User manual NERO VISION EXPRESS 3 REV 3.1

[. . . ] User's Guide NeroVision Express 3 Bringing the world of video closer to home - Creating your very own DVD, VCD, SVCD and miniDVD Nero AG Copyright and Trademark Information The NeroVision Express 3 User's Guide and the NeroVision Express 3 Software are copyrighted and the property of Nero AG, Im Stoeckmaedle 18, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany. This Quick Start Guide contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. It is expressly forbidden to copy, reproduce, duplicate or transmit all or any part of the Guide or the software without the prior written consent of Nero AG. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. [. . . ] When you select 'Image Recorder', you will burn an image to your hard disk in which you can open and burn later with Nero and/or Nero Express. NeroVision Express 3 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD · 39 NOTE: When you are making a DVD project, you can also write the actual DVD files to your hard drive. Using DVD playback software, you can then open these files and view them as if you were viewing a real DVD-video. Not all DVD software players support this feature so please check the software´s specifications. Write to Hard Disk Folder . ­ if you do not want to write the project to disc, you can write it on the hard disk in a folder of your choice. In the dialog that now opens, select the folder and confirm your choice by clicking on 'OK'. NeroVision Express 3 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD · 40 Volume Name ­ Enter a name for the disc you are about to burn. Recording Settings ­ This is active once you have selected an actual CD or DVD recordable drive. You can select the burn settings for your recorder: Use buffer underrun protection: When checked, buffer underrun protection is enabled for this recording session to increase chances of a successful burn. Determine maximum speed: When checked, a speed test is performed before recording to check if the recorder is able to write the session using the current speed settings. In addition, it will also verify if all files selected for burning are actually available. Simulation: When checked, a simulation burn will be performed to check if the disc is ready to be recorded. All actions of the burn process are performed, with the exception that actually no data is written to the disc. NeroVision Express 3 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD · 41 Write: When checked, the data is actually written to the disc after all tests have passed successfully. Step 10: When you are ready, click the 'Burn' button and begin to start the recording process. Your project files will be converted to the appropriate format and then burned to disc, burned as an image, or written to the hard disk, depending on what you chose. Step 11: You can make use of the options on this page to burn a project again, store it, or start a new one. You can also create covers and labels, launch Nero ShowTime or quit the program. NeroVision Express 3 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD · 42 6 Open Existing Project 6. 1 Open Existing Project Once you have started working with your projects and made your layout, occasionally, you may want to burn it at a later date. As you exit NeroVision Express 3 or change projects, you will have the option to save your project. On the START page you then have the option to re-open an existing project. Step 1: Select Open Saved Projekt or Disc Image from the main screen and click the left mouse button. NeroVision Express 3 Open Existing Project · 43 Step 2: Select the project that you have saved from the menu and click the 'Open' button. Step 3: You will be taken to the CONTENT page and can continue from there as described in Chapter Five. NeroVision Express 3 Open Existing Project · 44 7 Editing Your Video 7. 1 Editing Your Video You cannot edit videos or create your own movies with NeroVision Express 3 SE. You can trim video titles, which involves cutting out unwanted video footage at the beginning and/or end of the video title, and you can add chapter marks. Chapter marks are positions within a video title that you can access directly using the previous/next buttons on your DVD/(S)VCD player without having to fast forward or rewind through the whole video title. On the CHAPTERS screen, the slider bar below the preview monitor represents the video title from start to end. The thumb or slider button allows you to move to a certain position within the video title. The video image that exists at that position will be shown on the preview monitor. NeroVision Express 3 Editing Your Video · 45 The control buttons allow you to play and stop the video, create and delete chapter marks and change the name. Play selected video Stop selected video Change to full-screen mode (or back with 'Esc') Rename chapter Delete selected chapter mark Delete all chapter marks Start automatic scene cut detection Create chapter mark manually Click on the time run button (hours, minutes, seconds) and and `back' buttons to jump to a use the `forward' particular place in the selected video. NeroVision Express 3 Editing Your Video · 46 7. 2 Trimming video titles The editing (cutting) of videos is a non-linear process, i. e. [. . . ] A technology for CD-R (recordable) media. Chapter Marks These are marks set in the video which identify a scene change or place. Chapters are sub-positions of the video. NeroVision Express 3 Glossary · 102 CODEC (EnCOder/DECoder) A method in which a video is encoded for recording or saving to disk then decoded for playback. Disc-At-Once Method in which the laser in your recorder burns straight through in one session without turning off and on between each track. This method is best when recording audio CD's you would like to play in your home or car stereo. Disc Image This process can be used when having system performance problems or when you do not have a burner available. When choosing the disc image option, it takes the file you want to copy and places it temporarily on your hard disk. [. . . ]