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Nero Vision Manual Nero AG Copyright and Trademark Information The Nero Vision Manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. All rights reserved. This manual contains materials which are protected by internationally recognized copyright laws. This manual may not - in whole or in part - be copied, transmitted, or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Nero AG. 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 Vision manual. The contents of the supplied software, as well as of the Nero Vision manual, may be changed without prior notice. All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only. Copyright © 2007 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved. REV 7.0 – 4.9.0.18 Contents Contents 1 General information 6 1.1 About the manual 6 1.2 About Nero Vision 6 1.3 Versions of Nero Vision 7 2 Technical information 8 2.1 System requirements 8 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 Terminology Video/chapter/movie/project Disc/disc format Encoding/transcoding/recoding/decoding DVD discs 9 9 9 9 10 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.8 Disc formats supported DVD Video DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR Video CD (VCD) Super Video CD (SVCD) miniDVD HD-BURN Editable Blu-ray™ disc AVCHD 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 2.4 Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs 12 2.5 Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats 13 3 Launching the program 14 3.1 Launching Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart 14 3.2 Launching Nero Vision directly 14 4 User interface 15 4.1 General information 15 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 Main screen Buttons Extended dialog box 17 18 19 5 Capturing videos from video cameras and other external capture devices 21 5.1 Capturing 21 5.2 DV/HDV cameras, digital and analog videos 21 Page 3 Contents 5.3 Setting a TV card 21 5.4 Capturing video on the hard drive 25 6 Creating a disc project 30 7 Video editing 34 7.1 Making a movie 34 7.2 Cutting video titles 40 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 Chapters Creating chapters manually Creating chapters automatically Editing chapters 41 42 43 44 7.4 Exporting the movie 45 8 Slide show 47 8.1 Creating a slide show 47 9 Menu 54 9.1 Editing the menu 54 9.2 Editing the Smart3D menu 60 10 Showing a preview 63 11 Burning a disc 65 12 Project management 68 12.1 Saving a project 68 12.2 Opening a project 68 12.3 Opening a disc image 68 13 Editable DVDs 70 13.1 DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR 70 13.2 Creating an editable DVD with videos 70 13.3 Creating an editable DVD directly via a capture device 71 14 Advanced operations 72 14.1 Erasing a rewritable disc 72 14.2 Displaying disc info 72 14.3 Finalizing a DVD 73 14.4 Creating covers and labels 74 15 Configuration 75 15.1 Opening a configuration 75 15.2 15.2.1 Configuration General tab 75 75 Page 4 Contents 15.2.2 15.2.3 Folders tab Messages tab 76 77 15.3 Displaying video options 77 15.4 15.4.1 15.4.2 15.4.3 Video options General tab tab Nero Digital™ Encoder Configuration 77 78 78 80 16 List of figures 82 17 Glossary 83 18 Index 88 19 Contact Information 91 Page 5 General information 1 General information 1.1 About the manual This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero Vision. It is processbased and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-basis. To make the best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:: Symbol Meaning Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed strictly. Indicates additional information or advice. 1. Start … Æ Indicates an intermediate result. Î Indicates a result. OK Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface of Nero Vision. They are shown in bold face. Chapter Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined. […] 1.2 A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified. Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands. About Nero Vision Nero Vision software has an extremely user-friendly interface and allows you to record, edit and burn movies and slide shows. You can use Nero Vision to play back your videos on your PC from DV video cameras or other external video devices and to burn them as DVD-Video, DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), miniDVD, BDAV (editable Blu-ray™ disc), AVCHD or HD-BURN or save them in a folder on the hard drive. With the many features offered in this powerful multimedia software, you will have numerous options for creating and collecting your memories. Even users who are new to the world of videos will find it easy to use Nero Vision. With Nero Vision you can … ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ shorten videos quickly and easily and add effects, create chapters using automatic scene cut detection and set chapter marks manually, create your own menus from predefined menu templates with animated buttons, add your own background pictures and texts, use the preview screen with the handy virtual remote control to view your project, ... and much more! Page 6 General information Using your DV video camera, a FireWire® card, and the appropriate hardware, you can import your own videos from your camera. If you have a DirectShow® compatible video capture card, you can use Nero Vision to record videos directly from the video capture card. If you do not have any video hardware at all, you can still work with video files that are on your PC or that you downloaded from the Internet. 