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Table of contents 1 2 3 Nero Recode About Nero Recode 2 ........................................................................ 6 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 What is Nero Recode 2? ................................................................ 6 Nero Recode 2 as a copying program ............................................. 6 Nero Recode 2 as a compilation program........................................ 6 Nero Recode 2 as a conversion program ........................................ 6 1.
5 6 7 8 Copying a DVD ................................................................................ 41 4.1 General information ..................................................................... 41 4.2 Copying without changing the DVD structure........................... 41 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 Copying (and changing the DVD structure)............................... 42 Importing a DVD............................................................................. 42 Changing the structure of a DVD .
9 Service.............................................................................................. 84 9.1 9.1.1 9.1.8 FAQs.............................................................................................. 84 The copied DVD does not contain the audio tracks I selected. What did I do wrong?............................................................................... 84 The copied DVD does not contain the subtitles I selected. What did I do wrong? .........................................
1 About Nero Recode 2 1.1 What is Nero Recode 2? Nero Recode 2 is a program that performs different tasks in connection with DVD-Video titles and other video files that are not copy-protected. 1.1.1 Nero Recode 2 as a copying program Nero Recode 2 is a program for copying and archiving DVD-Video titles that are not copy-protected onto a DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW or DVD-RAM disc.
1.2 System requirements Nero Recode 2 is installed together with NeroVision Express 3 and its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements in the NeroVision Express 3 manual. In addition, you will need to have a computer with a built-in DVD-ROM or DVD recorder, as otherwise you will be unable to read or burn DVDs. 1.3 Installation Nero Recode 2 is not installed separately but together with NeroVision Express 3.
1.4.2 Launching Nero Recode 2 separately Proceed as follows to launch Nero Recode 2: Click on START > (ALL) PROGRAMS > Nero > Nero Digital > Nero Recode.
2 The Nero Recode 2 interface 2.1 Introduction Nero Recode 2 is not only available as a full version, but also in a bundle with a CD/DVD recorder in the Nero Recode 2 CE or Nero Recode 2 SE versions. These differ from the full version in the scale of functions they offer, in other words they cannot perform all the tasks described in this manual and the user interface is adapted to the specific version. The Nero Recode 2 interface is independent of the chosen task.
2.2 Copying an entire DVD With Nero Recode 2 CE, it is not possible to recode a complete DVD and/or the main feature film onto a DVD disc. A DVD may not only contain video files that can be played on a DVD player but also other kinds of data. This data cannot be played on a normal commercially available DVD player but only on a DVD-ROM/DVD burner drive in a computer. When copying a DVD, Nero Recode 2 is capable of copying both the video as well as the data contents.
2.2.1 DVD-Video After clicking on the 'Recode an Entire DVD to DVD' field in the start window, the DVD-Video area of the backup window for your DVDs will open. By clicking on 'DVD-Video Files' you will move to the Nero Recode 2 video area. By clicking on the 'Import DVD' button you will open a dialog to import the selected DVD. This button is only enabled if a DVD-Video title has been imported.
This button is only enabled if a DVD-Video title has been imported. Clicking on the 'Lock Ratio' button will stop the recorder quality of a DVD-Video title being changed automatically. However, it is still possible to change the quality setting manually by moving the slider. This button is only enabled if a DVD-Video title has been imported and automatic modification has been prevented. Click on the 'Unlock Ratio' button to unblock the automatic modification of the recode a title's quality.
If a red bar appears in the indicator, the amount of data is larger than the capacity of the disc. Clicking on the '?' button will tell you more about Nero Recode 2. If you have installed Nero Recode 2 CE without Nero SmartStart, you can enter the serial number in the area that now opens. 2.2.2 DVD data By clicking on 'DVD Data Files' you will move to the Nero Recode 2 data area. In contrast to the video area, the following elements are present in the 'DVD Data Files' area.
This button is only enabled if a data file is present. Clicking on the 'Delete' button will remove any data files that have been added. Clicking on this icon will start a dialog to let you name a folder to be created in the data section of the disc. This icon is only enabled in a subordinate folder. If you click on this icon, the contents of the parent folder will be displayed. Clicking on this dropdown button will open a menu and let you choose how the available files will be displayed in the folders.
