NERO SHOWTIME User Manual

Quickstart

Nero ShowTime

Ahead Software AG

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Contents

1 General Information .......................................................................... 4

1.1 About Nero ShowTime ........................................................... 4

1.2 Technical Data ........................................................................4

1.2.1 Supported Formats............................................................................. 4

1.2.2 Video .................................................................................................. 4

1.2.3 Audio .................................................................................................. 5

1.2.4 Hardware Optimisation....................................................................... 5

1.2.5 Features ............................................................................................. 5

2 Overview of Functions ...................................................................... 6

2.1 User Interface.......................................................................... 6

3 ‘Settings’ Dialogue Window ............................................................. 9

3.1 General Settings ..................................................................... 9

3.1.1 OSD settings ...................................................................................... 9

3.1.2 Keyboard and mouse settings.......................................................... 10

3.1.3 Capture frame .................................................................................. 10

3.1.4 Toolbar setting ................................................................................. 10

3.2 Video Settings....................................................................... 11

3.2.1 Video Mode ...................................................................................... 11

3.3 Skin browser ......................................................................... 12

3.4 Parental Control.................................................................... 13

3.5 Bookmarks Editor................................................................. 14

3.6 Information............................................................................ 14

4 Play Video ........................................................................................ 15

4.1 DVD-Video ............................................................................. 15

4.2 Control during playback ...................................................... 16

4.2.1 Skin .................................................................................................. 16

4.2.2 Toolbar ............................................................................................. 16

4.2.3 Context menu................................................................................... 17

5 FAQ................................................................................................... 18

6 Contact ............................................................................................. 20

6.1 Contact Information.............................................................. 20

7 Index................................................................................................. 21

Nero ShowTime General Information • 3

1 General Information

1.1 About Nero ShowTime

Nero ShowTime provides you with a high-performance software DVD player that

takes you to a new dimension in DVD’s. Its cinema-like sound and excellent
image quality for all digital pictures make an adventure of every film! What is
more, Nero ShowTime supports all DVD-Video formats and can play them from
a disc and from the hard drive.

But Nero ShowTime does much more! You can take snapshots while the film is
running, organize your video clip collection or protect your films with integrated
parental control. And these are only a few of the functions included in Nero

ShowTime.

1.2 Technical Data

1.2.1 Supported Formats

DVD-Video1, VCD 2.0

miniDVD (DVD files on CD-R/RW)

Nero Digital

DVD-Video: Playback from the hard drive

MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 file playback*

All country codes (5 changes allowed with non-regional disk drives)

1.2.2 Video

Complete MPEG decoding meets ISO standards

NTSC and PAL support

Support of interlaced and progressive sources

Expanded de-interlacing for best quality with interlaced DVD’s (TV shows, etc.)
with fine-tuning for an optimal configuration

Full-screen and scalable video window

16:9 widescreen support

Flexible, on-screen display

Support of Inverse Telecine with DVD images in NTSC for more fluid images

1

If you do not have a licence for MPEG-2, one may be purchased in the form of an MPEG-2/DVD plug-in, at

http://www.nero.com.

Nero ShowTime General Information • 4

1.2.3 Audio

Dolby Digital AC-3

LPCM

MP3

mp3PRO

Nero Digital

S/PDIF Edition for digital sound

1.2.4 Hardware Optimisation

Complete DXVA support

Support for Power Management (APM & ACPI)

Hardware IDCT support

1.2.5 Features

Parental control with password prompt (8 levels)2

Multi-angle support (seamless / non-seamless)

Recall function (Auto-resume) for each disk inserted

Favourite organisation function

Capture function during playback

Software eject

Enlargement function for manual selection areas with each resolution

Individual user interfaces for the player

Integrated control in full screen mode

Hotkeys (Keyboard symbols)

Automatic playback of the disc upon insertion

Fully compatible with Nero StartSmart, the Nero command centre

2

This may not be included, depending on the version!

Nero ShowTime General Information • 5

2 Overview of Functions

2.1 User Interface

Nero ShowTime Overview of Functions • 6

Some of the functions listed below can also be controlled through the keyboard. If

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this is possible, there are brackets behind the function that show the key / key
combination (such as ‘Eject Disk’ [J]).

Icon Function [Keyboard symbol]

The Nero ShowTime playback window

Jump to previous chapter [P]

Jump to next chapter [N]

Interrupts film playback, then continues it afte
another click [space]

Start playback [enter]

Stop playback [S]

Open a file

Eject disk [J]

Makes it possible to jump directly between
chapters

Makes the selection of the DVD menu(s)
possible [L]

Jump to next bookmark [G]

Slowly continue playback [T]

Change between full-screen and normal view
[F]

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Change language [H]

Open subtitle selection [U]

Activate enlargement tool [D]

Create a snapshot [C]