Nero MediaHome Operation Manual

Nero MediaHome Manual

Table of Content

1. Start Successfully .................................................................................................................................. 5

1.1. About the Application ................................................................................................................... 5

1.2. Versions and System Requirements ............................................................................................. 5

2. Working With the Program ................................................................................................................... 7

2.1. Header ........................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2. Library Management and Options ................................................................................................ 8

2.3. Nero MediaBrowser ...................................................................................................................... 8

3. Market ................................................................................................................................................. 10

4. Photos and Video ................................................................................................................................ 11

4.1. Upper Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.1. Media Info Tab .................................................................................................................... 12

4.2. Lower Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 13

4.2.1. More Features ..................................................................................................................... 14

4.2.1.1. Change Date and Time .................................................................................................... 15

4.3. List of Marked Items ................................................................................................................... 15

4.4. Albums ........................................................................................................................................ 15

4.5. Faces............................................................................................................................................ 17

4.5.1. Upper Taskbar ..................................................................................................................... 17

4.5.2. Lower Taskbar ..................................................................................................................... 18

4.5.2.1. More Features ................................................................................................................. 18

4.5.3. Adding Names to Faces ....................................................................................................... 19

4.6. Person Groups ............................................................................................................................. 20

4.7. Find .............................................................................................................................................. 21

4.8. Photo Preview ............................................................................................................................. 22

4.8.1. Upper Taskbar ..................................................................................................................... 23

4.8.2. Lower Taskbar ..................................................................................................................... 23

4.8.2.1. More Features ................................................................................................................. 24

4.9. Photo Editing ............................................................................................................................... 25

4.9.1. Enhance Tab ........................................................................................................................ 26

4.9.2. Adjust Tab ........................................................................................................................... 26

4.9.3. Effects Tab ........................................................................................................................... 26

4.9.4. General Editing of Photos ................................................................................................... 27

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4.9.4.1. Removing Red Eyes ......................................................................................................... 27

4.9.4.2. Adding Effects to Photos ................................................................................................. 28

4.9.4.3. Cropping a Photo ............................................................................................................ 28

4.10. Video Playback ........................................................................................................................ 29

4.10.1. More Features ..................................................................................................................... 31

4.10.2. Starting Video Playback ...................................................................................................... 32

4.11. Full Screen Control Bar ............................................................................................................ 32

5. Music ................................................................................................................................................... 34

5.1. Upper Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 35

5.1.1. Media Info ........................................................................................................................... 35

5.2. Lower Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 36

5.2.1. More Features ..................................................................................................................... 37

5.3. List of Marked Items ................................................................................................................... 38

5.4. Playlists........................................................................................................................................ 39

5.5. Starting Music Playback (Library or Playlist) ............................................................................... 39

5.6. Creating a Playlist ........................................................................................................................ 40

6. Slide Shows ......................................................................................................................................... 42

6.1. Upper Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 43

6.2. Lower Taskbar ............................................................................................................................. 43

6.2.1. More Features ..................................................................................................................... 44

6.3. Lower Taskbar (Slide Show Screen) ............................................................................................ 44

6.4. Personalize Slide Show Window ................................................................................................. 45

6.4.1. Themes ................................................................................................................................ 45

6.4.2. Titles .................................................................................................................................... 45

6.4.3. Music and Duration ............................................................................................................. 46

6.5. Creating a Slide Show .................................................................................................................. 46

6.6. Saving Slide Show as a Video File ................................................................................................ 47

7. Audio CD Browsing and Playback ........................................................................................................ 49

7.1. Starting Audio CD Playback ......................................................................................................... 50

7.2. Ripping from Audio CD ................................................................................................................ 50

8. Video Playback from Disc .................................................................................................................... 51

9. Nero MediaHome as Media Server ..................................................................................................... 53

9.1. Nero Play to TV ........................................................................................................................... 53

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9.2. Nero Slideshow to TV .................................................................................................................. 54

10. Devices ............................................................................................................................................ 55

10.1. Device Settings Tab ................................................................................................................. 56

10.2. Importing from Device or Data Disc ........................................................................................ 56

11. Share and Burn ................................................................................................................................ 58

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1. Start Successfully

1.1. About the Application

Nero MediaHome is an all-in-one media management software for photos, videos and music. It lets you conveniently play back tracks in your library, import new music from CD as well as create new playlists and sync these or albums with any mobile device connected either wirelessly or via USB mass storage.

