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1. locating and copying the files to CD R discs takes place on the production system which is a remote computer on the network like yours The production system can t see your local drives unless they re made shared so it can t pull any files from them Tip To put files on your local computer onto a CD first copy these files to a network file server then use MyDisc to select these files When you re finished making your discs you can delete the files from the network Another way to get files from a local hard disk onto CD is to make the local hard drive sharable set up as a shared device on a network The hard disk will then be visible to the production system and any files on that drive can be copied to CD The disadvantage of this method however is that other users on the network will now have access to that hard drive as well which may or may not be desirable Introduction 2 Installing MyDisc Before you take advantage of MyDisc on your computer you need to install it and set it up If you work in an organization where you have computer administrative services this task may be taken care of for you in which case you can proceed to the next chapter to learn how to use MyDisc Otherwise read this chapter Setting up MyDisc consists of two parts Note to system administrators A third part of l setting up MyDisc in an organization is configuring 1 Installing the software on your computer the disc
2. Only files and folders which reside on a network file server can be selected You cannot select any files or folders on your workstation s local hard drive or other local data storage devices the item drag the item by moving the mouse while keeping the mouse button held down The panes are also divided to show folders on the left side and the contents of the currently selected folder the right side You can drag items from either top pane to either bottom pane To place an entire folder on your disc drag the folder from the upper left hand pane This will bring in the folder and its entire contents including any folders inside that folder and any folders inside those folders and so on To place a particular file or folder from the currently selected folder or a selection of multiple files on your disc select and drag the files from the upper right hand pane Using MyDisc You can drag items folders and files to any place in the lower panes In the following section the current item refers to whatever item is displayed in the lower right hand pane This will always be the contents of a folder in the lower left hand pane In the display shown below the folder Misc is the current item its contents are shown on the right 5 MyDisc BEE File Edit Window Help ale EL MhadesimcstPhotos Source dev on chaos H Modified Files big temp folder L Employee Photo File Folder T
3. using the right mouse button on the item you want to change The menu shown at the left above is the text editing menu you get when you right click on a text item The one on the right is the picture editing menu Using MyDisc 25 26 Moving Items in a Layout To move any item in a layout text picture or barcode simply select the item by clicking on it in the layout and drag it to the desired place while holding down the mouse selection button left button for right handed users Ifthe Snap to minor grid option in the Options menu is checked then the eg Help mage item will snap into position to the nearest minor grid The minor grid is shown in a Toolbar lighter color than the major grid The spacing of the minor grid can be changed by status Bar clicking on the grid spacing toolbar button ea In the case of text items the part of Eu ae F rin OUTING the item which will snap to the grid depends on the setting of the Anchor control in the Text Properties dialog for the item Pictures always snap to the upper and left edges Zoom CD coordinates Snap to minor grid Resizing Items in a Layout To resize any item simply grab any of its resizing Barcode items should not be resized as this handles and move it with the mouse pointer to the may make them unreadable desired place The side handles the squares in the center of each side resize the item in one dimension only the corner handles resi
4. 8 BTN Service drive tif Faint Shop Fr Wed Feb 04 BTN Show drives tit Faint Shop Pr Wed Feb 04 btns imagqe cir tit Paint shop Fr Sun Jul 0676 CO label layout EPS Wed Jul161 To drag a range or random selection Once you ve made either a range or random multiple selection you must click within the selection in order to drag it Click directly on any of the highlighted items then hold down the mouse button to drag the selection When you drag a multiple selection you ll see a ghost outline of the items being dragged To cancel a range or random selection If you make a multiple selection but then decide you don t want to use it after all simply click on any item inside the pane where you made the selection to cancel the multiple selection whatever you click on will be selected as an individual item instead Using MyDisc 7 Step 2 Creating a Label for Your Disc After you ve selected the files for your disc it s time to move to the next tab to set up the label which will be printed on the disc You can put both text and pictures on a disc With the ImageAligner option installed on the disc production system you can even imprint text on discs with pre printed artwork If you don t want any printing on your disc for some reason then you can skip this part of the process Just make sure that the disc printing layout shown on this tab is completely blank If it s not you can clear any ite
5. Microtech Microtech Systems Inc 2 Davis Drive Belmont CA 94002 USA Phone 650 596 1900 Fax 650 596 1915 Web microtech com email info microtech com Document 003 0375 2 MyDisc Users Manual D DVD Disc Publishing Equipment i www microtech com 1 800 223 3693 Revised April 2000 Contents Introduccion aa 1 Bitrodueine MU Dcdo iii pic en tr Tt 2 Versions of MyDise This Manual Applies Tot A 2 Ingame Nonu leere een tem 2 What Exactly is MyDise And What Does Dor tasaciones 2 What WO ENesdito Use MUDA A AS 2 Ei 010 A ore E See ee TR ey ee ete ere eee aera 3 Installing My Diss ssciesnscsccsscasseisenrdesisicadeeteanseesssecnsestenbodenseassdeacdenseesoseesesscesedesasnsleceaasnnuebsaseratescunsiedes 5 Installing MyDisc Locally or Remotely couina en 6 nstallins HEMD SOWAT Eai ia 6 USNE My DISC iE ETTE ru 9 Starting the MyDise Desktop Application keren on na ee ee ee 10 Decision Time What Type of Disc Do You Want To Make uursuesserssersnessnesnernnernnennen nenn 10 Three Steps to Making a Disc Three Tabs a en ae 11 step l a Seleciine Piles and Folders for a Data DISC Sudestada 12 step l b selecting Tracks foran Audio Dista 14 Arranging Audio Tracks on Your DISC nenn ua 15 Changing the Pause Between Audio Tracks an ana ee E E E 15 Advanced File Selection Selecting Multiple tems ui lio 16 step 2 Creatine a Label fOr Your Die zn Resch 18 The Disc Label Too Data 19 Creatine a Ne
6. Folder Mon Jan 11 10 a Prod LJ Temp File Folder Tue Jan 05 15 0 is a x RL LJ Year End 1998 File Folder FriJan 22 15 45 13 Publications LJ 04 J RECYCLER mrs zl S My Disc root Modified 3 13 Photos 190 Fri Jan 08 09 57 32 1999 J Employee Photo Shoot 183 Fri Jan 08 09 58 18 1999 30 211 Fri Jan 08 09 59 08 1999 219 Fri Jan 08 09 59 56 1999 Sy SOS 208 Fri Jan 08 10 00 54 1999 Se MA 217 FriJan 08 10 01 52 1999 My U Temp 180 FriJan 08 10 02 44 1999 Disc 9 Year End 1998 204 FriJan 08 10 03 42 1999 a Publications 199 Fri Jan 08 10 04 38 1999 E Miscellaneous and do mean misgellaneous PO000030 JPA 209 Fri Jan 08 10 05 32 1999 3 Newsletter P0000031 JG 205 Fri Jan 08 10 06 26 1999 i PO000032APG 220 Fri Jan 08 10 07 24 1999 do PAS NER E PODODOG JPG 203 Fri Jan 08 10 08 18 1999 toi Fa 3 P0000064 JPG 238 Fri Jan 08 10 09 26 1999 4 b t DANA SENDA ano Ce law NO 10 10 00 1000 zi FERRER Forfielp select Help Topics in the Help me 76 3MB Us CD gas gauge CD destination pane folders CD destination pane folder contents Notice how the selector is divided into 4 panes The upper two panes are the source ones while the lower two are destination panes You get the files you want to go on your disc by selecting them and dragging them from the upper panes to the lower left pane Select an item by clicking the left or primary mouse button on Disc space indicator
7. are available from Microtech Contact your dealer or sales representative for information Using MyDisc 19 20 letters and numbers as standard machine readable barcode characters Using MyDisc Inserting Text Items in a Layout Click the insert text toolbar button AN or right click where you want the text item placed then choose Text from the pop up menu The following dialog will appear Fill in all Be appropriate items then click OK to insert the text Click Cancel instead if you decide you don t want to insert the text after all Barcode Text Froperties Text This Is My Disc BankGothic Lt BT Color BankGothic Md BT Bodoni Bd BT Custom Size 24 pt Font green au Bodoni BdCn BT blue 1 H yellow Padani RT hen Style Justification M Bold M Italics l Transparent T Underlined C Left Center C Right Angle Anchor Normal Circular S0Degrees C 270 Degrees C Left Center C Right 5 5 cence Text Type the text you want to appear in the text item here You can also paste text from other Windows NT applications to include non keyboard symbols in the text Size Specify the size of the text in points here Font Specify the font you want to use for the text here A list of all fonts available on the ImageMaker Windows NT system will appear here click on the font you want to select it Color Select the color you want the text to appear in fr
