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cnet downloads - five star award - oct 08

Beyond Basic Burning.


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Nero 9 includes a ton of software, and it topped Roxio Creator 2009 in burning speed, stability, and ease of use.

Michael Muchmore
PC Magazine, Oct 2008

 

Nero 9 is definitely a better product than version 8, and for new users it's a great tool.

Jon L. Jacobi
PC World, Oct 2008

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  1. Enjoy a fast, easy, and convenient user interface

    Nero StartSmart, the intuitive command center in Nero 9, now integrates new playback, ripping, burning, copying, and backup functions with one click tabs so you can quickly and easily access your favorite digital features.

  2. Create superior High Definition video

    Simply capture video from AVCHD camcorders and create stunning movies with 3D animated menu templates for professional-looking videos. The new Tape Scan feature lets you quickly and easily preview with scene selections from digital (DV) or High Definition videos (HDV) for the seamless import of video, saving you time and hard drive space. Easily add HD menu templates and burn AVCHD discs using standard recordable DVD media. Nero’s Smart Encoding for AVCHD saves you time and ensures quality playback.

  3. Watch, record, pause, and customize your live TV experience

    Providing a great new TV experience for your PC, Nero Live is a new addition to Nero 9 that lets you view high-quality live TV on your PC. As a stand-alone application or to enhance your Windows® Media Center, Nero Live makes it easy to watch live TV/HDTV, record TV shows, watch two channels at once with Picture in Picture (PiP) capabilities, time shift for up to 60 minutes, and listen to DVB radio.

  4. Edit videos and create professional-looking DVD moviesDTS PLug-In

    Nero 9 provides highly-enhanced yet easy-to-use video editing tools that let you personalize your home videos and slide shows. The new Movie Wizard allows for greater creativity with an easy-to-use library of templates including themes for special occasions like birthdays, holidays, and weddings, plus soundtracks and special effects.

  5. Protect, back up, and recover your memories

    Nero 9 includes new easy and convenient tools to protect your valuable memories and confidential data, plus safeguard against system crashes, natural disasters, and human error. The new Auto Backup feature in Nero 9 makes it easy for you to back up digital files from your PC including files, folders, drives, and even the entire system via a simple wizard interface for offline or online backup. With Nero RescueAgent technology, you can safely and securely recover data from damaged or scratched discs, hard drives, USB and flash sticks, and other memory devices.

