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Table of contents 1 Start Successfully 11 About the manual 12 About This Application 13 Working with Nero Recode 2 Launching the program 3 User interface

3.11 Extended area - Main window

3.4 Screen Burn Settings

34.1 Extended area (Burn Settings)

3.5 Recoding and Burning screen

3.5.1 Extended Area - Recoding and Burning

4 Recoding an Entire DVD 41 Setting Options for Recoding and Entire DVD 42 Recoding an entire DVD to DVD 5 Recoding a main movie to DVD

5.1 Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to DVD

5.2 Trim Movie window

7 Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 71 Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital

Nero Recode Table of contents

Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 11 Aboutthe manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Recode. Itis proc- ess-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis. In order to make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions: (rl Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be pre- o cisely followed. Q Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start … A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Car-

ry out these actions in the order specified. > Indicates an intermediate result. > Indicates a result. Ok Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter- face. They are displayed in bold print. (see...) Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined. L..] Indicates key combinations for entering commands. 12 AboutThis Application Nero Recode allows you to copy non-copy-protected DVD videos to DVD, which is a method of archiving your content. Ifthe source video is larger than 4.7 GB, itis compressed to fit on a single-layer DVD without loss of quality. You can also exclude unwanted material on the source DVD from the copying process (in- cluding subtitles or soundtracks) thereby making space for additional videos or for better vi- deo quality. The target DVD can also be written to the hard drive as à DVD video index or as à so-called disc image. Of course, you can also compile content from different (non-copy protected) DVDs, export own collection. No matter whether the video is intended for playing on mobile devices or HDTV, the various export profiles allow you to adjust the output format to your requirements - and you always get the best quality for your respective file size thanks to the various export profiles. Thus, Nero Recode lets you copy, recompile, and recode the content of DVs and DVDs and then to burn the results to disc. nero Nero Recode 5

Start Successfully 13 Working with Nero Recode Basically, choose the task you wish from the selection in the Nero Recode main window. This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its completion. To complete the task, you simply navigate through the different steps (a new screen is dis- played for each step). For each screen, the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail. Allthe tasks that you can carry out with Nero Recode are basically divided into four steps: Selecting the required task Importing the files you want to recode # Setting the options for Nero Digital and for the burn process # Recoding and Burning the disc Use the Next and Back buttons to move back and forth through the three screens while per- forming a task. This means that you can also change settings that you have already made and undo actions. Each screen contains tool tips, detailed information and explanations for the buttons, icons and menus. Move the mouse pointer over a control element for a few seconds to see the tooltip. You should know the following definitions in Nero Recode: Encode Means the conversion of a video of any format into another format, e.g. -4). À corresponding encoder is required for each target format. Transcoding | Means the conversion of a video from one particular format into another, e.g. from Xvid to MPEG-2. In this manual transcoding is used synonymously with encoding. Recoding Means the conversion of an existing video with certain properties (e.g. bit te 1990 kbps). Decoding Means opening or playing a video that has been encoded in a particular format. The best way to create a simple 1:1 copy of a DVD is by using Nero Express or Q Nero Burning ROM. There is no compression whatsoever in this case. The re- cordable disc used must have as much free disk space as is shown for the con- tent of the original DVD. You can find detailed instructions on how to work with the application in the separate Nero Express and Nero Burning ROM user manuals. nero Nero Recode

Start Successfully Copyright Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! nero Nero Recode 7

2 Launching the program To start Nero Recode via Nero StartS mart, proceed as follows:

1. Clickthe StartSmarticon.

> The Nero StartS mart window opens.

2. Clickthe @) button.

> The list of Nero applications appears. Audio Ripping Copy Due Autobacup Launching the program Welcome to Nero StartSmart! Manage your projects step-by-step with the application leuncher that does it all._ Special functions easiert Complete your tasks quickly and easily Launeh Applications

3. Selectthe Nero Recode entry in the selection list.

4. The Nero Recode window opens.

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User interface 3 Userinterface

The user interface for Nero Recode consists of a main window and an expandable area. Af- ter selecting a task in the Nero Recode screen, complete the task by navigating through the various steps with a new screen displayed for each. @ Nero Recode What would you like to do? Œ nacode an Eire DVD to DVD M race an Moto DID @ compte: D10 crée 0: and int Nr ia à) Bu | CE Main window The following selection options are available in the Nero Recode main window: Recoding an entire DVD to DVD | Imports DVDs including their menus and extras. Un- wanted audio tracks, subtitles or video content can be removed and the structure of the video titles can be changed. Recoding a main movie to DVD | Imports the main movie on a DVD without menus and extras. Unwanted audio tracks, subtiles or video content can be removed and the structure of the vi- deo titles can be changed. nero Nero Recode 9

User interface Compiling a DVD Imports video titles and compiles an individual DVD from one or more DVDs. Unwanted audio tracks, subtitles or video content can be removed and the structure of the video titles can be changed. Recoding DVDs and videos to Imports video titles from one or more DVDs and con- Nero Digital -4) files. Unwanted audio tracks, subtitles or video content can be re- moved and the structure of the video titles can be changed. Recoding the main movie to Ne- | Imports the main movie from a DVD without menus ro Digital and extras and converts itto Nero Digital (MPEG-4) files. Unwanted audio tracks, subtitles or video con- tent can be removed and the structure of the video titles can be changed. The following buttons are available: More | Opens and closes the extended area in which the basic Nero Recode settings can be made. ? Displays the online help as well as the version and manufacturer information. Exit Closes Nero Recode. buttons, icons and menus. Move the mouse pointer over a control element for a Q Each screen contains tool tips, detailed information and explanations for the few seconds to see the tooltip. See also: = Extended area - Main window 10

3.1.1 Extended area - Main window

The Nero Recode user interface consists of a main window and an extended area. Clicking the More button opens the expanded area. The following buttons are available in the extended area: Options Calls up a window containing various tabs that allow you setthe way the program operates. Erasing a Disc Erases a rewritable disc. Disc Info Calls up information about the disc in the drive. nero nero Recode w

Nero CoverDesigner User interface Launches Nero CoverDesigner in a new window. Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero 8 Suite and is automatically installed during the main installation procedure. Nero CoverDesigner allows you to create and print labels and booklets for burned DVDs and CDs. Please see the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full instructions on how to make professional looking covers and labels. Each screen contains tool tips, detailed information and explanations for the buttons, icons and menus. Move the mouse pointer over a control element for a few seconds to see the tooltip. See also: = Main window 9 = Basic settings 11

The Nero Recode Options window has the General, DVD, Nero Digital, Audio, and File 1/0 tabs available. You can customize Nero Recode according to your preferences in this window. To open the window, click the Options button in the extended area. & Nero Recode Options Es General |pvD.… | Nero Digital | Audio | File 1/0 Clik here to enable all Never show me again! warning messages. [Elf minimize, minimize to tray [Mo not eject the disc after encoding/buming is complete W]Show help dialogs W] Offer to save detailed report after successful burn process Ex) [cn nero Nero Recode Options window Nero Recode 11

User interface Extended area - Main window 10

On the General tab, you can define general Nero Recode settings. The following setting options are available: Button This enables all warnings if these have been disabled Enable AIl manually. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, the program is minimized If minimize, minimize to tray to the status bar when minimized. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, the disc is not ejected after Do not eject the disc afteren- | the burn process. coding/burning Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, brief explanation texts ap- Show help dialogs pear when you move the cursor over individual items of the Nero Recode interface. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode offers the Offer to save detailed report option, after each burn process, of saving a reportthat after successful burn process | Was created during the burn process. See also: = Basic settings 11

The DVD tab is divided into the Import DVD and Output DVD areas. You can define the set- tings for DVD importing and outputting in this tab. The following check boxes are available on the Import DVD area: Prompt to include DVD data fi- Ifthis check box is enabled, content is transferred, les when importing i.e. copied as well, when a DVD with data content is imported. nero nero Recode 2

Relax DVD-Video specification to allow 16-bit Unicode for the volume label User interface Ifthis check box is enabled, limitations on the use of character sets are relaxed. Nero Recode does not use characters from lan- guages like Japanese or Korean, which have à 16-bit Unicode character set that does not comply with DVD-Video requirements. The following check boxes are available on the Output DVD area: Remove P-UOPSs (Prohibited User Operations) from target disc Remove Layer Break See also: = Basic settings 11

3.2.3 Nero Digital tab

Ifthis check box is enabled, the locked areas of a DVD are made accessible to the user when the DVD is copied. For example, if the original DVD contains an area that cannot be skipped, you can use Nero Recode to remove the block so that users can skip or fast for- ward through the area. Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode removes the layer break. Ifthe original DVD consists of two layers, there is à command on the DVD to freeze the image briefly to allow the laser to switch from the first layer to the se- cond. When Nero Recode is used to copy to a DVD with just one layer, this command is redundant and can be removed. The Nero Digital tab is divided into the Import preferences and Various settings areas. You can define the settings for conversion into the Nero Digital" format here. The following configuration options are available in the Import preferences area: Check box Analyze files while importing Check box Keep interlaced content if possible nero Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode performs an analysis of the video file during the importing process. Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode keeps the d content of a video file, provided that this is Nero Recode

