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DVDneXtCOPYneXtTech

UsersGuide
January2010
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TableofContents
1.0Introduction...............................................................................................................3
1.1HelpfulTips...........................................................................................................4
1.2Limitations ............................................................................................................4
1.3Support ..................................................................................................................4
2.0Installation&Activation ...........................................................................................5
2.1Download&Installation........................................................................................5
2.2Activation............................................................................................................ 13
3.0ThirdPartyPlugins ................................................................................................. 16
4.0SimpleMode............................................................................................................ 19
4.1SingleLayer1Drive............................................................................................ 19
4.2SingleLayer2Drives .......................................................................................... 26
4.3DualLayer1Drive .............................................................................................. 32
4.4DualLayer2Drives............................................................................................. 40
5.0neXtTechUpdater................................................................................................... 46
5.1CreatingaMasterDatabaseFile........................................................................... 47
5.2SavingadditionalupdatedmoviestoyourMasterDatabaseFile .......................... 53
5.3CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie.............................................. 57
5.4Copyistoobig.................................................................................................... 62
5.5WrongMovie ...................................................................................................... 68
5.6Toomanymoviesinthefinalcopy ...................................................................... 75
5.7DVDneXtCOPYcrashedattheendofaDVD ................................................... 84
5.8DVDneXtCOPYcrashesatthebeginningofaDVD.......................................... 90
6.0AdvancedOperations .............................................................................................. 97
6.1CustomDVD....................................................................................................... 97
6.2CopytoMobile.................................................................................................. 107
6.3CopytoBluray................................................................................................. 114
6.4BurnBluRay .................................................................................................... 127
6.5CopytoPS3....................................................................................................... 141
6.6ConvertDiscImage ........................................................................................... 142
6.7XPBlurayBrowser .......................................................................................... 148
6.8TransferringLicenseCodetoanothercomputer ................................................. 149
7.0Terms .................................................................................................................... 152
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1.0Introduction
DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech provides you the ability to backup your DVD
moviesontoblankDVDsusingastandardDVD+RorRburneroraDVD
R(W)orDVD+/RWDualLayerdiscs. YoucanalsoburnmultipleDVD
moviestoblankBluraydiscs.
NEWDVDneXtCOPYneXtTechfeatures:
All newbuiltinspecial neXtTech Updater softwareproductthatallows youtoupdate
yourown DVDmovies.
ShareupdatedDVDmovieDataBaseFileswithothercomputers.
CopyDVDmoviestoDVD,iPod,PSP,Zune,yourcomputerandmore.
ContainsneXtTech,forcopyingyourlatestDVDmovies
Copyspecialfeatures(movietrailers,commentary,etc.)
Copyfullmultichannelaudio(DolbyDigital5.1,DTS)
AutomaticallyREMOVEDTSaudiostreamforMOBILEdevices
CopiesDVDmoviestooneblankdisc(noneedtosplit)
Copyupto10DVDMOVIESto1BLURAYDISC
CopyepisodicDVDMovies
Makecopiesofcopies
PRESCAN,deliveringHIGHESTQUALITYavailable
BrowseandviewDVDmoviesonyournetwork
Eraseandreuserewritablediscs
Copywithonedriveandburnwiththeother
Previewtracksbeforeandduringcopying
Removeregionlimitations
BurnallDiskImageTypes
ConvertDiskImagetoISOformat
IntegratedBluRay Browser
SupportsallDualLayer/SingleLayer/Bluraydiscsandburners
SupportsallSCSI,IDE,USBDVDburners/recordersonthemarket
SupportsbothNTSCandPALDVDmovies
SupportsbothhomeandPCDVDplayers
Supports1x 20xspeedblankmedia
TechnicalSupport
DVDneXtCOPYneXtTech MinimumSystemRequirements
Win2000,XP
PentiumIII500MHzorequivalent
256MBRAM
10GBoffreeharddrivespace.
ADVDWriterandmedia.
