CDRWIN

CDRWIN was a CD/DVD burning software for Microsoft Windows developed by Golden Hawk Technology.^[1]

It progressed from lone wolf Jeff Arnold's hobby to a full-blown recording software that equals the power, performance, and features of many of the programs from the big boys.

—Robert Starrett, EMedia : digital studio magazine

Once popular, CDRWIN's usage diminished due to the bundling of limited versions of other software packages, such as Nero Burning ROM and Roxio Easy CD Creator, with new computers and optical drives.

The company behind original CDRWIN, Golden Hawk Technology, no longer exists.

Features

CDRWin opened to a window with large buttons. Buttons included "Record Disc", "Copy Disc", "Tools", "Contents", "Settings", "Unlock", and "Exit". Each button showed the user a window that allowed them to do the appropriate task.

The "Record Disc" window allowed the user to choose the target recorder, recording options (such as test mode, speed, and beep at completion), and set up an attached Kodak Disc Transporter.

The "Copy Disc" window let the user select whether they wanted to copy a disc, a track, or just specific sectors. It could also copy audio or data discs.

For mixed and raw data there was the possibility to adjust the Mode 1 and Mode 2 transfer to Mode 1 Form 1. The ability to enable and disable jitter correction and set subcode options was also available. While copying, a graphical representation of the disc would appear.

The "Tools" button allowed the user to set source and destination devices and the type of operation to be performed, including image file generation, copying discs to images, and copying a SCSI device to the CD recorder.

The "Contents" button showed disc information, including the number and type of tracks, the number of sessions, and the total disc time.

The "Settings" window allowed the user to set up and choose the reader and recorder, any SCSI hard drive to be used, and the Kodak Disc Transporter, if attached.^[1]

Unique features

CDRWIN was known for its unique features such as analyzing the TOC of a CD. It is also one of the programs which introduced the cue sheet format.

PlayStation TOC Protection

CDRWIN se utilizó principalmente durante la época de PlayStation . Los usuarios podían hacer copias de seguridad de los juegos de PlayStation de forma rápida y sencilla, y pronto descubrieron que su exclusivo sistema de hojas de referencia les permitía modificar la tabla de contenido (TOC) de cualquier CD que se duplicara, siempre que la grabadora de CD admitiera la escritura de tablas de contenido no válidas. La mayoría de los programas de grabación de CD no podían crear copias ni imágenes del CD si la tabla de contenido no era válida.

Este problema se solucionó con el lanzamiento de CDRWIN, y la duplicación se hizo más accesible cuando Nero Burning ROM se actualizó para admitir este tipo de copia.

Véase también

Lista de software para la creación de discos ópticos

Referencias

1 2 Starrett, RA (mayo de 1997). "Un compendio de software grabable en CD para Windows 95". EMedia Professional . 10 (5). Online Inc: 70– 4, 76– 80, 82– 4. ISSN 1090-946X .

Lecturas adicionales

Starrett, Bob (2000). "CD-R un paso más allá". Revista EMedia . 13 (9): 47. ISSN 1529-7306 .
Olivier Piers (2003). Grabar CD y DVD nunca fue tan fácil [ Grabar CD y DVD nunca ha sido tan fácil ] (en español). Ediciones ENI. ISBN 9782746021051.
Thierry Thaureaux (2007). Gravez vos CD et DVD [ Grabar CDs y DVDs ] (en francés). Editions ENI. ISBN 9782746037007.
Mark L. Chambers (15 de abril de 2004). Grabación de CD y DVD para principiantes . John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780764570735.
Guía del usuario de CDRWIN