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Nero Adds HD Video Authoring and Playback Capabilities to Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced
Update Includes AVCHD, Blu-ray (BD-AV) and HD DVD Support
NAB, Las Vegas, NV (April 16, 2007) — Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces the addition of high definition video authoring and playback capabilities to Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced, reaffirming the software suite’s status as the ultimate digital home entertainment solution. The updated version allows users to harness the full power of high definition video, including AVCHD and editable Blu-ray (BD-AV) video capturing, authoring and playback. An optional plug-in adds HD DVD-video playback capabilities as well.
“Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced includes more than 20 industry-leading applications in a single suite, making it the most powerful and versatile digital media entertainment solution available,” commented Udo Eberlein, Chief Operating Officer, Nero AG. “The addition of AVCHD, Blu-ray and HD DVD support places Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced on the forefront of high definition video creation and management.”
AVCHD, a new camcorder format developed by Sony and Panasonic, uses the highly efficient MPEG-4 AVC codec. With Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced, users can now capture video from AVCHD camcorders, manipulate the footage, and then use the suite’s Nero Vision application to author the content to a wide range of commonly used media formats such as DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, Memory Sticks and SD cards, in full HD quality (up to 1080p). The content can also be played via most Blu-ray players, including PlayStation 3. For PC-based viewing, the Nero ShowTime application can playback AVCHD content from a hard drive.
Nero users can now author their video content onto Blu-ray Discs (BD-R and BD-RE) featuring sophisticated menus, and can play the authored discs on their PCs, and via Blu-ray players. The software enables capturing HDV and DV directly from the camcorder to disc without the need to transcode. Users can also capture from analog devices, such as a TV card. Video can be encoded to MPEG-2 in resolutions up to 1080p, complete with up to 5.1 channels of Dolby Digital audio. Users can even modify a disc that they’ve already created by editing clips and rearranging playlists directly on the disc.
Because Nero is committed to supporting the full range of HD formats, the company has also released a new plug-in that enables HD DVD playback with the Nero ShowTime application. This allows users to experience HD DVD content with brilliant images in full HD 1080p with up to 5.1 channels of HD audio. All HD DVD video codecs, interactive menus and other advanced HD DVD features are fully supported.
Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced is currently available at retail for $99.99, and via download from www.nero.com for $79.99. Current Nero 7 owners can download the update free of charge. The additional HD-DVD plug-in costs $24.99.
About Nero
Nero is a leading provider of digital multimedia solutions for the personal computer, consumer electronics, and mobile industries. Focused on developing technologies for digital media creation and playback, Nero provides strategic partners with applications, codecs, tools, software development kits, and programming interfaces for use with a variety of the latest platforms and devices. Over 240 million units of Nero’s award-winning software solutions have been distributed globally and are widely used in the home, on the go and professionally.
Nero distributes products globally through hardware manufacturers, international partners, retailers, and directly through www.nero.com. Nero AG is headquartered in Karlsbad, Germany and serves the world with regional offices in Karlsbad, Germany (EMEA); Glendale, California, USA (Americas); and Yokohama, Japan (APAC).
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