Product Comparison

Nero 9 Nero 9
Essentials
Nero 8 Nero 8
Essentials
Nero 7 Nero 6
Optimized for Windows Vista Included Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included  
One click disc copy and disc image burning Gadget for the Windows Vista Sidebar Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Included  
TV card SD & HDTV (up to 4 tuner support with PiP) plug-in for Windows Media Center New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Watch TV in Windows Vista Sidebar New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Burn large amount of data to Blu-Ray Discs Included Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included  
Copy and compress your Hollywood DVD-Videos to fit on a smaller target media Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included
Easy copy any kind of discs (including Blu-Ray) with one simple click Included Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included  
Burn any kind of optical media in all possible formats Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included  
Burn discs from downloaded disc images Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Backup your digital media and all personal data Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included
Easy Auto Backup Functions New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Recover lost data due to scratched discs or bad recording quality Highly improved functionality   Included      
Restore deleted files from ISO/UDF discs Included   Included      
Protect your personal data with SecurDisc your personal data with SecurDisc Highly improved functionality Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Automated Audio-CD ripping into a format at your choice Highly improved functionality Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included    
Automatically convert MP3s to burn a Audio CD from your songs Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included
Automatically extract the music of Music TV Shows and export to MP3 New Functionilty in Nero 9          
High Quality MP3 Pro and MP3 Surround Encoding Included   Limited functionality or not always included      
Easily create playlists of your songs New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Automatically retrieve all Music information via Gracenote (Album Art,Title, Artist, year, etc.) New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Display Window for music data information while playing back music New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Shuffle play your play lists and music titles from CD New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Listen to web radio and podcasts with improved functionality and preloaded lists New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Playback audio files in Nero StartSmart New Functionilty in Nero 9 Included        
Convert all your songs into a format of your choice Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included
Play 'FLAC Lossless Audio' and AIF file formats for best audio quality New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Mix, save and play Surround Sound music projects up to 7.1 discrete channels Included   Included   Limited functionality or not always included  
Create surround audio tracks that you can use to supplement your DVD-Videos with 5.1 surround sound Included   Included      
Support of VST audio plug-ins Included   Included   Included  
Playback Audio CDs Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Playback MP3s (non DRM) songs Included Included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Playback purchased DRM protected WMA (Windows Media Audio) songs Included Included Included      
Watch videos, listen to music and view photos with the PS3 and XBOX 360 on your TV TRIAL   Included      
Watch, record and schedule TV & HDTV recordings with latest TV tuner cards (up to 4 tuners) - supports EPG and Picture -in-Picture- integrated into WindowsVista Media Center New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Watch, record and schedule TV & HDTV recordings with latest TV tuner cards (up to 4 tuners) - supports EPG and Picture -in-Picture - under Windows XP New Functionilty in Nero 9   Limited functionality or not always included      
Easily manage your media and create video play lists New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Play AVCHD, AVC h.264, AVCREC, Matroska, Flash Video , MPEG 2, MPEG4, DivX, Xvid, etc. Highly improved functionality Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included      
Playback Video Files in Nero StarSmart New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Play commercial Hollywood DVD-Videos with Dolby Digital 2 channel sound Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Play commercial Hollywood DVD-Videos with Dolby Digital Surround Sound up to 5.1 channels Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Can play videos smoothly also on older PCs with slow CPUs by using modern video card acceleration Included Included Included      
Easily share slideshows and videos with online communities (e.g. YouTube, MySpace, MyNero) Included Limited functionality or not always included Included      
Enhance and modify your digital photos with one click powerful filters Included   Included   Included  
Autofix your digital photos with one click Included   Included   Included  
View & Browse your digital camera photos on your Notebook or Desktop computer Included   Included   Included  
Save time with automatically scanning your DV or HDV tape and capture only wanted scenes New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Capture, edit and burn High Definition video (eg.from an AVCHD cam corder) Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included  
Create High Definition Blu-ray discs with high quality animated menus New Functionilty in Nero 9   Limited functionality or not always included      
Smart Encoding for AVCHD to AVCHD Disc and Blu-ray Disc New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Quickly add a style to your video project with’ Movie Wizard’ and automatically create a great movie New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Easily Detect Commercials and Music Videos New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Boost the quality of standard SD clips to HD resolution New Functionilty in Nero 9          
Conserve your memories and create DVD-Video discs from various video files that plays on all standard DVD Players Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included
Fully integrated New Functionilty in Nero 9 easy to use preview and assets screen for great authoring projects New Functionilty in Nero 9 Limited functionality or not always included        
Supplement your DVD-Video discs with a 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Included   Included   Included  
Create animated 3D video menus for your personal DVD-Video discs Included   Included   Included  
Import and burn your family videos from your digital video camera to burn as a DVD-Video with professional looking DVD menu animations Included Limited functionality or not always included Included Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included
Convert and transfer videos to mobile devices in one step. (To PSP, iPod, etc) Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Apply advanced filters and transition effects to your videos that you create Included   Included Limited functionality or not always included Included  
Professional video menu customizations such like in text edition, custom buttons, etc. Included Limited functionality or not always included Included      
Menu template pack for creating DVD video menues like on a Hollywood DVD Included Limited functionality or not always included Included      
Animated 2D template pack Highly improved functionality   Included      
Smart 3D template pack Highly improved functionality   Included      
Integrated MyNero account management Included Included Included      
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Included Included New Functionilty in Nero 9 New Functionilty in Nero 9
Limited functionality or not always included Limited functionality or not always included Highly improved functionality Highly improved functionality

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General System Requirements Nero 9

  • ­A DVD-ROM drive is required for installation
  • ­Windows® XP SP2 or SP3, Windows Vista®, Windows Vista®  with SP1, Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2, Windows® Server 2003 SP 1
  • ­Windows® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher
  • 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent AMD and Intel® processor (2 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or equivalent AMD and Intel® processor for Windows Vista®), 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows Vista®)
  • ­1.5 GB hard drive space for a typical installation of all components
  • ­CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc recordable or rewritable drive for burning
  • ­DirectX® 9.0c revision 30 (August 2006) or higher
  • ­Up to 9 GB available hard drive space for DVD images and temporary DVD files
  • ­Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings (24-bit or 32-bit true color is recommended)
  • ­Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers is strongly recommended
  • ­For the Nero Online services: Nero product registration, product updates, patent activation, Gracenote® services, Nero Online Backup, and other features (such as photo sharing) an Internet connection is required.
  • Nero recommends a broadband connection (DSL-1000 and higher or Internet connection with equivalent performance) for all Nero online services such as Nero Online Backup and Nero Video Services. Internet connection charges are the user's responsibility

Optional Requirements

  • ­16-bit Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound device and speakers (16 bit sound device required for Nero Wave Editor and Nero SoundTrax)
  • ­Installation of latest WHQL certified device drivers recommended
  • ­Blue laser reading/writing device for Blu-ray Disc support* (check special blue laser system requirements)
  • ­Up to 50 GB free hard drive space for Blu-ray Disc BD-R/RE dual layer disc images
  • ­SecurDisc compatible optical drive for SecurDisc features
  • ­OHCI compliant FireWire controller (IEEE 1394) for DV or HDV capturing
  • ­TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital video recording

For a list of supported capture cards please see here.


