StartSmart makes creating projects fun and simple
Nero StartSmart 8 – One-Click Project LauncherNero StartSmart, the
project launcher for Nero 8 Ultra Edition, lets you directly access
features and perform one-click functions. The intuitive interface makes
creating and managing digital projects easy and enjoyable. Optimized
for use with Windows Vista®, Nero StartSmart even has an integrated
newsfeed system.
Nero 8 Ultra Edition is the solution for your multimedia projects
Nero Vision 5 – Video Editing and AuthoringNero 8 Ultra Edition has
the tools to help you handle all your multimedia projects. Whether you
plan to create a music mix with MP3 files, edit vacation videos, touch
up digital photos, make a slide show, or convert content to play on a
mobile device, your results will be professional and dynamic.
Nero 8 Ultra Edition takes home entertainment around the house
Nero Home 3 – Media Management SystemOrganize and manage all your
multimedia files with Nero’s home media center. Nero 8 Ultra Edition
lets you use your Xbox 360™ or PlayStation® 3 to stream High Definition
video content and surround sound audio files to enjoy in the comfort of
any room in your house.
Nero 8 Ultra Edition offers increased data security
SecurDisc Viewer – View SecurDisc protected filesNo more worries
over losing data! Nero 8 Ultra Edition has back up features that let
you rest easy knowing your data is safe in case of a complete system
crash or a damaged disc. Recover your data quickly and easily and
create discs that are password protected. SecurDisc technology gives
you peace of mind.
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Create and Edit
Video
Your last vacation, your brother’s wedding, your daughter’s
graduation – do you record every memorable moment on video? Now get
more from your camcorder recordings. With Nero 8 Ultra Edition you can
easily edit High Definition content in AVCHD format with professional
results. Insert chapters and menus, and even enhance videos and slide
shows with background music. Enjoy your favorite TV shows without
interruption simply by editing out the commercial breaks.
Audio
Are you a music lover and want to keep your favorite songs close at
hand? Convert your music collection to MP3 format and experience
listening pleasure at home and on the go. Impress your friends at your
next party by mixing and editing your favorite songs with professional
effects and tools. With Nero 8 Ultra Edition, you get crystal-clear
audio for your video files and up to 7.1 surround sound.
Photo
Do you have hundreds or even thousands of digital photos saved on
your hard drive? Give your pictures a touch-up with tools that let you
make improvements, add visual effects, and much more. Surprise your
kids by presenting a family slide show on your television set! No more
searching through tons of files for the images you want. With Nero 8
Ultra Edition, it’s easy to organize your photos!
Convert and Share
High Definition
Do you have High Definition video content but no blue laser burner?
Convert HD content easily into AVCHD format, and compress content
without losing quality. Your HD content can then be burned to a normal
DVD and played on a Blu-ray Disc player or PlayStation® 3 for the
ultimate blue laser experience.
Video Conversion
Want to bring your video content along with you? With Nero 8 Ultra
Edition, you can simply convert DVD content to play back on an iPod® or
PSP™. Use the world’s fastest MPEG-4 encoder to compress DVD content
while maintaining optimal quality, then burn to a CD or save to a USB
stick, Flash memory, or an SD card.
Music
Nero 8 Ultra Edition offers unlimited MP3 support. Convert your
audio files to MP3, the world’s most popular audio format, and enjoy
your favorite songs at home or on the go.
Internet
Share the latest news of your life with friends right over the
Internet! Post your best videos and photos with easy upload to online
communities like My Nero, YouTube™ and MySpace®
Home Entertainment
Media Center
Turn your living room into a real media center and experience home
entertainment like never before! Stream live TV to an Xbox 360™ or
PlayStation® 3. Connect your game consoles to a TV and enjoy your
favorite shows in any room in the house!
Television
Don’t miss another episode of your favorite series! Use your PC to
record all your favorite shows. The EPG support in Nero 8 Ultra Edition
makes selecting and recording broadcasts easy! Even if the phone rings
while you’re watching TV, with the Time Shift feature you can take your
phone call, and then resume watching your show exactly where you left
off!
Music Streaming
No more wasted time changing CDs at your next party. With Nero 8
Ultra Edition, you can create playlists and stream music from your PC
to your stereo for uninterrupted tunes all night long!
