General requirements for the core functionality
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DVD ROM drive is required for installation
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Microsoft® Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later); Windows XP SP1*1) ; Windows 2003 server SP1; Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista
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Microsoft® Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (All applications besides InCD, Nero Scout and Nero ImageDrive work in the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows applications to run)
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Microsoft® Windows VISTA x64 Edition (All applications besides InCD, Nero Scout and Nero ImageDrive work in the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows applications to run. Gadgets are NOT available under VISTA x64!!!)
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DirectX 9.0c installation is required
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Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
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1GHz Intel® Pentium® III processor, AMD Sempron (TM) 2200+ or equivalent
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Min 256MB RAM (For Windows Vista min 512MB RAM)
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1 GB disc space for a typical installation of all components.
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Up to 9 GB available hard disc space for DVD images and temporary DVD files.
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Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. 24-bit or 32-bit true color is recommended.
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CD or DVD recordable or rewritable device.
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Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers are strongly recommended.
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Online connection required for Nero online services. DSL-1000 or faster is recommended for video services
Optional requirements
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16-bit Microsoft® Windows compatible sound device and speakers.
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Installation of latest WHQL certified device drivers recommended.
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Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD recordable or rewritable device for Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD functionality
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Blue Laser reading/writing device for Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD support
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Up to 25/50 GB hard disc space for Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD disc images
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SecurDisc compatible CD/DVD drive
Special requirements for home entertainment
Nero ShowTime
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Optical drive with DVD capability to playback DVD-Video.
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Optcal drive with BD / HD DVD capability to playback HD DVD / BD video playback
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Graphics card with hardware overlay support
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HD DVD / BD Video plug-in required for BlueLaser playback / authoring functions
Nero Home/Nero Vision/Nero MediaHome
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TV tuner or video recording card for analog or digital recording
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Nero Home does not support recording via FireWire®
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UPnP™ capable equipment for streaming with Nero MediaHome server
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XML file from 3rd party required for EPG support for Nero Home
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OHCI compliant FireWire® card (IEEE 1394) for DV capturing
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Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers recommended
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For a list of supported capture cards please see supported capture devices
Nero Smart3D
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We need Direct3D 9c, revision 30 (which is the August 2006 SDK). If this version is not installed, Smart3D will not work at all.
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Minimum Requirements: 3D GfxCard, DirectX9 compliant, 64MB video RAM
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Recommended: 3D GfxCard, DirectX9 compliant, Hardware-accelerated Transformation & Lighting, 128MB video RAM
Nero Mobile
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Mobile Phone or PDA with Microsoft® Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC/ Pocket PC Phone Edition/ Smartphone/ Second Edition (SE) and Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0
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Mobile hardware platforms (Intel® XScale™, ARM®)
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Phone to PC Connectivity over Microsoft® ActiveSync, USB cable or Bluetooth connectivity
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Nero Mobile includes a Free 30-day trial of patented codecs {Nero Digital (MPEG-4/AVC), MP3, MPEG-2}
LightScribe® and Labelflash
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LightScribe® compatible recorder and medium
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LightScribe® host software must be installed
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Labelflash compaitible recorder and medium
For TV recording and DVD video authoring
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1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® III processor or equivalent, 256 MB RAM. For capturing and burning in real time
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1.8 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV processor or equivalent, 256 MB RAM.
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Optional: OHCI compliant FireWire controller (IEEE 1394) for DV capturing.
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Optional: TV Tuner or video capture card for analog and digital recording.
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Please note that these are the minimum requirements for basic functionality. If you are interested in more advanced features like TV recording or real-time capturing, the requirements can be greater.
Please note:
The system requirements for the single operating systems are not considered and might be higher than mentioned below.
Please respect the requirements of the respective operating system.