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Firmware
The firmware in recorders (CD/DVD-ROM drives) functions as the operating
system of the drive and contains instructions which determine how the drive
reacts to commands from the computer. The firmware of the latest recorders can
generally be upgraded. For example, Nero AG's website contains a page with
links to the latest firmware versions. To see the firmware version of your drive,
use the ‘Choose Recorder’ item on the Recorder menu in NeroLINUX.
Fixing
Fixing is similar to finalizing, but applies only to an individual session rather than
to the whole CD. Fixing means closing the session which has just been written,
so that it can be read. To do this, the lead-in and lead-out data are written to the
disc. In the current version of NeroLINUX, sessions are always fixed
automatically.
Image file
This is a writing process which involves creating a physical image of a file. The
contents of the image correspond exactly to the data which will be written to the
CD.
Grabbing
Grabbing is digital audio extraction that is reading audio tracks on a CD in digital
format.
Index positions
You can set index positions within an audio track. These index positions allow
you to move to specific points within the track using an audio CD player.
Unfortunately, very few audio CD players have the functionality which allows
them to move to index positions.
Please note that index positions are not the same as the start and end of tracks.
All audio CD players can move from one track to another on a CD, but very few
can read and move to index positions within a track.
Hybrid CDs
A hybrid CD contains files for more than one operating system. Generally, the
term hybrid CD is used to refer to CDs which can be read by PCs running
Windows and by Macs. If the data is to be accessible to both operating systems,
there must be two copies of it on the CD.
Lead-in
This is an area at the beginning of each session. However, it is only written to the
CD when the session is completed. The lead-in contains the table of contents
(TOC) of the session.