I bought the Nero package from a nearby store. It contains: Media Player, BackItUp, Cover Designer, Nero Express, Nero PhotoShow Elite, Nero ToolKit, NeroVision Express 2, Nero Recode, Nero Showtime, and its Nero SmartStart.
In anycase, I'm having a really hard time understanding its interface and practically all of its features. I usually find these kinds of programs very self explanatory... but I am yet to FIND one thing I agree on with this program. So far, it appears you can't remove the small video caption boxes(buttons for DVD menu), you can't remove the ugly NUMBERS ; 1., 2., 3. that sit large by your video clips when you insert them to the DVD title menu--I've also noticed you CAN'T CREATE MORE PAGES. Please, if someone understands this program, I beg for your help. I just recently had to up my RAM to run this program albeit 18 GB uncompressed video files. Only barely was I able to import all of the videos and pictures I needed. By the time I was ready to set up the menu I couldn't undestand the chapters and how adjusting the Layout of your DVD menu shrinks all captions onto one page.
I'd like it to look like this:
Root:
DVD Menu -> (Options) -> Play Movie, Outtakes, Credits, Commentary
Page:
Outtakes -> Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, etc.
Page:
Credits -> No MOVIE CLIPS--JUST background sound and image!
Page:
Commentary -> (Options) -> Name 1, Name 2
Page:
Commentary (Name 1) -> NO MOVIE CLIPS--JUST background sound and image!
Page
Commentary (Name 2) -> NO MOVIE CLIPS--JUST background sound and image!
I'm yet to figure out how to do this. Help appreciated.
(rofl) I paid $167 for the full Nero package and it isn't even up to date? I just tried downloading the demo of Nero 7 and it's telling me to uninstall all of my Nero products? What's this crap?
This program also has a habit of freezing excessively during loads and imports. I can't even work with it. I'll import videos, save it to be safe and then when I try to reopen it loads for several minutes and then locks up. I try to move the screen and get a (Not Responding) tag across the window boarder, so then I'm forced to force-close it. It can't be my RAM, I installed another 512MB, which makes 1GB OF RAM. In order to use this shitty program I need to spend another $400-500 on hardware/components? Really now.
EDIT: Locks up -> (Not Responding) when entering 'Create Chapters' mode.
EDIT: NeroVision.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "*******" referenced memory at "*******". The memory could not be read."
Clock on OK to terminate the program.
Commit Charge: 353M/1697M
IS THIS A RAM ISSUE? Sounds like it, but the new RAM stick doesn't seem to be stopping this from screwing up.
EDIT: Program will close without reason or messages.
Like 3dluis, I've never been able to figure out a way to organize the menus the way I want them.
But I can change/remove the numbers/labels for the menu buttons. In NeroVision, there is a screen where you can customize the menus. One option is for the buttons. A suboption for that is called "text and numbering" and the options for it are: text only, number only or both. I hope NeroVision Express has the same. FWIW you can also have neither if you select text only then make the text for each a space.
NeroVision seems to be a very basic program and I assume Express is even more basic. Option wise NeroVision even falls way behind the free Windows Movie Maker (but that can't burn DVDs).
I don't mean to knock NeroVision. Because of its Smart-Encoding, its a good choice for editing stuff out of DVDs created with a set-top DVD recorder.... as long as you don't need to do much else.
I've used Ulead and Pinnacle and Premier Elements. They all have strengths and weaknesses and they all will drive you crazy with simple things they can't do. I use them all but for different kinds of projects. I expected to like Elements a lot but was pretty disapointed. If I had to have just one I guess I hate Pinnacle the least ;-)
Thanks, RLyon. I managed to get it somewhat the way I wanted it. Anyway, you mentioned you can edit the numbering? I'm yet to find this editing page. Text, (photo icon), all that, from what I see, is only editable in the Properties menu.
