Nero Vision Instruction Manual

Manual

Nero Vision

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Table of contents

1 Start Successfully 6

1.1 About the Manual 6

1.2 About This Application 6

1.3 Starting The Program 7

1.4 Working With Nero Vision 7

1.5 Extended Area 11

1.5.1 Buttons 12

2 Creating a Project 13

2.1 Content Screen 13

2.2 Creating a Disc Project 16

2.2.1 Creating Chapters Manually 18

2.2.2 Creating Chapters Automatically 19

2.2.3 Editing Chapters 20

3 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices 21

3.1 Capture 21

3.2 DV/HDV Cameras, Digital and Analog Videos 21

3.3 Capture Video Screen 22

3.3.1 Preview Scan Window 24

3.3.2 Video Device Properties Window 25

3.3.3 Audio Device Properties Window 26

3.4 Setting a TV Card 26

3.5 Capturing Video to Hard Drive 29

3.5.1 Pre-Scannig Video Captures 32

3.6 Capturing to Disc On-the-Fly 33

3.7 Importing from the Web 34

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4 EditingVideos 36

4.1 Movie Screen 36

4.1.1 Timeline Tab 38

4.1.2 Color Correction Window 40

4.1.3 Ad Spotter Window 41

4.1.4 Music Grabber Window 43

4.2 Making Movie 45

4.2.1 Creating Storage Groups 47

4.2.2 Detecting Commercials 47

4.2.3 Cutting Video Titles 48

4.2.4 Choosing Template 49

4.2.5 Movie: Inserting Transitions 49

4.2.6 Adding an Effect 50

4.2.7 Adding a Text Effect 52

4.2.8 Inserting an Audio File 54

4.2.9 Searching for Music Clips 55

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5 Exporting Videos 56

5.1 Export Video Screen 56

5.2 Exporting Video to File 58

5.3 Exporting Video to Camera 59

5.4 Exporting Video and Send as E-Mail 60

5.5 Exporting Audio to File 61

5.6 Exporting to Web 61

6 Slide Show 63

6.1 Slide Show Screen 63

6.2 Making Slide Show 65

6.2.1 Slide Show: Inserting Transitions 67

6.2.2 Slide Show: Editing Pictures 68

6.2.3 Slide Show: Adjusting the Display Duration 70

7 Menu 73

7.1 Levels 73

7.2 Edit Menu Screen 73

7.2.1 Templates Tab 75

7.2.2 Customize Tab 76

7.2.3 Save Template as Window 91

7.3 Creating Menu 92

8 Preview 94

8.1 Preview Screen 94

8.2 Showing a Preview 95

9 Burn Options 97

9.1 Burn Options Screen 97

9.2 Burning a Disc 100

9.3 Burning a Image File 101

9.4 Writing to Hard Drive Folders 102

10 Project Management 104

10.1 Saving Project 104

10.2 Opening a Project 104

10.3 Opening a Disc Image 104

10.4 Creating Covers and Labels 105

11 Disc Tools 106

11.1 Erasing a Rewritable Disc 106

11.2 Displaying Disc Info 107

11.3 Finalizing a Disc 107

12 Configuration 108

12.1 Calling up the Configuration 108

12.2 Application Settings Window 108

12.2.1 General Tab 108

12.2.2 Folders Tab 109

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12.2.3 Messages Tab 109

13 Video Options 111

13.1 Displaying Video Options 111

13.2 (Default) Video Options Window 111

13.2.1 General Tab 111

13.2.2 [Disc Format] Tab 112

13.3 Nero Digital Encoder Configuration 115

14 Technical Information 117

14.1 System Requirements 117

14.2 Disc Formats Supported 117

14.2.1 Overview of Compatibility Between Disc Formats and Discs 118

14.2.2 Compatibility Overview - DVD Disc - Editable Disc Format 119

14.3 Key Combinations 119

14.4 Versions of Nero Vision 120

15 Index 121
16 Contact 127

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1.1 About the Manual

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

Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be pre­cisely followed.

