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Contents Introduction 4 Getting Started System Requirements Installing Discribe 5 5 5 Getting Technical Support 8 Overview A Word About CD-R and CD-RW 9 9 Discribe’s Quick Start Menu Making an Audio CD Creating A Data CD Copying a CD 10 11 18 22 Discribe Pull-Down Menus 24 File Pull-Down Menu Utilities Pull-Down Menu Web Pull-Down Menu 24 27 27 Discribe’s Other Functions 29 Macintosh HFS Multi-Session Macintosh HFS CD-ROMs 30 33 ISO-9660 35 ISO-9660 XA A Word About Multi-Session ISO-9660 X
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Creating an Image Writing the Saved Image to CD 56 56 CD to CD-RW Copy Select Your Read Device 57 57 CD Extra 59 Video CD 61 DVD Video/Audio 64 Universal Disk Format (UDF) 68 Troubleshooting 71 Glossary of CD and DVD Terms 75 Supported Drives 99 ii
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DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Introduction Thank You for purchasing CharisMac Discribe, the Ultimate CD Recording software! Discribe was designed to allow you to easily take advantage of all the features of your CD recorder. You can do some amazing things with Discribe. Like to make music? You can record a music CD from any combination of MP3/AIFF/SDII/ WAV files, or even live audio from the included AudioScribe application.
Getting Started Getting Started System Requirements Before installing Discribe, check that you have these minimum system requirements: • Power PC or greater Macintosh • 32Mb RAM • Quicktime 2.0 or better (Quicktime 4.0 or higher recommended) • Supported CD recorder (for the most current list, please visit www.charismac.com) • Mac OS 8.0 (Mac OS 8.6 or newer recommended, depending on CD recorder) Internet access is recommended to take advantage of all Discribe’s features.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software recorder to not be seen by the Discribe software. Discribe must be installed on a hard disk. Once you have installed the software, store the original program CD-ROM in a safe place. 1. Disable any unnecessary extensions and restart your Macintosh prior to installing Discribe. In some cases, extensions may interfere with the software installation process, causing the Macintosh to generate errors and forcing a restart. 2.
Getting Started NOTE Note: Please Take A Moment To Complete Your Registration Card And Drop It In The Mail, or register online at www.charismac.com/Register. Registration Entitles You To Technical Support and Product Upgrades.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Getting Technical Support CharisMac is serious about customer satisfaction. If you encounter difficulty installing or using Discribe, please do the following: 1. Check the troubleshooting section in this manual. The common problems and their solutions can be found there. 2. Check the Charismac website for updated problems and solutions, and for newer versions of the software that corrects specific problems. www.charismac.com/Support/Discribe/. Or email support@charismac.com.
Overview Overview A Word About CD-R and CD-RW CD-R is the term used to denote CD-Recordable media, or discs. CD-R discs are recorded permanently. Once information is written, it cannot be erased. Data can be added until the disc is full (see “Multi-Session recording). CD-R media is good for creating archived information that does not need to be changed, or for distribution thanks to the rapidly declining price of CD-R media over the past few years. CD-RW is the term used to denote CD-Rewritable media.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software ed by the Discribe splash screen. After a few seconds the splash screen will give way to Discribe’s Quick Start menu. Discribe’s Quick Start Menu While unlike a traditional “wizard” this menu allows for quick and easy selection of the most commonly used functions: burning Data CDs (HFS), Audio CDs and Disc Copy.
Quick Start You’ll also find buttons that provide you with additional information about your recorder and disc information for the disc in the recorder. Additionally, you can extract audio tracks from CDs or launch AudioScribe; the direct-to-disk recording application included with Discribe.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Adding Audio Tracks Drag AIFF, MP3, WAV, Sound Designer II (SDII) files or tracks from mounted Audio CDs to the window. You can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. Files that are in MP3, WAV and SDII file format will need to be converted into a file format that Discribe can use to write to CD. Discribe will prompt you for a save location for these files when they are dragged to the interface.
Quick Start • Stereo • 16 Bit • 44.1 KHz Tip: SDII, MP3 and WAV files will be converted into this format, files added from a mounted audio CD do not have to be converted, but can be converted by holding down the Command key when dragging tracks from a mounted audio CD to the interface. Discribe will prompt you to find out where you would like the extracted tracks saved to. Click the Audio... button and you will be presented with an Audio Picker window.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Sequencing Audio Tracks Click the Audio... button and you will be presented with an Audio Picker window. Click and drag the audio track to the desired location within the Audio Picker window. You can select multiple files in the same way that the Finder’s ‘List’ view works (click and drag or by Shift clicking on multiple files). Setting Audio Tracks Pre-Gaps Click the Audio... button and you will be presented with the Audio Picker window.
