In the past, the all singing and dancing Nero Burning Rom was renowned for slowing your system down or even crashing your PC so that a restart was needed before you could start using Nero again!
Times have changed, and the latest version of the Nero suite, version 10, runs really well on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. It is perfectly stable and speeds through its tasks at a fair rate of knots.
We have been using this suite of tools for about five months without any problems at all. Just point Nero 10 to what you want to do and then it does it!
So full marks to Nero for this latest iteration of their suite.
From its early days Nero has grown from one of the best CD burning tools into a mammoth collection of products that can handle all sorts of burning, copying, recoding and recording tasks. It includes advanced video editing features, a media organizer and player, burning software, reliable backup technology and special multimedia tools to enhance your music, photos and videos.
Here's the full description of what this latest suite includes.
This is the application that started it all, Nero Burning ROM is still the number one package for burning CD's, DVD's and Blu-ray discs. it easy to use as well. Just choose from easy step-by-step burning, or unleash the full power of Burning ROM if you're an advanced user. Burn data discs, audio CD's and more, with complete control.
Nero Burning Rom 10 is the only burning application that can directly burn a DVD or Blu-ray disc of your AVCHD high-definition video and camcorder footage. That means you don't have to wait for the footage to be re-encoded into a different format; a process that can take hours on even a high-end PC. The time taken to burn an HD disc can therefore be reduced from a few hours to under 15 minutes.
The Nero Burning ROM also now supports the amazing SecurDisc 2.0 technology. This makes your data more resistant to corruption, allowing you to retrieve your precious files from even a badly scratched or aged disc. SecurDisc 2.0 can also warn you if a disc appears to be deteriorating, giving you time to copy the data to a new disc before it's lost. SecurDisc 2.0 also allows you to secure your content with a password, keeping your data safe from unwanted eyes.
And you don't need to worry about SecurDisc 2.0 rendering your content unreadable on other drives: it's hardware-independent and Nero Burning Rom 10 automatically includes a reader application on every disc burnt with SecurDisc technology. So you'll never be locked out of your own data.
Nero MediaHub you view and enhance your photos, and free those holiday videos sitting on your hard disk so you, your family can enjoy them.
You can select and tag your favourite photos, then enhance them with just one click of Nero MediaHub's Auto Enhance button. Or for more advanced users, click the Adjust tab and make fine changes to get exactly the result you're looking for. Apply effects like sepia and vignetting just as easily - one click is all it takes.
Nero MediaHub can handle video just as easily as photos. Select the clips you like best, click the "Create Slide Show" button and Nero can automatically put together a photo and video montage of your memories, and automatically burn them to a DVD.
If you want even more control, advanced users can take advantage of the amazing video-editing power of Nero Vision. It's a superbly capable tool for producing near-professional-level videos, using multiple tracks, slick fades and effects. If your video is too dark, just drag an "Exposure" filter on to the clip in question, then adjust the setting to get the result you want. Add titles, captions and more, all with simple drag-and-drop operations and one-click settings.
Nero Vision is fully capable of handling high-definition 1080p video, and takes the new AVCHD HD video format in its stride.
Nero Vision Xtra - comprising Nero MediaHub and Nero Vision - is an ultra-capable tool for organising and editing your photos and videos.
Its the place where you can decide what to do - Make a DVD - Make a AVCHD - Make a Blue-ray Disc - Make a CD - Record directly to disc - make a movie or slideshow - Capture video to your hard drive - Use Disc Tools (Erase disc, Disc Info and Finalize disc) - Open a saved project or a disc image.
Backing up your precious photos, videos and data is vital, but it's such a chore that few of us seem to do it regularly. Nero BackItUp automates the whole process for you: set it up once and you can relax, safe in the knowledge that Nero BackItUp is now protecting your system.
To prepare yourself should the worst happen and your hard drive fails completely, you should burn a Nero BackItUp Image tool disc. This is a bootable disc, allowing you to start your PC even if your hard disc isn't booting properly.
Nero BackItUp can also help you to synchronise your files between devices. This can be a major help if, for instance, you want access to your files on a mobile device or laptop while you're on the move. Nero BackItUp can sync whole folders between devices or storage such as USB flash drives.
Nero Multimedia Suite 10 is such stunning value for money that you get a bundle of extra applications that are great tools in their own right.
The central hub of Nero Multimedia Suite 10, from which Nero can guide you to the right application for the job you want to do. But StartSmart has features of its own - for instance you can rip an audio CD to MP3 format right from the StartSmart main screen, ready to play on your personal music player.
An incredibly useful utility to allow you to convert and recode DVD movies, either as faithful copies or combining several movies into one compilation disc.
It's great for compiling together your existing home-movie DVD's, or you can use it to recode DVD's to Nero Digital format and store them on hard disk for convenient access using the minimum disk space, but with no noticeable drop in quality.
A fantastically well-featured audio and music editing application. Nero Wave Editor gives you the ability to clean up and enhance audio with professional-level tools, as well as add a range of effects. It's the ideal application if you're starting to dabble in digital music or even thinking about making your own podcasts.
When you've used the other Nero tools to create data and audio CD's and DVD's, and DVD or Blu-ray video discs, you'll need a way to make labels to store and keep track of them. Nero CoverDesigner lets you create custom labels and covers, to keep your digital library coherent, organised and attractive.
Have a load of old vinyl LP's and cassette tapes gathering dust in a cupboard somewhere? Well now you can give them a new lease of life with Nero SoundTrax. It will let you convert those old analogue recordings into digital format, with tools to clean up the pops, crackles and hiss and burn them as sparkling new audio CD compilations, or convert to MP3 files for your personal music player.
Check out and buy Nero 10 now! You won't be disappointed. We have successfully used this amazing set of tools for the last four months without a hitch. Nero 10 is certainly a great performer. Here's the link to buy now.
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