1.3 Versions of Nero Vision Nero Vision is available in versions with different functionalities. In addition to the full Nero Vision version there are other versions with restricted functionality. The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials: ƒ The number of Smart3D menu templates is limited The following functions are not available in Nero Vision Essentials SE: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ Make New Movie... Make Blu-ray™ Discs / Make Editable Blu-ray™ Discs Edit Movie Export Movie to File Export Movie to DV Video Camera Record Directly to DVD-VR Record Directly to Blu-ray™ Discs Make Editable DVD (DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR) Smart3D Menus To make a disc in DVD-Video, SVCD, miniDVD or HD-BURN disc format, the video source files must be encoded in MPEG-2 video format. The discs can then be played back on compatible DVD players. If the original data is not available in compatible format, you will need the DVD-Video plugin to create it; this is not included in the Nero Vision Essentials or Nero Vision Essentials SE versions. You can obtain it from www.nero.com. Page 7 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 Vision: ƒ Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c or later Optional: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ FireWire® (IEEE 1394) Controller for DV capturing USB capture device (webcam) Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) to the BDA driver standard DirectShow® compatible video capture card Blu-ray™-capable recorder and Blu-ray™ disc Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft® is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® and the relevant hardware. To make a disc in DVD-Video, SVCD, miniDVD or HD-BURN disc format, the video source files must be encoded in MPEG-2 video format. The discs can then be played back on compatible DVD players. If the original data is not available in compatible format, you will need the DVD-Video plugin to create it; the DVD-Video plug-in is already included in the full version of Nero Vision. Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs or CDs, you can still use the image recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use.on your hard drive. Once you have connected the appropriate recorder to the system, you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision, Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express. Page 8 Technical information 2.2 Terminology 2.2.1 Video/chapter/movie/project ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ Video denotes a single video file that is stored on the hard drive, such as your vacation video. It makes no difference if you have created the video yourself or imported it. As soon as you open a video file in Nero Vision and work on it, it becomes a video title. Editing includes the creation of transitions, cutting or the generation of a sound track. Chapter denotes a section of a video title, the beginning of which is defined by a chapter mark.The more marks the video title has, the more chapters it contains. The more marks the video title has, the more chapters it contains. Each video title consists of at least one chapter. The advantage of chapters is that you can jump directly to specific chapters when playing the video without having to fast forward or rewind. Movie refers to a complete compilation of one or more video titles which are mostly edited. An example of a movie is an assortment of clips from videos of your last vacation. Project refers to the process from when the videos are opened through to the finished, exported movie. A project can be saved with all changes to a project file and can be opened again at a later date; the project file has the extension *.nvc (Nero Vision Compilation). In summary: the goal of a project is a finished movie which consists of several video titles, each of which is subdivided into chapters. 2.2.2 Disc/disc format ƒ ƒ Disc is a data medium to which information is saved. CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R are examples of write-once discs that are written to by a recorder and read by a player. Discs of the same type with different storage capacities are available, e.g. for DVD-R with 4.38 GB or as DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, with two data layers) with 7.95 GB. Disc format refers to the format in which the data is organized on a disc. For example, the DVD-VR disc format is only supported by the DVD-RW and DVD-RAM discs and can only be used with these. Conversely, the following applies: the disc formats Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), miniDVD, and HD-BURN can be created on the disc types CD-R and CD-RW. The disc format determines the technical options that are available, such as subtitling or multiple sound tracks. 