Quick Start length of time. NOTE Note: The first audio track must have a pre-gap of two and is not user definable. By default, Discribe will set the pre-gaps of tracks 2 and higher to 2 seconds. Previewing Audio Tracks You can preview the audio within the track by selecting the desired track and clicking the Play button.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software This also allows you to listen to the tracks and make sure that the tracks are sequenced the way you want them. Previewing also lets you listen to extracted tracks for any audio artifacts that may have been introduced during the extraction process if the tracks were saved to the hard disk. A speaker icon displays next to the track you are previewing. Writing the Disc Once you have sequenced your tracks and set the desired pre-gaps, you are ready to write the CD.
Quick Start write speed that the current selected writer supports. Open Next Session - Writes to the disc leaving the disc open for another session to be written later. Verify After Writing - Allows freshly written data discs to be verified against the original to ensure that the copy and the original are the same. Using BURN-Proof/JustLink - Allows Discribe to take advantage of drives using BURN-Proof/JustLink type technologies.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Creating A Data CD From Discribe’s Quick Start menu click the Data CD button. Notice the change in Discribe’s interface. You can proceed by doing one of the following: Drag and Drop Directly to the Discribe Window Drag the data you wish to write to CD from your hard disk to the Discribe window.
Quick Start into the window. Click the Data... Button Click the Data... button to reveal the Macintosh HFS Picker window. Here you can drag files from the desktop to the picker window. The Macintosh HFS Picker window acts much like the list view in a Finder window, allowing you to rename and move files and folders around to suit your needs. Take note that the CD name is listed as, “Untitled,” be sure to change the name as this will be the name of your finished CD when it mounts on the desktop.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software name editing window will appear. Macintosh HFS Picker Options Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the Macintosh HFS Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the Macintosh HFS Picker window. Add... - You can add a single file to the Macintosh HFS Picker window by clicking the Add... button.
Quick Start Writing the CD Once the data has been added and arranged to your satisfaction just click OK to return to the Discribe main window. Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. Set up your options for Write/Test Write, Open Next Session, Write Speed, Verify After Writing, Using BURN-Proof/JustLink and In Background, then click the Start button to begin the write process.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Copying a CD From the Discribe Quick Start menu click the Copy a CD button. Notice the change in Discribe’s interface. Select the Source Drive Under Source will be listed a pop-up menu that states, “No reader selected.” Select the drive (other than your CD-RW drive) to be used as the read source for your original CD. If no CD is within the drive it will prompt you to insert a disc to read, or you can use Command. (period) to cancel.
Quick Start the current CD in the Source drive. Writing the CD Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. The Write Options dialog will show up. Set up your options for Test Write, Ignore Read Errors, Using BURN-Proof/JustLink, Write In Background, Write Speed, Cache Disc to File Before Writing, and Verify After Writing, then click the Start button to begin the write process.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Discribe Pull-Down Menus A quick overview of all of Discribe’s pull-down menus reveals many useful functions: File Pull-Down Menu Open Project - Open a previously saved Discribe project file Save Project - Saves the current Discribe project into a file Save Project As...
Pull-Down Menus with Discribe according to your specific needs: Preferences: Application Startup Show Disable Inits Warning - When this box is checked a warning will appear each time Discribe is launched reminding you to disable any unnecessary extensions prior to burning a CD. Show Quick Start - When this box is checked the Quick Start screen will appear after the Discribe application is launched.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software audio tracks, whether AIFF, MP3, WAV or SDII created during the audio extraction process. Default to Disc-at-once audio - When this box is checked audiodiscs will be burned in Disc-at-once audio format. Unchecking thebox will result in Track-at-once burns. Default Pregap - Sets the amount of time to set between audio tracks for default operation. Times can still be customized in Discribe’s Audio Picker window.
Main Functions Utilities Pull-Down Menu Recorder Information - Shows information on the currently selected recorder Disc Information - Shows information of the disc within the currently selected recorder Extract Audio... - Allows you to Extract a single track from a mounted Audio CD Write Physical Image... - Writes a physical image to hard disk of the data in your current project. Erase Disc...
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Support - Selecting this item takes you to the Discribe support section of our website Product - Selecting this item takes you to the Discribe product section of our website Home - Selecting this item launches your default web browser and takes you to the Charismac homepage Store -Takes you to our online store so you can order a full version or a Discribe upgrade. Also, check out CharisMac’s other exciting products.
Main Functions Discribe’s Other Functions If the disc format you wish to write to CD is not a part of the Quick Start menu, don’t fret. Discribe has a host of other powerful features that can be accessed through the main interface. Upon launch of Discribe just click the close window box in the upper left corner of the interface. This will reveal the main interface. You can select any format from the pop-up menu to create just about any type of CD-ROM.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software intosh HFS option. Macintosh HFS The Macintosh HFS function copies data from a mounted volume to a CD. The volume can be a hard disk, hard disk partition, CD-ROM, removable media, mounted disk image, etc. of any size, but must contain less than 650 MB of data. This option allows you to set up a disc exactly the way that you want it to look (icon placement, arrangement of windows, window views, whether or not the CD-ROM’s window should be open by default, etc.