DVDneXtCOPYneXtTech RecommendedSystemRequirements
WinXP,X64,VISTA,Windows7
Pentium41.4GHzorequivalent
512MBRAM
15GBoffreeharddrivespace.
ADVDDualLayer/Bluraywriterandmedia
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1.1HelpfulTips
Turnoffallactiveprogramsincludingantivirusbeforeyoubegin.
DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech can write to any media numerous times
duringagivensession.
IfyouhavetwoDVDdrivesyoucanconvertfromonedriveandburnwith
theother.
1.2Limitations
Some programs may affect the burning cycle. When using an external
DVD burner, you should limit the number of additional external devices
connectedduringtheburningprocess.
1.3Support
Regardlessofwhereyoupurchasedyoursoftware,DVDneXtCOPYneXt
TechoffersFREEtechnicalsupportviaoneofthefollowing:
DVDneXtCOPYneXtTechHelpandSupport
If you are having problems using DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech, you will
most likely be able to find the answers to your problems right on our
website. Pleaseuseouronlinesupportsystem. Clickhere
If you are unable to find your answer in on our support page, please
submitasupporttickettoourtechsupportteam. Allticketssubmittedwill
beansweredwithin24hoursofthepostingtime.
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2.0Installation&Activation
2.1Download&Installation
Step1: Gotoourwebsiteanddownloadthelatestversion:
http://www.DVDneXtCOPY.com/updates.aspx
Then click on Save. Make sure you download the latest version of the
productthatyoupurchased,oryourLicenseCodewillnotwork.
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Step2:Savethefiletoyourharddrive.
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Step3:MakesuretheClosethisdialogboxisUNcheckedsoitwillstay
openafterthedownloadiscomplete.
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Step4:Aftersavingthefileyouwillseethiswindow.ClickonRun.
Step5: ClickonRunagain.
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Step6: ThesetupWizardwillopen.ChoosealanguageandClickNext.
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Step7:ClickNextagain.
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Step8: ReadtheLicenseAgreementand,ifyouagree,ClickonIAgree.
The installation process will begin. Please note installation is limited to
two of your own computers for each DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech
LicenseCodepurchased.
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Step9:ClickFinish.Theinstallationiscomplete.
ThefirsttimeyourunDVDneXtCOPYneXt Techyouwillberequiredto
activateyoursoftwareonline.
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2.2Activation
Step1:Makesureyourcomputerisonline.RuntheDVDneXtCOPY4
LicenseManagerthroughtheStartmenu. Itmaytakeupto30seconds
forthelicensemanagertoopen,whileitcheckswithouractivationserver.
Step2: ClickonthemiddlelinkintheLicenseManagerpopup.
(Note: If you were running the trial you canclick on the toplink to go to
thewebsiteandpurchasethesoftware).
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Step2: EnteryourLicenseCodeyoureceivedwithyourpurchaseemail.
YoumaycopyandpasteyourLicenseCodeintothefield.IfyouTYPEin
your License Code, use only the number zero (0)andnot the letter O.
ClickonActivate.
Note: If youhavelostormisplacedyourLicense Code, please gotoour
online support system and submit a support ticket with your purchase
information. Clickhere
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Step 3: You will receive a popup telling you that your software
successfullyactivated.ClickonOK.
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3.0ThirdPartyPlugins
All third party plugins should be downloaded and SAVED to your hard
drive.
Note: Make sure DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech is NOT running when
youinstallanythirdpartypluginsortheymaynotinstallproperly.
Step1:ClickonSave.
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Step2: Savetoyourharddrive
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Step3:YoucanthenclickonRuntoinstallthethirdpartyplugins.
Step4: ClickonRunagainandinstalltheplugin.
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4.0SimpleMode
ThisisanoverviewofthesimpleoperationsusingDVDneXtCOPYneXt
Tech.NopriorexperiencemakingDVDcopiesisrequired.
