Nero announced that Nero 7 is the first multimedia suite to be certified for both authoring and playback of the Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD) standard. Now users can create and enjoy their AVCHD content with one solution. AVCHD is a new recording format introduced by Sony® and Panasonic® that uses an MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video codec to allow for greater compression efficiency as well as higher quality audio and video capturing.

In achieving certification for authoring and playback of AVCHD, Nero 7 has successfully passed the stringent quality standards and guidelines as outlined by Sony® and Panasonic® to ensure the best user experience for AVCHD. AVCHD playback features ensure that users can enjoy High Definition AVCHD video directly on a PC with Nero ShowTime 3. AVCHD authoring in Nero 7 empowers users to take their own HD content from AVCHD camcorders or other sources, and add menus, create chapters, edit, and encode into AVCHD. Nero 7's certified authoring capability ensures that content can be played on consumer devices such as PlayStation® 3 and Blu-ray Disc players.

An AVCHD certified version will be available with the next online update of Nero 7.

Source: Nero.