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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 inter-

face. They are shown in boldface.
Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links

and are shown in red and underlined.
Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

1.2 About This Application

Nero Vision is a program for capturing, editing, and burning films/slide shows with an ex­tremely user-friendly interface. Nero Vision 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, DVD­VR/-VFR (video mode)/+VR, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), miniDVD, AVCHD
or BD-AV 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. Even users new to the world of video find it easy to use Nero Vision. Nero Vision
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 background pictures
and text, use the preview screen over the handy virtual remote control to view your project,
and much more.
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 Vision 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.

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1.3 Starting The Program

To start Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click the StartSmart icon.

 The Nero StartSmart window opens.

2. Click the button.

 The list of Nero applications appears.

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3. Select the Nero Vision entry in the selection list.

 The Nero Vision window opens.
 You have launched Nero Vision via Nero StartSmart.

1.4 Working With Nero Vision

The user interface for Nero Vision consists of a main window and a expandable area. Basi­cally, working with Nero Vision consists of the selection of a task from the Start screen. You
then complete the task by navigating through the different steps where a separate screen is
displayed for each individual step.

Nero StartSmart window

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The Start screen only displays the entries that are technically possible for the
drives installed on the computer and devices connected to the computer.

If you have installed a DVD-RW/+RW burner and insert a DVD-RW or
DVD+RW disc, you can use Nero Vision to create editable DVD disc formats
and DVD-Video: DVD-VFR (video mode) and DVD+VR.

In comparison to DVD-Video, the advantage of these disc formats is that the
content can be changed later on. This means that you can edit the movies, in­sert new passages, delete scenes that you do not want to see, or overwrite the
disc. However, a disadvantage is that you cannot create individual menus.

The DVD-VFR (video mode) and DVD+VR disc formats are compatible with
DVD-Video and can be played on nearly any commercial DVD player.

Clicking the

button in the lower left corner of the main window opens the

Help menu that offers the possibility of calling up online help and viewing the
versions number and other registration data.

To go to the next or previous screen, click the Next or Back button in the navigation bar. If
necessary, you will be prompted to save the project, as the changes you have made will oth­erwise be lost.

A project consists essentially of four steps:

Selecting a task.



Select what you would like to do by moving the cursor over the menu item. As you move
your cursor over an item, an explanatory text will pop up next to it.

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Start screen

This manual contains a chapter for each task that describes all of the steps required for its
completion.

Completing a task



Depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reach the end.
Each individual step consists of a new screen. To help you know where you are and what
you need to do, each screen comes with a name and a brief description. Each screen fur­thermore contains tooltips, detailed information, and explanations for the various buttons,
icons, and menus.

Both
cute different actions. These buttons allow you to quickly undo or redo the action last per-

formed. In this way, you can try out a number of features in Nero Vision risk free without hav­ing to discard the entire project if you do not like the change.

Undo and Redo buttons are available on screens in which you can exe-

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Content screen

For each screen, the manual contains a chapter in which all areas are described in detail.

Burning



Burning marks the end of a project. For this you should define the burning parameters and
click the Burn button. Depending on the type of project you are working on and the burner
connected to the system, a number of different entries are available for selection.

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After burning



Once you have finished burning you can decide what you would like to do next: launch the
media player and view your project or create covers and labels for the disc using Nero Co­verDesigner. Of course, you can also save the project or start a new one.

See also:

 Extended Area 11
 Creating a Disc Project 16

1.5 Extended Area

The user interface for Nero Vision consists of a main window and an expandable area. Cli­cking the More button displays an extended area.

The user interface for Nero Vision displays the options required at the time, de­pending on the screen you are in. This makes the interface easy to use.

The extended area is closed again in normal mode when you switch to the next screen. In
so-called "sticky mode," the extended area will be displayed until it is closed once more by

Burn Options screen

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clicking the More button ag
mode. Click this icon to change the mode.

The extended area is in normal mode.

The extended area is in sticky mode.