4.1SingleLayer1Drive
The software default is set to copy the whole DVD movie with all special
features,trailers,etc.,toasinglelayer4.7GBdisc,usingonesinglelayer
DVD burner. With one single drive your source and target are the same
driveandyoudonotneedtochangeanysettings.
Insert the movie you wish to copy into one DVD drive. The software will
start in the auto run mode on most systems, depending on your system
settings.SelectDVDneXtCOPYandclickOK.
If you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPY4byclickingoneitherthedesktopiconorDVDneXtCOPY4inthe
Startmenu.
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Step 1: Click on Automatic Full and select you Source and Target
drives. (In this example we have selected E drive as the source and E
driveasthetargetdrive).
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.ClickonStartCopy.
Note: If you prefer to only copy the movie and not all the other special
features, trailers, etc., click on Copy Main Movie. (Details for custom
DVDswillbediscussedin6.0AdvanceOperations).
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Step2:ThesoftwarewillbegintoPreScantheDVDmovie.AfterthePre
Scan,thesoftware willbegintoCopyandTranscodethe DVDmovie to
yourharddrive.(Conversioncycle).
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Step 3: You will be able to preview movie and you can see the copy
progressandtimeinformation.
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Step 4: You will hear an audio alert and see this message when the
conversion cycle is finished. Remove the DVD movie andinsert a blank
4.7GBsinglelayerDVDdisc,thenclickonRetry.
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Step 5: The burning process will start. Progress will be shown by the
TotalTimeandthepurplebarintheTotalProgressindicator.
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Step 6: When the burn is complete, you will hear an audio alert. The
purplebarswillbegrayedoutandyouwillseeBurnDoneinthemessage
list.Thediscwillejectautomatically.
Note: You also have the option of inserting another blank DVD disc,
clickingonNewCopyandburningasecondbackupcopy.
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4.2SingleLayer2Drives
The software default is set to copy the whole DVD movie with all special
features,trailers,etc.,toasinglelayer4.7GBdisc,usingonesinglelayer
DVDburner.Theonlysettingyouneedtochangeforusingtwodrivesis
yourtargetdrive.
InsertthemovieyouwishtocopyintooneDVDdriveandablank4.7GB
singlelayerDVDdiscintoyoursecond DVDburner.Thesoftware will
start in the auto run mode on most systems, depending on your system
settings.SelectDVDneXtCOPYandclickOK.
If you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPY4byclickingoneitherthedesktopiconorDVDneXtCOPY4inthe
Startmenu.
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Step 1: Click on Select Automatic Full and select you Source and
Target drives. (In this example we have selected E drive as the source
andDdriveasthetargetdrive).
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.ClickonStartCopy.
Note: If you prefer to only copy the movie and not all the other special
features, trailers, etc., click on Copy Main Movie. (Details for custom
DVDswillbediscussedin6.0AdvanceOperations).
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Step2:ThesoftwarewillbegintoPreScantheDVDmovie.AfterthePre
Scan,thesoftware willbegintoCopyandTranscodethe DVDmovie to
yourharddrive.(Conversioncycle).
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Step 3: You will be able to preview movie and you can see the copy
progressandtimeinformation.
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Step 4: After the movie is completely converted to your hard drive, the
burningprocesswillautomaticallystart. Progresswillbeshownbythe
TotalTimeandthepurplebarintheTotalProgressindicator.
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Step 5: When the burn is complete, you will hear an audio alert. The
purplebarswillbegrayedoutandyouwillseeBurnDoneinthemessage
list.Thediscwillejectautomatically.
Note: You also have the option of inserting another blank DVD disc,
clickingonNewCopyandburningasecondbackupcopy.
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4.3DualLayer1Drive
The software default is set to copy the whole DVD movie with all special
features,trailers,etc.,toasinglelayer4.7GBdisc,usingonesinglelayer
DVD burner. You will need to change the settings to copy Dual Layer
discs.
