Nero,
leaders in digital media technology, today unveiled the much-anticipated Nero 7,
the ultimate all-in-one integrated digital media and home entertainment software
solution.
Building
on the award-winning World's best selling digital media software, Nero 7 now
delivers 18 applications in one powerful suite, including the addition of Nero
Home, a new TV and PC multimedia management and distribution system that
provides users with quick and easy access to all digital media files from the
comfort of their living rooms using a remote control.
'Nero
7 is the culmination of innovative engineering, end-user requests and demands,
and industry direction and convergence," said Richard Lesser, CEO Nero AG, 'We
have hit the nail on the head with the addition of Nero Home to Nero 7: users no
longer need to be in front of their PCs to view and listen to their media files;
they can access their entire libraries in front of the
TV."
In
addition, Nero 7 includes a number of enhancements and interface redesigns to
familiar and popular Nero applications. Users now have the option of customized
installation, meaning they can decide to install or not to install each
application courtesy of Windows Installer Technology. To learn more about each
of the applications included with Nero 7, visit
www.nero.com.
Complete
Digital Home Entertainment Solution
Nero
Home is a new and innovative media manager that provides fast access to the
user's entire digital media library via remote control in the designated home
entertainment room. Content can be viewed on a plasma, LCD or CRT TV. Nero Home
integrates TV time-shifting, DVD playback, music playback and video playback,
and has a simplified interface and a TV wizard to walk users through a simple
setup.
Search,
Organize and Play Back Any Media File with Nero Scout
A
new, unique optimized media database provides instant access to the user's
library of media files of all types from any Nero application and Windows
Explorer.
Simple
and Secure Data Backup
The
new and enhanced Nero BackItUp 2 allows users to run scheduled full or
incremental backups, back up
files directly from Windows
Explorer, back up upon login or without logging in, create shadow copies, back
up to disc images and perform FTP backup.
Reliable
and User-Friendly DVD and CD Recording
Nero
Burning ROM 7 and Nero Express 7, the most widely used optical burning software
in the industry with the most powerful burning engine in history, have been
radically redesigned to maximize ease-of-use, efficiency and speed. In addition, Nero 7 has a project
launcher with a new user interface that can access all 18 applications, and has
been enhanced to seamlessly guide users of any skill level through simple or
advanced digital media projects. Users will have the ability to view, edit and
improve their favorite digital photos.
Comprehensive
Video/DVD Editing and Authoring and With Blu-Ray and HD-DVD
Support
Nero
7 offers playback software offers vibrant picture quality for all DVD formats
and is compatible with Nero Digital (MPEG-4), the world's fastest MPEG-4
encoder, which enables the user to recode non-copy protected movies (DVD-9 to
DVD-5) to a CDR/RW, DVD+/-R or a single DVD+R DL disc in DVD-Video format (DVD-9
to DVD-9). In addition, a standard drag-and-drop packet writing
application, that
supports
BD-RE/R (Blu-ray)
is included and full 5.1 capturing, editing, mixing, recording and menu creation
options and DVD+VR and DVD-VR advanced recording
abilities.
Audio
Advantages
New
features and applications now support
5.1 and 7.1 audio recording, editing and mixing, along with 32-bit audio and
a professional program with the ability to mix and edit for the
production of audio CDs and CD compilations. Audio enthusiasts will now be able
to incorporate beats, sound sequences and melodies into audio projects, with
surround sound mixing.
Whether
the user enjoys creating audio playlists of MP3s or entertaining slideshows of
photos, editing home videos, burning a backup of DVDs, converting audio &
video into MPEG-4 (Nero Digital™) files, sharing content on consumer electronics
devices or managing media files with a click of the remote control, Nero 7 in
the ultimate digital media solution for digital
entertainment.
Nero
7 retail box will be available at participating retailers on October 10
worldwide. Customers can order online at www.nero.com starting on October 24 for 69.99€
and downloadable version for 59.99€. Current Nero 6 users can upgrade to Nero 7
online at a special discounted price on October 24.
About
Nero
Nero
provides state-of-the-art software solutions for the global digital media
market. Since the company was founded in 1995, its products have established a
loyal clientele of more than 180 million users throughout the
world.
Nero
offers the industry's most reliable CD/DVD-software applications. Its
award-winning flagship product, Nero 7, includes all the applications and
functionalities needed in the digital media field. Other Nero products include
the MPEG 4 based audio/video technology - Nero Digital™,
the simple and complete photo solution - Nero PhotoShow Elite, and
SIPPS™
and SIPPSTAR PBX, which provide voice-over IP solutions for private and business
customers.
Nero
products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers,
international distribution partners and online portals, as well as directly via
www.nero.com. Nero Inc. in Glendale,
California,
USA
and Nero K.K. in Yokohama,
Japan
are subsidiaries of Nero AG, based in Karlsbad,
Germany.
Source: Nero
