User manual NERO SHOWTIME 2 QUICK START REV 2.1

[. . . ] QuickStart Nero ShowTime 2 Nero AG Information on copyright and trademarks The Nero ShowTime 2 user manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. This user manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. This manual may not - in whole or in part - be copied, transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Nero AG. All trademark names and trademarks are the property of the respective owners. [. . . ] Please note that it is only possible to switch the hardware acceleration on and off when there is no playback. Nero ShowTime The 'Preferences' menu · 23 Screen control In this menu you set the appearance of the playback window at the start of Nero ShowTime 2. If the 'Run Full-screen' option is enabled, the film played is automatically shown on the entire screen. If the 'Keep Aspect Ratio' option is enabled, the film will be shown in its original aspect ratio (or rather, height x width). If the 'Hide Video Window' option is enabled, then the playback window is first shown when the film is played. Video mode preference In this menu you can specify the video playback mode. Standard: The video will be shown in the format in which it was recorded. 4 x 3 (Pan & Scan): A video in wide screen format, such as 16 x 9 for instance, will be shown in 4 x 3 format. The pan & scan procedure makes use of the whole height of the screen, so that the contents of the left and right edges of the picture are lost. On the other hand, no black strips are seen at the top and bottom of the picture, as occurs with the 'letterbox' procedure. 4 x 3 (Letterbox): A video in wide screen format, such as 16 x 9, will be shown in 4 x 3 format. As all the visual information is displayed, black strips will be seen at the top and bottom of the screen. Nero ShowTime The 'Preferences' menu · 24 3. 4. 1 Video mode In this menu you can set whether you would like to work with deinterlacing in playback or not. In the interlaced mode video images are shown as two different half-images. In the first half-image every other image line is represented; shortly thereafter the second half-image shows the remaining lines, so that a complete image is suggested to the eye. Conventional TV screens use this technology, while computer monitors work with high, non-flickering frequencies, so that they are run without any jumping of lines. If you detect stripes running through the image during playback of the film, you should not enable the 'No deinterlacing' option. If the 'Weave' algorithm is enabled, the deinterlacing procedure is processed using the computer's performance, so that, depending on the processor, images may pile up. You can use step-by-step control and the 'Fine-tuning' option field to set the best image quality yourself. This method provides better image quality, but takes up a lot of processor performance. If you have deactivated the hardware acceleration, no 'Weave' deinterlacing is possible. If the 'Bob' algorithm is enabled, the deinterlacing procedure is assumed by the hardware. This method is primarily recommended to users with older PC's with less than 600 MHz of processor performance. Nero ShowTime The 'Preferences' menu · 25 If you would like detailed information on the subject of interlacing / deinterlacing, we recommend: 'http://www. dvddemystified. com', where you will find a great deal of information on the subject. 3. 4. 2 Video quality The settings in this section only affect Nero Digital Videos und and have no significance for DVD-Videos or VCDs and SVCDs. You specify the quality of the Nero Digital Videos in this menu. We recommend using the 'Auto-adjust' option, as this ensures the ideal setting for your computer. Of course you can also disable this feature or choose a manual quality setting. Nero ShowTime The 'Preferences' menu · 26 3. 4. 3 Nero Digital settings The settings in this area relate to settings for subtitles and video padding options for films that are available in Nero Digital format. Nero ShowTime The 'Preferences' menu · 27 3. 4. 4 Image settings In this menu you can change the image settings such as brightness, contrast and saturation. You can also vary particular film effects like luma (brightness information) and chroma (color information). [. . . ] However, the frequency range is limited. Dolby Surround Pro Logic II Dolby Surround Pro Logic II is a further improvement on Dolby Surround. The surround channels are in stereo and the rear channels have no frequency restrictions. dts Stands for Digital Theater System. With video DVDs, this multi-channel sound format works with a bitrate of either 754. 5 kbps or 1509. 25 kbps. The dts system works with higher data rates than 'Dolby Digital' and thus uses more memory on the DVD disc. High Efficiency AAC Audio High-Efficiency AAC Audio is an audio compression process based on the MPEG-4 specification. [. . . ]