® VirtualDrive Pro Version 10 For Windows 2000/XP-SP2/Server 2003 User’s Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 8 8 8 41.1 What is VirtualDrive® Pro? 1.2 Features and Benefits Chapter 2 Installation 11 11 11 11 2.1 System Requirements 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® Pro 2.3 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Pro Chapter 3 Getting Started with VirtualDrive® Pro 14 14 15 3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® Pro 3.2 VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs 18 18 18 4.1 Easy Backup 4.1.
2 63 63 63 7.3.1 Moving Files and Folders to a RAM Disk 7.3.2 Saving the RAM Disk Image 7.3.3 Removing RAM Disk from the System 7.3.4 Virtual Hard Drive Settings Chapter 8 InstantBurning 66 66 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 8.1 Starting Instant Burning 8.2 Getting Prepared for using Instant Burning 8.2.1 Choosing right type of disc to use 8.2.2 Choosing the Default Recorder 8.2.3 Formatting a Rewritable Disc 8.3 Instant Burning Basics 8.3.1 Adding Files to Disc 8.3.2 Deleting Files from a Disc 8.3.
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Chapter 1 Introduction 41.1 What is VirtualDrive® Pro? VirtualDrive® Pro is the most comprehensive CD/DVD software package ever created. In addition to the CD and DVD burning features you will find in many media suites, VirtualDrive® Pro gives you two additional unique bonus features: Virtual Hard Drive, for hard drive emulation and VirtualDrive®, the No.1 CD/DVD Emulator worldwide.
The XP-style user interface is completely integrated with Windows Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Easily insert, eject and browse an Image from a familiar interface. Enable/Disable a CDs auto-run function, change CD/DVD drive letters or set your own hot-keys to insert and run VCDs quickly. • Create shortcuts for your Images This feature allows users to create desktop shortcuts to local or network Images.
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Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements • • • • Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 CD/DVD drive or recorder 50 MB of hard drive space Intel Pentium (or compatible) 233MHz processor or better 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® Pro Step 1: Close any applications that are running before starting the installation. Step 2: Insert the VirtualDrive® Pro CD-ROM into the drive. The setup program should start automatically. If the auto-run function does not start, run the setup.exe file directly from the disc.
Note: The uninstall program will remove all files created by VirtualDrive® Pro, except the Image files (VCDs, with the “VCD” or “D00…” extension), the project files (files with the “CIF” extension), and some log files that keep a record of the VCD list in VCD Manager. These files are located in the VirtualDrive® Pro install path and can be accessed or deleted through Windows Explorer.
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Chapter 3 Getting Started with VirtualDrive® Pro 3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® Pro After installation, you can launch VirtualDrive® Pro using any of these methods: on the desktop Double-click the program icon Select Start All Programs VirtualDrive® Pro. The main functions of VirtualDrive® Pro include: Backup: Allows users to backup, share or archive various files from the hard drive to a CD/DVD, clone CD/DVD discs, or back up Images to a real disc.
physical CD/DVD-ROM drive or the actual disc. From this page, you can: Create VCD VCD Manager ISO Conversion Create an Image file of a CD/DVD disc and store it on the hard drive. Launch VCD Manager and enjoy the more powerful functions of VirtualDrive® Pro. Convert an Image to an ISO image, and vice versa. Virtual Hard Drive: Emulate a RAM Disk Drive to store files in non-swappable physical memory. The Virtual Hard Drive works almost the same as the physical hard drive in your computer.
Using the VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu, you can perform the following functions quickly: VirtualDrive® Pro: Launch the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface. Instant Burning: Click to launch Instant Burning. CD/DVD Burning: Click to launch CD/DVD Burning Manager. VCD Manager: Click to launch VCD Manager. Virtual Hard Drive: Click to launch Virtual Hard Drive Manager. Insert: Click to select a virtual drive, and the Image to be inserted.
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Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs 4.1 Easy Backup Easy Backup allows you to search for specific file types (extensions) and back them up to a data CD/DVD. If you ever forget the location of the files you want to back up, Easy Backup will search your computer for you and return a list of files for you to back up. To start using Easy Backup: Select Easy Backup from the Backup page on the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface. The window below will be displayed.