InsertthemovieyouwishtocopyintotheDVDburner.Thesoftwarewill
start in the auto run mode on most systems, depending on your system
settings.SelectDVDneXtCOPYandclickOK.
If you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPY4byclickingoneitherthedesktopiconorDVDneXtCOPY4inthe
Startmenu.
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Oncetheprogramisrunning,youcanadjustyoursettingsforDualLayer.
The copy procedure for Dual Layer is the same as for Single Layer
howeverthereisnocompressionof theDVD movie.Thisisbecause the
capacity of a Dual Layer blank disc is usually more than the size of the
DVDmovie.
Step1:In ordertocopytoaDual LayerDVDyouneedtoclickonEdit
andSettingsabovethe Main Menu. Thiswillopenthe settingswindow.
PutacheckintheCreateDoubleLayercopyboxontheCopytab,and
clickOK.
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Step 2: Click on Automatic Full and select your Source and Target
drives. (With only 1 drive the Source and Target are the same. In this
exampleweareusingEdrive).
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.Click7.2GBinTargetSizeandclickonStartCopy.
Note: If you prefer to only copy the movie and not all the other special
features, trailers, etc., click on Copy Main Movie. (Details for custom
DVDswillbediscussedin6.0AdvanceOperations).
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Step 3: The software will begin to Pre Scan the DVD movie. After the
PreScan,thesoftwarewillbegintoCopyandTranscodetheDVDmovie
toyourharddrive.(Conversioncycle).
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Step 4: You will be able to preview movie and you can see the copy
progressandtimeinformation.
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Step 5: You will hear an audio alert and see this message when the
conversion cycle is finished. Remove the DVD movie andinsert a blank
8.5GBduallayerDVDdiscinyourduallayerburner,thenclickonRetry.
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Step 6: The burning process will start. Progress will be shown by the
TotalTimeandthepurplebarintheTotalProgressindicator.
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Step 7: When the burn is complete, you will hear an audio alert. The
purplebarswillbegrayedoutandyouwillseeBurnDoneinthemessage
list.Thediscwillejectautomatically.
Note: YoualsohavetheoptionofinsertinganotherblankDUALLAYER
DVDdisc,clickingonNewCopyandburningasecondbackupcopy.
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4.4DualLayer2Drives
The software default is set to copy the whole DVD movie disc with all
special features, trailers, etc., to a single layer 4.7GB disc, using one
singlelayerDVDburner.FortwoDVDdrivesandduallayeryouneedto
changeafewsettings.
InsertthemovieyouwishtocopyintooneDVDdriveandablank8.5GB
dual layer DVD disc into your second dual layer DVD burner. The
software will start in the auto run mode on most systems, depending on
yoursystemsettings.SelectDVDneXtCOPYandclickOK.
If you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPY neXt Tech by clicking on either the desktop icon or DVD neXt
COPY4intheStartmenu.
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Step 1: Click on Automatic Full and select your Source and Target
drives. (In this example we have selected E drive as the source and D
driveasthetargetdrive).
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.Clickon7.2GBinTargetSizeandclickonStartCopy.
Note: If you prefer to only copy the movie and not all the other special
features, trailers, etc., click on Copy Main Movie. (Details for custom
DVDswillbediscussedin6.0AdvanceOperations).
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Step2:ThesoftwarewillbegintoPreScantheDVDmovie.AfterthePre
Scan,thesoftware willbegintoCopyandTranscodethe DVDmovie to
yourharddrive.(Conversioncycle).
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Step 3: You will be able to preview movie and you can see the copy
progressandtimeinformation.
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Step 4: After the movie is completely converted to your hard drive, the
burning process will automatically start. Progress will be shown by the
TotalTimeandthepurplebarintheTotalProgressindicator.
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Step 5: When the burn is complete, you will hear an audio alert. The
purplebarswillbegrayedoutandyouwillseeBurnDoneinthemessage
list.Thediscwillejectautomatically.
