Nero Burning ROM

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Nero Burning ROM
Developer(s) Nero AG
Initial release1997;27 years ago (1997)
Stable release 2017 (18.0.19000) (March 15, 2017;6 years ago (2017-03-15) [1] ) [±]
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Optical disc authoring software
License Trialware
Website www.nero.com

Nero Burning ROM, commonly called Nero, is an optical disc authoring program from Nero AG. The software is part of the Nero Multimedia Suite but is also available as a stand-alone product. It is used for burning and copying optical media such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray disks. The program also supports the label printing technologies LightScribe and LabelFlash, and can be used to convert audio files into other audio formats.

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Name

Nero Burning ROM is a pun in reference to Roman Emperor Nero, who was best known for his association in the Great Fire of Rome. The emperor allegedly fiddled while the city of Rome burned. Also, Rome in German is spelled Rom. The software's logo features a burning Colosseum, although this is an anachronism as it was not built until after Nero's death. [2]

Features

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Nero Express 5.5.10.38 OEM version

Nero Burning ROM is only available for Microsoft Windows. A Linux-compatible version was available from 2005 to 2012, but it has since been discontinued. [3] In newer versions, media can be added to compilations via the Nero MediaBrowser. Nero AirBurn, a new feature in Nero 2015, enables users to burn media straight from their mobile devices. [4] The latest version is Nero Burning ROM 2017 released in October 2016 including SecurDisc  [ ru; de ] 4.0 with 256-bit encryption.

The software supports the creation of a variety of media formats: [5]

Additional functions include:

Image format support

Nero Burning ROM works with a number of optical disc image formats, including the raw uncompressed image using the ISO9660 standard and Nero's proprietary NRG file format. Depending on the version, additional image formats may be supported. To use non-natively supported formats such as lossless FLAC, Wavpack, and Shorten, additional program modules must be installed. The modules are also known as plug-ins and codecs and are usually free, although Nero AG sells some proprietary video and audio plug-ins. Standard CD images created by Nero products have the filename extension .NRG, but users can also create and burn normal ISO images.

Varieties

Nero Burning ROM is integrated in the Nero Multimedia Suite and is also available as a downloadable standalone product. It is also a part of Nero Essentials – a slimmed-down version of Nero Multimedia Suite – that comes bundled with OEM computers and optical disc writers. [6]