Share your photos, music and videos through upload to your favorite social media websites. In addition, you can always burn a music CD. Nero MediaHome lets you easily create cinema-style videos and photo slide shows with integrated movie themes – plus burn your compilations on DVD as a gift for friends and family (Nero MediaHome DVD Pack).

Improve the quality of your photos with just a few clicks, cut off unwanted parts, or automatically remove red eyes. Use the automatic face detection to sort the many photos in your library by the people in your pictures. Face groups make it also easier to find the right pictures for quick and simple photo projects such as a photo card. In creating photobooks, calendars, or cards, you can choose from numerous themes, cliparts, and layout options. Transform memories into shareable keepsakes just by ordering your individual compilations directly through Nero MediaHome.

Nero MediaHome can also act as a media server. You can access your complete Nero MediaHome media library from DLNA-enabled TVs and other devices, or stream your media onto these devices. Slide shows are transcoded on-the-fly, without the need to export them to a video file first. Access your media library from anywhere in your home!

1.2. Versions and System Requirements

Nero MediaHome is available in various versions. The Nero MediaHome full and Essentials versions are included in the different Nero Suite product packs. In addition, a free standalone version is available.

Essentials or OEM software as well as the Nero MediaHome free standalone version differ from the full version in a more or less broad functional range. Thereby, the feature limitations of your single essentials version compared to the full range depends on the co-contractor's choice.

You can always upgrade from your Essentials version to the full featured version.

In addition, Nero MediaHome offers various add-ons to customize and expand the applications feature range to your personal needs. You can always obtain these add-ons right from the Market in Nero MediaHome.

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Detailed system requirements of Nero MediaHome and all other Nero products can be found in the Support section on our Web site www.nero.com.

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2. Working With the Program

When you start Nero MediaHome for the first time, a Welcome screen is displayed, allowing you to start an automatic search for media files on your computer. The found folders and files will be the basis of your media library in Nero MediaHome. At this point, you can also narrow the search to specific drives, or cancel the automatic search all along and manually add the desired folders later on. If you let Nero MediaHome search for media files, the found folders will be displayed after the search with the possibility to include or exclude them individually from the library.

After the initial search, the application is opened with the photo and video browsing screen displayed by default. If you open Nero MediaHome the next time and have selected the respective option, the last viewed screen will be displayed. You can switch between the different browsing screens by clicking one of the entries in the navigation tree (such as Music).

The Nero MediaHome folder scanner automatically searches all local, external and mapped network drives for media files and adds them to the index of the application.

You can of course fill and manage the media libraries in the Options window any time later. Simply click the Options button in the header of the main window.

2.1. Header

Additionally, to the Options button, the following overall setting options are available in the header of the main window:

Button

Market

Displays the Market screen which lists a broad range of apps and creative packs.

Drop-down menu

Displays a menu with input fields to log in to your Nero account. Your user name is displayed instead of the Sign In menu as long as you

are logged in.

Drop-down menu

[Nero Account

User Name]

Offers access to your personal account information such as your account settings as well as an overview of your market downloads and photo gift orders in Nero MediaHome.

This menu stays available as long as you are logged into your account. If you are not logged in, a Sign In menu is displayed.

Drop-down menu

Help

Links to the Nero MediaHome manuals and help files, online tutorials and the Nero Web site.

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2.2. Library Management and Options

The Options window is opened when you click the Options button in the header of the main window. Here you can show the application where your media files are located on your computer and set up your personal audio, video, and photo settings.

