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USER MANUAL SHOWTIME 9 NERO

Manual Nero ShowTime

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Table of contents 1 Start Successfully 11 About the manual 12 About Nero ShowTime 2 Launching the program 3 Program Interface 3.1 Extended Area 4 Media File Playback 41 Playing Video from Disc 42 Play Audio CD 43 Playing Audio and Video Files from the Hard Drive 5 Playing Streamed Media 5.1 About playing Nero MediaHome streamed TV channels 5.2 Playing Web Media 6 Playlist 6.1 Playlist window 6.1.1 Playlists Tab 6.12 Local Media tab 6.1.3 UPnP tab 6.14 Web Media tab 6.2 Creating a Playlist 6.3 Loading and Playing a Playlist 6.4 Editing a Playlist 6.5 Identifying Audio Files 7 Control During Playback 71 Navigation bar 72 Context menu 73 Controlling external subtitles 74 Subtitles control window 8 Options Window 8.1 General settings 8.1.1 OSD setting 8.1.2 External Subtitles 8.133 Keyboard and mouse 8.1.4 Capture a frame 8.1.5 Configuring the navigation bar 8.2 Disc playback 8.2.1 Bookmarks editor 8.2.2 Parental control 8.2.3 Interactive content

Video formats and codecs Formats for Playlists

1 Start Successfully

This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero ShowTime. Itis pro- cess-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.

To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions:

fl Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be pre- Ô cisely followed.

Q Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start … The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action.

Carry out these actions in the order specified.

er Indicates an intermediate result.

m2 Indicates a result.

Ok Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter-

face. They are shown in boldface.

(see...) Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined.

L..] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

12 About Nero ShowTime

Use Nero ShowTime to play all digital recordings (movies, TV programs, home videos, and DVD videos) with excellent picture and sound quality. You can also use itto play Audio CDs. Nero ShowTime has a reminder feature for each inserted disc, and during playback you can create screenshots for the video being shown. The playback window can be scaled down or viewed in full-screen mode. Playlists can be conveniently created and managed for the files you want to play.

Launching the program

2 Launching the program

To start Nero ShowTime 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.

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Nero StartS mart window

3. Selectthe Nero ShowTime entry in the selection list.

4. The Nero ShowTime window opens. > You have launched Nero ShowTime via Nero StartS mart.

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The Nero ShowTime program interface is the starting point from which you can play videos and listen to music.

The program interface consists of a playback window for videos and a control bar. You can use the control bar to select a file or video for playback, open the Options window, adjust the

volume, control playback, and see information regarding the file that is currently being play- ed.

The following setting options are available:

? Shows the Help file. [F1] « Opens the Options menu. [Ctrl+C] K Displays the control bar in thumbnail view.

This button is only available during full-screen mode playback, and does not provide all buttons.

Switches between full-screen and normal view. [Z] Exits Nero ShowTime.

Displays the activated feature, title, current chapter, running time and more.

The cover for the Audio CD is shown here during Audio CD play- back if a matching entry is found in the Gracenote media database.

Double-clicking the running time opens the Seek to Time window. Here you can select a running time. [Ctrl+G]

Switches to mute/loud. [Q] Adijusts the volume.

Navigates steplessly (no chapter boundaries).

Jumps to the previous chapter or to the previous media file. [P] Selects a rewind speed or rewinds. [AIt+F]

Rewinds and fast forwards within the track. The farther the wheel is moved in one direction, the faster it winds.

Starts playback. [Enter]

Selects à fast-forward speed or fast forwards. [F] Jumps to the next chapter or to the next media file. [N]

Pauses playback. [Space]

Playback is resumed by clickingthe ff button orthe b> button again.

Ends playback and shows the start screen. [S]

Depending on the playback, this opens the selection of available menus or à track selection. [L]

Plays the titles in the Audio CD or in the current playlist in random order. Each track is played only once.

Selects à disc or playlist to be played. [0]

Opens the Playlist window.

Nero ShowTime plays discs (e.g. DVD-Videos and Audio CDs) as well as files on your hard drive. The setting options are not enabled for every type of play- back; they may be grayed out and cannot be used.

Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information, please visit www.gracenote.com.

An extended area can be opened on the control bar with the arrow button. This area provi- des advanced selection and setting options.

Program interface - Extended area

The following operating elements are available in the extended area:

Ÿ Switches between the channels on a karaoke DVD. +#

Opens/closes the extended area.

Allows you to jump to chapters immediately when playing back VCDs and Audio CDs.

