User manual NERO BURN SETTINGS FOR MCE REV 2

[. . . ] However, it is also possible to customize the installation and exclude the plug-ins. If you do not install the plug-ins, you can install them at a later stage using the product setup in Nero StartSmart. The plug-ins are located in the installation wizard under the item Special Functions. Page 4 Technical information 2 2. 1 Technical information System requirements 2. 1. 1 Operating system Windows VistaTM Media Center Windows® Media Center Edition 2005 Rollup 2 (and higher) Successor versions of Windows® Media Center Edition 2005 require a web update that will be available under www. nero. com on the given date. 2. 1. 1. 1 Processor 800 MHz Intel® Pentium® III processor, AMDTM SempronTM 2200+ processor or equivalent, 128 MB RAM. 2. 1. 2 Display settings Graphics card with overlay support, at least 8 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800x600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. Installation of the latest WHQL certified device driver is recommended. 2. 1. 3 Sound settings 16-bit Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound card and speakers. [. . . ] If you use Windows VistaTM, the Nero Plug-ins button is normally already available in the start screen. However, it is possible that this will be hidden if you install extra MCEPlugins. 4. Click on the Nero Burn menu icon. The Nero Burn start screen is displayed. Page 6 Nero Burn in Windows® Media Center Fig. 1: Nero Burn start screen The Nero Burn start screen offers radio buttons for formats on the basis of the burners available and discs inserted - radio buttons will not be offered for formats that are not currently available. The available radio buttons are as follows: Audio CD Video CD Data CD Data DVD Video DVD DVD Slide Show VCD Slide Show Starts a wizard for compiling audio or video files with subsequent burning to CD. Starts a wizard for compiling different media files (audio, video, pictures, TV recordings) with subsequent burning to CD or DVD. Starts a wizard for compiling video files with subsequent burning to DVD. Starts a wizard for compiling audio files and pictures with subsequent burning to DVD. Starts a wizard for compiling audio files and pictures with subsequent burning to VCD. 3. 2 Accessing media files You can access all media files that you have assigned to the My Pictures, My Videos, My Music categories in Windows Media Center. Depending on the media type, different buttons will be available for this. Audio Files Albums Artists Playback list Tracks Genres Allows you to select individual or all tracks from albums. Allows you to select entire genres. Page 7 Nero Burn in Windows® Media Center Video files, pictures, TV recordings You can sort these media files as follows to make them easier to find: Sort: Name/Title Sort: Date Sorts alphabetically according to the file name or according to the title of a TV recording Sorts in ascending order according to the date. If you have stored your videos, pictures or TV recordings in sub-folders, you must click on the relevant folder to view the individual files. Page 8 Nero Burn in Windows® Media Center 3. 3 Creating and burning audio CDs Using the Audio CD button in the Nero Burn main screen you can compile a selection of your audio files and burn them as an audio CD. 2: MY MUSIC screen The following buttons for selecting the audio files are available here: Albums Artists Playback list Tracks Genres Allows you to select entire albums. All tracks contained on the album are displayed. Page 9 Nero Burn in Windows® Media Center 3. If you would like to select tracks from artists, from playback lists or from genres, proceed as in the previous step. 9. Click on the View project and proceed button. The VIEW PROJECT AND PROCEED screen is displayed and shows your complete compilation. Fig. 3: VIEW PROJECT AND PROCEED screen The following buttons are available here: Burn with Nero Cancel Change Name Clear All Add more Burns the compilation to CD or DVD. Allows you to select more media files for the compilation. Moves the associated track forward in the sequence. Click on the Burn with Nero button. You have burned an audio CD or an audio DVD. Page 10 Nero Burn in Windows® Media Center 3. 4 Creating and burning Video CDs or Video DVDs Using the Video CD or Video DVD button in the Nero Burn main screen you can compile a selection of your video files and burn them as Video CDs or Video DVDs. Click on the OK button. The NAME THIS CD or NAME THIS DVD screen is displayed. 5. Click on the button of the required medium, Videos or TV Recordings. The screen that is displayed lists all of the available videos or TV recordings. 8. Click on the media files that you would like to add to the compilation. The selected files are checked. 9. [. . . ] Use the arrow keys to the left of the input fields to select the required settings for the video format, the video compression quality, the video/audio format DVD, and the format that should be used for burning a video CD. 4. Click on the Save button. You have defined the settings for burning videos. 5. Use the arrow keys to the left of the input fields to select the required settings for the format, the compression quality, the video/audio format DVD, and the format that should be used for burning a CD. 7. Click on the Save button. You have defined the settings for burning slide shows. 8. [. . . ]