibleReady is a registered trademark of Audible Inc BenQ is a brand of the BenQ Corporation Blu ray Disc is a brand of Blu ray Disc Association CyberLink is a registered trademark of CyberLink Corp DLNA is a registered trademark of Digital Living Network Alliance DivX
8. a Playlist To load and play a saved playlist proceed as follows Click the button gt The Playlist window opens Click the Open button gt The Add Playlist Links window opens Select the playlist you want to load and click the Open button gt The playlist is available in the Playback window in the Playlists tab To play this playlist select it and click the Playback button gt Nero ShowTime starts by playing the playlist During playback you can use the but ton to view the list and select individual files See also a Playlist window gt 19 6 4 Editing a Playlist To edit a saved playlist proceed as follows Click the button gt The Playlist window opens Select the desired playlist To add files to the playlist 1 Click the Add Files button gt The Add Files to Playlist window opens 2 Repeat the last step for each file to be added to the playlist To remove files from the playlist 1 Select the file you want to remove 2 Click the Remove button gt The file is removed from the playlist 3 Repeat the last step for each file that is to be added to the playlist To re sort the files of the playlist 1 Right click to open the context menu 2 Select the Sort list entry gt The sub entries are displayed Select the sorting criterion you want here You can al so do a random sort of the list To save the playlist under a new file name 1
9. ad 4 3 letterbox justed to fit the screen and the empty areas above and below are filled with black bars 8 3 1 Video mode The Video mode entry provides setting options for interlacing Video images are shown as two half images in interlaced mode Every second line 1 3 5 575 is shown in the first half image The second half image displays the rest of the lines in the image 2 4 6 576 so that the eye perceives a full picture Most video material consists of half images A deinterlacer is required for display on a full screen device monitor projector Nero Show Time supports the deinterlacing techniques weave bob and adaptive The easiest way to fill in half images consists of displaying even and odd half images simul taneously This way one half image fills in the lines missing from the other half image The Weave deinterlacing method is appropriate if both half images originate from the same point in time and can be interlaced inconspicuously With adaptive deinterlacing the missing lines in the fields are found and added while taking into account the surrounding fields Good adaptive deinterlacers take into account up to five Options Window 43 Options Window images in both directions The more images the algorithm takes into account the more the output may lag With bobbing the missing lines in the fields are found thus expanding each field to form a full image The result of this technique i
10. and DivX Certified are registered trademarks of DivX Inc Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are brands or registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Inc DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of DTS Inc DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project Freescale is a brand of Freescale Semiconductor Inc gracencte E nero Q Nero ShowTime eee Google and YouTube are brands of Google Inc WinTV is a registered trademark of Hauppauge Computer Works Inc Intel Intel XScale Pentium and Core are brands or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Memorex is a registered trademark of Memorex Products Inc Activex ActiveSync DirectX DirectShow Internet Explorer Microsoft HDI MSN Outlook Windows Windows Mobile Windows NT Windows Server Windows Vista Windows Media Xbox Xbox 360 the Windows Vista start button and the Windows logo are brands or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation My Space is a brand of MySpace Inc NVIDIA GeForce and ForceWare are brands or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation Sony Memory Stick PlayStation PLAYSTATION and PSP are brands or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation HDV is a brand of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited JVC UP
11. decoding plug in Dolby Digital 5 1 sound system for audio playback in 5 1 channel Optional DVD Video plug in for DVD Video features and encoding in Dolby Digital 2 channel sound This plug in is already included in the full version 10 2 Formats supported 10 2 1 Disk types CD DVD You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic id 416 10 2 2 Disc formats Audio CD Mixed mode CDs CD EXTRA Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD miniDVD Audiobook CD DVD Video 10 2 3 Audio formats and codecs nero Q Advanced Audio Coding AAC M4A MP4 Audible Audiobook AA Nero ShowTime 50 Audio Interchange File Format AIFF AIF Compact Disc Digital Audio CDA Dolby Digital AC3 Dolby Surround Musical Instrumental Digital Interface MIDI MID Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 2 MP2 Moving Picture Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 1 2 38 MPA Moving Picture Experts Group 4 MP4 Nero Digital MP4 OGG Vorbis OGG OGM Recource Interchange File Format WAVE WAV WAVE Windows Media Audio WMA 10 2 4 DRM protected media formats Windows Media Audio Digital Rights Management WMA DRM Windows Media Video Digital Rights Management WMV DRM Content Protection for Recordable Media CPRM 10 2 5 TV formats National Television Systems Committee NTSC Phase Alternating Line PAL 10 2 6 Video formats and codecs
12. how to do this and the system requirements for Nero Media Home To watch television with Nero ShowTime follow the steps below Click the button gt The playlist opens Click the UPnP tab gt Nero ShowTime searches for a Nero MediaHome network and the TV channels of the network Select a channel of your choice in the MediaHome network entry To add the channel to the playlist click the Add to Existing Playlist button Click the Play button Nero ShowTime starts playback See also a Playlist window gt 19 5 2 Playing Web Media With Nero ShowTime you can enter and play Web media from the Internet This includes audio video and image casts web radio and web TV nero Q Nero ShowTime 16 a ND MTB Playing Streamed Media A cast is a series of posts audio video or pictures on the Internet to which you can sub scribe with a news feed To enter and play web media proceed as follows Click the button gt The playlist opens Click the Web Media tab gt The Playlist window opens Click the Add URL tab to enter new web media gt The Add a New Subscription window opens gi Add a new subscription Title URL Last Status TA Category Web Radio Update Interval S Automatically recommendend 1 Once a day Never only manually Subscribe Cancel Add a new subscription Select the desired category for the subscription in the Category drop