See also:

 Buttons 12

1.5.1 Buttons

The following buttons are available in the extended area:

Configure
Default Video Options

ain. The icon in the extended dialog box displays its current

Opens the configuration of Nero Vision.
Edits the default options when creating a video. The De-

fault Video Options window is opened.
As long as no disc format has been selected the video

options for all supported formats is shown. After selecting
a disc format, only the tab for the current disc format is
displayed.

The Nero Digital Encoder Configuration window is
opened for Nero Digital format.

Erase Disc

Disc Info

Finalize Disc

Make Covers and Labels

Erases rewritable discs. The Erase Rewritable Disc
window is opened; the erasing method is adjustable.

Before a disc can be erased, the burner must contain a
rewritable disc.

Shows information about the inserted disc, such as type
of disc, available storage capacity, number of sessions
and tracks. The Disc Info window is opened.

Insert the disc that you want to know more about and se­lect the drive where it is located.

Finalizes the DVD-VFR (video mode) or DVD+VR disc.
The Disc Finalization window is opened.

Starts Nero CoverDesigner.
Nero CoverDesigner is an application in the Nero Suite

and is automatically installed during the main installation
procedure. Nero CoverDesigner is used to create and
print labels and booklets for burned CD/DVD. Please see
the separate Nero CoverDesigner user manual for full in­structions on how to make professional looking covers
and labels.

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2 Creating a Project

2.1 Content Screen

In the Content screen, you can create a project to your requirements and arrange titles of a
compilation.

Project refers to the process from when the video is first opened through to the
finished, exported movie. A project can be saved in a project file with all chan­ges made and re-opened at a later time. The project file has the extension *.nvc
(Nero Vision Compilation).

You can play back every title in the preview area in the upper left. The added titles are listed
in the content area right next to the preview area. Each video title is shown with a thumbnail
and information on the file name, length of the video and number of chapters. In addition all
existing chapters can be displayed

buttons. The beginning of each chapter is indicated by the chapter mark on the scroll bar in
the preview area; an exception to this is the first chapter, the beginning of which is the be­ginning of the video title.

Creating a Project

or rendered invisible as desired with the aid of the

Chapters are sections in a video title that you can access on your player using
the Back and Next buttons without having to wind. Initially, each video title con­tains only one chapter. You can add new chapters manually or automatically.

The advantage that chapters have is being able to jump to individual chapters
within a video directly without having to fast forward or reverse.

If you have activated the Create chapters automatically check box in the extended area,
chapter marks are automatically created during the burn process for quicker navigation with
the remote control, although without menu entries.
You can change the disc type next to the capacity bar of the overall memory used in the lo­wer area of the screen. The display of available space is adjusted accordingly. The total
available space depends on which project you are editing. If the disc you are using is not a
DVD with 4.38 GB storage capacity, but a DVD-1 or DVD-9 (with 7.95 GB capacity), select
the disc type from the drop-down menu. If the disc you are using is a CD, select from the
menu whether the CD has a capacity of 74 or 80 minutes.

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A large variety of titles can be created depending on the type of disc
(VCD/SVCD - up to 98 titles; DVD-Video/miniDVD, DVD-VFR - up to 99 titles).
No titles are created in DVD+VR projects.

Content screen

With the aid of the buttons in the right-hand area of the screen it is possible to insert and ar­range titles into your project. The following selection entries are available in the Import se­lection list::

Import Files

Addes video files to the project that are saved on the hard
drive, e.g. your vacation video. A window is opened.

Import Disc
Capture
Import AVCHD From Disc

Imports items from an existing disc.
Captures a video. The Capture Video screen is displayed.
Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project (on

DVD).

Import AVCHD From Hard
Drive

Import From Web

Imports videos that are saved in an AVCHD project (on
memory card or hard drive).

Imports files from Internet communities and adds them to
the project as new titles.

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The Imports PowerPoint Files entry imports PowerPoint files and adds them
to the project as new titles. A window is opened in which you can specify the
duration of the single slides.

Furthermore, the following buttons are available:

Cre

Make

ates a movie or a slide show. The Editing screen is displayed.

