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1. Data SecurDisc DVD see Compiling data CD DVDs Available with SecurDisc recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder BI 7 Page 8 Start screen Allows you to compile and burn audio and audiobook files in the formats you want Audio CD see Compiling an Audio CD Audiobook CD see Compiling an Audiobook CD m Jukebox Audio CD see Compiling jukebox Audio CD DVDs Jukebox Audio DVD see Compiling jukebox Audio Music CD DVDs m JukeBox HD DVD see Compiling jukebox Audio CD DVDs Available with a HD DVD recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder m Jukebox Blu ray Disc see Compiling jukebox Audio CD DVDs Available with a Blu ray recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Allows you to compile and burn video and or picture files as VCD SVCD or DVD Video m Video CD see Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs Super Video CD see Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs DVD Video Files see Compiling DVD Videos Allows you to copy a source disc and to load an image file or a saved project Videos Pictures Copy Entire CD see Creating a copy Copy Entire DVD see Creating a copy Disc Image or Saved Project see Loading a disc image Image Project or saved project Copy Copy Entire HD DVD see Creating a copy Available with a HD DVD recorder only see Selecting reco
2. Nero Express Manual Nero AG nero EXPRESS 7 Copyright and Trademark Information The Nero Express manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG All rights reserved This manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the express written permission of Nero AG All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights Nero AG does not accept any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero Express manual The contents of the software supplied as well as of the Nero Express manual may be changed without prior warning The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only Copyright 2007 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved REV 1 0 SW 7 5 4 0 nero EXPRESS 7 Contents Contents 1 General information 5 1 1 About the manual 5 1 2 About Nero Express 5 1 3 Versions of Nero Express 5 Technical information 6 2 1 System requirements 6 3 Launching the program 3 1 Launching Nero Express via Nero StartSmart 3 2 Launching Nero Express directly 4 Start screen 8 4 1 Extended area start screen 9 4 1 1 Options 11 4 1 2 Copying Audio CD tracks 12 4 1 3 Erasing a disc 14 4 1 4 SecurDisc Settings 15 4 1 5 Selecting recorders and
3. Select the erase method to be used nero EXPRESS 7 ant Start screen 4 1 4 SecurDisc Settings V OH This function is only available with a recorder that supports SecurDisc see System requirements With Nero Express and a SecurDisc recorder you can burn your data as data SecurDisc CDs or DVDs SecurDisc is an innovative security technology characterized by extremely stabile hardware and software encoding It uses mandatory storage level security features such as checksums to verify data integrity and readability and redundancy storage and defect data management systems to ensure maximum data reliability i e SecurDisc compilations are more resistant to physical damage such as scratches Password protection as well as the data encryption used by SecurDisc protect your data against unauthorized access In addition you can add a digital signature to the disk to authenticate the origin as well as the integrity of the data This function is available as separate Data gt Data SecurDisc CD DVD option in the start screen SecurDisc T M Settings F Password Protection Ki Digital Signature Copy Protection SecurDisc TM always includes Data Integrity Check Data Reliability oO SecurDisc Get more information Fig 6 Extended Area SecurDisc Settings The following settings are available in the SecurDisc Settings area When this option
4. You can customize Nero Express to suit your needs here see Options Copy Audio CD Tracks Opens the Save Tracks window You can copy audio files from CD to hard drive here see Copying Audio CD tracks Erase Disc Opens the Erase Rewritable Disc dialog box This is where you can erase the data from a rewritable CD DVD see Erasing a disc Disc Info Create Covers and Labels Opens the Disc Info dialog box This is where you can display information on the CD DVD inserted The total capacity and available capacity will be shown in addition to the tracks and sessions Opens Nero Cover Designer Using Nero Cover Designer you can create and print labels and booklets for CDs DVDs that have been burned Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels SecurDisc Settings Defines the settings for burning a SecurDisc disc Burn Label Opens the Burn Label window This is where you can create or load a label in order to print on the label and or data side of special DVDs in the recorder see LabelFlash Available with a LabelFlash recorder only see System requirements The recorder must be selected to enable the option see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Recorder Defines the recorder that you want to use for burning and or the Nero Image Recorder see Select
5. 17 Contact 17 1 Contact details Nero Express is a Nero AG product EXPRESS 7 Nero AG Im St ckm dle 13 15 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web www nero com Help http support nero com E mail techsupport nero com Fax 49 724 892 8499 Copyright 2007 Nero AG and its licensors All rights reserved nero EXPRESS 7 Pagea
6. a Indicates additional information or advice 1 Start A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action U Carry out these actions in the order specified gt Indicates an intermediate result gt Indicates a result OK Indicates text passages menu items or buttons that appear in the program interface of Nero Express They are shown in bold face Indicates references to other chapters They are executed as links SES and are shown in red and underlined 1 2 About Nero Express Nero Express provides all the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM with a simplified user interface Whether you are a beginner or an expert Nero Express guides you quickly and easily through your desired burning tasks The default settings are selected to automatically achieve best results Using the program is remarkably easy simply select the object to be burned add the files and start burning 1 3 Versions of Nero Express Nero Express is available in three different versions Nero Express Nero Express Essentials and Nero Express Essentials SE Nero Express and Nero Express Essentials offer the full range of functions only Nero Express Essentials SE does not offer the following functions m Unrestricted encoding in Nero Digital Audio format m Creating and burning Super Video CDs see Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs m Linking to Nero CoverDesigner see Extended area start screen m Saving audio files see Copying
7. sis aF The Next button is enabled as soon as the process is complete gt The SecurDisc Key Setting Ended dialog box is opened nero EXPRESS 7 Page 29 Compiling data CD DVDs 6 5 Enter a file name for the key you have created and click on the Finish button gt The SecurDisc Digital Signature dialog box is opened and the selected key is displayed in the drop down menu Select the Prohibit data duplication check box in the extended area of the compilation screen gt All PDF files are copy protected The Allow duplication by password check box is displayed To permit duplication of the copy protected data after entering a password 1 Select the Allow duplication by password check box gt The Protect SecurDisc Data dialog box is opened 2 Enter the required password in the Password input area and click on the OK button A wizard offers suggestions by means of an additional dialog box when entering and selecting the password It estimates the security level i e the quality of the password during entry Click on the OK button gt The corresponding dialog box will be opened to inform you that the disc is being digitally signed with the selected key You can pass on the relevant public key to recipients to enable them to verify the signature Click on the OK button Click on the Next button gt The SecurDisc Data Protection dialog box is opened nero EXPRESS 7
8. 8 Check the Normalize all audio files and No pause between tracks boxes as required see Compilation screen 9 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully compiled an Audio CD and can now burn this compilation 7 1 1 Customizing properties You can display and or make changes to the audio file properties on the Track Properties Indexes Limits Splits and Filters tabs To open the tabs click on the Properties button in the My Audio CD compilation screen for Audio CDs 7 1 1 1 Track properties On the Track Properties tab you will find basic information on the selected file in the Source information area EXPRESS 7 Page 29 Music Audio Track Properties Track Properties Indexes Limits Split Filters Source information d File New Stories Highway Blues wma Frequency 44 100 Hz Channels 2 Resolution 16 bits Properties Title CD TEXT New Stories Highway Blues Artist CD TEXT New Stories Highway Blues Pause 2 Seconds International Standard Recording Code ISRC Protection F Cross fade with previous track O c Fig 17 Audio Track Properties dialog box Track Properties tab The following input areas are available in the Properties area i CD players that support CD Text show the title name Title CD TEXT SE here CD players that support CD Text show the artist s name Artist CD TEXT GE here SS Ee Defines the length of the pause in seconds
9. Pause after track 8 1 1 2 Menu You can customize the information on your video or picture file for the menu on the Menu tab MPEG Track Info Properties Menu Title Picture used as thumbnail Fig 26 MPEG Info dialog box Menu tab The following input areas and options are available Title Defines the name of the video or picture file in the menu Defines which frame is displayed in the menu You can use the slider to select the picture you want Available for video files only Picture used as thumbnail 8 1 2 Customizing the menu In the My Super Video Menu screen you can customize the look of the menu to suit your requirements Just as with DVD Video menus you can select titles and or chapters from the movie to show in the VCD SVCD menu nero EXPRESS 7 Page 38 Videos and slide shows The following buttons and options are available Opens the Layout Settings dialog box You can set the layout of the menu here Opens the Background Settings dialog box You can load and customize the background image here Opens the Text Settings dialog box Text You can enter the text content for headers and footers and select the font here Layout Background Show full screen menu Set as Default Saves the current menu settings as default values Shows a preview of the full screen menu 8 2 Compiling DVD Videos Using Nero Express you
10. proceed as follows 1 Insert the required Audio CD into your computer s drive 2 Click on the Copy Audio CD Tracks button in the extended area of the screen 3 If multiple drives are displayed select the drive containing the Audio CD you require gt Adialog box is opened 4 If you would like to retrieve artist title information from the Nero Internet CD database 1 Click on the Yes button gt The CD parameters are sent The relevant window is opened and the results are displayed in the List of corresponding CD entries area 2 Select the relevant entry 3 Click on the Selected CD button gt The selected data is incorporated into the track list nero EXPRESS 7 Page 12 Start screen oe als lt AE 12 If you do not want to retrieve artist title information from the Nero Internet CD database 1 Click on the No button gt The Save Tracks window is opened f Save Tracks _NEC DVD_RW ND 3500AG Track list N Start Length Artist 1 0 02 00 0 04 12 400 43 MB 2 4 14 30 0 04 14 080 43 MB 3 8 28 36 0 04 11 466 43 MB 4 12 39 0 04 56 333 50 MB way 5 17 36 0 03 26 573 35 MB way 6 21 02 0 03 45 733 38 MB way H 24 48 0 04 29 213 46 MB way 8 29 17 0 04 12 826 43 MB way 9 33 30 0 03 34 280 37 MB way Total 1 Track 4 13 35 43 MB Select All Audio player controls Position J Volume J Track 01 Time 00 00 Output way Digital v ett anf onal S Ey ea se
11. Audio CD tracks m Erasing rewritable CDs DVDs see Erasing a disc Retrieving disc information see Extended area start screen Creating labels with LightScribe not included in standard functionality see LightScribe Creating labels with LabelFlash not included in standard functionality see LabelFlash Burn SecurDisc data CD s DVD s with SecurDisc not included in the standard features by default see SecurDisc Settings nero EXPRESS 7 pale Technical information 2 Technical information 2 1 System requirements In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package the following individual system requirements apply to Nero Express Microsoft DirectX 9 0b or higher Optional LightScribe compatible recorder and medium Using LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling If you have a CD or DVD recorder with LightScribe support your system needs the latest LightScribe System Software If you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Nero 7 from the Nero website you must install the LightScribe System Software separately The latest version can be found at www nero com link php topic id 93 LabelFlash recorder and disc Blu ray recorder and disc m HD DVD recorder and HD DVD m SecurDisc recorder Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers is recommended WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the d
