Nero 5.5 Burning Rom CD Writing Software (new version is Nero 6 Power Suite, asin: B0001YLLPI)

• Platform:   Windows Me / 98 / NT / 95 / 2000
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Nero Burning ROM has long been heralded as the best all-round CD writing software that is available. This latest incremental release (Nero 5.5 Burning Rom CD Writing Software) adds a gamut of minor enhancements and some significant new features to ensure that it stays ahead of the pack. Where Nero excels is in its advanced feature set, tailored towards those who want to maximise the use of their CD-RW drive. Whether you are looking to overburn CD-Rs so as to squeeze more data on, write to multiple drives simultaneously, create bootable CDs, remove hiss from analogue recordings, utilise Burnproof technology or you need UDF support for packet writing CD-RWs, Nero has a powerful set of tools to help you. It is also the ideal companion for those working with multimedia files. A powerful new audio editor enables you to make CDs the way you want them to sound, with a cross fader for overlapping tracks, and the ability to remove or modify pause lengths between audio tracks. MP3 is well accommodated for, with a Media Player and encoder, though the latter is limited to encoding 30 tracks, before a separate plug-in needs to be purchased. Video creation is also a breeze with an enhanced MPEG1 encoder that supports drag and drop of AVI files to convert to VCD/SVCD format discs. For those with less experience of CD writing, who are likely to be overwhelmed by the vast array of features Nero has to offer, a Wizard system is available to manage the less involved tasks. This makes burning direct copies of CDs a simple matter of following a walkthrough of options. While these wizards have helped to make Nero more accessible, the manual could still do with improving. A CD labelling kit is supplied with the software, along with a small supply of blank labels to get you started. This is accompanied by improvements to the cover editor, which lets you make your own designs for your CDs and cases. Previous Nero users may not find enough new features from version 5 to warrant upgrading, but anyone using an earlier version, or those new to CD writing, should certainly consider getting hold of this excellent all-round package. --J. Weston

Product Description
Nero Burning offers a complete audio editing and CD-burning solution, and even lets you design and print cover art for your new CDs. It all starts with the Nero Wave Editor, with non-destructive editing thatlets you try many options and undo all changes. A range of audio-processing options gives you complete control over your audio files before you record them to disc. A real-time "audition" lets you select and hear effects in real time, as your soundfile plays. Preset Manager lets you save your frequently-used settings. There are also features for sample format conversion, anti-aliasing filters, dithering, and noise shaping.

You can design your own CD graphics quickly and easily with Nero's updated Cover Designer. The Designer helps you produce professional-looking layouts for your CD booklets and inserts. The Cover Designer includes assorted graphic effects, customizable design templates, multi/maxi album support, and predefined paper stocks. The Nero MPEG1 Video Encoder allows you to make VCD and SVCD discs from MPEG files, and convert AVI video to MPEG via a drag-and-drop interface. Your disc will then ready to be burned as a Video CD, playable on your PC or in compatible DVD players.

You can also add onscreen menus to your Video and Super Video CDs. These menus are like "cover pages" for your discs, making it easy to select tracks for playback. And Nero 5.5's Audio Plug-in Interface makes it easy to create your own custom-written support files (DLLs) for the new formats of your choice. (Programming knowledge and extra third party tools required.) If you're a programmer or software developer, you can now use Nero 5.5's Embedded API to add our powerful CD-writing functions to your own applications.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Software, 15 Feb 2002 By A Customer Nero Burning ROM is truly an excellent piece of software. With my CDRW I got Adaptec 4 and the best thing I ever did was upgrade to Nero. I am not a techie but no worries as Nero is so easy to use. It has all the features you need for writing CDRW and CDR's. The latest version is Windows XP compatable but the InCD UDF packet writing version you get with Nero may not be. Again no problem as they have released an XP update for it on their web site. Check out their web site as it has some very useful downloads and help imformation etc... Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Works well under XP too, 2 Oct 2001 By  sonicy@otenet.gr (Greece) - See all my reviews Just received Nero 5.5 from Amazon today. This is simply the best recording software I've tried. I have not yet tried printing labels from it, so I don't know whether the complaints about label creator are justified. I can tell you however it works extremely well, even under Windows XP. Do yourself a favour and buy this instead of dreadful easy CD Creator. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD burning package, 4 Sep 2001 By A Customer Nero is very straight forward to use, I was backing up files onto CD and cutting an audio CD within minutes of installing it with no problems at all. (My system is a P550 with 128 mb ram). Nero has a wizard driven approach which makes most simple tasks easy, though some more complex tasks can be tricky to work out as the help is fairly limited. Overall though a very good piece of software. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 31 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 3.0 out of 5 stars A problem with Nero 5.5 I recently received Nero 5.5 with a new CD writer. The writer is installed on the same cable as a dvd drive. Read more Published on 14 Oct 2002 by Mr. D. G. Powles 2.0 out of 5 stars Slowwwww I wanted an alternative to Roxio Easy CD Basic 5I tried the demo of nero 5.5. No simple instructions, 2 different burn speeds, one for CD copier and another the ordinaire burn... Read more Published on 5 Jul 2002 by CjW 4.0 out of 5 stars Bye-bye Adeptec EasyCreator! After months of frustration with Adaptec EC4, I bit the bullet and bought Nero 5.5. Installation was easy, copying is very quick and compilations are easy enough too, although... Read more Published on 17 April 2002 by john 5.0 out of 5 stars Essential if you have a MP3-CD Player When I was given an MP3-CD player I wanted to see how MP3 files sounded on it. Nero 5.5 came with my computer (running XP) so after checking out the various options for music... Read more Published on 23 Feb 2002 5.0 out of 5 stars A great CD Writing Package After buying an Iomega ZipCD drive and unfortunately finding out that Easy CD Creater 4 (Bundled) did not work with Windows Me, I was in the market for new compatible software... Read more Published on 27 Jan 2002 by Jonathan Lovatt 2.0 out of 5 stars Install problems with Nero 5.5.6.4 The specifications of Nero seem impressive. It is very feature rich and seems to have good "burn proofing" capability. Read more Published on 20 Jan 2002 3.0 out of 5 stars CD'S CREATED QUICKER AND EASIER After trying out various CD Burning Software, including Adaptec, I've found Nero CD Burning Software a useful tool. Read more Published on 19 Dec 2001 by DJAYDAN1@aol.com 3.0 out of 5 stars Cross-platform support I had a specific problem in that I needed to burn CDs on a Windows PC for use on a Unix server. This needs "Rock Ridge" format, whereby long file names and multiple... Read more Published on 29 Nov 2001 by laveryb@aol.com 5.0 out of 5 stars First Choice Burning Software Having used rival software such as Roxio Easy CD Creator and used trial versions of several other programs, Nero Burning Rom leaves the rest standing. Read more Published on 24 Nov 2001 3.0 out of 5 stars First Class Software, First Class Company I would like to say that I have used other packages for copying data & audio and had various problems with them. Read more Published on 19 Nov 2001 by Frank Saunders Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 31 customer reviews...

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