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Where do I find Nero Application Manuals and how can I print these?

Starting with Nero 2018 products you will find a direct access to Nero Application Manuals in the respective application menu bar under ‘KnowHow’.

For downloading the PDF click ‘Download Manual’ in your application of choice. Printing the PDF will work in the regular way.

You will find the ‘Download Manual’ button in the respective menu bar of below applications:

  • Nero MediaHome
  • Nero Video
  • Nero Recode
  • Nero Burning ROM
  • Nero Express

Example NBR

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If you are using Windows 10 you will have direct access to Nero KnowHow App via the same menu bar entry ‘KnowHow’. Just click on ‘Nero KnowHow’ to open all the dedicated FAQs with tips & tricks for your use cases. New FAQS (like this one) are being published on a regular basis.

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Under Windows 10, there is also a button in Nero Launcher top right for launching Nero KnowHow App from within Nero.

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Besides the FAQ section, in Nero KnowHow App you will also find a dedicated category for accessing Nero Application Manuals as well as a Glossary. For all of these you can  comfortably make use of the global search function of Nero KnowHow App, too.

If you do not use Windows 10, please install Nero KnowHow App on your iOS or Android smartphone and tablet.

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New Versions of Nero Streaming Player available for iOS and Android

New versions of Nero Streaming Player are available for iOS and Android. Please get the new version via the App Stores or just update the installed version on your device.

New in iOS Version 1.2.2 

  • Supports iOS 11
  • Check the connected UPnP devices in your home network (see below)
  • Some bug fixes

New in Android Version 1.1

  • Check the connected UPnP devices in your home network (see below)
  • Some bug fixes

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How do I need to name my ‘TV Show’ video files based on ‘Seasons’ & ‘Episode’ information so that they show up correctly under ‘TV Shows’?

As an introduction to the topic of ‘Movies & TV Shows’ in Nero MediaHome take a look at the overview FAQ.

Folder Structure and Naming

You can add folders on your PC that include Movies or TV Shows to Nero MediaHome media library via the options settings. Once done your Movies or TV Shows will be indexed and added to the browsing views accordingly.

If available, Nero MediaHome will make use additional meta data to achieve optimum results for showing correct movie names and associated film posters. Please, take a quick look at some essential naming conventions that you should apply to all your files associated to Movies & TV Shows.

In order to achieve best results we strongly recommend separating Movie and TV Show content into separate main directories.

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To ensure accurate matches for your TV shows in Nero MediaHome, we suggest to follow the naming conventions below.

Season/Episode type of TV Shows

To name season/episode based shows, please make use of below naming convention.

  • TV Shows/ShowName/Season xx/ShowName – sXXeYY – Optional_Info.ext

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Example

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Multi-Episode Files

If a single video file covers more than one episode, we suggest the following naming.

  • TV Shows/Show Name/Season xx/ShowName – sXXeYY-eZZ – Optional_Info.ext

[in this case YY is the first episode number covered in the file, ZZ is the last episode number covered in the file]

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How do I have to name ‘Movie’ files in order to browse for my ‘Movies’?

As an introduction to the topic of ‘Movies & TV Shows’ in Nero MediaHome take a look at the overview FAQ.

Folder Structure and Naming

You can add folders on your PC that include ‘Movies’ or ‘TV Shows’ to Nero MediaHome media library via the options settings. Once done your Movies or TV Shows will be indexed and added to the browsing views accordingly.

If available, Nero MediaHome will make use of additional meta data to achieve optimum results for showing correct movie names and associated film posters. Please, take a quick look at some essential naming conventions that you should apply to all your files associated to Movies & TV Shows.

In order to achieve best results we strongly recommend separating Movie and TV Show content into separate main directories.

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Single Video Files

For single video files that do not have any further associated file going along, the folder structure is of no meaning. For naming single video files as ‘movie’ files please use below convention.

  • Movies/MovieName – Year.ext*

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*[Year = Year of release, ext = file ending]

Folders including movie files and external subtitles

Folders including movies can consist of several associated individual files. A typical case is movie folders including external subtitles. In such folders you will find files with different files extensions. Just name all files in the folder with the generic movie name and leave the individual file extension naming in place.

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Is a full version of Nero BackItUp included in Nero Suite Products?

The full version of ‘Nero BackItUp’ is part of Nero Platinum 2018 and will be installed together with the Suite product. Also access it via Nero 2018 Platinum start screen.

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With ‘Nero BackItUp’ you can do regular backups and easily restore your valuable data. Now even access and restore backups created with former versions of ‘Nero BackItUp’.

Also make use of the free mobile App version of ‘Nero BackItUp’ for Android to simply backup your mobile data including phone data and messages – even wirelessly.

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