The Options window is divided into a categories area on the left and a main settings area. The main settings area is adapted depending on the category you choose.

The following categories are displayed:

Portable

Devices

Displays import options for portable devices. If you import files to the library, the files you import will be copied to the folders you choose in this area. Click the respective Browse button to browse to your preferred storage directories.

You can also view and remove the devices for which you have set that music and/or photos and videos should be imported automatically.

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Displays general as well as timeline, face recognition, and smart album and playlist options.

Audio

Displays music recognition, audio playback, and AC3 setting options.

Video

Displays video playback and video encoding options.

Slide Show

Displays instant slide show playback options.

Streaming

Displays media server, media server setting, and slide show streaming quality options.

Burning

Displays video and cache options.

CD-Ripping

Displays CD ripping options.

Update

Displays update options which allow you to select the update behavior of Nero MediaHome.

2.3. Nero MediaBrowser

Nero MediaBrowser is a tool which you can use to easily find, view, and access media files and add them to your project. More precisely, with Nero MediaBrowser you can access a media library which contains all your media files that were indexed by Nero MediaHome.

Nero MediaBrowser is designed to be accessed in several Nero applications, but is also available as a standalone application.

You can use Nero MediaBrowser within Nero MediaHome for slide show and photo product projects. When you double-click a media file or select it and click the Add button in Nero MediaBrowser, the media file will be added to your current project.

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To use Nero MediaBrowser with a non-Nero application, open Nero MediaBrowser via the Windows start menu or its tile, depending on your operating system. You will then be able to add media files to any active application by dragging the desired media file onto the application. When you double-click a media file in Nero MediaBrowser, it is opened in its default program.

Nero MediaBrowser features the same categories (Photos & Videos, and Music) as Nero MediaHome. There are different views available for each category: Clicking one of the entries in the upper part of the list (for example Faces) displays the same view as when clicking the corresponding tabs in Nero MediaHome. Also, the same scroll bar as in Nero MediaHome is used. This is either the standard scroll bar or the dynamic scroll bar.

The Options window is opened with the Library Manager category displayed when you click the button on the upper taskbar. The options refer directly to Nero MediaHome.

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3. Market

The Market in Nero MediaHome lists a broad range of apps and creative packs. Your shopping cart is displayed in the right column of the screen.

The first time you click the Market button in the header, you are asked to select your country from a drop-down menu. Click the Continue button to browse the Market.

Each add-on is listed with a short description and price information. You can double-click a product to display its detailed product information and see more preview images. The Market automatically checks which apps and creative packs are already supported in your version of Nero MediaHome (included, free download, or purchased before) and displays respective add-ons as installed. It is not possible to purchase them again.

The Market requires an Internet connection to display all current offers.

Click the Add to cart button in either overview or detailed view to add a chosen item to your cart. The Your Cart area on the right of the screen shows all items which are currently

in your cart. It lists each product’s single price plus a subtotal below. You can also remove

single products from the shopping cart by clicking the respective Remove button.

Clicking the Checkout button starts the payment process. The Market guides you step by step through a secure payment process. As soon as the payment is finished, the new functionality is immediately accessible in Nero MediaHome. Creative packs are downloaded right after purchase; the installation starts automatically.

To make a purchase through the Market, you need to register. If you already have a Nero account, simply log in using your e-mail address and password.

All existing Nero accounts work with Nero MediaHome, regardless of where you have

created your account.

If you are a new customer, please create your account now. If you are already logged in to your account when you proceed to the payment, the Market asks you to verify your password for security reasons.

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4. Photos and Video

In the photo and video browsing screen you can browse the items of your Photos & Videos library group. An overview is displayed when you choose the Photos & Videos main entry in the navigation tree on the left.

