When I first tried Nero 7 I thought Ahead must be under new management as they had released a piece of software with rampant bugs and that was more style than substance. Eg. 5.1 channel support on Nero Wave Editor might seem cool but when the program is resource heavy and the formerly efficient interface is cluttered with "gee wiz" features, and it crashes a lot, this isn't made by the same people that made the previous versions.

I'm disappointed to hear that the bugs still haven't been fixed in Nero 7 and that there isn't a Nero Recode 3 yet. Nero 6.6 is still a great piece of software, a lack of updates doesn't change that.
It still does everything I want to at the present time and I don't expect to be mucking around with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray for a while yet.

2 out of 5 for Nero 7
5 out of 5 for Nero 6.6

A very handy program for cutting down the size of whole DVDs (compressed with DVD Shrink or Nero Recode), it's possible to shave off hundreds of megabytes without sacrificing any content. You can blank legal notices and logos, reduce animated menus to still images and cut opening sequences and credits on TV shows.

The interface is primtive but it does the job. It does involve a learning curve but the rewards are worth it.