• • Click this button to search for new files or files modified since the last time Easy Backup was used to backup your files. Click this button to search for files that have already been backed up before. Click this button to search all files regardless if they have been backed up or not. • Click one of the three buttons to start the search engine. The progress bar in top of the left pane indicates the status of the search engine. You can click Stop to cancel the search process at any time. 3.
Search Files Using the Easy Backup Wizard The Backup Wizard will automatically launch the first time you use Easy Backup. You can disable the auto-run feature of the wizard as described in step 1 below. To use the Easy Backup Wizard on the toolbar on the Easy Backup program interface. The wizard will be 1. Click the Wizard button displayed, as shown below. 2. Select a file type to search for. Please refer back to the beginning of chapter 4.1.1 for more detailed information on searching for file types.
than the disc has capacity for, it can divide the data and burn them onto multiple discs. Please refer to chapter 4.7 Burning Settings. To back up files as an Image 1. Set the recorder to the Image Recorder. 2. Click burn to start creating the Image. Please refer to chapter 6.1.1 Making an Image from a Project for instructions needed to complete this operation. 4.1.3 Customizing Search Types You can customize your search for a certain file type by following the steps below.
Note： If the auto-run function of your recorder is currently enabled, an Auto-run warning dialog box should pop up before the dialog box shown above. For instructions on how to deal with the warning dialog box, please refer to section 4.7 Burning Settings. There are two cases of cloning discs. This depends on the number of CD/DVD drives connected to your computer. (At lease one drive needs to have CD/DVD burning capabilities.
For instructions on how to configure the burning settings, please refer to section 4.7 Burning Settings. 4 Click Cancel to end the burning process if needed. Case 2: Cloning a Disc with One Disc Drive If you have only one recordable CD/DVD drive in your computer, disc cloning can also be accomplished with VirtualDrive® Pro. To clone a disc using one recordable CD/DVD drive: 1 Insert the Source disc into your CD/DVD drive.
2. Click Make Data CD/DVD to launch the CD/DVD Burning manager, and then select File Back up Image. Select the Image files you want to burn and then select Open. 3. All selected Images and their detailed information are displayed in this window. You can also add new Images or remove selected Images by right clicking in the window above and selecting Add. 4.
You can also replace the selected Image with another one by right clicking in the above box and selecting Add. 4. After confirming the Image to be burned, click Next to open the screen shown below: Choose the burning settings and click Record to begin burning. Note： For instructions on how to configure the burning settings, please refer to section 4.7 Burning Settings. 4.5 Burning Data CDs & DVDs Clicking the Make Data CD/DVD button will launch the CD/DVD Burning Manager (shown below).
4.5.1 Creating a Project To begin creating any kind of disc, you should first create a project. You can then burn a project onto a CD/DVD disc or burn it as a VCD (VirtualDrive® Image file). Here we only describe how to make a Data CD/DVD as an example, because all of the other disc types are created using the same method. Starting a New Project To start a new Data CD/DVD project, select any of the following options from the CD/DVD Burning Manager: Select File New Data CD/Data DVD.
Select Edit Add File to display the Open dialog box; then select your files and folders. Right-click the Destination Project (to which the file will be added) or a destination folder from the Project Pane, and choose Add File. This will display the Open dialog box, where you can select your files and folders. Right-click any blank part of the Current Project Pane and select Add File to display the Open dialog box; then select your files and folders. Note： 1.
You can edit or view the audio information on this tab, including: Song Name of the audio track Artist The artist who sings the track Album The title of the album from which the track comes Lyricist The lyricist of the audio track Composer ISRC The composer of the audio track The ISRC consists of twelve characters representing country (2 characters), Registrant (3 characters), Year of Reference (2 digits) and Designation (5 digits).
You can save your current project or open an existing project. To save a new project or to save a copy of an existing project with a different name: 1. Choose File Save As from the menu bar. 2. Type a file name, and select a location for the file. 3. Click Save. To overwrite the current project: Do any of the following: Choose File Save. Click the Save button on the toolbar. Right-click the project in the Project Pane, then choose Save.
To view a projects properties you can : Select the project, and then click File Properties from the menu bar. Right-click the project and select Properties. The tab of the Properties dialog box will be displayed as shown below. General The first tab is General. You can edit the CD Label in the text filed near the top. (Note: The CD Label is the same as the project name. You can also edit it by renaming the project.