By default, your photos and videos are sorted by day (Day option button) in a timeline view (Timeline tab). Content can also be arranged by month (Month option button). A dynamic scroll bar on the right screen margin enables you to scroll your files on the Timeline tab. If you prefer a standard scroll bar, you can change the scroll bar type in the Options window.

Double-clicking a single photo in the browsing screen displays a preview in the Viewing Photos screen; double-clicking a single video displays the Playback screen. Playback is started automatically.

Click the Recently added or Recently modified entry below the Photos & Videos main entry (in the navigation tree on the left) to display only recently added/modified items. Changes or additions of the last 4 weeks are displayed by default. You can choose to show items from only today, yesterday, last week etc.

The following setting option is available in the header of each browsing screen:

Input field

Uses key word search to search for file names, artists, albums and so on. Results will be displayed in detailed browsing view.

4.1. Upper Taskbar

The following additional setting options are available on the upper taskbar of the Photos & Video screen:

Slider

Zoom

Zooms into and out of the browsing view.

Button Displays all photos and videos in a thumbnail view. This view is selected by

default.

Button Lists all photos and videos in a detailed view that displays the date taken

and file type in addition to thumbnail and file name.

Drop-down menu

Displays all photos and videos by default. You can select the Photos (or Videos) entry if you prefer to list your photos (or videos) only.

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Drop-down menu

Allows you to sort your media by Date, Name, or Type.

Button

Opens the Media Info tab in the right screen column that shows information about the metadata of the selected item.

Click the button on the upper taskbar again to close the tab.

Button

Opens the Tag Manager tab in the right screen column; here you can rename or remove tags manually.

Click the button on the upper taskbar again to close the tab.

4.1.1. Media Info Tab

The Media Info tab in the right screen column shows information about the metadata of a selected item. If available, you can see details like file size or format. Click the button

on the upper taskbar to display the tab. Click the button on the upper taskbar again to close the tab.

The following setting options are available on the Media Info tab:

Option

Rating

Adds a rating of up to five stars to your item. The respective number of stars shows up in the lower right corner of the items in the browsing screen. You can remove or change the rating of items at any time.

Click the Rated entry below the main entry (in the navigation tree on the left) to display only rated items.

Area

Camera

Information

Shows information such as the camera model and the ISO sensitivity with which the shot was taken.

Only available for photos.

Area

Video Details

Shows information such as the aspect ratio and the frame rate of the selected video.

Only available for videos.

Area

Tags

Displays existing tags. You can add and remove tags. Click the Add tag input field to add

additional tags manually. Move your cursor over an existing tag and click

the small on its right to remove the tag.

Area

Faces

Lists names tagged in the respective picture. You can also click the Name Person button to directly access the Editing

Photos screen and add additional face tags. Only available for photos.

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4.2. Lower Taskbar

The following setting options are available on the lower taskbar of the Photos & Videos screen:

Button Opens a Windows Explorer window that lets you browse for and open

additional media stored on your computer.

Displays all available entries you can choose from to create projects in Nero MediaHome.

The Photobook entry for example lets you create your custom photobook just the way you want it. A window is opened where you can enter a name for your new photobook.

Displays existing projects such as your previously created slide shows. You can choose to add your item(s) to any of your listed projects.

At least one item must be selected.

Button

Starts playback of an instant slide show. The slide show is presented with default transitions and default background music. Slide shows are played in full screen view.

To avoid conflicts, any ongoing background music is suspended and the slide show's own music is played.

You can preselect photos and movies you want to play back in your instant slide show.

Button

Displays the Editing Photos screen in which you can view, edit, and enhance your photos.

At least one item must be selected.

Displays the share options you can choose from. You can send items via email or publish content to an Internet community.

At least one item must be selected.

Menu Displays more features.

Menu Allows you to select a device to which you can stream the currently selected

item(s).

Button Opens the Burn window that lists all available burn options to choose from.

You can also choose to copy an entire disc.

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Button

Rotates a selected item 90° to the left or to the right. At least one item must be selected.