12. CD R discs to burn Audio CDs oc Maiki hadt a H D ime of orem hous Tree Mero eer apt Ten tum serg Asto CD to siae the entse Seefe ha stasa Adn T Sg Car be chaed Back or M I wii ar Mer Dad Ando Un MP2 WMA o Nao gial sax ege Oa Cap be inad Cam rie Ze H Fig 15 Audio start screen To create an Audio CD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Audio menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Audio CD Audiobook CD Jukebox Audio CD and Jukebox Audio DVD options are displayed 2 Click on Audio CD gt The My Audio CD compilation screen for Audio CDs is displayed Music 7 Pit fenbn OD Aa the maio Dien poo met to ban You can edt sudo Akes trem your herd dive or from Audo Cin Trach Teie ata Teck Let 1 Setomi ieo Beethovens Zupgtegne OH Fig 16 My Audio CD compilation screen 3 Click on the Add button gt The Add files and folders window is opened 4 Select the audio files that you want to add to the compilation and click on the Add button 5 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all audio files that you want to add to the compilation sis Le IW If you are searching for specific files and want to add them to your compilation see Finding and adding files 6 Click on the Close button gt The audio files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen 7 Customize the properties of the audio files to suit your requirements see Customizing properties
13. Closed data area on a CD DVD A session is marked at the start and at the end If more than one session is recorded on a CD DVD this is referred to as a multi session CD DVD Session At Once Recording type mainly for CD Extra A first session with different audio files is recorded in a single process The laser is then switched off but the CD is not closed which means you can still write more data to it Afterwards a second data session is written and then the disc is closed nero EXPRESS 7 Page 67 Glossary Simulation Performs all steps in a burn process without using the laser beam We recommend running a simulation if you are decompressing data before burning e g when burning an Audio CD from MP3 files You can assume that if simulation is successful the burn process will also be successful Super Video CD SVCD Source data must be MPEG 2 encoded and the parameters must be SVCD compliant The encoder used must feature the necessary options SVCD discs can be played on DVD players PCs with DVD ROM or CD ROM drives with software that supports processing of this video format Track An individual piece of music on an Audio CD Track At Once TAO Writing method in which each track is written individually to the CD The writing process is interrupted briefly after each track i e the laser switches off Driver Software file that will allow your hardware to be seen by the operating system or software progra
14. Copy and Print LightScribe Label compilation methods Dae CD Comite a alain Ais whch can be used to sava a types of lies and ccommpsheten Hidkilowe TH yw Ee mm Le need cart at west pattern Advanced Data DVD Keng Create a deta D I which can be ured to save d types d Mer ed complete 2 Copy tusho OD tracks folders The D I can be read on al Windows platlorra I vase er Data HO DVD Caste a HD OVD s ah can te uiad to care af ypes of Gee wi complete G Ger te folders The dr can be road on af Windows pistiga which MO OVD deve A Create Covers and Labels Data Blu rap Dine H vente Cisse a binay dic whch can be used compbete lok w The dhe can be si Recorder Sect the Heconder to buen on A Urs iro inge Recorder pret Lg zent Leg Fig 2 Start screen with extended area The following compilation methods are available Allows you to compile and burn all types of files and folders Data CD see Compiling data CD DVDs Data DVD see Compiling data CD DVDs Data HD DVD see Compiling data CD DVDs Available with a HD DVD recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Data Data Blu ray Disc see Compiling data CD DVDs Available with a Blu ray recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Data SecurDisc CD see Compiling data CD DVDs Available with SecurDisc recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder
15. Dege sih gan DI iv dam TT vs Mm gp ten wh preg et eww Tagen reser Pr ty makin a OO Viies ke zuer We pany za Lew ING EE a bee View Ze A Di baM as Use Mere basoe Bocce der Fig 22 Videos Pictures start screen To create a Super Video CD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Videos Pictures menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Video CD Super Video CD and DVD Video Files options are displayed 2 Click on the option you require Video CD or Super Video CD gt The My Super Video CD compilation screen is displayed RESS 7 Page 35 Videos and slide shows Le ul J AA Fig 23 My Video CD compilation screen Click on the Add button gt The Add files and folders window is opened Select the video and or picture files that you want to add to the compilation Click on the Add button Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all video and or picture files that you want to add to the compilation If you are searching for specific files and want to add them to your compilation see Finding and adding files Click on the Close button gt The video and or picture files are added to the compilation and displayed on the compilation screen Customize the properties of the video and or picture files to suit your requirements see Customizing properties Check the Enable S VCD Menu box see Compilation screen Click on the Next button gt If you have checked the S V
16. MPEG 2 format from your video and or picture files which can be played on almost all VCD or SVCD and DVD players as videos or slide shows Source files are automatically converted to the correct format during the burn process The procedure for both compilation methods is identical oc Please note that the Create Super Video CD is not available in Nero Express Essentials SE wI Le Le sis IW When creating a slide show in Nero Express options such as Accentuate with background music for example are not available Other functions are available in Nero Vision Please see the separate Nero Vision user manual for full instructions on how to produce professional looking slide shows When creating a slide show as a VCD SVCD the picture files involved are stored in a DAT file This type of file cannot be modified or viewed with an image processing program If you would like to save the original formats to your CD as well open the extended area in the compilation screen and check the Store source pictures in box Video CD Create 4 Video CD Fo yous video ancien Gerten thee that can be played beck on meet VOD and DVO players The flee e Zeg hr converted to the comet mg Gung the bur provets Super Video CD Crewe a hap ag Super Video CD dom pas weleo pecturs Wies Mat pas can glee back on most SVCD ard OVO players The DVD Video Daten rade on pow rie You iech ther zl merae be coneeted Aere fe tun proces VD Whew F n
17. Page 26 Compiling data CD DVDs Enter a password to protect the marked data against unauthorized Ab access For security reasons the password should be at least 16 characters long and should contain letters and number You can type complete sentences to be used as password Warning Remember your password Without it you will be unable to access SecurDisc password protected documents Password V Hide typing DEE EE Password quality WE wech Password confirmation sesssesssesess Fig 14 SecurDisc Data Protection Dialog 10 Enter the desired password in the Password field and then click the OK button als Geh If necessary a wizard may provide tips in an additional dialog during password entry The wizard gauges the security level i e the quality of the password during entry gt You have now protected your data SecurDisc CD DVD against unauthorized access with a password copy protected PDF documents and or digitally signed the disk and can now burn the CD DVD EXPRESS 7 Page 27 Music 7 Music 7 1 Compiling an Audio CD Using Nero Express you can create an Audio CD that contains music files It can be played using all standard CD players To compile an Audio CD source files with different audio formats e g MP4 MP3 or WMA are automatically converted into Audio CD format before being burned Please note that some CD players cannot play CD RW discs Use
18. activating Nero Image Recorder 16 5 Compilation screen 18 6 Compiling data CD DVDs 20 6 1 Finding and adding files 22 6 2 Hiding files 24 6 3 Activate SecurDisc Settings 24 7 Music 28 7 1 Compiling an Audio CD 28 7 1 1 Customizing properties 29 7 2 Compiling jukebox Audio CD DVDs 32 7 3 Compiling an Audiobook CD 34 8 Videos and slide shows 35 8 1 Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs 35 8 1 1 Customizing properties 37 8 1 2 Customizing the menu 38 8 2 Compiling DVD Videos 39 nero EXPRESS 7 Page 3 Contents Creating a copy 41 9 1 Copying a CD DVD 42 10 Loading a disc image or saved project 45 11 LightScribe 46 11 1 Printing LightScribe labels without compilation 46 11 1 1 Customizing print properties 48 11 2 Printing LightScribe labels within the project 49 12 LabelFlash 51 12 1 Burn Label screen 52 12 2 Printing Labelflash labels and DiskT 2 53 13 Final Burn Settings screen 55 13 1 Extended area Burn Settings 56 13 2 Burning with Nero Image Recorder creating an image file 57 13 3 Burning discs with the drive 58 14 Final screen 60 15 Glossary 61 16 Index 70 17 Contact 72 17 1 Contact details 72 nero EXPRESS 7 CES General information 1 General information 1 1 About the manual In order to make best use of this manual please note the following conventions Symbol Meaning V Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed strictly O WA 3 i
19. and if you want to burn files larger than 4483 MB you can select the DVD9 8152 MB option from the drop down menu Available for DVD Videos only BD DL 47742MB BD 23866MB If the burner is capable of burning Blu ray Discs with 2 layers BD DL and if you want to burn files larger than 23866 MB you can select the BD DL 47742MB option from the drop down menu Available for Blu ray Discs only nero EXPRESS 7 Page 19 Compiling data CD DVDs 6 Compiling data CD DVDs sis Using Nero Express you can compile and burn all types of files and folders If a DVD recorder is installed on your computer you can burn both data CDs and data DVDs If you have a CD recorder you can only burn data CDs and the option for burning a DVD is already grayed out in the start screen There is no difference between the procedures for each compilation method lf a HD DVD recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to display the Data HD DVD option in the Data area The procedures for both compiling and burning a data HD DVD are the same as the compilation method for a data CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a HD DVD has considerably more space and can store up to 15 GB on a single layer disc The capacity bar in the Disc Content compilation window displays comparatively more available space If a Blu ray recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to display the Data Blu ray Disc option in the
20. can burn DVDs made up of DVD Video files from your hard drive You can show your burned DVDs on almost all DVD players Please note that it is not possible to create a DVD Video from video files in Nero Express In Nero Vision you can convert video files into DVD Videos oc To compile a DVD Video proceed as follows 1 Click on the Videos Pictures menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Video CD Super Video CD and DVD Video Files options are displayed 2 Click on DVD Video gt The DVD Video files compilation screen is displayed You can add your 0 Video Hes here Medfied c Ouro naw 70 07 20 Clboasnents seed zem sto SO uo ID Conner and Setting Setz app 1 3007 0 C Poounents sl Setting Hm EE n 10 07 20 Clpecsnerts set Seth A Cr ste Covers and Labets Setz 013 eg DE 29 07 20 C Documents and Setting ers ray Fig 27 DVD Video files compilation screen 3 Click on the Add button gt The Add files and folders window is opened Page 39 Videos and slide shows 4 Select the DVD Video files that you would like to add to the compilation and click on the Add button 5 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all DVD Video files that you want to add to the compilation Wi If you are searching for specific files and want to add them to your compilation see Finding and adding files 6 Click on the Close button gt The DVD Video files are added to the compilation and are displayed in th