2. If you choose UDF, the burned disc can only be used on operating systems with a UDF file system reader installed. Currently, Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3), Windows XP and later versions support UDF discs. Advanced On the Advanced tab, you can set the disc format and create time for files and folders in the disc. Format: CD-ROM Mode 1: Data is stored in sectors, with each sector holding 2,352 bytes of data. For Mode 1 CD-ROM data storage, the sectors are further broken down.
On the Audio tab, you can edit: Disc Title: The name of an album Artist Name: The artist of the album UPC/EAN: Universal Product Code or European Article Number Tips： 1. 2. A UPC-A consists of 12 digits: 1 digit number system, 5 digits manufacturer code, 5 digits product code and 1 check digit. An EAN number consists of: the country code (2 or 3 digits), the manufacturer code (5 or 4 digits), the product code (5 digits) and a check digit (1 digit). 4.5.
Note： VirtualDrive Pro supports split-volume. When you have added more data to a data disc project than the disc has capacity for, it can devide the data and burn it onto multiple discs. Please refer to chapter 4.6 Burning Multiple Discs. 4.6 Burning Multiple Discs 4.6.
Click on the disc entry in the left pane and you can view all data in the right pane, including the data on the other discs in the set. To retrieve any file or folder to your hard drive: 1. Select the file(s) or folder(s) to be retrieved by checking the corresponding check boxes. You can check the box before the disc entry in the left pane, to select all of the data from the multiple disc set. 2. 3. Click the Retrieve button retrieved data. and the Data Retrieve window appears.
2. 3. 4. 5. Enter the file name in the box. Note: The name entered should be full name with the file extension. But you can use “*” as the extension to search for all type of files. Choose a search mode. You can choose to search the multiple disc set, or search the original file locations on the hard drive. This is useful when you have renamed a file after adding it to the disc project. Click Search to start the search process. When the search is finished, the search results are listed in the box below.
You can choose to auto-disable the auto insert notification by clicking the first radio button. Note: This will log you off Windows. Please save your existing documents and close all applications before proceeding. You can select Cancel and manually disable the auto-run function. Choose Tools Options General Disable CD-ROM drive auto-run function from the CD/DVD Burning Manager to manually disable it.
to be written have been recorded. Tracks recorded in Track-at-Once mode are separated by gaps. If a data track is followed by a music track, the gap is two or three seconds. The gap between two music tracks is usually two seconds. Session At Once (SAO): This method writes data to the disc in a single operation, and finalizes the session at the end of the process. A “Session-at-Once” recording is similar to a “Disc-at-Once”.
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Chapter 5 Multimedia Creation 5.1 Creating an Audio CD An Audio CD is a compact disc (CD) that can be played by both an Audio CD player and a computer CD-ROM drive. The CD contains audio tracks only and no computer data. With VirtualDrive® Pro, you can make your own Audio CD by recording tracks from other Audio CDs, or from audio files (MP3, WAV or CDA files) located on a hard drive or from the Internet.
Note: Some formats need other software to provide support; e.g. Microsoft Windows, Media Format Runtime must be installed to support the WMV video format. To create a new movie or video, select Create a Video/Movie from the Multimedia page on the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface. The Video Express window will open. Video Express Window Follow the steps below to create your own movie or video. Step 1: Adding files to the Material Pane. and select the desired video files, to add them to the Material Pane.
Deleting Videos To delete a video file from the Content Editor, right click on the undesired video and select Delete. You can also select Delete All or Delete all transitions from the popup menu. Previewing and Trimming Video below the preview monitor. You can select one file To preview your video/movie, click the Play button to be previewed or select none (click on any blank part in the Content Editor) to preview the whole video/movie. to preview you movie or video in full screen mode.
From the Format dropdown menu, select a disc format you wish to burn with. The choices you can select from are VCD, SVCD and DVD. Video Standard: From the video dropdown menu, select a video standard from PAL or NTFS. For more information on the two standards, please refer to the appendix Definitions. Disc Properties: Click the More button time etc. to edit the disc properties including volume name, version, disc create to start the burning process.
