Nero Vision

Drop-down menu

Video format

Defines the video mode. This guarantees that videos can be displayed on the existing playback devices. 

Drop-down menu

Aspect ratio

Defines the desired aspect ratio. 

The entry Automatic that automatically recognizes the aspect ration for every title on the basis of the starting material is selected by default.

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Sample format

Please note that only experienced users should change this setting.

Progressive – Uses the progressive or full-screen procedure in which actual full pictures are used for generating the picture.

Interlaced (top field first) – Uses the interlaced or line jump procedure, in which a picture is made up of two separate half pictures, and transmits the top half picture first.  

Interlaced (bottom field first) – Uses the interlaced or line jump procedure in which a picture is made up of two separate fields, and transmits the bottom field first.

Automatic – Encodes the file in the sample format in which the original exists. This entry is selected by default. 

Check box

Motion-adaptive Deinterlacing

If the check box is selected, then motion adaptive conversion is used in order to improve the picture quality of the videos and slide shows. 

This check box is cleared by default.

Check box

Motion-adaptive Frame Rate Conversion

If the check box is selected, then motion adaptive conversion is used in order to improve the picture quality of the videos and slide shows. 

This check box is cleared by default.

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Quality setting

Automatic (fit to disc) – Automatically uses the best possible encoding quality in relation to the available storage capacity. Other settings for bit rate and resolution are not available. This entry is selected by default.

High Quality, Standard Play, Standard Play Plus, Long Play, Extended Play, Super Long Play – Sets the respective preset quality profile with defined bit rate and resolution.

Custom – Enables user-defined settings. Manual setting of the bit rate and resolution is available only for this entry.

Slider

Bit rate

Determines the bit rate of the resulting video. The bit rate affects the quality of the video. The bit rate can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value of the input field.  

Drop-down menu

Resolution

Selects the resolution from a list of resolutions possible for the disc type and defines the resolution of the resulting videos. The drop-down menu is only activated if the Custom entry has been selected from the Quality setting drop-down menu. The Automatic entry is selected in the default settings.  

Check box

Super resolution

If the check box is selected, then the Super resolution procedure is used in order to improve the videos and slide shows.

This check box is cleared by default. 

Option button

Target Size

Defines the size of the target file. With this quality setting, you can specify the size of the file either directly in MB or by choosing a media type. 

The Video Quality option field is selected in the default settings.

The option field is only activated in the case that a user profile is laid down.

Slider/Input field

Encoding quality fine tuning

Determines the quality level of the encoder to be used. The encoding quality can be determined with the aid of the slider or by customizing the value in the input field.

Drop-down menu

Encoding mode

Fast encoding (1-pass) – Encodes the video in a single pass. Encoding is faster, but the quality is inferior. 

High Quality (2-pass VBR) – Encodes the video in two passes with variable data rate. Encoding takes longer, but the quality is better. VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate and means that individual periods in a video are encoded using different, suitable data rates: Scenes with a lot of movement are encoded with a higher bit rate than scenes with less movement. 

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Audio formats

Chooses which audio format is used when recording the project. The Automatic entry is selected by default.

Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 – Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format with 6 channel surround sound. (5.1 means: 5 channels with the full frequency range and one bass channel.) 

Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2.0 – Encodes audio data in the Dolby Digital audio format in stereo.

Stereo – Encodes audio in MPEG-1 (layer 2). This option is only available in PAL video mode. 

LPCM – Encodes audio data in LPCM. This option is only available in NTSC video mode.