Nero 8.1 Essentials: The All-In-One Bundle Solution for Data, Audio, Photo, Video and TV

Whether a beginner or an expert, Nero 8.1 Essentials guides you more easily through your desired burning tasks with a simplified user interface.

The Essentials Suite 1 includes the following programs:

• Nero Home Essentials
• Nero Scout
• Nero Start Smart Essentials
• Nero Express Essentials
• Nero Vision Essentials
• Nero ShowTime Essentials
• Nero Media Home Essentials
• Nero InCD
• Nero Photoshow Essentials
• Nero Cover Designer Essentials
• Nero ToolKit Essentials

• Quick & easy access to all digital media files
• TV time-shifting, DVD, video, photo and audio playback support
• Skinable and adaptable to all kinds of display devices such as TV, Plasma, LCD etc.
• Powerful database for storing and organizing media files into playlists
• Complete multiple tasks concurrently

• Open meta database: one database to store all your information
• Instant access to media files from all Nero applications
• Browse media files from Windows Explorer

• Shows all possible features at a glance
• Selects your desired category, determines your task and the appropriate application starts automatically
• Easy connection to the Nero ProductCenter

• Easiest wizard-style user interface with advanced options
• SmartDetect for automatic detection for new drives
• Intelligent compilation size status bar
• Via the integrated Nero Scout technology, fast access to all media files including advanced keyword search options

• Easiest wizard-style user interface with advanced options
• SmartDetect for automatic detection for new drives
• Intelligent compilation size status bar
• Via the integrated Nero Scout technology, fast access to all media files including advanced keyword search options

• Advanced playback features and controls
• Compatible with Nero Digital? and other MPEG-4 video formats
• Support for H.264/AVC playback
• Support for CPRM protected content

• Share media files through the home network
• Transcode media files on the fly into the format the UPnP? device understands
• Fully certified UPnP? AV Media Server 1.0
• Access media files from the Nero MediaHome Network and play in Nero ShowTime

• Includes many customizable templates and imports from scanner, digital camera or Internet
• Printing booklet and inlay for several types of CD cases
• Complete LightScribe and Label- Flash support* *Only available if drive supports these features

• Integrates 3 powerful applications: Nero CD-DVD Speed, Nero Drive Speed, Nero InfoTool
• Basic and advanced drive/media tests with Nero CD-DVD Speed
• Speed and noise control with Nero Drive Speed
• Detailed system analysis with Nero InfoTool

• Windows? 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows? XP (SP1 or later), Windows? Server? 2003 (SP1 or later), Windows? XP Media Center Edition Windows Vista?
  Nero ImageDrive currently supports Windows? 2000 and Windows? XP (32 Bit only)
• Windows? XP Professional x64, Windows? Vista? x64 (all applications except InCD, and Nero Scout work in the x86 emulator, which allows 32-bit applications to run)
• DirectX 9.0c or better
• Windows? Internet Explorer? 6.0 or higher
• 1 GHz Intel? Pentium? III processor, AMD Sempron? 2200+ or equivalent
• Minimum 256 MB RAM (for Windows Vista? minimum 512 MB RAM)
• 1.2 GB hard drive space for standard installation of all components
• Up to 9 GB available drive space for DVD images and temporary DVD files
• Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, we recommend 24-bit or 32-bit for true color.
• CD and/or DVD/DVD-RAM recorder
• Installation of the latest WHQL (Microsoft? Windows? Hardware Quality Labs) certified device driver strongly recommended
• To install Nero 8 you must have administrative rights for all operating systems higher than Windows? 2000.
• For capturing and burning in real time: at least 1.6 GHz Intel? Pentium? 4 processor or AMD Sempron? 2600+
• At least 1.4 GHz Intel? Pentium? processor with 256 RAM for TV recording and DVD video editing
• Drive with SecurDisc? support
• 16-bit Windows? compatible sound devices and speakers