Hp CD52 External CD-Writer Series User Manual

User's Guide NeroVision Express 2 Bringing the world of video closer to home - Creating your very own DVD, VCD, SVCD and miniDVD

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 10 Step 2: Complete a task: depending on the task, you will have to go through various steps until you reac

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 11 Some screens include a menu. As you move over each entry, an explanatory text will pop up underneat

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 12 3.2.1 Save Button If you would like to save your DVD-Video, VCD or SVCD project with all the changes a

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 13 3.3 Nero Cover Designer Included with your version of NeroVision Express 2 is Nero Cover Designer. Wit

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 14 4 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external v

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 15 4.3 Setting up your hardware 4.3.1 Digital Video Step

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 16 4.4 Capturing your first video Step 1: Start NeroVisi

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 17 screen. A TV card would similarly be in camera mode as

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 18 To start captures from an analog device, you must start

NeroVision Express 2 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices • 19 Step 7: To exit the 'Capture Video' task, cli

Copyright and Trademark Information The NeroVision Express 2 Quick Start Guide and the NeroVision Express 2 Software are copyrighted and the propert

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 20 5 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD This chapter wil

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 21 Super Video CD (SVCD) Very similar to a VCD, this format uses MPEG-2 t

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 22 5.3 Starting a video project Step 1: Select Burn Video to > DVD (o

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 23 If you have already captured your video or have video previously saved

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 24 Step 3: As you add each video file, a small screen shot of the first f

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 25 Step 5: (optional): You can select each title and add chapter marks to

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 26 You are able to have up to two hierarchies within your layout. The mai

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 27 Switches to the first page of the selected menu in the previous win

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 28 Step 7: If you are happy with the current design, click 'Next&apo

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 29 Step 8: Once you are satisfied with your project, you can now proceed

NeroVision Express 2 Contents • 3 Contents 1 Introduction...

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 30 Burn to – You can either select to burn to the following devices, de

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 31  Use buffer underrun protection: When checked, buffer underrun prot

NeroVision Express 2 Open Existing Project • 32 6 Open Existing Project 6.1 Open Existing Project Once you have started working with your project

NeroVision Express 2 Open Existing Project • 33 Step 2: Select the project that you have saved from the menu and click the 'Open' button

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 34 7 Editing Your Video 7.1 Editing Your Video You cannot edit videos or create your own movies with N

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 35 The control buttons allow you to play and stop the video, create and delete chapter marks and change

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 36 7.2 Trimming video titles The editing (cutting) of videos is a non-linear process, i.e. the origina

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 37 Step 2: When you select the timeline screen, the cut button is immediately enabled. Step 3: Cl

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 38 7.3 Adding Chapter Marks Initially each video title contains only one chapter. You can manually or

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 39 Step 3: after you have placed the marker, your new chapter will be displayed in the window to the rig

NeroVision Express 2 Contents • 4 7 Editing Your Video... 34 7.1 Editin

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 40 7.3.2 Adding chapter marks automatically Step 1: click on to start the Automatic Scene Cut Detecti

NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video • 41 Rename chapter. If you would like to rename the chapter video file, click on the rename chapter ic

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 42 8 Create your first slide show 8.1 Create your first slide show Step 1: Start NeroVision

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 43 Step 2: If media files are already available, they will be displayed in the upper right win

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 44 Create a name for the group and click ‘OK’ The new group is now available. Item Functi

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 45 Step 3: You can now add the files available in the group to your slide show. Select the req

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 46 Opens a window which enables you to add a header or footer bar to the graphic. Multiple te

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 47 Buttons Function Starts the slide show. Pauses a slide show so it can subsequently be re

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 48 Note: You will find full details about customizing the menu in the chapter 'Starting a

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 49 Step 8: Specify the final settings before burning. Click the ‘Write’ button to start the

NeroVision Express 2 Introduction • 5 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome to NeroVision Express 2 NeroVision Express 2 is the new video capturing, authori

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show • 50 Step 10: When the burning process has finished, click on ‘Next’ to proceed to the END page.

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 51 9 Create your first movie 9.1 Create your first movie You cannot edit videos or create your o

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 52 Step 2: If media files are already available, they will be displayed in the upper right window.