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Edit

Delete
Move Up
Move Down
Join

In the preview area with the aid of the position marker on the scroll bar you can move to a
certain position within the video title. You can also use the Position buttons next to the time
code display. Furthermore, the following setting options are available:

Button

Button

Button

/

Button

/

Edits a selected video title. Editing a video can include, for example, cre­ating transitions, cutting scenes or creating a sound track. The Editing
screen is displayed.

Deletes selected media titles.
Moves selected media titles up.
Moves selected media titles down.
Combines several video titles to form a single title.

Starts playback.

Stops playback.

Jumps to the previous/next frame.

Jumps to the start/end of the file.

Drop-down menu

Add chapter - Inserts a chapter mark into the position of the slider.
Add chapter for each video - Inserts a chapter mark with the title at

the start of each video.
Auto-detect chapter - Starts the automatic chapter recognition with

which the program places a chapter mark automatically for each
scene.

Remove chapters - Deletes the selected chapter marks.
Remove all chapters - Deletes all previously created chapter marks

of the title.
Only available when a video title has been marked in the content

area. Individual entries are only displayed when you have placed the
position mark on the scroll bar.

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Button

Cuts scenes from the video title.
Only available when a video title has been marked in the content

area.

Button

/

Shortens a video in that the part between the start and the position
marking or the position and end marking is removed.

This item is only displayed if you have placed the position marker on
the scroll bar. Otherwise the button is grayed out.

Activate the Never use black thumbnails check box in the extended area if you do not want
the application to use black thumbnails in menus. Instead, the first non-black thumbnail is
found and displayed.

2.2 Creating a Disc Project

If your burner supports an editable disc format
displayed under the Make DVD option.

You can find more information on Blu-ray support at

www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=416

, the Editable DVD format is also

.

There may be differences when editing titles and movies due to the differences
in the DVD-VFR (video mode) and DVD+VR specifications. However, the proc­ess is essentially identical to the process described in this chapter.

To create a disc project, proceed as follows:

1. In the Start screen, select the Create DVD or Create CD selection entry and the required

disc type (Video-CD / Super Video CD / miniDVD / DVD-Video / AVCHD).

 The Content screen is displayed.

2. To capture a video for your project:

1. Click the Import > Capture button.
 The Capture Video screen is displayed.

2. Proceed as described in the Capture Video to Hard Drive chapter.

3. If you have already captured a video or want to add a video saved on the hard drive:

1. Click the Import > Add Files button.

 A window is opened.

2. Select the files you want and click the Open button.

 The required files are added to the project.

4. t are stored on a disc: If you want to add videos tha

1. Insert the disc in a drive.

Click the > button. 2. Import Import Disc

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3. If more than one drive has been installed, select the drive in which the disc is inserted

from the drop-down menu.

 The Import Title from Disc window is opened.

4. Select the desired videos and click the OK button.

 The video files are added.

5. If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the internal hard drive, or memory

card from your AVCHD camera:

1. Click the Import > Import AVCHD From Hard Disk button.

 The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened.

2. Mark the required folder or titles and click OK.

 The video titles are added to the project.

6. If you want to add titles from an AVCHD folder located on the DVD of your AVCHD camera:

1. Click the Import > Import AVCHD from Disc button.
 The Import AVCHD from folder window is opened.

2. Mark the required folder or titles and click OK.

 The video titles are added to the project.

AVCHD cameras compress captures directly into MPEG-4 transport data that is
written to a DVD, memory card or internal hard drive. Data you want to transfer
from your camera to the hard drive is imported and thus not transferred by
means of capturing.

For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD, insert the camera DVD in the DVD
drive of your computer to import. For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard
drive, connect the camera to your PC. Connect memory cards with the com­puter using the appropriate slot.

7. If files are to be imported from an Internet community, proceed as described in the Import

from the Web chapter.

8. e or slide show: If you want to make a movi

1. Click the Make button.

 The Editing screen is displayed.

