Nero 7 • Release Notes

Changes/Bugfixes

• Some video streams could not play from specific external UPnP devices
• SVCD TV recording did not save in the appropriate format
• The application could stop working after pressing twice on the remote control's "Stop" button
• SVCD playback did not work properly

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Editing the properties of some files could generate some errors

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows® XP SP2, changing the display DPI settings could cause the application to stop working

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Some video files could be shown upside down while previewing from the compilation window
• The application could remain listed as an open process even after it was closed
• Several audio track property context menus could be opened at a time
• In some specific cases, burning on multiple recorders at once was not possible anymore

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Changes/Bugfixes

• The option to change the FourCC codes when burning avi files was not available in the application
• Some video files could be shown upside down while previewing from the compilation window
• The application could remain listed as an open process even after closing it
• Several audio track property context menus could be opened at a time
• The SecurDisc™ log file content created by the application could be empty on multibyte operating systems
• In some specific cases, burning on multiple recorders at once was not possible anymore

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Clicking the "Undo" button many times was not possible
• "Import Audio File", "Audio Loop", or "Audio CD" was not possible

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Some video effects were not accessible anymore
• AVCHD transcoded files could not be played properly afterwards
• No sound was available during preview

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Playback of specific HDTV files which contain invalid timings was not possible
• Playback of Windows Media® DRM files did not always work properly with the previous version of the application

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Some file format extensions were systematically associated to the application during installation

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Changes/Bugfixes

• "Create a New Document" was not always possible

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Creating a job under Windows Vista™ was not possible even with administration rights
• "Update backup" job function created several partial backup files instead of updating the backup

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Changes/Bugfixes

• The application could generate a send error message when launched after the trial period

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Specific previous Nero versions could not be updated
• Nero ProductSetup could ask for Nero.msi file when trying to update; updating was not possible then
• Installation could not occur if the Windows Firewall was disabled

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista™, closing the installer windows instead of clicking "Exit" could generate an error
• Specific previous Nero versions could not be updated, showing a "unable to access file association manager" error message
• Installation could get interrupted with a "system is not modified" error message
• The signature of complete sfx-installer was invalid
• Specific previous Nero versions could not be updated; they showed a "versions are not compatible" error message
• Under some Windows Vista™, a valid serial number could be interpreted as false and the installation could not occur

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New Features

• New preview pane view enabled while browsing under Windows Vista

New Features

• New preview pane view enabled while browsing under Windows Vista

Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero Scout test files indexing was not possible

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista when Display Properties were set to 120dpi, Nero StartSmart was transparent, showing no icon
• Disabled checkboxes were not saved after configuration

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Opening an audio file could lead Nero Burning ROM to stop working properly
• In specific cases no output file format could be selected while creating an image file
• Problem was encountered while burning very long slide shows (2000 pictures)
• Adding non-video files to VCD/SVCD compilations was not possible anymore

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New Features

• Copy protection of PDF documents from SecurDisc™ data DVDs

Changes/Bugfixes

• Adding non-video files to VCD/SVCD compilations was not possible anymore
• Several minor issues with SecurDisc™ were resolved

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Changes/Bugfixes

• An unnecessary DVD-Video Multichannel Plug-in dialog was displayed when creating CPRM disc

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Playback with some specific HD-DVD discs did not work properly under Windows Vista

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero MediaHome encountered a performance problem in some cases while using collections
• The Nero MediaStreaming Plug-in under MCE could stream different formats files from an external HD-DVD capable source

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Some templates with .nct extension could not be found by the system

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Deleting job files was not possible when logged in as normal user

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New Features

• Flash video file (.flv) playback support implemented

Changes/Bugfixes

• Changing channels in the Info panel led to an error message
• Starting recording from the Info panel was not possible
• The title info during playback was wrong
• The Scheduling feature was enhanced
• A scheduling issue with multi-tuner was solved
• Navigating through Nero Home while recording could lead the preview to fade to a black screen
  Time-shifting on TV did not work properly
• Burning a collection with some audio files was not always possible
• Under Windows Vista, highlighting different files using the Ctrl key was not possible
• Playback of Windows Media Player imported files did not work properly
• In some cases, Nero Home stopped after burning an audio CD or an audio playlist on a DVD
• Capturing DVB-T while capturing a DVB-S channel generated low quality videos
• Nero Home could not perform anymore after adding languages in the Nero ProductSetup
• Burning video files with Japanese characters was not possibe on a CD-R (Video CD)