Main Functions NOTE Note: It is not recommended that you write CDs from mounted server volumes. Server traffic can be unpredictable in nature and can cause a write failure due to lack of throughput. Setting Up Your Volume Set your volume up any way you like it. Keep in mind that the name of the volume will become the name of the CD, and the volume’s icon will become the CD’s icon.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software you’ve dragged over. Create a Mac / ISO Hybrid - Checking this option allows you to create a Hybrid CD-ROM (covered later in this manual). Bootable - If checked, Discribe will prompt for a bootable CD to be inserted into the CD writer so that driver information can be read from a known good bootable CD. For best results, use your most current Apple system CD available.
Main Functions Adding Audio Discribe will allow you to add audio to the end of your data track, if you wish to add audio you can simply drag-n-drop an audio file on the window. Or you can click the Audio... button for the Audio Picker window. If you’ve added audio tracks into the Audio Picker window, click OK to proceed to the write process. Writing the CD Once the data has been added and arranged to your satisfaction just click OK to return to the Discribe main window.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software ISO-9660 Discribe has the ability to create ISO-9660 CD-ROM discs for use with Windows based personal computers. This format is ideal for sharing files like web pages, JPG, GIF, text documents and for PC specific data, but won’t work well for backups for most Macintosh software. Select the Format Select the ISO-9660 format from the pop-up menu in the Discribe main interface screen. Main Screen Options: Data... - Clicking this button will pop up the ISO9660 Picker window.
Main Functions give to your written CD-ROM. Like: • Publisher ID • Data Preparer ID • Application ID • Copyright File ID • Abstract File ID • Bibliography File Edit Your Data The next step is to edit the file list for your ISO-9660 CD. Click the Data... button to open the ISO-9660 Picker window. You can add your data to the ISO-9660 Picker window by dragging and dropping the files on the window.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software desired, turning the arrows down on a folder reveals the data inside. You can drag and drop files in new folders to change their hierarchy. ISO-9660 Picker Options At the bottom of the ISO 9660 Picker are options that are useful in the creation of your ISO-9660 CD-ROM. Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the Macintosh HFS Picker window.
Main Functions Cancel - Returns you to the main Discribe software window without saving any changes OK - Saves changes to the current project. Select the options that suit your needs and click, OK. Writing the CD Once the data has been added and arranged to your satisfaction just click OK to return to the Discribe main window. Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software ISO-9660 XA Discribe has the ability to create ISO-9660 XA CDROM disk for use with Windows based personal computers. The XA signifies “Extended Architecture” of the Standard ISO-9660 format, and is ideal for multimedia-related files, like Quicktime movies, etc. Select the Format Select the ISO-9660 XA format from the pop-up menu in the Discribe main interface screen. Main Screen Options: Data... - Clicking this button will pop up the ISO-9660 Picker window.
Main Functions • Application ID • Copyright File ID • Abstract File ID • Bibliography File Edit Your Data The next step is to edit the file list for your ISO-9660 XA CD. Click the Data... button to open the ISO-9660 Picker window. You can add your data to the ISO-9660 Picker window by dragging and dropping the files on the window. The ISO-9660 Picker window acts much the same as a Finder window, click the file names to rename files if desired, turning the arrows down on a folder reveals the data inside.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software At the bottom of the ISO 9660 Picker are options that are useful in the creation of your ISO-9660 CD-ROM. Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the ISO-9660 Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the ISO 9660 Picker window. Import Session - Imports data from the previous session into the session about to be written.
Main Functions Open Next Session, Write Speed and Verify After Writing, then click the Start button to begin the write process. A Word About Multi-Session ISO-9660 XA CDROM Discs One of the great things about the ISO-9660 XA format is it’s ability to write single volume multi-session CDROM. Using the above instructions, write a session using the ISO-9660 XA format. When you wish to write the second session to the CD you set your data up the same way you always do using the instructions above.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Audio CD Adding Audio Tracks Drag AIFF, MP3, WAV, Sound Designer II (SDII) files or tracks from mounted Audio CDs to the window. You can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. Files that are in MP3, WAV and SDII file format will need to be converted into a file format that Discribe can use to write to CD. Discribe will prompt you for a save location for the newly converted files when they are dragged to the interface.
Main functions prompt you where you would like the files saved to. Click the Audio... button and you will be presented with an Audio Picker window. This window will show all the tracks that have been added to your current audio project. You can add tracks by clicking the Add... button and navigating to the desired track, or you can remove tracks by selecting them in the Audio Picker window and clicking the Remove button. Sequencing Audio Tracks Click the Audio...
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software files). Setting Audio Tracks Pre-Gaps Click the Audio... button and you will be presented with an Audio Picker window. Discribe allows you to customize the pre-gap, or, the space at the beginning of a track, from 0 to 9 seconds. To set the pre-gap on a track or tracks, select the desired track(s) in the Discribe Audio Picker window and click the pre-gap pop-up menu and select the desired time.
