Nero Video Operating Guide

Nero Video

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Table of Contents

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1.1

About the Manual

7

1.2

About Nero Video

7

1.3

Versions of Nero Video

8

1.4

System Requirements

8

1.5

Starting the Program

9

2

Project Creation and Management

10

2.1

Working with Nero Video

10

2.2

Header Bar

13

2.2.1

Tools

15

2.2.2

Options

16

2.2.2.1

Application Settings Window

17

2.2.2.2

Recording Format Options Window

19

2.2.2.3

Nero MediaBrowser

23

2.3

Drag Your Files Here Area

26

2.4

Content Screen

26

2.5

Creating and Editing a Disc Project

30

2.5.1

Creating Chapters Manually

32

2.5.2

Creating Chapters Automatically

33

2.5.3

Editing Chapters

33

2.6

Saving a Project

34

2.7

Opening a Project

35

2.8

Opening a Disc Image

35

3

Video Capturing From Camera and External Devices

36

3.1

Capturing

36

3.2

DV/HDV Cameras, Digital and Analog Videos

36

3.3

Capture Video Screen

37

3.3.1

Preview Scan W indow

39

3.3.2

Video Device Properties Window

40

3.3.3

Audio Device Properties Window

40

3.4

Setting a TV Card

40

3.5

Capturing Video to Hard Drive

43

3.5.1

Pre-Scanning Video Captures

45

3.6

Record Directly to Disc

46

3.7

Importing From The Internet

47

2.2.1.1 Erasing a Rewritable Disc 15

2.2.1.2 Displaying Disc Info 16

2.2.1.3 Finalizing a Disc 16

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Editing Videos

49

4.1

Video Editing

49

4.1.1

Movie Options W indow

50

4.1.2

Preview Area

52

4.1.3

Media Area

53

4.1.4

Effect Palette

54

4.1.4.1

Tilt Shift Effect

55

4.1.5

Properties Area

55

4.1.6

General Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode

58

4.1.7

Track Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode

62

4.1.8

Clip Handling in the Advanced Editing Mode

63

4.1.9

General Handling in Express Editing

65

4.1.10

Arranging Screen

68

4.1.11

Toolbar

68

4.1.12

Preview and Trim Window

80

4.1.13

Fit Slide Show to Music Feature

82

4.1.14

Fit Music to Project Feature

83

4.1.15

Handling of Windows Live Movie Maker Projects

83

4.1.16

Switching Between the Editing Modes

83

4.2

Making Movie

84

4.2.1

Choosing a Movie Template

86

4.2.2

Recording a Narration File

87

4.2.3

Detecting Video Scenes

88

4.2.4

Detecting Commercials

89

4.2.5

Searching for Music Clips

89

4.3

Movie Editing in Advanced Editing

90

4.3.1

Moving and Positioning Files (Advanced Editing)

91

4.3.2

Cutting and Trimming Audio and Video Clips (Advanced Editing)

92

4.3.3

Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures (Advanced Editing)

93

4.3.4

Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates (Advanced Editing)

94

4.3.5

Inserting Transitions (Advanced Editing)

95

4.3.6

Editing Transitions (Advanced Editing)

95

4.3.7

Adding an Effect (Advanced Editing)

96

4.3.8

Editing Effects (Advanced Editing)

97

4.3.9

Adding a Text Effect (Advanced Editing)

98

4.3.10

Creating Chapters in Timeline (Advanced Editing)

99

4.4

Movie Editing in Express Editing

100

4.4.1

Moving and Positioning Files (Express Editing)

100

4.4.2

Fitting the Display Duration of Pictures (Express Editing)

101

4.1.3.1 Nero Seamless Music 53

4.1.11.1 Nero RhythmSnap 70

4.1.11.2 Nero Picture in Picture (PiP) Effects 70

4.1.11.3 Movie Wizard 74

4.1.11.4 Ad Spotter Window 77

4.1.11.5 Music Grabber Window 78

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4.4.3

Inserting Nero Picture in Picture Templates (Express Editing)

102

4.4.4

Inserting Transitions (Express Editing)

103

4.4.5

Adding an Effect (Express Editing)