13. navigation bar 8 2 Disc playback The Disc playback entry provides configuration options for showing videos from a drive Diskwiedergabe Standard Disklaufverk E Lelse Diskwiedergabe J Automatisches Abspielen wenn Anwendung gestartet vard x Eingelegte Disk aubomatisch abspielen Inhaltsauswahl Dislogfeld fir DYD Audio anzeigen Automatische Fortsetzung Titel von Anfang abspielen Wiedergabe ab der letzten Szene Vor Fortsetzung der Wiedergabe fragen Kop rschutztechnologien C55 VEPS AALS eden Options Disc Playback window The following setting options are available Drop down menu Defines the drive from which discs are played by default Default disc drive Check box Checks the drives when launching Nero ShowTime and starts play Auto play when back if an appropriate disc has been inserted application started Check box Starts playback as soon as the appropriate disc has been inserted Play automatically upon inserting disc nero Q Nero ShowTime 38 Options Window 8 2 1 8 2 2 Check box Shows a window for selecting content before playing a DVD Audio Show the content selection dialog box for DVD Audio Radio button Starts playback from the beginning if a disc that is already known is Play title from the inserted again beginning Radio button Resumes playback if a disc that is already known is inserted again Resume playback from the last sce ne
14. played and the album cover is displayed in the playback window The control bar and extended area are available for regulating playback Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com 4 3 Playing Audio and Video Files from the Hard Drive To play an audio or video file from the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Click the M button gt The selection list of the playback source opens E F Folder File Ctrl F Selection list of the playback source 2 To play the content of an entire folder or a video title e g a Video DVD movie copied to the hard drive located in a folder 1 Select the Folder entry gt The Select Folder window opens 2 Select the folder you want and click the OK button gt Ifthe folder has a video title the video movie is played If the folder contains other media files the files are played in alphabetical order During playback you can use the button to view the playlist and select individual files 3 If you want to play one single file 1 Select the File entry gt The Open window opens 2 Select the file audio image or video file you want and click the Open button gt The file is played nero Q Nero ShowTime 14 m ng v TE EE Media File Playback gt You have played audio or vi
15. subtitles You can specify a va lue between 0 and 200 frames per second Choose this setting op tion if the speeds for the movie and the subtitles are different from each other and the default settings in the Normal movie speed drop down menu are not sufficient to fix this Defines a synchronization time in milliseconds Enter a positive value in order to delay subtitle displays Enter a negative value in order to display subtitles earlier Choose this set ting option if the movie and the subtitles have the same movie speed but are not running synchronously External Subtitles 35 Nero ShowTime 32 Options Window 8 Options Window The Options window provides various options for customizing the appearance of the Nero ShowTime interface and for configuring settings according to your requirements The window can be opened using the A button It consists of a navigation tree and a screen area De pending on the entry that is selected in the navigation tree a different screen area is dis played Options General OSD setting External subtitles Keyboard and mouse capture Frame Toolbar setting Disc playback ch Video H Audio Quiet Disc Playback Always on top Enable Tooltips Enable all currently disabled Newer show me again messages Camel Options Window 8 1 General settings The General entry provides e g configuration options for the keyboard and mouse as well as for configuring t
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17. Audio CDs Changes the language H Opens subtitle selection U Changes the perspective if the movie provides different camera settings for individual scenes Ctrl A Switches between the channels on a karaoke DVD This option is only available if a karaoke DVD is inserted K Adds a bookmark M Jumps to the next bookmark G Repeats a chapter a title or everything Ctrl R Repeats a section or stops repeating R Depending on the format this button first sets two markers between which the chapter or title is repeated Activates deactivates the digital zoom Ctrl D Nero ShowTime 10 Program Interface 3 Creates a frame i e a picture of the current playback window Alt C The frame is stored in the folder that you specified in Options This feature Is only available if hardware acceleration is disabled nero Q Nero ShowTime 11 Media File Playback Media File Playback With Nero ShowTime you can play or play back various file types You can select the follo wing files to play Video file Video movie that is available in a video folder structure on a DVD or hard drive for in stance Audio file m Audio CD Image file You can start files from different sources To select the source click the r button Playing Video from Disc You can use Nero ShowTime to play video files from a disc for example a DVD Video You can find more information on Blu ray support at ww
18. Get Metadata entry gt The audio files are analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote The Edit MetaData window opens The metadata received from Gracenote is displayed in the New Info area nero Q Nero ShowTime 27 7 Fiename Status 7o Erilksersj dminstrakorlDesktopi Track hoil mpl Furry Pd LERT Sree Gt LL Trah Seo i Fizz T 0 Users Adninistratorl Desktop Track Hole mpd Furry fT Users tiie storlDeskiaps Track Mele mck Furry 2 Adjust he nama Meta data senchronized Old Info Maree ko Track 2 Tracks E Pith Tile Basthovens Symphony F7 In A Op 92 2 Alepeito Artist Artist Barry Worda Rove Philharmonic Oriheskra Album Album Beethoven Symphonie Fi 67 Year Genre Year 1995 Genre Other Classical se Edit MetaData window 6 If necessary edit the metadata e g track number track title artist album title year genre 7 Click the Apply button gt The Edit MetaData window closes gt The metadata is written to the audio file and displayed in Nero ShowTime See also Metadata gt 46 nero Q Nero ShowTime 28 Control During Playback 7 Control During Playback 7 1 Navigation bar During playback in full screen mode you can display the navigation bar by moving the mou se pointer to the top of the screen In addition to the playback duration being displayed vari ous control options are made available to you 2 Which buttons are shown in the navigation bar