8. be looking at MyDisc s file selection tab This window is shown below here Source pane folders Source pane folder contents 5 MyDisc BEE File Edit Window x 1 Select Tracks 2 Create Disc Lakel 3 Make Disc Image hades temp Current MMC Releases 150 Only Music o aS 5 1 Current MMCD Releases SizeKB Type Modified source a 150 Only Y 150system way 33 WAY Clip Tue Jan 25 17 0 Tracks 2 13 Director File Y MultiT asking way 10716 WAY Clip Mon Feb 07 15 J movies H images BL Music 3 Vo ui H I QuickTime J xtras pres pay Ann Track Name MimSec Type MultiT asking way 1 01 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo me 2 productsfull way 0 20 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo yp 3 welcome to lA way 0 15 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo S 4 Intro to printers wav 0 15 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo a 5 150system wav 0 20 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo 6 Front Office Publishing way 0 53 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo ame For Yelp select Help Topics in the Help menu 3 19 Y CD gas gauge CD destination pane folder contents Notice how the selector is divided into 3 panes The upper two panes are sources while the lower one is a destination pane To make your disc drag the tracks you want from the source upper right pane to the destination lower pane Select a track by clicking the left or primary mouse button on the track drag the track by Disc time indicator Only audio
9. check the final status of their jobs in MyDisc This setting tells CD Remote to clean up old result files after the specified number of days in case some users don t delete their own files This option only works with CD Remote Release 1 07 Build 5 and later Setting Global Defaults for All MyDisc Users A typical installation of MyDisc is to install a single copy on a network drive and for all users to run that single copy In the folder where the executable program MyDisc exe is located there is a global settings file called MyDisc Ini This file can be changed with any text editor to set global preferences for all users This should only be done by a qualified administrator The following are the items in this file which can be changed JobFolder lt job submission folder gt This is the folder where MyDisc will submit job files CD Remote must be configured to use the same folder Verify TRUE FALSE This should be set to TRUE or FALSE to set the default for performing or not a separate verify pass for every disc that is created PremasterType lt disc type code gt This sets the default type of disc to make The type codes are as follows 0 ISO 9660 format 1 ISO 9660 Level 2 format 2 Rock Ridge format This requires licensing from Microtech on the CD Remote system ResultDir lt result files folder gt This setting is optional Typically CD Remote will write job result files to the same folder that the jobs were s
10. drop the dragged item directly over a folder in either lower pane the dragged item will go into that folder If you drop the dragged item outside of any items in the lower left pane that is in the clear space in the pane the dragged item will go into the root of the CD that is at the top level of the disc volume If you drop the dragged item outside of any items in the lower right pane in the clear space in the pane the dragged item will to into whatever folder is currently open in the lower left pane So in the previously shown example if you drag an item folder or file from anywhere on the top to the bottom left pane and don t drop it directly over any item the dropped item will go into the root of the disc indicated by My Disc root in the lower left pane As you build your CD check the gas gauge and the disc space indicator to see how much space you have left on the disc As you add items the gauge extends to the right The disc space indicator at the lower right shows the amount of disc space used in megabytes If you try to choose an item which is too big to fit the available space on the disc you ll get a warning message Now that you re done selecting files for your data disc skip ahead to Step 2 Creating a Label for Your Disc on page 16 Using MyDisc 13 Step 1 b Selecting Tracks for an Audio Disc After you select the type of disc you want to make a data disc in this case you ll
11. four choices Normal Text will be aligned horizontally Circular Text will be arranged in a circular path around the CD The text will always be concentric with the center of the disc The beginning and end of the arc formed by the text depend on where you place the text on the layout 90 Degrees The text will be aligned vertically starting at the bottom reading upwards 270 Degrees The text will be aligned vertically starting at the top reading downwards iT H A Note on Text Transparency As explained above the Transparent background item in the Style choices controls how text is printed over bitmap pictures Specifically this choice controls whether the bitmap picture will show around the text or not Here s what happens in both cases If the Transparent background item is selected then the bitmap picture will show through all around behind any text which prints over that picture If the Transparent background item is not selected then a white meaning non printing box will surround any text which prints over a picture The illustrations below show how this works iri ime ga A CoO EEE Pr E Text with transparent background Text without transparent background 22 Using MyDisc Positioning Text Items in a Layout The two types of text items single lines and text boxes are each handled a little differently when it comes to how the text is positioned on the layout Here s
12. how each type works Single line text items This is the simplest case The text is positioned wherever you place it on the layout The Justification setting has no effect on positioning for single line text items The Anchor setting controls how the text item will snap to the playing field grid if the Snap to minor grid option is enabled See page 22 for more information on Anchor The Angle setting controls the item s angular position Text boxes These are multiple line text items The position of the entire item is wherever you place it on the layout However the position of each line text within the text box is controlled by the setting of the Justification control Left Center or Right For Left justification all text is aligned to the left side of the text box for Center the center of the box and so on The Anchor setting controls how the text item will snap to the playing field grid if the Snap to minor grid option is enabled Inserting Pictures in a Layout Click the insert picture toolbar button or right click where you want the picture placed Trost then choose Picture from the pop up menu The following dialog will appear Select the file MET containing the picture you want to insert then click OK to insert it Click Cancel instead if you a decide you don t want to insert the text after all Open zi gt Look in E Icons Ex o E NT start button tif File name bmp ipg m
13. how many copies of the disc you have just set up will be made The default number is 1 You can type in a different number or use the spinner controls up and down arrows to change the number The disc contents summary area shows a list of the selections you ve made for your disc The first line of this display tells you how much data you will be putting on your disc followed by the type of disc For data discs the amount is given in megabytes of data for audio discs the total play time of the disc is shown Each selection file or folder for a data disc or audio track for an audio disc that you made in the file selection dialog will have an entry in the summary The job status display area lets you check on any disc making jobs which are currently in progress Each current job is shown with status information See Checking Disc Jobs on page 31 for details To make your disc fill out the disc name field and select the number of copies you want then click the Make Disc button to start the disc making process While the disc is being made you can watch the job 30 Using MyDisc status display area to check the job s progress When the disc is done go to the disc production system and pick it up from the output stack Naming the Disc Every CD ROM disc has a name This name is what will appear at some location when you open the disc on a computer The field marked Disc name on this dialog is where you enter the name fo
14. production system properly to handle job a requests from user s workstation This configuration 2 Configuring MyDisc to operate correctly on is covered in the Appendix to this manual your computer Installing MyDisc Locally or Remotely You have the choice of installing MyDisc either locally that is actually installing the software on each user s workstation computer system or remotely where only a shortcut to the software is installed on the user s workstation and the software actually resides on a network server The advantages of running MyDisc remotely are It s easier to upgrade the software when new releases come out since only a single copy of the software need be replaced The software can be configured with the same defaults for all users so that all users start out with the same settings Users can still change their own configurations to suit themselves The decision on which way to install MyDisc will normally be made by a system or network administrator whose responsibility is maintaining the network as well as user s systems The instructions below cover local installation For remote software installation refer to Remote Installation of MyDisc on page 40 Installing the MyDisc Software The MyDisc software in this package is on a CD To install this software on your computer follow the steps below 1 Put the CD in your computer s CD ROM drive After the disc is recognized the installation utili