Main Functions NOTE Note: The first audio track must have a pre-gap of two and is not user definable. By default, Discribe will set the pre-gaps of tracks 2 and higher to 0. Previewing Audio Tracks You can preview the audio within the track by selecting the desired track and clicking the Play button. This also allows you to listen to the tracks and make sure that the tracks are sequenced the way you want them.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Writing the CD Once the data has been added and arranged to your satisfaction just click OK to return to the Discribe main window. Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. Set up your options for Test Write, In Background, Open Next Session, Write Speed and Verify After Writing, then click the Start button to begin the write process. NOTE Note: Discribe allows you to write multiple Audio sessions to the same CD-ROM.
Main Functions Build-A-Mac HFS Discribe has the ability to write a Macintosh HFS CDROM without the use of another volume for your data to reside on. You can proceed by doing one of the following: Drag and Drop Directly to the Discribe Window Drag the data you wish to write to CD from your hard disk to the Discribe window. Notice the Size of the data and the Time reflect the data that’s been dragged into the window. Click the Data... Button Click the Data... button to reveal the Macintosh HFS Picker window.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software when it mounts on the desktop. Macintosh HFS Picker Options Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the Macintosh HFS Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the Macintosh HFS Picker window. Add... - You can add a single file to the Macintosh HFS Picker window by clicking the Add... button.
Main Functions ware window without saving any changes OK - Saves changes to the current project. Writing the CD Once the data has been added and arranged to your satisfaction just click OK to return to the Discribe main window. Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. Set up your options for Test Write, In Background, Open Next Session, Write Speed and Verify After Writing, then click the Start button to begin the write process.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Mac/ISO Hybrid Discribe has the ability to write a Macintosh HFS CDROM along with ISO-9660 data on the same CDROM. The beauty of this type of CD is that it contains a self contained Mac HFS volume, and a self-contained ISO-9660 volume and both volumes have the ability to share data between each other.
Main Functions You will be presented with the following dialog box: Within the dialog box, select the mounted volume you wish to use for your Mac / shared data. For more information on the creation of bootable CDs see the section of Creating a Bootable CD-ROM elsewhere in this manual. This officially sets up your Mac and shared data for the Hybrid CD-ROM. Take note of the changes in the Discribe interface.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software 9660 Picker window. This means that they are shared. Good job. Set up the options in the ISO-9660 picker window as desired. Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the Macintosh HFS Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the Macintosh HFS Picker window. Import Session - Imports data from the previous session into the session about to be written.
Main Functions placing spaces with underscores and changing all letters to uppercase. For example, a file called, “CD Artwork For Ad,” will be changed to, “CD_ARTWO.RK_.” In general it is best to leave the naming convention on the Macintosh setting. Add... - You can add a single file to the Macintosh HFS Picker window by clicking the Add... button.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Disc Copy Image Copies a disc image previously saved to your hard disk by Discribe using the Copy Disc... function under the Utilities pull-down menu. Creating an Image First you need to create an image from a desired CDROM. Select Copy Disc... under the Utilities pulldown menu. Discribe will prompt you to put in the disc you wish to copy into your CD recorder.
Main Functions CD to CD-RW Copy A very useful function is Discribe’s direct CD to CD copy function. This function allows you to use another CD-ROM or CD-RW drive to be selected as your read device and then write the data directly from that drive to the CDRW drive of your choice. From Discribe’s main interface select CD to CD-RW Copy from the format pop-up menu. Select Your Read Device From the Source pop-up menu, select the CD-ROM or CD-RW drive you wish to use as your read source.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Speed and Verify After Writing, then click the Start button to begin the write process. NOTE Note: Take care in selecting a write speed with the CD to CD-RW Copy function. Slower Macs, slower CD-ROM and CD-RW drives may not be able to supply data fast enough to the target CD-RW drive. This can result in a coaster. If a CD to CD-RW Copy fails try lowering the write speed.
Main Functions CD Extra CD Extra CD-ROMs are CDs which contain Audio and Data on the same CD. It is essentially a two session CD-ROM, on which Discribe writes the Audio first, then the data second. From Discribe’s main interface select CD Extra from the format pop-up menu. Set Up the Data You can Drag Data directly to the Discribe interface, or you can click the Data... button to open up the ISO9660 picker window.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software interface window, or you can click the Audio... button to open up the Audio Picker window. Using the audio picker you can drag in audio tracks and arrange the audio at will. Set up the options in the audio picker window as desired and when finished click OK. Writing the CD Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button.