Changes the language. [H] Opens subtitle selection. [U]

Changes the perspective ifthe movie provides different camera settings for individual scenes. [Ctrl+A]

This option is only available if a karaoke DVD is inserted. [K] Adds à bookmark. [M]

Jumps to the next bookmark. [G]

Repeats a chapter, a title or everything. [Ctri+R]

Repeats a section or stops repeating. [R]

Depending on the format, this button first sets two markers between which the chapter or title is repeated.

Activates/deactivates the digital zoom. [Ctrl+D]

Le Creates a frame, i.e. a picture of the current playback window. [AIHC]The frame is stored in the folder that you specified in Options.

This feature is only available if hardware acceleration is disabled.

4 Media File Playback

With Nero ShowTime you can play or play back various file types. You can select the follo- wing files to play:

Video movie that is available in a video folder structure, on a DVD or hard drive for in- stance

Audio file Audio CD Image file

You can start files from different sources. To select the source, click the Lu button.

4.1 Playing Video from Disc

You can use Nero ShowTime to play video files from a disc, for example a DVD-Video.

You can find more information on Blu-ray support at www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=416.

To play video files from a disc, proceed as follows:

1. Insertthe disc into the drive.

Playback starts automatically. If playback does not start automatically, use the |] but- ton to select the drive where the disc is located.

The disc is played. The control bar and extended area are available for regulating play- back.

Ifa DVD-Video has already played, the DVD Auto-Resume window opens. He- re you can choose whether the Video-DVD should be resumed at the last point viewed or started at the beginning.

Creating a Playlist 25

4.2 Play Audio CD Nero ShowTime plays an Audio CD. The Audio CD can be automatically identified with Gra-

cenote MusiciD when it plays. Metadata (e.g. artist, album title, genre, track title) is accessed

by the Gracenote Media Database and assigned to the tracks. Gracenote Album Art pro- vides the matching album cover for the Audio CD.

To play an Audio CD, proceed as follows: 1. Insertthe Audio CD into a drive.

> Playback starts automatically. If playback does not start automatically, use the L but- ton to select the drive in which the disc is located.

> The disc is analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote. If a Gracenote Media Database entry matches your Audio CD exactly, the metadata is applied and dis- played in the playlist and info area.

> lfseveral entries are found, the Matches window opens and the possible metadata re- cords are displayed.

2. Selectthe metadata record that matches your Audio CD. 3. Click the Send New Data button if none of the metadata records match your Audio CD. 4. The Edit Metadata window opens.

The Edit MetaData window also opens if no matching entry is found in the da- tabase but you want to enter the metadata and make it available. 5. Ifnecessary, editthe metadata (e.g. title, artist, album title, year, genre).

6. Click the Advanced Options button to add information.

> The Gracenote MusiciD Information window, which originates from Gracenote, opens. After entering the additional information, you have to close the window so that the Edit Metadata window displays again.

7. Click the Submit Data button.

— Changed or new Audio CD metadata is sent to Gracenote and added to the Gracenote Media Database.

> The Edit Metadata window is closed and the information displays in the playlist and info area.

> The disc is played and the album cover is displayed in the playback window. The control bar and extended area are available for regulating playback.

4.3 Playing Audio and Video Files from the Hard Drive

To play an audio or video file from the hard drive, proceed as follows:

1. Click the MR button. > The selection list of the playback source opens.

File... Ctri+F Selection list of the playback source

2. To play the content of an entire folder or a video title (e.g. a Video-DVD movie copied to the hard drive) located in a folder:

1. Selectthe Folder entry. > The Select Folder window opens. 2. Select the folder you want and click the OK button.

> Ifthe folder has a video title, the video movie is played. If the folder contains other media files, the files are played in alphabetical order. During playback you can use

the EE — button to view the playlist and select individual files.

3. 1f you want to play one single file: 1. Selectthe File entry. > The Open window opens. 2. Select the file (audio, image or video file) you want and click the Open button. > Thefile is played.

S Media File Playback

> You have played audio or video files from the hard drive. The control bar and extended

area are available for regulating playback. The FE button makes the selected files avai- lable in the Quick Playlist for repeated playback.

Playing Streamed Media

5 Playing Streamed Media

Nero ShowTime lets you play streamed media. Streaming refers to the continuous transmis- sion of data from the Internet or a network; the data can be played while itis being transmit- ted. This means itis no longer necessary to wait until a media file is completely transmitted before playing it.

