Compare Your Nero Version to Nero 9 — the Latest Nero MultiMedia Suite

Still using a previous version of Nero or a version you got with a PC or CD/DVD burner? Compare what you can do when you upgrade to Nero 9, the latest version of the world’s best-selling digital media suite!

Nero 9 brings you all the features and tools you need to create digital multimedia projects quickly and easily with professional results. The following chart shows you how your version of Nero compares with Nero 9.

Achieve more from your digital media content with the simplicity and convenience of Nero 9.

Product Comparison

Nero 9

Nero 9 Essentials

Nero 9 Lite

Nero 8

Nero 8 Essentials

Nero 7

Nero 6

•  Windows Compatibility

  Compatible with Windows® 7
  Optimized for Windows Vista
  One click disc copy and disc image burning Gadget for the Windows Vista Sidebar and the Windows® 7 Desktop Gadget

•  Easy Burning and Copying

  Burn large amount of data to Blu-Ray Discs
  Copy and compress your Hollywood DVD-Videos to fit on a smaller target media
  Copy CDs and DVDs
  Copy Blu-ray Discs
  Burn CDs and DVDs
  Burn Blu-ray Discs
  Import your PowerPoint® presentations and convert to DVD-Video or BD for TV playback
  Burn discs from downloaded disc images

•  Backup, recovery and data protection

  Backup your digital media and all personal data
  Easy Auto Backup Functions
  Recover lost data due to scratched discs or bad recording quality
  Restore deleted files from ISO/UDF discs
  Protect your personal data with SecurDisc

•  Music and Audio

  Automated Audio-CD ripping into a format at your choice
  Automatically convert MP3s to burn a Audio CD from your songs
  Automatically extract the music of Music TV Shows and export to MP3
  High Quality MP3 Pro and MP3 Surround Encoding
  Easily create playlists of your songs
  Automatically retrieve all Music information via Gracenote (Album Art,Title, Artist, year, etc.)
  Display Window for music data information while playing back music
  Shuffle play your play lists and music titles from CD
  Listen to your favorite preset audio and video stations, subscribe to and download podcasts
  Playback audio files in Nero StartSmart
  Convert all your songs into a format of your choice
  Play 'FLAC Lossless Audio' and AIF file formats for best audio quality
  Mix, save and play Surround Sound music projects up to 7.1 discrete channels
  Create surround audio tracks that you can use to supplement your DVD-Videos with 5.1 surround sound
  Support of VST audio plug-ins
  Playback Audio CDs
  Playback MP3s (non DRM) songs
  Playback purchased DRM protected WMA (Windows Media Audio) songs

•  Video, Photo and TV

  Easily manage your media and create video play lists
  Play AVCHD, AVC h.264, AVCREC, Matroska, Flash Video , MPEG 2, MPEG4, DivX, Xvid, etc.
  Playback Video Files in Nero StarSmart
  Play commercial Hollywood DVD-Videos with Dolby Digital 2 channel sound
  Play commercial Hollywood DVD-Videos with Dolby Digital Surround Sound up to 5.1 channels
  Can play videos smoothly also on older PCs with slow CPUs by using modern video card acceleration
  Upload your coolest photos and videos to share with My Nero and other online communities.***
  Enhance and modify your digital photos with one click powerful filters
  Autofix your digital photos with one click
  View & Browse your digital camera photos on your Notebook or Desktop computer

•  Advanced Blu-ray, DVD and video creation/editing and authoring

  Save time with automatically scanning your DV or HDV tape and capture only wanted scenes
  Capture, edit and burn High Definition video (eg.from an AVCHD cam corder)
  Archive HD movies in highest quality AVCHD format to HDD including: USB stick, flash memory card, SD Card and Sony Memory Stick®, even without the use of an optical recorder
  Create High Definition Blu-ray discs with high quality animated menus
  Smart Encoding for AVCHD to AVCHD Disc and Blu-ray Disc
  Quickly add a style to your video project with’ Movie Wizard’ and automatically create a great movie
  Easily Detect Commercials and Music Videos
  Boost the quality of standard SD clips to HD resolution
  Conserve your memories and create DVD-Video discs from various video files that plays on all standard DVD Players
  Fully integrated easy to use preview and assets screen for great authoring projects
  Supplement your DVD-Video discs with a 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
  Create animated 3D video menus for your personal DVD-Video discs
  Import and burn your family videos from your digital video camera to burn as a DVD-Video with professional looking DVD menu animations
  Convert and transfer videos to mobile devices in one step. (To PSP, iPod, etc)
  Apply advanced filters and transition effects to your videos that you create
  Professional video menu customizations such like in text edition, custom buttons, etc.
  Menu template pack for creating DVD video menues like on a Hollywood DVD
  Animated 2D template pack
  Smart 3D template pack

•  Online community and services

  Integrated MyNero account management

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	Included			New Functionilty in Nero 9
	Limited functionality or not always included			Highly improved functionality