User interface Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode keeps the in- Keep input resolution for in- | Put resolution of the video file if encoding should be car- terlaced encodings ried out with the interlaced feature. The resolution is not changed and picture edges are not trimmed. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, Nero Recode selects the Prefer motion adaptive dein- | Motion-adaptive deinterlacing method as the pre- terlacing method ferred encoding method. Even quick motion sequences are extremely sharp and detailed. However, burning is slower. Drop-down menu Selects the method for changing video resolution. Default resizing method: jon is selected by default. The following check boxes are available in the Various settings area: Enable classic set of Nero Activates the classical set of Nero Digital Profiles, avail- Digital profiles able in the screens My Nero Digital Disc and My Nero Digital Film Backup in the drop-down menu Nero Digi- tal Profiles. Digital Standard are offered. Auto-close iTunes after iPod Ifthis check box is enabled, iTunes is automatically transfer closed after transcoding into Apple iPod video. Never write extra track to al- | Ifthis check box is enabled, the creation of a special ex- low low-memory device tra track is prevented. playback Certified players with low RAM can play long movies. See also: = Basic settings 11

The Audio tab is divided into the Preview and Decoding areas. You can define audio qual- ity settings in this tab. The Preview area features a drop-down menu. Y ou can use this menu to choose the pre- view mode for audio thatis best suited to your hardware and to your speakers. The Decoding area features the Use dynamic range compression for decoding Dolby Digital tracks check box. If this check box is enabled, the level control for Dolby® Digital tracks is adjusted in order to reduce hissing and static noise. See also: = Basic settings 11 nero nero Recode u

User interface File 1/0 tab On the File 1/0 tab you can define the method for accessing a drive for direct conversion. You can choose the SPTI/ASPI or Windows File System entries from the drop-down menu. When read with SPTI/ASPI, non-copy-protected DVD's that feature a copyright Q bit will display a message stating that the DVD cannot be copied due to copy protection. In this case, you should choose the Windows File System option when reading. See also: = Basic settings 11 Import screen In the screen for importing files, you can add your DVD video title, add data files, adjustthe required video quality for the title, and transfer or remove audio tracks and subtitles from the selection of the original DVD. The screen varies depending on the selected task. Following is an explanation Q of the setting options that are always shown on this screen. You can find the explanation for the setting options that are displayed depending on the selected tasks in the description for the individual tasks. The screen is divided into the DVD-Video Files/Nero Digital Titles and Data Files tabs. A capacity bar below shows how much space is occupied on the disc graphically. As long as the bar is green, all the content fit on the disc. If a red bar is shown on the display, the da- ta volume is larger than the disc's capacity. The Total size area, located to the right of the capacity bar, is also used to indicate the space that is already occupied, in MB. Clicking the More button opens the extended area. In this area, you can use the Title import profile area to create and save required quality settings in your own profile. nero nero Recode 5

You can use the DVD-Video Files and Nero Digital Titles tabs to add your DVD tracks and video files. Both tabs are divided into a content area, a preview area beneath it to the left, and the Au- dio/Subtitle/Info tabs, which show the audio tracks and subtitles on the original DVD, to the right. nero nero Recode ,

User interface of the setting options that are always shown on this screen. You can find the explanation for the setting options that are displayed depending on the selected tasks in the description for the individual tasks. Q The screen varies depending on the selected task. Following is an explanation The following setting options are available: Button Opens à window to import the required DVD and/or video title. Import DVD / Im- port Titles Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, the content of the imported disc is re- Fit to target coded automatically in such a way that it can fit on the inserted re- cordable disc. The check box is enabled by default. Ifthe box is not checked, the size of the copy can be defined irre- spective of the limitation of a disc. Although it may not be possible to burn the resulting DVD structure onto a typical commercial blank disc, the DVD-Video title could certainly be played from the hard drive. Drop-down menu This shows the target medium. Fit to target This drop-down menu is active when the Fit to target box is che- cked. The imported video titles are shown on the content area. The following information on the individual titles is available: Column Shows the structure transferred from the DVD. Content Column Shows the duration of the respective area, folder, or video title. Duration Column Shows the memory size of the respective area, folder, or video title. Size Feature limitation. Column Shows the quality (in percentage) in which Nero Recode can recode Video quality the area, folder, or video title. Ifthe content of the imported disc must be recoded in such a way as to fitit on a smaller target recordable disc, the quality of all video titles is adjusted uniformly. You can play a preview of the imported video title in the preview area. The following setting options are available: Button Ends playback.

Slider Skips to particular points.

Button Enlarges/reduces the preview area. (921) The Audio/Subtitle/Info tabs show the audio tracks and subtitles on the original DVD. You can select any desired video title in the content area in order to see the corresponding audio and subtitle tracks. These are imported according to the profile chosen during the import process. The following tabs are available: Audio Displays the audio tracks imported in line with the import profile. Subtitles Displays the audio tracks imported in line with the import profile. Info Displays information about the imported video title. See also: & Import screen 15

3.3.2 Data Files tab

Data files can be burned onto the disc as well as the film. These files are imported using the Data Files tab. The screen varies depending on the selected task. Following is an explanation Q of the setting options that are always shown on this screen. You can find the explanation for the setting options that are displayed depending on the selected tasks in the description for the individual tasks. The following buttons are available: Add Files | Opens a window for adding the desired data files. Erase Removes a selected data file. This is enabled only if at least one data file has been added. Éà Returns to the next higher level in the folder structure. This is only active when the user is located in a subfolder. CG Opens a window for creating a new folder inside the disc's data area. Opens a menu for changing the way/view in which the files appear in the folders. nero nero Recode 2

You can select the desired profile for importing a DVD or create and manage your own im- port profile in the Title import profile area. Clicking the Profiles. button opens the Nero Recode profile window. You can make ad- justments in the Video, Audio, and Subtitle tabs. The following buttons are available: Drop-down me- : Shows the current selected profile. nu If you create your own import profiles, these are listed in the drop-down Current Profile menu as entries. Button Calls up a window where a new profile can be created. New Button Deletes the current profile displayed in the Current Profile drop-down Erase menu. The following settings are available on the Video tab: Quality distributi- | Defines the quality ratio between the main movie and the extras.

Menus Indicates whether the menus contained in the video file can be cop- ied in original quality. The following setting options are available on the Audio tab: Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, only audio tracks in the speci- Preselect the following fied languages are imported when the DVD is imported. audio tracks Button Opens à window in which the desired languages for import- Add ing audio tracks can be selected. This button is enabled only ifthe Preselect the following audio tracks box has been checked. Button Removes languages from the list box. Remove This button is only enabled if the Preselect the following audio tracks check box is enabled and at least one lan- guage has been selected for removal from the list box. Drop-down menu Specifies the audio format used if there are several audio From multiple tracks of tracks in the same language on the DVD. the same language select nero nero Recode »

User interface Check box If this check box is enabled and none of the audio tracks on Select all tracks if none the corresponding DVD meet the defined criteria, all audio meets my selection crite- | tracks are imported as an alternative. ria The following setting options are available on the subtitles tab: Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, only subtitles in the speci- Preselect the following subti- | fied languages are imported when a DVD is imported. tle tracks Button Opens a window in which the desired languages for Add importing subtitles can be selected. This button is only enabled if the Preselect the follow- ing subtitle tracks check box is enabled. Button Removes languages from the list box. Remove This button is only enabled if the Preselect the follow- ing subtitle tracks check box is enabled and atleast one language has been selected in the list box for re- moval. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled and none of the subtitles Select all tracks if none meets | 0n the corresponding DVD meetthe defined criteria, all my selection criteria subtitles are imported as an alternative. See also: & Import screen 15

3.4 Screen Burn Settings

You can define the desired options for recoding and writing on the Burn Options screen. of the setting options that are always shown on this screen. You can find the explanation for the setting options that are displayed depending on the selected tasks in the description for the individual tasks. Q The screen varies depending on the selected task. Following is an explanation Clicking the More button opens the extended area. You can configure certain additional op- tions inside this area, e.g. the burn process priority. Once you have defined all the settings you want, click the Burn button on the bottom right to start the recording and burn process. nero nero Recode 2

nero à Nero Recode CET Burn Settings Cck Bu to start the recording process. f Destnatorr [2 hard Disk Folder = Target foier: CES Advanced andre Th md encode your DD 1 bno passes, vésch vd take longer but marove quaitr and he Nero Recode to 3ccurately me the target sir. Hoh quality mode (som recoding) 9 ms) (a à] Ootisns Eat don come en frrshed Port ten 3 Fee VIDEO.T5 subfoider for DVD deo fles & 4 < [A Options Erase Disc Disc Info Screen Burn Settings The following setting options are available in the top area ofthe screen: Drop-down menu This specifies the destination for the compilation. You can use a Target CD/DVD recorder to burn the data, store the data on a hard drive or generate an image file. Input field Target folder which the temporary files created during burning are stored. The temporary files are automatically deleted after burning. Nero Recode Specifies the target folder in which the compilation is stored and in