2.2.3 Encoding/transcoding/recoding/decoding ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ Encoding is the generation of a video in a specific video format, e.g. MPEG-2 or Nero Digital™ (MPEG-4). An appropriate encoder is required for each video format. Transcoding is the conversion of an existing video from one video format to another, e.g. from Xvid to MPEG-2. Recoding is the conversion of an existing video with specific properties (e.g. bit rate 2500 kb/s) to the same video format with different properties (e.g. bit rate 1990 kb/s). Decoding is the opening or playing of a video that was encoded in a specific video format. Page 9 Technical information 2.2.4 DVD discs Writable DVD discs are categorized as follows: Data medium DVD Digital Versatile Disc – Identifies an optical data medium. Specification - Refers to discs that conform to the specification of the DVD Forum. + Refers to discs that conform to the specification of the DVD+RW Alliance. Rewritability R Recordable. Refers to write-once discs. RW ReWritable. Refers to rewritable discs. RAM Random Access Memory. Refers to rewritable discs with special data security. Data layers DL Dual Layer (in - discs) and Double Layer (in + discs). Refers to discs with two data layers on each side. A DVD-R DL is therefore a write-once disc with two data layers; it has a capacity of 7.95 GB. 2.3 Disc formats supported Nero Vision supports different disc formats. This section tells you about the advantages and disadvantages of the individual formats. For details on which disc format is available on which discs, refer to Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs. 2.3.1 DVD Video Using the video codec MPEG-2 to compress video files, a DVD-Video can hold up to 135 minutes of video on a 4.38 GB DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW in a quality far superior to VHS video or Video CD. You can play the disc on most DVD players which means very high quality storage for all of your home videos. You can also play DVDs on your PC if you have the appropriate software and DVD-ROM drive. A DVD-DL disc doubles the storage capacity of the disc and in turn the space for a DVDVideo. 2.3.2 DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR DVD-VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR are special types of DVD-Video that provide three options which DVD-Video alone cannot provide: ƒ ƒ ƒ Direct recording of videos onto disc in real-time is possible (option: Record Directly to Disc). The data on the disc can later be edited and altered. More video titles can be added if space is still available on the disc. This means that a DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR is similar to a video cassette, but of a far superior quality. However, there are differences between the individual disc formats: Page 10 Technical information ƒ ƒ ƒ The DVD-VR is specifically designed for recording directly to disc. Although a graphics menu is not supported, playlists are created instead. Furthermore, the sound track cannot be changed, i.e. it is not possible to edit or add to the existing track. DVD-VR is not compatible with DVD-Video and can only be played on special DVD players. DVD-VFR (video mode) – just like DVD-Video – allows you to create menus but not to create chapter menus or playlists. Once the disc has been finalized, a DVD-VFR is essentially compatible with DVD-Video and can be played in most DVD players. Once the disc has been finalized, the DVD+VFR format is essentially compatible with DVD-Video and can be played in most DVD players. The storage capacity doubles for burning to a DVD+R DL disc as does the space for the DVD+VR. 2.3.3 Video CD (VCD) Using the video codec MPEG-1 to compress video files, a VCD generates a quality roughly similar to VHS video and can hold up to 74 or 80 minutes of full-motion video along with stereo sound on 650 and 700 MB CDs respectively. VCDs can be played on most DVD players and on your PC if you have the appropriate software and a drive that can read CDR/CD-RW discs. 2.3.4 Super Video CD (SVCD) This format uses the video codec MPEG-2 to store video files in a quality roughly similar to S-VHS and can hold around 30 or 40 minutes of full-motion video along with stereo sound on 650 MB and 700 MB CDs respectively. SVCDs can be played on a growing number of DVD players and on the PC if you have the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD-R/RW discs. 2.3.5 miniDVD In principle, a miniDVD is nothing other than a CD-R or CD-RW, upon which a DVD structure has been written in UDF format. It offers the same technical benefits and qualities as a DVD, whether this be the ability to create chapters or menus, support for subtitles or a number of audio tracks (even in real digital multichannel sound). miniDVDs can easily be played by a PC, while reproduction is not guaranteed with all types of DVD players. 2.3.6 HD-BURN The creation of an HD-BURN CD is only supported by specific recorders. In principle, an HDBURN CD is nothing other than a CD-R or CD-RW, for which a special procedure is used to double the storage capacity of a CD and which has a DVD structure written on it in UDF format. It offers the same technical options and qualities as a DVD-Video, i.e. the possibility to create chapters or menus and support for subtitles and multiple sound tracks (including real digital multichannel sound). 