2. Make the movie or slide show as described in the Make Movie c

If you are sati

3. Next button.

9. If you want to edit a m

1. Highlight the title.

2. Click the Edit button.

 The Editing screen is displayed.

3. Edit your movie or slide show as described in the Make Movie c

4. If you are satisfied with your com

 The media title is updated.

sfied with your compilation, click the

nt area.  The media title is added to the conte

edia title:

pilation, click the Next button.

hapters.

hapters.

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10. If you want to change the selected disc type, select the desired disc type from the drop-down

menu in the bottom right-hand section of the screen.

 The capacity bar at the lower edge of the screen, which displays the available storage

capacity of the selected disc type, is automatically adjusted.

11. If you have already added several titles to your project and want to move a media title, select

the media title and click the Move Up or Move Down button.

 The media title is moved to the required position.

12. If you want to remove a media title from the project, select the media title and click the De-

lete button.

 The media title is removed from the project.

13. If you want to combine several video titles to form a single title:

1. Highlig

2. Click the Join button.

 A window opens.

3. Click the Yes button.

 The selected video titles are combined to form a single new title.

ht the video title

 You have created a disc project and can now create a menu for your project.

s.

See also:

 Creating Chapters Manually 18

matically 19

lfilled:

2.2.1

 Creating Chapters Auto
 Editing Chapters 20
 Content Screen 13

Creating Chapters Manually

You can manually add chapters to a video title
The following requirement has to be fu

 The Content screen is displayed.

To create a chapter manually, proceed as follows:

1. Highlight the required video title in the Content screen.

2. Move the slide

should begin.

r on the scroll bar in the preview area to

3. Click the > Add chapter button.

 The chapter is created, a chapter mark is set on the scroll bar in the preview area and

the cha

pter is added to the chapter list in the

4. Repeat the last two steps to add more chapters

 You have manually created new chapters.

of your compilation.

the position where the new chapter

content area.

.

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2.2.2

Creating Chapters Automatically

Chapters can be automatically created
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

 The Content screen is displayed.

To create chapters automatically, proceed as fo

for a video title in your compilation.

1. Highlight the required video title in the Content screen.

2. Click the > Auto-detect chapters button.

 The Chapter Detection window is opened. Automatic chapter recognition is performed.

This may take some time. The window shows how many chapters were detected using
these settings.

llows:

Chapter Detection window.

3. If you want to reduce or increase the minimum length of a chapter, move the Minimum

chapter length slider accordingly.

4. If you want to look for chapter marks with a high sensitivity, move the Sensitivity

the right.
Move the Sensitivity slider to the left if you want to use less sensitivity when looking for
chapter marks.

slider to

 The window shows how many chapters were detected using these settings.

e

5. If you want to keep existing chapters, enable the Ke

p previous chapter marks check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

 The chapters are cre

and the chapters are

ated, chapter marks are set on the
added to the chapter list.

 You have created chapters automatically.

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scroll bar in the preview area

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2.2.3

Editing Chapters

You can edit and rename chapters, re
as delete all existing chapter marks. Yo
marks within the start and end positions of the video title

The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

 The Content screen is displayed.

To edit a chapter, proceed as follows:

1. Highlight the requ

ired video title in the Conten

position or remove individual chapter markings, as well

u can move the position of the individual chapter

t screen.

up to the next chapter mark.

2. If you want to move an existing chapter mark, click the respective mark on the scroll bar in

the preview area and drag it to the required position.

3. If you want to delete a chapter, mark it in the content area and click the > Remove

ter button.

chap

 The chapter is deleted.

4. If you want to delete all chapters of a title, mark the video title and click the

all chapters button.

 All chapter marks are deleted.
 You have edited the chapters.

> Remove

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Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External Capture Devices

3 Capturing Videos from Cameras and Other External
Capture Devices

3.1 Capture

Capturing is a way of taking the video from a DV video camera or another video capture de­vice connected to the video capture card and placing it on your PC. The capture device is
the device that transmits the video signals to be captured, e.g. a DV video camera, video
capture card or TV card.