User interface Opens à window showing the computer's directory tree. You can use this window to select the target folder where the com- pilation should be saved, or where the temporary files that are cre- ated during the burn process should be stored. The path is refer- enced automatically in the target folder input field. Temporary files are deleted after the burn process automatically. The following setting options are available in the bottom area of the screen: Drop-down menu Write speed Input field Number of copies Check box Burn-at-once Check box Advanced analysis Check box High quality mode See also: Specifies the writing speed. This drop-down menu is only enabled when à CD/DVD recorder is selected in the Target list box. Shows the number of copies to be burned. This drop-down menu is only enabled when à CD/DVD recorder is selected in the Target list box. Ifthis check box is enabled, the DVD structure is not buffered on the hard drive before the burn process. Ifthis check-box is enabled, the burn process takes longer. However, if you want to create several copies, this method is quicker, since the data only has to be recoded once. This drop-down menu is only enabled when à CD/DVD recorder is selected in the Target list box. Improves the quality of a DVD's encoding process considerably. Recoding takes place in two steps and therefore takes longer. Improves the quality of the recoding process. Recoding takes longer. = Extended area (Burn Settings) 22

3.4.1 Extended area (Burn Settings)

The following setting options are available in the expanded area of the Burn Settings screen: Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, the computer is auto- Shut down computer when fin- | Matically shut down after the burn process. ished nero Nero Recode 22

User interface Drop-down menu Determines the specification of a DVD. DVD Book Type settings: Automatic: Automatically selects the most suitable DVD-ROM: Sets the book type to DVD-ROM. Select this setting ifthe DVD should play on multiple DVD players. Physical disc type: Selects the book type which is specified on the DVD. Current recorder settings: Lets the recorder choo- se the book type setting. This drop-down menu is enabled only if you have se- lected your computer's disc drive as a target. Drop-down menu Defines how the resources available on the computer Priority are used during the recoding and burn process. Check box Creates a subfolder VIDEO_TS in your target folder Use VIDEO TS subfolder for in which the DVD-Video files are saved. DVD-Video files See also: = Screen Burn Settings 20

3.5 Recoding and Burning screen

The recoding and burn process is carried out in the Recoding and Burning screen. of the setting options that are always shown on this screen. You can find the explanation for the setting options that are displayed depending on the selected tasks in the description for the individual tasks. Q The screen varies depending on the selected task. Following is an explanation You can find all the information necessary to track the individual steps of the recoding and burn process on the top area of the screen. Below, on the left, you can play a preview of the imported video title in the preview area. On the right, the Status area displays information regarding the progress of the recoding and burn process. Additionally, a progress bar shows the progress graphically. Clicking the More button opens the extended area. You can configure certain additional op- tions inside this area, e.g. the burn process priority. nero nero Recode 2

User interface LD Nero Recode Recoding and Burning Please wait ) Fe Tme Event D 15:20:17 Comping DVD volume started 1 Enable Ado pren & Status | Camping DVD Volume Eapsed 00:00:04 Ie renanng) 1332 minutes Progress 00% Framesisec: ç.00 se Q Shut don computer men fnahed Pronty: [Low * & #? ] [4 DS = Recoding and Burning screen The following buttons are available in the Recoding and Burning window: Button Interrupts the recoding and burn process. Pause Button Ends the recoding and burn process. Stop Button Resumes the recoding and burn process. Resume This button is enabled only if the recoding and burn process was interrupted with the Pause button. Button Returns to the previous screen. Back This button is only active if the recoding and burn process has ended. nero nero Recode à

User interface Button Displays the What do you want to do now? screen. Next This button is only active if the recoding and burn process has ended. The following setting options are available in the preview area: Check box Enable video preview Button Link Show Nero Digi- tal compatible devices See also: Ifthis check box is enabled, you can play the preview during the burn process. Enlarges/reduces the preview area. Opens à browser window containing a list of devices that can repro- duce the Nero Digital profile during the encoding process. This option is enabled only if you recode files into the Nero Digital" format. This function requires a fully functional Internet connection. = Extended Area - Recoding and Burning 25

3.5.1 Extended Area - Recoding and Burning

The following setting options are available in the extended area of the Recording and Burn- ing screen: Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, the computer is auto- Shut down computer when fin- | Matically shut down after the burn process. ished Drop-down menu Priority See also: Defines how the resources available on the computer are used during the recoding and burn process. = Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

4.1 Setting Options for Recoding and Entire DVD

In addition to the basic settings that are always displayed on the screen for importing files, you can configure certain additional settings with the Recode an Entire DVD to DVD task. Recoding an Entire DVD LD Nero Recode My DVD Backup Import a DVD and select video quality, audio tracks, and subtities. Hi DvO-ndeo Fies [C3 patafies: Content Duration Sie © ov0L2 umwE TN & ED Menus 214 #0MB à (> Main Movie oDs0St 2855MB # 2 Etes COCRETT + LD Unreferenced Matenai 1M8 CEA æ Audio |C3) Subtitie | 3) info Track [] 1. 0oy Digital 2-ch German E 2 Doit Digital 2-ch Engish E] 3. Doiy Digital 2-ch French Video Quahty 100.0% 1000% 1000% 1000% Ft 1 target DVD [47] Total see nero Nero Recode Screen My DVD Backup

Recoding an Entire DVD The following buttons are available: Disable Removes video titles on the original DVD from your compilation. This way, you can disable, e.g. unnecessary extras, and create more space on the target DVD. Disabled files are not transferred to the copy during the burn process. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. Activate Enables video titles that were previously disabled. The files that are ad- ded again are transferred to the target DVD when the compilation is written. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been dis- abled in the Content area and selected there. Lock Ratio Locks the automatic change of recoding quality for a DVD-Video title. It is still possible to make manual changes to the quality settings by mov- ing the slider. It could be à good idea to lock individual video titles if you want to im- prove the quality of other content (and therefore, the quality of the re- maining content is lowered proportionately). A locked title is protected from the proportional adjustment in this case. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. Unlock Ratio Unlocks automatic recoding quality changes for a video title. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been lo- cked in the Content area and selected there. See also: Recoding an entire DVD to DVD- 27 Import screen 15

4.2 Recoding an entire DVD to DVD

When copying a DVD, including the menu, you can use Nero Recode to adjust and modify the structure of a DVD in such a way that the data can be written to a conventional record- able disc with perfect video quality. You can remove undesired subtitles or audio tracks. (rl Copyright [e] Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! To recode à DVD, proceed as follows:

1. Choose the Recode an Entire DVD to DVD task from the Nero Recode main window.

Recoding an Entire DVD > The My DVD Backup screen is displayed. . Insertthe DVD you want to recode in the disc drive on your PC. Keep in mind that the Fit to target check box is enabled so that the content of the source DVD can be recoded during the subsequent process in such a way that it fits the selected target format. Ifthe check box is disabled, the DVD-Video will be imported in its original size. In this case, itis possible that the data volume will be so large that you will only be able to store it on a double-layer DVD or on the hard drive. . If you created your own import profile and want to selectit:

1. Click the More button.

> The extended area will open.

2. Select the required import profile in the Title import profile area.

. Click the Import DVD button. > The Browse Folder window is opened. . Selectthe drive or hard drive folder containing the DVD that you want to recode and click the OK button. > The DVD's individual video titles are imported and shown in the Content area. Ifthe source DVD is larger than the target media, you can also use this area to see how the DVD is recoded according to the selected profile. Underneath, the capacity bar shows how much disk space is occupied by the imported fi- les on the disc graphically. . Ifthere is an individual video title you do not want to copy:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Disable button.

> The Disable Item window is opened.

3. Selectthe desired deletion method from the drop-down menu and click the OK button.

> The video title is disabled. . If you want to re-enable an disabled video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Enable button.

> The video title is re-enabled. . If you want to lock an individual video title to protect it from loss of quality during recoding:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Clickthe Lock Ratio button.