Main Functions Video CD A Video CD is a CD that contains MPEG 1 data that can be watched on your computer and/or many commercial DVD players). Discribe can create a Video CD using properly formatted MPEG 1 streams. The MPEG-1 streams that Discribe can handle must meet the following criteria: Resolution: 352x288 (PAL), 352x240 ("FILM"), or 320x240 (NTSC) Frame Rate: 25fps (PAL), 30 or 29.97fps (NTSC) and 24 or 23.976fps ("FILM") Video Data Rate: 1152Kbit/sec (some software rounds it to 1150Kbit/sec) or 1.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software rearrange your MPEG streams to suit your needs. NOTE Discribe will reject incompatible files by not allowing them to be added to the project. If you have the MPEG Picker window open click OK to return to Discribe’s main window. Also note that you can add Audio files to your Video CD project. You can do so by dragging them into the main Discribe window or by clicking the Audio... button to open the, now familiar, Audio picker window.
Main Functions Writing the CD Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. Set up your options for Test Write, Using BURN-Proof/JustLink, In Background, Open Next Session, and Write Speed, then click the Start button to begin the write process.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software DVD Video/Audio Discribe’s DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) Video/Audio function allows you to write DVD video and audio as well as data to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW media. Please note that in order to write to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW you will need a DVD drive capable of handling each type of media. The data is written in the UDF Format (Universal Disc Format) and is cross-platform compatible working on any platform that supports reading UDF discs.
Troubleshooting Video in Discribe’s format pop-up menu. Notice the option in the main window called Include Desktop Database, in general when writing a DVD disk used for video or audio playback you would not want these Mac specific files written to to the disk. We’ve disabled this option by default. Drag in any data (including DVD video) that you would like written to the media into the main Discribe window or click the Data... button to open Discribe’s DVD Picker window and drag the selected files there.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software for your guidelines. DVD Picker Options Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the DVD Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the DVD Picker window. Add... - You can add a single file to the DVD Picker window by clicking the Add... button.
Glossary ware window without saving any changes OK - Saves changes to the current project. If you have the DVD Picker window open click OK to return to Discribe’s main window. Writing the Disc Verify that the correct CD-RW writer is selected then click the Write Disc... button. Set up your options for Test Write, Using BURN-Proof/JustLink, In Background, Open Next Session, Verify After Writing and Write Speed, then click the Start button to begin the write process.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Universal Disk Format (UDF) This format allows data to be written in the UDF Format (Universal Disc Format) and is cross-platform compatible working on any platform that supports reading UDF discs. In theory, any disc written in this format with video data will be readable in a DVD set-top reader for playback. Limitations will include the set-top reader’s ability to work with the individual disc itself.
Glossary Drag in any data (including DVD video) that you would like written to the media into the main Discribe window or click the Data... button to open Discribe’s DVD Picker window and drag the selected files there. NOTE Please not that the sizes of the media differ from one format to the next. For instance, CD-R and CD-RW media typicall range in size from 650 to 800 MB. Where DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW media will typically hold 4.7 Gigabyte.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software DVD Picker Options Resolve Aliases - When this option is checked alias files will be resolved to the original when they’ve been added into the DVD Picker window. New Folder - Creates a new, “Untitled Folder,” within the DVD Picker window. Add... - You can add a single file to the DVD Picker window by clicking the Add... button.
Glossary Troubleshooting The following list includes some common problems that might be encountered while working to create your CD. Q: Does Discribe work with iTunes? A: Discribe 4.5 includes a Firewire driver that allows iTunes to write to a supported CD-RW drive. Be sure to disable the Firewire Authoring Support and Authoring Support files which get installed with the iTunes installer.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software not see the drive, here are a few more suggestions: 1. Quit Discribe and then cycle the power on your CDRW drive (turn it off for 20 seconds and then turn it back on). Now reopen Discribe and see if the drive is detected. 2. Turn off your Mac. Now turn off the CD-RW drive. With everything off, unplug both ends of the USB cable, from the Mac and from the Spressa drive. Plug both cables back in and then turn the CD-RW drive back on.
Glossary consumed in accessing them may cause the recorder’s buffers to “run out” of information temporarily. During the actual write process, this would make the disc being written to useless. Use Norton TM Speed Disk or another drive utility to test the hard drive for fragmentation. If fragmentation is greater than moderate, you will need to reinitialize to optimize the hard drive. Hard Drive Too Slow If you have an older hard drive, it may be too slow in transferring data to the recorder.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Note that SCSI IDs 0, 3 (internal CD player), and 7 are generally re-served for the Macintosh itself. ATAPI - It is possible that the drive was unable to register it’s ‘bios’ information with the Macintosh at boot time. This would hinder any software’s ability to see the drive connected to the Mac. Check your CD-RW drives IDE and power cabling to ensure a firm fit. USB / Firewire - Make sure that the proper software is loading in the System Folder.
Glossary Glossary of CD and DVD Terms AC-3 Dolby® digital surround sound for DVD-Video capable of playing 5.1 discrete channels of audio for the ultimate in surround sound (example, front set of left & right speakers, center channel, rear set of left & right surround speakers + subwoofer). Playing back AC-3 encoded audio requires a Dolby® AC-3 compatible receiver & the appropriate speakers to be connected to the DVD-Video player or DVD-ROM drive.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software ASMO (Previously called MO7) a high capacity Magneto-Optical drive capable of storing up to 7Gb of computer data, on a removable rewritable optical cartridge. ASMO drives may also be able to read CDROM & potentially DVD-ROM discs ATAPI AT Attachment Peripheral Interface. Also known as Enhanced IDE (EIDE), this interface is used to attach storage devices such as hard disk drives, CDROM drives, CD recorders, and DVD-ROM drives to PC systems.
