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A popular CD packet writing application from Nero AG, Karlsbad, Germany www.nero.com). Highly praised for its professional and comprehensive features, Nero has been widely used to "burn" CD-Rs and write CD-RWs. Newer versions support DVDs as well, and the "Burning Rome" pun has given way to a simpler software brand, just plain "Nero." Formerly Ahead Software AG, founded in 1995, Nero offers several multimedia applications.
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| Developer(s) | Nero AG |
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| Initial release | 1997 |
| Stable release | 9.4.26.0 / 2009-10-09 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Optical disc authoring software |
| License | Commercial proprietary |
| Website | www.nero.com |
Nero Burning ROM, commonly called just Nero, is an optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG, formerly Ahead Software.[1] As of version 6, the program has been a part of Nero software suite.
Nero Express, a simplified edition of Nero Burning ROM targeted for entry-level customers, is also available with Nero software suite. Although Nero Express is not as powerful as the full-featured Nero Burning ROM, it features a more streamlined user interface that appeals to most users and offers a broader range of features than those offered by Windows. Nero Express is also integrated into Nero software suite, especially into OEM editions of this software which lack Nero Burning ROM.
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Nero Burning ROM works with a number of optical disc image formats, including the common ISO image and Nero's proprietary NRG file format. Depending on version more formats may be natively supported.
To use more formats, particularly lossless FLAC, Wavpack, and Shorten, it is necessary to install additional program modules. The modules, called plug-ins or codecs, are often freely available. Nero AG sells some video and proprietary audio plug-ins.[2]
When in the past a Nero backup of a music CD would play on your home stereo as well as in your car, this is no longer the case. Backing up your music CDs will produce a CD that is only playable on a PC.
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| Developer(s) | Nero AG |
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| Initial release | 2005 |
| Stable release | 4.0.0.0 / 2009-09-17 |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Optical disc authoring software |
| License | Commercial proprietary[citation needed] |
| Website | Nero Linux home page |
Nero Linux is a more recent standalone incarnation of Nero Burning ROM that works on various distributions of Linux. Nero Linux does not work on Microsoft Windows and therefore is not included with Nero software suite.
A Linux port of Nero Burning ROM application, Nero Linux, was announced as a free "upgrade" from the Microsoft Windows version in March 2005.[3] The application replicates most features of the Windows version, and uses the GTK+ g . As of 26 February 2008 a trial version is freely downloadable.
The program's name is intended to be a play on words.[4] Recording optical media is often known as "burning", while pressed CDs were often referred to as CD-ROMs. The Roman Emperor Nero has sometimes been suspected of setting the Great Fire of Rome. This pun is more obvious in the original German as the German name for Rome is Rom. The program logo is an image of the Roman Colosseum in flames.
| Version number | Release date | Notes |
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| Nero Burning ROM 1 | ||
| 1.0 | 1997 | First release of version 1. |
| 1.0 | 1997 | Last release of version 1. |
| Nero Burning ROM 2[5] | ||
| 2.0.0.0 | 1997 | First release of version 2. |
| 2.0.1.5 | 1997 | Last release of version 2. |
| Nero Burning ROM 3[6] | ||
| 3.0.0.0 | 1997 | First release of version 3. |