Video Express Window Follow the steps below to create a new Slideshow: Step 1: Adding Images to the Material Pane. and select pictures to add them to Material Pane. You can add to the selected Click the Add button group or choose another group from the dropdown menu at the top of the Material Pane. Step 2: Adding pictures to your Slideshow. Now you can add the Images to your Sideshow. Double click or drag-and-drop your Images into Content Editor below.
Specifying the Display Time You can specify the Slideshow duration. Select All time in the dropdown menu and enter the desired time in the box. The Slideshow will play for the specified time duration, with each picture displaying an average time of the total. If you have added background music for the slideshow, you can select Music Time in the Mode box to set the music duration as the total display time. You can also specify the display time of one picture.
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Chapter 6 Working with VirtualDrive® 6.1 How to Make an Image An Image file (with .VCD extension) is actually a Virtual CD or VCD that can be inserted into a virtual CD drive. There are two ways to make an Image file: building from a real (physical) disc and burned from a disc project created in CD/DVD Burning. 6.1.1 Making an Image from a Project You can make an Image (VCD) from a CD/DVD project created in the CD/DVD Burning program. To make an Image from a project: 1.
(Optional) You can set a password for Image files. The password will be required if you attempt to insert the Image or view the content of the Image. (Optional) If the CD does not have an auto-run file, you can specify a program to run when the Image is inserted. You can use the Browse button to locate the executable program. Using Data Compression will save hard drive space but will also require a longer Image building time. 7. A dialog box will display the attributes of the Image about to be created.
2. Verify that the selected hard drive has sufficient free space to store the new Image, and then use the file Browse button to select a location to save the new Image file. Give the new Image file a name and select Next to continue. (If no new name is entered, the new Image will use the name of the folder in which it is to be stored as the default Image file name.) 3. Select the CD read method and use Data Compression if desired.
insert the Image or view the contents of the Image. 5. Review the attributes of the Image about to be created. Select Next to begin building the Image or click Back to edit your settings. 6. When the Image has been successfully built, click OK and then click Finish to close the Build Image window. Case 2: Building an Image from an Audio CD If you are building an Audio CD, follow the steps below: 1. Insert the disc to be built. Select the corresponding physical CD drive.
Note: If the CD player is running, the Select Tracks window will not be able to show the track list. Select the Preview Track ‘Play’ button to set the preview track’s volume level. to listen to the track. Click the Volume button to set the quality and audio Click the Select Wave Format button compression format. There is a range of recording quality settings provided by the Windows operating system. You can also save your own custom audio settings by clicking the Save As button.
Step 3: Save your settings. Any combination of settings provided in the Sound Selection window can be saved to a file by selecting Save As and giving your custom audio settings a name. The next time you open the Sound Selection window, the given name will be presented as a choice in the Name selection box. 4. Select Next to begin the build process. Please refer back to steps 4 - 6 in case 1 Building an Image from CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Video CD, DVD Video or Photo CD.
5. Select Next to begin the build process. Please refer back to steps 4 - 6 in case 1 Building an Image from CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Video CD, DVD Video or Photo CD. 6.2 Working around in VCD Manger Click VirtualDrive® Manger on the VirtualDrive® page. The VCD Manager (shown below) will launch. Fig. VCD Manager The figure above shows VirtualDrive® emulating three CD drives – drives H, R and T. The left pane lists each virtual drive and drive letter with the description of the Image that is currently inserted.
6.2.1 Adding Images to Run on Your Virtual Drives To use an existing Image on your hard drive, the Internet or on another computer in a network, you must first add an Image icon to the VCD Manager window. Adding Images from the Hard Drive To use an Image file that is on your hard drive or on another computer in a network, use any of these methods: to open the Add Image window. Method 1: Click the Add button Method 2: Select File from VCD Manager, and then select Add to open the Add Image browser.
To add Images to an existing cabinet, simply drag-and-drop Images from the VCD Manager (the root cabinet). You can also add an Image directly into a cabinet by using any of the methods described in section 5.8 Adding Image Files to Run on Your Virtual Drives. To delete a cabinet, right-click the desired cabinet and then select Delete or click the Delete button .
Users can extract files from an Image file without inserting them into the virtual drive. Click on an Image icon in the VCD Manager and all of its contents will be displayed in the bottom-right pane. Then right-click on the selected file and select Extract. Extracting Audio Tracks VirtualDrive® allows you to extract audio tracks from an audio CD, or from the audio track of a Mixed-Mode CD or a CD Extra, either a real CD or a virtual CD, and store them as an audio file (*.
