Nero 8 Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 The Nero Suite 10H4
1.1 General System Requirements 11H4
1.2 Specific Requirements for Each Application 12H4
1.3 Additional system requirement for Blu-ray Disc und HD DVD 13H6
Applications of the Nero 8 Suite 14H7
1.4 Nero Tools 15H11
1.5 Nero 8 Suite Gadgets 16H12
1.6 Nero 8 Suite Plug-ins 17H12
2 Installation 18H14
2.1 Installing Nero Suite 19H14
3 Nero StartSmart 20H16
3.1 Starting the Nero 8 Suite using Nero StartSmart 21H16
3.2 Updating Nero Suite 22H18
3.3 Nero Suite Language 23H19
3.4 Setting up Newsfeeds 24H20
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The Nero Suite
1 The Nero Suite
1.1 General System Requirements
DVD-ROM drive for the installation
Windows® 2000 (SP4 or higher), Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) Windows Server®
2003 (SP1 or higher), Windows
dows Vista
Windows® XP Professional x64 (all applications except InCD, Nero Scout, and Nero
ImageDrive work in the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows applications to run.)
Windows Vista® x64 (all applications except InCD, Nero Scout and Nero ImageDrive
work in the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows applications to run.)
DirectX® 9.0c (10th October 2006) or higher
Windows® Explorer 6.0 or higher
1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III processor, AMD Sempron™ 2200+ or equivalent
Minimum 256 MB RAM (for Windows Vista® minimum 512 MB RAM)
1.5 MB hard drive space for standard installation of all components
Up to 9 GB available drive space for DVD images and temporary DVD files
Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800 x 600
pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, we recommend 24-bit or 32-bit for true color.
CD, DVD, Blu-ray or HD DVD recordable or rewriteable drive for burning
Installation of the latest WHQL (Windows® Hardware Quality Labs) certified device
driver strongly recommended
Internet connection with DSL 1000 speed or higher for the registration and the update
of the Nero 8 help files and other functions. It is also required for the activation of the
complete functional range (DVD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and AVC), which will be required
30 days after installation. This activation is free of charge. The costs for the Internet
connection are carried by the user.
To install Nero 8 you must have administrative rights for all operating systems higher
than Windows
For real-time capturing and burning: at least 1.8 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor or
AMD Sempron™ 2600+
Minimum 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® III Processor with 256 RAM for TV recording and
DVD editing
Drive with SecurDisc support
16-bit Windows® compatible sound devices and speakers
®
(except for Nero ImageDrive)
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2000.
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005 (SP2 or higher), Win-
1.2 Specific Requirements for Each Application
Nero ShowTime
DVD drive for playing DVD-Video
BD/ HD DVD capable drive to play BD/ HD DVD-Video
DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in, DVD-Video Plug-in, and/or Multichannel Plug-in0F* for
DVD playback
Graphics card with hardware overlay support
Certain Blue Laser functionalities require purchase of an additional plug-in available at
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* Already available in the full version.
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Nero Home
TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital recording (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-
C and ATSC), compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver standard. Nero Home does not support video recording via FireWire
compatible devices:
DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in or DVD-Video Plug-in and/or Multichannel Plug-in1F*
for DVD functions and encoding in Dolby
For EPG support an XML file is needed from a third party
Nero MediaHome
Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) to the BDA
driver standard
Certified UPnP™ devices for streaming with the Nero MediaHome server (you willl
find a list of certified UPnP™ devices at:
Nero Vision
OHCI compliant FireWire® (IEEE 1394) Controller for DV capturing
Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) according to
the BDA driver standard
Graphics card with 3D acceleration and minimum 128 MB of video memory and hard-
ware-accelerated transformation and lighting for Smart3D templates
Blu-ray /HD DVD-Video plug-in for playback of Blu-ray and/or HD DVD media
Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero BackItUp
LightScribe capable recorder (LightScribe host software must be installed) and Light-
Scribe capable disc
Labeflash™ recorder and Labelflash™ disc
Blu-ray recorder and disc
HD DVD recorder and HD DVD
SecurDisc capable drive (Nero Express only)
Nero Recode
DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in, or DVD-Video Plug-in, and/or Multichannel Plug-in*
for DVD video recording and the "DVD-9-to-DVD-5" function.
Multi-core processor (recommended)
Nero CoverDesigner
LightScribe capable burner (LightScribe host software must be installed) and Light-
Scribe capable disc
Optional: Labelflash™ capable recorder and Labelflash™ disc
InCD, InCD Reader
SecurDisc capable drive to remove duplication protection from SecurDisc discs
SecurDiscViewer
SecurDisc capable drive with SecurDisc protected disc
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Digital 2-channel
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* Already available in the full version.