2.3.1 DVD-Video After clicking on the 'Remake a DVD' field in the start window, the DVD-Video area of the compilation window for your own DVDs will open. In contrast to the copy window for a DVD, the following new buttons are present in this compilation window. This button is only enabled if a DVD-Video title has been imported. Clicking on the 'Start / End' button will open a window in which the titles can be shortened – you must specify the first and last frame.
This button is only enabled if a DVD-Video title has been imported and two titles have been merged to form one single one. Clicking on the 'Separate' button will separate the merged titles so that the original titles are available again in their original form. You can find more detailed information on separating DVD-Videos in the 'Separating merged titles' section. 2.3.2 DVD data By clicking on 'DVD Data Files' you will move to the Nero Recode 2 data area.
2.4 Create a Nero Digital disc It is not possible to compile a Nero Digital disc with Nero Recode 2 SE version. You can use Nero Recode 2 to convert DVD-Video titles and other video files (not copy-protected) with Nero Digital quickly and easily into MPEG-4 files. Like when making your own DVD compilation, you can shorten existing titles if you only want to use certain parts of a DVD title.
2.4.1 DVD-Video After clicking on 'Recode DVDs and Videos to Nero Digital' in the start window, the DVD-Video area of the compilation window for converting DVD-Videos and other video files into MPEG-4 files will open. The following new buttons (in comparison to the copy window for a DVD) are present in a Nero Digital Disc compilation window. This button is only active if at least one DVD video title or video file has been imported and one file has been highlighted.
2.4.2 DVD data By clicking on 'DVD Data Files', you will jump to the Nero Recode 2 data area. In contrast to the data window in the copy area, this window does not contain any new areas and buttons and so it is not described in further detail here.
2.5 Advanced display Clicking on the 'More' button will extend the Nero Recode 2 user interface. Additional options are available in the Nero Recode 2 advanced display mode. You can use it to adapt the program to your personal needs and to start other functions related to DVDs. The content of this area depends on the element of Nero Recode 2 where you clicked on the 'More' button. The following diagram shows the field where all the profiles and commands are displayed. 2.5.
2.5.2 Selecting a Nero Digital profile Not all Nero Digital profiles are available in the Nero Recode 2 CE version. This profile is only available when the 'Recode DVDs and videos to Nero Digital', or the 'Recode Main Movie to Nero Digital' task has been chosen. This area allows you to select the desired conversion profile. Depending on the purpose of the converted DVD title, the size of the final result can vary.
2.5.4 Book Type settings The recording dialog in Nero Recode 2 lets the user determine the Book Type Setting for several DVD recorders when burning DVDs. The Book Type field of a DVD helps DVD players to identify the inserted disk and determines the DVD’s level of compatibility. Click on 'DVD Book Type settings' on the drop-down button and select the desired setting: 2.5.5 Automatic Nero Recode 2 automatically selects the most suitable Book Type for this disk.
2.5.6 Configuring Nero Recode 2 Clicking on the 'Configure' area will open the configuration menu of Nero Recode 2 showing various tabs which determine the behavior of the program. Clicking on the 'OK' button will save the changes and close the window. DVD Import DVD This check box determines whether (when importing a DVD with data content) the contents will also be taken over. In the default setting, this check box is disabled.
Characters from languages such as Japanese and Korean which use a 16-bit Unicode character set that does not match the DVD-Video specifications are not used by Nero Recode 2. However, this restriction can be relaxed as required. In the default setting, this check box is deactivated, i.e. the DVD-Video specifications are not relaxed. Output DVD This check box specifies whether (when copying a DVD with elements that are blocked for user input) these areas should be made accessible to the user.
Nero Digital After creating an MPEG-4 file with Nero Recode 2, the program can determine, after the first pass, that the quality of the resulting video would be improved if the file is passed a second time. In this case you can stipulate on this tab how Nero Recode 2 should proceed. You can change the setting by clicking on the dropdown button and selecting the desired option. Ask me to confirm which files need a second pass.