15. the software somewhere else click the Browse button This will open a browser which lets you pick the drive and folder After selecting the new location click The following window will appear when the installer has successfully copied the program files to the selected folder Installation Done x The installer has finished copying files to your computer Tou may remove the installation medium and begin using MyDisc Click the desktop you can click on to start the program There are several ways to do this depending on where the shortcut will be placed A shortcut can go directly on the desktop in a folder on the desktop or in the Windows Start menu Probably the easiest way to create a shortcut is directly on the desktop 3 Right click on any open space on the Windows desktop You ll need to close or minimize application windows if you can t see the desktop From the menu which pops up select New Shortcut 4 Follow the directions in the Create Shortcut dialog Instead of typing a command line in the first part click the _ Browse button to open a standard Windows file selector Locate the MyDisc exe application where it s installed on the workstation s hard drive this will be the same folder you selected in step 2 above In the next step do just what the dialog title says Select a Title for the Program hint you don t have to name the shortcut Shortcut to P You can now use MyDis
16. to page 14 Three Steps to Making a Disc Three Tabs 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Image No matter what type of disc you re making there are three steps to making a disc Each of these steps has a separate tab in MyDisc These tabs are selected by clicking on the tab along the top of the window below the menu and toolbar The tabs are 1 Select Files Y choose the files and folders you want to put on your disc 2 Create Disc Label select the text you want to print on your disc 3 Make Disc Image select the number of discs and other options then make it so Y When you re making an audio disc this tab will say Select Tracks instead Using MyDisc Step 1 a Selecting Files and Folders for a Data Disc After you select the type of disc you want to make a data disc in this case you ll be looking at MyDisc s file selection tab This window is shown below here Source pane folders MyDisc Eile Edit Source pane folder contents AE exe PLLPPRREITLLLLFPPPPEFTTTFTEFFPERLTLELLERRR Current source 3 Make Disc Image AS p at h MhadesimcsiPhotos sankce 2 2 dev on chaos H Modified Files t big temp folder LJ Employee Photo File Folder Tue Aug 31 16 eclipse LJ Misc File Folder Tue Aug 24 0 e Help Desk of J Players Club Jun File Folder Fri Jul 30 08 20 H E Linux LJ Rimage Firmware File
17. you select are actually copied to Files can come up missing if they exist at the the data disc time they are selected but have been deleted by the time discs are actually being made A file can also appear to be missing if it is being used by someone else who has exclusive access to the file for instance if another user is editing a document If this item is not checked then any missing files will cause a disc production job to be cancelled Using MyDisc Preferences Audio Tab This tab contains options which affect the formatting of audio discs only not data discs MyDisc Preferences Ed Job Data Audio Disc Pause between tracks seconds a 4 Audio file extensions for example way dat Way Pause between tracks seconds This sets the length of pause time between audio tracks Pause time is a length of absolute silence placed in between audio selections The default setting is 2 seconds Either type in a new value or use the spinner controls up and down arrows to change the existing time Audio file extensions This selects the allowable file extensions for valid audio track files By changing this item you change the types of files which MyDisc recognizes and displays as valid audio data files Only such valid file types will be displayed in the audio file selection tab Enter the allowable extensions in a list with each item separated by spaces or commas for example w
18. 27 Inserlins DAT COG GS aus asien 23 INSOLES MIG OCS iid er ee 22 A aa ia 20 moving items in print layout 24 picture LAY CHING arias 24 POSO TOKE ee 22 Printins toolbar ann nenn eek 19 resizing items in layout sad 24 SAVING lay OULS aia 25 snap to minor lnea 24 supported graphic file formats 22 viewing print layouts 25 Remote installation of MyDisc 39 ResultDir global default setting 41 Rock Riase format 32 Selecting files dragemoa seleciona 13 17 random selecto Maniac 17 range seleciona 16 ShowAllJobs global default setting 41 Snap to grid printing discs eenene 24 Verify global default setting 41 Verifying discs Veru COPIONE A 34 45
19. Disc yourself then just follow through this manual in sequence You can skip the part mentioned above if you re not a system administrator What Exactly is MyDisc And What Does It Do MyDisc is software computer programs which gives the users in an organization the capability of creating custom CDs right from their desktop using a local area network There are two pieces of software one a program to set up custom CDs which runs on each user s workstation the other runs a CD creation server which actually produces writes and prints the custom CDs Users on the network in the organization can use the MyDisc software on their workstation to create custom CDs selecting the files they want to go on the disc and setting up the printing which will appear on the top of the disc When the disc is set up the user tells the CD creation server to make the disc After the disc is made the user simply walks over to the CD creation machine and picks up their disc ready to use The MyDisc CD creation service is similar to the shared laser printers found in many workplaces What Do I Need to Use MyDisc MyDisc requires certain equipment hardware to create CDs A CD R production system At present only the Microtech ImageMaker ImageAutomator CD R production system is supported as a hardware platform This system functions as a CD R server on a network see below and includes a computer system for the ImageMaker system softw
20. UGLOPAUSE naci 42 DiSseSize pilar 41 JobE lder naher 41 Premaster TDS unidas 41 ResultD iia 2 41 ShOWALLIODS uan alta 41 VOLEY adi 41 ImageA ligner See Pre printed discs printing on IncomingDir CD Remote setting 40 Installing MyDisc remote installation ninia 39 IBO 9660 Torten ee 32 JobFolder global default setting 41 Jobs cancelling guened OPS iris iaa 30 CHECKING jobs u a tl 22er 29 Index Index display O PUONS nn ee 31 41 folder for submitting to CD REMOTE 31 removing job entries 0 sees see eseeeteeteeeeeeeees 30 LocalDir CD Remote setting 40 Missing files during disc production 32 Naming discs ossee See Disc name field Options allowable track file extensions 33 CD Remote job folder nneeenn 31 SC A A A E S D 34 disc Ay pe LONTAN ninia ds 32 1ONOLe Missing files aida 32 job display options sanierte iicet 31 pause time between tracks audio 33 verify discs after writing ze 34 PremasterType global default setting 41 Pre printed discs printing On 27 Printing discs background transparency setting 20 covering entire disc with picture 24 deleting items from layout 25 displaying layout grid nersesnersnennennennennn 26 editine a layout san 23 ImageAligner printing on pre printed discs
21. Using ImageAligner After you ve trained ImageAligner using a blank pre printed disc you can run print jobs on those discs by simply using the layout file that you saved at the end of the training process The layout file contains a link to the pre printed graphic so every time this layout is used to print CDs ImageAligner will activate and orient the text before printing it over the pre printed graphic Here s what happens when pre printed CDs are printed 1 A disc is dropped into the open printer tray The disc is properly positioned under the camera ready to have its picture taken 2 A snapshot of the disc is taken by the camera ImageAligner analyzes this image comparing it to the trained pre printed graphic From this comparison it determines how far to rotate the text to be printed in order for it to line up with the pre printed graphic 3 Before the text is printed it is rotated in memory to match the orientation of the disc in the printer tray After rotation disc printing proceeds normally Once you ve trained a printing layout on a pre printed disc ImageAligner will automatically be used when printing using that layout You can disable ImageAligner if needed by selecting Remove pre printed graphic from the File menu on the Create Disc Label tab Using MyDisc 29 Step 3 Making Your Disc When you re done selecting files and setting up the label to be printed on your disc it s time to go to the last tab and act
22. are the ImageAutomator robotic CD handler and one or more CD printers installed on the ImageAutomator It can optionally include the ImageAligner hardware and software for printing on pre printed CDs A local area network Both the computer you run MyDisc on and the CD R production system must be connected to some type of local area network such as a Microsoft Windows Novell or Unix network The network includes one or more network server computers the network interface controller card in each workstation and any cabling and other hardware connecting servers to workstations Introduction Limitations of MyDisc Before you start using MyDisc you need to understand what it can do and its limitations This will help avoid asking it to do something it isn t capable of doing MyDisc can only copy network files l The one exception to this rule is when you When you make custom CDs at your workstation you can run MyDisc on the disc production system only select files which reside somewhere on the network itself This is covered in the chapter titled you re attached to The files will be either on a file server Premastering CDs with the or on another workstation with a shared drive You cannot ImageAutomator 150 in the select files on any of your own local drives ImageAutomator 150 CD R Production This seems strange why can t I use files on my own System User s Manual computer The reason is that the actual file transfer