2.3.7 Editable Blu-ray™ disc The creation of a Blu-ray™ disc is only supported by specific recorders. Blu-ray™ discs are written with a blue laser. The shorter wave length (405 nm) of this laser makes it possible to adjust the laser beam with greater precision. Data can be packed more tightly and takes up less space on the disc. Page 11 Technical information An editable Blu-ray™ disc (BD-AV) is a special variant of the Blu-ray™ disc that allows you to record videos that are encoded in DV or MPEG-2 format. The data on the disc can be edited, altered or expanded with additional video titles at a later point. 2.3.8 AVCHD AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a new format for HD recordings on DVD, storage card or hard drive. This high-resolution format is used mainly by new camera models. The video material is compressed with the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec. Audio data is stored in Dolby® Digital (AC3) or, in the case of NTSC and PAL standard formats, in linear PCM format. 2.4 Overview of compatibility between disc formats and discs Disc format Discs supported DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW DVD-Video DVD-RAM DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW DVD-VR DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-R DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+VR DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW Video CD (VCD) CD-R Super Video CD (SVCD) CD-R miniDVD HD-BURN Editable Blu-ray™ disc CD-RW CD-RW CD-R CD-RW CD-R CD-RW BD-R BD-RE DVD-R, DVD-R DL DVD-RW AVCHD DVD-RAM DVD+R, DVD+R DL DVD+RW Storage card, hard drive Page 12 Technical information To burn a DVD-Video or DVD-VR/DVD-VFR (video mode)/+VR disc, a supported DVD recorder must be connected to the PC. To burn VCD/SVCD/miniDVD/HD-BURN discs, you need to have a supported CD and/or DVD recorder connected to your system. Please visit www.nero.com for the list of currently supported recorders. Even if you do not have a recorder capable of burning DVDs and/or VCDs/SVCDs/miniDVDs/HD-BURNs, you can still burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive. Once you have connected an appropriate recorder to the PC, you can use Nero Vision, Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express at any time to burn disc images on real discs. 2.5 Overview of compatibility between DVD discs and editable disc formats Disc DVD-R Supported disc formats for "editable DVDs" DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-RW DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD-RAM DVD-VR, DVD-VFR (video mode) DVD+R DVD+VR DVD+R DL DVD+VR DVD+RW DVD+VR Page 13 Launching the program 3 Launching the program 3.1 Launching Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart To launch Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon. Æ The Nero StartSmart window is opened. 2. Click on the arrow button in the left margin of the window. Æ The extended dialog box will open. Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart 3. Select the Nero Vision entry from the Applications selection list. Æ The Nero Vision window opens. Î You have launched Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart. 3.2 Launching Nero Vision directly To launch Nero Vision directly, proceed as follows: 1. If you are using the Windows XP Start menu, click Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Photo and Video > Nero Vision. If you are using the classic Start menu, click Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Photo and Video > Nero Vision. Æ The Nero Vision window opens. Î You have launched Nero Vision. Page 14 User interface 4 User interface 4.1 General information Basically, the user interface consists of the selection of a task from the Start screen.You then complete the task by navigating through the different steps, with a separate window being displayed for each individual step. A project consists essentially of four steps: 1. Picking a task. Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item. As you move your cursor over an item, an explanatory text will pop up next to it. Left-click on the item for the task to be started. Fig. 2: Launch screen This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion. 2. Completing a task. Depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end. Each individual step consists of a new screen. To help you know where you are and what you need to do, each screen comes with a name and a brief description. To move to the next screen or to go back to the previous screen, use the Next or Back buttons on the navigation bar. Page 15 User interface Fig. 3: Contents screen Some screens include a menu. When the cursor is on an option, an explanatory text will pop up underneath. Fig. 4: Content screen – What do you want to do? menu The two buttons Cancel and Refresh are available in screens where you can perform various actions. These let you easily cancel out an action or restore the last actions undone. This lets you try out a large number of Nero Vision features without having to discard the entire project if you are not satisfied. Each screen contains tooltips, detailed information, and explanations for the various buttons, icons, and menus. Hold your cursor for a few seconds over an item to learn more about it. Page 16 User interface 3. Burning. Burning marks the end of a project. For this you should define the burning parameters and click on the Burn button. Depending on the type of project you are working on and the recorder connected to the system, a number of different entries are available for selection. Fig. 5: Burn Options screen 4. Following the burning process. Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next: launch Nero ShowTime and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero CoverDesigner. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one. 4.2 Main screen Only the buttons and controls that are required are displayed on the Nero Vision user interface – depending on which screen you are in. This makes the interface easy to use. When you click on the More button, an additional, extended dialog box is opened (see Extended dialog box). Page 17 User interface 4.2.1 Buttons Help for Nero Vision: opens online help. Enter new serial number: allows you to enter a new serial number. The Welcome to Nero window is opened. Nero Vision on the Web: opens the Nero Vision Web page. Tips: opens the Tips window. You can configure Nero Vision in such a way that useful tips are displayed when you open each screen. Key Definitions: displays assigned key combinations and their functions. The Key Definitions window is opened. Info: displays the version and registration data. The About Nero Vision window is opened. More Displays the extended dialog box. Exports the movie to a file. Export process The Export Movie screen is displayed. In this screen you can specify the export settings and then export the project (see Exporting the movie). The button is only available if you have inserted at least one video in a project. Saves the project with all changes made. The Save As pop-up window will open. Save The project is saved to an administration file with the extension .nvc (NeroVision Compilation). This function is useful for times when you are not able to finish your project and would like to continue at a later time (see Saving a project). This undoes the last action. With Nero Vision you can undo many actions so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Restores the last action that you have undone. With Nero Vision you can restore many actions that have been undone so that you can restore the desired condition even after having made a large number of changes. Returns to the previous screen. Go Back Next Burn If necessary, you will be prompted to save the project, as the changes you have made will otherwise be lost. Displays the next screen. Starts the burn process. The button is only displayed in the Burn screen. Page 18 User interface 4.2.2 Extended dialog box Only the buttons and controls that are required are displayed on the Nero Vision user interface – depending on which screen you are in. This makes the interface easy to use. When you click on the More button, an additional extended area is opened. The extended dialog box is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen. In so-called 'sticky mode', the extended dialog box will be displayed until it is closed once more by clicking on the More button again. The icon in the extended dialog box displays its current mode. Click on this icon to change the mode. The extended dialog box is in normal mode. The extended dialog box is in sticky mode. 4.2.2.1 Check boxes Never use black thumbnails Black thumbnails are not used in menus. Instead, the first non-black thumbnail is found and displayed. This function can slow down the application. Create menu on disc Automatically creates a menu. The individual video titles can easily be selected using the menu. Create chapters automatically Creates chapters automatically that can be selected individually later when playing the movie. Snap timeline items to each other Connects the elements in the Timeline tab to one another as with a magnet. Consequently, text, audio, and effects begin at the same time. Use time-code based chapter detection for DV files This automatically identifies individual scenes in DV (Digital Video) files using the time stamp and incorporates them. Enable capture device audio playback Enables playback on the recorder. This setting does not affect playback of captured video files. Detect scenes while capturing (DV) Automatically searches for scene changes when capturing from a DV capture device. ® ® Display Microsoft(R) 'Video Displays Microsoft Video for Windows devices in the list for Windows'(R) devices of recorders. 4.2.2.2 Root menu Move next objects: when inserting an effect moves the next effect to the back. Adding effects to timeline Fit to available space: when inserting a new effect adjusts the effect so that it only takes up the available space up to the beginning of the next effect. Start playback with Menu: displays the menu after the disc has been inserted in the player.