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MCE Plug-ins (Nero Burn and Nero Burn Settings, Nero MediaStreaming)
Windows Vista® Home Premium or Windows Vista® Ultimate with Media Center or
Windows
Graphics card with overlay support, at least 8 MB video memory and a minimum reso-
lution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, 24-bit or 32-bit true color
is recommended
Nero MediaHome 2.0 must be installed on the server (when using the Nero Media-
Streaming MCE Plug-in)
Mini Application Nero DiscCopy
Windows Vista®
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005 Rollup 2
1.3 Additional system requirement for Blu-ray Disc und HD DVD
Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD capable drive with recorder function for data, audio and video
Windows® XP (SP2 or higher), Windows® Server® 2003 (SP1 or higher), Windows®
XP Media Center Edition 2005 or higher, Windows Vista
2 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV processor, AMD Sempron™ 3000+ or faster
Minimum 512 MB RAM
®
1.3.1 Additional Requirements for Playing Protected High-Resolution Content
One of the following processors with at least the specified clock speed: AMD Athlon™
64 FX 2.6 GHz, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.2 GHz, AMD Turion™ 64 X2 2 GHz, Intel
Core Duo 2 GHz, Intel
GHz, Intel
Minimum 1 GB RAM
Up to 50 GB free hard drive space for Blu-ray Disc BD-R/RE dual layer disc images
Up to 30 GB free drive space for HD DVD-R/RW dual layer disc images
Minimum Windows® XP (SP2) for 32-bit systems
Minimum Windows Vista® for 64-Bit systems
AACS support by means of the installed Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD drive
Graphics card with at least 256 MB video RAM based on
.
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600GT, 7600GT, 7800GTX512, 7900GS, 7900GT, 7900GX,
7900GTX, 7950GT, 7950GTX, 8500, 8600, 8800, 8400M, 8600M or newer
.
ATI-Serien X1600, X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950, Radeon HD series or newer
in one of the following board and screen combinations:
.
PCI-Express/Onboard video board with built-in display (e.g. notebook or integrated PC)
.
PCI-Express video board with support for DVI/HDMI and HDCP, screen/television
with HDMI input or HDCP supported DVI input
.
PCI-Express video board with VGA output and VGA monitor
.
PCI-Express video board with component video output and video output, CGMS-A
and Macrovision support, television or projector
®
Pentium® D 3.4 GHz
On analog monitors some discs display only at low resolution or not at all.
®
Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition 3.2
®
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The newest graphics drivers with COPP support. (Recommended: ATI Catalyst™ 7.4,
®
ForceWare™ 169.21 (Windows® XP), ForceWare™ 158.22 (Windows
NVidia
®
/GeForce® 8 Series), ForceWare™ 169.25 (Windows Vista®) or higher)
XP
Microsoft® .Net Framework 2.0 must be installed prior to the Nero Suite in order to
play interactive HDi™ content on HD DVD-Video
For optimal resolution, the graphics card and the screen should support HDCP =
some combinations of graphics card and screen produce poor resolution
Internet connection for updating AACS keys. These are needed in order to play AACS
protected Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD videos.
See the respective device manual to determine whether a screen or TV device
supports HDCP.
1.3.2 Optional System Requirements for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD
Blu-ray reading/writing device for Blu-ray Disc/ HD DVD support (see special Blue la-
ser system requirements at
HD capable video board and DVB(-T) adapter
DVD-Video plug-in is already included in retail version. You will find a list of compati-
ble devices at http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=113&gen_id=8
FireWire®controller conforming to OHCI (IEEE 1394) for HDV recording
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1.4 Applications of the Nero 8 Suite2F*3F*
This QuickStart Guide explains how to install the Nero 8 Suite and provides a brief description of the individual applications. For detailed information on working with the applications, please refer to the relevant user manuals or the online help, also installed when
Nero is installed. You can find the latest manuals for the individual applications and the
constantly updated online help files on our website at
Nero StartSmart
Nero StartSmart is the completely redesigned command center of Nero Suite. You simply
select the desired task and the application starts up automatically. Here you can also
choose the language you wish to use. Further, using your Internet connection you can
check whether new program versions are available from Nero and download them.
Nero Express
Nero Express provides all the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM with a
simplified user interface. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nero Express guides
you quickly and easily through your desired burning tasks. The default settings are selected to automatically produce the best possible result. Using the program is remarkably
easy: simply select the object to be burned, add the files, and start burning. It is just as
easy to create SecurDisc discs with Nero Express and a SecurDisc supported drive. SecurDisc is a new hardware and software technology developed by Nero and HLDS with
which you can create discs with special protection properties, such as data integrity, reconstructability, encryption and duplication protection. Such discs can be created with SecurDisc supported drives (e.g. from HLDS/LG and Nero Express) and read from any drive
with Nero's InCD or InCD Reader.
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** The scope of the specific software package which was supplied depends on the type of product
bundle acquired. Therefore, the package concerned may not contain all the individual programs.
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