Rip and Burn
Rip and Burn
Born2Burn™? Rip audio CDs and non-copy-protected DVDs quickly and
easily with the world’s leading burning engine. Burn audio files or
data to CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or HD DVD. Want to burn movies to DVD?
With DVD-R Dual Layer and DVD+R Double Layer support, you’ll get more
data on a disc than ever before!
Nero DiscCopy Gadget
The Nero DiscCopy Gadget is optimized for use with Windows Vista®
and lets you copy a disc with just one click from the Vista® Sidebar!
SecurDisc Technology
With Nero 8 Ultra Edition and a SecurDisc-compatible drive, you can
burn CDs and DVDs with password protection against unauthorized access,
or add a digital signature to ensure that your sensitive data remains
unchanged. SecurDisc increases the readability of data even on damaged
discs, and also lets you know when a disc is nearing decay, so you have
time to save the data to another disc. The SecurDisc Copy Protection
feature prevents unauthorized duplication of confidential PDF
documents.
Back Up
Data Protection
No more worries over lost data! With SecurDisc technology, you can
back up files, drives, and entire systems to internal or external hard
drives. For maximum protection, create a bootable CD to recover an
entire system after a crash. Need to access your data even when you’re
on a business trip? Create backups over the Internet to an FTP server
and access important data from anywhere you go! Plan automatic backups
to regularly secure your data and receive e-mails confirming your
backup.
SecurDisc
With the SecurDisc technology within Nero 8 Ultra Edition, you can
ensure increased readability of your data even on a damaged disc. In
addition, the early warning system in SecurDisc examines CDs and DVDs
to determine if an aging disc is in danger of decay, so you have time
to back up the data on another disc.
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General System Requirements
* DVD-ROM drive for the installation
* Windows® 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows® XP (SP1 or later),
Windows® Server™ 2003 (SP1 or later), Windows® XP Media Center Edition
Windows Vista®
--Gadgets are not available for Windows Vista® x64
--Nero ImageDrive currently supports Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP (32 Bit only)
* Windows® XP Professional x64, Windows® Vista® x64 (all
applications except InCD, and Nero Scout work in the x86 emulator,
which allows 32-bit applications to run)
* DirectX 9.0c or better
* Windows® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher
* 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III processor, AMD Sempron™ 2200+ or equivalent
* Minimum 256 MB RAM (for Windows Vista® minimum 512 MB RAM)
* 1.2 GB hard drive space for standard installation of all components
* Up to 9 GB available drive space for DVD images and temporary DVD files
* Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and a minimum
resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, we
recommend 24-bit or 32-bit for true color.
* CD and/or DVD/DVD-RAM recorder
* Installation of the latest WHQL (Microsoft® Windows® Hardware Quality Labs) certified device driver strongly recommended
* Internet connection with DSL 1000 speed or higher for the
registration and the update of the Nero 8 help files and other
functions. It is also required for the activation of the complete
functional range (DVD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and AVC), which will be required
30 days after installation. This activation is free of charge. The
costs for the Internet connection are carried by the user.
* To install Nero 8 you must have administrative rights for all operating systems higher than Windows® 2000.
* For capturing and burning in real time: at least 1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Sempron™ 2600+
* At least 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® processor with 256 RAM for TV recording and DVD video editing
* Drive with SecurDisc™ support
* 16-bit Windows® compatible sound devices and speakers
Specific Requirements for Each ApplicationNero ShowTime
* DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in, DVD-Video Plug-in, and/or Multichannel Plug-in* for DVD playback
* Graphics card with hardware overlay support
Nero Home
* TV tuner or video capture card for analog or digital (DVB-T,
DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) recording, compatible with the BDA (Broadcast
Driver Architecture) driver standard. Nero Home does not support video
recording via FireWire® (OHCI 1394).
* DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in or DVD-Video Plug-in and/or
Multichannel Plug-in* for DVD functions and encoding in Dolby® Digital
2-channel
* For EPG support an XML file is needed from a third party
Nero MediaHome
* Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) to the BDA driver standard
* Certified UPnP™ devices for streaming with the Nero MediaHome server
Nero Vision
* FireWire® (IEEE 1394) Controller for DV capturing
* USB recording device (web cam)
* Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) according to the BDA driver standard
* DirectShow compatible video capture card (optional)
* Graphics card with 3D accelerator and at least 64 MB video memory for Smart3D templates
* Blu-ray/HD DVD Video-Plug-in for playing Blu-ray and/or HD DVD media
Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero BackItUp
* LightScribe® capable recorder (LightScribe® host software must be installed) and LightScribe® capable disc
* LabelFlash™ capable recorder and LabelFlash™ capable disc
* Blu-ray recorder and disc
* HD DVD recorder and HD DVD
* SecurDisc™ capable drive (only Nero Express)
Nero Recode
* DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in, or DVD-Video Plug-in, and/or
Multichannel Plug-in* for DVD video recording and the "DVD-9-to-5"
function.
* Multi-core processor
Nero CoverDesigner
* LightScribe® recorder (LightScribe® host software must be installed) and LightScribe® disc
* LabelFlash™ recorder and LabelFlash™ disc
InCD, InCD Reader
* SecurDisc™ capable drive to remove duplication protection from SecurDisc™ discs
SecurDisc™ Viewer
* SecurDisc™ capable drive with SecurDisc™ protected disc
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
* At least 1.6 GHz or equivalent processor, 256 MB RAM
* 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 2.0 must be installed on the server (when using the Nero Media-Streaming MCE Plug-in)
Mini Application Nero DiscCopy
* Windows Vista®
Additional System Requirements for Blu-ray disc and HD DVD
* Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD capable drive with recorder function for data, audio and video
* Windows® XP (SP2 or later), Windows® Server™ 2003 (SP1 or
later), Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later, Windows Vista®
* 2 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV processor, AMD Sempron™ 3000+ or faster
* Minimum 512 MB RAM
* Windows® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher
* DirectX 9.0c (October 10, 2006) or higher
Additional Requirements for Playing Protected High-Resolution Content
* One of the following processors with at least the specified
clock speed: AMD Athlon 64 FX 2.6 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.2 GHz, AMD
Turion 64 X2 2 GHz, Intel® CoreDuo 2 GHz, Intel® Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz,
Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition 3.2 GHz, Intel® Pentium® D 3.4 GHz
* Minimum 1 GB RAM
* Up to 50 GB free hard drive space for Blu-ray Disc BD-R/RE dual layer disc images
* Up to 30 GB free drive space for HD DVD-R/RW dual layer disc images
* Minimum Windows® XP (SP2) for 32-bit systems
* Minimum Vista® for 64-bit systems
* AACS support by means of the installed Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD drive
* Graphics card with at least 256 MB video RAM based on . nVidia
GeForce 6600GT, 7600GT, 7800GTX512, 7900GS, 7900GT, 7900GX, 7900GTX,
7950GT, 7950GTX, 8500, 8600, 8800, 8400M, 8600M or new . ATI X1600,
X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950, Radeon HD series or newer in one of the
following board and screen combinations: . PCI-Express/Onboard video
board with built-in display (e.g. notebook or integrated PC) .
PCI-Express video board with support for DVI/HDMI and HDCP,
screen/television with HDMI input or HDCP supported DVI input .
PCI-Express video board with VGA output and VGA monitor . PCI-Express
video board with component video output and video output, CGMS-A and
Macrovision support, television or projector. On analog monitors some
discs display only at low resolution or not at all.
* Latest graphics drivers with COPP support (ATI Catalyst 7.12,
nVidia ForceWare 169.21 (Windows XP), ForceWare 169.25 (Windows Vista®)
or newer recommended.
* Microsoft® .Net Framework 2.0 must be installed prior to Nero
Suite in order to play interactive HDi content on HD DVD-Video
* For optimal resolution, the graphics card and the screen should
support HDCP - some combinations of graphics card and screen produce
poor resolution
* Internet connection for updating AACS keys. These are needed in
order to play AACS protected Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD videos. See the
respective device manual to determine whether a screen or TV device
supports HDCP.
Optional System Requirements for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD
* HD capable video board and DVB(-T) adapter
* TV tuner or video capture board for analog recording. You will find a list of compatible devices here.
* FireWire® controller conforming to OHCI (IEEE 1394) for HDV recording