| 3.0.7.1 | 1998 | Last release of version 3. |
| Nero Burning ROM 4[5] | ||
| 4.0.0.2 | 1999 | First release of version 4. CD-ROM UDF and UDF/ISO (Bridge) support added. Nero Cover Editor. |
| 4.0.9.1 | 20 March 2000 | Last release of version 4. New features include twin VQ Encoding/Decoding, audio echo filter, and audio drag & drop implemented for Windows 2000. |
| Nero Burning ROM 5[5] | ||
| 5.0.0.3 | 2000 | First release of version 5. |
| 5.5 | 30 April 2001 | Released as a major update. New features included Nero Wave Editor, Advanced Nero Cover Designer, Nero MPEG1 Video Encoder, VCD / SVCD Menu Creation, Audio Plug-In Interface, Embedded Nero API (Application Program Interface), Nero Toolkit |
| 5.5.4.0 | 25 August 2001 | First version to support DVD burning.[7] |
| 5.5.9.0 | 4 July 2002 | The first version which supports codec plugins (for example for writing FLAC, WavPack, MP4 etc. files to Audio CD-s). |
| 5.5.10.56 | 2 March 2004 | Last release of version 5.[8] |
| Nero Burning ROM 6 | ||
| 6.0.0.9 | 25 July 2003 | First release of version 6. Early versions of Nero version 6 would only burn data DVDs using the ISO 9660 file system. Though DVD drives seemed to have no difficulty reading single-layer discs, the compatibility of dual-layer discs was more patchy. |
| 6.6.0.8 | 17 February 2005 | Added LightScribe support. |
| 6.6.1.15a | 21 March 2007 | Last release of version 6. |
| Nero Burning ROM 7[9] | ||
| 7.0.1.2 | 31 October 2005 | First release of version 7. For unknown reasons, Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced (for North America) has no LabelFlash or DiscT@2 support, as opposed to Nero 7 Premium (for Europe). |
| 7.5.1.1 | 18 September 2006 | Introduced support for LightScribe and Blu-ray Disc recording. |
| 7.5.7.0 | 16 October 2006 | Designed to run on Windows Vista. |
| 7.7.5.1 | 18 January 2007 | Officially certified for Windows Vista. Fixed all prior reported flaws, updated Booktype support, and added further options for high definition discs. |
| 7.8.5.0 | 20 March 2007 | Bugfix release. |
| 7.10.1.1 | 4 July 2007 | Bugfix release. |
| 7.11.10.0 | 30 May 2008 | Last release of version 7. |
| Nero Burning ROM 8 | ||
| 8.1.1.0 | 1 October 2007 | First release of version 8. |
| 8.2.8.0 | 19 December 2007 | Implemented support for DualLayer DVD-RW media including layer jump junction. |
| 8.3.2.1 | 12 March 2008 | Minor bugfixes, improved playback compatibility for Blu-ray.[10] |
| 8.3.6.0 | 14 July 2008 | Minor bugfixes while NeroShowTime gained a support for DXVA 2.0 and ATI UVD. |
| 8.3.13.0 | 17 December 2008 | Last release of version 8. |
| Nero Burning ROM 9 | ||
| 9.0.9.4b | 29 September 2008 | First release of version 9. |
| 9.0.9.4d | 29 October 2008 | Prior release of version 9. |
| 9.2.6.0 | 17 December 2008 | Prior release of version 9. |
| 9.4.13.2 | 2 June 2009 | Prior release of version 9. |
| 9.4.13.2c | 16 July 2009 | Prior release of version 9. |
| 9.4.13.2d | 28 August 2009 | Prior release of version 9. |
| 9.4.26.0 | 9 October 2009 | Current release of version 9. |
Note: Although Nero AG appears to no longer maintain a history of older versions on their website, release notes are archived by several third-party sites.[5][6][11][12]
| Version number | Release date | Notes | |
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| Nero Linux | |||
| 1.0 | 12 March 2005[13] | First release | |
| Nero Linux 2 | |||
| 2.1.0.4b | 21 February 2007 | Last release of Nero Linux version 2 | |
| Nero Linux 3 | |||
| 3.0.0.0 | 24 May 2007 | GTK+ 2 port, Unicode support, Blu-ray burning. | |
| 3.0.2.1 | 6 November 2007 | ||
| 3.1.1.0 | 13 February 2008 | Based on NeroAPI version 7.20, Some command line arguments. | |
| 3.5 | 5 April 2008 | ||
| 3.5.2.3 | 22 December 2008 | ||
| 3.5.3.1 | 18 June 2009 | ||
| 4.0.0.0 | 17 September 2009[14] | Current Linux release. | |
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