Nero 7 Supports Blu-ray and HD DVD
October 10, 2005
Karlsbad, Germany - Nero today unveiled Nero 7, an all-in-one integrated digital media and home entertainment software solution. The box version is $99.99; the download version is $79.99.
Building on the company's digital media software, Nero 7 now delivers 18 applications in one suite, including the addition of Nero Home, a new TV and PC multimedia management and distribution system that provides users with access to digital media files from the comfort of their living rooms using a remote control.
"Nero 7 is the culmination of innovative engineering, end-user requests and demands, and industry direction and convergence," said Richard Lesser, CEO Nero AG, "We have hit the nail on the head with the addition of Nero Home to Nero 7: users no longer need to be in front of their PCs to view and listen to their media files; they can access their entire libraries in front of the TV."
In addition, Nero 7 includes a number of enhancements and interface redesigns to familiar and popular Nero applications. Users now have the option of customized installation, meaning they can decide to install or not to install each application courtesy of Windows Installer Technology.
Complete Digital Home Entertainment Solution
Nero Home is a new media manager that provides access to the user's entire digital media library via remote control in the designated home entertainment room. Content can be viewed on a plasma, LCD or CRT TV. Nero Home integrates TV time-shifting, DVD playback, music playback and video playback, and has a simplified interface and a TV wizard to walk users through a simple setup.
Search, Organize and Play Back Any Media File with Nero Scout
A new, unique optimized media database was developed to provide instant access to the user's library of media files of all types from any Nero application and Windows Explorer.
Simple and Secure Data Backup
The new and enhanced Nero BackItUp 2 allows users to run scheduled full or incremental backups, back up files directly from Windows Explorer, back up upon login or without logging in, create shadow copies, back up to disc images and perform FTP backup.
DVD and CD Recording
Nero Burning ROM 7 and Nero Express 7 have been radically redesigned to maximize ease-of-use, efficiency and speed. In addition, Nero 7 has a project launcher with a new user interface that can access all 18 applications, and has been enhanced to seamlessly guide users through simple or advanced digital media projects. Users will have the ability to view, edit and improve their favorite digital photos.
Comprehensive Video/DVD Editing and Authoring and With Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Support
Nero 7 offers playback software for all DVD formats and is compatible with Nero Digital (MPEG-4), what the company says is the world's fastest MPEG-4 encoder, which enables the user to recode non-copy protected movies (DVD-9 to DVD-5) to a CDR/RW, DVD+/-R or a single DVD+R DL disc in DVD-Video format (DVD-9 to DVD-9). In addition, a standard drag-and-drop packet writing application, that supports BD-RE/R (Blu-ray) is included and full 5.1 capturing, editing, mixing, recording and menu creation options and DVD+VR and DVD-VR advanced recording abilities.
Audio Advantages
New features and applications now support 5.1 and 7.1 audio recording, editing and mixing, along with 32-bit audio and a professional program with the ability to mix and edit for the production of audio CDs and CD compilations. Audio enthusiasts will now be able to incorporate beats, sound sequences and melodies into audio projects, with surround sound mixing.
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