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Selective indexing has been enhanced
• Nero Scout failed to initialize with double-byte user names
• In some cases, Nero Scout did not start indexing

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Small changes

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Changes/Bugfixes

• After setting indexes to audio tracks, Nero Burning ROM could not close properly and generated an error
• In some cases, opening an audio file from Nero Burning ROM with Nero WaveEditor caused Nero Burning ROM to end unexpectedly
• Files could not always be added to Audiobook CD compilations
• Burn DRM-protected files was not always possible even with proper licence
• A video file extension could not be added to VCD compilations

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New Features

Changes/Bugfixes

• Meta data could not be forwarded properly from Nero Express to Nero CoverDesigner

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Preview using a filter was not always possible
• Nero WaveEditor could not be installed in a folder containing special characters

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero SoundTrax stopped running while choosing the declicker effect

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New Features

• AVCHD authoring implemented
• BD-AV authoring implemented
• General capture and export functionalities were enhanced

Changes/Bugfixes

• Smart encoding was not applied in Nero Vision
• Capturing audio to slide shows led in some cases to a "runtime error"
• Menu buttons were not highlighted properly when the Quality setting was set to Super Long Play
  Nero Vision crashed in some cases after closing
• Recording performances have been improved for DVD-VR projects
  Capturing titles directly to DVD+RW via camcorder has been improved

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New Features

• AVCHD playback implemented
• BD-AV playback implemented
• HD DVD playback can be enabled via plug-in

Changes/Bugfixes

• Fixed problem with fast forwarding at 8X speed
• Nero ShowTime sometimes generated an "unexpected DVD error" message when starting commercial DVD-movie playback
• Sound was pitched up while fast forwarding .cda files
• Nero ShowTime sometimes stopped running when switching from an MPEG-2 file to the next file

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New Features

• Enhanced Xbox 360™ streaming capabilities

Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista, playing back Nero MediaHome shared files with Nero ShowTime generated an unexpected error message
• Under Windows Vista, transcoding to MP3 or LPCM did not work properly
• After running then stopping the server several times, Nero MediaHome sometimes stopped running

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Metadata could not be forwarded properly from Nero Express to Nero CoverDesigner

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Changes/Bugfixes

• InfoTool did not show CPU information correctly
• Starting InfoTool was not possible when no CD/DVD drive was installed
• Media disc capacity was not always correct

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Small changes

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New Features

• Access to SecurDisc™ content implemented

Changes/Bugfixes

• InCD did not handle oversized files correctly
• InCDsrv stopped working when a defect was detected on a SecurDisc
• InCD Reader did not react when inserting a SecurDisc disc in a non SecurDisc™ capable drive

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero ProductSetup displayed "Download Problems" even if there was no update available
• Some versions of Nero 7 could not be updated to the latest update available
• On some systems, setup froze after accepting the EULA
• An error message was sometimes displayed "This program requires the file advrcntr2.dll" during the installation
• With a Nero 7 version, unchecking file associations with Nero when installing caused blank icons for those file types
• Installation wizard sometimes displayed the following message "download interrupted, system is not modified"

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Changes/Bugfixes

• InfoTool did not show CPU information correctly
• Starting InfoTool was not possible when no CD/DVD drive was installed
• Media disc capacity was not always correct

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New Features

• Usability improvements

New Features

• Global 10 foot settings module
• Easy start-up wizard for initial setup
• One-size-fits-all graphical user interface
• Nero Surround audio output mode
• Playback support for DRM-protected Windows Media audio and video files
• Transcoding and direct data burning of WMA, MP3, and Nero Digital™ audio files
• Support of Internet services: Web TV, Web radio, and audio/video/image casts
• Implemented list of favorites for TV and radio stations
• DVB-Radio support

Changes/Bugfixes

• The Watch TV option did not always work correctly under Windows Vista

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New Features

• E-mail support for Nero Search
• Preview function for the media results in Nero Search
• Display of WMP folder structures

New Features

• Glass support skin added under Windows Vista
• Alpha/3D styled GUI icons under Windows Vista