> The video title is locked. . If you want to unlock a locked video title in order to adjust the quality proportionally to the quality of the other titles while recoding:

Recoding an Entire DVD > The video title is unlocked. In order to adjust the quality of a desired video title individually, you can move Q the slider in the Video Quality column under the Content area. The quality of the remaining DVD contentis lowered proportionally to the quality improvement of an individual piece of content. The sliders in the Video Quality area are enabled only when the Fit to target check box is deactivated. Enable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you want to copy on the Audio tab. Accord- ingly, disable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you don't want to copy. Enable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you want to copy on the Subtitle tab. Accordingly, disable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you don't want to copy. Click the Next button. > The Burn Settings screen appears. Make the required settings for the burn process. Click the Burn button. > The recoding and burn process is started and the Recording and Burning screen is displayed. You can track the process here. If you have chosen the the disc drive of your computer as the target of the compilation, you will be prompted to insert an empty writable disc in the drive. > The burn process is complete when the relevant message appears in the information window. > You have recoded a DVD. Clicking the Next button displays the What do you want to do now? screen. You can select further options here or exit Nero Recode. See also: = Setting Options for Recoding and Entire DVD 26 mport screen 15 Screen Burn Settings 20 = Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

Recoding a main movie to DVD Recoding a main movie to DVD

5.1 Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to DVD

In addition to the basic settings that are always displayed on the screen for importing files, you can configure certain other settings with the Recode Main Movie to DVD task. Hi DvO-ndeo Fies [C3 patafies: Content Duration Sie Video Quality @ ovoL2UMWELT UN IE 0VO12.UMWELT_UN Tié 001149 663MB J 100% ÊQ reve | D vint srem ) or! FR | @ audio [C3 subitie] 1 info Track Sive [1 1. Ooiby Digital 2-ch German 17M8 F1 2 Doiby Digital 2-ch English 17ME Doëby Digital 2-ch French 17M8 Ft rrget om:s [470] = DUT UN V1 loue F Be ue une se ide mort profle [Nero Recode Defut Profile 2) | Profs. x æ LA Options Erase Disc Screen My Movie Backup The following buttons are available: Trim Movie Opens the Trim Movie window, where the selected video title can be trimmed. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. nero Nero Recode

Default Streams See also: Recoding a main movie to DVD Opens the window Default Streams in which the streams for audio and subtitles can be selected. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. = Trim Movie window 31 & Import screen 15

5.2 Trim Movie window

You can use the Trim Movie window to trim a video title that you do not want to use in its entirety down to a special section. The window is divided into two areas. The left side - the area for the first frame - is used to select the frame with which the video title should start. The right side - the area for the last frame - is used to define the frame with which the video title should end. Default Streams window 33 Recoding à main movie to DVD 34 & Trim Movie Es Start frame: 00:00:00 00 frames End frame: 00:11:49 21 frames es ] © © © © Chapter: [1] © © D © ete: (2) Total duration: 00:11:49 21 frames Total size: 66m Ex) es ) Trim Movie window The following setting options are available: Button Button Skips forwards a few frames. Skips forwards 6 seconds. Nero Recode 31

Recoding a main movie to DVD Button Skips 6 seconds back. Button Skips à few frames back. Slider Manually regulates determination of the desired frames.

Drop-down menu Selects the chapter markers ofthe video title directly. Itis only possible if the video title contains chapter markers. Display Indicates the start frame of the video title. Start Frame Display Indicates the end frame of the video title. End frame Display Indicates the length of the video title. Total duration Display Indicates the overall size of the video title. Total size See also: = Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to DVD 30 Setting Options for Compiling a DVD- 36 = Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41 = Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital 60 nero Nero Recode

Recoding a main movie to DVD

5.3 Default Streams window

In the Default Streams window you can define the settings for audio and subtitle streams. Default Streams =] Configure whether audio and subpicture streams should be automatically selected when this title starts playing. Audio ©) Let the DVD player decide which audio stream to play.i Play the following audio stream:

Subpicture @) Let the DVD player decide wihich subpicture stream to display. Hide subpicture. Display the folloning subpicture stream: En) Default Streams window The following option buttons are available in the Audio area: Let the DVD player de- Allows the DVD player to choose which audio stream to play. cide which audio stream Selection occurs automatically when title playback starts. to play Play the following audio Selects the audio stream to be played when a title is played stream back, e.g. in a DVD player. The following option buttons are available in the Subtitles area: Let the DVD player de- Lets the DVD player decided which subtitle stream will be cide which subtitle played. The selection is made automatically when the title stream to display playback starts. Hide subtitles Hides the subtitles. No subtitles are shown during title play- back, e.g. in a DVD player. Display the following Selects the subtitles stream to be played when a title is play- subtitles stream ed back, e.g. in a DVD player. See also: Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to DVD 30 = Setting Options for Compiling a DVD 36 nero Nero Recode

Recoding a main movie to DVD

5.4 Recoding a main movie to DVD

You can use Nero Recode to copy the main movie of a DVD without additional extras. You have the option of customizing and modifying the main movie's structure so that the data can be written to a conventional recordable disc with perfect video quality. (rl Copyright [e] Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! In order to recode the main movie of a DVD, proceed as follows:

1. Selectthe Recode Main Movie to DVD task in the Nero Recode start screen.

> The My Movie Backup screen is displayed.

2. Insertthe DVD you want to recode in the disc drive on your PC.

Keep in mind that the Fit to target check box is enabled so that the content of the source DVD can be recoded during the subsequent process in such a way that it fits the selected target format. Ifthe check box is disabled, the DVD-Video will be imported in its original size. In this case, itis possible that the data volume will be so large that you will only be able to store it on a double-layer DVD or on the hard drive.

> The Browse Folder window is opened.

5. Selectthe drive or hard drive folder containing the DVD that you want to recode and click the

OK button. > The main movie ofthe DVD is imported and shown in the Content area. If the source DVD is larger than the target media, you can also see how the DVD is recoded accord- ing to the chosen profile here. Underneath, the capacity bar shows how much disk space is occupied by the imported fi- les on the disc graphically.

6. 1f you want to trim an individual video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Trim Movie button.

> The Trim Movie window opens.

3. Choose the first and last frames and click the OK button.

> The video title is trimmed.

Recoding a main movie to DVD > The Default streams window opens.

3. Choose the desired option buttons and click the OK button.

> The video title's streams are adjusted. . Enable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you want to copy on the Audio tab. Accord- ingly, disable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you don't want to copy. . Enable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you want to copy on the Subtitle tab. Accordingly, disable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you don't want to copy. . Click the Next button. > The Burn Settings screen appears. . Make the required settings for the burn process. . Click the Burn button. > The recoding and burn process is started and the Recording and Burning screen is displayed. You can track the process here. If you have chosen the the disc drive of your computer as the target of the compilation, you will be prompted to insert an empty writable disc in the drive. > The burn process is complete when the relevant message appears in the information window. > You have recoded the main movie of a DVD. Clicking the Next button displays the What do you want to do now? screen. You can select further options here or exit Nero Recode. See also: = Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to DVD 30 Trim Movie window 31 > Default Streams window 33 > Import screen 15 Screen Burn Settings 20 > Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

In addition to the basic settings that are always displayed on the screen for importing files, you can configure certain other settings with the Compile a DVD task. & Nero Recode My Own DVD Compilation Import DVD parts and select vides quality, audio tracks, and subtities HE DVO-video Fies | CX patafies: Content Duration Sue Video Quality wok ER OVO12Z UMVELT_UN Title 001149 663MB J 100%), LM BI OVOLZUMWELT.UN Title OOIMS 6S3MB ) 100% || {1 1oxpate | HE 0VD12.UMWELT_UN Tite 001253 723MB l 100%

LE] Merge rites | (D vetaitsveuns | CPE Æ | ‘2 Audio [C2 subttie | 5) into Track Sie 1 1. Dolby Digital 2-ch German s1MB EF] 2 Dolby Digital 2-ch English sLMB [1 3: Doïty Digital 2-ch French S1M8 3 Ft trget: DVD-5 (47 GE) = Totsisse DR 5 RE... 24008 32008 accoms Re ide import prof (Nero Recode Defaut Profile œ) | Proftess | # C4 LA Options Erase Disc My Own DVD Compilation Screen The following buttons are available: Erase Deletes imported video titles from your compilation. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. nero nero Recode %

Lock Ratio Unlock Ratio Trim Movie Merge Titles Split Default Streams See also: Compiling a DVD Locks the automatic change of recoding quality for a DVD-Video title. Itis still possible to make manual changes to the quality settings by moving the slider. It could be à good idea to lock individual video titles if you want to improve the quality of other content (and therefore, the quality of the remaining content is lowered proportionately). A locked title is protected from the proportional adjustment in this case. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. Unlocks automatic recoding quality changes for a video title. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been locked in the Content area and selected there. Opens the Trim Movie window, where the selected video title can be trimmed. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. Merges selected video titles and pastes them to a common folder, Mer- ged Titles. You can rename the folder according to your own preferences. This button is enabled only if at least two DVD video title's have been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. Splits merged video titles. This button is enabled only if at least two DVD video titles have been mer- ged into one. Opens the window Default Streams in which the streams for audio and subtitles can be selected. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been im- ported into the Content area and selected there. = Compiling a DVD- 38 = Trim Movie window 31 nero Default Streams window 33 & Import screen 15 Nero Recode

You can use Nero Recode to compile a DVD of your own with parts from a DVD and data files. (rl Copyright [e] Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! To compile a DVD, proceed as follows: . Choose the Compile a DVD task from the Nero Recode main window. > The My Own DVD Compilation screen is displayed. . Insertthe DVD you want to recode in the disc drive on your PC. Keep in mind that the Fit to target check box is enabled so that the content of the source DVD can be recoded during the subsequent process in such a way that it fits the selected target format. Ifthe check box is disabled, the DVD-Video will be imported in its original size. In this case, itis possible that the data volume will be so large that you will only be able to store it on a double-layer DVD or on the hard drive. . Selectthe required import profile in the Title import profile area. . Click the Import Titles button. > The Import Titles window opens. . Selectthe video titles that you want to recode and click the Add titles button. æ The selected video titles are imported and shown on the Content area. Ifthe source files are larger than the target media, you can also see how the files are recoded according to the selected profile here. Underneath, the capacity bar shows how much disk space is taken up by the imported fi- les on the disc graphically. . If you want to delete a single video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

> The video title is removed from the compilation. . If you want to lock an individual video title to protect it from loss of quality during recoding:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Clickthe Lock Ratio button.