If you need to change the video resolution when converting to Nero Digital, a special method can be selected by clicking on the drop-down button. The standard setting 'Automatic' obviously selects the best (likely) method. This check box determines whether the file is analyzed when importing the video. In the default setting, this check box is activated.
This check box shows whether the disk is ejected after encoding/burning. In the default setting, this check box is deactivated. When burning a disk, a report on the recording process is generated. This check box shows whether the system asks if the report should be saved. In the default setting, the check box is activated. Preview Window This area determines the quality of the audio output when the DVD title is being seen in the preview window.
File input and output This field determines how the data is read from the drive. Windows File system The data is read via the Windows file system. SPTI / ASPI The operating system (Windows) is bypassed when reading data. This method of reading files is faster than using the Windows file system. (It is the standard setting). 'Windows File System' should be chosen if drives have problems reading with the 'SPTI / ASPI' option.
2.5.7 Erasing the contents of a disc The owner of a recorder that can erase rewritable discs can delete the contents if such a disc is inserted in the drive. Clicking on 'Erase disc' will open the corresponding window. Choose Recorder If a number of recorders that can all erase disc contents have been installed, you can select from the recorders available. You can change the recorder by clicking on the dropdown button and selecting another.
2.5.8 Obtaining information on the inserted disc This field allows information to be obtained on the disc that has been inserted. It does not matter whether the disc is located in a CD or a DVD drive. Clicking on 'Disc Info' will open the corresponding window. The upper gray area tells you about the type of disc, the amount of data present, its total capacity, and the number of sessions and tracks.
3 Import profiles 3.1 Creating an import profile With Nero Recode 2, an import profile can be selected that specifies which audio tracks and subtitles are chosen when you import DVD-Videos and other video files. This information is stored in the profile and can therefore be quickly called up again. Depending on the way the DVD-Video is copied, a number of profiles can be created. Before burning you only need to select the profile you want and then start the copying procedure.
The tab ('index card') will show you the possible settings for the corresponding features. 3. Click on the 'New' button to create a new profile. 4. As the first step give the new profile a name and specify the source from which the settings should be copied. In the 'Profile name' field enter the name of the new profile. Specify the source from which the settings are to be copied by clicking on the dropdown button and selecting the profile required from the list of those available.
5. In a second step you can specify the quality of the video by selecting the desired option field. You have three options open to you that affect the relationship between the 'Main Movie' and the 'Extras'. Depending on your selection, the main movie will be granted more, the same or less priority - in other words, the quality of the main movie in comparison the extras will be better, the same, or worse. In the standard setting (default) the main movie will have a better quality than the extras.
6. In the third step you can specify the audio tracks that you would like to have after recoding. Click on the 'Audio' tab, to specify the audio characteristics of the DVD-Video title. By enabling (standard setting) or disabling the check box, you can specify whether only certain languages should be present on the copied DVD or whether they should all be available.
Mark the chosen languages and click on the 'OK' button to save the settings and close the window. Note that only those tracks that are also present in the original can be copied. By clicking on the 'Select All' button you will select all languages, in other words, all the audio tracks on the DVD will be copied. If none of the tracks you have selected are present on the original DVDVideo, the copied video will not have any soundtrack. To prevent this, you can tick the check box.
If you want to specify which subtitle should be used for DVD-Videos, click on the 'Add' button to open the window for the subtitle files concerned. Mark the desired languages and click on the 'OK' button to save the settings and to close the window. Note that only those tracks that are also present in the original can be copied. By clicking on the 'Select All' button you will select all the languages, in other words, all the subtitle tracks on the DVD will be copied.
8. Click on the 'OK' button to save the changes and to close the window with the tabs.
3.2 Editing an existing import profile You can modify an existing profile quickly and easily by calling it up and making the changes. 1. Click on the 'More' button to view Nero Recode's additional functions. 2. Click in the 'Title Import Profile' field on the dropdown button and highlight the profile you would like to edit. 3. Click on the 'Profiles' button to open the profile window. 4. Make the changes you want and click on 'OK' to save them.