103

4.4.6

Adding a Text Effect (Express Editing)

104

5

Exporting Videos

105

5.1

Export Video Screen

105

5.2

Exporting Video to File

108

5.3

Exporting Audio to File

109

5.4

Exporting Video to Camera

110

5.5

Exporting Video to Web

110

5.6

Exporting Video to Send it as E-Mail

112

6

Menu

113

6.1

Levels

113

6.2

Edit Menu Screen

113

6.2.1

Templates Tab

116

6.2.2

Customize Tab

116

6.2.2.1

Template Settings Palette

119

6.2.2.2

Properties for Background and Intro Video Palette

119

6.2.2.3

Button Properties

122

6.2.2.4

Properties of Graphic Objects

125

6.2.2.5

Content Palette

126

6.2.2.6

Buttons and Graphic Objects Palettes

127

6.2.2.7

Disc/Project Palette

127

6.2.2.8

Select Start Position Window

129

6.2.2.9

Edit Background Audio Window

130

6.2.2.10

Select Poster Frame Window

131

6.2.2.11

Shadow Settings Window

131

6.2.3

Save as Template Window

132

6.3

Creating Menu

133

7

Preview

135

7.1

Preview Screen

135

7.2

Showing a Preview

136

8

Burn Options

137

8.1

Burn Options Screen

137

8.2

Burning a Disc

139

8.3

Burning an Image File

141

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Writing to Hard Drive Folders

142

9

Technical Information

143

9.1

Supported Disc Formats

143

9.1.1

Compatibility Overview: Disc Formats and Discs

144

9.1.2

Compatibility Overview: DVD Discs - Editable Disc Formats

145

10

Index

146

11

Contact

150

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1.1 About the Manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Video. It is process­based 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:

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1.2 About Nero Video

Nero Video is a program for capturing, editing, and burning films or slide shows with an ex­tremely user-friendly interface. Nero Video can be used to play your videos from DV video
cameras or other external video devices on your PC and to burn them as DVD-Video, DVD­VFR (video mode)/+VR, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), miniDVD, AVCHD or
BD-MV or to save them to a hard drive folder. With the many features offered in this powerful
multimedia software, you will have numerous options for creating and collecting your memo­ries.

Nero Video opens a complete new creative dimension for compositing and for individual
correction methods. It allows you to shorten videos quickly and easily, add effects to videos,
produce chapters with the help of automatic scene detection, manually define chapter marks,
produce your own menus from pre-defined menu templates with animated buttons, add

Indicates additional information or advice.

The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action.
Carry out these actions in the order specified.

Indicates an intermediate result.

Indicates a result.

Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter­face. They are shown in boldface.

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

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background pictures and text, use the preview screen over the handy virtual remote control
to view your project, and much more. Two different video editing modes are available to suit
the needs and knowledge levels of beginners and advanced users in video editing.

Using your DV video camera, a FireWire card, and the appropriate hardware, you can import
your own videos from your camera. If you have a DirectShow compatible video capture card
you can use Nero Video to capture videos directly from the video capture card. If you do not
have the required video hardware, you can edit video files from your PC or download them
from the Internet.

1.3 Versions of Nero Video

Nero Video is available in different versions with a varying feature range. Depending on the
Nero product you purchased, your version of Nero Video may be limited and may not include
the full feature range.

Essentials or OEM software may also differ from the full version in a more or less broad
functional range. Note that the feature limitations of your Essentials version depend on the
co-contractor's choice.

The following features are restricted or not available in Nero Video Essentials:

 The number of supported transitions, video filters, text and audio effects is limited.

 Key frame handling is limited.

 The number of movie theme templates is limited.

 Video editing in the Advanced Editing mode is not possible.

 Rhythm detection with Nero RhythmSnap is not possible.

 Creating your own effect templates is not possible.

 Nero Seamless Music is not available.

 The number of menu templates is limited.

 Advanced menu editing is not available.

 The number of supported video and audio codecs is limited.

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1.4 System Requirements

Nero Video is part of the Nero product you have installed. Its system requirements are the
same. Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found in the
Support section on our Web site

www.nero.com.

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