23. are approximate only Verify discs after writing This setting selects whether your discs will be verified after being written recorded or burned on the disc production system Verification consists of reading the entire disc and comparing it to the source data to make sure that the disc is a 100 accurate copy of that data See the section Verifying Your Disc Copies below for a more detailed explanation Using MyDisc Making Disc Images Instead of Discs Instead of making discs you can make an image of the disc this image is a file which contains all the data and formatting information needed to make a readable copy of the disc The image can be used to make any number of disc copies using disc duplication software on a Microtech disc production system You can make an image instead of a disc but you can only do this on the Microtech production system itself such as the ImageAutomator 150 system This procedure is covered in the ImageAutomator 150 User s Manual Verifying Your Disc Copies MyDisc s job is to make CDs whose data is 100 accurate meaning that all data on the disc exactly matches the source files which were selected However in the real world nothing is perfect though rare it is possible for a bad disc that is one whose data is not exactly the same as the source files to be made This can be caused by problems with the blank media being used the CD writer being used or a combination of the two This i
24. av dat orwav dat The following are standard recognized valid audio file types TYPE EXTENSION NOTES Wave WAV Most common type of audio track file Raw any Note that all audio track files used by MyDisc must meet the following criteria The sampling rate must be 44 1 kHz They must be in stereo 2 channels They must contain 16 bit samples Using MyDisc 36 Preferences Disc Tab This tab contains options which affect the whole disc regardless of the type data or audio MyDisc Preferences Ed Job Data Audio Disc Size of Disc 63 minutes 74 minutes 80 minutes Verify Size of Disc This selects the data size of the discs you create Size in this case doesn t refer to the physical size of the discs it means how much data can I put on the disc The size is given in terms of how much audio data will fit on a disc There are three possible sizes currently available The default choice 74 minutes is by far the most common the other two sizes are rare The sizes are Disc SIZE DATA CAPACITY 63 minutes 550 Mb 74 minutes 650 Mb 80 minutes 700 Mb The size selection is used by MyDisc to gauge how much space is available on a disc when you re selecting files and folders to put on it This allows the file selector the first tab to show you how much space is left and alert you when you re close to filling a disc or have filled it Keep in mind that these data capacities
25. ayout to Make Changes After you create and save a layout you can open it at any later time and make changes to it or print it You can either choose Open layout from the MyDisc File menu or click on the Open layout file button on the toolbar the second button from the left This will load the layout file along with any pictures in the layout Viewing CD Print Layouts with MyDisc MyDisc shows you what a particular CD layout looks like complete with all text and pictures To view a layout open it by using the open layout button on the toolbar cS or by selecting Open layout from the File menu When you open a layout all of its components including any pictures and pre printed graphics are loaded The layout you see displayed in the MyDisc workspace is the layout which will be used to print any discs you make To use a different layout either open a new one or create a new layout Using MyDisc 27 When you open a layout it will be shown in the MyDisc workspace You can do any of the following things to control how the layout is displayed Display a grid over the layout t By clicking the grid button on the toolbar shown here an alignment grid will be shown over the disc layout The grid has lines spaced 100 location units or 10 mm apart to help you line up text T the grid display click the grid butt in o remove the grid display click the grid button again Set Grid Spacing Select the grid spacing The grid
26. c by double clicking its icon shown here There s no need to restart your Al computer MyDisc Installing MyDisc 3 Using MyDisc Before you start using MyDisc to create discs read this chapter to learn about its basic operation and some general concepts it will be helpful to understand Don t worry most of these this is simple and even common sense There are a few advanced concepts for those of you who have special CD making needs for most users though the basics are all that is needed Making discs with MyDisc consists of the following two tasks 1 Selecting the files you want to put on your disc 2 Creating the print layout with the text which will print on the disc Each of these tasks has its own on screen tab which contains the tools and fields you need to do the task When you re done selecting the files and created the print layout you go to the third tab to select the number of disc copies Then you click the button to start the disc making process After that all you need to do is to go to the MyDisc CD R production station where the discs are being made and pick the discs up from the output stack when they re done Starting the MyDisc Desktop Application To start the MyDisc desktop application double click the icon on the Windows desktop shown a here at the right When the program starts you ll first see a colorful splash screen After this a stays up for a few seconds the firs
27. e printed CDs can be printed ImageAligner must be trained on its pre printed graphic This process consists of taking a snapshot of a blank pre printed disc with the camera and then manually aligning this snapshot on screen After this ImageAligner will align printed text to this position when discs are printed You can either first create a printing layout and then train on the preprinted image or you can train first and then create the layout In either case when you save the layout the trained pre printed graphic will be saved as part of the layout As discs are printed when you order discs to be made ImageAligner takes a snapshot of each disc in the printer tray Pattern matching routines compare this snapshot to the one you trained it on from this comparison it computes the amount that the material to be printed must be rotated in order to line up perfectly with the pre printed graphics on the disc sitting in the tray Then before the text is printed it is rotated in software before being sent to the printer The resulting printing lines up with the existing image ImageAligner Is an Extra Cost Option To use the ImageAligner feature the disc production system you re using ImageAutomator must be equipped with the option package including the digital camera that mounts over the CD printer If you re not sure whether this option is installed check with your system or network administrator Printing Pre Printed CDs
28. ilable barcode fonts not barcodes with MyDisc Ask your sales those which are actually installed on the Windows representative or Microtech customer service NT system Go to the Windows NT Control Panel for more information to check which fonts are installed Only Code 39 barcode fonts are supported Note If you don t see the Barcode item in the pop up menu that means that you don t have the required barcode fonts installed on your computer system Contact Microtech customer service if this is the case Editing Items in a Layout As you insert items into the disc layout you ll see them in the layout window Once an item is inserted you can move it anywhere on the layout Selecting it by clicking on it selected items appear with resizing handles around them as in the illustration below Move the selected item by moving the pointer with the left primary mouse button held down When you release the mouse button the item will stay in the new Move to back Moye to front Cut This ts some text Copy Paste Text Text pop up menu Picture Barcode Picture pop up menu location Besides moving and resizing items in the layout you can change their properties Pictures can be placed on top of or behind other pictures text can be edited and its properties modified For either item these functions are available through context sensitive menus these are small menus which pop up when you right click Using MyDisc
29. inuing to hold down the mouse button Let go of the mouse button to drop the track where you want it to go Changing the Pause Between Audio Tracks Tracks on an audio disc are separated by pauses which are small amounts of silence Normally MyDisc places exactly 2 seconds of silence between tracks You can change the amount of pause between the end of a track and the beginning either by double clicking the track in the lower pane or by right clicking using the alternate mouse button on the track This will open the following dialog Audio Track Properties x Pause between tracks seconds Cancel Set the desired pause time either by typing the time in directly or by using the spinner control the little i to change the pause time or Cancel to leave the pause time unchanged Remember that you are changing the pause time between this track and the next one To eliminate the pause entirely set the time to 0 Now that you re done selecting tracks for your audio disc skip ahead to Step 2 DETOU R Creating a Label for Your Disc on page 18 Using MyDisc Advanced File Selection Selecting Multiple Items The tricks described here allow you to easily select multiple files data files or audio tracks and file folders for either data or audio discs These are all standard Windows file selection techniques which work in most not all applications which use some kind of file browser similar to Windows Explo