3.3 Deleting an import profile If a profile is no longer needed, it can be easily deleted. The standard profile can only be deleted if at least one other profile is present. 1. Click on the 'More' button to view Nero Recode's additional functions. 2. Click in the 'Title Import Profile' field on the dropdown button and highlight the profile you would like to delete. 3. Click on the 'Profiles' button to open the profile window. 4. Click on the 'Delete' button to delete the profile.
5. Click on 'OK' to save the changes and to close the window.
4 Copying a DVD 4.1 General information This section explains how you can copy a DVD. It does not matter whether the DVD is present as a disc or on the hard drive. Nero Recode 2 is a versatile DVD copying program that can do more than simply make 1:1 copies. You can also change the DVD in such a way that you can recode the menu, the soundtrack, any extras that may be present and the video files, too.
4.3 Copying (and changing the DVD structure) This section explains how you can quickly change the structure of a DVD with Nero Recode 2, so that its contents will fit on a commercially available blank disc after recoding and subsequent burning. This procedure is particularly necessary if the original DVD is bigger than the blank target disc inserted. A separate section will tell you how to burn the copy. Please read the 'Burning a disc' section.
2. Click on the 'Import DVD' button to select the DVD source. 3. Select the source where the original DVD is located and click on 'OK' to confirm your selection and to close the window. The source can be either a drive or a folder on your hard drive. If the source is on your computer you must specify the folder that contains the files.
After reading the DVD, the Nero Recode window will indicate how much memory the various elements of the DVD (Menu, Main Movie and Extras) will need. If the source DVD is larger than the blank that has been inserted, the window will show how much the DVD will need to be recoded in accordance with the selected profile. The desired recode settings will be taken over from the profile settings.
4.3.2 Changing the structure of a DVD If you have imported a DVD with Nero Recode 2 and have inserted it, details of the DVD structure will appear in the upper part of the window. You can then view the DVD elements to be copied and make any other changes. Content The structure of the DVD Duration Length of the respective segment Size Size of the respective segment Video Quality Quality details – the higher the number, the better the quality of the file recoded with Nero Recode 2.
4.3.2.1 Preview area This field shows the content of a highlighted title. You can then decide for yourself whether this title should be copied onto your DVD. Ends playback Starts playback Slider to let you move directly to individual positions Enlarges the preview area Click on the preview window with the right-hand mouse button to open a pop-up menu – this will let you select further options.
4.3.2.2 Selecting the audio tracks This field shows the soundtracks on the original DVD (for the highlighted section). The audio tracks have been automatically selected by Nero Recode 2 in accordance with the specified profile, in other words they are highlighted. In the example shown here, there are three soundtracks on the original DVD: One German track and two English ones. The German track is in 'Dolby Digital 5.1' format, while the English tracks are in 'Dolby Digital 5.
3. If necessary, de-highlight the subtitle to be copied by clearing the corresponding check box. 4.3.2.4 Deleting titles If there are some titles on the original DVD you do not want to copy, you can delete them with Nero Recode 2. 1. Start Nero Recode 2, import a DVD and highlight the title(s) you do not want to copy. 2. Click on the 'Delete' button to start the dialog to decide what should appear on the recoded DVD instead of the deleted title(s). 3.
Custom Picture: Instead of the title, a picture that you have chosen will be displayed. You can select the picture you want by clicking on the 'Browse' button. The picture will then appear in the preview area of this window. This is also the standard setting. Slide Show: Individual pictures from the deleted title will be shown instead of the title itself. This means that the viewer will have an impression of the content, despite the erasure. You can follow this 'slide show' in the preview area.
2. To improve the quality for a section move the appropriate slider until the desired quality is reached. In the following example, the quality of the menus is not to be changed during recoding - so the slider is set at 100 %. Correspondingly, the quality of the 'Main Movie' and 'Extra' sections will be slightly poorer if the 'Fit to Target' check box has been ticked. 3.
4.3.2.6 Making copies that are larger than the blank target DVD disc inserted Normally, the data to be copied are recoded in such a way that they fit on commercially available DVDs. This is ensured by the fact that the 'Fit to Target' check box is ticked (this is the standard setting). If you want to make larger copies, you must first disable the 'Fit to Target' check box. 1. Start Nero Recode 2 and import a DVD. In the following example, the space available on the DVD is distributed as follows.