21. is checked you can activate and or Password protection deactivate the protection against unauthorized access for all or individual files When this option is checked the SecurDisc Digital Signature dialog box is opened You can configure the key for a digital signature on your data SecurDisc CD DVD here When this option is checked PDF documents are copy protected In order to view a copy protected PDF you require a special application called SecurDisc Viewer Digital signature Prohibit data duplication nero EXPRESS 7 Page 15 Start screen SecurDisc Viewer can be downloaded free of charge at www securdisc net Available for data SecurDisc DVDs only When this option is checked the SecurDisc Data Protection dialog box is opened Allow Duplication by You can enter the access password for copy protected Password PDF documents here Available only if the Prohibit data duplication check box was already selected Checks whether the data on the SecurDisc has been changed maliciously or due to technical damage This function is enabled by default and cannot be disabled Data Integrity Check This offers greater data security i e greater protection in the event of technical damage on the strength of Data reliability redundantly saved data This function is enabled by default and cannot be disabled 4 1 5 Selecting recorders and activ
22. or frames between the selected audio file and the next one Identifies the CD title using a 12 character digital code The ISRC is entered in the subcode and included silently International Standard Recording Code ISRC If you do not know the ISRC of a title you should leave this text box blank Protection Enables copy protection Cross fade with Enables cross fade for the selected file and the previous one If cross fade is enabled you can set the cross fading previous track period in seconds nero EXPRESS 7 Page ag Music 7 1 1 2 Indexes limits split On the Indexes Limits Split tab you can set and delete indexes and split audio files to create two or more shorter ones Audio Track Properties Track Properties Indexes Limits Split Filters Oscilloscope Positions 00 00 00 Start 01 33 53 End New Index Split Play Edit Split at Index Positions Zoom In Zoom Out Full View Fig 18 Audio Track Properties dialog box Indexes Limits Split tab The following areas and buttons are available 7 1 1 3 Filters Oscilloscope Displays a graphical representation of the audio file Positions Shows the positions for the beginning and end of the audio file on Start End the CD Highlights a new index entry New Index You can quickly get to the audio section you want using the index entries Edit Opens the Edit index position
23. this makes Nero Express easier to work with nero EXPRESS 7 Page 11 Start screen Defines the settings for the memory where the data is buffered before and during burning Cache If multiple hard drives have been installed you can select the fastest one as the cache Displays all installed languages and fonts and defines the Language language or font you want to display on the Nero Express user interface Defines whether or for which events sound files are played in Sounds Nero Express Audio Displays the directory in which the audio plug ins are installed Expert Features SE additional options and defines settings for the entire burn Enables disables the link between Audio CDs and a local user Database program or Internet Audio CD database Defines the memory capacity that Nero Express uses as a RAM buffer Ultrabuffer The ultrabuffer is a second memory that enhances the physical buffer in the recorder You can define the memory capacity manually Enables and or disables a variety of options for the user interface Misc compilations burning the database and for other settings in Nero Express 4 1 2 Copying Audio CD tracks V Please note that the Copy Audio CD Tracks function is not available in Nero Express be Essentials SE Using Nero Express you can convert the audio files or an entire Audio CD into the format you want and save it to your hard drive To do this
24. CD Menu box the My Super Video CD Menu screen is displayed EXPRESS 7 Page 36 Videos and slide shows f Nero ispree el Sty Vaten CD tens Tou Can Change the not of the menu by didang on the leyna beckgrased sel teat Pr t D Ae am ed 4 Greene d om nada Drang V tyase Bee 9 ox xto A corse Covers an cate Created with Nero Fig 24 My Video CD Menu compilation screen 1 Customize the look of the menu to suit your requirements see Customizing the menu 2 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully compiled a Super Video CD and can now burn this compilation 8 1 1 Customizing properties You can display the properties of a video or picture file and or change them on the Properties and Menu tabs To open the MPEG Info dialog box click on the Properties button on the compilation screen 8 1 1 1 Track properties The Properties tab contains important information on the selected file MPEG Info Pete Meru Basic information fie Dh hdsicg Rerohtion 800600 Fig 25 MPEG Info dialog box Properties tab Page 37 Videos and slide shows The following buttons and input areas are available Opens the Effects dialog box You can test or use the various filters in the preview here or cancel your selection Available for picture files only Sets the length of the pause in seconds between the video or picture file selected and the following one Effects
25. Data area of the start screen The procedures for both compiling and burning a Blu ray data disc are the same as the compilation method for a data CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a Blu ray Disc has considerably more space and can store up to 25 GB on a single layer disc up to 50 GB on a dual layer disc The capacity bar in the Disc Content compilation window displays comparatively more available space If a SecurDisc recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to display the Data SecurDisc CD and Data SecurDisc DVD options in the Data area of the start screen The procedures for both compiling and burning a data SecurDisc CD DVD are the same as the compilation method for a standard data CD DVD In the extended area of the Disk Contents compilation window additional options are displayed under SecurDisc Settings see SecurDisc Settings If Nero Image Recorder is activated you can also select compilations in Nero Express that would not be feasible with the recorders installed on your computer For example if you have installed a CD recorder you can also compile a DVD with Nero Image Recorder and save the compilation as an image file nero EXPRESS 7 Page 20 Compiling data CD DVDs Des CO Leg z emei dea mee abet coe ke mier z n d keen Od We Sal Empis s lie dee erla sai gr d risege Oste DVD Create a data OVO whch can Be ured 1 save af hypes of l m and compote k ier The CD ca be saad on
26. E 55 Nero Image Hecorder 17 45 55 57 V le 10 56 57 58 Elte EE 58 SHIMON OMe case cscs ses sec catins acessanecstecvedvatese sonseestettedsvacatisereestetzas 57 Write Meum e EE 56 Writing Method 67 68 Writing Speed EE 56 C COntaCl EE 72 Copy Protection nesoseieetocs isione 43 COPYING BEE 41 Copying a CD DVD misanan aidaa 42 Destination DiiV iii a cert etn anaiarena 43 Ree VE 67 Source DIVO sais tatses ceciecsed ane seatecs ESA cov teescettesentsacvecrecsans 43 ek e LTE 41 D Date aueemesseteee see ga 8 20 49 57 58 60 Creating Data CDiDVDs 20 RL 6 DESIO A EE 53 E Erasing ERT 14 F Files Vae Ce Ta o ER EITE TEETE 21 29 36 39 Solaa onale E EAE EEEN 18 29 36 Finding het 22 29 36 40 alle ile BEE 22 24 G GIOSS EE 61 H HD DVD 33 41 el BE RAR EE 16 20 64 L Label E EE 5 10 16 51 Burm Labelen N R 51 ET ot ege Eege E EE Ee 65 Belair 5 9 16 46 Jabel ise Seavaidents deed Miaieasaeladers taaveaziecateacadeis 65 Printing le EE 46 M OI Te 28 Audio FORMATS wescevcis ccs cevreseicnes svsuzs exestavevie wis vavsevateitanedsravesiet s 32 Compiling Jukebox Audio CD DVDs ons sssossessneeeeneeeeeee 9 32 Creating An Audio CD 9 28 34 49 57 58 60 Creating Audiobook CD 9 34 elle 31 le EE 31 N Nero Burning DON 10 Nero CoverDesigner ssseseeeeeesreeerereeneeee 10 47 49 51 nero EXPRESS 7 Page 70 Index Nero Express About Nero e 5
27. Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics interface that provides additional commands to control a CD ROM drive CD ROM recorder hard drive etc Audio CD Generally consists of multiple audio files titles Audio CDs contain audio data only that can be played on commercially available CD players and on computers with the relevant software Block The smallest addressable information unit on a CD ROM A block corresponds to a sector Blue Book Standard for CDs created in the formats CD Extra and Enhanced CD Blu ray DVDs use a red laser to read and write data whereas a blue laser is used to write to Blu ray Discs The shorter wavelength 405 nm of this laser makes it possible to set the laser beam more precisely Data can be packed more tightly and takes up less space on the disc A Blu ray Disc can store up to 25 GB on a single layer disc and up to 50 GB on a dual layer disc Boot CD Boot refers to the loading of the operating system on your computer when it starts up This is normally done from the hard drive If for some reason you do not want to boot from your hard drive you can use a boot CD to boot from the disc drive Bridge Disc A CD ROM that can be read from CD drives but also from CD i devices such as a Photo CD for example Buffer Memory buffer integrated in the drive or the recorder where information is stored temporarily nero EXPRESS 7 Page 61 Glossary Buffer Underrun During a recording dat
28. KUSTOM ZO EE 11 EE eise ee eege reese eege 60 Stai WEE Versions Nero Express Essentials AA 5 Nero Express Essentials GE 5 Nero Image Recorder A 17 43 System requirements BUPMING csseeseseseeseesessessessesessesstsesssestssesssseestsaens 17 45 55 57 ll 6 Image ooeesseeseceseesssesssesscsseesssssssessesssessssstssetssuessessatesensseessseses 64 SUING AN EE 6 Image GU 45 57 L ading mage TT 45 V Aale E10 E E E T EAT 35 R Creating DVD Video ssssssssssssssssssesessseseee 9 39 49 57 58 Recorder Creating VCIDGVCHD 5 9 35 49 57 58 60 HMD eE E EEE E EREE 58 DVD Video Files ssnssssststrsstnrsrtnrrnrssnnrnntnnnsnnnrnnrnnnn enn 39 Nero Image ReCOrdel cccccesssssecstsessesesssessetseennensenese 43 Men EEN 36 B bee 8 9 10 16 46 49 53 57 WEE La E 9 Activating Nero Image Recorder AAA 17 MPEG En 35 Selecting Recorders AAA 16 MPEGH oosssssssssssssssssssssssnssentstnnteteeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseessanannnnannny 66 MPEG 2 eerren astienis tier ateeistn aes 66 S Super Video CQD Aani iarain 68 Vid o Re RE 68 ENEE EE 9 45 l Videos ST LN 10 60 M n e eeegtagueggege ie e edd Ed ert dEgeede EN Eege 19 37 38 Se CUrDISC ceeceecsceccceecsssssceeeeeeesssssseeeeees 10 16 20 Track PROPSMtiOS sissies aisnean asaan 18 37 eg ele EE 22 24 el ET 15 w Slide Shows WHQL certified driver cccceeessceeeeeseeeeeseeeeesssteesseees 6 Slie Shows Tack ele 37 nero EXPRESS 7 caer Contact
29. ROM Mode 1 and 2 An addition to the CD ROM format with additional functions for error detection and correction Mode 1 is used for computer data in particular A code for error correction is used for this Mode 2 is used with CD ROM CD XA and CD i formats with audio data and contains an error recognition code only CD WwO Compact Disc Write Once CD that can only be written to once Refer also to CD R CD XA Compact Disc Extended Architecture This is based on the Yellow Book standard but you can also save audio or video data The different types of data are linked to each other interleaving so that synchronization problems can be reduced nero EXPRESS 7 Page 62 Glossary CIRC Cross Interleaved Reed Solomon Code Error recognition and correction process which is integrated permanently in the hardware of a CD player or recorder CLV Constant Linear Velocity The data is read from a CD at a constant scan rate Digitalization Conversion of analog signals to digital signals Disc At Once DAO An entire CD DVD is recorded without ever stopping the laser This format is best for Audio CDs that will be played in home and car stereo equipment Quick Copy Procedure for burning data on a CD R In contrast to the quick copy on the fly method the older traditional method first saves all data to a buffer and then burns it to the CD from there The quick copy procedure transfers the data directly from the orig
