The Easy-to-Use and Reliable OEM Bundle Solution for Audio, Video, Photo, and Data

Nero 9 Essentials provides ease of use, reliability, and brand recognition! Three Suite Options to Configure Your Nero 9 Essentials Entry Point

Feature Nero 9 Essentials Suite 1 Nero 9 Essentials Suite 2 Nero 9 Essentials Suite 3 Data burning CD/DVD/BD ✓ ✓ ✓ Audio ripping ✓ ✓ ✓ Audio burning ✓ ✓ ✓ Audio playback ✓ ✓ ✓ Photo and video playback ✓ ✓ ✓ VCD authoring ✓ ✓ Personal Video Recorder (PVR)* ✓ DVD video authoring ✓

Suite 1: Basic Burning, Playback Suite 2: Enhanced Burning, Playback Suite 3: Full Burning, Playback, Video Authoring Features Features • Windows Vista® optimized Everything included in Suite 1 plus… Features • Easy one-click copy of discs • Playback SecurDisc protected Everything included in Suites 1 and 2 plus… (including Blu-ray Data Disc) personal files and data • Import and burn family videos from • Automated audio-CD ripping and burning • Convenient managing of your digital video camera • Get quicker and more accurate multimedia playlists • Burn a DVD-Video with professional track information via Gracenote® CD • Integrated web media access with looking DVD menus identification when ripping Audio CDs pre-configured URLs and easy • Multimedia options including packs • Automatically convert to burn subscription for podcasts (editing/authoring playback) for MPEG-2 an audio CD from your music files • Playback FLAC high quality audio, • DVD playback/authoring • Create playlist for music, videos and MP3, WMA and more • Play DVD videos with Dolby® Digital 2 photos in Nero StartSmart • Convenient audio CD playback channel sound • Playback MP3, WMA and other formats • Display window for music metadata • New integrated easy to use assets and information while playing back music preview screen for DVD authoring • Convenient playback shuffle mode for CD and multimedia playlists • New integrated easy to use assets and * Included in Trial preview screen for VCD authoring Product Comparison

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Central task manager to copy, rip, Playback ASF, DVR-MS video files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ burn, (CD/DVD/BD data disc), play ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ files, and individual applications. Playback FLV video files ✓ ✓ ✓

Data Backup/Burning Playback MOV, DivX, , MP4, AVC ✓ H.264, AVCHD video files Burn data CDs and DVDs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Playback Windows Media DRM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Burn images ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Playback VCD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Autobackup ✓ Playback SVCD ✓ ✓ ✓ (optional BackItUp 4 Essentials) Playback DVD video ✓ ✓ ✓ Burn data Blu-ray discs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Disc and system check tools ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VCD/DVD/Blu-ray Video Authoring ✓ ✓ ✓ Rescue damaged discs ✓ Trial Trial Create video disc covers and labels ✓ ✓ ✓ Disc Copy Gadget in Easy asset and preview window ✓ Trial Trial Windows Vista Sidebar Trim movies in preview window ✓ ✓ ✓

Audio Ripping VCD authoring ✓ ✓ ✓ Rip audio CDs to harddisc in WAV ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ DVD authoring ✓ ✓ ✓ or Nero Digital (HE-ACC) Smart encoding for MPEG 2 ✓ ✓ Rip audio CDs to harddisc with ✓ Trial Trial Trial high quality mp3PRO AVCHDauthoring ✓

Detect and export music parts Smart encoding for AVCHD ✓ ✓ of recorded video content Blu-ray disc authoring (Nero plug-in) ✓

Audio Burning Authoring with high quality animated ✓ ✓ ✓ only 2D Burn audio CDs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2D and 3D menu templates

Burn MP3 CDs ✓ Trial Trial Trial ✓ Create video DVDs from MPEG1, ✓ ✓ ✓ MPEG2, AVI, WMV Burn MP3 CDs with high quality mp3PRO ✓ Trial Trial Trial Create video DVDs from MPEG4, ✓ Create labels and covers for audio CDs ✓ ✓ ✓ DivX, Xvid