19. and alone product from Nero and can purchased on the Internet at www nero com More information is available in the Nero MediaHome user manual available for download from www nero com free of charge 6 1 1 Playlists Tab There are two areas available under the Playlists tab The left area provides an overview of all playlists The right area lists the contents of a selected playlist If the playlist s content consists of music files the artist title and track time of the title are shown With the Get Metadata entry in the context menu you can have Audio CDs be iden tified with Gracenote MusicID and call up metadata such as artist and title from the Gra cenote media database nero Q Nero ShowTime x Local Media UPnP Web Media BIEN EB New Playlist gp Open Quick Playlist b 1 Dvorak SymB G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 09 23 Downloaded Web Media 2 Dvo k Sym8 G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 10 01 Recent 3 Dvorak Sym G dur op Otmar Surtnen 00 06 39 All 4 Dvorak Sym8 G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 10 17 3 Dvorak Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 45 6 Dvof k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 25 7 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 07 54 ri L 8 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 10 49 Quick Play Length 01 18 14 amp item s Playlists Nero ShowTime 20 Playlist The following setting option
20. cription window where you can enter Add URL web media web TV web radio or media casts The web medium is shown in the Web Media tab Button Downloads the selected media file from the Internet and saves it to Download the hard drive You can select several media files for downloading but only one media file at a time will be transferred The downloa ded media files are automatically added to the Downloaded Web Media playlist 6 1 4 1 My Nero Video RSS Feeds If you have My Nero Community activated you can also use Nero ShowTime to display My Nero video RSS feeds and play the content By default a number of feeds are already pro vided for you in Nero ShowTime You can access My Nero Community at http my nero com This is where registered users can manage blogs publish multimedia files to share with other users and more In addition to the default feeds other video feeds recommended for viewing by a My Nero Buddy are available to My Nero users These recommendations can be found in My Nero Community under Buddies Recommended To use My Nero Buddy feeds you must be registered with My Nero Community You also have to store your access data in the Nero ControlCenter For more information please see the Nero ControlCenter manual See also Playing Web Media gt 16 nero Q Nero ShowTime 24 SSS Son Playlist 6 2 Creating a Playlist To create and save a playlist proceed as follows 1 Click the button gt Th
21. deo stream bit rate and audio encoding Defines the position of the on screen display in the playback win dow Defines the font for the on screen display Defines the text color for the on screen display Nero ShowTime 34 Options Window Button Defines the background color for the on screen display Set background color 8 1 2 External Subtitles The External subtitles entry allows you to enable external subtitles and to define the dis play The following setting options are available Check box Enables display of external subtitles Enable external sub External subtitles are only available if the relevant file with exter titles nal subtitles is saved in the same directory as the selected film Buttons Defines the font and text color of the subtitles New font text color Check box Enables shadows around external subtitles Use shadow Input field Defines the pixel width of the shadow Pixel 8 1 3 Keyboard and mouse The Keyboard and mouse setting entry contains configuration options for control via the keyboard and mouse The following setting options are available Button Specifies which function should be assigned to the mouse wheel Use mouse wheel during playback for The Volume Time and Previous Next Chapter entries are avail able Check box Inverts the mouse wheel s function Inverse Input field Defines the time interval in seconds that makes it possible to jump Time seek duration forwar
22. deo files from the hard drive The control bar and extended area are available for regulating playback The button makes the selected files avai lable in the Quick Playlist for repeated playback See also a Playlist window 19 nero Q Nero ShowTime 15 Playing Streamed Media Playing Streamed Media Nero ShowTime lets you play streamed media Streaming refers to the continuous transmis sion of data from the Internet or a network the data can be played while it is being transmit ted This means it is no longer necessary to wait until a media file is completely transmitted before playing it About playing Nero MediaHome streamed TV channels lf a Nero MediaHome server is started in the network and has made TV channels available for streaming you can watch television using Nero ShowTime Nero MediaHome is a server that allows clients e g playback devices that re 2 quest services such as Nero ShowTime to play files located in shared folders on the server Nero MediaHome is a stand alone product from Nero and can purchased on the Internet at www nero com More information is available in the Nero MediaHome user manual available for download from www nero com free of charge The following requirements have to be fulfilled The PC is part of a UPnP network in which a Nero MediaHome server has been laun ched TV channels have been selected for streaming in Nero MediaHome see the Nero Me diaHome user manual for
23. depends on your settings in Op tions 40 Nero ShowTime gt Program Interface Navigation Bar The following setting options are available A Opens the Options window Ctrl C 4 Switches between full screen and normal view Z H Jumps to the previous chapter or to the previous media file P p Starts playback Enter ial Jumps to the next chapter or to the next media file N 1 Interrupts playback then continues it after a second click Space BE Ends playback S oe Creates a frame i e a picture of the current playback window Alt C The o frame is stored in the folder that you specified in Options see Capture Fra me gt 35 A Ejects the disc J i Navigates steplessly no chapter boundaries See also Configuring the navigation bar gt 37 7 2 Context menu You can use the context menu to control Nero ShowTime during playback It is not configur able The funtions of the individual entries correspond to the buttons on the program inter face nero Q Nero ShowTime 29 Control During Playback The following entries are also available Help Opens the Nero ShowTime help Tutorial Opens the www nero com tutorials page where you can download interactive tutorials for Nero products free of charge About Opens the About Nero ShowTime window where you will find information such as the version number 7 3 Controlling external subtitles With Nero ShowTime you can control the external
24. down menu Enter a name for the entry in the Title edit box Enter the Internet address for the entry in the URL edit box Use the radio buttons in the Update Interval area to specify the the updating frequency for the entry Click the Subscribe button gt You have subscribed to the web media A folder is created under the Web Media tab and the feeds are saved in this folder Choose the web media you want and click Play Nero ShowTime starts playback Time delays may occur because the files are transmitted in real time and are not stored locally nero Q Nero ShowTime 17 See also Playlist window 19 My Nero Video RSS Feeds gt 24 I MY nero Q Nero ShowTime Playing Streamed Media Playlist 6 Playlist You can use Nero ShowTime to create playlists for playback These playlists may include media files in different formats During playback the files are played in the order in which you compiled them You can save the created list and load it at a later time to play it again or to edit it quickly and easily In addition you can load and play playlists that have been cre ated by other programs The media files can be from your hard drive from a UPnP network or from the Internet 6 1 Playlist window The Playlist window is the starting point from which you can create load and save playlists as well as select files for playback The window consists of four tabs