30. a is continuously fed into the recorder s memory If there is an interruption in this steady flow this results in a buffer underrun Cache Fast temporary storage buffer which is used in different areas in a computer Nero Express uses the cache in addition to the buffer to store files that cannot be accessed fast enough This guarantees that the writing process is executed without interruption and that a buffer underrun is avoided Caddy Plastic sleeve for protecting a CD The CD is inserted into the drive in the caddy CD DA Compact Disc Digital Audio The first standard for Audio CDs An Audio CD consists of multiple audio files whereby one file generally corresponds to one title song in addition each file is subdivided into sectors CD Extra Enhanced Music CD CD Extra is the latest standard for Audio CDs and multimedia components A CD in this format has two sessions The first session contains pure audio data that can be played ona CD player The second session contains computer data in any format CD i Compact Disc Interactive Format for multimedia CDs that combine video audio and data and can only be played using a CD i player or CD ROM drive that supports CD i technology CD R Compact Disc Recordable Technology for CD R recordable media CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory Various computer readable forms of data such as programs picture or audio data for instance can be stored in this format CD
31. age 53 LabelFlash ae LabelFlash TM Print Properties Print Device Information NEC DVD_RW ND 45714 Print quality profile Firmware Version 1 01 Best quality Contrast level 1 100 Select the default side that you would like to print your label on O Data side DiseT 2 TM Ratation speed Label side LabelFlash TM O Both sides Eject disc after printing has finished Fig 40 LabelFlash Print Properties window 2 Adjust the print settings to suit your requirements and click on the OK button 7 Click on the Burn button gt The LabelFlash Print window is opened and the print process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as the print process is finished a dialog box opens and displays a message about the result of the print process t Labethlash IM printing NEC DVD_Fiw ND457 14 i e Fass veson 1 01 Print quality peofile Best quality Em dec aller pri Yes Estimated printing Sime 22 20 Remang ima 22 20 tren Fig 41 LabelFlash Print Process window 8 Click on the OK button gt You have successfully created and printed a LabelFlash label or a DiskT 2 according to your requirements and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express see Final screen nero EXPRESS 7 Page 54 Final Burn Settings screen 13 Final Burn Settings screen In the Final Burn Settings window y
32. ailable Printing area Defines the area on the DVD that is to be printed on You can set the inner radius distance between your label and the inner edge and the width of the desired printing area When you are creating a DiscT 2 Nero Express displays only the available printing area by default i e the area on the data side of your DVD that is not already taken up by data You cannot increase the radius of the printing area Printing Quality Opens the LabelFlash Print Properties window You can change the printing quality and contrast level and show the changes you have made immediately in the print preview Indicates whether the blank disc has been inserted with the label or the data side Disc type Depending on which side has been inserted the LabelFlash or the DiscT 2 logo will appear in the Burn Label screen Preview Opens the Print Preview window A print preview of the label or the DiskT 2 is displayed here Label templates Provides a selection of templates for designing your label You can edit and customize a selected template to suit your needs nero EXPRESS 7 Page 52 LabelFlash 12 2 Printing Labelflash labels and DiskT 2 The same procedure is used for creating and printing on the label and data sides e When you are creating a DiscT 2 Nero Express displays only the printing area available Q for pictures and text when you are creating your label by d
33. al Windom Sp tz Daa HD OVD Crewe sO DVD etch can be sand te reg all types of Mine and complete rier The gsc can be seas on af Windom phatoeme risch KO OVD ren Fig 8 Data start screen To create a data CD DVD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Data menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Data CD and Data DVD options are displayed 2 Click on the option you want gt The Disc Content compilation screen for data CDs DVDs is displayed gt Ifyou selected one of the Data SecurDisc CD or Data SecurDisc DVD options in the start screen an additional dialog is displayed In the extended area of the compilation window additional options are displayed under SecurDisc Settings see SecurDisc Settings Fig 9 Disc Content compilation screen 3 Click on the Add button gt The Add files and folders window is opened eres 7 Page 21 Compiling data CD DVDs F Add files and folders Pie Browser Destop Search WebSearch Saved Searches Location Epere Daten Modules x here Musk v Shortcuts Plzen videos Dy Pxtures KSA Dero Dag al Audo UD Nero Home Nero Scout E NeroVision dakon won Desktop 2 desktop cy vg Or ack No0 wav Eigene Arte sgtgz Osteen ie 3 gt Preview Fig 10 Add files and folders window 4 Select the files that you want to add to the compilation and click on the Add button 5 Repeat the previous step for all files that you wan
34. as two sessions The first session contains pure audio data that can be played ona CD player The second session contains computer data in any format Finalizing Definitive conclusion of the process of writing to a CD DVD After this it is not possible to write to the CD DVD anymore Frame With an Audio CD 75 sectors provide one second of played music One sector consists of up to 98 frames one frame contains 24 data bytes and 9 control bytes Green Book Standard for CDs that are created in the CD i format HD DVD DVDs use a red laser to read and write data whereas a blue laser is used to write to HD DVDs The shorter wavelength 405 nm of this laser makes it possible to set the laser beam more precisely Data can be packed more tightly and takes up less space on the disc A HD DVD disc can store up to 15 GB on a single layer disc HFS CD File system used by Apple Macintosh systems This format is only suitable for Macintosh discs High Sierra The forerunner of the current ISO standard 9660 This standard which was published in 1986 has become less important in the meantime Host Adapter Adapter which connects a CD recorder with the SCSI bus of the computer Hybrid CD Consists of data in the HFS section Mac and in the ISO 9660 section PC If a hybrid CD is inserted in a Macintosh computer only the Macintosh specific data is displayed if the CD is inserted in a PC only the ISO data is displayed Image Describ
35. ating Nero Image Recorder If multiple recorders are installed you can select the recorder that you want to use for burning from the Recorder drop down menu Immediately before burning a project you can change the recorder you selected again in the Final Burn Settings window see Burning discs with the drive If a LabelFlash recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and print LabelFlash DVD labels in Nero Express The function is available as a separate Burn Label menu icon in the extended area of the start window see LabelFlash If a LightScribe recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and print LightScribe CD DVD labels in Nero Express The function is available in the start window as a separate Print LightScribe Label option or can be integrated as an intermediate step into the creation and burn process of a project see LightScribe If a Blu ray recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and burn Blu ray Discs in Nero Express Corresponding options e g Data Blu ray Disc are available in the start window lf a HD DVD recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and burn HD DVDs in Nero Express Corresponding options e g Data HD DVD are available in the start window If a SecurDisc recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to create and burn data SecurDisc CDs and or DVDs in Nero Express Correspo
36. ation by overlapping the ane Gonecton sectors This prevents gaps from occurring Remove silence Removes the silence from the end of an audio file Automatically generate Generates a playlist of audio files that are stored on the an M3U playlist of stored hard drive audio tracks The M3U file format compiles a list of media files Read Speed Defines the speed at which the drive reads the files 4 1 3 Erasing a disc V Please note that the Erase Disc function is not available in Nero Express Essentials SE Using Nero Express you can erase data from a rewritable CD DVD Erase Rewritable Disc Select recorder E _NEC DVD_RW ND 35004G v C Use multiple recorders Select the erase method to be used Quick erase rewritable disc v The disc will appear to be empty but data is not physically erased Use this option with caution if the disc contains confidential data Erase speed Maximum v Erase Cancel Fig 5 Erase Rewritable Disc dialog box The following options are available Defines the recorder you want if multiple recorders are installed Use multiple recorders Simultaneously erases CDs DVDs in multiple recorders Defines the erase method The Quick erase rewritable disc method does not physically erase the data The disc will appear to be empty The Fully erase rewritable disc method erases all data from the CD DVD Erase speed Defines the erase speed Select recorder
37. ations of different audio formats both on CD and on DVD provided that a DVD recorder is installed on your computer The procedure is identical for both compilation methods You can opt for a single format or a mix of audio formats of your choice AF Nero Express does not convert audio files when creating a Jukebox Audio CD DVD This means that MP3 files can also be burned as MP3 files for instance nero EXPRESS 7 Page 32 Music If a HD DVD recorder is installed on your computer you can select it and then display the JukeBox HD DVD option in the Music area of the start screen The procedure for compiling and burning a jukebox HD DVD is the same as the compilation method for a jukebox Audio CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a HD DVD has considerably more space and can store up to 15 GB on a single layer disc The capacity bar in the My Audio disc compilation window displays comparatively more available space ais Le IW If a Blu ray recorder is installed on your computer you can select H to display the Jukebox Blu ray Disc option in the Music area of the start screen The procedures for both compiling and burning a jukebox Blu ray disc are the same as the compilation method for a jukebox Audio CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a Blu ray Disc has considerably more space and can store up to 25 GB on a single layer disc up to 50 GB on a dual layer disc The capacity bar in the My Audio disc compilation window displays comparativel
38. characters are supported in the file name 8 characters in DOS Chapter Marks These are marks set in the video which identify a scene or a position Label Most CDs have an imprint or label You can use different methods such as screen printing for example to apply a label to the CD Lead in Area First area inner most area of the user data on a disc This is where the table of contents and additional information concerning the CD DVD is stored Lead Out Area Last area of user data on a disc If the CD DVD has not yet been finalized the reference to the next session is stored here Mixed Mode Format that combines audio and data on the CD In this process the data is recorded first followed by the audio files in a single session Mode 1 Mode 2 Nero normally writes ISO data in the CD sector format Mode 1 but also supports the so called XA format The XA format is an extension of ISO structures and can only be burned in Mode 2 nero EXPRESS 7 Page 65 Glossary Multisession After a first session has been written to the CD additional information in a different data set can be added MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 Audio format often used to compress audio files to a fraction of their original size ratio 1 10 without any loss of quality MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group Standard that was developed for videos compressed at a higher ratio e g SVCD and VCD MPEG 1 This format which is a part of
39. corder section of the extended area in the start screen select the LightScribe recorder you want to use Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Compile a project of your choice see e g Compiling data CD DVDs Compiling an Audio CD Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs or Compiling DVD Videos gt The Disc Label screen is displayed Create a label according to your requirements The interface in the Disc Label screen works on the same principle as Nero CoverDesigner Basically it is irrelevant whether you print a label on paper or directly onto an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Click on the Next button gt The Final Burn Settings screen is displayed Repeat steps 2 to 6 under Burning discs with the drive gt The Burning Process screen is displayed and the burn process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as the burn process is finished the CD DVD is ejected and a dialog box is opened nero EXPRESS 7 Page 49 LightScribe Tree Evert D 18871 Cadog of fi commited O EE Bar grocens erted d bx 1 590 KE Q tss2 29 Buen process completed succesetuty ot Lox 1 500 E S j A rege re o LaubeScrte dee rto the dire mth the label sde focing An Las IL ze Total time os DTD OTTO OD Wetting at 10x 1 500 nits Fig 36 Burning Process s
