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Nero Burning for Linux
ceasol writes "The German company Nero, developers of the award-winning Nero Burning ROM suite for Windows, now release a free version for Linux called NeroLINUX a CD/DVD Burning Software, and include many features from the Windows version. This software is proprietary but free if you registered." The OEM versions of Nero that come with many CD burners aren't sufficient, though; NeroLINUX is free-as-in-beer only if you've registered "a full version of Nero software version 6 or higher," or a "retail version or downloaded version."
Before discovering K3B, a CD/DVD burning software was the main thing I was missing under Linux. K3B is nice, but Nero (at least under Windows) had a lot more options.
NeroLINUX uses NeroAPI for low-level operations (burn process) (FTA)
Nope, OEM versions are explicitely excluded.
The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.
Software Products: Object of this agreement is the Nero software suite, comprising a selection of components, that varies with different suite types, from the following list: Nero Burning ROM, NeroMIX, WMA-Plug-in, InCD, Nero StartSmart, Nero Toolkit, Nero Cover Designer, Nero Wave Editor, Nero SoundTrax, Nero BackItUp, Nero ImageDrive, Nero Media Player, Nero ShowTime, InCD Reader, Nero PhotoShow Express, Nero Recode, Nero Fast CD-Burning Plug-In, NeroVision Express and/or Nero Express ("Software")"
If you look at the very first paragraph you will notice a list of software products that it covers, NeroLinux is *NOT* one of pieces of software covered by that license, making your whole point irrelevant to the discussion on NeroLinux (this does not mean I support the DRM in the windows version).
Definitely a good tool for those who have vid burning windows addicts in their household. I may finally have a shot at converting my wife over to the 'dark side' of burning vids on her windows station...time to switch the myth server inittab to default:5.
Ah...but this is slashdot...nitpicking(TM) is mandatory. Well, it'd be nice if the Nero folks provided at least a basic level of support for the linux side. I'd bet there's people in their support arm who'd be happy to work with an OS they can really troubleshoot for a change.
It is actually using a GTK1 interface. There doesn't seem to be anything that would be incentive enough to buy it. If only it were GTK2 however... but anyways, I use K3B.
But could we please call Ahead Software by their name instead of calling the company Nero?
Look at the bottom of http://www.nero.com/. "Nero AG / Nero Inc." I'm guessing they incorporated under the Nero name as well when they realized that not many people actually know the company name.
I also think it's pretty damn cool that despite all of the cool front-ends out there, basically just a handful of the same utilities are used.
I can think of a few things that the current linux combos of those utils can't accomplish, however, at least the last time I looked into each one:
- Writing clone-cd image files. Many off-site archival backups of Playstation games come in this format. There is no native linux utility of which I'm aware that can handle these. In any case, it's a bullshit format - the very good Windows utility CDMage can convert them to bin/cue format, which cdrdao-using programs can then burn. The conversion works 100% of the time, and CDMage runs in linux via WINE very well - still, this is an extra and time-consuming step...
- Writing cd+g (or is it +eg?) formats - Karoke cd's, that is. I wonder if Nero can do this?
- Writing an mp3 file on the fly in DOA mode. I haven't tested the DAO mode in cdrecord - but in my experience, most front-ends use cdrdao to burn DAO, and cdrdao can't be fed an input-stream (last I checked, anyway), because it needs a cue file as well as the bin-data. So, you must convert the mp3 files into waves first and then burn them in DAO mode. If you use cdrecord with a pipe (or a front end) to do this in real time, the result will be TAO.
So I for one welcome some new blood/competition (sorry, no 'overlords' joke), assuming Nero will write code from mostly-scratch (which I don't know because I didn't RTFA). BTW, I thought the Windows version of Nero ran under WINE, so this might be a way to handle some of the above anyway.dahlek (will you squirm when you are pecked
I'm using Fedora Core 3, after installing the RPM it gave a series of warnings about an unsupported OS, which I fully ignored and it ran fine.
It's about as easy and logical to use as older versions of nero (5 and below) though this is just my own opinion having installed it 15 minutes ago.
K3B I think is better from a useability point. Again, my own opinion. YMMV.
There is no demo available, no screenshots, and you can't even buy it directly.
Here's one out of three... NeroLinux Screenshots
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