Button

Adds the respective item to or removes it from the list of marked items. Click the Marked entry below the Photos & Videos main entry (in the

navigation tree on the left) to display only your list of marked items. At least one item must be selected.

4.2.1. More Features

The following entries are available in the menu:

Copy to

Opens the Copy Selected Files to window. Here you can choose a target device to copy the selected files to.

At least one item must be selected. A target device must be attached.

Open with

Windows

Explorer

Opens a Windows Explorer window that shows the respective browser path to the directory in which the selected item is stored on your computer.

At least one item must be selected.

Opens the Print window. You can select your printer and printing preferences. Click the Print button to start the printing process.

Nero Video

Opens Nero Video for further editing of your media. Only available for videos. At least one item must be selected.

Nero Recode

Opens Nero Recode for further editing of your media. Only available for videos. At least one item must be selected.

Change Date

and Time

Opens the Change date and time window where you can adjust the original date and time of a photo or video taken.

Remove from

Library

Removes an item or a whole stack from the Nero MediaHome library. The items will remain in their original folder on your hard drive.

You can restore removed files to the Nero MediaHome library in the Library category of the Options window.

At least one item must be selected.

Delete from

hard disk

Deletes an item or a whole stack from the Nero MediaHome library and from your hard drive.

At least one item must be selected.

Rename

Lets you change the name of the actual file as saved on your computer. At least one item must be selected.

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4.2.1.1. Change Date and Time

The following setting options are available in the Change date and time window:

Selected item

Shows a preview of the photo or video you selected.

Original date

and time

Shows the original date and time.

Change date

and time

Displays input fields where you can adjust date and time to your preference. An additional button allows you to open a calendar so you can conveniently select the date.

The exact difference to the original (in years, days, hours, minutes and seconds) is displayed below.

4.3. List of Marked Items

If you hover over a photo, video (Photos & Videos screen), music album or track

(Music screen) thumbnail, an icon is displayed in the upper right corner. Enable the icon to mark the thumbnail. This way, you can make a selection. Click the Marked entry below the main screen entry (in the navigation tree on the left) to display only your list of marked items.

Another click on the marked icon removes the respective item from the Marked list. Click the Remove All Markers button on the upper taskbar of the Marked screen to remove the whole preselection and start a new sample. A preselection may be useful if you want to start an instant slide show that plays back only selective photos, or if you want to burn an Audio CD of selected tracks.

By default, your selected photos and videos are sorted in the manual order in which you

have added the items. Click the button on the upper taskbar to change the sorting order (view arrangement).

Double-clicking a photo or video in your selection displays either a photo preview (Viewing Photos screen) or the Playback screen (videos). Double-clicking a track starts its playback.

4.4. Albums

Your album and Smart Album compilations are listed under the Photos & Videos entry in the navigation tree; you can always open and edit existing creations from

there. Double-clicking a photo or video in your selected album displays either a photo preview (Viewing Photos screen) or the Playback screen (videos).

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If you want to create an album, click the menu on the lower taskbar of the photo and video browsing screen. A window is opened where you can enter a name for the new album. You can always add more photos and videos to your existing albums. Click

the button on the lower taskbar of the photo and video browsing screen and choose your album from the displayed projects.

If you want to create a Smart Album, click the menu on the lower taskbar of the photo and video browsing screen; the Find tab must be selected to display the Smart Album setting option. A new ‘smart’ album is created based on your current tag selection. New photos and videos matching these criteria are automatically added to the album.

For example, if you chose the two tags Sailing and Sea for a combined search and to create your new Smart Album, every additional item you upload to your library tagged both Sailing and Sea will automatically be added to the album. An item tagged with both essential tags as well as with any additional tag (such as Beach, 2012, Sun) is also added to the album whereas a photo or video that misses either of the criteria tags (here: Sailing and Sea) will not be added.

You can of course base your Smart Album on more than two tags.

