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The Picture CD tool takes any number of selected files in any number of folders and burns them directly to a CD recorder, including software to view and manage the files from the CD-Rom. |
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A Photodex Picture CD is more than just a disk full of images - is a complete package for working with content, all on CD-Rom.
Creating a Picture CD
What You'll Need
In order to make a Photodex Picture CD, you need only a few things:
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Selecting the Content
Once you've got the right tools, you're just a few clicks away from having
a Picture CD. You'll need to tell
You can place any number of files on a Photodex Picture CD (you are limited
only by the amount of space on the CD). You can even use files in different
directories. Just select the directories which contain content you'd like to
use in the Folder List, the select the files to
include in the File List.
Creating the Picture CD
Once you have the desired content selected, you're ready to begin creating your
Photodex Picture CD.
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Open the Picture CD dialog. Select Write Picture CD from
the Picture CD/Floppy menu under File. |
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Select the CD recorder to use for this Picture CD. If you
have only one CDR in your computer, it will be selected by default. |
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Specify the title for the Picture CD. |
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Change any other options. Other options can easily
be left at their default, or changed as desired (these are discussed in
more detail below). |
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5. | Click 'Create Picture CD' to start the recording process. Be sure you have a blank CD in your CDR drive. |
The amount of time needed to record a Picture CD will depend on the amount of content you are placing on the Picture CD. By default, the CD tray will open when the Picture CD creation process is complete.
Picture CD Options There are several options in the Picture CD dialog which allow you to customize how your Photodex Picture CD is created.
CD Writer Selection
The CD writer selection allows you to choose which CDR on your machine
you would like to use for creating your Photodex Picture CD.
CD Volume Name (Title)
The title of the CD will appear in many programs which might be used to read the
CD, such as
CD Template Directory
The CD template directory is used to specify the location of the 'master' for the
Picture CD. Any files and folders contained in the template directory will be included
along with the content on the CD. If you would like to use the default
CD Image Temporary Location
When creating a Picture CD,
Approximate Space Required
This area is not an option, but is included for your own information. In this
area,
Joliet File System
Joliet is a standard for CD files currently supported by Windows 98/95 and some Linux
systems. Joliet allows for up to 64 character filenames, but is still as part of the ISO-9660
standard.
Use Mode 2 (XA)
Mode 2 is an extended architecture specification for CD-Roms. Mode 2 allows
for extra error correction information to be stored on the disk for high performance
needs. Mode 2 is not commonly used for standard computing applications.
Support Long Filenames
Enables support for filenames longer than eight characters.
No Filename Version Numbers
Prevents file version numbers from being included on the disk.
Close Session
When information is burned onto a CD-Rom, it is done as a 'session.' By closing
the session, you are finalizing the disk. CDs which have open sessions may not
be readable by some CD-Rom drives.
Eject When Complete
When checked, this option will cause the new Picture CD to be ejected
from the drive when the recording process is complete.
Test CD Writer (Doesn't Write)
When running in test mode, every step of creating a Picture CD is performed
except for the actual recording. This allows you to ensure that everything is working
properly without using up any CD-Rom media.
Using Picture CDs Using a Photodex Picture CD is very simple. With the default configuration, a Photodex Picture CD is created with three pieces of software:
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