Note: If you want to export the track as an MP3 file, select MPEG Layer-3 from the drop-down menu. Selecting the other three formats will save the exported track as a *.WAV file. Select a sampling rate from the Attribute dropdown menu. Note: The sound format and sound sampling rate will determine the quality and size of an audio file. A high quality audio file will take up more hard drive space than a lower quality file. Click OK to save your settings.
To set the Auto-Run function for all drives, right-click “Virtual Drives” (the heading) and select Auto-run (All Drives) to enable the auto-run function for all drives, including the physical drive(s). The current user will need to log off and log back on to the computer for the changes to take affect. To set the Auto-Run function for all virtual drives, right-click “Virtual Drives” (the heading) and select Auto-run (All Virtual Drives) to enable the auto-run function for all virtual drives.
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Chapter 7 Virtual Hard Drive 7.1 Creating a RAM Disk To use Virtual Hard Drive, you will first emulate a disk drive based on the physical memory that is installed in your computer. This disk drive is known as a RAM Disk. Select Virtual Hard Drive on the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface and then click Create a RAM Disk. The following window will appear.
Drive letter: Assign a drive letter for your RAM Disk. Note: Only the drive letters that are not used by other drives, including virtual drives, can be assigned. For example, you can set yours to G: if A:, B:, C:, D:, E: and F: are already being used. Size: Allocate the desired amount of space from physical memory for the RAM Disk. Note: Some of the programs might not work properly if there is not enough physical memory available on your PC.
If no Image is in use for the existing RAM Disk, the Save As window (shown below) will be displayed to prompt users to select/create an Image file… 7.3 Working with Virtual Hard Drive Manager Virtual Hard Drive manager provides you with additional options for use with the RAM Disk. Select Virtual Hard Drive Manager on the Virtual Hard Drive page, from the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface. You will see the Virtual Hard Drive interface, shown below. Fig. Virtual Hard Drive Manager 7.3.
7.3.2 Saving the RAM Disk Image According to the nature of physical memory, the data in the memory-based RAM Disk will be lost after the computer is turned off. Virtual Hard Drive provides a special way to keep the data in the RAM Disk (actually the data is in the physical memory). Users can save the data as an Image file and store it on a hard drive. Note: The size of the Image is the same as the size of the RAM Disk you created. Click the RAM Disk.
Auto-load most recent image: Keep the Image that was last mounted in the RAM Disk after restarting the VHD program. Save image upon restart or shutdown: Each time the computer is turned off or restarted, the Image file will automatically be saved to your hard drive. Save image during hibernation: Each time the computer goes into the Sleep or Hibernate mode, the Image file will automatically be saved on your hard drive.
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Chapter 8 InstantBurning Instant Burning allows you to back up your data to a recordable CD/DVD disc just as you might do with a floppy disc. You can add files simply by dragging and dropping them to the program or to the disc drive in Windows Explorer. 8.1 Starting Instant Burning Once VirtualDrive Pro is installed, Instant Burning automatically launches each time you start your computer. You can also launch the program by selecting Start All Programs Burning.
DVD-RW recorders DVD+RW 4.7GB Re-recordable Readable by DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drives Recordable by DVD+RW recorders DVD-RAM 4.7GB Re-recordable Readable by DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drives Recordable by DVD-RAM recorders 8.2.2 Choosing the Default Recorder When there’s more than one CD/DVD drive in your computer, you may need to set the default drive of Instant Burning to the appropriate recorder. To set the default recorder 1.
3. 4. In the Format option box, you can change the following settings: • Volume Label: Type a name for this disc. The name may be up to 14 characters (including spaces). • File System: Instant Burning supports up to 3 levels of the UDF file system. They are: UDF 1.50: CDs burned in this file system can be played only on systems supporting UDF1.50. UDF 2.00: CDs burned in UDF 2.00 are compatible with most home electronic devices such as video players. UDF 2.01: CDs burned in VDF2.
• In Windows Explorer, select the files that you want to add to the disc and drag them to the drive letter of your recorder. Once you finish burning your files to a disc, you can add more files to the disc as long as the disc has the remaining free space to store the files. You can use Windows Explorer to create and delete folders, as well as organize your files in the folders—just as you would do with a floppy disk or hard drive. 8.3.
