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Welcome to PrimoDVD
Congratulations and thank you for acquiring PrimoDVD.
What is PrimoDVD?
PrimoDVD is a state of the art DVD Mastering and Duplication software package. With this software,
you can copy your existing DVD's, or create your own DVD-ROMs and DVD-Video discs. The built
in robotics support allows you to prepare several recordings, start the recording, and leave the system
unattended while the recording takes place. If your robotics system is equipped with a printer, this
application takes care of handling the disc printing as well. This software also provides many
advanced features, such as an Activity Log for viewing previous recordings, Error Code Reporting for
troubleshooting, and a sophisticated Verify Tool which allows you to compare your burnt disc to the
original. The ease of use of this application, coupled with its advanced feature set, make this
application the ideal tool for everyone from the beginner to the professional in disc mastering and
replication.
Getting Started
PrimoDVD is a fully compliant WIN32 application, therefore it works equally well on 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 DVDs. However, the use of a separate,
high-quality DVD-ROM drive as your source drive offers several advantages. First, it is usually
possible to obtain DVD-ROM drives that will read much faster than the reader/writer drives used for
recording, saving time when copying full DVDs.
Getting Started
To Install
PrimoDVD is delivered in a single setup executable file, named "PrimoDVD Setup.exe", that embeds
the installation program, the PrimoDVD files, and the uninstaller.
If you received PrimoDVD on a CD, insert the disc in your drive and wait for the "autostart" to display
the Setup window. If the autostart is not active on your computer (e.g. the Auto Insert Notification is
turned off on the drive), click on My Computer, double-click on the CD-ROM drive you inserted the
CD into, and look in the root for the " PrimoDVD Setup.exe" file. Once you have found it, double-
click on the file to launch it.
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Page 1: Getting Started
PrimoDVD files, and the uninstaller. If you received PrimoDVD on a CD, insert the disc in your drive and wait for the “autostart” to display the Setup window. If the autostart is not active on your computer (e.g. the Auto Insert Notification is turned off on the drive), click on My Computer, double-click on the CD-ROM drive you inserted the CD into, and look in the root for the “... -
Page 2: The Application Window
PrimoDVD does not leave anything behind in the system. User Guide The following offers instruction on the design and layout of PrimoDVD. Of course, being a professional mastering application, there are many parts of program to understand. This guide will focus on the general concepts of the PrimoDVD application. - Page 3 Drive Status Window The Drive Status Window lists all of the CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM and DVD-R/RW drives installed in the system. The default display in the Drive Status Window is a list of the drives available for reading and recording with a small icon to the left of the drive description and drive status displayed next to the drive title.
- Page 4 Job Setup Window The Job Setup Window is the space where the Job Setup Panel for each job is displayed. The Job Setup Window is the area which contains all of the recording jobs you currently have 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.
- Page 5 DVD, and set up another Job to make 1 DVD-ROM from files on your hard drive. There are several different types of Jobs that PrimoDVD can perform, each of which will be discussed in detail later in this manual.
- Page 6 The following section will briefly guide you through the steps required for each type of job available to you through PrimoDVD. More detailed information regarding the jobs and their individual functions can be found in the help files included with the PrimoDVD application.
- Page 7 2. From the Menu bar, select File, New Job, Disc to Disc Copy. A Job window will now open in the right side of the application. 3. On the left portion of the screen is the drive list. In this window, select the source that contains the disc to copy by right-clicking on the drive icon, and select the "Select/Deselect as Reader"...
- Page 8 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".
- Page 9 4. Press the "Global-Image Panel" button and in the panel that appears at the bottom of the Disc Explorer dialog 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.
- Page 10 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 in the right side...
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Page 11: Disc Printing
This application contains several tools for creating and printing onto printable CD-R and DVD-R discs. PrimoDVD includes a Disc Face Editor, which allows you to create and layout your own CD and DVD artwork. In this section, we will discuss the use of the Disc Face Editor, and the various printing options available in PrimoDVD. - Page 12 This utility allows you to layout your disc in a variety of ways. All options available in the Disc Face Editor are available from both the main screen, as well as the File Menu. To use a solid background color for your disc, simply select the “Filling Color” button, and select the color you wish to use.
- Page 13 Once you have inserted your graphic, the image can be moved simply by dragging and dropping it to the appropriate location. You can also move the graphic by selecting the X,Y position for the graphic. This can be done by going to the Image Position and Zoom window. From there, you may use the Up/Down/Left/Right arrows to move the graphic, or you may enter an X and Y value manually.
- Page 14 The last option of the Disc Face Editor is the ability to insert Text into the display. You may insert text by clicking on the Variable Text box, and typing your text. Once your text is typed in this display, you may move it by clicking on the text, and dragging and dropping it to the appropriate location.
- Page 15 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.
- Page 16 The Audio Job Window: Tools and Options This section describes the various Tools and Options available through the PrimoDVD application. Many of these tools are useful for speeding up the job creation process, as well as for tuning the application for your specific configuration.
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Page 17: File Verify
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 verify the integrity of the copy from a disc copy level. -
Page 18: Drive Tuning
To do a File Verify, once your Data Disc Job has completed, right-click in the Data Disc Window, select Tools, and click on File Verify. Select the DVD-R/RW or DVD-ROM containing the copied disc, and press the Verify button. It will then verify the files on this drive with the files selected in your Data Disc Window. -
Page 19: Program Options
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.
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