The reason Nero works so poorly now is because they try to cram too much crap into a single program. So instead of looking for one big fat program, look to lean dedicated tools:
1. For
burning audio CDs, use the freeware version of
Burnaware:
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html
2. For
burning data CDs/DVD, use the freeware
CDBurnerXP:
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download
3. For
copying CD to CD, also use
CDBurnerXP.
4. For
burning DVD-Video from already-authored VIDEO_TS folders or ISO files, use the freeware
ImgBurn.
Download free from
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
5. For
converting AVI/MP4/MKV to DVD, use the payware
ConvertXToDVD. Only $50 from
https://secure.avangate.com/affiliat...so-software.fr
6. For
"shrinking" DVDs (transcoding retail DVD9 to DVD5 size) use the freeware
DVD Shrink instead of Nero Recode.
7. For
authoring DVDs from DVD-ready MPEG files, use the payware
Ulead DVD Workshop 2 instead of Nero Vision.
DVDWS2 is only $15 from
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...3167/KBID/4166
If there's anything I've overlooked, let me know.