Note: YoualsohavetheoptionofinsertinganotherblankDUALLAYER
DVDdisc,clickingonNewCopyandburningasecondbackupcopy.
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5.0neXtTechUpdater
Have you been getting a lot of errors lately while copying your DVDs?
Toomuchdata,15gigmovie,toomanymoviesondisc,etc.?Andwhen
you do get a copy and play it back, there are tracks missing or the
chaptersareallmixedup?
This is because many of the new DVD movies are using the latest
technology and techniques to prevent you from copying your movies. It
seems almost every new movie has different problems and needs to be
fixedandupdated.
For years we have been updating our software for you with our neXt
Tech technology. Now our latest new product, DVD neXt COPY neXt
Tech, will allow you to update your own new movies yourself with our
new,revolutionarybuiltinneXtTechUpdatersoftware.
YoucannowtakecontrolofyoulatestbatchofnewDVDmoviesbyfixing
and updating them yourself using our neXt Tech Updater, included with
yourpurchaseofneXtTech.
This is an overview of the various advanced operations using the neXt
TechUpdaterthatwillgreatlyenhanceyourDVDcopyingexperience.
Whatyouwillneed:
1.DVDPlayersoftware(PowerDVD,WinDVDorother).
2.DVDneXtCOPYneXtTechwiththebuiltinneXtTechUpdater.
Workflow:
1.StarttheneXtTechUpdater.
2.Loadthemoviedatabaseyouwanttoupdateorcreateanewone.
3.LoadtheDVDMovieyouwanttoupdate.
4.EntertheDVDmoviename.
5.CorrecttheerrorsandaddtheDVDsettingsfortheupdatedmovie.
6.SavetheupdatedDVDmoviedatabasetoyourharddriveandclose
theneXtTechUpdater.
7.RunDVDneXtCOPYneXtTech,loadtheupdateddatabaseyoujust
savedandcopytheDVDmovie.
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5.1CreatingaMasterDatabaseFile
The following 3 Sections in this Chapter focus on how to create
database files to use with the DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech Updater.
Subsequent sections in this Chapter will provide detailed instructions on
howtoupdateDVDmovieswiththevarioustypesoferrors.
IfyouwishtokeepallthemoviesyouupdatewiththeneXtTechUpdater
in one MasterDatabase file, you may create aMasterDatabasefilethe
firsttimeyouruntheneXtTechUpdater.
Note: It is advisable to create a backup to your Master Database file
eachtimeyousaveanupdatedDVDmovietoit.
Step 1: Runthe neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menuand click
onNew.
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Step 2: You may create a new folder named My Movies (or any other
name you wish to name it), and Name andSave your Master Database
filetothatfolder.Thisemptydatabasefilewillsaveasa.binfile.
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Step3: ClickonLoadand browse toandloadthe MasterDatabase file
youjustcreated.
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Step4:ClickonMasterdatabaseandclickonOpentoopentheMaster
Databasefileyoujustcreated.
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Step5: NoticethatDBentriesindicates0.Thatisbecauseyouhavenot
savedamoviethatyouhaveupdatedwiththeneXtTechUpdatertothe
MasterDatabasefile.
SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclickonSet.
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Step 6: After you have updated the DVD movie with the neXt Tech
Updater,clickonSaveandExittheneXtTechUpdater.
Note: DetailsonhowtoupdateDVDmovieswiththeneXtTechUpdater
andhowtoloadthatupdatedmovieintoDVDneXtCOPYneXtTech,can
befoundthefollowingSectionsinthisChapter.
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5.2 Saving additional updated movies to your Master Database
File
Step 1: Runthe neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menuand click
onLoad.
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Step2: ClickonyourMasterDatabasefileandClickonOpentoopen
yourMasterDatabasefile.
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Step3: NoticeDBentriesindicates1inthisexample.Thatisbecauseif
you followed the steps in Section 1 in this Chapter, you would have one
movie in your Master Database File. This number will increase by one
each time you update and save a new DVD movie to your Master
Databasefile.
SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclickonSet.
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Step 4: After you have updated the DVD movie with the neXt Tech
Updater, click on Save and Exit the neXt Tech Updater. You now have
twoupdatedDVDmoviesinyourMasterDatabaseFile.
Note: DetailsonhowtoupdateDVDmovieswiththeneXtTechUpdater
and how to load that update into DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech, can be
foundthefollowingSectionsinthisChapter.
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5.3CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie
Creating a separate database file for each movie you update makes it
simplertotransferaspecificupdatedmovietoyourothercomputers.
You can even email the updated DVD movie database file to another
computer,notonyourhomenetwork.YoucanthenloaditintoDVDneXt
COPYonthatcomputertosuccessfullycopythemoviethere.
Note:IfyouchoosetosavetheupdatedDVDmovieasanindividualfile,it
will not be in your Master Database file unless you have also gone
through the update process and saved the DVD movie to your Master
Databasefile.
Step 1: Runthe neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menuand click
onNew.
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Step 2: While you may choose to save your individual updated DVD
movie to youre my Movies folder, in this example we have created an
additionalfoldercalledMyMoviesSeparate.
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Step3: TypeinthenameoftheDVDmovieyouaregoingtoupdateand
click Save. You have now created an individual database file for that
movie. Note:Thefileisemptybecauseyouhavenotupdatedthemovie
andsavedittothefileyet.
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Step4: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step 5: After you have updated the DVD movie with the neXt Tech
Updater,clickonSaveandExittheneXtTechUpdater.
Repeat the same procedures in this section to add additional updated
separatemoviestoyoureMyMoviesSeparatefolder.
Note: DetailsonhowtoupdateDVDmovieswiththeneXtTechUpdater
and how to load that update into DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech, can be
foundthefollowingSectionsinthisChapter.
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5.4Copyistoobig
Reason: There is content intentionally placed on the on the DVD movie
discsothatitcannotberecompressedbycopyprograms.
ThewaytofixthisistoloadtheDVDmovieintotheneXtTechUpdater
and changetheTargetSizeDeviation. Then youcansavetheupdated
DVD movie into yourneXtTechdata base andmakea goodcopyof the
movie.
Step 1: Run the neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menu, click on
LoadandbrowsetoyoureMyMoviesfolder.
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Step2: ClickonyourMasterDatabase fileand ClickonOpento open
your Master Database file. (Or, if you prefer to create a separate
databasefileforthismovie,followtheproceduresoutlinedinChapter5.3,
CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie).
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Step3: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step 4: Enter the DVD name and enter double the amount of MB of
theDVDmovieintheTargetSizeDeviation(MB)field.
ForexampleiftheDVDwas10MBtoobigyouenter20.Ifitwas20MB
toobigyouenter40.Theminussymbolisimportantandisusedbefore
thevaluetoinstructtheneXtTechUpdaterthatthemoviehastobemade
smaller. It is possible that you may have to try this a few times to get it
correct.
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Step 5: After you have updated the DVD movie with the neXt Tech
Updater,clickonSaveandExittheneXtTechUpdater.
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Step 6: RunDVD neXt COPY neXt Tech. Click on File and then Load
MasterDatabasefile. YouwillthenbeabletobrowsetoandLoadyour
MasterDatabasefilecontainingthenewlyupdatedmovie.
(Or, if you created a separate database file for this movie, as outlinedin
Chapter5.3,youshouldloadtheseparatedatabasefileforthemovieyou
justupdated).
YouwillthenbeabletocopytheupdatedDVDmoviewithnoerrors.
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5.5WrongMovie
Reason:Thetitle sets/ tracks have beenintentionallyscrambledonthe
DVD movie disc so that it cannot be correctly copied by copy programs.
Youmaygetagoodqualitycopybutthechaptersarealloutoforder.