> The video title is locked. . If you want to unlock a locked video title in order to adjust the quality proportionally to the quality of the other titles while recoding: nero nero Recode "

> The video title is unlocked. In order to adjust the quality of a desired video title individually, you can move Q the slider in the Video Quality column under the Content area. The quality of the remaining DVD contentis lowered proportionally to the quality improvement of an individual piece of content. The sliders in the Video Quality area are enabled only when the Fit to target check box is deactivated. . If you want to trim an individual video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Trim Movie button.

> The Trim Movie window opens.

3. Choose the first and last frames and click the OK button.

> The video title is trimmed. If you want to merge several video titles:

1. Select at least two video titles.

2. Click the Merge Titles button.

> The video titles are compiled in a newly created folder, Merged Titles. Q Video titles can only be merged if they all have the same audio track. If you wish to separate merged video titles:

1. Selectthe Merged Titles folder.

2. Clickthe Split Titles button.

> The video titles are shown separately again; the Merged Titles folder is deleted. If you wish to configure the default streams:

1. Selectthe required video title.

> The Default streams window opens.

3. Choose the desired option buttons and click the OK button.

> The video title's streams are adjusted. Enable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you want to copy on the Audio tab. Accord- ingly, disable the check boxes for the audio tracks that you don't want to copy. Enable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you want to copy on the Subtitle tab. Accordingly, disable the check boxes for the subtitle tracks that you don't want to copy. Click the Next button. > The Burn Settings screen appears. nero nero Recode »

16. Make the required settings for the burn process.

17. Click the Burn button.

> The recoding and burn process is started and the Recording and Burning screen is displayed. You can track the process here.

18. If you have chosen the the disc drive of your computer as the target of the compilation, you

will be prompted to insert an empty writable disc in the drive. > The burn process is complete when the relevant message appears in the information window. > You have compiled a DVD. Clicking the Next button displays the What do you want to do now? screen. You can select further options or exit Nero Recode here. See also: = Setting Options for Compiling a DVD 36 Trim Movie window 31 Default Streams window 33 Import screen 15 > Screen Burn Settings 20 Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

7.1 Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital

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Lock Ratio Unlock Ratio Trim Movie Chapter Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Locks the automatic change of recoding quality for a DVD-Video title. Itis still possible to make manual changes to the quality settings by moving the slider. It could be à good idea to lock individual video titles if you want to im- prove the quality of other content (and therefore, the quality of the re- maining content is lowered proportionately). A locked title is protected from the proportional adjustment in this case. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD has been imported into the Content area and selected there. Unlocks automatic recoding quality changes for a video title. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been lo- cked in the Content area and selected there. Opens the Trim Movie window, where the selected video title can be trimmed. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. Opens the window Chapter where chapter markers can be set. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. The following drop-down menus are available: Profile category Profile Encoding Me- thod Changes the Nero Digital” category. This setting refers to the re- spective target media for which encoding takes place. The result has different sizes depending on the selection; the entries in the Profile drop-down menu are adjusted accordingly. Changes the Nero Digital profile. The setting relates to the target me- dium for which encoding is being carried out. Selects the method to be used to encode the MPEG-4 file. If you select Fast (1-pass), the movie only undergoes one conversion pass. This method requires less time but has lower quality than en- coding in two steps. The movie is analyzed and converted with the available bit rate simultaneously. If you select High quality (2-pass), the movie undergoes several conversion passes. The quality is better, but the process takes longer. The first pass analyzes the movie and creates a temporary file (*log). The second pass converts the file. During this process, the bit rate da- ta that was stored in the temporary files is used. The Video tab shows the video title's properties. The following information is available: Column Properties nero Shows the video properties stored on the DVD, e.g. resolution, fra- me rate, pixel format, video structure, and duration. Nero Recode 42

Column Source Column Target Button Settings Button Encoder Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Shows the original size. Shows the target sizes depending on the selected Nero Digital pro- file. Opens the Nero Digital Video Settings window, where you can de- fine how the video should be processed. Opens the Nero Digital Video Properties window. You can config- The Audio tab displays the properties of an audio track. If there are two audio tracks avail- able for the target video, an additional tab is displayed accordingly. The following setting op- tions are available: Drop-down menu Source Drop-down menu Codec Display Format Button Settings Used to choose the audio track desired for the video file. Used to choose the desired audio codec. Shows the target data of the audio track, depending on the selected codec. Opens the Nero Digital Audio Properties window. You can define the settings for the audio encoder here. Only available if you have selected the Nero Digital" audio codec (AAC). The Subtitle tab displays the available subtitle tracks. The following selection menus are a- vailable: Main subtitle track: Secondary subtitle track: nero Used to select a desired subtitle track for the video file. You can al- so choose not to use subtitles (None) or to create or import your own subtitle track. If you select the Create new subtitle entry , the Nero Digital Sub- title Settings window is opened. Chooses a secondary subtitle track in addition to the main one. You can choose not to select a secondary subtitle track (None) or to create or import your own subtitle track. If you select the Create new subtitle entry, the Nero Digital Subti- tle Settings window is opened. Nero Recode

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital You can only insert our own subtitle track if you have selected the Nero Digital L profile category and, accordingly, one of the following profiles for en- coding: Standard, Cinema, or HDTV. See also: E Nero Digital Video Settings 44 Encoder settings 48 Nero Digital Audio Settings 52 Nero Digital" Subtitle Settings 52 Chapter window 55 Recoding DVD's and videos to Nero Digital 56 Trim Movie window 31 E Import screen 15

7.2 Nero Digital Video Settings

The Deinterlace, Framerate, Crop, Resize, and Plug-Ins tabs are available on the Nero Digital Video Settings window. Y ou can define how video should be processed here. To open this window, click the Settings button on the Video tab on the screen for importing files. @ Nero Digital Video Settings ==] Deinteriace |Framerate | Crop | Resize | Plug-Ins The source video has been detected as progressive (nonsinterlaced). It should not be necessary to enable deinterlacing. Ex _J[ en ) Nero Digital Video Settings window nero Nero Recode

Check box Enabled deinterlacing for the current video title and displays the Enable Deinterla- Motion-adaptive check box. cing This check box is only available if the Custom Deinterlace option button has been selected. Check box Ifthe check box is enabled, improved video quality can be achie- Motion-adaptive ved with a motion-adaptive conversion. Even fast motion se- quences are reproduced in an extremely sharp manner with full de- tail accuracy. The burn process is slower, however. See also: = Nero Digital Video Settings 44 Framerate Tab You can select the target frame rate for your Nero Digital” file on the Framerate tab. The frame rate indicates the number of frames shown per second. The Nero Recode default set- tings use the frame rate of the source file, provided that the selected Nero Digital" profile allows it. The following setting options are available in the Framerate area: Option button Automatically selects how many frames are shown per second. Automatic (re- commended) Option button Enables the Target rate drop-down menu. User-defined rate nero Nero Recode

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Drop-down menu Selects how many frames per minute to show. Target rate This drop-down menu is only available if you selected the User- defined rate option button. Check box Ifthe check box is enabled, improved video quality can be achieved Motion-adaptive with a motion-adaptive conversion. Even fast motion sequences are reproduced in an extremely sharp manner with full detail accuracy. The burn process is slower, however. See also: = Nero Digital Video Settings 44

