Nero Burning ROM

Nero Burning ROM is a CD burning program Nero AG, which is available both as part of the Nero Multimedia Suite, as well as a single product. It is the burning and authoring CDs, DVDs and Blu -ray discs.

Naming

The name Nero Burning ROM contains an ambiguous word game by describing the function of the program ( " burn CD -ROMs ," actually wrong, because you can not burn CD -ROMs), and alludes to the Roman emperor Nero, who is commonly believed to Rome is said to have set on fire. The program icon Nero Burning ROM is a burning Colosseum, which is an anachronism, as the Colosseum in Rome was built after the death of Emperor Nero.

Functions

Until the release of version 6, the program was available on its own. In versions 6 through 9, it is included only as part of a software suite of Nero AG. Since version 10, Nero Burning Rom is available as a separate single product again.

Nero Burning Rom allows, among other things, the creation of:

  • Image files (images) of Discs
  • Audio CDs
  • AVCHD video discs
  • Bootable data discs
  • Data discs in ISO and UDF format DVD video discs
  • SecurDisc discs

Other features of the program:

  • Printing on discs with LightScribe and Labelflash technology
  • Erasing rewritable discs
  • Transferring tracks on an audio CD into various audio formats on your hard drive
  • Converting audio files into different audio formats

In addition, Nero Burning Rom offers a connection to the music database Gracenote to identify audio files.

Except Nero Burning ROM contains Nero Multimedia Suite 10 the following applications:

  • Nero StartSmart is the command center, where the user can select an application from several categories.
  • Nero Showtime is a media player for playing all formats, including support for UPnP playback.
  • Nero Live allows you to watch and record TV.
  • Nero Wave Editor, an editing and recording program of audio files.
  • Nero Recode allows you to save and to recode non-copy- protected movie DVDs.
  • Nero Express provides a simplified operation of Nero Burning ROM.
  • Nero Cover Designer is a program for creating and designing individual covers and labels.
  • Nero Vision is an authoring program for creating and editing videos.
  • Nero InCD is a packet writing program that allows packet-writing and UDF.

Variants

The software Nero Burning ROM is available in different versions on the market. In addition to the full version (retail ) There are several OEM versions that are supplied as accessories for burners and complete systems, but some have a significantly lower functions. Among other things, the OEM versions include Version 6 only the simplified graphical interface, Nero Express, Nero Burning ROM is missing.

Since version 7, the OEM versions have the additional Essentials behalf. As before, there are different versions (OEM Suite I, II and III ) in which some programs the full version completely missing and others are limited in their functionality. For many traders the Essentials versions can be purchased freely and they are (as opposed to the earlier editions of the OEM versions 5 and 6 ) are no longer tied to specific burner models.

The Ultra and the Premium version includes the same functionality and differ only in name, the Ultra version for North America and the premium version is for the rest of the world. For licensing reasons, the support for LabelFlash and DiscT @ 2 in the Ultra Edition Version 7 was activated only in a later update, while it was present in the premium version from the beginning. In Version 8, these features are available in all retail spending.

Nero provides various functions for playing and creating HD - DVD and Blu -ray videos, but only available if the corresponding plugin was paid additionally acquired.

Since version 9.4.12.3 Nero Essentials for Windows ( 55 MB) is available as freeware (Nero Burn Lite), but only the functions of CD / DVD copy and burn data CD allowed.

Others

The generated by Nero products CD images carry the file extension. NRG, but also normal ISO images can be created and burned.

Versions

Originally Nero was offered only for Microsoft Windows, since 2005 there is also a Linux version available.

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