If you click one of your albums in the navigation tree, the content is shown in a thumbnail preview. By default, your album photos and videos are sorted in the order in which you

have added the items (Manually). Click the drop-down menu on the upper taskbar to change the sorting order (view arrangement).

In addition, the Smart Album displays the chosen criteria tags below the upper taskbar. You can remove tags, but you cannot add additional sorting criteria.

The following adjusted entries are available in the menu:

Remove from

Album

Removes selected items from an album. At least one item must be selected in the respective album.

Rename

Allows you to change the name of the selected photo or video.

Delete [smart]

Album

Removes the album or smart album. Contained photos and videos are no longer displayed in a respective album selection.

Rename

[smart]

Album

Allows you to change the name of the album or smart album.

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4.5. Faces

The Faces tab in the photo and video browsing screen lists all photos with detected and recognized named faces in stack groups sorted by the people in your pictures. You can also assign names to listed suggestions of unnamed persons (lower area of the screen). In addition, you can just drag these thumbnails or stacks from the list of unnamed persons to the stacks of already recognized and named faces.

Face recognition makes it easy for you to find photos of people you are looking for to e.g. create personalized slide shows. If Nero MediaHome has not detected any faces on your photos yet, the screen displays a short introduction on Nero MediaHome Faces. After Nero MediaHome has detected faces on your photos, you can start assigning names to single thumbnails or stacks.

If you double-click a stack in the overview, all confirmed photos of a tagged face as well as additional suggestions are listed in a single person browsing view. You can accept or decline a suggestion or assign photos to other persons. Clicking the Confirm All button (on the right) accepts all suggested photos. Clicking the All Faces button in the upper left of the tab returns to the overview.

If Nero MediaHome Faces does not recognize the face of an already tagged person on a photo, you can add the missing photo manually in the Editing Photos screen.

Just like on the Timeline tab, if you hover over a photo or stack, an icon is displayed in the upper left corner. Enable the icon to mark the item. This way, you can make a selection. Click the Marked entry below the Photos & Videos main entry (in the navigation tree on the left) to display only your list of marked items.

4.5.1. Upper Taskbar

In addition, the setting options on the upper taskbar stay available just like on the Timeline tab in the photos and videos browsing screen. Nero MediaHome Faces adds the following setting options:

Button

Shows only the faces of named people in a photo. This view is selected by default.

Only available in the single person browsing view.

Button

Shows the full-size photos of named people. Only available in the single person browsing view.

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Drop-down menu

Filters the items that are listed in the overview. All photos of a tagged person are displayed by default. You can choose to filter the list by confirmed or suggested photos.

4.5.2. Lower Taskbar

The setting options on the lower taskbar stay available just like on the Timelime tab on the photos and videos browsing screen. Nero MediaHome Faces adds the following setting options:

Displays all available entries you can choose from to create projects in Nero MediaHome. The additional Person Group entry creates a new group for tagged faces. A window is opened where you can enter a name for the new group.

You can add a person to one (such as family members) or different groups (such as maybe friends, classmates, co-workers). Click the [Groupname] entry under the Photos & Videos main entry (in the navigation tree on the left) to display only the members of the selected group.

Displays existing projects such as your previously created slide shows. The additional Person Group entry lets you add your tagged face(s) to any of your listed person groups.

At least one item must be selected.

4.5.2.1. More Features

The following adjusted entries are available in the menu on the Faces tab:

Move To

Another Person

Displays possible alternative names for a tagged face. At least one photo must be selected.

Set as Top

Photo

Selects the respective photo that is displayed as a person’s preview photo

in Faces overview. A single photo must be selected. Only available on the Faces tab single

person browsing view.

This Is Not

[Name]

Removes the assigned name tag from the selected face. A single photo must be selected. Only available on the Faces tab single

person browsing view.

Confirm

Confirms selected or all (Confirm All) additional suggestions that are listed for a tagged person.

Only available on the Faces tab single person browsing view. At least one additional suggestion must be selected.

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