
Create a Disc Image and use it in a Project.
What: The Image Project allows you to copy any CD, DVD, or BDR master. You can use an existing image or create an image and then use it in the project. > The master disc is read from the specified drive to the hard drive of your Mac. The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a user specified location on your computer. PTPublisher uses this file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial file.
Recommended for: All CD, DVD or Blu-ray content or disc types (Audio CD, Data CD, Software Install Disc, Video CD, DVD Video, Blu-ray Video: CDR, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM, DVD+DL, DVD-DL, BDR, BDR-DL, etc.). This is best used for jobs that are repeated on a regular basis where you will need to make additional copies of the master disc at a later time. This project type stores the master on your hard drive. This saves the time it takes to read in the master and reduces the possibility of defects being introduced into the master disc.
To Create a Disc Image and use it in a Project:
- Select Image Project from the Starter Window or the New Project Panel. Step one of the Image Project wizard will be displayed.
- Click the Browse button to browse to an existing disc image. Disc images created in PTPulisher (*.gi), Mac Images (*DMG) or ISO image files may be used. Skip to step 8 if you have an existing mage.
- If you have not created the image you will be using you can do it now by clicking the Create Image File... button.
- Choose the location of the master by clicking the drop down box in the "Choose Source Drive" section. Primera recommends placing the master disc in the Disc Publisher Drive (In Robot).
- Click Close. PTPublisher will attempt to identify the disc in the drive. Disc infomation will be displayed below the drive if it is sucessful.
- Choose a location and filename for the disc image by clicking the Browse button in the "Build a Disc Image" section.
- Click Go to build the image. PTPublisher will take between approximately 3 minutes to image a CD, 8 minutes to image a DVD and 30 minutes to image a Blu-ray disc. When it is finished you will be returned step one of the Image Project screen. The image you just created will be shown in the Image File box.
- Click the next arrow.
- Select the print label file by clicking the select a label button. Click here for more complete information about the Add a Print file window. When you have selected print label file, click the next arrow.
- Verify burning and printing information on the summary screen.
- You may choose to name the job and save it to a location (Optional). Note: Saving a job saves data locations, print file locations and all settings for that job. It does not save the actual data or print files.
- Choose the number of copies.
- Select Job Options to edit burn speed and other burn options.Click here for more information about Job Options.
- Finally click Go to start the job.