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Nero Recode

1.4 Working With Nero Recode

Despite its wide range of features, Nero Recode is an easy-to-use recoding program that

recodes videos in just a few steps:

 First, choose the video you want to recode. As Nero Recode is source based, choose

the medium (disc or file) where the video is located or simply add it by dragging & drop-

ping it to the main screen.

 Then select the target format by choosing the device and a profile. Supported devices

are for example DVD player, PlayStation, iPhone and of course your computer. Nero

Recode automatically offers you the best fitting profile which includes recoding and out-

put format settings.

 Select further options if required. For example you can change the profile settings to fit

your advanced wishes.

 Add the recoding job to the job list by clicking the OK button.

 At last simply start the recoding process by clicking the Start encoding button.

This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its

completion. And for each screen the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are de-

scribed in detail.

Note that the screens in Nero Recode are workbased. This means they may

change their content and parts of their appearance dynamically to adapt them-

selves in real-time to the selections you made in the same screen.

Each screen contains tooltips, detailed information and explanations for the but-

tons, icons and menus. Hover the mouse pointer over a control element for a few

seconds to see the tool tip.

You should know the following definitions in Nero Recode:

Recoding

Means the conversion of an existing video with certain properties

(e.g. bit rate 2500 kbps) into the same format with different proper-

ties (e.g. bit rate 1990 kbps).

Converting

Means the conversion of a video from one particular format into an-

other, e.g. from Xvid to MPEG-2.

In this manual converting is used synonymously to encoding.

Encoding

Means the conversion of a video of any format into another format,

e.g. MPEG-2 or Nero Digital (MPEG-4). A corresponding encoder is

required for each target format.

Decoding

Means opening or playing a video that has been encoded in a partic-

ular format.