40. creen Turn CD dialog box 6 Turn the blank LightScribe disc around i e insert it in the LightScribe recorder with the label side facing down gt The LightScribe Print Properties window opens and the print process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as printing is finished the Nero LightScribe dialog window opens and displays a message about the result of the print process LightScribe Print Properties Print contrast Copy Ca Number of copies Drive Status Printing 40 Progress Remaining time 00 02 00 COO Fig 37 Print Process screen 7 Click on the OK button 8 If you would like to print or save a log of the burn process click on either the Print or Save button 9 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully created and printed a LightScribe label as an integral part of your CD DVD project and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express see Final screen nero EXPRESS 7 Page 50 LabelFlash 12 LabelFlash sis Le IW Using Nero Express and a LabelFlash recorder you can create or load labels in order to burn the label or data side of DVDs in the LabelFlash recorder The surface of these discs consists of a special coating or thermal layer that allows the laser in the recorder to print images and text on the DVDs The function is available as a separa
41. ction function for individual files Highlight the required file to display the Unprotect Protect button Click on the button to enable or disable protection nero EXPRESS 7 Page 24 Compiling data CD DVDs 2 Select the Digital signature check box in the extended area of the compilation screen gt The SecurDisc Digital Signature dialog box is opened SecurDisc TM Digital Signature EA p gt To digitally sign the disc you need a key Please select a private key from the list below Keep this key confidential and do not distribute it Only send the corresponding public key to the recipient of the disc Nero can create a digital key for you in case you do not have one or you want to create a new one Start Cancel Fig 13 SecurDisc Digital Signature Dialog 3 If you have already created a digital key 1 Click on the Browse button gt The SecurDisc Select Private Keys dialog box is opened 2 Select the key and click on the OK button 4 To create a digital key 1 Click on the Start button gt The SecurDisc Generate Digital Key dialog is displayed 2 Read the instructions and click on the Next button gt The SecurDisc Key Creation Process dialog box is opened 3 Move your mouse at random until the creation process is complete ais 77 You can monitor the status of the creation process using the progress bar 4 Click on the Next button
42. d values in the text boxes as necessary and check the required boxes Add to the desired settings in the extended area see Extended area Burn Settings Click on the Burn button Ou BW NY ele 7 Page 58 Final Burn Settings screen gt The Burning Process screen is displayed and the burn process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as the burn process is finished the Nero Express dialog box opens and displays a message about the result of the print process Cubes of thet Gated Caching of Mes completed Set res date of sai 200 Ee unn rd d w 7 200 KY v Fig 44 Burning Process screen 7 Click on the OK button 8 If you would like to print or save a log of the burn process click on either the Print or Save button 9 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully burned a project and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express see Final screen Final screen 14 Final screen Once you have successfully concluded the burn or save process with Nero Express the final screen is displayed with the options Burn same project again New project Cover Designer and Save Project You can select one of these options to continue working with Nero Express or you can click on the button to exit the program Muin came project again Uh you woud ike fo create another copy uf the dioc you ani bared o bas
43. dialog box l You can define the precise position of a selected index here Delete Deletes a selected index Split Splits the audio file at the marked position Play Starts playing from the marked position Split at Index Splits the audio file at all index positions Zoom In Enlarges the graphical representation of the audio file Zoom Out Reduces the graphical representation of the audio file Full View Displays a graphical representation of the entire audio file The Filters tab provides filters that enhance or modify the quality of the musical pieces The so called non destructive procedure is used for processing i e the actual recording is not changed but flags are simply set that can be canceled at any time Additional audio files are not created during the process and the audio files are not actually changed until they are burned Click on the Test Selected Filters button to test the relevant filters nero EXPRESS 7 Page 31 Music Audio Track Properties Track Properties Indenss Led Spik Fiers ime C Decha Noemalization method _ Hiss Reduction Fade in Fat Ou O Steso Widening Percert This fitter may be used to set the volume of a tack to a standard volume It may be useld to aha the v ee of several lacks that were read hom Gilerert sound nod devices The AMS method froct mean square sete the maan wolume of the track to the Geen value The mengn method sets the volume to a value which avoids clippi
44. e compilation screen Ifthe DVD Video files selected are larger than 4483 MB and if a DVD burner which can burn DVDs with 2 layers DVD DL is installed you can select the DVD9 8152MB option in the drop down menu 7 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully compiled a DVD Video and can now burn this compilation nero EXPRESS 7 Page 40 Creating a copy 9 Creating a copy Using Nero Express and a DVD recorder you can copy both CDs and DVDs If you have a CD recorder you can copy CDs The procedures are identical You can also use a single drive to copy CDs DVDs Select the same drive as source and x17 destination drive If you are using a single drive for copying you will be prompted to remove the source CD DVD and to insert a suitable blank disc after the image file has been written The burn process then starts automatically If you are not in possession of the copyright for the relevant CD DVD and do not have authorization from the owner of the copyright unauthorized copying of CDs violates national and international legislation oc lf a HD DVD recorder is installed on your computer you can select it to display the Copy Entire HD DVD option in the Image Project Copy area of the start screen The s procedures for both compiling and burning a data HD DVD are the same as the compilation method for a data CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a HD DVD has considerably more space and can store u
45. e selected destination drive Quick copy Enables direct copying from the source to the destination drive Data is not buffered on the hard drive during this process This option is only available if there are at least two drives connected not for Nero Image Recorder If this box is not checked an image file will be created first which is then burned Writing speed Defines the speed at which the CD is burned Only those burn speeds supported by the selected recorder are displayed Not available for Nero Image Recorder Number of copies Defines the number of copies you require Verify data on disc after burning Verifies whether the burned data is identical with the original data Not available for Nero Image Recorder Image file Defines the folder where the image file is stored You can change the name of the image file and the target directory Not available for Nero Image Recorder The following check boxes are available in the extended area Reads all subchannel data during copying Read all subchannel e data Subchannel data is used to save additional information e g CD Text Determine maximum speed Not available for Nero Image Recorder Performs all steps in the burn process without using the laser beam Simulation It can be assumed that a successful simulation will lead to a successful burn process Not available for Nero Image Recorder Burnin Sta
46. efault i e the area on the data side of your DVD that is not already taken up by data You cannot increase the printing area radius To print a LabelFlash label on the label side or a DiskT 2 on the data side of your DVD proceed as follows 1 In the Recorder area of the extended area in the start screen select the LabelFlash recorder you want to use see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder gt The Burn Label menu icon is displayed in the extended area of the start screen 2 Click on the Burn Label menu icon gt The Burn Label window is opened 3 If you want to print a LabelFlash label on the label side of your DVD insert a corresponding blank LabelFlash disc in the recorder with the label side facing down gt The LabelFlash logo is displayed in the Burn Label screen 4 If you would like to print a DiskT 2 on the data side of your DVD insert a suitable blank LabelFlash disc in the recorder with the data side facing down gt The DiskT 2 logo appears in the Burn Label screen Please note that if you want to burn a DiscT 2 you must always burn it last for a multisession DVD Files burned on a DVD with DiscT 2 may be damaged during the burn process oc 5 Create a label according to your requirements 6 If you would like to make changes to the print properties 1 Click on the Change button gt The LabelFlash Print Properties window is opened nero EXPRESS 7 P
47. es all edited data which will later be written to a CD Table of Contents T O C Indicates the content of every session The table of contents is stored in the lead in nero EXPRESS 7 Page 64 Glossary Interlaced Video In the interlaced mode video images are shown as two fields In the first field every second line 1 3 5 575 is shown The second field displays the rest of the lines in the image 2 4 6 576 so that it appears as a complete picture to the eye Most video material consists of fields A deinterlacer is required for display on a full screen device monitor projector Interleaving Also referred to as nesting this is the storage of computer data on the CD ROM XA in linked form Allows synchronization of audio and computer data during playback ISO 9660 Universal standard format for CDs that defines CD characteristics This format can easily be used in many computer environments If a CD is to be read on a number of systems the length of the file name must be kept short Up to 8 characters can be used in a DOS environment Jitter Control audio correction Many CD ROM drives cannot read an individual sector on an Audio CD which means that small gaps occur in the data stream Audio correction synchronizes the data stream by overlapping the sectors and so gaps do not occur Joliet File name standard that was designed for Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT Up to 64
48. evice driver certified by Microsoft is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the respective hardware nero EXPRESS 7 Page 6 Launching the program 3 Launching the program 3 1 Launching Nero Express via Nero StartSmart To launch Nero Express via Nero StartSmart proceed as follows 1 Double click on the Nero StartSmart menu icon gt The Nero StartSmart window is opened 2 Click on the 4 button in the left margin of the window gt The extended area is opened _ _ CcD DYD Ka e Welcome to Nero First choose your category Then pick a task Mit And click to get started RP manuais Fig 1 Nero StartSmart 3 Click on the Nero Express entry in the Applications drop down list gt The Nero Express window is opened gt You have launched Nero Express via Nero StartSmart 3 2 Launching Nero Express directly To launch Nero Express directly proceed as follows 1 Select Start gt All Programs gt Nero 7 Premium gt Audio Data gt Nero Express gt The Nero Express window is opened gt You have launched Nero Express Start screen 4 Start screen In the Nero Express start screen click on the relevant menu icons to go to the desired screen where you can compile and work on your project The selection is categorized into two areas several formats or options are available for the Data Music Videos Pictures Image Project