25. ds and backwards in the program using the fl and IP buttons 8 1 4 Capture a frame The Capture Frame eniry provides configuration options for the frame A frame is a snap shot of the playback window nero Q Nero ShowTime 35 Options Window The following setting options are available in the Capture to area Radio button Clipboard Radio button Background image Radio button File Button Screenshot Folder Radio button Printer Depending on the configuration of your PC saves one picture only Saves one frame immediately as the desktop wallpaper In the combo box select how the frame should be displayed on the desk top Numbers your frames and saves them in BMP format Defines a folder where the images are saved Sends a frame directly to the printer The following setting options are available in the Captured aspect ratio area Radio button Original video source size Radio button Current video window size nero Q Saves the frame in the original aspect ratio of the movie Saves the frame in the current aspect ratio of the playback window Nero ShowTime 36 8 1 5 Configuring the navigation bar Options Window The Navigation bar setting entry provides configuration options for the navigation bar The navigation bar is used principally so that the entire control panel does not need to be dis played during playback It is displayed at the top of the screen during playback if you move the cur
26. e Playlist window opens Nero ShowTime x Local Media UPnP Web Media BIE EB New Playlist gy Open IW Quick Playlist b 1 Dvorak SymB G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 09 23 Downloaded Web Media 2 Dvo k Sym8 G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 10 01 Recent 3 Dvorak SymB G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 06 39 gt Al Dvo k SymB G dur op Otmar Suitner 00 10 17 5 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 45 amp Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 11 25 7 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 07 34 8 Dvo k Sym9 e moll op Otmar Suitner 00 10 49 Quick Play Length 01 18 14 amp item s Playlist 2 Click the New Playlist button gt Anew playlist is created in the left area under All 3 Enter a name for the playlist e g Hits and press the Enter key on your keyboard 4 Click the Add Files button gt The Add Files to Playlist window opens 5 Select the files to add to the playlist and click the Open button gt The files are now available in the playlist You can add more media files to the playlist from the Local Media and UPnP tabs by using the Add to Existing Playlist button You can now playback the playlist by clicking the Play button To close the window without starting playback click the 2 button See also a Playlist window gt 19 nero Q Nero ShowTime 25 6 3 Playlist Loading and Playing
27. faster it winds Starts playback Enter Selects a fast forward speed or fast forwards F Jumps to the next chapter or to the next media file N Pauses playback Space Playback is resumed by clicking the button or the gt button again Ends playback and shows the start screen S Depending on the playback this opens the selection of available menus or a track selection L Plays the titles in the Audio CD or in the current playlist in random order Each track is played only once Selects a disc or playlist to be played O Opens the Playlist window Nero ShowTime 9 Program Interface Nero ShowTime plays discs e g DVD Videos and Audio CDs as well as files on your hard drive The setting options are not enabled for every type of play back they may be grayed out and cannot be used Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com 3 1 Extended Area An extended area can be opened on the control bar with the arrow button This area provi des advanced selection and setting options 12345678 9 0 10 Program interface Extended area The following operating elements are available in the extended area FT Opens closes the extended area Allows you to jump to chapters immediately when playing back VCDs and
28. for interactive ap Maximum data stor _ Plications age size Button Deletes the temporarily stored data of the interactive applications Delete all local BD from the hard drive content from the hard drive 8 3 Video The Video entry provides configuration options for playing videos The following setting options are available in the Hardware acceleration area Check box Enables hardware acceleration This means that DVD Video image Activate acceleration is performed by the graphics card This reduces the load on the main processor The following setting options are available in the Screen control area Check box Shows the movie automatically on the full screen Run full screen Check box Shows the movie in its original aspect ratio Keep aspect ra tio The following setting options are available in the Screen control area Radio button Shows the video in its original size The playback window expands or video Radio button Shows the video in the playback window s default size Reduce video to fit to the player The following setting options are available in the Video mode preferences area Radio button Shows the movie in 4 3 standard format Default Radio button Shows the movie in 16 9 widescreen format 16 9 Radio button Shows a widescreen movie in 4 3 standard format Part of the image 4 3 Pan and is cut off with this option Scan Radio button Shows a widescreen movie in 4 3 standard format The movie is
29. he navigation bar The following setting options are available Check box Nero ShowTime remains in the foreground even if other pro Check box Enables Tooltips Enable Tooltips Button Re enables all windows that you had disabled with the Never Enable all currently show me this message again check box disabled Never show me again messages nero Q Nero ShowTime 33 8 1 1 OSD setting Options Window The OSD setting entry contains configuration options for the on screen display The on screen display indicates the current procedure in the playback window such as Play or Vo lume increased Options Keyboard and mouse Capture Frame Toolbar setting El Disc playback Video H Audia Quiet Disc Playback On Screen Display Enable Display for seconds Show addtional info O50 position gt m By Set Font Set text color Set bkg color Options OSD setting window The following setting options are available Check box Activate Input field Display for Check box Display extra in formation Radio buttons OSD position Button Set font Button Set text color nero Q Enables disables the on screen display i e process messages in the playback window If the on screen display is enabled the current process is displayed in the playback window Defines the time of the on screen display in seconds Enables display of additional information e g about the vi