Version history

Nero Burning ROM

Version NumberNero Application Release DateNotes
Nero Burning ROM
1.01997Only release of version 1.
Nero Burning ROM 2 [7]
2.0.0.01997First release of version 2.
2.0.1.51997Last release of version 2.
Nero Burning ROM 3 [8]
3.0.0.01997First release of version 3.
3.0.7.11998Last release of version 3.
Nero Burning ROM 4 [7]
4.0.0.21999First release of version 4.
CD-ROM UDF and UDF/ISO (Bridge) support added. Nero Cover Editor.
4.0.3.01999Last version for Windows 3.x (requires Win32s).
4.0.9.120 March 2000Last 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 [7]
5.0.0.32000First release of version 5.
5.530 April 2001Major 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.
5.5.4.025 August 2001First version to support DVD burning. [9]
5.5.9.04 July 2002The first version with codec plug-in support (for example, writing FLAC, WavPack, MP4 etc. files to Audio CDs), Windows XP Support.
5.5.10.562 March 2004Last release of version 5. [10] Last version for Windows 95A. [11] Nero 6 requires Windows 95B/98 or later. [12]
Nero Burning ROM 6
6.0.0.925 July 2003First release of version 6.
Early versions of Nero version 6 would burn only data DVDs using the ISO 9660 file system. Though DVD drives seemed to have no difficulty reading single-layer discs, compatibility with dual-layer discs was problematic.
6.3.1.2518 June 2004Last version for Windows NT 4.0. [13]
6.6.0.817 February 2005Added LightScribe support.
6.6.1.15c31 July 2007Last release of version 6.
Nero Burning ROM 7 [14]
7.0.1.231 October 2005First release of version 7.
For unknown reasons, Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced for North America has no LabelFlash or DiscT@2 support as Nero 7 Premium for Europe does.
7.2.7.028 August 2006Last version for Windows 95B[ citation needed ]/98/ME.
7.5.1.118 September 2006Introduced support for LightScribe and writing data on Blu-ray Disc writer drive.
7.5.7.016 October 2006Designed to run on Windows Vista.
7.7.5.118 January 2007Officially certified for Windows Vista.
Fixed all prior reported flaws, updated Booktype support, and added further options for high definition discs.
7.8.5.020 March 2007Bugfix release.
7.10.1.14 July 2007Bugfix release.
7.11.10.0b21 January 2010Bugfix release.
7.11.10.0cMarch 11, 2010Windows 7 compatibility update. Last release of version 7.
Nero Burning ROM 8
8.1.1.01 October 2007First release of version 8.
8.2.8.019 December 2007Added support for DualLayer DVD-RW media including layer jump junction.
8.3.2.112 March 2008Minor bug fixes. Improved playback compatibility for Blu-ray. [15]
8.3.6.014 July 2008Minor bug fixes. NeroShowTime gained support for DXVA 2.0 and ATI UVD.
8.3.13.017 December 2008
8.3.13.0a11 January 2010Prior release of version 8.
8.3.20.015 March 2010 [16] Last release of version 8. Last version for Windows 2000.
Nero Burning ROM 9
9.0.9.4b [17] 29 September 2008First release of version 9. First release to support Windows 7.[ citation needed ]
9.0.9.4c [18] 16 October 2008
9.2.6.0 [19] 17 December 2008
9.4.13.2 [20] 2 June 2009
9.4.13.2b [21] 29 June 2009
9.4.13.2d [22] 28 August 2009
9.4.26.0 [23] 9 October 2009
9.4.26.0b [24] 24 March 2010
9.4.44.0b [25] 3 March 2011Last release of version 9.
Nero Burning ROM 10
10.0.13100 [26] 12 April 2010First retail release of version 10
10.6.11300 [27] Latest update available in official website. Last release of version 10.
Nero Burning ROM 11
11.0.10700First online release of version 11. First release to support the following BDXL media: BD-R TL, BD-RE TL, BD-R QL, and BD-RE QL.[ citation needed ]
11.0.12200
11.0.1050014 December 2011
11.2.10300Last release of version 11.
Nero Burning ROM 12
12.0.00300 [28] 24 Sep 2012First release to officially support under Windows 8. [29]
12.0.00800 [30] 03 Dec 2012
12.5.00900 [31] 04 Mar 2013
12.5.01300 [32] 01 Jul 2013Last release of version 12. Last release not using calendar year for edition naming conventions of Nero Burning ROM.
Nero Burning ROM 2014
15.0.02100 [33] 27 Sep 2013First release of 2014 edition. First release to use calendar year for edition naming conventions of Nero Burning ROM.
15.0.02700 [34] 21 Oct 2013
15.0.03600 [35] 27 Nov 2013
15.0.03900 [36] 13 Jan 2014
15.0.04200 [37] 07 Feb 2014
15.0.04600 [38] 11 Mar 2014
15.0.05300 [39] 17 Jun 2014Last release of 2014 edition.
Nero Burning ROM 2015
16.0.01300 [40] 17 Sep 2014First release of 2015 edition.
16.0.02000 [41] 27 Jan 2015
16.0.02700 [42] 06 May 2015Last release of 2015 edition. Last version for Windows XP and Vista.
Nero Burning ROM 2016
17.0.00?00 [43] 21 Sep 2015First release of 2016 edition.
17.0.00700 [44] 03 Mar 2016
Nero Burning ROM 2017
18.0.00900 [45] 04 Oct 2016First release of 2017 edition.
18.0.16000 [46] 06 Dec 2016
18.0.19000 [47] 15 Mar 2017
Nero Burning ROM 2018
2017First release of 2018 edition.
Nero Burning ROM 2024
26.0.1.41 Nov 2023First release of 2024 edition.

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. [7] [8] [48] [49]

Nero Linux

Version numberRelease dateNotes
Nero Linux
1.012 March 2005 [50] First release
Nero Linux 2
2.1.0.4b21 February 2007Last release of Nero Linux version 2
Nero Linux 3
3.0.0.024 May 2007GTK+ 2 port, Unicode support, Blu-ray burning.
3.0.2.16 November 2007
3.1.1.013 February 2008Based on NeroAPI version 7.20. Some command line arguments supported.
3.55 April 2008
3.5.2.322 December 2008
3.5.3.118 June 2009
Nero Linux 4
4.0.0.017 September 2009 [51] Current Linux release.
4.0.0.0b22 December 2010 [52] Latest Linux update

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