When I was asked to review Nero 6 Ultra edition, I thought – what a great idea. With all of the media integration happening in today’s digital media-drive market, it’s a no-brainer that consumers are going to quickly get to the point where they want to do more with their CDs and DVDs beyond simple data storage options presented by the Windows operating system. Reviewing a suite of software tools is not an easy task. For reasons that are obvious, I can only summarize some of the key features and applications contained within Ahead Software’s flagship all-in-one CD/DVD media application. The best way to cover this Swiss army knife of software is to go through some of the key applications one by one and try to give a clear picture of just what this compilation of programs can do.

Nero’s StartSmart 2 application is the first place I go when beginning a project. It is an efficient, well-designed jump application that cohesively “glues” together the software suite that makes up Nero 6 Ultra Edition. StartSmart is designed so that users can take a task oriented approach to accomplishing tasks involving CD and DVD-ROM discs. Put plainly, this application is why Nero 6 isn’t just a mess of products installed onto your computer.
StartSmart is organized into 6 sections: Favorites, Data, Audio, Photo and Video, Copy and Backup, and Extras. It also allows selection between the destination formats of: Hard Disc, DVD or CD, allowing you to receive context-sensitive shortcuts to tasks you may want to complete using the software.

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