30. ms there by selecting the New layout item from the File menu when this tab is open 1 Select Files 4 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Image Click on the Create Disc Label tab shown above to open it The tab display will appear as shown below 5 MyDisc ER File Edit Options Window Help ae gt yo Fa au ajaj xe Toolbar For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu x 300 y 347 L J Ml The display shows the disc s playing field the circular area where you can put text and pictures You can turn the disc boundary and gridline displays on or off see page 28 Using MyDisc The Disc Label Toolbar The disc label toolbar located just under the menu headings at the top of the window make several useful functions available by just clicking a button This toolbar and its buttons are shown here below 2 3 Load printing layout Load pre printed graphic Toggle pre printed graphic display Zoom Toggle disc outline display sa 2 SF als sale Set grid o Insert text Insert picture Cut text or picture Copy text or picture Paste text or picture on help Creating a New Printing Layout To create a CD printing layout you put text and pictures on the disc where you want them to print There are two ways to insert these items 1 By using the toolbar buttons you can insert text or pictures then move them where you Al El want them in the layout The first button on show
31. n here inserts text while the second inserts pictures If you want to insert a barcode item you ll need to use the right click method below You can right click using the alternate mouse button to get the small menu shown to the right here to pop up Select the type of item you want to insert from the menu BEE When you move the pointer notice that your position on the CD grid is shown at the lower right corner This is the position where the item will be inserted in the layout You can select Add text Add picture or Add barcode from the Edit menu With either selection method the insertion dialog corresponding to the type of item you selected will appear There are three types of items you can insert Text items There are two kinds of text items you can place in a layout Single line text items are just that one line of text of any length Text boxes include multiple lines of text within a box A text box is created any time you insert more than one line of textinthe Text Properties dialog You move to a new line by using the lt Enter gt key The box around the text is conceptual only it doesn t print on discs The text within the box can be aligned to the left center or right of the box Pictures Pictures are bitmap or vector based digital images which can be placed anywhere on a layout Barcodes Barcodes are special text items which encode text Barcodes require special barcode fonts which
32. nnrnncnnnons 42 Additional CD Remote Settings for MyDise n e ae 43 Setting Global Defaults tor AL MIYDise sers usa a a 43 Index esse ataca 45 Contents 1 introduction Introducing MyDisc Congratulations for choosing MyDisc Microtech Systems leading edge software By acquiring this product you have become a member of an elite group of computer users expanding your capabilities beyond what was possible just a short time ago MyDisc is unique because it gives you the power to create your own CDs with exactly the content you want and with your own printed information right on the disc The content can be any files available to you on the local area network you re connected to The printed information can be any text you want laid out and formatted as you like and imprinted over pre printed CDs if you desire Versions of MyDisc This Manual Applies To This manual covers version 1 1 of MyDisc up to the next major release which should be 2 0 The version number can be found by selecting About MyDisc from the Help menu Introducing This Manual This manual is your friend It will guide you through the entire process of using MyDisc starting with installing it In addition to information for the user it also contains instructions on setting up and maintaining the software for the system administrator whose job it is to keep users happy This information is found in the Appendix of this manual If you re installing My
33. om the list in the box To select any custom color click the Custom button this opens a standard Windows color selection dialog Style Click any check items here to select the desired style to apply to the text Boldand Italics apply these characteristics to the text in the usual way Transparent background controls how text is Tip if any text prints over pictures on your printed over bitmap pictures either a background layout experiment with background image or a picture When this attribute is chosen transparency by doing some test prints to whatever is in an underlying picture will show determine how the final result will actually through the text printed over that picture look before starting production Using MyDisc 2 Otherwise a white or non printed area will be printed around the text over the picture See below for an explanation of text transparency Justification Select the alignment you want to apply to the text item here This is the horizontal alignment in relation to the entire text selection a box for non circular text Center will center all text within this box Anchor This setting determines which part of the text item left side center or right side will snap to the playing field grid lines when the Snap to minor grid option is enabled in the Options menu See page 26 for more details on using object snap Angle This item sets the angular position of the text item There are
34. ont items in the picture pop up menu Fitto CD j j Cut The illustrations below show how layering works with pictures In the first one the upper picture is in front of the other picture while the second one shows the upper picture Text behind the other one Notice that since the picture s background color is not transparent Picture the rectangular edges of the pictures show even where the picture is white or clear Barcode Using MyDisc ES Disc Print for layout editing ioj xi ES Disc Print for layout editing iof x Eile Edit Options Help mageAligner File Edit Options Help mageAligner eaa e al 2 llolHlefe e S 21 ola majo Ready x 34 y 9 Vy x 22 y 41 Text items always print in front of pictures no matter how the pictures are layered Deleting Items from a Layout You can remove any unwanted items pictures or text from a disc layout Select the item you want to remove Click the right mouse button to bring up the pop up menu Select Cut from this menu to delete the item Saving a Layout When you re done working on your layout you can save it for later use or modification To save a layout select Save layout from MyDisc s File menu In the dialog which appears select the folder to save the layout in and give the layout a name if you re creating a new layout or select an existing layout file if you re modifying a previously created layout Opening a L
35. or also needs to configure MyDisc both on a global level on the network where the software is installed and on each user s workstation Configuration for the disc production system s used by MyDisc consists of making changes to the items in the CD Remote configuration file on those systems Those items which must be set in order for MyDisc to work correctly are listed here For complete descriptions of all configuration items please refer to the CD Remote manual CD Remote Building Custom CD R Applications with ImageMaker Remote Job Scheduling There are three settings which are necessary for MyDisc and CD Remote to work together properly IncomingDir lt job submission folder gt This is the folder that CD Remote checks every few seconds for new jobs MyDisc must be configured to use this same directory in order for CD Remote to process MyDisc orders Example IncomingDir jobs LocalDir lt temporary file folder gt Each of these statements there can be more than one in the configuration file tells CD Remote which folders on its local hard drives can be used for creating temporary images and copies of print files CD Remote will delete all these files when the job is complete These temporary file folders will be used in the order in which they appear in the configuration file so when there are multiple hard drives on the disc production system be sure to specify these temp folders in an order that spreads them evenly across ha
36. owever most importantly on file and subdirectory names these are limited to 8 3 characters 1 to 8 characters for the name followed by a period with an optional 1 to 3 character extension and only the following characters may be used in file and subdirectory names A Z uppercase only 0 9 and the underscore character _ Therefore you cannot use ISO 9660 if the files you re putting on disc have long filenames for example a report called Sales report Dec 99 doc ISO 9660 Level 2 This format creates discs which are readable both by computers which use Microsoft Windows often referred to as PCs and by Macintosh Mac computers It allows long names for files and folders Rock Ridge This format creates ISO 9660 discs with the Rock Ridge extension which allows long file and folder names You ll want to use this format if you re creating discs to be read on a computer system which runs under the Unix operating system Rock Ridge is an extra cost option which requires licensing on the ImageAutomator disc production system Job Cancellation This group of options contains choices which affect how data disc production jobs are checked for problems and potentially cancelled if problems occur There is one option Ignore missing files If this option is checked then any files which are l Leave this item unchecked if it s critical that missing at the time discs are made will be ignored all the files