30. industry standard in music recognition technology and related 2 Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com nero Q Nero ShowTime 21 6 1 2 Local Media tab Playlist The Local Media tab allows you to select media files located on your PC or network folders Playlists ED Media files Nero ShowTime x Web Media UPnP bal idi i Search t Desktop gt Administrator gt Musik c d Sample Mus F R Track No01 i Track NoO Le Track No03 e Track No04 H R Track No05 18 Track No06 ts Track NoO Track No08 IE pr I Er r a a al dl Local Media The following setting options are available on the Local Media tab Drop down menu Media File Button Play Button Add to existing playlist Input field Search Button p Button Back arrow nero Q Selects the media that should be shown You have the option of fil tering in order to show only picture music or video files or of show ing all files Plays a selected file Opens the Select Playlist window You can select a playlist to which you can add this file Searches for the name that you entered in the input field in the fol der that you selected Ends the search and deletes the search term that you entered in the Search input field Moves a f
31. l entries are found the Matches window opens and the possible metadata re cords are displayed Select the metadata record that matches your Audio CD Click the Send New Data buiton if none of the metadata records match your Audio CD The Edit Metadata window opens Edit Meta Data ERA Trak Title Artist Length stk i United track 1 DO 00 00 2 Untied track Oo 00500 Album Title 3 Untitled track 3 pOo 00 00 Untitled track 4 00 00 00 Mew disc 5 Untied track 5 00 00 00 vaar 6 Untitled track 6 00 00 00 7 Unttled track 7 DOo 00 00 g Unttted track amp 00 00 00 Genre Please selt F Advanced Options Submit Cancel Edit Metadata The Edit MetaData window also opens if no matching entry is found in the da tabase but you want to enter the metadata and make it available If necessary edit the metadata e g title artist album title year genre 6 Click the Advanced Options button to add information gt The Gracenote MusicID Information window which originates from Gracenote opens After entering the additional information you have to close the window so that the Edit Metadata window displays again nero Q Nero ShowTime 13 Media File Playback 7 Click the Submit Data button gt Changed or new Audio CD metadata is sent to Gracenote and added to the Gracenote Media Database gt The Edit Metadata window is closed and the information displays in the playlist and info area gt The disc is
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33. modification or publication of copyright protected material may lead to claims for damages and the enforcement of other legal measures against you If you are unsure of your rights you should contact your legal advisor Some Nero Suite applications require technologies developed by third party manufacturers some of which are contained in the Nero Suite as demo versions These applications can be activated online free of charge or by sending an activation fax to have unlimited use of the version Nero will only transmit the data necessary for activation of the technology licensed from third parties For unlim ited use of Nero Suite it is therefore necessary to have an Internet connection or a fax machine Copyright 2006 2008 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved Nero the Nero logo Nero Digital Nero Essentials Nero Express Nero ImageDrive Nero LiquidTV Nero MediaHome Nero Pho toSnap Nero Recode Nero RescueAgent Nero ShowTime Nero SecurDisc Nero StartSmart Nero Vision InCD Move it and Ul traBuffer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nero AG Nero ShowTime versions with 2 0 channel DTS decoding dis Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 j ap 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 amp other U S and 2 0 Digital Out worldwide patents issued amp pending DTS and DTS 2 0 Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and symbol are trademarks of DTS Inc 1996 2007 DTS
34. nP is a registered trademark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Labelflash is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 13 15 D 76307 Karlsbad Germany nero Q Nero ShowTime Table of contents 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 1 3 2 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 Start Successfully About the manual About Nero ShowTime Launching the program Program Interface Extended Area Media File Playback Playing Video from Disc Play Audio CD Playing Audio and Video Files from the Hard Drive Playing Streamed Media About playing Nero MediaHome streamed TV channels Playing Web Media Playlist Playlist window Playlists Tab Local Media tab UPnP tab Web Media tab Creating a Playlist Loading and Playing a Playlist Editing a Playlist Identifying Audio Files Control During Playback Navigation bar Context menu Controlling external subtitles Subtitles control window Options Window General settings OSD setting External Subtitles Keyboard and mouse Capture a frame Configuring the navigation bar Disc playback Bookmarks editor Parental control Interactive content Nero ShowTime Table of contents 10 1 10 2 10 2 1 10 2 2 10 2 3 10 2 4 10 2 5 10 2 6 10 2 7 10 3 11 12 nero Q Video Video mode
35. nd DVD videos with excellent picture and sound quality You can also use it to play Audio CDs Nero ShowTime has a reminder feature for each inserted disc and during playback you can create screenshots for the video being shown The playback window can be scaled down or viewed in full screen mode Playlists can be conveniently created and managed for the files you want to play nero Q Nero ShowTime 6 2 Launching the program To start Nero ShowTime via Nero StartSmart proceed as follows l Click the StartSmart icon gt The Nero StartSmart window opens Back Lip e gt Home stat Pege Rip and Burn Create and Eat Tree ni P Entertainment Welcome in Launch Applications pietet Nero StartSmart Co mplete your ef tasks quickly Audio Burning and easil i y SSS Launching the program Audio Ripping y o 4 ap ee Manage your projects ay step by step with the application launcher that does it all Special danstt functions seven easier Auftobstkup i Pity Fue Nero StartSmart window 3 Select the Nero ShowTime entry in the selection list 4 The Nero ShowTime window opens gt You have launched Nero ShowTime via Nero StartSmart nero Q Nero ShowTime Program Interface 3 Program Interface The Nero ShowTime program interface is the starting point from which you can play videos and listen to music The program interface consists of a playback window for video