You will find a list of supported devices at our website under: www.nero.com

If you want to transfer the video from an external capture device to your PC to use it in a pro­ject at a later time, proceed as described under Capture Video to Hard Drive.
If you want to create a disc and capture a video for this specific project, you should select the
relevant option Make DVD (or VCD, SVCD, miniDVD) in the Start screen, and then click the
Import > Capture button in the Content screen. In this way, you can capture the video and
work on your project simultaneously.

AVCHD cameras are an exception. These compress captures directly into
MPEG-4 transport data that is written to a DVD, memory card or internal hard
drive. Data you want to transfer from your camera to the hard drive is imported
and thus not transferred by means of capturing.

For AVCHD cameras that capture to DVD, insert the camera DVD into your
computer's DVD drive and import the capture with the Import > Import Disc
feature in the Content screen directly into the project.

For AVCHD cameras that capture to hard drive, connect the camera to your PC
and import the capture with the Import > AVCHD From Hard Disc feature in
the Content screen directly into your project.

For AVCHD cameras that capture to memory card, connect the memory card to
your computer via the corresponding interface and import the capture also with
the Import > Import AVCHD From Hard Disc feature in the Content screen.

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3.2 DV/HDV Cameras, Digital and Analog Videos

There are three types of capture devices: digital, analog and DV/HDV cameras. All three ha­ve different hardware requirements.
DV/HDV cameras: In the case of a DV or HDV camera, the video signal is sent to the PC in
digital format. All you need to transfer video to your PC is a connecting cable and a corre­sponding socket on your PC.

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Analog Video: Video signals from an analog source need to be converted to a digital format
for your PC to be able to work with them. Examples of analog capture devices include VHS
video recorders, TV, VHS-C, 8 mm, and Hi-8 video cameras. Unlike DV capture devices
where the device itself delivers digital video signals to your PC, you need to have a video
capture card installed in the PC in the case of analog video signals. The analog signals are
converted into digital signals by the video capture card.

Digital Video (ATSC, DVB-T/S/C): Video signals from digital capture devices are sent to the
PC in digital format and exist in MPEG-2 format after transfer. TV cards are typical examples
of digital devices. In order to transfer digital video, a corresponding device must be con­nected to your PC.

3.3 Capture Video Screen

On the Capture Video screen all the connected devices are shown on the Capture device
selection menu. Besides the desired capture device the capture template can be selected
here.
For detail settings and the capture procedure, the screen is divided into two areas, the pre­view area on the left and the information area that shows the most important settings of the
target file.
Clicking the Configure button opens the window for adjusting the detail settings of the video
options.

Clicking the
ton opens the Audio Device Properties window. You can change the detail settings in both

windows, if the connected capture device offers configuration options.

button opens the Video Device Properties window. Clicking the but-

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Capture Video screen

The following option buttons are available for the selection of the capturing template:

Native capturing

Optimizes all parameters based on the selected cap­ture device and captures the video in the format speci­fied by the capture device.

The Native capturing option button is selected in the
default settings. Capturing in the default settings is re­commended.

Custom capture template

Adjusts the detail settings of the parameters. You can
select the desired target format.

In the preview area you can use the Position buttons next to the time code display to move
to a certain position within the video title. Furthermore, the following setting options are avai­lable:

Button

Starts playback.

Button

Stops playback.

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Button

Button

/

Button

Button

Button

Button

/

Slider

Starts capture.

Rewinds/Fast forwards the video.

Switches to full screen mode. You can return to window mode by
pressing the Esc key.

Set the timer that enables specifying the capturing start time, end
time and capturing time.

Scans the tape and shows a thumbnail in the scene gallery for each
recognized scene. Here the desired scene for capturing can be se­lected.

Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode.
Switches to the next/previous channel.

Only available for TV cards.

Increases or decreases the speed in the playback of the preview of
DV-/HDV camera by up to 6 times. As soon as the slider is released
it automatically jumps back to the central position and plays the
tape back at the normal speed.

Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode.

Jog dial

Activate the Enable capture device audio playback check box in the extended area if you
want to enable playback on the capture device. This setting does not affect playback of cap­tured video files.

See also:

 Setting a TV Card 26
 Preview Scan Window 24
 Video Device Properties Window 25
 Audio Device Properties Window 26
 Capturing Video to Hard Drive 29

Navigates through the capture on a frame-by-frame basis.
Only available for DV-/HDV cameras in the VCR mode.

3.3.1 Preview Scan Window

In the Capture Pre-scan window it is possible to pre-scan the tape of your DV-/HDV cam-
era.

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The window is divided into a preview area on the left and the scene gallery on the right in
which a thumbnail is shown for each recognized scene. Here the desired scenes for capture
can be chosen.
In the case that you have not customized the setting for the capture in the Capture Video
screen or if you wish to change the settings, all the options for the choice of the capture tem­plate are also available here.
The Native Capturing option button is selected in the default settings. Capturing in the de­fault settings is recommended.

The following buttons are available:

Start Scan

Delete
Merge
Capture
Cancel

See also:

 Capture Video Screen 22
 Pre-Scannig Video Captures 32

Starts the scan process and shows a thumbnail of each recognized
scene in the scene gallery.

Removes the marked scenes from the scene gallery.
Connects marked scenes.
Begins the transmission of the chosen scenes to the hard drive.
Cancels the procedure and closes the window.

3.3.2 Video Device Properties Window

The following tabs are available in the Video Device Properties window:

Format

Sets the frame rate, color compression process and output format to
correspond to the way the video is to be burned onto the disc.

In the case of analog capture devices, clicking the Configure button
starts the device test. You can select the video source here (video,
composite or S-video).

General
Channels

Sets values such as brightness, sharpness or contrast using the sliders.
Displays all available channels of the selected device. Here you can se-

lect the required channel for your capture.
Clicking the Manage TV Channel Groups button displays the last

screen of the TV wizard again, and you can edit, add or remove groups
and assigned channels. The TV wizard screen displays the available
channels and groups of all installed capture devices.

If you click the Channel Setting button, you can once again configure a
TV card on a step-by-step basis using the TV wizard.

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3.3.3 Audio Device Properties Window

The following areas are available in the Audio Device Properties window.

Device settings
Audio input

3.4 Setting a TV Card

To set up a capture device for digital and analog video, a recording card that
meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be al­ready integrated in the PC at the factory.

Nero Vision provides simultaneous support for multiple TV cards, TV cards with
dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards
on our web page under www.nero.com

If you have connected a TV card to your PC and open the Capture Video screen for the first
time, all connected devices are displayed in the Capture device drop-down menu.

The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

 A TV card is connected to your PC and swit ched on.

To configure a TV card using the TV wizard, proceed as follows:

Defines the required audio source.
Defines the required audio inputs (e.g. CD player, line, micro­phone). Click the

icon to display the available options.

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1. Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen.

 The Capture Video screen is displayed.

2. If you have several devices connected to your PC, select the required device in the Capture

device drop-down menu.

3. Click the button.

 The Video Device Properties window opens.

4. Click the

5.

Click the Channel Setting button.

 The first screen of the TV wizard, Analog TV Channel Search, is displayed. This wizard

6. country in the Select country drop-down menu.

Select your

Channels tab.

prom

pts you to make all the necessary entries step by step

.

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When configuring DVB-S TV cards, you must select the satellite instead of the
country in the Select your satellite configuration field.

When configuring DVB-C TV cards, you must select the appropriate frequency
range instead of the country.

7. Choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source in the Select source type drop-

down menu.

The Select source type drop-down menu is not available when configuring di-
gital TV cards (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C).

8. Click the Start Search button to start the search.

 The search starts. You are kept informed about the search progress and the number of

channels found in the Search Status area.

9. Click the Next button.

 The second screen of the TV wizard, TV Channel Edit, is displayed. You can order, re-

name or remove the channels as required.