8.3.5 Renaming a Disc With Instant Burning, you can change the name/label of the disc any time as long as the disc stays in the drive. To rename the disc Click the Menu button on the Instant Burning program interface and choose Rename Disc. Enter a new name in the Rename dialog box. 8.3.6 Erasing a Disc If you are using a rewritable disc, you can erase it so that it is blank again. The disc must be formatted again, before it can store new files. To erase a disc 1.
Manager window options • Display the disc status when insert the Instant Burning Disc: Check this box to display the Disc Status tab in the Instant Burning manager each time you insert a disc into the drive. • Hide Instant Burning window at the next run time: Check this box and the Instant Burning window will not be displayed the next time you insert a disc. • Record Speed: In the drop-down menus, select a read and write speed for your CD/DVD drive.
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Chapter 9 VirtualDrive Pro Utility 9.1 Erase Disc The Erase Disc function enables users to delete data on a re-writable CD/DVD (CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW). To 1. 2. 3. erase a disc: Insert the disc you want to erase into the CD/DVD recorder. Click Erase Disc on the Utility page from the VirtualDrive® Pro Manager. Select the CD recorder with a re-writable disc inserted from the Please Select a Device drop-down list. 4. Choose an erase mode from the Erase Mode drop-down menu.
Refresh current device information. Save your current device information as a text file on your hard drive. There are two tabs on this page, Device Info and Disc Info. Device Info On the Device Info tab (shown above), you can view the detailed information about a CD/DVD device (including a virtual drive) on the left side of the window. You can also view the disc formats that are readable or writable on this drive in the area on the right side.
9.3.2 Rapid Cache Settings Select Rapid Cache on the Utility page from the VirtualDrive® Pro Manager. You can view detailed information on a virtual disc drive on the CD Drive information tab, or a virtual disc inserted in a virtual drive on the CD-ROM Properties tab. The Cache Settings tab allows you to choose a cache configuration that can be tailored to the type of file access that works best for your hardware. Fig.
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Chapter 10 Live Update If your computer is connected to the Internet and Automatic Live Update is enabled, your VirtualDrive program will automatically notify you whenever a newer update is available. You can also manually update your VirtualDrive® software periodically. To run Live Update and get the latest files from the FarStone website, please follow these instructions: Step 1 Click the LiveUpdate button the Live Update program.
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Chapter 11 Appendix 11.1 Definitions Data CD: A Data CD is a CD that contains all types of files, including data files and audio files. With CD/DVD Burning, you can make a Data CD project, and then burn it on various CD types such as ISO9660, ISO9660+Joliet and UDF. You can set the disc format as CD-ROM Mode 1 or CD-ROM Mode 2XA. Data DVD: A Data DVD is a DVD that contains all types of files, including data and audio files.
Sector (or Block): The smallest unit of storage read from or written to a disk. A group of disk or tape records that is stored and transferred as a single unit. On a CD, a block consists of 98 frames of 33 bytes for a total of 3,234 bytes, or 1/75th of a second. Lead-In Area: The lead-in area is the first area in a session on a disc; it stores such information as the "Table of Contents" (the directory of the CD) and other "management information" about the CD (e. g. "CD-Text data" on CD-Text CDs).
The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings. Each ISRC is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording, which can be permanently encoded into a product as its digital fingerprint. Encoded ISRC provides the means to automatically identify recordings for royalty payments. CD-ROM: (Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) A compact disc format used to hold text, graphics and hi-fidelity stereo sound.
This method writes all data onto a CD in a single operation, starting from lead-in and ending at lead-out (start and end zone) without the write laser being switched off. Because there is no gap between tracks, a disc cloned using this method is exactly the same size as the source disc. But if canceling the operation when burning, after lead-out has been recorded, the disc cannot be used again.
also records the associated DOS-standard name for each file so that the disc may be read on DOS systems or earlier versions of Windows. RAW Mode: Raw mode allows a program to transfer bits directly to or from an I/O device without any processing, abstraction, or interpretation by the operating system. 10.2 Technical Support and Product Update Please contact your retailer or use our http://www.FarStone.com/home/en/shtml/support_ticket.