Special Requirements for Home Entertainment

Nero Show Time

  • ­Optical drive with DVD capability to play DVD-Video
  • ­Graphics card with hardware overlay support.
  • ­16-bit Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound device and speakers

Nero Live and Nero Live Gadget

  • ­TV tuner or video capture card for analog or digital (DVB®-T, DVB®-S, DVB®-S2, DVB®-C, and ATSC™) recording compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver standard.
    Note: DVB-S/ S2 is currently working in Windows Vista and Windows XP MCE 2005 only.
  • ­Minimum one supported TV capture card and its drivers and minimum 2 GHz CPU (single CPU) for analog TV support if the TV card does NOT have an integrated hardware MPEG2 encoder on board.
  • ­2,4 GHz or faster processor (HT or dual core recommended), fast hard drive with 7200 rpm, 2 GB RAM
  • ­40GB HDD (higher capacity for TV recording recommend)
  • ­16-bit Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound device and speakers
  • ­Microsoft DotNet Framework 3.0 or higher (will be installed together with Nero 9)

For a list of supported capture cards please see here.


Special Requirements for video editing and authoring with Nero Vision

  • ­For TV recording, DVD-Video authoring, capturing and burning in real time 2 GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM
  • ­For analog or digital recording: TV tuner or video recording card
  • ­OHCI compliant FireWire® card (IEEE 1394) for DV capturing
  • ­For Smart 3D menus: DirectX® 9.0 compliant graphics card with 3D acceleration, 16 bit color, and a minimum of 64 MB video memory is required (32 bit, true color, 128 MB video RAM and support for Shader Model 3.0 is recommended)
  • ­For High Definition Capturing and Editing: HD capable video board, FireWire® controller conforming to OHCI (IEEE 1394) for HDV recording, 2,4GHz or faster processor (HT or dual core), 1 GB of RAM or more

For a list of supported capture cards please see here.


Special Requirements for LightScribe and Labelflash™

  • ­LightScribe compatible recorder and medium
  • ­LightScribe host software must be installed
  • ­Labelflash™ compatible recorder and medium

Special Requirements for working with high definition content with Nero Vision

  • ­Intel Pentium IV 2 GHz or equivalent AMD and Intel processors (faster recommended)
  • ­Blu-ray Disc drive with recording functionality for data, audio and video recording
  • ­Minimum of 512MB RAM
  • ­Windows XP SP2 or later; Windows 2003 server SP1 or later, Windows Media Center Edition 2005 SP 2
  • ­Windows Vista or later
  • ­Microsoft© Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • ­Microsoft© DirectX 9.0c (Oct 10th 2006) or later  

For playback of unprotected high definition content, like AVCHD, additionally

One of the following processors:

  • ­AMD Athlon 64 FX 2.6 GHz or faster
  • ­AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.2 GHz or faster
  • ­AMD Turion 64 X2 2 GHz or faster
  • ­Intel Core Duo 2 GHz or faster
  • ­Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or faster
  • ­Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 3.2 GHz or faster
  • ­Intel Pentium D 3.4 GHz or faster

1GB of RAM recommended

A graphics card with at least 256MB of video RAM based on one of the following:

  • ­nVidia GeForce 6600GT, 7600GT, 7800GTX512, 7900GS, 7900GT, 7900GX, 7900GTX, 7950GT, 7950GTX, 8500, 8600, 8800, 8400M, 8600M or newer
  • ­ATI X1600, X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950, Radeon HD series or newer

For playback of protected high definition content (home recorded BD-AV or AVCREC discs), additionally:

  • ­For 64bit systems, Windows Vista or later is required
  • ­The installed Blu-ray Disc drive must support AACS

One of the following graphics setups:

  • ­PCI-Express/onboard video card with built-in display (e.g. notebook or integrated PC)
  • ­PCI-Express video card with DVI/HDMI and HDCP-support, Display/TV with HDMI input or HDCP-enabled DVI input
  • ­PCI-Express video card with VGA output and VGA monitor (some discs may not play or play with reduced resolution on analog displays)
  • ­PCI-Express video card with component/video output and support for CGMS-A and Macrovision, TV/projector (some discs may not play or play with reduced resolution on analog displays)
  • ­Latest graphics drivers with COPP support (ATI Catalyst 8.1, NVIDIA ForceWare 169.21 (Windows XP), ForceWare 169.25 (Windows Vista) or newer recommended)

Note

  • ­To determine whether a display or TV supports HDCP, please check its documentation
  • ­Some combinations of graphics cards, displays and discs may result in reduced resolution playback. Use of a HDCP-supporting card and display is recommended for best results

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Blu-ray capabilities are subject to change

 


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