37. page 6 All users who wish to use MyDisc must have access to this server 2 On each user s workstation create a Windows shortcut to the MyDisc software There are several ways to do this depending on where the shortcut will be placed A shortcut can go directly on the desktop in a folder on the desktop or in the Windows Start menu Probably the easiest way to create a shortcut is directly on the desktop Right click on any open space on the desktop You ll need to close or minimize application windows if you can t see the desktop From the menu which pops up select New Shortcut Follow the directions in the Create Shortcut dialog Instead of typing a command line in the first part click the Browse button to open a standard Windows file selector Locate the MyDisc exe application where it s installed on the network drive which is mapped to the file server you installed the software on In the next step you can just do what the dialog title says Select a Title for the Program hint you don t have to name the shortcut Shortcut to Once you ve finished the last step the user will have a desktop shortcut they can double click to start MyDisc Placing the shortcut in a desktop folder or in the Windows Start menu is left as an exercise to the reader Selecting the Job Folder on the Network This section covers a crucial part of setting up MyDisc The illustration above on page 40 shows how the disc production system
38. point a ee IE l Marquee selection box diecnent lars 3 Complete the marquee range selection by letting go of the mouse button after all the items you want have been selected Using MyDisc ES When you click on the last item using the Gs key or let go of the marquee selection the entire range will be highlighted to show that it s selected File Folder Fri Jun 25 10 Ey job tabs tif Paint Shop Fr Tue Jul 08 16 163 Weed Mar 03 good CD EPS 105 Tue How 171 1 07 main screen tit Faint Shop Pr Wed Mayiz BTN _director tif Faint Shop Pr hon Jul 07 1 E TMN_merge tf 2 Faint Shop Fr Tue Jan 201 BTM Service drive tit 2 Faint Shop Pr WwedFeb 04 BTM Show drives tit Faint Shop Pr Wed Feb 04 eebins image dirtit 2 PaintShopPr Sun Jul 06 16 CD label layout qd EPS 0 Wed Jul161 To make a random multiple selection 1 Select the first item by clicking on it N a 2 Select each subsequent item by holding down the GS key and then clicking on the item to add it to the selection Be sure to keep this key held down until you ve selected all items Each selected item in the random selection will be highlighted File Folder Fri Jun 25 10 Paint Shop Pr Tue Jul 08 16 Wed Mar 03 yooc Tue Now 171 Faint Shop Pr Wed May tz 2 BTN_directorytif Faint Shop Fr Mon Jul 07 1 ETN_mergetit Faint Shop Fr Tue Jan z0 1
39. r the disc you re creating This name can be up to 32 characters long Technically this field is known as the volume identifier or volume ID The exact usage and restrictions on this name field varies from one computer system to another and depends on the type of disc you re making Therefore you should take these restrictions into account when entering text into this field For ISO 9660 discs the ISO specification imposes rather severe restrictions on the allowable characters in this field Only the following characters are allowed A Z uppercase only 0 9 and the underscore character _ For ISO 9660 Level 2 and Rock Ridge discs the ISO specifications still apply to this field However the operating systems used on the computers which will read these discs will accept a much larger set of characters The moral of the story is this use any characters other than the ISO characters described above with caution Even if the characters in this field are deemed to be illegal by the reading computer system the worst which will probably happen is that the disc name will be shown as a blank If you re concerned about compatibility with whatever system reads your disc then stick to the ISO character set Setting the Number of Copies You can make one or more copies of the disc you re creating If you make multiple copies each copy will be identical to every other in the batch When you start MyDisc the number of copies
40. rd drives For example D Temp E Temp and F Temp may all be on one hard drive and H Temp I Temp J Temp and K Temp may be on a second hard drive In this example you should specify directories in the following order D Temp H Temp E Temp I Temp etc alternating between the two hard drives Example LocalDir D Temp LocalDir E Temp LocalDir F Temp DeleteStatusOnExit TRUE This is the default setting for CD Remote Release 1 07 Build 5 but it was not the default for earlier versions In fact some early versions don t support this item at all MyDisc checks for the status file to determine if CD Remote is running or not When MyDisc is about to submit a job it checks for the status file and reports a warning to the user if it does not exist When this item is set to TRUE CD Remote will delete the status file when it is shut down Appendix Additional CD Remote Settings for MyDisc There are a couple of other CD Remote settings which may be useful for MyDisc installations These settings must be used with some care The recommended setting for each item is shown ClearLocalDirs TRUE This setting causes CD Remote to automatically delete all of the files in the specified LocalDir folders upon startup This is not recommended for installations where ImageMaker may be used to store images on the local hard drives CleanupFilesDays 7 Typically the CD Remote result files will be removed when users
41. rer Selecting Multiple Folders and Files There are two kind of multiple selections for files and folders Range selections where a contiguous group of folders or files is selected by marking the start and end of the range Random selections where you add folders or files individually to the selection To make a range multiple selection There are two ways to make a range selection One is by using the Ss key and clicking while the other is by using marquee selection with the mouse only To make a range selection by using the keyboard and clicking 1 Select the first item in the range by clicking on it 2 Move to the last item in the range You may need to scroll down in the pane to get to it Hold down the YON N l Ss key then click on the last item to select the entire range To make a range selection by using marquee Marquee selections are also known as selection rubberband selections because the box you drag out with the mouse wraps around 1 Start the marquee selection by clicking near the first the selection like a rubberband item in the range you want to select You must click in the empty space outside of the name of the file or folder you want to select 2 Drag the marquee selection by moving the mouse with the button held down You ll see the marquee box which is a dotted line box with its corner where you started the selection Drag this selection to cover the range of files you want to select Starting
42. s why it s important to verify disc copies after they re made Verification is the process of reading the data on each copy and comparing it to the original source data byte by byte If every byte is exactly the same as on the original disc then the copy passes the verification pass Otherwise the copy is rejected and the disc will be placed on the reject stack of the disc production system Using MyDisc 37 4 Appendix 40 My Disc Installation For the System Administrator You ve found the section in the back of the book which is intended only for the eyes of the guru the all seeing all knowing system administrator or network administrator or whatever title they are known by in your organization Regardless of their title their job is to set up the system so you can get your work done and maintain it so that you can continue to do that work So if you re not such a person don t say we didn t warn you technical stuff ahead Solving the Network Puzzle Before delving into the details it s big picture time The diagram below shows a typical network installation in which users can use MyDisc to make discs on a central disc production system Each user s workstation has the MyDisc software either the software itself or a shortcut to a central copy of that software on the file server more on this choice later This is not the only possible configuration for MyDisc for instance the disc produc
43. spacing button on the toolbar sets the spacing Minor grid spacing mm E between lines on the grid Clicking on this button opens the grid spacing dialog Select the spacing values for both the major Major grid spacing Ls 5 grid darker lines and minor grid lighter lines The minor grid every N minor grids spacing is given as millimeters between lines while the major grid spacing is given as a number of minor grid lines Display CD outlines over the layout o By clicking the CD outline button on the toolbar shown here two alignment circles will be shown over the disc layout These outlines show the inner and outer boundaries of the printable area of a CD are also shown To remove the outline display click the outline button again Note in order to show the CD outline the CD coordinates item in the Options menu must be checked Using MyDisc Using ImageAligner to Print Text on Pre Printed CDs ImageAligner allows you to print text on CDs which are For complete information on using already pre printed Using a camera mounted over the CD ImageAligner refer to the user s manual printer this facility automatically aligns the text to be printed supplied with the ImageAutomator disc with the pre printed graphics on the CD The result is a CD production system used to make discs which looks as if it the text and other graphics were printed together Printing pre printed CDs is a two part process Before a pr
44. st each other jobs with higher priority get preference and will run before lower priority jobs The priority range is 1 to 10 Folder for submitting jobs to CD Remote This selects which disc production system will be used to make your discs This item should normally only be set once when you install and set up MyDisc and not changed after that Click the Browse button this opens a standard Windows file selector dialog Navigate to the folder where you want jobs to be submitted select the folder by clicking on it then click to put the name of the folder inthe Look in field at the top of the dialog Click again which selects the folder and closes the dialog Be sure not to change or remove the filename which appears in the File name field Using MyDisc 33 34 Preferences Data Tab This tab contains options which affect the formatting of data discs only not audio discs MyDisc Preferences Ed Job Data Audio Disc Type of disc to create C 150 9660 Level 2 Rock Ridge Job Cancellation I Ignore missing files Lancel Help Type of disc to create This choice selects the format for data discs created by MyDisc It s important to select the proper format for your disc which depends on the type of computer system it will be read on The choices are ISO 9660 y This format creates discs which can be read by practically any computer system ISO 9660 imposes some rather severe restrictions h
