From Book News, Inc.
Many users of Nero know how to use the software for burning CDs and DVDs but don't know how to access its other capabilities. Wang, a prolific author of computer books who is also a standup comic, provides an overview of what Nero can do, and how to do it, including backing up data, creating labels and disc covers, editing sound and video, and playing movies and music. Wang writes for the average user without a lengthy technical resume.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Blogcritics.org, September 2004
"Superbly organized and well-written. For those just getting started with Nero, this should be an excellent primer."

Kickstart News http://www.kickstartnews.com/reviews/books/bookofnero6_ultraed.html
"I can't say enough about… this support book. Highly recommended."

Book Description
If you’ve installed a CD or DVD writer drive, chances are that Nero came with it. Nero is great for burning music CDs, data backups, and DVDs, but it can do a whole lot more! Combining the best parts of a media player, a design program, a sound editor, and a video editor, Nero makes it possible for you to create CDs and DVDs that will knock your socks off. Best-selling computer book author Wallace Wang takes you step-by-step through all of Nero’s capabilities, without any unnecessary jargon. You’ll learn how to: * Burn CDs — Make mixes and archive favorite albums (even from tapes and records!) * Edit mixes — Remove pauses and balance tracks * Back up data — Schedule automated backups * Create slide shows — Set all those digital photos to music! * Burn DVDs — And edit video, too! * Design your own labels and covers * Edit sound files — Remove hisses and pops from old recordings, adjust levels and more! * Use Nero to play movies and music Do more with Nero with The Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition.

About the Author
Wallace Wang is the author of over 40 computer books, including the best-selling Steal This Computer Book (No Starch Press). He is also a successful standup comic who has appeared on A&E’s "Evening at the Improv" and appears regularly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
If you have Nero 6, you have the tools to handle nearly any imaginable CD/DVD-burning task. But you probably aren￯﾿ﾽt getting the most of those tools -- especially if Nero was bundled with your CD/DVD drive, and without a printed manual. That￯﾿ﾽs where The Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition comes in.

Wallace Wang covers this package from soup to nuts: everything from duping audio CDs to designing disc labels to creating photo slide shows (complete with titles). You￯﾿ﾽll walk through using Nero and your DVD drive as an automated data backup system; editing audio (including splitting tracks from tape cassettes or vinyl LPs); capturing videocassettes to DVD; even using the Nero Toolkit to optimize playback and burning performance. If Nero can do it, this book will show you how -- fast. Bill Camarda, from the December 2004 Read Only

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Ahead Software's Nero Ultra 6 is probably the most popularCD and DVD burning software in the world. While it seems like it should be easy to burn CDs and DVDs, burning a CD can be alot more complicated than copying a floppy, and many users reach high frustration levels after burning coaster after coaster.

Nero Ultra 6 makes it alot easier to burn a CD or DVD as long as users understand the important parts of the software. Like whether to burn a multisession CD; what mode to use; whether to close the session; how best to erase a rewritable; how to burn music files; and stuff like that. The Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition takes the user step-by-step through using Nero for various tasks, without the jargon that can make this stuff so difficult.

While Ahead offers free user manuals online, they are difficult to use and not always well-written. This book adopts a friendly tone and pares things down to what's important, so that users won't have to spend their time reading and reading.

SYNOPSIS

Nero is a great tool for burning CDs and DVDs and it can do a whole lot more, but many users do not know how to access all of its powerful features. ￯﾿ﾽNero is a great little program that consistently wins high marks for its technical capabilities,￯﾿ﾽ explains author Wallace Wang, ￯﾿ﾽbut those same high-powered technical features can make it hard for less technically-savvy people to use. I wrote this book to help the average person tame the power of Nero.￯﾿ﾽ ￯﾿ﾽIt￯﾿ﾽs very frustrating to burn a CD, just to discover that the data didn￯﾿ﾽt burn correctly and what you￯﾿ﾽve got is about as good as a drink coaster,￯﾿ﾽ adds No Starch Press publisher William Pollock. ￯﾿ﾽNo one needs more drink coasters. Who uses those?￯﾿ﾽ Wang takes readers through the essentials of CD and DVD burning (preventing the coaster syndrome), then introduces readers to Nero￯﾿ﾽs other impressive capabilities. Readers learn how to: ￯﾿ﾽ         Copy music onto a CD, whether to archive their favorites, or to make the ultimate mix CD ￯﾿ﾽ         Burn music with the highest sound quality, remove unnecessary pauses, and balance tracks like a pro ￯﾿ﾽ         Back up important data, freeing up space on the hard drive and saving files in the case of computer crashes ￯﾿ﾽ         Save vacation photos as a slide show to share with friends and family, or make that important work presentation really pop with photos accompanied by music ￯﾿ﾽ         Burn a DVD video disc of favorite video moments ￯﾿ﾽ         Design fantastic labels and disc covers for CDs and DVDs, so mix CDs make perfect gifts and home movies look store bought ￯﾿ﾽ         Edit sound, including how to remove the hisses and pops from songs recorded from tapes and vinyl LPs ￯﾿ﾽ         Use Nero as a full-featured audio and video player, to replace the other media players on their computer   Combining the best parts of a media player, a design program, a sound editor, and a video editor, Nero makes it possible to create CDs and DVDs that work and that do exactly what they￯﾿ﾽre supposed to do. ￯﾿ﾽThe Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition￯﾿ﾽ shows how.

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