Hello,
If you have Nero 6 you do not need to worry about what Movie Maker can or
can not do. All you need is a source file, a DVD writer and Nero. Simply
run Nero Vision Express 3 (might be version 2 prior to updating your copy
of Nero) and create your DVD. For a list of file types that Nero can
handle go to the import file option in Express and where it says all
supported file types click the down arrow and see the full list. You will
notice that it can import from every popular format/source type leaving
Movie Maker in the dust.
BTW, an OEM of Nero 6 means that you are not entitled to free support from
Nero, as far as I know you are entitled to all the free updates (and from
memory there are only ever three files to download)
You can use Vision Express 3 to capture from a camera of various types and
in its native format or from a non-copyright disk CD or DVD and export the
capture in one of many formats including type 1 & 2 avi.
If you want to edit a file and export it in its native format (what ever
that might be) you can select the smart encoding option. This will only
cause re-rendering where you have made changes thereby maintaining the
quality at its highest level. So, if you captured from a camera that
exports MPeg files you can import, edit and export back to the camera or
create a DVD and loose none of the quality of the original.
The one thing you would do in extreme cases is want to send the output of
Nero to a file that can be used by Movie Maker.....lets qualify that
further...if you really MUST use some of the extravagant effects you can
buy for movie maker then yes, Nero will create a file for you that can be
used by Movie Maker. But, before you think, that's great, take a look at
any normal TV program and ask yourself, "Where are all those fancy
transitions and effects, why do I not see the Professionals using them?"
Having gone through the "must have more effects" phase myself, I can tell
you that for a final product that the large majority of people will find
easy to watch and enjoy, you want to use as little as possible those clever
transitions and effects. Climbs off soap box
Nero is also capable of creating files at a much higher data rate/quality
than the DV-AVI standard of Movie Maker straight out of the box, it can
also create DVD's at those higher levels again straight out of the box, but
if you want to have more control over the data rate and compression you can
edit them simply by entering new values...you do not need to know how to
create special files that can then be used to control it the way you have
to in Movie Maker
Hope that the above helps. For further help on Nero you can ask in the
Common Rooms on my website. We have an up and coming expert in their. It
seems there is no newsgroup for Nero, a great pity, but then, its a measure
of how much help people need with it, would you believe that they do not
include the help file in the main download for the program!!! Its their to
be had if you are a serious novice or if you want the higher technical view
on how to use it...
<Cliche'>It only looks like Rocket Science if its a poor program, remember
that a computer is meant to work for you and not the other way
around</Cliche'>
--
John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
Truthfully, I am not an Instant Expert, But I know someone who is going to
have to try a LOT harder
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