45. t tif epz Files of type Cancel The picture file must be in one of following types of picture formats FILE EXTENSION FILE TYPE BMP Windows OS 2 bitmap pictures JPG JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group pictures EMF Enhanced Windows metafile format vector TIF Tagged image file format TIFF f t Only uncompressed TIFF files can be used with MyDisc Once you have inserted a picture into your printing layout you Important have several editing functions available to modify how and If you are going to print on pre printed discs where the picture will print See the section Editing Items in a using the ImageAligner option you cannot place any pictures in the disc layout Only Layout starting on the next page text can be rotated by ImageAligner Using MyDisc 23 24 Inserting Barcodes in a Layout When you choose Barcode from the pop up insertion menu the following dialog will Text appear This assumes that you have the required barcode fonts installed on your Steine computer system Fill in all appropriate items then click OK to insert the barcode Click Cancel instead if you decide you don t want to insert the barcode after all Text ERE Font UpcEP72Tt UpcP36 UpcP36Tt LInc Phe ai conce Text Type the text you want to be interpreted as a barcode here Font Select the barcode font to use The list is a You need to buy barcode fonts to use complete list of all ava
46. t thing you ll see will be a dialog which asks you what type of MyDisc disc you want to make Decision Time What Type of Disc Do You Want To Make After MyDisc starts you ll be asked what you want to do The dialog which asks you what type of disc you want to make is shown below y MyDisc BEB File Edit Window Help ET 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Pz Oa wchaos dev H E Dos CD type selection BL My Music WINNT Choose what you want to do B E CD A BJ Program Files BJ TEMP B E KPCMS l Ba 9 RECYCLED Make a data disc 4 B E GRAPHICS EN C Make an audio disc N OK Cancel For Help press the What s This arrow and toolbar button Or select Help Topics in the Help menu You need to know what kind of disc you want to make before you start because data discs are fundamentally different from audio discs Data discs contain computer type data graphic images databases spreadsheets documents etc Audio discs contain music or other recorded material Click the button for the type of disc Using MyDisc After you make your selection the file selection tab will be shown The file selector used when making data discs is slightly different from the one used for audio discs The file selection details for both types are covered below We ll start by telling you how to make a data disc For instructions on selecting tracks for an audio disc skip ahead
47. tement isn t specified are shown in the example below Example AudioExtensions wav dat Individual users can customize their default settings Their default choices are stored in the registry on their computer Appendix Audio discs extensions for track files 33 42 setting pause time between tracks 15 33 42 AudioExtensions global default setting 42 AudioPause global default setting 42 Barcodes for disc printins u ea 23 Bitmap images for CD printing supported graphic file formats 22 Cancelline JODS uti linla 30 CD Remote folder for submitting jobs setting 31 CD Remote configuration settings CleanupFilesDayS cccccccnnnnnnnnnnnoooccccccncncnnnnnss 41 ClearlocalDirs ii 41 DeleteStatusOnEXit eerren 40 IncomingDiT ccccccsscssssssssscssssssssssssssseeeeees 40 LocalDIL ita 40 CleanupFilesDays CD Remote setting 41 ClearLocalDirs CD Remote setting 41 DeleteStatusOnExit CD Remote setting 40 Disc formats A E 32 ISO 9660 Level 2 nia 32 Rock Ridse aia iio 32 Disc name telde 29 ISO 9660 character set in name 29 Dise 5178 Op ON suas scada id 34 Disc type format OPt ohne 32 DiscSize global default setting 41 Editing printing layouts 23 Global default settings AudioExtensions russsnicdalia aria 42 A
48. the Cancel Job button The job will be removed from the job status display list Using MyDisc MyDisc Options MyDisc has several option settings which control important aspects of its behavior The button located on the Make Disc dialog opens the Preferences dialog This dialog is divided into separate tabs each a mini dialog containing related options Each tab is described in order below Preferences Job Tab This tab contains options which affect how disc production jobs that is each instance of an order for making one or more discs are handled by MyDisc MyDisc Preferences Ed Job Data Audio Disc Which jobs are shown I Show completed jobs M Show all jobs Priority 10 highest ji al y 10 highest Folder for submitting jobs to CO Remote KAdobz Browse Cancel Help Which jobs are shown This selects what jobs are displayed in the MyDisc job status display There are two items which can be checked here Show completed jobs If checked this will put jobs which have completed in the job status display Otherwise completed jobs will disappear from the display Show all user s jobs If checked all jobs from all users for the selected disc production system will be shown Otherwise only your jobs will be shown Priority This sets the priority for any jobs submitted from MyDisc The priority determines which jobs will run first when jobs compete again
49. tion system an ImageAutomator system could itself be used as a file server However the configuration above is the recommended way to set things up Network file server LS ME Disc production system After explaining how to actually install MyDisc in the next section we ll revisit this configuration when it comes time to set up each user s MyDisc configuration and to set up the disc production system so they can successfully talk to each other This is covered in the section Selecting the Job Folder on the Network starting on page 41 Appendix Remote Installation of MyDisc This section covers the remote installation of the MyDisc software where the software resides on a network file server and each user s workstation only has a shortcut to this software There are two advantages to this arrangement The first is that in the event of a software upgrade only one copy of the software needs to be upgraded in order for all users to have the upgraded software In addition having everyone use a centralized copy of the software allows you the system administrator to set the same default settings for all users Each user can still change these defaults to suit themselves as each user s settings are stored locally Here s the installation procedure for remote MyDisc usage 1 On the network file server follow the software installation instructions given on
50. tracks which reside on a network file server can be selected You cannot select any tracks on your workstation s local hard drive or other local data storage devices moving the mouse while keeping the mouse button held down The panes are also divided to show folders on the left side and the contents tracks of the currently selected folder the right side Only files which are valid audio tracks will be shown in the current folder As you add tracks the CD gas gauge and disc time indicator are updated to show how much space you ve used on the disc The time indicator shows the total play time in minutes seconds Selecting audio tracks is simpler than selecting files for a data disc explained starting on page 12 For an audio disc there are no folders on the destination the audio For advanced file selection techniques which allow you to quickly select multiple tracks turn to page 16 CD so you simply select and drag individual tracks or groups of audio tracks from the source Using MyDisc Arranging Audio Tracks on Your Disc You can arrange the order of audio tracks on your audio disc as you select the tracks The order shown in the bottom pane is the order in which the tracks will play just as with any ordinary music CD You can rearrange the tracks in the lower pane by simply picking up and moving tracks To move a track select it by clicking on it with the primary mouse button Move the selected track by cont
51. ty should automatically start and its window should appear on the Windows desktop When it does skip to step 2 below If it doesn t automatically start you ll need to start it yourself You can either use the Windows MStart button or use Windows Explorer to find and run the program Using The Windows MStart Button Click this button then choose Run from the menu which pops up The Run dialog will open Click the Browse button In the Browse dialog choose the CD ROM drive with the installation disc in it On this disc locate the file called Install or Install exe Click on this file to select it then click Open Back in the Run dialog click OK to start the installer Using Windows Explorer Open Windows Explorer In the left hand pane select the CD ROM drive with the installation disc in it Click on the drive s icon to display its contents in the right hand pane Locate the file called Install or Install exe and double click on this file to start the installer 2 After showing a colorful splash screen the installation program will appear as shown below Choose Destination Folder x Destination Folder C Program Files MyDise Browse Cancel Installing MyDisc The installer lets you choose where you want the MyDisc software installed on your computer By default the following folder will be used C Program Files MyDisc To install in this folder just click the button If you want to install
