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MakeCD is Copyright © 1996 by Angela Schmidt and Patrick Ohly. All rights
reserved.
This is first non-beta version of MakeCD. There is no manual available
yet, but with the built in online help, nobody should experience serious
diffculties using the software.
SPECIAL FEATURES
o Amiga protection bits und file comments in CD-ROM Images
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NO OTHER MASTERING SOFTWARE SUPPORTS THIS FEATURE AT THIS
TIME (10.11.96)
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o Online images (second partition not required)
o Supports ISO 9660 and Rock Ridge extensions
o Supports CDTV and CD32 (bootable CD-ROM's possible)
o All source directory trees for the ISO image are optionally
put into one distinct subdirectory each in the root of the
image.
o Locale support (at this time emglish and german)
o Online Help (Bubblehelp, can, be disabled)
o Font sensitive layout
o Style Guide adhering (opens e.g. on a Public Screen)
o Easy to use
o Multisession support
o Writes both data and audio tracks
o Modular (other CD-Writers can be added as needed)
o BEST VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY, especially for non commercial users
o Compatible (tested on many different configurations)
BUGREPORTS
Please send any bug reports directly to the authors. Bug reports on
writing CD-ROM's or on the GUI shoud be sent to
"Patrick.Ohly@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de (Patrick Ohly)". Bug reports on
creation of CD-ROM images should be sent to
"Angela.Schmidt@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de (Angela Schmidt)".
WE NEED YOUR HELP AND YOUR FEEDBACK
To adapt MakeCD for as many CD-Writers as possible, we need YOUR
help. Any testers who are unusally helpful, especially when they
help to support more CD-Writers, can possibly get a free
registration.
If you want to help us, please do this:
1) Open the Hardware window with the menu.
2. Chose a command set for the CD-Writer you have. If we support your
CD-Writer already, you can't chose a command set. In this case you
can stop the test here. Anyway, many thanks for your help.
3) Turn on the Test-Mode. While this mode is active, the CD-R in
your CD-Writer WON'T be written to. You can test MakeCD
(usually) without risk this way. Even though the CD-R won't be
written to, all data transfers are still done. So it is possible
to test if your system is fast enough to support safely writing
to a CD-R.
4) Try if there are any errors if you write to a CD-R. Unless the
CD-Writer totally misinterprets the given SCSI commands, there
is no danger for your CD-R while the Test-Mode is turned on. If
you get any errors, please try a different commands set.
5) Please tell us the EXACT description of your CD-Writer and the
command set that worked for you.
6) If there wasn't any command set that worked, please set the
DEBUG tooltype in the MakeCD icon to turn on debugging mode.
Then restart MakeCD and copy the output that MakeCD writes into
a console while writing to a CD-ROM. Send us this output then
and, if at all possible, any documentation about how to control
your CD-Writer.
7) Please send all information to <Patrick.Ohly@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>.
Thanks a lot!
AMIGA PROTECTION BITS AND FILECOMMENTS
Yes, you did not misread this. Finally, it is possible to record
the Amiga protection bits and file comments on a CD-ROM. Several
Amiga software developers and the main author of the Rock Ridge
Interchange Protocol created a standard to record these Amiga
attributes in Rock Ridge compatible fields.
At this time, AmiCDFS already supports this feature, and we expect
that soon other CD-ROM filesystems will support Amiga attributes. A
basic requirement is Rock Ridge support, though.
Now you can finally make backups on CD-R's. The advantage: Fast
access times and the Amiga attributes won't get lost anymore with a
suitable filesystem.
CREATING ISO IMAGES WITHOUT WRITING TO A CD-ROM
Naturally, you can create an ISO image file for each track without having
to write a CD-R. When setting up the track destination options, you
activate the "Create image file" option and set a name for the
destination image file. When you are done setting up all the tracks, you
click on "Generate Image-Files ..." instead of "Write Tracks ...". That's
all. Easy, isn't it?
ASYNCHRONOUS RECORDING OF CD-ROM-IMAGES
MakeCD makes it possible to write CD-ROM images WITHOUT having to
create a temporary disk file. This means that you DO NOT NEED an
additional 1 GB harddrive to create a CD-ROM.
For many small files the generated data stream may eventually turn
non continous if your system can not evaluate the source data
fast enough and the CD-R may turn out to be defective.