5 Creating a new DVD 5.1 Creating a new DVD With the Nero Recode 2 CE and Nero Recode 2 SE it is not possible to compile your own new DVDs by importing and recoding DVD titles. You can create your own DVD from DVD-Video titles that are not copy-protected as well as from data files. If your favorite films are on different DVDs, for instance, you will be able to copy these titles onto a single DVD.
1. Start Nero Recode 2 and click on 'Remake a DVD'. 2. Insert the DVD containing the desired title(s). 3. Click on the 'Import Titles' button and import the chosen video title(s).
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the compilation includes all the titles chosen for your DVD. Please make sure that the level indicator is not in the red zone. If that is the case, the compilation will not fit on the selected disc. In this event, tick the 'Fit to disc' check box and/or reduce the number of titles until the compilation fits on the disc. 5. If you would like to rename the disc and/or title, click on 'My Disk' or 'Title' and enter the name you would like to use. 6.
5.2 Further options With the Nero Recode 2 CE and Nero Recode 2 SE it is not possible to compile your own new DVDs by importing and recoding DVD titles. The last section described how you can make and burn your own compilation. For reasons of clarity, additional options such as shortening videos and merging videos were not dealt with. These options are explained in the next two chapters. 5.2.
3. Specify which part of the DVD by defining the first and last frame. Slider to mark the chosen frame manually Button to jump back six seconds within the DVD Button to jump back a few frames within the DVD Button to jump forward a few frames within the DVD Button to jump forward six seconds within the DVD If the DVD-Video is divided into sections, you can jump directly to this frame by clicking on the dropdown button and highlighting the chosen frame.
The highlighted titles will now be put in a new folder called 'Merged Titles'. 3. You can change the name of the folder with the merged titles to avoid confusion when there are a large number of titles. Highlight the chosen folder, click in the 'Merged Titles' field and enter the chosen name. 4. Now you can continue to edit your own compilation. 5.2.
6 Converting DVD-Videos and other video files to MPEG-4 files with Nero Digital 6.1 Converting DVD-Video titles and other video files into MPEG-4 format You can use Nero Digital to convert an existing DVD-Video (one that is not copyprotected) or a video file into the MPEG-4 format. The files made by these means can be played with Nero ShowTime and many other common programs.
2. Insert the DVD or the disc with the video files that contains the desired title(s). 3. Click on the 'Import Titles' button and import the chosen video title(s).
4. To ensure that the MPEG-4 file(s) can fit on the target disc, tick the 'Fit to Target' check box, then click on the dropdown button and select the size of disc you want to use. 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all the titles that you would like converted to an MPEG-4 file are included in your compilation. 6. If you would like to give the disc and/or video a new name, click on 'My Disk' or 'Title' and enter the name you would like to use. 7.
1. Click on the on the dropdown button on the 'Audio' tab and highlight the audio track you would like. 2. You can enter something in this field if the selected audio track is of a quality that permits different qualities of encoding. Specify the Nero Digital audio format by clicking on the chosen option button. Stereo: The audio track is encoded as two-channel stereo. 5.1-channel surround: The audio track is encoded as 5.1 Channel (Surround Sound). 3.
6.2.2 Selecting the subtitle The availability and number of subtitle tracks that the Nero Digital file can hold depends on the selected Nero Digital profile. You can select one or more subtitle tracks for the MPEG-4 file - or not have any subtitles at all. 1. On the record menu 'Subtitle', click on the drop-down button 'Main subtitle track' and mark the required subtitle or select 'None', if you don’t need subtitles. 2.
6.2.3 Information on the DVD-Video title and other video files If you click on the 'Info' tab, you will be shown information on an imported DVDVideo title.
6.3 Specifying the Nero Digital encoder settings The Nero Digital encoder settings determine how the video and audio source is converted. Clicking on the 'OK' button will save the changes and close the window. Click on the 'Video' button to access the Nero Digital video settings.