If your DVD-Video features black picture bars on the sides, you can crop them with the Crop tab. This decreases the size of the video and as a result improves its quality. The Nero Re- code default settings detect the bars and crop them automatically. The following setting options are available in the Crop area: Option button Detects black picture bars and crops them automatically. Automatic (re- commended) Option button Enables the four text boxes for the manual cropping (top, bottom, Custom Crop right, left) and the Adjust button. Button Opens à dialog box and displays à frame from the video. You can Adjust use the mouse to define the four cropping areas (top, bottom, left, right) by hand. The button is only enabled if the Custom Crop option button is se- lected. Option button Allows the video to be converted without cropping the borders. Disable See also: = Nero Digital Video Settings 44 nero nero Recode “

Under the default settings, the selection of a profile for converting the DVD video title to the

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital sizes individually under the Resize tab. The following setting options are available in the Custom resize area: Option button Automatic (recom- mended) Option button Custom Resize Option button Disable Check box Square Pixels / Let- terboxing Drop-down menu Resizing method See also: Automatically adjusts the frame size to the selected Nero Digital profile so that the frame size generated matches the output me- dium. Activates the two text boxes for the page format (width and height). The values to be entered must be multiples of 16 and must be in the range 16 to 720 pixels for width and 16 to 576 pixels for height. Allows the video to be converted without changing the frame si- ze. Ifthis check box is enabled, a Nero Digital" file that consists of creases compatibility with some players. This can, however, re- sultin black bars inside the video file. This option is only available if the Custom resize option button has been selected. = Nero Digital Video Settings 44 Plug-ins tab You can select and configure plug-ins that have already been installed for use in Nero Re- code under the Plug-Ins tab. The following setting options are available: Selection list installed plug-ins Selection list Selected plug-ins Button Add nero Displays the installed plug-ins. Displays the selected plug-ins. Adds installed plug-ins to the Selected Plug-ins selection list. Nero Recode

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Button Removes plug-ins from the Selected plug-ins list box. Remove Button Sorts the items in the Selected plug-ins selection list. Upward / down- ward Button Opens the Plug-ins Editor window, where you can define settings Options for the respective plug-ins. The setting options depend on the selected plug-in. You can track your adjustments in the preview area on the right side of the win- dow. Clicking on the Reset button undoes all changes. plug-ins. You can adjust brightness, contrast and saturation of your video files with slid- ers in the Color Correction plug-in. Noise interference can removed from video files with the sliders in the Denoise plug-in. Q The Nero Recode default settings include the Color Correction and Denoise See also: = Nero Digital Video Settings 44

7.3 Encoder settings

figured, or load saved setting configurations in the Nero Digital Video Properties window, under the Encoder configuration tab. The different setting areas are selected with the di- rectory tree on the left side of the window. You can open the window by clicking the Encoder button on the Video tab in the screen for importing files. The following setting options are available under the MPEG-4 AVC Encoder entry: Button Loads existing encoder settings. A window opens. Load settings Button Saves newly created encoder settings. Save Settings nero nero Recode “

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Hero Digra Video Properties ei Ercoder cortiasæon MPEG-4 AVC Encoder u Encoding precision [General sets] Encodng ook Fees Good Ho œuty Visual enhancements Mhihresdng Co] ( canes Nero Digital Video properties window See also: = General settings 49 Encoding Tools 50 = Visual Enhancements- 51 = Multithreading 51 = Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41 General settings You can configure settings for Decision quality and Properties for video sequence under the General settings entry. The slider in the Decision quality area specifies how good the quality of the output file should be in relation to the time used for encoding. High quality provides the best quality, but the longest encoding time. High speed takes up the least encoding time and provides the worst available quality. It is advisable to use a value in the middle within the Best range. The following setting options are available in the Properties for video sequences area: Input field Maximum reference may query information. frames Input field Defines the range for the size of the GOP. Maximum keyframe interval nero Nero Recode

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital See also: = Encoder settings 48 Encoding Tools You can define settings for the encoding process under Encoding tools. The following check box is available in the Baseline Profile area: Deblocking Ifthis check box is enabled, a soft-focus effect is applied to the using the Deblocking strength slider. The following setting options are available in the Main profile area: Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, encoding is carried out with the Bidirectional predicti-

Input field Maximum consecutive à GOP. B-frames This input field is enabled only when the Bidirectional predic- tion check box in enabled. Check box CABAC Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, reference frames can be re- Weighted prediction weighted during motion predictions. This increases the enco- ding efficiency especially, during cross fading. Check box Ifthis check box is enabled, interlaced-encoded output material Interlaced encoding can be saved as interlaced material again. Only possible if the source video file is interlaced. The following check box is available in the High profile area: 8 x 8 Transform Ifthis check box is enabled, the default 4x4 transform used by the encoder is changed to an 8x8 transform. This allows for better com- pression with high-definition resolutions. This setting depends on the chosen profile. See also: = Encoder settings 48 nero nero Recode x

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Visual Enhancements The settings in the Visual Quality Level entry use human perception patterns to achieve better overall quality. This means, for example, that the quality is better in the middle of the picture than at the ou- ter edges because the eyes tend to focus on the middle and do not notice slight blurring at the edge. Because quality is "saved" at the edge, you can either improve overall quality or achieve greater compression. This means that you can achieve greater compression without any appreciable loss of qual- ity. The following check boxes are available in the Psychovisual enhancement area: Focal plane Ifthis check box is enabled, human perception is taken into account in order to achieve better compression for individual pictures at cer- tain spots in the video. Macroblock level | Ifthis check box is enabled, human perception is taken into account in order to achieve better compression for macroblocks in certain areas in the picture. See also: = Encoder settings 48 Multithreading You can configure multithreading settings under the Multithreading entry. Nero Recode supports multi-core processors. If you have one ofthese, you can distribute the encoding process over the desired number of threads. The following drop-down menu is available: Number of Defines whether the encoding process should be performed by mul- threads/slices tiple threads (Multithreading). The number of processor cores used corresponds to the number of threads you have selected.This en- sures optimal use of a multi-core processor system. This ensures optimal use of a multi-core processor system. See also: = Encoder settings 48 nero nero Recode ñ

You can define settings for the audio encoder in the Nero Digital Audio Properties window. You can open the window by clicking the Settings button on the Audio tab in the screen for importing files. The following setting options are available in the Audio Settings area: Option button Automatic (re- commended) Option button User-defined Drop-down me-

Channels Drop-down me-

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Bitrate Automatically adapts the audio profiles to the Nero Digital profile, so that the quality of the audio track best corresponds to the output medium. Activates the combo boxes Audio channels, Mode, Scan rate and Bit rate. Selects the audio channels. Depending on the selected Nero Digital" profile, Stereo, Mono, and 5.1 are available for selection. Selects the mode with which the audio channels are processed. De- pending on the Nero Digital profile selected, Low complexity and High efficiency are available. The selection affects the scan and bit rate. Selects the scan rate. The scan rate is the frequency that a signal is scanned per time interval. Selects the bit rate. The bit rate is the quantity of data transmitted within à time unit. The following drop-down menu is available in the Audio volume area: Drop-down me-

Volume See also: Sets the required volume. = Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41

Digital" Subtitle Settings The Nero Digital Subtitle Settings window allows you to create your own subtitle track. You can also import a subtitle track that is already available. In order to be able to importthe track, the file must be saved in one of the following formats: SUB, SRT, SMI, SSA, ASS, PSB. nero Nero Recode 52

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Q You can only insert our own subtitle track if you have selected the Nero Digital coding: Standard, Cinema, or HDTV. Nero Digital Subtitle Settings Es Open existing file: L«) F4 Propertes |EZ Eat Ex _][ en ) Nero Digital Subtitle Settings Window The following setting options are available: Button Opens a window. Y ou can select subtitle files that are already Open existing file available in this window. Button The Save as dialog appears. You can save a subtitle file that you Exporting created in a folder of your choice. The following setting options are available on the Properties tab: Input field Allocates à name to a subtitle track you have created. Track name Area Displays the settings from the Font window. Font Button Opens the Font window. Make the settings for the font and the si- Browse ze of your subtitle track here. nero nero Recode à

Drop-down menu Text Color Area Position Drop-down menu Language Button Slider Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital Specifies the color of your subtitle track. Specifies the coordinates of the text box where the subtitle track is displayed. Specifies the subtitle track language to be declared. Goes to the end of the current subtitle line or the beginning of the next. Only available if subtitle lines have already been created. Goes to the beginning of the current subtitle line or the end of the next. Only available if subtitle lines have already been created. Selects the desired frames. The Edit tab shows the individual subtitle lines. The following information on the individual lines is available: Column Start timecode Column End timecode Column Text Shows the start time for the subtitle line. You can adjust the start time according to your preferences. Click inside the column in order to edit the duration of an interval. Shows how long the subtitle lines are displayed. You can adjust the ending time according to your preferences. Click inside the column in order to edit the duration of an interval. Displays the subtitle text for an interval. You can enter or edit the desired text by using the Edit button. The following buttons are available on the Edit tab: Button Adds a new line to the end of the frame. Append In the standard setting the interval between the start and end of the time code is 4 seconds. Button Opens the Edit Subtitle Line window. You can enter or edit the desired Edit text for a subtile line in this window. Button Deletes a previously selected subtitle line. Erase See also: nero Subtitle formats 55 Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41 Nero Recode 54