Please try with the Test-Mode first, if everything if fast enough
to work correctly. You can try to increase the buffer size and
reduce write speed to a minimum. Watch the buffer fill level while
writing to check if there are any bottle necks that need your
attenton.
COPYING AUDIO TRACKS
You can copy audio tracks without any problems, but -if you copy without
an intermediate data file- you have to check yourself that the source
drive sends audio data in the same speed as recorded by the destination.
Many CD-ROM drives transmit CDDA data in single speed mode. In this case
you have to configure the CD writer to use single speed by setting the
appropriate hardware option. If you forget to do that, the data stream
may be interrupted eventually.
As the source drive cannot pause after it has started to deliver CDDA
data, direct copying of audio data is a fairly time critical issue. You
should definitely try it in test mode first.
OUR TODO-LIST
Would you like to know what we intend to do with MakeCD in the
future? This is our TODO-List.
o Add multisession support for ISO images
o Integrate optional limit to a directory depth of eight levels
(ISO 9660 standard)
o Support all known CD-Writers and drives
o Recovery-Mode for incompletely written CD-R's
RESTRICTIONS OF THE UNREGISTERED VERSION
Compared to the registered version, the unregistered version has a
few built int restrictions:
- The name of the CD-ROM and the "Publisher" cannot be changed.
- You can write a maximum of ten tracks to a CD-R.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
=========================================================================
All prices here are introductory offers valid until 31.dec.96 only.
Please check any available updates then for new pricing information.
=========================================================================
As we think that about DM 200,- to 400,- is a very painful amount of
money for a non commercial user to spend on this, we thought up something
to still make some profit (as all the other vendors of mastering
software):
There are three classes of licensing. The more "commercial" the user uses
our software (and the more money he makes with it), the higher his or her
registration fee will be for MakeCD. Non commercial users pay only a
little. User who burn CD-ROMs for anyone for a fee pay a currently common
amount. User who have their mastered CD-ROM's duplicated commercially at
a CD manufacturer (and usually sell them) pay a fee that has to be
negotiated with the authors individually. We can think of several ways to
license MakeCD here. Just contact us!
We hope that this is a fair compromise. Why should someone who creates
CD-ROM's just for fun pay the same amount as someone who makes large
amounts of money on duplicating and selling CD-ROM's?
Please remember that development of MakeCD could not have been done
without investing considerable amounts of money. If you use the software,
consider registering seriously and support further development and
enhancements to MakeCD as they will be costly, too!
1) Private, non-commercial usage
There is a one time registration fee of DM 50,- (until
31.dec.96). Any CD-ROM's created with MakeCD may only be used
for your private non-commercial needs. "Publisher" cannot be
modified.
2) CD-ROM recording service, non-commercial duplication. The
one time registration fee is DM 300,- (until 31.dec.96). This is
in the range of other currently available software of this type
for the Amiga. The recored CD-ROM's may be sold to the
repsective customers who may not re-duplicate them again for
commercial purposes. CD-ROM's created by MakeCD with this
license may not be used as masters for pressing CD-ROM's. An
exception is the non-commercial duplication with CD-R's.
"Publisher" cannot be modified.
3) CD-ROM Manufacturer, commercial duplication.
We don't have a standard price for this at this time. Please
contact either Angela Schmidt or Patrick Ohly. We'll work up a
license together then. This license allows you to press CD-ROM's
with masters created by MakeCD. You will also be able to change
"Publisher" as needed.
The Application-ID field will always contain the serial number
(which isn't the same as the registration number) of the registered
version.
UPDATES
MakeCD is still in development. You will find the latest versions of
MakeCD, new drivers for CD-Rs etc. on the homepages of the authors or
directly under "MakeCD.html" in these pages.
CREDITS
Heinz Wrobel
Valuable suggestions for a GUI that is easier to use.
English translation of this Readme file.
Klaus Melchior
Frank Zündorff
Great/many bug reports.
AUTHORS OF MAKECD
Angela Schmidt
Klosterweg 28/I501
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Telephone: +49 721 695307 E-Mail:
Angela.Schmidt@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uk8b/
Patrick Ohly
Weechstr. 1, WG E0/1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Telephone: +49 721 615662 E-Mail:
Patrick.Ohly@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~un60/
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