10. Click the Up and/or Down buttons.

 The order of the available channels is changed.

11. Highlight the channels you do not want and click the Remove button.

 The channels are deleted.

12. If you want to coordinate the channels of a number of TV card

1. Highlight a desired channel and click the Renam
 The Rename Channel window is opened.

2. Enter the name you want in the

 The channel is renamed.

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channels – on different tuner cards as the same "logical" channel. T
that a logical channel can contain one or more physical channels.

The channels are automatically coordinated with each other during the channel
search. Only the logical cha
figuration in

n regards TV channels with the same name – so-called "physical"

the TV wizard.

Rename Channel text field and click the OK button.

nnels will be displayed in Nero Vision following con-

e button.

s with each other:

13. Click the Next button.

 The third screen of the TV wizard, Manage TV Channel Groups, is displayed. You can

sort the

channels in existing topic groups or in groups according to your requirements.

his means

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TV Assistant - Manage TV Channel Groups

14. Click the Add button on the TV Channel Groups tab.

 The Add Group window is opened.

15. Enter the desired name of the group in the Add Group text field and click the OK button.

 The group is created.

16. TV Channels to Groups tab. Click the

17. Select the group you want to edit in the Modify your groups drop-down menu.

18. Highlight the channels you want to assign to this group in the Available Channels area and

click the >> button.

 The highlighted channels are sh

own in the Modif

y your groups area.

19. Click the Down and/or Up buttons.

 The order of the chan

nels within the group is adjusted.

20. Click the Finish button.

p

 The TV wizard is closed and the Ca
 You have configured the TV card.

ture Video screen is displayed.

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3.5 Capturing Video to Hard Drive

To set up a capture device for digital and analog video, a recording card that
meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be al­ready integrated in the PC at the factory.

You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video. Make sure
that there is enough space available to capture the entire video. Capturing vi­deo from a capture card requires about 3-30MB of hard disk space per second
depending on the resolution and the data format of your video. A DV capture
via a FireWire card (IEEE 1394) uses up to 3.6 MB of hard drive space per se­cond.

The following requirements have to be fulfilled:

 No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor.
 There are no applications running in full-screen mode.
 The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process.
 There is sufficient space on your hard drive.

To capture a video on the hard drive, proceed as follows:

1. Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and

switch it on.

2. Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen.

 The Capture Video screen and a window is displayed. The window re commends the

Native Capturing choice.

3. Select the capture device in the Capture Device drop-down menu.

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The capture device may be in Camera mode or in VCR mode.
In Camera mode, the video signals are continuously transferred from the cap-

ture device to the PC, and you can view the current video signal in the preview
area. In the case of a DV video camera, everything in the picture area frame of
the video camera is displayed in the preview dialog box.

A TV card is always in Camera mode as there is a constant video signal com­ing in and there is no way of pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding or restarting the
video signal.

In VCR mode, the video already exists on tape (or another medium). To capture
that video you need to insert the tape into your video device and play it back.
You can also rewind/fast forward through the whole tape to play back specific
scenes.

Digital video cameras can be set to either Camera mode or VCR mode. Please
check the manufacturer's instructions on how to do this.

Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode.
Depending on whether the capture device is in Camera or VCR mode, some

buttons are not available.

4. Choose between the Native capturing and Custom capture template option buttons in the

upper right section of the window.

Native capturing transfers the video without losing information during conver­sion in the format specified by the capture device.

The Native capturing option button is selected in the default settings. Captu­ring with Native capturing is recommended.

5. If the Custom capturie template option button is selected:

1. Select the required format in the drop-down menu.
 The Profile drop-down menu appears in the Details area.

2. Select the desired Profile.
 The output file settings are displayed in the Details area under Output File.

3. If you want to adjust the detail settings, click the Configure button.

 A window is opened.

4. Make the required detail settings and click the OK button.

 The output file settings are adjusted.

6. If you use an analog capture device, start the playback on the capture device.

If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode, control the tape using the but­tons.

 You will see the current scene in the preview area.

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