6.3.1 Specifying the video settings Click on the 'Video' button to open the dialog window with the corresponding tabs.
Deinterlace Nero Recode 2 recognizes automatically whether it is necessary to de-interlace the DVD-Video title, and automatically enables the chosen option. Enable De-Interlacing is used during conversion Disable De-Interlacing is disabled Crop If the DVD-Video has black edges at the side, these can be cut off (cropped) automatically. This reduces the size of the video and improves its quality. Nero Recode 2 recognizes these edges automatically and crops them (this is the standard setting).
Disable The video is converted without cropping the edges. Custom Crop Selecting this option will enable the four input boxes for cropping (upper, lower, right and left) as well as the 'Custom Crop Interface' button. Adjust The 'Adjust' button is only enabled if the 'Custom Crop' option has been selected. After you have clicked on the button, a window will open and show an image from the video. You can specify the four cropping possibilities (upper, lower, right and left) manually using the mouse.
6.3.2 Specifying the audio settings Clicking on the 'Settings' button on the 'Audio' tab will open the audio settings area for the soundtrack selected on the tab.
Audio Channels Clicking on the dropdown button will show the audio channels possible in the selected Nero Digital profile for the conversion of DVD-Videos into the MPEG-4 format (see the section on 'Selecting a Nero Digital profile'). Nero Digital Audio Profile Depending on the Nero Digital profile chosen, 'audio profile' defines the audio profile used during data conversion.
6.4 Chapter marks With a Nero Digital (MP4) disc, you do not have to do without the comfortable features that DVD films offer, because the DVD’s chapter marks are automatically recognized. In addition, with DVD films and other video files, new chapter marks can be inserted. Open the dialog to set the new chapter marks for Nero Digital videos by clicking on the 'Chapters' button. Click on the 'Chapters' button to display the chapter marks that have already been set.
Current frame This shows the current playing time of the video shown in the preview window. Chapter Shows the chapter marks that have already been placed as well as the time when each chapter starts. Slider to specify the desired frame manually.
7 Burning a disc 7.1 Burning a disc Depending on what you are using Nero Recode 2 for, the aim is always the same – burning – either to disc or onto the hard drive. The burn dialog will vary slightly, depending on the task. When using Nero Digital to convert DVD-Video titles into an MPEG-4 file, the 'Burn options' also include 'Nero Digital Settings'. Depending on the performance of the computer, it may even be possible to view the film in real time while burning the disc.
1. Specify the target for your compilation. You can either burn with a CD/DVD recorder, save your compilation on the hard drive or create an image file. 2. Specify the directory where you wish to store the temporary files that may be created before burning by clicking on the 'Browse' button. In the window that now opens look for the chosen folder or create a new one. Click on the 'OK' button to save the selection and to close the window.
5. If you are copying a DVD or creating your own DVD, specify whether the DVD structure should first be copied onto the hard drive before starting burning. Enable or disable (standard setting) the appropriate check box. If the check box has been disabled (cleared) it will take longer to burn a copy than when enabled (ticked) as the DVD structure first has to be created. This method is quicker if a number of copies are to be made because the file itself is only recoded once. 6.
If you would like to change the priority that Nero Recode 2 has (in comparison to other programs that are running at the same time) then click on the dropdown button and select another option. 8. Once you have made all the settings there is nothing more to stop you burning a disc with Nero Recode 2. Click on the 'Burn' button to start the process. 9. You can trace the progress of the copying procedure in the Nero Recode 2 information field.
10. Click on 'Next', to finish the process. 11. Decide what you want to do next by clicking on the appropriate section of the window. Burn the same project again. Start a new project. Open Nero Cover Designer to create a cover and/or label for the new Disc. Launch Nero ShowTime, if you want to watch the video straight away. Exit Nero Recode 2.
7.3 Nero Digital settings 7.3.1 Nero Digital settings Not all Nero Digital profiles are available in the Nero Recode 2 CE version. Before burning MPEG-4 files, you can specify the settings to be used by Nero Digital during data conversion. There is also an 'Expert mode' for those users who have a lot of experience in converting video and audio files. This permits more settings. The settings for this advance mode are described in the next section. In the example shown, the 'Cinema' profile is used.