5.1 About playing Nero MediaHome streamed TV channels

If a Nero MediaHome server is started in the network and has made TV channels available for streaming, you can watch television using Nero ShowTime.

Nero MediaHome is a server that allows clients, e.g. playback devices that re-

Q quest services, such as Nero ShowTime, to play files located in shared folders on the server. Nero MediaHome is a stand-alone product from Nero and can purchased on the Internet at www.nero.com. More information is available in the Nero MediaHome user manual available for download from www.nero.com free of charge.

The following requirements have to be fulfilled:

“ The PCis partof a (UPnP) network in which a Nero MediaHome server has been laun- ched.

=“ TV channels have been selected for streaming in Nero MediaHome (see the Nero Me-

diaHome user manual for how to do this and the system requirements for Nero Media- Home).

To watch television with Nero ShowTime, follow the steps below: 1. Click the ÊÆ button.

> The playlist opens. 2. Click the UPnP tab.

> Nero ShowTime searches for a Nero MediaHome network and the TV channels of the network.

3. Select a channel of your choice in the MediaHome network entry. 4. To add the channel to the playlist, click the Add to Existing Playlist button.

5. Clickthe Play button. > Nero ShowTime starts playback.

See also: = Playlist window 19

6.5 Identifying Audio Files

You can have the added audio files in the playlist identified with Gracenote MusiciD and ac- cess metadata such as artist and title from the Gracenote Media Database. This is particu- larly useful when audio files are not named or are only partially named. The metadata pro- vided by Gracenote MusiciD is used for display purposes and is also written to the audio files.

To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Click the == button. > The Playlist window opens.

. Choose a playlist. Select one or more audio files from the playlist. Right-click to open the context menu.

Choose the Get Metadata entry.

> The audio files are analyzed and the required information is sent to Gracenote. The Edit MetaData window opens. The metadata received from Gracenote is displayed in the New Info area.

. Ifnecessary, editthe metadata (e.g. track number, track title, artist, album title, year, genre).

. Click the Apply button. > The Edit MetaData window closes.

> The metadata is written to the audio file and displayed in Nero ShowTime.

Control During Playback

7 Control During Playback

During playback in full-screen mode, you can display the navigation bar by moving the mou- se pointer to the top of the screen. In addition to the playback duration being displayed, vari- ous control options are made available to you.

Q Which buttons are shown in the navigation bar depends on your settings in Op- tions.

Program Interface - Navigation Bar

Opens the Options window. [Ctrl+C]

Q Switches between full-screen and normal view. [Z]

H Jumps to the previous chapter or to the previous media file. [P] > Starts playback. [Enter]

1 Jumps to the next chapter or to the next media file. [N]

Il Interrupts playback, then continues it after a second click. [Space]

Le Creates a frame, i.e. a picture of the current playback window. [AIHC]The frame is stored in the folder that you specified in Options (see Capture Fra- me 35). à Ejects the disc. [J]

— Navigates steplessly (no chapter boundaries).

See also: = Configuring the navigation bar 37

You can use the context menu to control Nero ShowTime during playback. It is not configur- able. The funtions of the individual entries correspond to the buttons on the program inter- face.

Control During Playback

The following entries are also available:

Help Opens the Nero ShowTime help.

Tutorial | Opens the www.nero.com tutorials page, where you can download interactive tutorials for Nero products free of charge.

About Opens the About Nero ShowTime window, where you will find information such as the version number.

7.3 Controlling external subtitles

With Nero ShowTime you can control the external subtitles of a movie during playback. Ex- ternal subtitles mean that the subtitle information is not in the movie but rather in an external file in a special format.

Ifthe subtitle file is in the same folder as the movie and has the same name, Nero ShowTime detects the subtitle file automatically and displays it in accor- dance with the selected setting.

The following requirements have to be fulfilled:

=“ The movie is being played back. =“ Playback of external subtitles is enabled.

To control subtitles, proceed as follows:

. To have subtitles displayed from an external file: 1. Display the expanded area. 2. Clickthe PM button. 3. Click the External subtities adjustment > Add subtitles to list entry. > A browser window opens. 4. Select the desired subtitles and click the Open button. > The subtitles are added to the subtitles list and displayed in the movie.

. Ifthe movie and subtitles are not synchronized and you want to synchronize them: 1. Display the expanded area. 2. Click the BW button. 3. Click the External subtities adjustment > Subtitles control entry. > The Subtitles Control window opens.