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 53 Create a name for the group and click ‘OK’ The new group is now available. Item Function O

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 54 If NO item is selected and assigned an executable action, the item is greyed out. If an item

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 55 The following actions can be executed with the added videos. Item Function Plays selected vide

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 56 Crossfades The symbol on the NeroVision Express 2 storyboard screen which appears between two v

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 57 Timeline screen In addition to the storyboard screen, a timeline screen is also provided for vid

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 58 Adding video effects Click on the icon. This opens the timeline screen and the available crossf

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 59 Adding text effects Click on the icon. This opens the timeline screen and the available crossf

NeroVision Express 2 Installing NeroVision Express 2 • 6 2 Installing NeroVision Express 2 2.1 System Requirements Supported Operating Systems Wi

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 60 Repeat the process until the required effects are available at all positions. Adding audio

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 61 Repeat the process until the audio files have been placed at the required positions throughout t

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 62 9.2 Exporting the movie When the movie has been created, it can be exported as well as burnt to

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 63 Step 2: Select the required export template by clicking on the drop down button and highlighting

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 64 Configuring export settings The export settings can be modified still further by selecting the D

NeroVision Express 2 Create your first movie • 65 Step 5: The exported movie can now be burnt to disk or edited further. Select the desired opti

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 66 10 DVD+VRs 10.1 DVD+VRs NeroVision Express 2 SE does not support the DVD+VR format. If you have a DVD+RW record

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 67 Step 2: Once you start the project you will be taken to the CONTENT screen. If you have to record a video for

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 68 10.3 Adding videos stored on the hard drive to a DVD+VR disk Step 1: Insert a DVD+VR disk that you have already

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 69 Step 3: Once you have started the project, the CONTENT screen will be shown with details of the videos and film

NeroVision Express 2 Installing NeroVision Express 2 • 7 2.2 Installing from CD Step 1: Insert the NeroVision Express 2 CD-ROM into your CD/DVD d

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 70 Change title: Click on , to open a window that lets you change the title. Delete a video: Click on , to erase a

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 71 Step 4: Choose the capture source by clicking on the dropdown button and highlighting the device you want (if mo

NeroVision Express 2 DVD+VRs • 72 If the sound is also to come from an external source, then click on . First choose the audio device by clicki

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 73 11 Menu Layout 11.1 Menu Layout In the 'Create Menu' window, you will be able to design a menu for

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 74 Step 1 – Layout: Select the layout of your pictures and buttons by choosing one of the pre-set layouts. E

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 75 Step 2 - Background picture and color: Background picture: Select an image for the background such as BMP’s

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 76 The picture you have selected will be displayed as the background picture for your layout menu. Each pictu

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 77 Step 3 - Buttons: Select the button style you prefer to activate your menus. If you prefer to have no frame

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 78 Step 5 - Header and Footer Text: Enter the text that will be displayed in the header and footer line on the

NeroVision Express 2 Menu Layout • 79 Step 7 – Automatization: Select the length of menu animation and define which menu should be played automati

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 8 3 Getting Started With the many features offered in this powerful multimedia software, you will have nume

NeroVision Express 2 Preview Settings • 80 12 Preview Settings 12.1 Preview Settings With the 'Preview' window, you are able to play you

NeroVision Express 2 Preview Settings • 81 This remote control will allow you to find your way between your video layout, menus, and chapter mark

NeroVision Express 2 Technical Support • 82 13 Technical Support 13.1 F.A.Q.’s Q: When I burn a disc, I get buffer underruns every time. A: There

NeroVision Express 2 Technical Support • 83 Q: How can I save in other formats besides AVI when I capture video with NeroVision Express 2? A: At

NeroVision Express 2 Technical Support • 84 13.2 Contact Information NeroVision Express 2 is a product from Ahead software. Ahead Software AG

NeroVision Express 2 Glossary • 85 14 Glossary AVI File An acronym for Audio Video Interleave. This is a Microsoft format standard for video and

NeroVision Express 2 Glossary • 86 CODEC (EnCOder/DECoder) A method in which a video is encoded for recording or saving to disk then decoded for

NeroVision Express 2 Glossary • 87 Frames Per Second The rate for the number of images per second in the video. Interlaced Video This format as d

NeroVision Express 2 Glossary • 88 PAL PAL is the standard video and television in many parts of Europe. PAL has more horizontal lines than NTSC.

NeroVision Express 2 Index • 89 15 Index A Analog Video 14 B Background Color 77 Background picture 75 Buffer underrun protection 31 C Camera mode

NeroVision Express 2 Getting Started • 9 3.2 Getting to know the user interface NeroVision Express 2 uses a user interface style that you will fi