Glossary of errors detected in the user data block. Bridge Disc A technique for storing data on a CDROM/XA disc that allows it to be played back on a CD-I and Photo-CD player, and a CD-ROM drive. Buffer A piece of memory that temporarily stores data, usually a small amount. This can help to compensate for differences in the rate of data from one device to another, or can be used to store small pieces of information that are likely to be used repeatedly (such as a digitized beep or other sound).
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software CD-DA Compact Disc-Digital Audio. Jointly developed by Philips and Sony and launched in 1983, CDDA is the first and most popular incarnation of the compact disc, used to digitally record and play back music at unprecedented quality. It has gained worldwide acceptance as a standard to which all digital audio CD discs and CD drives adhere. Philips/Sony’s CD-DA standard is known as the Red book. CD-Erasable (CD-E) Predecessor to CD-ReWritable.
Glossary ins. The CD-MO standard is defined in Part I of the Orange Book, but the technology never took off and has been replaced with CD-ReWritable (CD-RW). CD-R This is a relatively new outgrowth of CD-ROM technology, whereby data can be easily recorded to a writable CD by a laser instead of being manufactured. This technology has found many uses with those who need to create limited numbers of discs for distribution. The technology is “Write Once”, Once the data is recorded it’s permanent.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software the same formats and capacities of CD-R discs, but are fully erasable and rewritable. The CD-RW discs can be rewritten up to 1,000 times, but are not compatible with older (say, 12X or slower) CD-ROM drives, or consumer type CD players. Newer “Multi-Read” compatible CD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM drives can read CD-RW discs. CD-V Compact Disc Video. A disc containing CD-DA music as well as analog video.
Glossary a disc spins a constant speed, with the result that the tracks nearest the center pass under the reading head at a lower speed that the tracks nearer to the outer edge of the disk. This is the approach normally taken in magnetic disks, so the sectors on the disk are physically shorter near the center and longer near the edge of the disc.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Disc or Optical Disc Throughout this glossary, disc with a “c” is used for optical media, since that is the spelling used in the standards defining compact discs. Contrast with “disk”. Disc-At-Once A method of recording a CD-R disc that is best suited for mastering a Compact Disc for replication. With Disc-At-Once recording, the Lead-In is written first, followed by the data or audio tracks, and then the Lead-Out is recorded.
Glossary standard CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, and DVDVideo discs. DVD-RAM discs are housed in a cartridge similar to an MO cartridge, and cannot be read by standard DVD-ROM drives. DVD-R Write once recordable version of DVD having a capacity of 3.9GB or 4.7GB and using the Micro UDF logical file system. DVD-R discs are playable in DVD players and DVD-ROM drives, and DVD-R drives should be capable of reading standard CDROM, DVD-ROM, and DVD-Video discs.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software taining up to 98 audio tracks in the first session, and usually 1 data track in the second session. Enhanced CD came about as better solution for putting audio and data tracks on a single CD-ROM than mixed mode discs. With Mixed mode, the data and audio tracks reside in a single session, and some CD players would try to play the data track, which comes out as static.
Glossary pre-formed track spiral, which the recording laser beam will follow when inscribing information onto the disc. This type of disc is therefore called pre-grooved. A translucent green or gold layer of recording material (organic dye) is laid on top of the polycarbonate, then a reflective layer of gold (hence the name “Gold Disc”). The usual layers of lacquer and label are applied. Green Book The Philips/Sony specification for CDInteractive (CD-I) Hard Disk A magnetic storage medium for digital data.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software standard interface for hard disk drives since the early 90s. Since IDE had some limitations (only 2 devices could be supported by a controller, and only supported devices with less than 500Mb capacity), Enhanced IDE (EIDE, also called ATAPI) was born.
Glossary ISO Image Or CD-ROM Image, image, or disc image. An exact representation of the entire set of data and programs, as it will appear on CD, in terms of content and logical format, simulated on some other medium. This is sent to the disc manufacturer (or a CD recorder) for creating the pre-master/master for mass replication. Jewel Case The plastic box in which discs are often shipped and sold. Noted for being fragile and difficult to open. Kilobyte Or Kilobytes.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software disc with 2 sides, with up to 2 layers per side, giving a total disc capacity of up to 17GB! Layered EDC/ECC See EDC and ECC Lead-In Area On a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVDRAM, or DVD+RW disc, a data area at the beginning of the disc that is left blank for the disc’s (or session’s) Table of Contents (TOC). The TOC will be recorded when the disc (or session) is finalized and closed.
