Over the course of our review, we noticed a few things that struck us as odd. First off, we wish Nero could remember which mode we used last. We like to burn single-session discs in Disc-at-Once mode to preserve compatibility with older equipment, but Nero always defaults to opening multi-session, track-at-once discs.

Another oddity that occurs within NeroVision Express is that the clip duration reads as hours, minutes, seconds and hundredths of seconds--not as hours, minutes, seconds and frames. An option to go between hundredths and frames would have been nice. Perhaps the idea was to logically allow the use of film, PAL footage and NTSC footage on the same timeline, although when you consider the differences in color space, frame rates, etc., it seems like that might be asking for trouble.

When you've finished burning your discs, you can fire up Nero Cover Designer to create booklets, inlay cards and disc labels. The software comes with a wide array of layouts for use with disc, and also supports disc printers, (which is the approach we recommend.)

You'll be surprised to find the sheer amount of things this product can do. We have to admit that we were--and since space is limited in these columns, we couldn't devote much attention to InCD (packet writing/drive letter access utility), PhotoSnap (photo manager), BackItUp (backup) or MediaHome (network media sharing utility), among other facets of the software.

Overall, we have to give it to Nero for making an already-great product even better. Nero Ultra Edition 6.6 is noticeably more stable, polished and usable than its predecessors.

Charles Fulton is Videomaker's Associate Editor.

Platform: PC
Operating System: Windows (all)
RAM: 64MB for writing audio and data discs; 128MB for DVD and video authoring
Hard Disk: 500MB for typical installation
Demo Version: 30-day trial
Upgrade: $50 (Free for users of Nero 6.x)

• Very comprehensive package

• Can't remember burning preferences
• Doesn't address video as hours:minutes:seconds:frames

A versatile collection of disc burning software that works very well.

$70 ($100 boxed)
Nero
330 N. Brand Blvd., Ste 695
Glendale, CA 91203
www.nero.com