Nero 11 Platinum, a quick preview

Review: Nero
11 Platinum HD
Reviewed by: Vroom
Provided by: Nero AG

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Nero AG was kind enough to send us copy of
their latest software for a quick preview, Nero 11 Platinum. For more info
about Nero you can visit their website.

Nero 11 Platinum is the next step from the
previous release that MyCE had reviewed.
Nero 11 Platinum offers all the options that we are used to and some new ones,
but one of the main improvements comes with the support of HD. You can get the full
HD experience with Nero 11 Platinum HD on playback, video editing and also
converting videos. Also there is support for smartphones that have the Android
OS.

Before we get started with the preview I
need to say that on this preview I will be just giving a quick look at nero 11
platinum and not doing a full review. Hopefully you'll get an idea of what nero
11 platinum has to offer.
 

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Installation

Installing Nero 11 is a very simple
procedure. In our case we had one single file (1GB Size) that we simply ran and
installed. We will looking at some screenshots from the installation.

The installer detected my default language
and automatically started the installation in Greek. The rest of the screen shots
will also be in Greek as I wasn’t able to find a way to change it

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Some additional software that was required
was automatically downloaded and installed, after this step a reboot was
required.

After the reboot the installation
continued, and we were asked to insert the serial number of the product and
also accept the licence agreement for the installation to continue.

After a few minutes the installation is
finished and Nero 11 Platinum is ready to be used.

Kwik


Kwik is the media player on nero 11. With
Kwik you can watch movies, listen to music and view pictures, some more info
about kwik can be found here.
Now let’s take a brief look at the Kwik media player.

This is the first page of Kwik media, where
you can create a photo calendar, import files to library and burn discs. So we
simply click on Skip and we can now go ahead to the main program.

The main window is simple and you can access
your media and create playlists or slide shows. You can burn or share your
media on My Nero, YouTube, Flickr and Facebook. You also can have access to the
nero market that will enhance your experience with nero 11.

Here is a quick view of the Market.

Backitup


Nero Backitup continues to be a very easy
way of backing up your data. A more detailed view can be found here.

The main screen of nero 11 BackItUp. The
first thing that we notice is Nero LIVEBackup, you won’t have to worry about
your backups, all you have to do is select the destination drive, the drive
that you want to backup, and finally set how often you want the files to be
backed up, the default value is 2 hours but you can change this.  A very useful
feature. There are also ways to manually backup drives/partitions and
files/folders. You can also Restore your backups.

Nero Burning Rom


Nero Burning Rom hasn’t changed, and that’s
a good thing. Everything that we got used to is still there, with some
improvements.

As we can see not much has changed in appearance.
The DiscSpan function that was introduced in nero 10 is there, and there is
also one new button.

It's the nero Media Browser. When you click
on it a new windows appears and you can choose what files you want to add to
your compilation.

This is what you will see when you will
click on the nero Media Browser.

Nero Recode & Video


Nero recode is another program in this
suite that has been heavily updated. Now you have many more options to choose,
you can convert DVDs and HD material to another format. There are also some
more options to convert files to enable them to be played on an iPad, ipod, iPhone,
PS3, Xbox 360, PSP or you can manually create new profiles and save them. Nero Recode
is able to take full advantage of all CPU cores and also all the latest
acceleration that modern graphic cards can provide, such as NVIDIA CUDA, AMD
App Accelerator and Intel Quick-Sync-Video.

Here is what see on the first screen of
nero Recode. Three main options are Drag-and-drop, Recode discs and Convert
media files. Now let's take a look at the settings.

The Video Settings have almost everything
that you need for your everyday use, and also you can save the changes that you
made in a new profile.

Nero Video

Nero Video will allow you to make a DVD or
a Blu-Ray disc look more professional with menus and effects. You can also
capture, manageand author your own videos. Again you can take full advantage of
NVIDIA CUDA, AMD App Accelerator and Intel Quick-Sync-Video.

The welcome screen gives you the option of choosing
what you want to do.

Clicking on 'Make Movie or Slide Show' will
ask you to set the video format, resolution and audio. After that you click OK and
you will be in the main window of the program.

This is express editing mode, and an easy
way for users that simply want to add some effects to their movies. There is
also an Advanced editing option that will allow you to have more control over
your videos.

Here's what the advanced editing screen looks
like. For more info on nero Video you can click here.


Conclusion

Again we finish this preview with only
positives. Everything has been improved, especially the video and recode
software. Nero 11 platinum can offer almost everything that you will need to
make your life easier and also take full advantage of most of the modern
hardware.

“Overall nero 11 platinum is a step
forward from nero 10 and it’s one of the best multimedia suites you can get.”
Again I will be giving the excellent rating and the editor's choice
award.

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