36. ndow opens Edit user Parental level User name Level 2 E PG PG 13 j Level 5 Confirm password FOR E NC 17 I 4 Level 8 User s rights User a Unlimited EN Administrator Edit User window 4 Enter a name and a password for the user 5 Select the desired restriction option in the Parental level area nero Q Nero ShowTime 41 Options Window 6 Click the OK button 8 2 3 gt The desired profile is created and entered in the list If you want to create other profiles repeat the last four steps gt You have successfully set up parental control and created users If a DVD is inserted for which the parental control criteria are relevant a login window appears Only a user with a defined profile can log in and play the mo vie See also Parental control gt 39 Interactive content The Interactive content entry provides setting options for the disc space required by Blu ray discs This disc space is needed for interactive applications that may be part of the Blu ray disc Interactive applications are small programs that may interact with the user and that can for example manage scores or control playback You can find more information on Blu ray support at www nero com link php topic id 416 The following setting options are available Button Defines the folder where the data of the interactive applications is storage Edit box Defines the maximum storage space reserved
37. ning time nero Q Nero ShowTime 30 Control During Playback See also Subtitles control window gt 31 7 4 Subtitles control window If the subtitles are not in synch with the movie you can adjust the subtitles with Nero Show Time in the Subtitles Control window You can open the window during the movie in the expanded area of the control bar using the A gt Adjust external subtitles gt Control Sub titles button Subtitles control Standard movie speeds 23 976 fps frames per second O Change to 0 frames per second Subtitles skew correction Delay subtitles by 0 ms Use positive value if subtitles appear too early and negative value if subtitles appear too late Subtitles Control window The following setting options are available Radio button Retains the speed of the subtitles No change Radio button Chooses a different speed for the subtitles The standard frame ra Normal movie tes of 23 976 for NISC 24 25 for PAL 29 97 for NTSC and speed 30 frames per second are available in the drop down menu Choo se this setting option if the speeds for the movie and the subtitles are different from each other This happens for example when the movie is coded in NTSC but the subtitles are coded in PAL or vice versa nero Q Nero ShowTime 31 Radio button Change to Input field Delay subtitles by See also nero Q Control During Playback Specifies a user defined speed for
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39. ns the playback list Jumps to the previous chapter Jumps to the next chapter Opens the file Changes the camera perspective Ends playback Enables disables the zoom tool Plays the movie forwards Jumps to the next bookmark Opens the Go to Time window Opens the Subtitles Control window Changes the language Ejects the disc Switches between the channels on a karaoke DVD Opens the selection of the available menus Changes between full screen and normal view Plays the movie backwards Nero ShowTime 48 Ctrl B Alt C Ctrl C M 0 9 F1 Page up Page down nero Q EEE Key Combinations Jumps back one intra coded frame An intra codec picture is compressed in the video stream independ ently of other pictures while the picture is being processed This cor responds to approximately 10 frames Creates a frame Opens the Options menu Adds a bookmark Keyboard range 0 9 Shows the Help file Fast forwards Rewinds Nero ShowTime 49 Technical Information 10 Technical Information 10 1 System requirements Nero ShowTime is installed along with the Nero Suite Its system requirements are the sa me You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under www nero com In addition the following requirements apply DVD drive for playing DVD Video 16 bit Windows compatible sound card and speakers Optional Multichannel Doloy Digital 5 1 channel
40. o Contrast Slider Defines the saturation of the video Saturation Slider Defines the hue of the video Hue Slider Adjusts the gamma setting of the video Gamma Slider Defines the sharpness of the video Sharpness Button Resets the setting value to the default value Reset 8 4 Audio The Audio entry provides configuration options for the output of audio files The following setting options are available Area Specifies the settings for audio output For example you can specify Audio output the number of speakers or configure the bass boost feature and spec ify the positioning of the speakers in the room Selection list Defines the audio output mode Output mode 8 4 1 DRC The DRC entry lets you enable Dynamic Range Control Originally very loud or very quiet passages of a movie are adjusted to each other This option is recommended when very small speakers are used for playback 8 4 2 Metadata The Metadata entry provides the option of calling up metadata through the Gracenote Inter net database nero Q Nero ShowTime 46 Options Window The following setting options are available Check box Enables the Gracenote Media Database feature Use Gracenote CD database Button Opens the Internet Properties window You can specify the set Internet Connecti tings for your Internet connection here on Settings This button is only enabled if you have enabled the Use Gracenote CD database check box Check box Shows the c
41. o file STAY EEE 27 B Bass boost enl fagnen 46 PP 44 Bookmark arvrnrvnnrenrennrenererarennennvennnenner 39 Brightness rrrnnnnrronnnnnnovnnnnrenrnnrnennnnnne 45 C DE eie E E 10 Oo REE E N 35 Chapter PAS al EN 10 PE 10 Configuring the navigation bar STA Context MEnuU rruerrarvvrnnvennarvernnreernnnen 29 EE e E ET 45 Conventions manual cceeeeeeeeeeeees 6 Cover AUNG i 46 Audio OUDUT EE a RRR 46 BLE 6 EE EN 46 D Deinterlacing ccccsseeecceeseeeceseeeseeees 43 Deinterlacing methods Adaptive deinterlacing c sssssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 44 5 6 EE A 44 WEAVE rrrrnnnnonnnnnonnnnernnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennenennnsnennn 43 DISCPANDAK serende 38 DR opener ter tee neater ae ere onan ee erat oes 46 Dynamic Range Control ccccc 46 Nero ShowTime E External Subtitles Gontrol mennnnvvnnnnvvnnnnevnnnnnvnnnnennnnnennnnennnnnennnneeen 30 CUS OI 6 sS 30 Synchronize EE EN NE NE 30 F Feen 45 GAONA eraa AAA EA 45 LAW Gi ccnaosesd vaonsess esene uecesieaceesasevenedan evendeteasbensadan 45 Frame EE 31 G 1010 EE 45 Gracenote iee 10 14 21 27 47 H Hardware acceleration ccssccseeees 42 PN eect eae tected eaten ea 45 K Key Combinations cccccccceeeeeeeeeees 48 M Manual CONVENTIONS arvrrvnrvnvrnevnvvnevnern 6 Mouse Configuring the mouse wheel r rrrrrrrnnrnnrrr 35 N Nero Digital settings rrrrrnnnrrre
