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User's Guide NeroVision Express 3 Bringing the world of video closer to home - Creating your very own DVD, VCD, SVCD and miniDVD Nero AG Copyright and Trademark Information The NeroVision Express 3 User's Guide and the NeroVision Express 3 Software are copyrighted and the property of Nero AG, Im Stoeckmaedle 18, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany. All rights are reserved. This Quick Start Guide contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. It is expressly forbidden to copy, reproduce, duplicate or transmit all or any part of the Guide or the software without the prior written consent of Nero AG. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. 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Copyright © 2001-2005 by Nero AG REV. 3.1 Contents 1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 6 1.1 Welcome to NeroVision Express 3 ..................................................6 2 Installing NeroVision Express 3 ......................................................... 7 2.1 System Requirements.......................................................................7 2.2 Installation / deinstallation ...............................................................8 2.2.1 Installing from CD................................................................................8 2.2.2 Installing from hard disk ......................................................................8 2.2.3 Deinstalling NeroVision Express 3 ......................................................9 3 Getting Started................................................................................... 10 3.1 Opening NeroVision Express 3 for the first time..........................10 3.2 Getting to know the user interface ................................................11 3.3 Buttons.............................................................................................15 3.3.1 'Help' button.......................................................................................15 3.3.2 'Export' button....................................................................................15 3.3.3 'Save' button......................................................................................15 3.3.4 'Undo' button .....................................................................................15 3.3.5 'Restore' button .................................................................................16 3.3.6 'Back' button ......................................................................................16 3.3.7 'Next' button.......................................................................................16 3.3.8 'Burn' button ......................................................................................16 3.4 Extended section.............................................................................16 3.4.1 Normal and sticky mode....................................................................17 3.4.2 Use no black miniature images .........................................................17 3.4.3 Create menu on disc .........................................................................17 3.4.4 Create chapters automatically...........................................................17 3.4.5 Elements on the timeline ...................................................................17 3.4.6 Time stamp of DV files ......................................................................18 3.4.7 Effects in the timeline ........................................................................18 3.4.8 'Configure button' ..............................................................................18 3.4.9 'Default Video Options' button ...........................................................19 3.4.10 'Erase disc' button .............................................................................20 3.4.11 'Disc info' button ................................................................................20 3.4.12 'Make covers and labels' button ........................................................21 NeroVision Express 3 Contents • 3 4 Capturing Video from DV cameras and other external video devices ............................................................................................... 22 4.1 Capturing .........................................................................................22 4.2 Digital video vs. Analog video .......................................................22 4.3 Setting up your hardware ...............................................................22 4.3.1 Digital Video ......................................................................................22 4.3.2 Analog Video .....................................................................................23 4.4 Capturing your first video ..............................................................24 5 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD .................. 28 5.1 Choosing the right format ..............................................................28 5.2 Information on the DVD-Video plug-in ..........................................30 5.3 Starting a video project ..................................................................31 6 Open Existing Project ....................................................................... 43 6.1 Open Existing Project .....................................................................43 7 Editing Your Video............................................................................. 45 7.1 Editing Your Video ..........................................................................45 7.2 Trimming video titles ......................................................................47 7.3 Adding Chapter Marks ....................................................................50 7.3.1 Creating chapter marks manually......................................................50 7.3.2 Adding chapter marks automatically .................................................52 7.3.3 Working with chapters .......................................................................52 8 Create your first slide show.............................................................. 54 8.1 Create your first slide show ...........................................................54 9 Create your first movie...................................................................... 64 9.1 Create your first movie ...................................................................64 9.2 Exporting the movie........................................................................75 10 DVD-Video (VR).................................................................................. 79 10.1 DVD-Video (VR) ...............................................................................79 10.2 Making DVD-Video (VR) disc from videos stored on the hard drive or on disc................................................................................80 10.3 Adding videos stored on the hard drive to a DVD-Video (VR) disk82 10.4 Making a DVD-Video (VR) disk directly from a capture source ..84 NeroVision Express 3 Contents • 4 11 Menu Layout ...................................................................................... 87 11.1 Menu Layout ....................................................................................87 12 Preview Settings................................................................................ 97 12.1 Preview Settings..............................................................................97 13 Technical Support ............................................................................. 99 13.1 F.A.Q.’s.............................................................................................99 13.2 Contact Information ......................................................................101 14 Glossary ........................................................................................... 102 15 Index ................................................................................................. 106 NeroVision Express 3 Contents • 5 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome to NeroVision Express 3 NeroVision Express 3 is the new video capturing, authoring and burning software with an incredibly user-friendly interface that allows you to 'capture' your videos from DV cameras and other external