52. ually make the disc Click on the Make Disc Image tab to open it 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Image This tab is where you tell MyDisc to do it and create the disc s you want In this tab you can also Set options which control the data formatting of the disc See page 37 for notes on making a disc image instead of making discs Assign a name to the disc Check on any other disc making jobs which are in progress The Make Disc Image tab is shown below with some important parts labeled Disc name field copies selector 5 MyDisc BEG Job Window Help q I 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Image Summary of this CD 170 3 megabytes 150 9660 Level 2 MhHadesimisciDATABASE Hades misc DOCS Disc contents summary Make Disc button Status select below for details Disc 14DEM0153618 Running 03 28 00 15 36 24 Name lADEMO143802 Completed 03 27 00 14 40 19 lADEMO152802 Completed 03 28 00 15 35 21 lADEMO153556 Reading 03 28 00 15 36 04 a lADEMO183405 Completed 03 27 00 18 35 17 COPIES il Job statu S d splay Change Peine Make Disc Make Imse For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu The disc name field is where you enter a name for your disc This name will appear as the volume name of the CD when the disc is read for instance when someone opens the disc on their computer The number of copies field sets
53. ubmitted Over time this may create a bit of file clutter This setting can be used to specify an alternate folder for creating the result files DiscSize lt disc size code gt The disc size codes are 0 63 minute media 1 74 minute media most common 2 80 minute media ShowAllJobs TRUE FALSE This selects whether the default setting for all users will be to show all users jobs in the job display on Appendix 43 the Make Disc tab If this setting is TRUE and the user doesn t change it then all users jobs will show Setting it to FALSE shows only the user s own jobs ShowComplete TRUE FALSE This selects whether the default setting for all users will be to show completed jobs in the job display on the Make Disc tab If this setting is TRUE and the user doesn t change it then jobs which have completed will show Setting it to FALSE shows only jobs in progress AudioPause lt pause time between tracks gt This sets the default pause time which will be inserted between tracks when making audio discs The pause time is set in seconds the default standard pause if this statement isn t specified is 3 seconds AudioExtensions lt list of audio file extensions gt This specifies which audio file types by default will show in the file selection window when the user is choosing tracks for an audio disc The list contains the extensions without a period separated by commas or spaces The defaults if this sta
54. ue Aug 31 16 k eclipse JU Misc File Folder Tue Aug 24 0 E Help Desk of Players Club Jun File Folder Fri Jul 30 08 20 h E Linux J Rimage Firmware File Folder Mon Jan 11 10 h E Prod JU Temp File Folder Tue Jan 05 15 0 tn J Year End 1998 File Folder Fri Jan 22 15 45 Publications 4 1 DA LJ RECYCLER en MT zl S E My Disc foo Wane Size KB Type Modes Current Photos P0000021 JPG Fri Jan 08 09 57 32 1999 i J Employee Photo Shoot Ei PO000022 JPG Fri Jan 08 09 58 18 1999 item 3 3 P0000023 JPG Fri Jan 08 09 59 08 1999 I Pame tib ses iroa re ant SSS 19 9 Rimage Firmware Chip z RR Contents P0000026 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 01 52 1999 I Temp P0000027 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 02 44 1999 of current J Year End 1998 P0000028 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 03 42 1999 f s Publications P0000029 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 04 38 1999 item J Miscellaneous and do mean miscellaneous P0000030 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 05 32 1999 P0000031 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 06 26 1999 NALS P0000032 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 07 24 1999 z ridan D7 do ass epee E P0000033 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 08 18 1999 A A 5 P0000034 JPG Fri Jan 08 10 09 26 1999 3 4 panna ID Cri Is MO 10 10 90 1000 MA BG Re 2 a E AE For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu 7 b LI Here s how you choose where an item will go on your For advanced file selection techniques which disc allow you to quickly select multiple files and folders turn to page 16 If you
55. used to make discs for MyDisc users is attached to the network as is the network file server The important thing about this arrangement is that the CD Remote job files which each user creates whenever they make an order for a disc should reside on the file server They don t have to but there are several good reasons why this is the best place for them This means that both the MyDisc software each user runs and the disc production system must agree on where this job folder is On the MyDisc side The procedure for installing MyDisc includes selecting this folder using the _ Change prefences button on the Make Disc tab to open the Preferences dialog On the disc production system side Set the IncomingDir item in the CD Remote CFG configuration file to the job folder See page 42 for details The network file server will only require about a megabyte of free disc space for the job folder The actual data which gets copied to CD gets stored temporarily on the disc production system Appendix 4 42 Configuring Disc Production Systems for Use with MyDisc This section is for system administrators or others whose job it is to set up and maintain users computers and the disc production systems which serve MyDisc users As MyDisc sends disc requests to a remote system for production these systems must be properly configured to work properly In addition to configuring the disc production system s the administrat
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57. will be set to 1 To choose another number either type the number directly inthe Number of copies field or use the spinner controls the little buttons with up and down arrows on them to change the number Setting MyDisc s Options There are several options which affect the data formatting of discs and other aspects of MyDisc s behavior These options are covered in detail in the section below MyDisc Options on page 33 To change any option settings click the Ehange pretences button to open the options dialog Checking Disc Jobs Make Disc When you click the eos button to make your disc what you re actually doing is starting a disc production job You can check the progress of each job by looking in the job status display area on the Make Disc tab Each job gets a name which is your user name the name which you use to log on to your workstation followed by a unique number For instance if you log on as Fred one of your job names might be Fred143839 Only your jobs will appear in your job status display Job Name Status Date Time Gerry 74716 Done 990999 17 54 10 3 32 Each of your jobs gets an entry in the job status display area showing the job name the current job status and the time the job was last checked or was completed To see more details about a particular job click on the job s entry to open a job details window Job Results For Bob131953 x Status Completed Quantit
58. y Requested 1 Quantity Done 1 Quantity Failed D rin Delete results fe F Delete all pour results files for completed jabs The job details window shows the following information for each job The job name in the title bar of the dialog How many discs you asked for Quantity Requested How many discs were successfully made Quantity Complete How many discs failed or were rejected Quantity Failed The current status of the job Removing Job Entries When you get job status details you have the opportunity to remove the job entry from the list You probably only want to do this if the job is completed successfully To remove the job status entry click the Delete results file button Otherwise if you want to retain the job status information click the close this dialog Cancelling Queued Jobs If after submitting a disc making job with MyDisc you decide you don t want to make the disc after all you can cancel the job but only while it is still queued By queued we mean when the job is sitting in the job queue waiting to be started You can tell a job is queued by checking the job status display area described above Any jobs which show a status of Queued are still waiting to run Once a job has started running on the disc production system it can t be cancelled To cancel a queued job open the job details window by clicking on the job entry in the job status display In the details window click
59. ze in both dimensions Grab a side handle and you can make the item larger or smaller in the direction of that side only The cursor changes shape into a double ended arrow when resizing Be careful you can distort a picture if you re not careful by resizing it non proportionally more in one dimension than in the other Covering an Entire Disc with a Picture You can cover the entire surface of a disc with a picture by resizing the picture manually Move to back However MyDisc includes a function to do this for you easily Select the picture you E E want to cover entire disc in the layout by right clicking on it use the right mouse button Eto CD From the menu which pops up click on Fit to CD The picture will be automatically Cut sized to cover the entire disc s surface Text Picture When you use the Fit to CD function on a picture it is resized independently in Barcode both dimensions to the full size of the CD printing area Therefore pictures which aren t square equal width and height will be distorted If you plan on using a picture to cover a CD minimize the distortion by selecting a picture which is as square as possible or crop the picture to make it square Adjusting Picture Layering Layering means which picture will be on top when two or more pictures overlap in a Move to back MyDisc layout You can control the ordering of pictures by using the Move to back Move to front and Move to fr

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