42. older up Nero ShowTime 22 Playlist Button Moves a folder down Forward arrow This button is only enabled if you have moved one folder up previ ously by using the Back arrow button Button Updates the view 5 6 1 3 UPnP tab The UPnP tab gives you the option of selecting media files located on a UPnP network such as Nero MediaHome The following setting options are available on the UPnP tab Drop down menu Selects the media that should be shown You have the option of fil Media File tering in order to show only picture music or video files or of show ing all files Button Plays a selected file Play Button Opens the Select Playlist window You can select a playlist to Add to existing which you can add this file playlist Button Moves a folder up Back arrow Button Moves a folder down Forward arrow This button is only enabled if you have moved one folder up previ ously by using the Back arrow button Button Updates the view 3 6 1 4 Web Media tab The Web Media tab gives you the option of downloading entering and adding web media The following setting options are available on the Web Media tab Drop down menu Selects the media that should be shown You have the option of fil Media File tering in order to show only picture music or video files or of show ing all files Button Plays a selected file Play nero Q Nero ShowTime 23 Playlist Button Opens the Add a New Subs
43. orresponding album cover in the Playback window dur Enable cover art ing Audio CD playback provided there is a matching entry in the Gracenote Media Database Check box When Nero Digital audio files are started displays the Nero Digital Nero Digital Audio logo Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com 2 Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote See also Identifying Audio Files gt 27 8 5 Enable Quiet Disc Playback The Quiet disc playback entry provides the option of reducing the noise caused by a drive when a CD DVD is being played nero Q Nero ShowTime 47 Key Combinations Key Combinations The following shortcuts and key combinations are available in Nero ShowTime Enter Space Q R Ctrl R T Ctrl T U Ctrl U Ctrl Alt U O Ctrl 0 P N Ctrl P Ctrl A S Ctrl D F G Ctrl G Ctrl Alt S H J K L Z Alt F nero Q Raises the volume Reduces the volume Starts playback Cancels playback resumes playback Switches to mute loud Repeats a selected part of the movie Repeats a chapter or title Jumps one frame forwards Minimizes the program interface Opens subtitle selection Displays or hides subtitles Displays or hides external subtitles Opens the playback source selection Ope
44. r parent can view and administer the profiles nero Q Nero ShowTime 39 Options Window You must have administrator rights on your computer to be able to create a U ser or set up parental controls You also must be logged on as an administrator The Parental level area displays the restrictions that apply for the user currently logged on The following setting options are available G Released without age restriction Suitable for general audiences Level 2 Films up to release Level 2 are played Suitable for most audien ces PG Not suitable for children under 13 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 viewers under 18 years old Not allowed for children or teenagers under 18 under any circumstances Level 8 Films up to release Level 8 are played Maximum age restriction Unlimited All films are played The following buttons are available Login Opens the Login window where an administrator or user can log into the system Administration Opens the User Administration window in which you can create new profiles for administrators and users You can also view and edit these profiles e g the level of parental control and or change the password The button is active only if you have logged into the system as an administrator Users cannot view or change p
45. rofiles 8 2 2 1 Create Administrator In order to set up parental control you must first create an administrator Only an administra tor can create users and specify a restriction for watching movies To create an administrator proceed as follows 1 Click the Administrator button gt The User Administration window opens 2 Click the Add User button gt The Edit User window opens 3 Enter a name and a password nero Q Nero ShowTime 40 Options Window 4 Select the Unlimited radio button in the Parental level area 2 All films will be played only if the Unlimited option has been activated 5 Click the OK button gt You are entered as an administrator You can see your profile in the list included in the User Management window You can now log into the system in order to create users See also Parental control gt 39 8 2 2 2 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 The following requirement has to be fulfilled You are logged in as an administrator To set up parental control and to create a user proceed as follows l If you are not logged into the system yet click the Login button and log in gt The Administrator button is enabled 2 Click the Administrator button gt The User Administration window opens 3 Click the Add User button gt The Edit User wi
46. s and a control bar You can use the control bar to select a file or video for playback open the Options window adjust the volume control playback and see information regarding the file that is currently being play ed P 1 74 Nero ShowTime X 128428607 8990 10 ABCD 480 tase Program Interface 74 Nero ShowTime Ne Fl x 1 Tite 0 Cho 0 00 00 Thumbnail View The following setting options are available Shows the Help file F1 af Opens the Options menu Ctrl C x Displays the control bar in thumbnail view This button is only available during full screen mode playback and does not provide all buttons _ Minimizes Nero ShowTime in the taskbar nero Q Nero ShowTime a nero Q Program Interface Switches between full screen and normal view Z Exits Nero ShowTime Displays the activated feature title current chapter running time and more The cover for the Audio CD is shown here during Audio CD play back if a matching entry is found in the Gracenote media database Double clicking the running time opens the Seek to Time window Here you can select a running time Ctrl G Switches to mute loud Q Adjusts the volume Navigates steplessly no chapter boundaries Jumps to the previous chapter or to the previous media file P Selects a rewind speed or rewinds Alt F Rewinds and fast forwards within the track The farther the wheel is moved in one direction the
47. s are available on the Playlists tab Button List Button New Playlist Button Remove Button Add Files Button Play Button Save Button Exporting Displays or hides the playlist overview Creates a new playlist that you can save with a name of your choosing and to which you can save media files for playback Opens the Add Links on Playlists window The File Type drop down menu shows all available playlist formats Choose a playlist here in order to show and play it in Nero ShowTime Removes a playlist or an individual entry from a playlist Opens the Add Files to Playlist window Select media files here in order to add them to the selected playlists Plays the selected playlist starting with the selected playlist entry Saves the selected playlist with the name chosen in the Documents gt Nero Collections folder as an M3U Playlist Saves the selected playlist You can choose any name folder and play list format during the process The following setting options are available in the left area Quick Playlist Downloaded Web Media Recent All Shows the files you last played The Quick Playlist only shows files that are not stored inside their own playlist If you start an Audio CD the files located on the Audio CD are also shown in the Quick Playlist Shows all files that you have downloaded from the Internet Shows the last playlists that you played Shows all stored playlists Gracenote is the
