The level indicator is at the bottom of the Nero main window. The level indicator allows you to tell whether the data you have selected will fit on the disc. As data is normally measured in megabytes and audio data in minutes of playing time, the Nero level indicator switches between megabytes and minutes depending on the type of data being written to CD. A blue bar in the level indicator shows the size of the current compilation.
Standard CDs normally have a capacity of 650 MB (or 74 minutes). There are now blank CDs available with a capacity of 80, 90 and 99 minutes. Therefore the capacity of blank CDs is currently between 74 and 99 minutes. The Nero level indicator attempts to accommodate this by showing a yellow line at 74 minutes (or 650 MB) and a red dashed line at 80 minutes (or 700 MB).
If you want to move these markings, you can do so using the Nero Preferences menu item. See the section 'Modifying the Nero level indicator'.
You should note however that the value you enter here only affects the display of the level indicator. It is not possible, by changing these values, to create extra storage space where none actually exists. If you want, you can also switch off the display of the level indicator from the Nero Preferences dialog box.
Although the Nero level indicator is useful, as a result of the following problems, its accuracy cannot be guaranteed: