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Data Disc Burner
Overview
The Diamond Cut Data Disc Burner facilitates optical media storage using formats other than just Red Book CD Audio†. You can archive data on optical media such as CD-Rs, CD-RW, DVD+/-R, and DVD+/-RW provided that your optical drive supports burning onto those formats. CD-Rs are capable of storing around 700 Mbytes of data while DVDs are capable of storing roughly 4,400 Mbytes (your mileage may vary). It works with most PC format data extensions including .wav, .mp3, .wma, .jpg, .bmp and so forth. The Diamond Cut data disc burner has three points of user access. You can access it via the Data Disc icon on the toolbar, or you can access it from either the File or the CD Prep menu under the rubric of “Burn a Data Disc”. The Data Disc Burner supports complex hierarchical file tree structures having multiple directories and sub-directories. Disc layouts can be created either by browsing and adding or removing files directly from the Data Disc Burner dialog box or by dragging and dropping them into the Data Disc structure field directly from Windows Explorer. The file systems created by the Diamond Cut Disc Burner are ISO 9660 level 2 compliant. This system, however limits the number of characters assigned to a given file to 180 and the file extension limited to 3 with up to 8 directory levels. The Burner provides you with the option to choose the Joliet file system which provides for file names having up to 64 unicode characters (128 bytes) in length and directory hierarchies greater than 8 levels. Both Disc at Once (DAO) and Track at Once (TAO) modes of burning are supported, providing that your disc drive hardware supports them. Track at once mode provides the optional ability to keep sessions open after creating a CD session so that the disc can be added to at a later time.
The Data Disc Burner
The Data Disc Burner Controls
The following is a description of the various Data Disc Burner controls:
1. Add Files – Click on this button to add a file or multiple files to your disc layout from the Windows file system. First click on the location in the tree under which you desire the new files to appear. Then click on the Add Files button, browse to the file(s) of interest and then highlight them. Next, either double click on the file or click on “open”. The file or files will then appear in your disc layout field.
2. Add Folder – Click on this button to add an entire folder to your disc layout from the Windows file system. First click on the location in the tree under which you desire the new folder to appear. Then, click on the Add Folder button, browse to the folder of interest and then highlight it. To move the file into your layout, click on the “OK” button. The folder will then appear in your disc layout field.
3. New Folder – This allows you to insert a folder into your new file structure. To do so, first click on the location in the tree under which you desire this new folder to appear. Then, click on the New Folder button. A dialog box will appear and you can then “Enter a Name for the New Folder”. When you are satisfied with the name, click on “OK” and the new file will appear in the designated location in your disc layout. Files and other folders can then be added beneath that level in your disc layout.
4. Remove – This will allow you to remove a file or directory. Highlight the item in your layout that you wish to remove and then click on the Remove button. A dialog box will appear and query you to determine if you are really sure that you want the item removed. Click on “Yes” or “No”.
5. Remove All – This allows you to remove the entire disc layout from your file tree except for the optical drive root directory. A dialog box will appear and query you to determine if you are really sure that you want to remove the entire disc layout. Click on “Yes” or “No”.
6. Disc Burners Selector – Scroll to the Disc Burner that you want to use for your project.
7. Data Burners Options – Choose the setup that fits your needs:
A. File System Type
I. ISO 9660 (level 2)
II. Joliet File System (Long File Names)
B. Writing Mode
I. Track at Once (TAO)
a. Keep Session Open checkbox*
II. Disc At Once (DAO)**
C. Other Optional Attributes
I. Sort Disc Layout - When this is checked, the disc
layout is placed in alpha-numeric order.
II. Enable Optimal Power Calibration - When this is
checked, an extra step is added to the process to
optimize the burning power of the laser diode. This
creates a more consistent burn at the cost of longer
disc burn time.
*Note: “Keep Session Open” is only available in TAO Mode and for CD Burning.
**Note: “Disk At Once” is typically only supported for blank CD-R discs and rarely supported on DVD media. TAO mode is the preferred mode for creating DVD Video backups or data backups.
8. Drag and Drop – You can also drag and drop files, folders and directories directly from Windows Explorer into the Data Disc Burner. Data Disc Burner Sample Procedure
Here is a fairly typical example of a procedure that you can use to burn a data disc:
1. Launch the Data Disc Burner.
2. Browse the “Disc Burners” feature to the Optical Drive of your choice.
3. Insert a media disc into that optical drive.
4. The top portion of the Data Disc Burner display should show the type of media inserted into the drive and also the number of Mbytes that are available for use (after a short time delay).
5. Click on the “Options” button and check Joliet File System under the File System Type and then click on “Track at Once” under the writing mode option.
6. Use the Add Files, Add Folder(s) and New Folder features in order to create your disc layout in the workspace area found below the controls section of the Data Disc Burner.
7. When you have completed your layout, click on the Burn Disc button in the top right had corner of the application.
8. A progress bar will show you how things are progressing as the disc burns.
9. At the end of the burn process, the hourglass will remain showing while the system closes the disc. The progress bar will show an increasing percentage as this process proceeds.
10. The disc closing process could take as long as 15 minutes, so please be patient.
11. When the project has completed, the system will show a message which reads “Disc has been burned successfully” and a “gong” will sound via your sound system. Please remove the disc from the drive.”
12. Done.
†Note: Red Book Audio CDs can also be created with your Diamond Cut Software. This feature is accessed via the CD Button on the toolbar or via the CD menu item titled “Burn a CD”.
The Diamond Cut Data Disc Burner facilitates optical media storage using formats other than just Red Book CD Audio†. You can archive data on optical media such as CD-Rs, CD-RW, DVD+/-R, and DVD+/-RW provided that your optical drive supports burning onto those formats. CD-Rs are capable of storing around 700 Mbytes of data while DVDs are capable of storing roughly 4,400 Mbytes (your mileage may vary). It works with most PC format data extensions including .wav, .mp3, .wma, .jpg, .bmp and so forth. The Diamond Cut data disc burner has three points of user access. You can access it via the Data Disc icon on the toolbar, or you can access it from either the File or the CD Prep menu under the rubric of “Burn a Data Disc”. The Data Disc Burner supports complex hierarchical file tree structures having multiple directories and sub-directories. Disc layouts can be created either by browsing and adding or removing files directly from the Data Disc Burner dialog box or by dragging and dropping them into the Data Disc structure field directly from Windows Explorer. The file systems created by the Diamond Cut Disc Burner are ISO 9660 level 2 compliant. This system, however limits the number of characters assigned to a given file to 180 and the file extension limited to 3 with up to 8 directory levels. The Burner provides you with the option to choose the Joliet file system which provides for file names having up to 64 unicode characters (128 bytes) in length and directory hierarchies greater than 8 levels. Both Disc at Once (DAO) and Track at Once (TAO) modes of burning are supported, providing that your disc drive hardware supports them. Track at once mode provides the optional ability to keep sessions open after creating a CD session so that the disc can be added to at a later time.
The Data Disc Burner
The Data Disc Burner Controls
The following is a description of the various Data Disc Burner controls:
1. Add Files – Click on this button to add a file or multiple files to your disc layout from the Windows file system. First click on the location in the tree under which you desire the new files to appear. Then click on the Add Files button, browse to the file(s) of interest and then highlight them. Next, either double click on the file or click on “open”. The file or files will then appear in your disc layout field.
2. Add Folder – Click on this button to add an entire folder to your disc layout from the Windows file system. First click on the location in the tree under which you desire the new folder to appear. Then, click on the Add Folder button, browse to the folder of interest and then highlight it. To move the file into your layout, click on the “OK” button. The folder will then appear in your disc layout field.
3. New Folder – This allows you to insert a folder into your new file structure. To do so, first click on the location in the tree under which you desire this new folder to appear. Then, click on the New Folder button. A dialog box will appear and you can then “Enter a Name for the New Folder”. When you are satisfied with the name, click on “OK” and the new file will appear in the designated location in your disc layout. Files and other folders can then be added beneath that level in your disc layout.
4. Remove – This will allow you to remove a file or directory. Highlight the item in your layout that you wish to remove and then click on the Remove button. A dialog box will appear and query you to determine if you are really sure that you want the item removed. Click on “Yes” or “No”.
5. Remove All – This allows you to remove the entire disc layout from your file tree except for the optical drive root directory. A dialog box will appear and query you to determine if you are really sure that you want to remove the entire disc layout. Click on “Yes” or “No”.
6. Disc Burners Selector – Scroll to the Disc Burner that you want to use for your project.
7. Data Burners Options – Choose the setup that fits your needs:
A. File System Type
I. ISO 9660 (level 2)
II. Joliet File System (Long File Names)
B. Writing Mode
I. Track at Once (TAO)
a. Keep Session Open checkbox*
II. Disc At Once (DAO)**
C. Other Optional Attributes
I. Sort Disc Layout - When this is checked, the disc
layout is placed in alpha-numeric order.
II. Enable Optimal Power Calibration - When this is
checked, an extra step is added to the process to
optimize the burning power of the laser diode. This
creates a more consistent burn at the cost of longer
disc burn time.
*Note: “Keep Session Open” is only available in TAO Mode and for CD Burning.
**Note: “Disk At Once” is typically only supported for blank CD-R discs and rarely supported on DVD media. TAO mode is the preferred mode for creating DVD Video backups or data backups.
8. Drag and Drop – You can also drag and drop files, folders and directories directly from Windows Explorer into the Data Disc Burner. Data Disc Burner Sample Procedure
Here is a fairly typical example of a procedure that you can use to burn a data disc:
1. Launch the Data Disc Burner.
2. Browse the “Disc Burners” feature to the Optical Drive of your choice.
3. Insert a media disc into that optical drive.
4. The top portion of the Data Disc Burner display should show the type of media inserted into the drive and also the number of Mbytes that are available for use (after a short time delay).
5. Click on the “Options” button and check Joliet File System under the File System Type and then click on “Track at Once” under the writing mode option.
6. Use the Add Files, Add Folder(s) and New Folder features in order to create your disc layout in the workspace area found below the controls section of the Data Disc Burner.
7. When you have completed your layout, click on the Burn Disc button in the top right had corner of the application.
8. A progress bar will show you how things are progressing as the disc burns.
9. At the end of the burn process, the hourglass will remain showing while the system closes the disc. The progress bar will show an increasing percentage as this process proceeds.
10. The disc closing process could take as long as 15 minutes, so please be patient.
11. When the project has completed, the system will show a message which reads “Disc has been burned successfully” and a “gong” will sound via your sound system. Please remove the disc from the drive.”
12. Done.
†Note: Red Book Audio CDs can also be created with your Diamond Cut Software. This feature is accessed via the CD Button on the toolbar or via the CD menu item titled “Burn a CD”.