Audio Playback Create video DVDs from ASF, DVR-MS, ✓ ✓ ✓ MOV (QuickTime installed) Create and play audio playlists ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Create video DVDs from FLV ✓ Normalize audio files for audio CDs ✓ ✓ ✓ Personal Video Recorder (PVR) Playback MP3 and WAV audio files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ TV-Card support: analog, DVB-T, ATSC ✓ Trial ✓ Playback audio CDs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ TV-Card support: DVB-S*, DVB-C ✓ Trial Playback WMA audio files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ TV-Card support: DVB-S2* (HDTV) ✓ Trial Playback MP4 audio files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Multiple tuner support for more ✓ Trial Playback FLAC audio files ✓ ✓ ✓ than 4 tuners

Playback audio files ✓ Support any combination of analog, ✓ Trial digital and hybrid (analog/digital) Webcast support ✓ ✓ ✓ PiP support ✓ Trial Dolby® Digital 2.0 ✓ ✓ ✓ Upmix to 7.1 surround sound ✓ Trial Dolby® Digital 5.1 ✓ ✓ Timeshift feature ✓ Trial ✓ Virtual surround ✓ Watch TV in Windows Vista® Sidebar ✓ Trial Upmix up to 7.1 surround sound ✓ Video Editing and Recoding Automatic Gracenote®z music data ✓ CD-ID CD-ID CD-ID Other support: CD-ID, file ID, album art Tape scan for DV and HDV camcorders ✓

Internet radio support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Edit movies and apply several effects ✓ ✓ Playback windows media DRM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Edit slideshows and apply ✓ ✓ several effects Photo and Video Playback Smart encoding for AVCHD ✓ Playback photo files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Movie Wizard with movie templates ✓ Create and play photo playlists ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ with tansitions Music Grabber ✓

Create and play video playlists ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Ad Spotter ✓

Playback MPEG1 video files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Convert SD to HD resolution ✓

Playback MPEG2 video files ✓ ✓ ✓ Export videos to PSP® or iPod® profile ✓

Playback standard AVI, WMV video files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Shrink DVD to target format ✓ Nero’s Easy-to-Use, Reliable, and Flexible OEM Bundle – Nero 9 Essentials

Nero’s easy-to-use, reliable, and flexible OEM software suite solutions provide users the Additional Nero OEM offerings freedom to create, rip, copy, burn, edit, and share music, videos and photos.

Nero provides users the tools to be creative and experience their music, videos and photos with the highest quality and ease of use. Transfer music, video and photos Backup, protect, and restore to portable devices Nero 9 Essentials OEM Solutions include three (3) Suite options. Simple, fast, and cutting-edge, Nero 9 provides users solutions for different platforms and operating systems such as improved Windows Vista® enhancement.

With world-renowned reliability and Stream music, videos, and photos TV on your PC improved usability in the newest version of the best-selling multimedia suite, Nero 9 Essentials is the perfect solution for your digital customers’ needs.

* Please Note: Free online activation required for full DVD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVC, and related functionalities. Does not copy DVDs or other discs with copy protection. Blu-ray capabilities are subject to change, check www.nero.com for updates. Blu-ray and SecurDisc technologies require compatible disc burning drives, special hardware and/or additional software. DVB-S/S2 currently works only on Windows Vista® and Windows XP® MCE 2005. Sharing content on MyNero, YouTube™, MySpace, and other online communities is subject to availability. Transcoding supports all popular formats for portable and mobile devices. Online backup requires subscription.

Trial Features 15 day Trial features vary depending on the type of Nero 9 Essentials suite. MP3/mp3PRO/mp3PRO Surround encoding 30 times use.

• DVD Video (decoding/encoding), • Nero RescueAgent ® including 2.0 • Nero Disc Copy Windows Vista® Gadget • MPEG Audio (decoding/encoding) • Nero Live • MP3/mp3PRO/ • Nero Live Gadget for Windows mp3PRO Surround encoding Vista® Sidebar

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“Nero” is a registered trademark of Nero AG. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Media, Windows Vista, the Windows Vista Start button, Windows Media Center, and the Windows logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The word “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of . Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. MPEG Layer-4 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON. mp3PRO audio compression technology licensed by Coding Technologies, Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON. The DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. Blu-ray Disc Logo is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). Gracenote® is a registered trademark of Gracenote, Inc. MusicID and the Gracenote logo and logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote. Other product and brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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