48. s soft blending and some horizontal details may be missing The following setting options are available Radio button Defines that deinterlacing is not used No deinterlacing weave Radio button Defines that the computer performance takes over the deinterlacing Adaptive deinter Process Depending on the processor there may be interruptions in The radio button is not available if hardware acceleration is dis abled Check box Adjusts the picture quality Fine tuning view Radio button Defines that the hardware takes over the deinterlacing process Fixed deinterlac Recommended in particular for older PCs with less than 600 MHz Ing bob processor performance Button Restores the default setting Set default values 8 3 2 Video quality The Video quality entry provides configuration options regarding the quality of Nero Digital videos The settings in this section only affect Nero Digital videos and have no signifi cance for DVD Videos VCDs and SVCDs The following setting options are available Radio button Deactivates adjustment of the quality Off Radio button Selects the manual quality setting Use the adjuster to set the quality set Manual ting between None and Maximum Radio button Automatically adjusts the quality to ensure the optimum setting for your Auto adjust Computer nero Q Nero ShowTime 44 Options Window 8 3 3 Nero Digital settings The Nero Digital settings entry provides configuration op
49. sor to this position and provides selection and configuration options for the movie be ing shown see Navigation bar gt 29 Options General Toolbar setting OSD setting Enable External subtiles Keyboard and mouse Capture Frame Show only in Full screen mode Toolbar setting El Disc playback H Video ep Fast forward H Audio Fast reverse Quiet Disc Playback Inactive The following setting options are available Show always Previous Stop Pause Play Next pect Full screen Capture frame About Show Al gt gt Options Navigation Bar Setting window Check box Enables the navigation bar Activate Radio button Enables the navigation bar for playback in full screen and normal Always show mode Radio button Activates the navigation bar only for playback in full screen mode Show only in full screen mode Selection list Displays the features that are not available on the navigation bar Disabled Selection list Displays the features of the navigation bar Enabled Button Adds all features of the Enabled selection list Show all All buttons are displayed in the navigation bar nero Q Nero ShowTime 37 Options Window Button Removes all features from the Enabled selection list to the Dis Hide all abled selection list Button Resets the Active and Inactive selection lists to the default setting Default The most frequently used buttons are displayed in the
50. subtitles of a movie during playback Ex ternal subtitles mean that the subtitle information is not in the movie but rather in an external file in a special format If the subtitle file is in the same folder as the movie and has the same name Nero ShowTime detects the subtitle file automatically and displays it in accor dance with the selected setting The following requirements have to be fulfilled The movie is being played back Playback of external subtitles is enabled To control subtitles proceed as follows To have subtitles displayed from an external file 1 Display the expanded area 2 Click the aS button 3 Click the External subtitles adjustment gt Add subtitles to list entry gt A browser window opens 4 Select the desired subtitles and click the Open button gt The subtitles are added to the subtitles list and displayed in the movie If the movie and subtitles are not synchronized and you want to synchronize them 1 Display the expanded area 2 Click the PA button 3 Click the External subtitles adjustment gt Subtitles control entry gt The Subtitles Control window opens 4 Select the Standard movie speeds or Change to radio button to adapt the speed of the subtitles to the movie Enter a value in the Delay subtitles by edit box to synchronize the subtitles to the movie 6 Click the OK button gt The changes are applied p gt You have displayed the subtitles and controlled the run
51. tions for playing Nero Digital vid eos The settings in this section only affect Nero Digital videos and have no signifi cance for DVD Videos VCDs and SVCDs The following setting options are available Check box Retains the settings for the subtitles for the next time a film is Remember subtitle played setting when playing Nero Digital movie Check box Improves the display of subtitles Display subtitles smoothly 8 3 4 Film effects The Film effects entry allows effects to be applied to the video movie The following setting options are available Check box Activates the use of film effects Use film effects Slider Defines the brightness of the image Luma Slider Defines color hue and color saturation Chroma Button Restores the default setting Reset 8 3 5 Enhance video The Enhance video entry allows you to change the appearance of the video The following setting options are available Drop down menu Selects a predefined entry and adjusts the slider accordingly Preferences If the values are changed the Custom entry is selected Button Opens the New Preset window where you can store the current Save As setting under a name of your choice nero Q Nero ShowTime 45 Options Window Button Deletes the currently selected self defined preset Presets prede Delete Preset fined by the system cannot be deleted Slider Defines the brightness of the video Brightness Slider Defines the contrast of the vide
52. w nero com link php topic id 416 To play video files from a disc proceed as follows Insert the disc into the drive gt Playback starts automatically If playback does not start automatically use the Das but ton to select the drive where the disc is located gt The disc is played The control bar and extended area are available for regulating play back If a DVD Video has already played the DVD Auto Resume window opens He re you can choose whether the Video DVD should be resumed at the last point viewed or started at the beginning See also Creating a Playlist gt 25 4 2 Play Audio CD Nero ShowTime plays an Audio CD The Audio CD can be automatically identified with Gra cenote MusicID when it plays Metadata e g artist album title genre track title is accessed by the Gracenote Media Database and assigned to the tracks Gracenote Album Art pro vides the matching album cover for the Audio CD nero Q Nero ShowTime 12 UJ oF Media File Playback To play an Audio CD proceed as follows Insert the Audio CD into a drive gt Playback starts automatically If playback does not start automatically use the ES but ton to select the drive in which the disc is located gt The disc is analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote If a Gracenote Media Database entry matches your Audio CD exactly the metadata is applied and dis played in the playlist and info area gt If severa

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