detail information

Introduction:

Nero is a long established name in the field of CD/DVD burning, with the Nero Burning Rom name becoming synonymous with this type of application on the Windows PC platform.

More recently, the LINUX operating system is becoming more popular, as more people look for an alternative to Windows. However, an operating system is only as good as the software applications available. This of course is where Windows scores highly, but things are slowly changing and more and more applications are being ported to the LINUX operating system.

NeroLINUX is Nero's first application to run on the LINUX operating system and Nero AG was kind enough to supply us with a serial number so we could fully test this application.

In this review we will be putting NeroLinux through its paces and seeing what this application has to offer to the LINUX user with CD/DVD burning in mind. 

Company Information:

Nero AG is a leading provider in the digital media technology sector and member of the MPEG-4 Industry Forum (MPEGIF).

Nero Digital™ currently provides the most readily available MPEG-4 audio and video compression technology - in particular state-of-the-art audio with MPEG-4 High Efficiency AAC.

In the meantime, Nero AG has developed its award-winning Nero Burning ROM product, the world's leading CD/DVD application software, into the comprehensive multimedia complete solution.

Since its release in 1995, the application has attracted a loyal customer base of over 180 million satisfied users. 

The company with its headquarters in Karlsbad-Ittersbach, Germany and branches in Glendale, California and Yokohama, Japan, has a global direct online sales customer base - including manufacturers, OEMs, distributors, trade partners and end customers.

Program Features:

A run down of the features of this burning application immediately tells us the feature list is nowhere near as complete as the Windows version of Nero Burning Rom. But everything is there:

• Copy CD or DVD as under Windows
• Image Recorder is available
• Digital Audio Extraction for audio tracks
• Data CDs/DVDs (ISO9660, UDF and UDF/ISO9660 Bridge)
• Bootable CDs/DVDs using the El-Torito standard
• Audio CDs (CD TEXT Info can be added)
• Mix Mode CDs
• Enhanced CDs (CD EXTRA)
• CD and DVD Images (ISO, NRG and Cue Sheets)
• Ability to burn multisession CD/DVD
• Double Layer DVDs

In Nero's Own Words:

Nero, leaders in digital media technology, have announced the release of NeroLINUX, the Linux OS Solution for CD/DVD Burning.

This newest member of Nero's award-winning product family is now available for free to registered Nero 6 full version owners.

NeroLINUX is a comprehensive and flexible application available to LINUX users that want the power and quality of Nero's award-winning burning engine to perform all essential optical burning tasks.

'LINUX and Nero are both synonymous with stability and reliability," said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero AG. NeroLINUX is a breakthrough for Nero and we are happy to provide a powerful and reliable optical burning solution to the loyal LINUX community."

NeroLINUX provides LINUX users with the essential tools to effectively perform optical recording tasks. The application supports burning data and disc images to CDs/DVDs (ISO9660, UDF and UDF/ISO9660 Bridge), Bootable CDs/DVDs, Audio CDs with CD text, Mixed Mode CDs, CD-EXTRA, Multisession CD/DVDs and Double Layer DVDs. It is provided as a standard Linux package in RPM or DEB. Supported 32-bit platforms include Red Hat 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0 and Enterprise Linux 3.0, SuSE 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2, Debian 3.0 and future 3.1.

Nero for PC compatible systems has sold over 180 million copies worldwide and has established itself as a leader in the growing audio and video software recording marketplace.