New Features

• Certified for Windows Vista™

Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista, Windows Movie Maker crashed if Nero was running in a few cases
• Burning a compilation to the image recorder was not possible in some cases
• Improved AC3 encoding
• Preview of AC3 files was not possible in some cases
• Nero Burning ROM could not always read the previous session of a multisession disc
• The size bar was not updated when using "continue multisession disc" feature
• Audio books could not be burned on CDs in some cases
• A misleading error message was displayed when trying to use a folder that did not exist

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New Features

• Certified for Windows Vista™

Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista, adding video files in Nero Express sometimes caused the error message "COM Surrogate has stopped working" 
• Burning a compilation to image recorder was not possible in some cases
• Remaining time while erasing BD-RE was not correct in some specific drives

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Help files could not be reached

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New Features

• Windows Vista support
• Extended picture amount limit when creating a slide show
• Add audio commentary in slide shows
• Add picture files to movies
• Disc finalization tool for DVD +VR,-VR, and VFR

Changes/Bugfixes

• In a few cases Nero Vision crashed when no disc was available in the recorder drive

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows, the Data Files tab was not correctly drawn in Aero mode

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New Features

• Playback support for DRM-protected Windows Media audio and video files

Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero Show Time crashed when selecting multiple files in a few cases
• Playback of a mini-DVD created with a handy-cam could generate a crackling sound
• Improved CPRM protected files playback support
• Playback of non-CPRM video titles was not possible if CPRM-protected video titles were contained on the same disc

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New Features

• Support of Internet services: Web TV, Web radio, and audio/video/image casts
• Activation or deactivation of client devices
• Tuner signal multiplexing for TV and Timeshift  (multi room viewing even with only one tuner installed)

• Generic Nero MediaHome AV media streaming to Microsoft Xbox 360™
• Performance enhancement for faster browsing and shorter waiting periods

Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero Media Home did not start correctly in a few cases
• TV streaming under Windows Vista did not work

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New Features

• Straight cover creation from the right-click menu of Windows Explorer

Changes/Bugfixes

• Templates were not applied to all discs
• Some background pictures were not always printed on LightScribe labels
• The user was not always prompted to save his project before leaving the document

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Under Windows Vista, restoring system files did not work properly in a few cases

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Installation improved to correct some issues with the custom installation mode
• Some specific DVD media could not be read correctly under Windows XP
• In a few cases the write process hung under Windows 2000

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Changes/Bugfixes

• The language could not be changed without administration rights

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Changes/Bugfixes

• The installation path was incorrect after executing an online update
• File association occurred even when unselecting default association

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New Features

• New application under Windows Vista

Changes/Bugfixes

• Fixed playback for certain MPEG-4 files in AVI container
• UPnP compatibility fixes
• Full-screen playback improved on certain devices

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Some sound quality issues on DVD-Video were fixed under Windows Vista
• Slide shows can now be exported properly under Windows Vista

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Changes/Bugfixes

• NeroScout behaviour under Windows Vista improved

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Preview of AC3 files is now possible again
• Video preview works properly again
• The ‘encode files' dialog no longer hangs in some cases

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Minor changes

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero Vision no longer encounters problems when a disc is not present in the recorder
• Burning a slide show no longer generates an error in some rare cases

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Export to PSP can now be completed properly

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Changes/Bugfixes

• The source drive can now always be changed

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Minor changes

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero CoverDesigner now always prompts to save changes before exiting a project

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Minor changes

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• Minor changes

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• Minor changes

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Time stamp matches the original date of file

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Changes/Bugfixes

• Minor changes

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New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

Changes/Bugfixes

• Recording from the information panel was not possible.
• Scheduled recording result was incorrect, sometimes with overlapping pictures
• It was not possible to watch a TV channel after an EPG update
• Watching TV with a DVB-T TV card using Windows 2000 did not work properly
• An error message was generated while trying to configure the TV card

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New Features

• New option in Nero Scout for scanning immediately

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

Changes/Bugfixes

• Old versions of Nero SoundTrax files could not be opened.
• Exporting to AC3 5.1 was not possible with some versions

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New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero Recode from a DVD to the hard drive generated a duplicate of the DVD
• For DVD titles no PlayStation® Portable thumbnail was created

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New Features

• Windows Vista Ready
• ATI hardware acceleration support for H.264 decoding

Changes/Bugfixes

• Nero ShowTime would freeze while double-clicking on a second MP3 file
• Some MP4 file playbacks were not possible

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New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

Changes/Bugfixes

• TV streams could not be played back with Nero ShowTime.

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New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready

New Features

• Windows Vista Ready