The individual subtitles in files in SUB (preS ub) format consist of a single line. The lines are separated from each other by paragraph marks and must have the following form: = (}50}Sample subtitle text The first and last frame in which the text should be displayed are shown between curly frames. The subtitle text is shown after them, without a space between. The SRT (SubRip) subtitle format consists of 3-line blocks. They are separated from each other by empty breaks and must have the following format:

Continuous number that begins with one and is increased by one for each block. # 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,360 The first time indication specifies in hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds when the text begins to be displayed. An arrow that consists of two hyphens and a angle bracket follows, separated by a space. After another space, the time indication that specifies when the text should cease to be displayed follows. #” Sample subtitle text Contains the subtitle's text. The SMI (SAMI) subtitle format is based on HTML syntax. Milliseconds are used as the basis for time values. This format is a standard developed by Microsoft and is intended mainly for the use of subtitles in videos. SMI can only be played back with Windows Media® Player and other Microsoft products. The subtitle format SSA (Sub Station Alpha) has the widest range of functionality. The syn- tax consists of sections and the included code lines. The sections begin with a bracket (e.g. "[S cript Info]") followed by predefined code lines (e.g. Title, Original timing), containing the respective information. This allows the use of colors, fonts, font sizes and similar. The subtitle format ASS (Advanced Sub Station Alpha) is an enhanced version of SSA and offers all the features of SSA. It also allows subtitles to be graphically edited, e.g. for Kara- oke. The PSB (MP sub) subtitle format was developed for the Mplayer, a movie player for Linux. Its main feature is the use of dynamic time dependencies. The code consists of numbers and of the subtitle's text. The first number in the code represents the waiting time, in seconds, for the next subtitle to be displayed after the last subtitle has elapsed. The second number shows the current subtitle for the time, in seconds, that it represents. See also: = Nero Digital" Subtitle Settings 52

In the Chapter window, you can add your own chapter markers to those already on the DVD. Chapter markers subdivide the content of a DVD. Itis possible to access them, as chapters, with the DVD player. nero nero Recode 5

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital The following setting options are available: Display panel Current frame Display area Chapter Button Add Button Erase Slider

Button See also: Shows the current playing time of the video displayed in the preview window. Shows the chapter markers already set and the starting time for e- very chapter marker. Adds a chapter marker atthe selected point in the video. Deletes the selected chapter marker. Jumps to the desired frame. Starts playback. Pauses playback. Skips 6 seconds back. Skips à few frames back. Skips forwards a few frames. Skips forwards 6 frames. Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41 = Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital 60

7.7 Recoding DVD's and videos to Nero Digital

You can use Nero Recode to encode all video formats supported by Nero into Nero Digital" files. The Nero Digital" codec is A 4-compliant. These files can be played in Nero ShowTime and in other common programs. nero Nero Recode 56

Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! To recode à DVD or video to Nero Digital, proceed as follows: . Selectthe Recode DVDs and Videos to Nero Digital task in the Nero Recode start screen. > The My Nero Digital Disc screen appears. . Insertthe DVD you want to recode in the disc drive on your PC. Keep in mind that the Fit to target check box is enabled so that the content of the source DVD can be recoded during the subsequent process in such a way that it fits the selected target format. Ifthe check box is disabled, the DVD-Video will be imported in its original size. In this case, itis possible that the data volume will be so large that you will only be able to store it on a double-layer DVD or on the hard drive. . Selectthe required import profile in the Title import profile area. . Click the Import Files button. > The Import Titles window opens. . Selectthe video titles that you want to recode and click the Add titles button. > The selected video files are imported and displayed in the Content area. Ifthe source files are larger than the target media, you can also see how the files are re- coded according to the selected profile here. Underneath, the capacity bar shows how much disk space is taken up by the imported fi- les on the disc graphically. . If you want to delete a single video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

> The video title is removed from the compilation. . If you want to lock an individual video title to protect it from loss of quality during recoding:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Lock Ratio button.

> The video title is locked. . If you want to unlock a locked video title in order to adjust the quality proportionally to the quality of the other titles while recoding:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Clickthe Unlock Ratio button.

> The video title is unlocked. nero nero Recode ñ

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital the slider in the Video Quality column under the Content area. The quality of the remaining DVD contentis lowered proportionally to the quality improvement of an individual piece of content. Q In order to adjust the quality of a desired video title individually, you can move The sliders in the Video Quality area are enabled only when the Fit to target check box is deactivated. . If you want to trim an individual video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Trim Movie button.

> The Trim Movie window opens.

3. Choose the first and last frames and click the OK button.

> The video title is trimmed. If you want to add additional chapters to individual video titles:

1. Selectthe required video title.

> The Chapter window opens.

3. Add the desired chapter markers and click the OK button.

> The chapters are added. Choose the desired Nero Digital" category in the Profile Category drop-down menu. Select the required Nero Digital profile in the Profile drop-down menu. Select the desired encoding method from the Encoding Method drop-down menu. If you want to change the video settings for a video title, click the Settings button under the Video tab and configure the settings according to your preferences. If you wish to modify the encoder settings of a video title, click the Encoder button on the Video tab and make the required settings. Select the audio tracks of a video title that you want to copy on the Audio #1 and #2 tabs. If you want to change other audio settings for an audio track, click the Settings button under the corresponding Audio tab and configure the settings according to your preferences. Select the subtitle tracks (of a video title) that you want to copy under the Subtitle tab. Click the Next button to define the burn settings. > The Burn Settings screen appears. Make the required settings for the burn process. Click the Burn button. > The recoding and burn process is started and the Recording and Burning screen is displayed. You can track the process here. If you have chosen the the disc drive of your computer as the target of the compilation, you will be prompted to insert an empty writable disc in the drive. nero nero Recode “

Recoding à DVD to Nero Digital > The burn process is complete when the relevant message appears in the information window. > You have recoded a DVD or a video into Nero Digital". Clicking the Next button displays the What do you want to do now? screen. You can select further options or exit Nero Recode here. See also: = Setting Options for Recoding a DVD to Nero Digital 41 Nero Digital Video Settings 44 Encoder settings 48 > Nero Digital Audio Settings 52 Nero Digital" Subtitle Settings 52 > Chapter window— 55 Trim Movie window 31 Import screen 15 > Screen Burn Settings 20 = Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital 8 Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital

8.1 Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital

Erase Disc Discinfe Screen My Nero Digital Movie Backup The following buttons are available: Trim Movie Opens the Trim Movie window, where the selected video title can be trimmed. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. nero Nero Recode

Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital Chapter Opens the window Chapter where chapter markers can be set. This button is only enabled if at least one DVD video title has been imported into the Content area and selected there. The following drop-down menus are available: Profile category Changes the Nero Digital" category. This setting refers to the re- spective target media for which encoding takes place. The result has different sizes depending on the selection; the entries in the Profile drop-down menu are adjusted accordingly. Profile Changes the Nero Digital profile. The setting relates to the target me- dium for which encoding is being carried out. Encoding Me- Selects the method to be used to encode the MPEG-4 file. thod If you select Fast (1-pass), the movie only undergoes one conversion pass. This method requires less time but has lower quality than en- coding in two steps. The movie is analyzed and converted with the available bit rate simultaneously. If you select High quality (2-pass), the movie undergoes several conversion passes. The quality is better, but the process takes longer. The first pass analyzes the movie and creates à temporary file (*log). The second pass converts the file. During this process, the bit rate da- ta that was stored in the temporary files is used. See also: = Chapter window 55 Recoding à main movie to Nero Digital" — 61 > Import screen 15 Trim Movie window 31

8.2 Recoding a main movie to Nero Digital”

You can use Nero Recode to encode the main movie of a DVD without additional extras into Nero Digital". The Nero Digital” codec is MPEG-4-compliant. These files can be played in Nero ShowTime and in other common programs. (rl Copyright [e] Unless you possess the copyright yourself, or at least have the permission of the copyright holder, the unauthorized reproduction of discs may be a breach of national or international law and may lead to severe penalties! In order to recode the main movie of a DVD to Nero Digital", proceed as follows:

1. Selectthe Recode Main Movie to Nero Digital task in the Nero Recode main window.

> The My Nero Digital Movie Backup screen is displayed. nero nero Recode a

Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital

2. Insertthe DVD you want to recode in the disc drive on your PC.

Keep in mind that the Fit to target check box is enabled so that the content of the source DVD can be recoded during the subsequent process in such a way that it fits the selected target format. Ifthe check box is disabled, the DVD-Video will be imported in its original size. In this case, itis possible that the data volume will be so large that you will only be able to store it on a double-layer DVD or on the hard drive.

> The Browse Folder window is opened.