4. Selectthe Standard movie speeds or Change to radio button to adaptthe speed of the subtitles to the movie. 5. Enter a value in the Delay subtitles by edit box to synchronize the subtitles to the movie. 6. Click the OK button. > The changes are applied.

> You have displayed the subtitles and controlled the running time.

Control During Playback

= Subtitles control window 31

74 Subtitles control window

Ifthe subtitles are not in synch with the movie, you can adjust the subtitles with Nero Show-

Time in the Subtitles Control window. You can open the window during the movie in the expanded area of the control bar using the | > Adjust external subtitles > Control Sub-

Delay subtitles by 0 ms

The following setting options are available:

Retains the speed of the subtitles.

Chooses a different speed for the subtitles. The standard frame ra- tes of 23.976 (for NTSC), 24.25 (for PAL), 29.97 (for NTSC), and 30 frames per second are available in the drop-down menu. Choo- se this setting option if the speeds for the movie and the subtitles are different from each other. This happens, for example, when the movie is coded in NTSC, but the subtitles are coded in PAL (or vice versa).

Radio button Change to

Input field Delay subtitles by

Control During Playback

Specifies a user-defined speed for subtitles. You can specify a va- lue between 0 and 200 frames per second. Choose this setting op- tion if the speeds for the movie and the subtitles are different from each other and the default settings in the Normal movie speed drop-down menu are not sufficient to fix this.

Defines a synchronization time in milliseconds.

Enter a positive value in order to delay subtitle displays. Enter à negative value in order to display subtitles earlier. Choose this set- ting option if the movie and the subtitles have the same movie speed but are not running synchronously.

= External Subtitles— 35

The Options window provides various options for customizing the appearance of the Nero ShowTime interface and for configuring settings according to your requirements. The window

can be opened using the « button. It consists of a navigation tree and a screen area. De-

pending on the entry that is selected in the navigation tree, a different screen area is dis- played.

- General OSD setting External subtiles Ferre Keyboard and mouse FlEnable Tookips Capture Frame Toobar setting

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8.1 General settings

The General entry provides, e.g. configuration options for the keyboard and mouse, as well as for configuring the navigation bar.

The following setting options are available:

Check box Nero ShowTime remains in the foreground even if other pro- Always on top grams are started.

Check box Enables Tooltips.

Button Re-enables all windows that you had disabled with the "Never

Enable all currently show me this message again" check box. disabled "Never show me again" messages

The OSD setting entry contains configuration options for the on-screen display. The on- screen display indicates the current procedure in the playback window such as "Play" or "Vo-

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The following setting options are available:

Enables/disables the on-screen display, i.e. process messages in the playback window.

Ifthe on-screen display is enabled, the current process is displayed in the playback window.

Defines the time of the on-screen display in seconds.

Enables display of additional information, e.g. about the video stream bit rate and audio encoding.

Defines the position of the on-screen display in the playback win- dow.

Defines the font for the on-screen display.

Defines the text color for the on-screen display.

Set background color

8.1.2 External Subtitles The External subtitles entry allows you to enable external subtitles and to define the dis- play.

The following setting options are available:

Check box Enables display of external subtiles.

Enable external sub- | External subtitles are only available if the relevant file with exter- titles nal subtitles is saved in the same directory as the selected film. Buttons Defines the font and text color of the subtitles.

Check box Enables shadows around external subtitles. Use shadow

Input field Defines the pixel width of the shadow. Pixel

8.1.3 Keyboard and mouse The Keyboard and mouse setting entry contains configuration options for control via the keyboard and mouse.

The following setting options are available:

Button Specifies which function should be assigned to the mouse wheel

Use mouse wheel during playback.

for The Volume, Time and Previous/Next Chapter entries are avail- able.

Check box Inverts the mouse wheel's function.

Input field Defines the time interval in seconds that makes it possible to jump

Time seek duration | forwards and backwards in the program using the | and | buttons.

8.1.4 Capture a frame The Capture Frame entry provides configuration options for the frame. A frame is a snap- shot of the playback window.

The following setting options are available in the Capture to area:

Radio button Clipboard Radio button Background image Radio button File

Button Screenshot Folder Radio button Printer

Depending on the configuration of your PC saves one picture only.

Saves one frame immediately as the desktop wallpaper. In the combo box select how the frame should be displayed on the desk- top.

Numbers your frames and saves them in BMP format.

Defines a folder where the images are saved.

Sends à frame directly to the printer.

The following setting options are available in the Captured aspect ratio area:

Original video source size

Current video window size

Saves the frame in the original aspect ratio of the movie.

