Nero Multimedia Suite

Nero Multimedia Suite

Nero 10 running under Windows 7
Developer(s)	Nero AG
Initial release	1997 (1997)[1]
Stable release	11.0.10700 / 6 October 2011; 35 days ago (2011-10-06)[2]
Development status	Active
Operating system	Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 Windows 7[3]
Platform	IA-32 and x86-64[3]
Size	355 MB[2]
Available in	English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish[4]
Type	Optical disc authoring software
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	nero.com

Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG (formerly Ahead Software).^[1] Version 10 of this product was released in April 2010.^[5]

Included products

The following applications are included in Nero 11 ^[6][7]:

Disc authoring

• Nero Burning ROM: a well-known optical disc authoring program by Nero AG and one of its first products.
• Nero Express: a simplified incarnation of Nero Burning ROM targeted at beginners.
• Nero CoverDesigner: enables users to design and print disc covers.
• Nero BurnRights: enables administrators to assign required drive access rights to other users.
• Nero DiscSpeed: a disc speed measurement and performance diagnostics tool.
• Nero Info Tool: helps extracting useful system information related to disc authoring.
• Nero DiscCopy Gadget: a gadget that allows users to perform simple disc burning operations (only for Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later).
• Nero RescueAgent: helps recovering files from damaged or partially unreadable media and restoring files that were accidentally deleted.

Video authoring

• Nero Vision: video editing software tool capable of mixing video clips and authoring DVDs.^[6][7] The DVDs produced with the software are compatible with a large number of DVD Players.^{[citation needed]}
• Nero Recode: converts video files and non-copyrighted video DVDs into Nero Digital format, dramatically reducing their size while maintaining the quality.^{[citation needed]} Also allows recoding of non-copyrighted video DVDs to fit onto a smaller DVD format.

Data backup

• Nero BackItUp: a system backup utility. It was integral part of Nero 6, 7 and 8 suites.^[8][9] With the introduction of Nero 9 Nero BackItUp 4 became a standalone backup product, while its successor, Nero BackItUp 5, was the main application of Nero BackItUp & Burn ^[10] This product was later on re-integrated in Nero Multimedia Suite 10.^[6]

Audio editing

• Nero Wave Editor: audio editing tool capable of recording, trimming, filtering, mixing and exporting audio.
• Nero SoundTrax: multi-track audio mixing tool capable of creating and exporting audio mixes.

Removed tools

• Nero ImageDrive: a virtual drive utility that allows mounting various disk image files, thus presenting them as physical media to other applications. This tool is no longer included in Nero 9.^[6]

Naming conventions

The suite's name "Nero" is followed by its major version number and a catchphrase. The latter might vary by region (e.g. "Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced" in the United States, "Nero 7 Premium Reloaded" in the United Kingdom and Australia), although the name of core program remains Nero Burning ROM.^[11]

The most commonly available versions of Nero are the OEM suites, which are bundled with many optical disc recorders. Some of these suites include only the simplified Nero Express, leaving out Nero Burning ROM.^[12]

See also

• Nero AG
• Nero Burning ROM
  • Nero Linux
• Nero Digital
• Disk image emulator
• List of optical disc authoring software

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} "History of Nero AG". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/eng/company-history.html. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nero Multimedia Suite 10.6.11800". Softpedia. SoftNews NET SRL. 20 April 2011. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/Nero-Multimedia-Suite.shtml. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Nero Multimedia Suite 10 – System Requirements". Nero AG website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/eng/nero10-system-requirements.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Languages supported by Nero 10". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/eng/nero10-supported-languages.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
5. ^ "Nero Multimedia Suite 10 Now Available". Nero Press Releases (Karlsbad, Germany: Nero AG). 12 April 2010. http://www.nero.com/eng/pressreleases.html?id=1800. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Applications included in Nero 11 Suite". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/enu/nero9-applications-included.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Nero 10 Features". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/enu/nero9-features.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
8. ^ "Nero 7 Manuals -> Nero BackItUp 2". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. 2007-03-19. http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero7-manuals.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
9. ^ "Nero 8 Manuals -> Nero BackItUp 3". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero8-manuals.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
10. ^ "Nero - Nero BackItUp 4 Introduction". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/enu/backitup-and-burn-introduction.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
11. ^ "Applications included in Nero 9 Suite". Nero AG Official Website. Nero AG. http://www.nero.com/enu/nero9-applications-included.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. "Nero Burning ROM is the professional solution for burning your audio, data, and video discs, backing up entire discs, and much more. Features many advanced settings and options and supports a wide range of formats." 
12. ^ Perenson, Melissa J (2005-03-15). "The Skinny on Burner Bundles". PC World. http://pcworld.about.com/news/Mar152005id119955.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 

External links

• Official Website