5. Selectthe drive or hard drive folder containing the DVD that you want to recode and click the

OK button. > The DVD's main movie is imported and shown in the Content area. If the source DVD is larger than the target media, you can also see how the DVD is recoded according to the selected profile here. Underneath, the capacity bar shows how much disk space is occupied by the imported fi- les on the disc graphically.

6. 1f you want to trim an individual video title:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Trim Movie button.

> The Trim Movie window opens.

3. Choose the first and last frames and click the OK button.

> The video title is trimmed.

7. If you want to add additional chapters to individual video titles:

1. Selectthe required video title.

2. Click the Chapters button.

> The Chapter window opens.

3. Add the desired chapter markers and click the OK button.

> The chapters are added. the slider in the Video Quality column under the Content area. The quality of the remaining DVD contentis lowered proportionally to the quality improvement of an individual piece of content. Q In order to adjust the quality of a desired video title individually, you can move The sliders in the Video Quality area are enabled only when the Fit to target check box is deactivated.

Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital . If you want to change the video settings for a video title, click the Settings button under the Video tab and configure the settings according to your preferences. . If you want to change the encoder settings for a video title, click the Encoder button under the Video tab and configure the settings according to your preferences. . Selectthe audio tracks of a video title that you want to copy on the Audio #1 and #2 tabs. . fyou want to change the audio settings for an audio track, click the Settings button under the Audio tab and configure the settings according to your preferences. . Selectthe subtitle tracks (of a video title) that you want to copy under the Subtitle tab. . Click the Next button to define the burn settings. > The Burn Settings screen appears. . Make the required settings for the burn process. . Click the Burn button. > The recoding and burn process is started and the Recording and Burning screen is displayed. You can track the process here. If you have chosen the the disc drive of your computer as the target of the compilation, you will be prompted to insert an empty writable disc in the drive. > The burn process is complete when the relevant message appears in the information window. > You have recorded a DVD's main movie to Nero Digital” . Clicking the Next button dis- plays the What do you want to do now? screen, where you can select other options or exit Nero Recode. See also: = Setting Options for Recoding a Main Movie to Nero Digital 60 Trim Movie window 31 Chapter window 55 > Import screen 15 Screen Burn Settings 20 > Recoding and Burning screen 23 nero Nero Recode

9.1 System requirements

Nero Recode is installed along with the Nero Suite. Its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under www.nero.com. # In addition, the following requirements apply: # Optional: DVD-Video Plug-in for DVD-Video recordings and the "DVD-9 to DVD-5" func- tion # Multi-core processor (recommended)

9.2 Versions of Nero Recode

Nero Recode is also offered in versions different from the full version. These versions differ from the full version in the scope of their features, i.e. they cannot perform all the tasks de- scribed in this manual, and the user interface is adapted to the specific version. The following versions are available: Nero Recode " Full version Nero Recode Essentials The following features of the full version may not be included: = PSP export function = iPod export function Nero Recode Essentials SE Exclusive features: ” Recode an entire DVD to DVD # Burn function (via Nero API) Nero Recode Essentials CE The following features of the full version are not included: # Recode an entire DVD # Recoding à main movie to DVD #" Change the structure of a DVD nero nero Recode x

Glossary 10 Glossary AAC Advance Audio Coding is an audio compression method defined under the MPEG-4 stan- dard. AAC has a higher compression ratio than other comparable formats (e.g. MP 3) and achieves high audio quality starting at 64 kbit/s already. This encoding format is used, e.g. in online music stores and online radios. AVC Advanced Video Coding is a video compression standard. AVC was developed for maximum encoding efficiency and makes it possible to produce good quality video compression at low bit rates. Itis one of the mandatory video compression methods for high-definition television transmissions and for mobile devices (e.g. cell phones, PDAs). Bicubic interpolation Bicubic interpolation is an image processing method. If an image is enlarged beyond its ori- ginal size, not only are the four neighboring pixels analyzed to calculate the new resulting pixel, but other nearby pixels are analyzed as well. This way, the new pixel is interpolated based on eight neighboring pixels. Bilinear Interpolation Bilinear interpolation refers to an image processing method. If a picture is enlarged beyond its original size, the resulting new image pixels are calculated based on the average between the four neighboring pixels. The more a picture is enlarged with this method, the less sharp it becomes. Bit rate Bit rate refers to the amount of data (binary digits) that is transmitted within a time unit (gen- erally 1 second), i.e. in bits/s. The higher the bit rate, the better the image quality. Book Type The book type defines the specification (e.g. DVD-, DVD+, DVD-ROM) of a DVD. In order to ensure correct playback, the DVD specifications are defined in books so that all media can be read correctly. The specifications are defined in the so-called Rainbow Books, which are distinguished by means of their color (e.g. Yellow Book). CABAC Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding refers to an encoding method for digital video fi- les. CABAC is an integral part of the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding standard. Instead of va- riable-length bit strings, a different arithmetic encoding method that makes it possible to re- duce the bit rate between 10% and 20% (and therefore reduces space requirements) is u- sed. nero nero Recode &

Glossary Deinterlace The deinterlacing process converts interlaced video files into complete frames (progressive), since computer displays and modern televisions do not work with the deinterlaced system anymore, but rather with complete frames. Encode Encoding refers to creating a video in a defined video format, e.g. MPEG-2 or Nero Digital" (MPEG-4) through data compression. À corresponding encoder is required for each video format. GOP A Group of Pictures refers to a group of consecutive individual pictures in the picture flow of a video file. Each movie or video flow consists of consecutive GOP's. The viewable individual pictures are generated from them. Interlace The interlacing process, which is used to display a TV picture in PAL standard, displays two half frames in succession. As the frame is generated, only the odd lines from the output de- vice are displayed for the first half frame. When this is complete, the second half frame is generated from the even lines. The two frames are encoded separately. The relatively high refresh frequency means that the eye picks this up as a single frame. Lanczos interpolation Lanczos interpolation refers to an image enlargement method. The method was developed according to an algorithm created by Cornelius Lanczos. This interpolation method provides high quality and good sharpness levels. However, the actual visual resolution of the images is not increased. Letterbox Letterbox refers to an aspect ratio transferring method with which, e.g. a video file with 16:9 aspect ratio is adjusted for the 4:3 television aspect ratio. Black bars are placed above and below the picture. Macroblock A macroblock refers to a block consisting of 16x16 pixels, and constitutes the basic unitin the MPEG standard, on which motion encoding is based as well. A macroblock contains in- formation regarding the brightness and color distribution of a video picture. MPEG-2 The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co- decs. There is little difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2: MPEG-2 is a broadcast stan- dard and better for televisions that are interlaced. MPEG-2 is used as a video format for DVDs. MPEG-4 The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co- decs. MPEG-4 is the latest MPEG standard for video and audio. MPEG-4 combines several nero nero Recode 6

Glossary functions from MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and other standards. Nero Digital" Video and Nero Digi- tal" Audio are based on this standard. Multithreading Multithreading refers to a processor's capability of processing several tasks simultaneously. In the field of software, it also refers to the distribution of computing work for a certain task among several processors. P-frame P-frames (predicted frames) refer to predicted pictures in MPEG compression. They are ba- sed on predictions and guesses from previous intra-frames (l-frames) and P-frames. They only include the change information in comparison the the previous frame. Since P-frames feature a higher compression ratio than l-frames, the compressed data volume is smaller, since only the changes are saved in the frame. Streaming Streaming refers to the continuous transmission of data that can already be played during the transmission procedure. This means thatit is not necessary to wait until a media file has been transmitted completely before it can be played back. A TV channel can be received and displayed atthe same time without it first having to be saved to the hard drive. nero Nero Recode

Baseline Profile. Basic settings. Bitrate Book type Burn process Burn progress. Burn Settings Burn Settings screen Burn-at-once Capacity bar Chapter … Chapter window Color Correction Compiling a DVD... Conventions, manual Copy DVD 5,6 Copy protection. Copyright. Customizing Image siz: Nero Recode

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Image file... n Import DVD .12,17 Import Files .. 6, 16, 18, 19, 26, 30, 36, 41,

Import Files screen .. 6, 15, 16, 18, 19, 26, 30, 36, 41, 60 Import Title. 17 Info tab. 18 Interlaced 50 Interlaced encoding. 13

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nero Recoding a main movie to DVD. 9, 30, 34 Recoding an entire DVD to DVD. 9, 26, 27 Recoding and burn process Recoding and Burning screen... 6, 23, 25 Recoding DVDs and videos to Nero Digital .. 10, 41 Recoding process … 20, 23,25 Recoding the main movie to Nero Digital nu 10, 60,61

Target folder. Task-specific setting options. 20, 23, 27, 30, 36, 41, 60 Temporary files … Title import profile Tool tips. Transcoding .6 Trim Movie 30, 31, 37, 42, 60 Trim Movie window . 31