Nero 6 Now Available!Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2003 Nero 6 Ultra Edition, already a winner of CNET's editor's choice award, is now available at major retailers in the USA and online at www.nero.com Nero, leaders in digital media technology, have announced the most comprehensive set of CD and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. recording tools ever compiled. Included are advanced photo and video editing/authoring tools, DVD playback, automatically scheduled backups, unlimited MPEG-4 (Nero Digital Nero Digital is a brand name applied to a suite of MPEG-4-compatible video and audio compression codecs developed by Nero AG of Germany and Ateme of France. The audio codecs are integrated into the Nero Digital Audio+ ) encoding, DVD re-quantization and a whole new array of features and functionality wrapped in a sleek new interface. The Nero 6.0 Ultra Edition includes the following components: -- Nero StartSmart, a project launcher that makes it easy to navigate this powerful software suite. -- Nero Burning ROM A popular CD packet writing application from Nero AG, Karlsbad, Germany (www.nero.com). Highly praised for its professional and comprehensive features, Nero has been widely used to "burn" CD-Rs and write CD-RWs. 6, the benchmark in CD/DVD writing software. -- Nero Express 6, which guides both beginners and experts quickly and easily through projects. -- NeroVision Express 2.0, a complete solution for VCD/SVCD/miniDVD and DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. with full video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. . -- Nero Recode Verb 1. recode - put into a different code; rearrange mentally; "People recode and restructure information in order to remember it" rearrange - put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room" , state-of-the-art compression of any non-protected DVD-Video titles to fit on standard 4,7 GB DVD discs. -- Nero Digital, Nero's own MPEG-4 codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, for creating spectacular video at low bit rates. Plus, for audio, a HE-AAC Plug-in offering unlimited multiple real time encoding, variable bit rates, multi-channel functionality and direct MPEG-4 ripping, burning, playback and editing. -- Nero BackItUp, an application with the ability to schedule automatic data backup and more. -- Nero ShowTime, a software DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. for vibrant picture viewing of DVD movies and your own projects, along with MPEG-4 (Nero Digital) compatibility. -- NeroMIX, a fully customizable jukebox with skins to organize music. -- InCD 4.0, a packet writing program which formats rewritable discs so they can be used like large floppy disks with drag and drop capability. -- Nero Soundtrax, a virtual studio for multi-track audio editing Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the recording medium (analog) or in RAM (digital). Audio editing was a new technology that developed in the middle part of the 20th century with the advent of magnetic tape recording. and mixing. -- Nero Wave Editor 2.0, with its various filters and effects, will allow perfect audio file creation quickly. -- Nero Cover Designer, a user friendly program for creating individual CD/DVD covers and labels. -- Nero Toolkit featuring CD/DVD Speed - the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard for critical media and drive analysis used by drive manufacturers worldwide. -- Nero Image Drive sets up a virtual CD/DVD-ROM drive, which looks like a real drive to the PC and behaves in just the same way. Top Nero 6 new features: -- Nero StartSmart: An amazing new project launcher that has all the tools one needs organized together and available with the click of a mouse. -- Advanced photo and video editing/authoring: Crop, clean up, and add special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. to photos then add transitions and a soundtrack. Cut, edit, dub, and turn videos into Hollywood style masterpieces. -- Nero Digital: MPEG-4, the future of video and audio compression, is already included in this software package. Unlimited HE-AAC (MP4) audio encoding allows one to fit 100s of songs onto a CD or 1000s of songs onto a DVD with near CD quality. Unlimited video encoding for spectacular video at low bit rates will be included shortly. -- Nero ShowTime: A software DVD player that turns the computer into a home theatre. -- Nero BackItUp: An easy to use wizard interface allows for multiple backup modes, automatically scheduled backups, and backups spanning several CDs or DVDs. -- Nero Recode: Nero Recode is a state-of-the-art program for importing, recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher (or compressing) and burning DVD-Video titles that would normally be too large to fit onto recordable or rewritable 4.7 GB DVD discs. First you import the complete contents of non-copy protected DVD-Video discs or DVD-Video file structures from your harddrive. After the DVD title is scanned and analyzed you can select the video, audio and subtitle content that you really want to keep, control the quality of the video content that needs to be recoded, and even add your own data files. Then you can recode and burn a new DVD-Video to DVD disc, DVD image file or hard drive folder in one easy step. The recoded DVD will keep the menu navigation of the source DVD-Video for that perfect look and feel. "In gaining CNET's prestigious Editors Choice Award, Nero 6 has been applauded for having the most comprehensive, versatile CD- and DVD-mastering suite on the market today," said Udo Eberlein, President of Ahead Software Inc. "Nero 6.0 is also a great testament to the ingenuity of Ahead Software's engineering, as all components have been developed in-house, allowing an unprecedented seamless flow between each component. In today's demanding application market, we can be sure that the new Nero 6.0 product suite will address all consumer needs, to become the new standard in CD/DVD creation." The Nero 6 Ultra Edition has been available at major retailers in the USA since July 18th and is available online at www.nero.com as a download as of today. All users of Nero 6 will be qualified to continuously receive free updates within Nero 6! Nero 6 for all other parts of the world will be introduced to retail on August 18th, 2003. About Ahead Ahead Software AG, headquartered in Karlsbad, Germany, and its subsidiary Ahead Software Inc., located in Glendale, California Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is an important suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area. , provides high-level customer service to all the markets of the world today. Please find more information at www.nero.com. Ahead Software is one of the industry's leading privately held developers of software applications for CD-R/RW, DVD, and internet audio. Its flagship product, Nero, can be found bundled in many regions of the world with leading drive makers and brands. In addition to a strong global retail and distribution presence, Ahead maintains strong OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships with major computer system and hardware manufacturers, as well as other strategic partners throughout the world. Ahead Software is a member of the RW Products Promotion Initiative, (RWPPI RWPPI RW Products Promotion Initiative RWPPI Rewritable Products Promotion Initiative ), the DVD+RW alliance, the Optical Storage Technology Association, (OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association, Cupertino, CA, www.osta.org) A membership organization composed of major optical drive manufacturers. Established in 1992, its purpose is to endorse standards and promote the use of optical media in computing. ), and the MPEG Industry Forum The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users. , where it takes an active part in MPEG-4 interop testing. Ahead Software Inc. is located in Glendale, CA. USA Technical Support is available by phone: 1-(888) 309-4212 or Email: retail-support@nero.com Find out more at www.nero.com. Nero(R) is a registered trademark, InCD is a trademark of Ahead Software AG. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2003 Ahead Software. All rights reserved |
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