49. fic files and added them to your compilation nero EXPRESS 7 Page 23 Compiling data CD DVDs 6 2 Hiding files 3 It is very easy to hide files in data CD DVD compilations for additional protection or for security reasons so that they do not appear on the normal display The files behave in the same way as other hidden system files that are hidden by default but can easily be displayed To hide individual files proceed as follows Right click the required file to select it Select the Properties option from the context menu gt The Properties for dialog box is opened Properties for New Stories Highway Blu aE Q New Stories H ighway Blues wma Path V Size 744 KB 760 748 bytes Contents 1 File Created 27 02 2006 11 37 14 Changed 23 08 2001 14 00 00 Source C Documents and Settings All Use Added 28 09 2006 16 09 15 Hide File priority Cancel Fig 12 Properties for dialog box Check the Hide box and click on the OK button gt The file is hidden 6 3 Activate SecurDisc Settings A sis Wi To protect your data SecurDisc CD DVD against unauthorized access copy protect PDF files remove password copy protection or sign the disk with a digital signature proceed as follows Select the Password protection check box in the extended area of the compilation screen gt A lock symbol shows that all data is protected You can enable or disable the prote
50. he write laser having to stop With the track at once method the laser switches off after each track Available for CD compilations only By default DVDs are burned using the disc at once method Determine maximum speed Checks how fast the compiled data can be accessed and reduces the selected writing speed if necessary This prevents a buffer underrun Recorders with a function for protecting against buffer underruns do not require a speed test Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder nero EXPRESS 7 Page 56 Final Burn Settings screen Performs all steps in the burn process without using the laser beam We recommend running a simulation if you are e decompressing data before burning e g an Audio CD simulation from MP3 files You can assume that if simulation is successful the burn process will also be successful Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Starts the actual physical burn process e g after a simulation This box is checked by default Removes the silence at the end of an audio file This box is checked by default Remove silence at end of Audio data is stored in blocks even if you do not always Write cda tracks finish at the end of a block limit The last block is filled with silence Available for Audio CDs only Create for US TV Generates a CD compatible with most US DVD players standard Available for Video CDs and Supe
51. hooting Red Book This standard describes the CD DA Romeo Old outdated data structure standard which was created by Adaptec to support file names of up to 128 characters including spaces Unicode characters are not supported Files using the Romeo standard can only be read under Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems However files of up to 31 characters can also be read on Macintosh systems Scan Rate Indication of the frequency with which analog signals are converted into digital characters Fast Copy Nero reads the data from the CD ROM DVD drive and writes it directly to the blank disc in the CD recorder This method is faster than copying an image file and it does not require any space on your hard drive The disadvantage is that a buffer underrun can occur SCSI Small Computer System Interface Bus system to which different terminal devices such as a SCSI hard drive streamers or a CD recorder may be connected At this time SCSI is the only possibility of operating a CD recorder on a typically used computer system Sector Smallest addressable information unit on a CD A sector is composed of 2 352 bytes of which depending on the type of CD used differing amounts are available as user data A sector generally consists of a header synchronization bits and user data It may also have error recognition and correction data A drive with a simple read speed of 1 75 seconds is required to read a sector Session
52. ick on the Print LightScribe Label menu icon gt The Print LightScribe Label option is displayed Fig 32 Print LightScribe Label start screen 4 Click on the Print LightScribe Label option gt The Disc Label screen is displayed nero EXPRESS 7 Page 4s LightScribe Nero Express gt N o d uf KE Label erelge Free e rees eh 2380 mm Outer roburt 5070 5 am Wit V Prrd labet Live lated hrer comedsten Fig 33 Disc Label screen 5 Create a label according to your requirements The interface in the Disc Label screen works on the same principle as Nero siz CoverDesigner Basically it is irrelevant whether you print a label on paper or directly onto hi paa an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels 6 Click on the Next button gt The LightScribe Print Properties screen is displayed 7 Add to the required values in the text boxes and enable the option button for the desired print quality see Customizing print properties 8 Click on the Print button gt The print process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as printing has finished the Nero LightScribe dialog box opens and displays a message about the result of the print process nero EXPRESS 7 Ge LightScribe Nero Express LightScribe Print Properties P
53. inal storage location to the CD R To do this Nero uses a compilation a small file that simply refers to the transferred data Disc Image The file that is to be copied or written is stored temporarily on the hard drive A disc image is produced from this image DVD Digital Versatile or Video Disc DVD R DVD was originally designed for the movie and games market In the meantime it has become possible to burn data and certain video films to a DVD Video disc and play them on all DVD ROM drives The DVD R is a non rewritable format that is compatible with most DVD ROM drives and DVD players DVD RAM Format of rewritable media that is compatible with most DVD ROM drives and DVD players Files can be copied and deleted DVD RW DVD ReWritable The DVD RW is a rewritable disc that fulfills the same functions as a DVD R but is compatible with fewer DVD ROM drives and DVD players DVD R RW Format developed in cooperation with Hewlett Packard Mitsubishi Chemical Philips Ricoh Sony and Yamaha DVD RW is a rewritable format that is fully and immediately compatible with DVD players and DVD ROM drives nero EXPRESS 7 Page 63 Glossary EDC ECC Error Detection Code Error Correction Code Used to identify and correct scan errors which may be due to scratches or dirt on the surface of a CD Enhanced Music CD CD Extra CD Extra is the latest standard for Audio CDs and multimedia components A CD in this format h
54. ing recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder GO Please note that the options Copy Audio CD Tracks Erase Disc Disk Info and Create Covers and Labels are not available in Nero Express Essentials SE nero EXPRESS 7 Page 10 Start screen 4 1 1 Options You can customize Nero Express to suit your needs on the various tabs Expert Festures Compilation Cache Ostabase Langsat v Remember last used volume label iv Jea archive bis of wetter fies during 150 refresh Allow semicolons in Jollet names F Show original path wath 150 comp ation The following tabs are available Fig 3 Options dialog box Compilation Enables disables certain basic settings Remember last used volume label makes available the title for the next disc Clear archive bits of written files during ISO refresh deletes the archive bits of saved files Archive bits are used to identify files that have been edited A file is only resaved during the next backup process if it was edited and an archive bit is thus reset Allow semicolons in Joliet names allows the use of semicolons in addition to standard uppercase and lowercase letters and Unicode characters and German umlauts in file names in the Joliet file system Show original path with ISO compilation lists the full path of the added files in the compilation screen in the Source column We recommend enabling all the check boxes as
55. isplayed nero EXPRESS 7 Page 57 Final Burn Settings screen 6 Enter a name for your image file in the File Name text box 7 Select the desired storage location in the navigation tree and click on the Save button gt The burn or save process starts You can monitor the process status in the status bar As soon as the burn or save process is finished the Nero Express dialog box opens and displays a message about the result of the burn process tas Ever Q esis Bum process mated Fig 43 Burning Process screen 8 Click on the OK button 9 If you would like to print or save a log of the burn process click on either the Print or Save button 10 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully saved a project with Nero Image Recorder and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express see Final screen 13 3 Burning discs with the drive To select one of the available recorders to define the burn settings for your project according to your requirements and to start the burn process proceed as follows 1 Compile a project of your choice see e g Compiling data CD DVDs Compiling an Audio CD Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs or Compiling DVD Videos gt The Final Burn Settings screen is displayed Insert a suitable blank disc in the selected drive Select the recorder you want from the Current Recorder drop down menu Add to the desire
56. l Output File format PCM Way file wav wave v Settings Path C Documents and Settings nero de My Documents T w Browse v sl File name creation method Manual Fig 4 Save Tracks window In the track list select the audio files that you want to save to your hard drive If you want to convert all audio files simply click on the Select All button Select the file format you want from the Output file format drop down list In the Path drop down list select the place where you want to store the converted audio files Select a File name creation method Manual is specified as the default method for the default name If you select Custom enter the name you want for the audio file If you want to set options in the extended area click on the Options window see Extended area options gt The extended dialog box is opened Click on the Start button gt Conversion is started and you can follow the progress in the relevant dialog box Click on the Close button gt You have successfully copied individual audio files or an entire Audio CD to your hard drive nero EXPRESS 7 Page 13 Start screen 4 1 2 1 Extended area options You can also perform additional settings in the extended area of the Save Tracks window Click on the Options button to open the extended area The following check boxes are available Synchronizes data inform
57. m and or enhance their performance UDF ISO CD File system specially optimized for dealing with large volumes of data Video CD VCD Video Compact Disc Movies audio and video data is stored using the MPEG compression standard VCDs can be played by the majority of CD ROMs DVD players and DVD ROM drives with the appropriate software for processing this video format Volume Descriptor Area at the beginning of a CD containing the structure of the file system It may also contain additional and optional information about the CD e g the name of the CD the publisher the copyright notice WAV Wave Part of the general RIFF standard Resource Interchange File Format This format supports various scan rates and scan depths White Book Format developed by Sony Philips and JVC in 1993 in which the Red Book CD format was enhanced to record digital videos in MPEG 1 format known as VCD WO Write Once Disc that can be written to once This includes CD Recordable WMA File Windows Media Audio nero EXPRESS 7 Page 68 Glossary Yellow Book This standard defines the CD ROM nero EXPRESS 7 age o3 Index 16 Index A Audio Audio G DEE 61 Copying Audio CD Tracks 5 10 12 Creating An Audio CD 28 UCI 68 B Bure Eesen eeiciaphiaittaeccs 16 20 33 41 61 Buring Writing Method ET 63 E ul Reneeereeeeeeeererertcerere nn aE tree 55 UNM IPROCOSS iiien regeiert 59 Burn Settihg E 55 ue EH
58. n multisession CDs DVDs only the data that was added during the last Ge burn process is compared 9 Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder eX PRESS 7 Page 55 Final Burn Settings screen Allow files to be added later multisession disc Enables the option to write additional files to the CD DVD The CD DVD is not finalized Multisession CDs DVDs do not have to be written in a single burn process You can burn projects repeatedly to a CD DVD until it is completely burned Not available for Audio and Audiobook CDs or when saving with Nero Image Recorder 13 1 Extended area Burn Settings You can access additional burn settings in the extended area of the Final Burn Settings screen by clicking on the 4 button in the left margin of the window sis C An extended area with additional options and functions is available in all Nero Express screens see also Extended area start screen The following drop down menus and check boxes are available Saves the active project Opens the Save As dialog box You can save your compilation here Writing speed Write Method Defines the speed at which the CD is burned Only the burn speeds that are supported by the selected recorder are displayed Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Defines the Disc at once or Track at once write method Using the disc at once method the entire CD DVD can be burned without t
