<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
called	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
authoring	O
program	O
from	O
Nero	B-Application
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nero	B-Application
Multimedia	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
but	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
also	O
supports	O
label	O
printing	O
technologies	O
LightScribe	B-Application
and	O
LabelFlash	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
convert	O
audio	O
files	O
into	O
other	O
audio	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Roman	O
Emperor	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
association	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
Fire	O
of	O
Rome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
logo	O
features	O
a	O
burning	O
Colosseum	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
anachronism	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
built	O
until	O
after	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux-compatible	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
2005	O
to	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
newer	O
versions	O
,	O
media	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
compilations	O
via	O
the	O
Nero	B-Application
MediaBrowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
AirBurn	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
Nero	B-Application
2015	I-Application
,	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
burn	O
media	O
straight	O
from	O
their	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
is	O
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
2017	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
including	O
4.0	O
with	O
256-bit	O
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
works	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
optical	B-General_Concept
disc	I-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
formats	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
raw	O
uncompressed	O
image	O
using	O
the	O
ISO9660	B-Application
standard	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
NRG	B-General_Concept
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
non-natively	O
supported	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
lossless	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
Wavpack	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shorten	B-Operating_System
,	O
additional	O
program	O
modules	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modules	O
are	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
usually	O
free	O
,	O
although	O
Nero	B-Application
AG	O
sells	O
some	O
proprietary	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
plug-ins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
CD	B-Application
images	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Nero	B-Application
products	O
have	O
the	O
filename	O
extension	O
.NRG	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
and	O
burn	O
normal	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
Nero	B-Application
Multimedia	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
and	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
standalone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
Essentials	O
–	O
a	O
slimmed-down	O
version	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
Multimedia	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
–	O
that	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
OEM	O
computers	O
and	O
optical	O
disc	O
writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Number	O
Nero	B-Application
Application	O
Release	O
Date	O
NotesNero	O
Burning	O
ROM	O
1.0	O
1997	O
Only	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
1.Nero	O
Burning	O
ROM	O
2	O
2.0.0.0	O
1997	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0.7.1	O
1998	O
Last	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
3.Nero	O
Burning	O
ROM	O
4	O
4.0.0.2	O
1999	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
4.CD-ROM	O
UDF	O
and	O
UDF/ISO	O
(	O
Bridge	O
)	O
support	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Cover	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
included	O
Nero	B-Application
Wave	O
Editor	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Nero	B-Application
Cover	O
Designer	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
MPEG1	O
Video	O
Encoder	O
,	O
VCD/SVCD	O
Menu	O
Creation	O
,	O
Audio	O
Plug-In	B-Application
Interface	O
,	O
Embedded	O
Nero	B-Application
API	O
(	O
Application	O
Program	O
Interface	O
)	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
Toolkit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5.5.9.0	O
4	O
July	O
2002	O
The	O
first	O
version	O
with	O
codec	B-General_Concept
plug-in	B-Application
support	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
writing	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
WavPack	B-Application
,	O
MP4	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
6	O
requires	O
Windows	O
95B/98	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
6	O
6.0.0.9	O
25	O
July	O
2003	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
6.Early	O
versions	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
version	O
6	O
would	O
burn	O
only	O
data	O
DVDs	O
using	O
the	O
ISO	B-Application
9660	I-Application
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.6.0.8	O
17	O
February	O
2005	O
Added	O
LightScribe	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
7	O
7.0.1.2	O
31	O
October	O
2005	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
7.For	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
7	O
Ultra	O
Edition	O
Enhanced	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
has	O
no	O
LabelFlash	O
or	O
DiscT	O
@2	O
support	O
as	O
Nero	B-Application
7	O
Premium	O
for	O
Europe	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.5.1.1	O
18	O
September	O
2006	O
Introduced	O
support	O
for	O
LightScribe	B-Application
and	O
writing	O
data	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
writer	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.5.7.0	O
16	O
October	O
2006	O
Designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.11.10.0c	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
compatibility	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
8	O
8.1.1.0	O
1	O
October	O
2007	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeroShowTime	O
gained	O
support	O
for	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
2.0	O
and	O
ATI	O
UVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
9	O
9.0.9.4b	O
29	O
September	O
2008	O
First	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
release	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
10	O
10.0.13100	O
12	O
April	O
2010	O
First	O
retail	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
10	O
10.6.11300	O
Latest	O
update	O
available	O
in	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
11	O
11.0.10700	O
First	O
online	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
1212.0.0030024	O
Sep	O
2012First	O
release	O
to	O
officially	O
support	O
under	O
Windows	O
8.12.0.0080003	O
Dec	O
201212.5.0090004	O
Mar	O
201312.5.0130001	O
Jul	O
2013Last	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
release	O
not	O
using	O
calendar	O
year	O
for	O
edition	O
naming	O
conventions	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
201415.0.0210027	O
Sep	O
2013First	O
release	O
of	O
2014	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
201516.0.0130017	O
Sep	O
2014First	O
release	O
of	O
2015	O
edition.16.0.0200027	O
Jan	O
201516.0.0270006	O
May	O
2015Last	O
release	O
of	O
2015	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
201617.0.00	O
?	O
0021	O
Sep	O
2015First	O
release	O
of	O
2016	O
edition.17.0.0070003	O
Mar	O
2016	O
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
201718.0.0090004	O
Oct	O
2016First	O
release	O
of	O
2017	O
edition.18.0.1600006	O
Dec	O
201618.0.1900015	O
Mar	O
2017	O
Nero	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
ROM	I-Application
20182017First	O
release	O
of	O
2018	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
Although	O
Nero	B-Application
AG	O
appears	O
to	O
no	O
longer	O
maintain	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
older	O
versions	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
release	O
notes	O
are	O
archived	O
by	O
several	O
third-party	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
number	O
Release	O
date	O
NotesNero	O
Linux1.012	O
March	O
2005First	O
releaseNero	O
Linux	B-Application
2	O
2.1.0.4b	O
21	O
February	O
2007	O
Last	O
release	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
Linux	B-Application
version	O
2Nero	O
Linux	B-Application
3	O
3.0.0.0	O
24	O
May	O
2007	O
GTK+	O
2	O
port	O
,	O
Unicode	O
support	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
burning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.5	O
5	O
April	O
2008	O
3.5.2.3	O
22	O
December	O
2008	O
3.5.3.1	O
18	O
June	O
2009Nero	O
Linux	B-Application
4	O
4.0.0.0	O
17	O
September	O
2009	O
Current	O
Linux	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
