Primera PrimoDVD, User Manual

Page 1: ...Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Millennium Windows NT and Windows 2000 System Requirements PrimoDVD requires a minimum configuration including a 300 MHz or faster processor with 32 MB of RAM The video should be also capable of displaying 1024x768 pixels to allow a better view of more simultaneous jobs and the log panel DVD ROM It is possible to use your DVD R drive to read data from source...

Page 2: ... focus on the general concepts of the PrimoDVD application The Application Window The main screen of PrimoDVD will initially be displayed with three adjustable size windows the Drive Status Window the Job Status Window and the Job Setup Window The Activity Log Panel will also be displayed if it was open when the application was last closed It can be hidden by selecting View Activity Log Panel Hide...

Page 3: ...yed next to the drive title The columns can be moved and re sized in this window by dragging and dropping the column headings or by sliding the column dividers During various operations such as recording or testing a message is displayed in this window showing what each drive is currently doing loading unloading rejecting recording testing reading etc In addition to this right clicking on any of t...

Page 4: ...open When you start a new job such as a Disc Copy or Data Disc Creation it will open a Job Window contained in the Job Setup Window Clicking on the appropriate new job type from the File pull down menu opens the new Job Setup Window Each time a new job is opened a new panel appears in the Job Setup Window Up to 64 job panels may be opened in Windows NT or 2000 and up to 16 using Windows 95 or 98 ...

Page 5: ...atus Window is made The Job Status Window can be found at the lower left portion of the main window When jobs are started this list displays the status of each job including the number of discs finished and the number remaining to be done This window may be hidden by selecting the View option on the menu bar and clicking on the Show Job List Panel The Activity Log Panel The Activity Log is an impo...

Page 6: ... Panel The pause button will allow the current disc to be completed then suspends operations on that job Recording is resumed by clicking the pause button again The stop button will abort any recording in progress and will place the current disc into the reject stack and terminate the job Quick Start Recording Guide The following section will briefly guide you through the steps required for each t...

Page 7: ...ect as Reader option 4 Check that the correct characteristics of the source disc appear in the lower side of the Job window the source disc is detected and analyzed If the disc is not yet in the drive and you put it there after you selected the reader drive you may need to push the Refresh button in the Job window This button resembles the recycle symbol 5 Now in the drive list highlight the recor...

Page 8: ...to make several copies of the same disc and you do not want to read from the source drive every time Also by having the Global Image file stored on the hard disk allows you to immediately return the source disc if necessary 1 Open the PrimoDVD Application 2 Insert the master disc into a drive In the drive list highlight that drive right click and select Disc Explorer and Drive Properties 3 Check i...

Page 9: ...g enter the name of the file that will contain the disc image GI extension and then press Build 5 Wait until the image is completely built and then close the Disc Explorer dialog 6 From the Menu bar select File New Job Global Image or Other Image A Job window will now open in the right side of the application ...

Page 10: ... as Recorder 9 In the Image Job dialog box set the number of copies the speed if you select a speed that the recorder does not support it will default to the immediate lower one and the action Test Test and Record etc 10 Press the red button to activate the action Setting Up a Data Disc Job 1 Open the PrimoDVD Application 2 From the Menu bar select File New Job Data Job A Job window will now open ...

Page 11: ...ecorder and select Select Deselect as Recorder 6 In the Data Disc Job dialog box set the number of copies the speed if you select a speed that the recorder does not support it will default to the immediate lower one and the action Test Test and Record etc 7 Press the red button to activate the action Disc Printing This application contains several tools for creating and printing onto printable CD ...

Page 12: ...color for your disc simply select the Filling Color button and select the color you wish to use You will notice that the image of the disc changes colors to show your current layout You may also insert a graphic into the disc layout Do this by selecting the picture frame on the toolbar or by clicking Edit and choosing Select Image You may then select a valid BMP JPG or GIF file to insert onto the ...

Page 13: ...aphic Using the zoom tool you may blow up a smaller image to cover the whole disc The Disc Face Editor also features two automated controls for zooming the image The first will resize the graphic so that the picture will cover the disc from left to right This is best used for images that are taller than they are wide This option can be used by clicking on the image on the toolbar displaying a disc...

Page 14: ...during the recording process will be replaced by the correct information For example you can insert a variable which will insert the Date of the recording You may do this by clicking on the Field button and selecting the variable you would like added You can also mix your fixed text with variable text For example you could type in Created on and then click on Field and select Date When used in a r...

Page 15: ...ve the job as Be sure to note the location you saved the file in so that you will be able to find it for later use Printing in PrimoDVD When PrimoDVD detects the presence of a robotics unit the features for utilizing your CD Printer will be activated Each of the Job windows will now contain an area where you may input the name of the Disc Layout you created using the Disc Face Editor They will als...

Page 16: ...Many of these tools are useful for speeding up the job creation process as well as for tuning the application for your specific configuration The Global Image Finder To utilize the Global Image finder on the menu select Tools Global Image Finder The Global Image Finder will find all Global Image files on your hard disk You may also launch the Global Image ...

Page 17: ... Explorer you may also select to print the layout of the DVD by clicking on the Print Layout Button This will print a detailed list of all the sessions and tracks of the DVD including start stopping and length information for each File Verify The File Verify is a very special feature present in PrimoDVD When setting up a recording job you may select to verify the disc after recording which will ve...

Page 18: ... settings of each device in relation to the others and options to modify the settings on all devices This screen is arranged into 4 columns The first column indicates the drive by its name SCSI Host ID SCSI Drive ID and Drive Letter The second column lists the status of the Disconnection Option for each drive The third column lists the status of the Synchronous Data Transfer Option for each drive ...

Page 19: ...u bar or by pressing F3 at any time The options menu gives you the ability to modify settings for the following categories General View Data Job Temporary Job Round Blank Size and Advanced Information regarding the individual settings in this panel can be found in the PrimoDVD Help Files ...