Saves the frame in the current aspect ratio of the playback window.

8.1.5 Configuring the navigation bar

The Navigation bar setting entry provides configuration options for the navigation bar. The navigation bar is used principally so that the entire control panel does not need to be dis- played during playback. It is displayed atthe top of the screen during playback if you move the cursor to this position and provides selection and configuration options for the movie be-

ing shown (see Navigation bar 29).

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Options - Navigation Bar Setting window

The following setting options are available:

Check box Enables the navigation bar.

Radio button Enables the navigation bar for playback in full-screen and normal Always show mode.

Radio button Activates the navigation bar only for playback in full screen mode. Show only in full

Selection list Displays the features that are not available on the navigation bar. Disabled

Selection list Displays the features of the navigation bar.

Button Adds (all) features of the Enabled selection list.

Show (all) All buttons are displayed in the navigation bar.

Button Removes (all) features from the Enabled selection list to the Dis-

Hide (all) abled selection list.

Button Resets the Active and Inactive selection lists to the default setting.

Default The most frequently used buttons are displayed in the navigation bar.

The Disc playback entry provides configuration options for showing videos from a drive.

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Options - Disc Playback window The following setting options are available:

Drop-down menu Defines the drive from which discs are played by default.

Check box Checks the drives when launching Nero ShowTime and starts play- Auto play when back if an appropriate disc has been inserted.

Check box Starts playback as soon as the appropriate disc has been inserted.

Check box Shows a window for selecting content before playing a DVD-Audio.

Show the content selection dialog box for DVD Audio

Radio button Starts playback from the beginning if a disc that is already known is Play title fromthe | inserted again.

Radio button Resumes playback if a disc that is already known is inserted again.

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Check box Asks the user before playing back a disc that is already known Prompt before re- | Whether it should be resumed at the last position viewed or started

suming playback | from the beginning.

The Bookmark editor entry allows you to edit bookmarks. The Bookmarks Editor area contains a list of all bookmarks that have been set so far under the name of the DVD. You can have the bookmarks of a DVD displayed by clicking the + icon in front of the name ofthe DVD.

The following buttons are available:

Goto Selects the point the selected bookmark jumps to in the video. If you close the Options window, you can resume the movie from the selected bookmark.

Edit name Edits the name of the selected bookmark. Delete Deletes the selected bookmark. Bookmark file Displays the path where the bookmark file is stored. You can chan-

ge the path by clicking the button.

The Parental control entry enables you to set up parental control. The parental control fea- ture in Nero ShowTime enables you to prevent your children from watching a movie that is not appropriate for them. You can also create a user profile for each of your children and specify restrictions. If a DVD for which parental control criteria are relevant is inserted, a log- in window is displayed. A user with a defined profile can log in and show the movie or can be prevented from doing so by virtue of inadequate rights.

Children users cannot change their profiles themselves; only an administrator (parent) can view and administer the profiles.

You must have administrator rights on your computer to be able to create a u- ser or set up parental controls. You also must be logged on as an administrator.

The Parental level area displays the restrictions that apply for the user currently logged on. The following setting options are available:

G Released without age restriction. Suitable for general audiences.

Level 2 Films up to release Level 2 are played. Suitable for most audien- ces.

PG Not suitable for children under 13.

PG-13 Parental guidance suggested for children under 13.

Level 5 Films up to release Level 5 are played. Suitable for teenagers.

R Parental guidance suggested for children under 18.

NC-17 Not suitable for viewers under 18 years old. Not allowed for children or teenagers under 18 under any circumstances.

Level 8 Films up to release Level 8 are played. Maximum age restriction.

Unlimited All films are played.

The following buttons are available: Login Opens the Login window where an administrator or user can log into the system.

Administration Opens the User Administration window in which you can create new profiles for administrators and users. You can also view and edit these profiles, e.g. the level of parental control and/or change the password.

The button is active only if you have logged into the system as an administrator. Users cannot view or change profiles.

8.2.2.1 Create Administrator

In order to set up parental control, you must first create an administrator. Only an administra- tor can create users and specify a restriction for watching movies.

To create an administrator, proceed as follows:

1. Clickthe Administrator button. > The User Administration window opens.

2. Click the Add User button. > The Edit User window opens.

3. Enter a name and a password.

4. Selectthe Unlimited radio button in the Parental level area.

Q All films will be played only if the Unlimited option has been activated.

5. Click the OK button.

> You are entered as an administrator. You can see your profile in the list included in the User Management window. You can now log into the system in order to create users.