Glossary This glass master is then used to create the stamper that will be used to replicate mass quantities of discs. Megabyte (MB) A measure of data storage; one Megabyte equals 1,024,000 bytes of data. See also Byte. Micro UDF (M-UDF) A file system similar to ISO9660, but designed for DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, & DVD+RW. Micro UDF can also be bridged to ISO9660 for backward compatibility. See also UDF. Mixed Mode Disc A Compact Disc including both computer data and CD-DA tracks.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Video CD. MPEG-2 is a much higher level of quality (720 x 480 @ 60 fields per second), and is used for full length motion pictures and video distributed on DVD discs. The MPEG standard has been adopted by ISO. Multi-Function Recorder A CD recorder capable of recording more than 1 type of writable media. For example, a CD-RW recorder can record CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs, as well as reading/playing CD-R, CD-RW, and regular stamped discs.
Glossary ser to the disc using the Power Calibration Area (PCA) area on the recordable disc. See also PCA, Running OPC Orange Book The Philips/Sony specification for Compact Disc Magneto Optical (CD-MO), Compact Disc Write-Once (CD-WO, but commonly called CDRecordable or CD-R), and Compact Disc ReWritable (CD-RW). The Orange Book is divided into three parts, Part I is devoted to CD-MO, which never got off the ground, Part II is the CD-R portion, and Part III is the CD-RW portion.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software on a conventional stamped CD. CD-ReWritable (CDRW) and DVD-RAM is based on Phase Change technology. PhotoCD See Kodak PhotoCD Physical Standards For Compact Discs, these are usually referred to as the Color Books. These standards define the mechanical and electrical specifications for the construction of the disc.
Supported Recorders List of Supported CD Recorders the polycarbonate substrate for the recording laser beam to follow when writing data onto the disc. Pre-Master The may be a tape, hard disk drive, CD-R or CD-RW disc that contains data in the Compact Disc format. The data on a pre-master is recorded onto a master from which Compact Discs are then mass replicated.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Real-Time In Compact Discs, refers to the playing or recording time as these processes are actually taking place. Also refers to single speed (1X) recording or playback. Red Book The original Philips/Sony color book specification that describes the layout and physical format of audio Compact Discs. All other color books are based on the Red Book. Red Book provides for two layers of error correction code to detect and correct errors while the disc is being played.
Supported Recorders laser power to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Running OPC continuously monitors the laser power, and can adjust the laser power “on the fly” to compensate for dust, fingerprints, or other contamination on the disc. This ensures a very consistent, robust recording.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Track Adjacent bands of the data spiral on a Compact Disc. A Compact Disc (of any format) may have up to 99 tracks. Track-At-Once (TAO) The most common method of recording a CD-R disc currently. Track-at-once simply means that one track at a time is recorded on the disc. Track-at-once is mostly used when recording Multisession CD-ROM discs, each new session will contain at least 1 track.
Contact Info performance devices such as keyboards, mice, and some storage products such as lower performance CDRW and floppy drives. Bandwidth is only about 1.2Mb per second (maximum), and around 600Kb per second sustained. Fast enough to record a CD at 4X. USB is attractive for attaching peripherals as ports are standard on both PC and Macintosh computers, and is easily “plug & play” installed as external devices. White Book Specification for the Video CD developed by Philips, Sony, JVC, and Matsushita.
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software the Red Book digital audio standard.
