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ENGLISH Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 The Nero Suite 1.1 General System Requirements 1.2 Specific Requirements for Each Application 1.3 Additional system requirement for Blu-ray Disc und HD DVD 4 10H 4 1H 4 12H 6 13H Applications of the Nero 8 Suite 1.4 Nero Tools 1.5 Nero 8 Suite Gadgets 1.6 Nero 8 Suite Plug-ins 7 14H 11 15H 12 16H 12 17H 2 Installation 2.1 Installing Nero Suite 3 Nero StartSmart 3.1 Starting the Nero 8 Suite using Nero StartSmart 3.
The Nero Suite 1 The Nero Suite 1.1 General System Requirements DVD-ROM drive for the installation ® ® ® Windows 2000 (SP4 or higher), Windows XP (SP1 or higher) Windows Server ® 2003 (SP1 or higher), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (SP2 or higher), Win® dows Vista (except for Nero ImageDrive) ® Windows XP Professional x64 (all applications except InCD, Nero Scout, and Nero ImageDrive work in the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows applications to run.
Nero Home TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital recording (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVBC and ATSC), compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver stan® dard. Nero Home does not support video recording via FireWire (OHCI 1394) List of compatible devices: http://www.nero.com/link.
The Nero Suite MCE Plug-ins (Nero Burn and Nero Burn Settings, Nero MediaStreaming) Windows®Vista® Home Premium or Windows Vista® Ultimate with Media Center or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Rollup 2 Graphics card with overlay support, at least 8 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, 24-bit or 32-bit true color is recommended Nero MediaHome 2.
The newest graphics drivers with COPP support. (Recommended: ATI Catalyst™ 7.4, ® ® NVidia ForceWare™ 169.21 (Windows XP), ForceWare™ 158.22 (Windows ® ® ® XP /GeForce 8 Series), ForceWare™ 169.25 (Windows Vista ) or higher) ® Microsoft .Net Framework 2.
The Nero Suite SecurDiscViewer SecurDisc Viewer is a standalone application that is part of the SecurDisc technology platform. This is the one application that allows you to open PDF documents that have been password-protected against unauthorized access using SecurDisc and/or protected against unauthorized duplication using the special SecurDisc duplication protection feature.
The Nero Suite Nero Scout is a database program that creates a database from all media files on your computer; this database is indexed, cataloged, and made available to other Nero Suite programs. Unlike other databases produced by various media players and which only catalog the files associated with the program, Nero Scout databases are universal and therefore available on all playback programs.
The Nero Suite Nero WaveEditor Nero WaveEditor allows you to record pieces of music, edit the corresponding audio files, using, for example, various filters and sound optimization methods, and finally burn them using Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express. With Nero WaveEditor you edit the audio files non-destructively in real time. Thanks to an internal reference-based audio format, the editing history is simultaneously stored so that changes can also be undone. Various effects (e.g.
sion sets) to create a unified media center. This gives you the option of viewing transmitted television programs via Nero MediaHome on two players simultaneously (multi-room viewing). Nero MediaHome automatically supplies the files in the appropriate format to the player in question. Nero BackItUp Nero BackItUp is a program for backing up and restoring data. Nero BackItUp saves files (file backup) as well as programs and operating systems (drive backup).
The Nero Suite and it provides information about the hardware configuration of your computer. Furthermore, Nero InfoTool supports screen reader technology, an alternative user interface for the blind and visually impaired that acoustically outputs text elements on the screen. 1.6 Nero 8 Suite Gadgets Nero DiscCopy ® Windows Vista features so-called Gadgets which appear in the sidebar or on the desktop and are a quick and easy way of executing frequently required operations.
The Nero Suite ® You will find detailed information on how to use the described applications, tools, gadgets and plug-ins within the Nero Suite in the respective manuals, which you can download from our website at www.nero.com. 6H Nero 8 English, page 13 ENGLISH ® Nero Digital™ Plug-in for Adobe Premiere ® ® The Nero Digital™ plug-in for Adobe Premiere allows you to convert video files edited in ® ® Adobe Premiere into Nero Digital™ files (MPEG-4).
Installation 2 Installation 2.1 Installing Nero Suite To install the Nero 8 Suite you need administrator rights for all operating systems. The Nero Suite installation wizard walks you through the quick and uncomplicated installation. Proceed as follows: 1. Close all Microsoft® Windows® programs and exit any anti-virus software that may be running. 2. Insert the Nero 8 disc into the CD/DVD drive and click the Nero 8 button.
3. To select an application, click the hard drive icon or the red X and choose one of the following installation options from the context menu: This feature will be installed on local hard drive installs the application without additional components such as help files and templates. This feature, and all subfeatures will be installed on local hard drive installs the application and all additional components. This feature will not be available does not install the associated application. 4.
Nero StartSmart 3 Nero StartSmart 3.1 Starting the Nero 8 Suite using Nero StartSmart The Nero StartSmart icon will appear on the desktop of your computer after the installation of the Nero suite. Nero StartSmart, the "command center" of the Nero suite, provides convenient access to all applications. Start Nero StartSmart as follows: 1. Double-click the Nero StartSmart icon . Æ The Nero StartSmart start window opens.
Nero StartSmart Tabs in the upper part of Nero StartSmart's startup window Start page Shows the start page of Nero StartSmart and welcomes you. Here, too, is the Pre-start applications area where you can add applications that you want to have immediate access to after the program has launched. Ripping and Burning Offers you a choice of frequently occurring ripping and burning projects. These are pre-configured and therefore can be easily and quickly executed.
Nero StartSmart The following button is available for this: Opens the next headline of a news item in the newsfeed. Clicking the Next headline opens the complete news item. 3.2 Updating Nero Suite This function requires you to have an Internet connection; you may also update your installation using a downloaded update which you have stored on your computer. To update Nero Suite, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Search for updates button in the Nero StartSmart startup window.
Nero StartSmart Nero Suite Language In the Language Selection screen of Nero ControlCenter you can define which language you currently want Nero applications to use and which should generally be available. 3.3.1 Defining Currently Used Languages Proceed as follows to define the language which should currently be used by all Nero applications. 1. In the Nero StartSmart startup window, click the button. 2. Click Change language in the displayed menu. Æ The language selection window appears. 3.
Nero StartSmart 3.4 Setting up Newsfeeds To subscribe to newsfeeds, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button. 2. Select the Options/Newsfeed in the displayed menu. Æ The Newsfeed Options screen is displayed. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the Update interval. It is specified in minutes. 4. Update the corresponding check boxes if you want to subscribe to the Nero Newsfeed. 5. Click the Subscribe button to create a new newsfeed. Æ The Add newsfeed window is displayed. 6.
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