59. n it as often as wy you like at a later stage but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned A saved compilation stores the links as well as the settings for the files that should be burned The content can only be opened with Nero Express as long as the paths remain identical The file size of a saved compilation is significantly smaller than the image file Le To load an image file or a saved compilation for the burn process proceed as follows 1 Click on the Image Project Copy menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Copy Entire CD Copy Entire DVD and Disc Image or Saved Project options are displayed ra Copp ntse CD Ae reaa oio A rte e Abend e H Cope E rar DVO A mes d amp Leg o copy ot m orton LIVE E anheg Dots J Goete Ihia In sgz zs 2 osos Tree Feat ra fr Fa Zeg Faseren Fe Let ge J omn d s l A E Fig 31 Image Project Copy start screen 2 Click on the Disc Image or Saved Project option gt The Open dialog box is opened 3 Select the image file nrg or saved compilation you want and click on the Open button gt The selected file loads and the Final Burn Settings screen is displayed gt You have successfully loaded the image file or compilation and can now burn them see Burning discs with the drive EXPRESS 7 PSP LightScribe 11 LightScribe Using Nero Express and a LightScribe recorder you can create
60. n the senn periti agan ug stier tecnedes salati Fei gen New project Start a naw Geet Cover Dergo Zeie ther option to wat Nero CoveDeagne rhere you can create and pred labels egen and booklets foe ees created Fig 45 Final screen The following options are available Burn the same project again Returns to the Final Burn Settings screen You can burn the same project again with the same or different settings see Burning discs with the drive New project Opens the Nero Express start screen You can create a new project here see e g Compiling data CD DVDs Compiling an Audio CD or Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs Cover Designer Opens Nero CoverDesigner Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels Save project Opens the Save As dialog box You can save the current project if you want to access it again later EXPRESS 7 Page 60 Glossary 15 Glossary A D Analog Digital Conversion of analog signals to digital signals AIFF Apple Interchange File Format Music file format for files that are extracted from a CD and saved to the hard drive on a Macintosh system ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface Interface between software SCSI card and the operating system on a PC This allows the device to communicate with the SCSI card ATAPI Part of the EIDE
61. nding options e g Data SecurDisc DVD are available in the start window nero EXPRESS 7 Page 16 Start screen Apart from installed recorders Nero Image Recorder is also available in Nero Express With Nero Image Recorder you can create and save an image file in order to burn it later see Burning with Nero Image Recorder creating an image file In order to be able to use Nero Image Recorder you can check the Use Nero Image Recorder box in the extended area of the start screen V Please note that Nero Image Recorder can only be activated in the extended area of the o start screen io If Nero Image Recorder is activated you can also select compilations in Nero Express that S would not be feasible with the recorders installed on your computer For example if you have installed a CD recorder you can also compile a DVD with Nero Image Recorder and save the compilation as an image file nero EXPRESS 7 Page 17 Compilation screen 5 Compilation screen You can access the Nero Express compilation screens by selecting the compilation method you want in the start screen You can add data to your projects in the compilation screens and customize the directory structure on the CD DVD to suit your requirements The capacity bar in the bottom part of the window indicates how much space is being used by the data on the CD DVD Essentially all compilation screens have the same structure Advamm rit d Gerbe CD t
62. ng Test Selected Fiters ox Il atteecten Fig 19 Audio Track Properties dialog box Filters tab The following filters are available Sets the volume of an audio file to a preset value This filter can be Normalize useful to bring the volume of files originating from different sources into line with one another e Removes clicking and scratching noises like the noises on old LPs Declick for example Hiss Reduces or removes the hiss on an audio file All frequencies below Reduction a certain threshold hiss level are removed Fade In Fades in the volume of an audio file from zero to full volume This filter can be useful for shortening files Fade Out Fades out the volume of an audio file from full volume to silence This filter can be useful for shortening files Stereo Increases reduces the stereo effect of an audio file This filter only Widening works if the original file was recorded in stereo Karaoke Fades out the vocals on an audio file To do this the parts of a song that are the same in both stereo channels are faded out Echo Adds an echo to the audio file Equalizer Changes the frequency volume bass and pitch of the audio file 7 2 Compiling jukebox Audio CD DVDs Using Nero Express you can compile CDs DVDs in audio formats of your choice e g in Nero Digital MP3 or WMA formats In contrast to Audio CDs that can only be burned on CDs you can burn these compil
63. or load labels that you can burn onto the label side of CDs DVDs in the LightScribe recorder The label side of these discs consists of a special coating or thermal layer which allows the laser in the recorder to print images and text on the CDs DVDs The function is available as a separate Print LightScribe Label option in the start screen or can be integrated as an intermediate step into the creation and burn process of a project This function is only available in recorders that support LightScribe technology see System requirements Using LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling If you have a CD or DVD recorder with LightScribe support your system needs the latest LightScribe System Software If you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Nero 7 from the Nero website you must install the LightScribe System Software separately The latest version can be found at www nero com link php topic id 93 oc 11 1 Printing LightScribe labels without compilation To create and print a LightScribe label for your CD DVD proceed as follows 1 In the Recorder section of the extended area in the start screen select the LightScribe recorder you want to use see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder 2 Insert a blank LightScribe disc into the LightScribe recorder with the label side facing down gt The Print LightScribe Label menu icon in the Nero Express start screen is displayed 3 Cl
64. ou can define the burn settings according to your requirements save your project to the hard drive as an image file using Nero Image Recorder or start the burn process ah mme L Detersee maie speed L Loge Kat re d shed down the PC when done Final Bure Settings Gch Buri to tat the recording process lymfy Gate on der after barring T Akkan hers to fe aind later nerin din Fig 42 Final Burn Settings screen The following text boxes and check boxes are available in the Final Burn Settings screen Opens the Recorder Information dialog box You will find additional information here on the selected recorder and the media types that can be burned using it Additional options can Options be enabled disabled In some burners you can change the Book Type settings Available for data DVDs and DVD Videos only Not available when saving with Nero Image Recorder Defines the name of the CD DVD Disc name l Not available for Audio or Audiobook CDs Title CD Defines the title of the Audio CD if CD Text is supported TEXT Available for Audio and Audiobook CDs only Artist CD Defines the artist on the Audio CD TEXT Available for Audio and Audiobook CDs only Defi th mber of copies you require Bue e mes e nu i pies you requi copies Not available for Audiobook CDs or when saving with Nero Image Recorder Compares the burned data to the original data With compilations of Verify datao
65. p to 15 GB on a single layer disc Le IW If a Blu ray recorder is installed on your computer you can select H and use it to display the Copy Entire Blu ray Disc option in the Image Project Copy area of the start screen x The procedure for copying a Blu ray disc is identical to the procedure for copying a Z CD DVD In comparison to a DVD a Blu ray Disc has considerably more space and can siore up to 25 GB on a single layer disc up to 50 GB on a dual layer disc Le If Nero Image Recorder is activated you can also select compilations in Nero Express that would not be feasible with the recorders installed on your computer For example if you have installed a CD recorder you can also compile a DVD with Nero Image Recorder and save the compilation as an image file ais Le IW Aen eg Keng d Ga Ah D rere 19 Ges Dem Zenn Aner Covers wr te Ser gr dai deen Ca PC hen core ty data an ee Sne tarry Dames ant Serger ef fong Fig 28 Copy CD DVD screen nero EXPRESS 7 Page 41 Creating a copy The following input areas are available in the Select source and destination screen Source drive Defines the drive from which the source information is read Insert the CD or DVD that you want to copy into the drive Destination drive Defines the destination drive Insert a blank disc into this drive Info Opens the Recorder Information dialog box This contains information on th
66. pied activate simulation before commencing the actual physical burn process 5 Click on the Copy button 6 If you are copying via the drive the copy process starts If you are using Nero Image Recorder the Save Image File dialog box is opened 1 Enter a name for your image file in the File Name text box 2 Select the relevant storage location in the Save to navigation tree and click on the Save button gt The copy and or save process starts You can follow the process status in the status bar Aros 7 Page 43 Creating a copy Xe if you are using a single drive for copying you will be prompted to remove the source CD DVD and to insert a suitable blank disc after the image file has been written The burn process then starts automatically Q is Arer ox West Pemiu D sr man process started law e Fig 30 Copy process screen 7 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully copied a CD DVD and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by closing Nero Express see Final screen Loading a disc image or saved project 10 Loading a disc image or saved project Using Nero Express you can burn a CD DVD from an image or a saved compilation that you had previously saved on the hard drive see Burning with Nero Image Recorder creating an image file Image file or saved compilation An image file is an exact replica of the data that is to be burned You can bur
67. r Video CDs only 13 2 Burning with Nero Image Recorder creating an image file LA To set the burn settings according to your requirements and to save your project as an image file to the hard drive using Nero Image Recorder proceed as follows Image file or saved compilation An image file is an exact replica of the data that is to be burned You can burn it as often as you like at a later stage but it requires just as much space on the hard drive as the compilation to be burned A saved compilation stores the links as well as the settings for the files that should be burned The content can only be opened with Nero Express as long as the paths remain identical The file size of a saved compilation is significantly smaller than the image file The Nero Image Recorder must be activated before it appears in the drop down menu see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Compile a project of your choice see e g Compiling data CD DVDs Compiling an Audio CD Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs or Compiling DVD Videos gt The Final Burn Settings screen is displayed Select the Image Recorder option from the Current Recorder drop down menu Add to the required values in the text boxes Add to the required settings in the extended area as necessary see Extended area Burn Settings Click on the Burn button gt The Burning Process screen is displayed and the Save Image File dialog box is d