7.3.2 Normal mode 1. Select one of the available profiles by clicking on a dropdown button and highlighting the desired profile. As a default, only one profile is available. You can create a new profile by clicking on 'New'. In the window that opens, assign a name to the new profile and click on the 'OK' button to save the changes and close the window.
7.3.3 Expert mode The settings in Expert Mode for AVC profiles are not described. Nero Digital's advanced settings provide a number of additional options for experienced users. Please only alter the settings if you are experienced in encoding. 1. Select one of the available profiles by clicking on a dropdown button and highlighting the desired profile. Here you can see the selected Nero Digital profile (e.g. 'Cinema') as well as all self-generated profiles based on it.
2. Click on 'Profile' if you want to change the name of the profile or its description. 3. Under 'MPEG-4 Encoder' click on the '+' icon to call up the individual subpoints so you can change them. If the subpoints are displayed, the icon will be a '-' instead of a '+'.
4. Click on 'Encoding Method’ if you want change it – simply click on the dropdown button and selected the encoding method you want. Encoding in two runs provides a better quality than doing it in one. 5. Click on 'Quality/Speed' if you want to alter the encoding quality. In this field, please only make changes in 'Performance/Quality' by clicking on the dropdown button and highlighting the desired option.
6. Please do not make any changes in this section. 7. Click on 'Keyframes' if you want to alter the keyframe interval and enter the desired minimum and maximum values. 8. Please do not make any changes in this section. 9. Once you are satisfied with the settings, click on 'Burn Options' to specify the burn settings.
8 Keyboard shortcuts 8.1 Keyboard shortcuts As well as operating Nero Recode 2 with a mouse, you can also naturally enough use hotkeys. As is usual with Windows programs, you can navigate forwards within the elements using the 'Tab' key and navigate back with the 'Shift' + 'Tab' combination. Below you can see a range of hotkey combinations specifically for Nero Recode 2. The 'More' section In the 'More' section, the following commands can be called up by hotkeys.
9 Service 9.1 FAQs 9.1.1 The copied DVD does not contain the audio tracks I selected. What did I do wrong? Nero Recode 2 can only copy audio tracks that are present on the original DVD. If the soundtracks you selected in your import profile are not present on the DVD, they will not have been available on the original, either. Please check the 'Audio' tab to see which soundtracks exist. 9.1.2 The copied DVD does not contain the subtitles I selected.
9.1.6 I created an MPEG-4 file but I only have one soundtrack. What went wrong? Unlike DVD-Video titles, which may have a number of soundtracks (and subtitles) MPEG-4 files made with Nero Recode 2 only have one soundtrack (and one set of subtitles). 9.1.7 I would like to obtain a newer version of Nero Recode 2. Where can I find out if an update is available and download it? You can find all the updates and test versions of other Nero AG products at http://www.nero.com.
9.2 Contact Nero Recode 2 is a Nero AG product Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web: http://www.nero.com Help: http://englishsupport.nero.com/ Mail: techsupport@nero.com Hotline: 0190 871086 (1,86€/min – from Germany) Fax: +49 7248 928 499 Copyright © 2003 - 2005 Nero AG. All rights reserved.
10 Index F FAQs 84 Fit to Target 12, 52, 60 H Hotline 85 A I Adding data 13 Import DVD 11 Advanced display 20 Import profile Audio 34 B Menu quality 33 Book Type settings 22 Profile name 32 Burning a disc 72, 75 Subtitles 35 Burn options 72 C Video 33 Video quality 33 Importing a DVD 42 Changing the structure of a DVD 45 Importing titles 54, 60 Computer shut down 74 Installation 7 Configuring Nero Recode 2 23 Contact information 86 Copying a DVD 41 Without changing the DVD structure 41 C
Nero ShowTime 76 O Obtaining information on the disc 30 P Preview 46 Program start 7 Q Quality of the menus 33 Quality of the video 33 S Selecting audio tracks 47 Selecting the Nero Digital profile 21 Selecting the source 43 Selecting the subtitles 47 Separating merged titles 58 Setting the burning priority 22 Shortening videos 56 Shutting down the computer once burning has been completed 21 System requirements 7 Nero Recode Index • 88