List of Supported Recorders SCSI Drives Acer CR-1420C DynaTek CDM-4000 HP CD-Writer 6020 HP SureStore 4020 Imation CDR 8x20 Imation CDRW 8x2x20 External Imation CDRW 8x2x20 Internal JVC Writeable CD-ROM JVC XR-W1001 JVC XR-W2010 JVC XR-W2012 (OEM) JVC XR-W2020 JVC XR-W2022 (OEM) Kodak PCD 200 Kodak PCD 225 Kodak PCD 600(6x) LACIE CDBP-121032S RW 12x10x32 LACIE CDBP-161040S RW 16x10x40 Melco CDRW-S4224 Melco CDRW-S4432 Melco CDRW-S8432 Melco CRWS-SB1610 16x10x32 Mitsubishi CDRW 226 Mitsubishi CDVR 2x4 Mitsub
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software Philips CDD522 Philips OMNIWRITER 2x6 Philips OMNIWRITER 2x6 (OEM) Philips SCSI Rewriteable 2x2x6 Pinnacle Micro RCD 4x4 Pinnacle Micro RCD-1000 Pinnacle Micro RCD-202 Pinnacle Micro RCD5020 Pinnacle Micro RCD5040 Pioneer DR-504X Pioneer DW-S114X Plasmon RF4100 Plasmon RF4102 Plextor PX-R24CS Plextor PlexWriter 4x12 Plextor PlexWriter 8x20 Plextor PlexWriter RW 12x10x32 Plextor PlexWriter RW 12x4x20 Plextor PlexWriter RW 16x10x40 Plextor PlexWriter RW 4x2x20 Plextor PlexWriter
SANYO BurnProof CRD-BP2 12x4x32 SANYO CRD-R800S 8x20 SANYO CRD-R800S 8x20 (GENERIC) SANYO CRD-RW1 8x2x20 SANYO CRD-RW1 8x2x20 (GENERIC) SANYO CRD-RW2 12x4x32 SANYO CRD-RW2 12x4x32 (GENERIC) SONY Rewriteable CRX140S SONY Rewriteable CRX145S SONY Rewriteable CRX160S 12x8x32 Smart & Friendly 2x6 Sony CDU920S/921S Sony CDU924S Sony CDU926S Sony CDU948S Sony CDW-900E Sony CDW-E1/W1 Teac CD-R50 Teac CD-R55 Teac CD-R56 Teac CD-R58 (8x24) Teac CD-RW512SB 12x10x32 TraxData CDRW2260 TraxData CDRW4260 WAITEC WT2082 RW
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software ATAPI/Firewire/USB Drives DVD-RAM/R/-RW/+RW: Apple SuperDrive Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-103 Matsushita DVD-RAM/R LF-D310 Matsushita DVD-RAM/R LF-D311 Matsushita DVD-RAM/R LF-D233 Ricoh DVD+RW MP5120 Ricoh DVD+RW RW5120 CD-R/RW: Acer CD-R/RW 16X10 16x10x40 Acer CD-R/RW 24X10 24x10x40 AOPEN Rewriteable 4x4x20 ARCHOS MiniCDRW XS4x4x24 ARCHOS MiniCDRW XS8432 CyQ've CQ-1232 DVD/CDRW 12x10x32 CyQve CRW-C446plus HP CD-Writer+ 7100 HP CD-Writer+ 7200 HP CD-Writer+ 7500 HP CD-Writer+ 8100 HP
Mitsumi 4x8 CR-4801T Mitsumi Rewriteable 4x2x8 Mitsumi Rewriteable 4x4x8 Mitsumi CR-48X8TE 16x10x40 Mitsumi CR-48X9TE 24x12x40 Mitsumi CR-48XATE 32x12x40 NEC NR-7700A 12x10x32 NEC NR-7800A 16x10x40 Panansonic PowerBook CDRW 4x4x16 Panasonic CW-7585 CDRW 8x4x32 Panasonic CW-7586 CDRW 8x4x32 Panasonic UJDA710 8x4x24 Philips ATAPI CD-R/RW 8X4X32 Philips Hercules 2 CDRW 4x4x24 Philips Hercules 2b CDRW 4x4x32 Philips IDE ReWritable 2x2x24 Philips IDE Rewritable 2x2x6 Philips IDE-CD R/RW 8x4x32 Philips Rewriteabl
DISCRIBE CD Mastering Software QPS CDRW/RW SM-208B 8x4x32 QPS CDRW/RW SW-212B 12x8x32 QPS CR-4802TE 4x2x8 QPS CR-48X8TE 16x10x40 QPS CR-48X9TE 24x12x40 QPS CR-48XATE 32x12x40 QPS CD-RW CR-4804TE QPS CRD-BP1400P 16x10x40 QPS CRD-BP1500P 24x10x40 QPSCRD-BP1500U 24x10x40 QPS CRD-BP1600 32x10x40 QPS CRW2100E 16x10x40 QPS CRW2200E 20x10x40 QPS DVD-RW DVR-103 QPS DVD/CDRW RW9120 QPS LTR-12101B 12x10x32 QPS LTR-16101B 16x10x40 QPS LTR-16102B 16x10x40 QPS LTR-16101B 16x10x40 QPS LTR-24102B 24x10x40 QPS NR-7700A 12x
Ricoh MiniCDRW 4x4x20-ATAPI (MP) Ricoh MiniCDRW 4x4x20-ATAPI (RW) Ricoh Rewriteable MP6200A Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B 8x4x32 Samsung CDRW/RW SM-208B 8x4x32 Samsung CDRW/RW SM-408B 8x8x32 Samsung CDRW/RW SW-212B 12x8x32 SANYO CRD-BP1400P 16x10x40 SANYO CRD-BP1400P 16x10x40 (Generic) SANYO CRD-BP1500P 24x10x40 SANYO CRD-BP1500P 24x10x40 (Generic) SANYO CRD-BP1500U 24x10x40 SANYO CRD-BP1500U 24x10x40 (Generic) SANYO CRD-BP1600 32x10x40 SANYO CRD-BP1600 32x10x40 (Generic) SONY CD-RW CRX0811 8x4x32 SONY CD-RW CRX
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If your drive is not on this list it may still be supported. CharisMac Engineering™ continues to qualify and add support for additional drives. Contact CharisMac regarding support for any CD recorder not on this list. Mail Address: CharisMac Engineering, Inc. 10000 Hill View Rd. Newcastle, CA 95658 Internet: http://www.CharisMac.com Email Address: Support@CharisMac.com Sales@CharisMac.
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