68. rate F wave Dee A ox vie A Carste Covers and istet Fig 7 My Video CD compilation screen The following buttons are available Add Opens the Add files and folders window Remove This deletes the selected file Play Plays a selected audio or video file Total size on disc Displays the drive space used Back Returns to the start screen Next Switches to the Final Burn Settings screen Opens the Audio Track Properties dialog box for Audio CDs see Track properties and the MPEG Info dialog box for Properties Video CDs Super Video CDs see Track properties Available for Audio Video and Super Video CDs only Normalize all audio files Enables a filter that brings the volume of the audio files to be burned into line with one another This is recommended particularly if the files originate from different sources Available for Audio CDs only No pause between tracks Establishes that the audio files merge into one another without a pause If the box is unchecked a pause of two seconds is inserted between the files Available for Audio CDs only ex PRESS 7 Page 18 Compilation screen Enable S VCD Menu Enables a menu for the CD You can customize the look of the menu to suit your requirements see Menu Available for Video and Super Video CDs only DVD9 8152MB DVD5 4483MB If the DVD burner is capable of burning DVDs with 2 layers DVD DL
69. rders and activating Nero Image Recorder Copy Entire Blu ray Disc see Creating a copy Available with a Blu ray recorder only see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder Displays the Disc Label screen Print This is where you can create or load a label in order to print on the LightScribe label side of special CDs DVDs in the recorder see LightScribe Label Available with a LightScribe recorder only see System requirements The recorder must be selected to enable the option see Selecting recorders and activating Nero Image Recorder 4 1 Extended area start screen You can access the extra options and functions in the extended area of the start screen by clicking on the 4 button in the left margin of the window nero EXPRESS 7 Pagea Start screen sis An extended area with extra options and functions is available in all Nero Express screens see also Extended area Burn Settings The following menu icons are available Switch to Nero Burning ROM Closes Nero Express and opens the start screen of Nero Burning ROM This option is only available in the extended area of the start screen If you decide to create a project with Nero Express the option Saves the active project is displayed in all of the other windows at this point Saves the active project Opens the Save As dialog box You can save your compilation here Options Opens the Options dialog box
70. rint A LightScribe lnbal on calactad racondar Statut Pogost Romarino jore 000159 Fig 34 Print Process screen 9 Click on the OK button 10 Click on the Next button in the LightScribe Print Properties screen gt You have successfully created and printed a LightScribe label according to your requirements and can now continue by selecting another option from the final screen or by exiting Nero Express see Final screen 11 1 1 Customizing print properties You can customize the print properties of your LightScribe label to suit your requirements in the LightScribe Print Properties screen Nero Express LightScribe Print Properties Prk a LightScribe label on selected recorder Preview vi Get E Pree Fig 35 LightScribe Print Properties screen nero EXPRESS 7 CS LightScribe The following text boxes and buttons are available Adjusts the desired print quality This option button is set to Normal by default Number of copies Defines the number of copies you require Print contrast Defines the recorder you require Drive Available only if multiple LightScribe recorders are available Opens the LightScribe Print Preview dialog box A print preview of the label is displayed here Preview 11 2 Printing LightScribe labels within the project To create and print a corresponding LightScribe label within your project proceed as follows Inthe Re
71. rts the actual physical burn process e g after a g simulation This box is checked by default 9 1 Copying a CD DVD To copy a CD or DVD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Image Project Copy menu icon in the Nero Express start screen nero EXPRESS 7 Page 42 Creating a copy gt The Copy Entire CD Copy Entire DVD and Disc Image or Saved Project options are displayed Copy Lee CO S Comate a copy of an anton cine Date Copp Emtec OVD x Ww Creste a copy d an erise NO Muse Dice name za Daer Tronc CG feces o frz tin dae mag peveialy hened itp fa hari dee i Volos Pirtua Ze E SEC D pwr oes VW lure nero Image Recorder Sea PRES ODF Fig 29 Image Project Copy start screen 2 Click on the option you require Copy Entire CD or Copy Entire DVD gt The Select source and destination screen is displayed 3 Make the desired settings see Creating a copy You can also copy CDs DVDs using a single drive Select the same drive as source and w destination drive If you are using a single drive for copying you will be prompted to remove the source CD DVD and to insert a suitable blank disc after the image file has been written The burn process then starts automatically 4 Set other options as required in the extended area of the window see Creating a copy s Some CDs DVDs are copy protected and cannot be copied If you are not sure whether your CD DVD can be co
72. sults are displayed in the Results area To improve classification you can display the results for the categories Audio Photos Video Documents and Others separately Add files and folders File Browser Desktop Search Web Search Saved Searches SEARCH w Advanced Search Define new search criteria Search Query Track BE E others w Results ES All Results 8 Audio 6 EI Photos 1 Video E Documents 1 Title Last Modified track3 wav 03 08 2006 13 44 40 track2 wav 03 08 2006 13 44 26 s Trackl way 03 08 2006 13 44 10 rtrack No02 wav 08 08 2006 14 07 23 Track No0S wav 03 08 2006 13 45 06 rtrack Mod way 03 08 2006 13 44 56 ke Save Search Add Fig 11 Adding files and folders window Desktop Search tab File Type Windows Audio Windows Audio Windows Audio Windows Audio Windows Audio Windows Audio v ikes a NIJ ered co eee Select the file you want and click on the Add button Repeat steps 3 to 6 for all files that you are looking for and want to add to the compilation gt The files are added to the compilation Click on the Save Search button to save the results for subsequent projects Your saved search is then available on the Saved Searches tab When you have added all of the files you were looking for to your compilation click on the button gt The files are displayed in the compilation screen gt You have successfully found speci
73. t to add VR If you are searching for specific files and want to add them to your compilation see Finding and adding files 6 Click on the Close button gt The files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen 7 Sort the data on the CD DVD according to your requirements CO Hide specific files see Hiding files 9 If you want to create a data SecurDisc CD DVD select the desired check boxes in the SecurDisc Settings area see Activate SecurDisc Settings 10 Click on the Next button gt Ifyou have selected any check boxes in the SecurDisc Settings area the corresponding dialog boxes are displayed and you can configure additional settings see Activate SecurDisc Settings You have successfully compiled a data CD DVD and can now burn this compilation 6 1 Finding and adding files To find specific files and to add them to your compilation proceed as follows 1 Click on the Add button in the Disc Content compilation screen for data CDs DVDs gt The Add files and folders window is opened nero EXPRESS 7 CSS Compiling data CD DVDs Le ais Le wl Click on the Desktop Search tab Enter your search term in the Search Query text box You can combine multiple search criteria with one another and further refine your search O To display text boxes for the advanced search click on the wW button Click on the Search button gt The re
74. te Burn Label option in the extended area of the start screen The interface in the Burn Label screen works on the same principle as Nero CoverDesigner Basically it is irrelevant whether you print a label on paper or directly onto an appropriate disc Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels oc This function is only available with a LabelFlash recorder see System requirements Dean Drais a tandad data dec whch can be ei tave af ypes der and lt complete tokders The dire can be mad on all Windows platiarms Data DVD Create a data DVD which can be used to save all types of fies and complete folders The DVD can be read on all Windows plationns Data HD DVD Create a HD DVD which can be used to save af types of files and complete folders The dsc can be read on all Windows platiorme which HD DVD drive Data Blu tay Disc Create a um doc which can be na complete folders The duc can be read Select the Recorder to burn on E Z Use Nero Image Recorder Fig 38 Burn Label start screen Page 51 LabelFlash 12 1 Burn Label screen You can create a label according to your requirements in the Burn Label screen ee Burn Label aAa Labelflash NEC D I Eet Preting Sen eer ahn Wett Fig 39 Burn Label screen The following drop down menus and buttons are av
75. the MPEG compression family has the highest compression rate MPEG 2 There are only minor differences between MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 MPEG 2 works better with TV sets with interlacing and is a broadcasting standard MPEG 3 Standard for defining high definition TV MPEG 4 This standard is the next generation of MPEG 2 Master CD used for reproduction purposes Mixed Mode CD Computer and audio data is stored on a CD of this type Computer data is generally located on the first track and the audio data on subsequent tracks Multisession CD CD burned in several successive sessions NTSC Standard for video and television in the United States and Japan NTSC has more frames per second than PAL but has fewer horizontal lines OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer An OEM product is manufactured by one company for another which then sells it as its own product Orange Book Standard in which the CD MO Magneto Optical and CD WO Write Once technologies are defined It provides the basis for CD R nero EXPRESS 7 Page 66 Glossary PAL Video and TV standard in Europe PAL has more horizontal lines than NTSC but has fewer frames per second Photo CD CD which is used for storing images photos slides and other visual data A photo CD generally consists of multisessions The standard originates from Kodak and Philips Plug In Software used to add other features to a program software or to support troubles
76. udiobooks can have a running time of several hours Nero Express stores the compilations of its audiobook files on several CDs if necessary During the burn process you will be prompted to insert new blank discs To create an Audiobook CD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Audio menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Audio CD Audiobook CD Jukebox Audio CD and Jukebox Audio DVD options are displayed 2 Click on the Audiobook CD option gt The My Audiobook CD compilation screen is displayed KIEREN Ach the Auctnbock Pe vo mart to Suen Mero Caprese reift have te burn sewer al Aado Cv L den Advanced SES Eee A Open pg OD 72 95 50 Ragar Angel Jettvey Tooter Penda Mertsbera Davad Cuen Sevar Shaor Sasha Pri SCDE ei bd 2 Copy Mazdo CD Mads 17 Roger Angel dette footer Perii r eetzZerg Daaf Ovan Steren ug Saha fen io Pe 19 tyne Ome a Borers Jj ri Gegen l A crete Covers an Latai Fig 21 My Audiobook CD compilation screen 3 Repeat steps 3 to 7 under Compiling an Audio CD gt The audiobook files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen 4 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully compiled an Audiobook CD and can now burn this compilation Page 34 Videos and slide shows 8 Videos and slide shows 8 1 Compiling Video CDs Super Video CDs Using Nero Express you can compile Video CDs MPEG 1 format or Super Video CDs
77. y more available space sis Le IW If Nero Image Recorder is activated you can also select compilations in Nero Express that Ns would not be feasible with the recorders installed on your computer For example if you have installed a CD recorder you can also compile a DVD with Nero Image Recorder and save the compilation as an image file ts IW To create a jukebox Audio CD DVD proceed as follows 1 Click on the Audio menu icon in the Nero Express start screen gt The Audio CD Audiobook CD Jukebox Audio CD and Jukebox Audio DVD options are displayed 2 Click on the option you require Jukebox Audio CD or Jukebox Audio DVD gt The My Audio disc compilation screen is displayed Fig 20 My Audio disc compilation screen From a technical point of view a compilation of special audio formats is a data CD DVD You can also select Data gt Data CD DVD in the Nero Express start screen to create and burn your project Page 33 Music 3 Repeat steps 3 to 7 under Compiling an Audio CD gt The audio files are added to the compilation and displayed in the compilation screen 4 Click on the Next button gt You have successfully created a jukebox Audio CD DVD and can now burn this compilation 7 3 Compiling an Audiobook CD Using Nero Express you can compile audiobook files and burn them as an Audiobook CD i e in the form of an Audio CD You can then play this on any standard CD player Since a

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