With Disc Copier, you can make backup copies of almost any type of disc. This is typically done when you want to make a working copy of a disc and you want to archive the original in a safe place.
Note: Disc Copier is designed to assist you in reproducing material in which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor.
What Kinds of Discs Can I Copy?
The following table lists the types of discs that you can copy, as well as some notes for making those copies.
Type of Disc
Notes
Data CD
· Some commercial CDs are designed to prevent copying, and will not allow you to make a copy. · Only single session data CDs can be copied in Disc-at-Once mode.
Music CD
· The source drive must support digital audio extraction (the drive is tested to determine its capabilities when the source disc is inserted). · You can copy music CDs in Disc-at-Once mode if your destination drive supports Disc-at-Once mode.
DirectCD
· Some CD-ROM drives may not be able to read a disc made with DirectCD. If your drive is MultiRead capable, there should be no problems.
Mixed-Mode CD
· The source drive must support digital audio extraction (the drive is tested to determine its capabilities when the source disc is inserted). · Some mixed-mode CDs copy perfectly while others do not. If your mixed-mode CD cannot be copied, the CD may be formatted to prevent copying.
Enhanced CD
· The source drive must support digital audio extraction. (the drive is tested to determine its capabilities when the source disc is inserted.) · Copy enhanced CDs in Disc-at-Once mode; otherwise, some audio may be lost if there is less than a two-second gap between tracks on the source CD.
Photo CD
· Requires a source drive capable of reading CD-ROM XA. Most current drives support this.
Video CD
· Requires a source drive capable of reading CD-ROM XA. Most current drives support this.
DVDs
· Requires DVDs that are not copy-protected.
Note: Some discs are copy-protected and cannot be successfully copied with Disc Copier. Attempting to copy a copy-protected disc may appear successful; however, copy protection schemes prevent the copied disc from functioning correctly. Many game discs are typical examples of copy-protected discs.
Copying a Disc
To copy a disc:
Start Disc Copier. From the Easy CD Creator Project Selector window, click Disc Copier.
Insert the disc you want to copy into your source drive.
Note: When you select the drive as the source drive for the first time, the drive and disc are tested to determine whether the drive can successfully read the disc.
In the Copy From drop-down list box, select the source drive.
In the Record To drop-down list box, select the destination drive that contains the blank disc.
Click Copy.
Disc Copier begins copying the disc. When finished, a final message box appears notifying you that the copying is complete.
Using the Same Drive as the Source and Destination Drive
If your CD-Recordable or DVD-Recordable drive serves as both your source and destination drive, you can copy a disc by copying the source disk to the hard drive first. Simply select the same drive in both the Copy From and Record To drop-down list boxes on the Source and Destination tab. This requires enough free space on your hard disk to temporarily copy the contents of the source disc. See Copying the Source Disc to the Hard Drive First.
Copying the Source Disc to the Hard Drive First
In certain situations, you may want to copy the source disc to the hard drive first. This feature in Disc Copier first records the disc to your hard disk as a temporary image file, then records the image file to your blank disc. Disc Copier automatically removes the temporary image file from your hard disk once it has been recorded to disc.
Note: You need enough free space on your hard disk to copy the contents of the source disc.
Here are some situations when you would want to copy the source disc to the hard drive first:
If you are making multiple copies of a disc and you want to speed up the recording process.
If your CD-Recordable or DVD-Recordable drive serves as both your source and destination drive.
If your source drive is slow and you want to lessen the chances of errors occurring while recording.
To copy the source disc to the hard drive first:
Insert the disc you want to copy into your source drive.
In the Copy From drop-down list box, select the source drive.
Click the Advanced tab.
Select Copy Source Disc to the Hard Drive First.
Select a different location on your hard disk if you do not want to record the temporary image file to your Windows Temp directory.
Click Copy.
Disc Information Properties
You can view various properties of a disc inside a drive, including the disc type, number of sessions on the disc, and number of tracks on the disc.
To view the Disc Information properties:
From the File menu, select Disc Information. The Disc Information dialog box appears.
Click Help on the dialog box for details about the specific property settings.
Disc Drive Properties
You can view various properties, including the vendor, product ID, and firmware revision of a drive (CD or DVD).
To view the Disc Drive properties:
From the File menu, select Disc Drive Properties. The Disc Drive Properties dialog box appears.
Click Help on the dialog box for details about the specific property settings.
