Nero Multimedia Suite |
Nero 10 running under Windows 7 |
Developer(s) | Nero AG |
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Initial release | 1997 (1997)[1] |
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Stable release | 12.0.03400 / 31 January 2013; 52 days ago (2013-01-31) |
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Development status | Active |
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Written in | C++[2] |
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Operating system | Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 Windows 7 Windows 8[3] |
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Platform | IA-32 and x86-64[3] |
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Size | 309.22 MB[4] |
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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[5] |
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Type | Multimedia software |
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License | Proprietary commercial software |
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Website | www.nero.com |
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Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG (formerly Ahead Software).[1] Version 12 of this product was released in September 2012.[4]
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.The product is available separately
- 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. Not included in the Nero 11, is part of Nero Free Tools.
- Nero DiscSpeed: a disc speed measurement and performance diagnostics tool. Not included in the Nero 11, is part of Nero Free Tools.
- Nero Info Tool: helps extracting useful system information related to disc authoring. Not Included in the Nero 11, is part of Nero Free Tools.
- Nero DiscCopy Gadget: a gadget that allows users to perform simple disc burning operations (only for Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later). Not incuded in the Nero 11, is part of Nero Free Tools.
- Nero RescueAgent: helps recovering files from damaged or partially unreadable media and restoring files that were accidentally deleted.
- Video authoring
- Nero Vision has been renamed Nero Video by Nero 11,The product is available separately 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.The product is available separately
- Data backup
- Nero BackItUp: a system backup utility. It was integral part of Nero 6, 7,8,10 and 11 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 and now include in the Nero 11.[6] The product is available separately to buy.
- 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.
Music Player, Photo Viewer and More
Nero Kwik Media connects immediately and automatically to all your photos, your music and videos. All photos, videos and music. Organization, playback, sharing and synchronization.Nero Kwik Media is available in three versions: with some free apps available for a trial period and some for free. Payment: One that includes all the apps with exception of the blue-ray, and the other with all apps including the blue-ray.
- 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
Notes and references
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