ThewaytofixthisistoloadtheDVDmovieintotheneXtTechUpdater
andselectthecorrecttracksthatplaythemovieinthecorrectorder.Then
youcansavetheupdatedDVDmovieintoyourneXtTechdatabaseand
makeagoodcopyofthemovie.
Step 1: Play the DVD movie with your DVD player software and skip
forward until you get to the main menu. Start the main movie with your
DVD player software and write down the title it played. For this DVD
movieitisTitle29.ThatmeansthatTitle29isthePGC(ProgramChain
orsequentialpresentationofthemovie).
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Step 2: Run the neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menu, click on
LoadandbrowsetoyoureMyMoviesfolder.
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Step 3: Clickon your Master Databasefile and Clickon Opento open
your Master Database file. (Or, if you prefer to create a separate
databasefileforthismovie,followtheproceduresoutlinedinChapter5.3
CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie).
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Step4: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step 5: Enter the DVD name and click on View IFO. (IFO stands for
InFOrmation). Find Title 29 (PGC) and note the VTS (Video Title Set),
whichis6forthisDVDmovie).
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Step 6: Enter the VTS 6 and PGC 29 into the fields of the neXt Tech
UpdaterandSaveandExittheneXtTechUpdater.
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Step 7: RunDVD neXt COPY neXt Tech. Click on File and then Load
Master Database file. Browse to your Master Database file containing
thenewlyupdatedmovieandloaditintotheSoftware.
(Or, if you created a separate database file for this movie, as outlinedin
Chapter5.3,youshouldloadtheseparatedatabasefileforthemovieyou
justupdated).
YouwillthenbeabletocopytheupdatedDVDmoviewithnoerrors.
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5.6Toomanymoviesinthefinalcopy
Reason: The UDF file system (The Universal Disk Format for storing
files on optical media), and the IFOs (IFO stands for InFOrmation) are
pointingtosomedecoymoviesinadditiontotherealmovie.AllDVDcopy
softwarewillcopywhattheUDFandIFOspointto.
The way to fix thisis to load the DVD movie into theneXt Tech Updater
andselectthecorrecttracksthatplaytherealmovieandcutallthedecoy
movies.ThenyoucansavetheupdatedDVDmovieintoyourneXtTech
databaseandmakeagoodcopyofthemovie.
Step 1: Play the DVD movie with your DVD player software and skip
forward until you get to the main menu. Start the main movie with your
DVD player software and write down the title it played. For this DVD
movieitisTitle47.ThatmeansthatTitle47isthePGC(ProgramChain
orsequentialpresentationofthemovie).
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Step 2: Run the neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menu, click on
LoadandbrowsetoyoureMyMoviesfolder.
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Step3: ClickonyourMasterDatabase fileand ClickonOpento open
your Master Database file. (Or, if you prefer to create a separate
databasefileforthismovie,followtheproceduresoutlinedinChapter5.3
CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie).
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Step4: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step5: EntertheDVDnameandclickonViewIFO. FindTitle47(PGC)
andnotetheVTS(VideoTitleSet),whichis8forthisDVDmovie.).
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Step 6: Click on My Computer and click on the drive with the DVD
movie.RightclickontheVIDEO_TSfolderandclickonProperties.You
canseethatthisDVDmovie disccontains82.2GBs. Almostallofthose
gigabytesaredecoymovies.ThatiswhytheDVDmoviewillnotcopy.
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Step7:Clickon theVIDEO_TSfolder,rightclickandselectViewList.
Youcannowseethereare14setsof VTS. TheneXt TechUpdaterhas
shownyouthatVTS8istherealmovie.
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Step 8: Put a check mark in the Cut box of the first 14 VTS, but leave
VTS8blank.Thiswillcutoutallthedecoymoviesleavingonlytheoriginal
movieyouwanttocopy.
SaveandExittheneXtTechUpdater.
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Step 9: RunDVD neXt COPY neXt Tech. Click on File and then Load
MasterDatabasefile. BrowsetoyourMasterDatabasefilecontaining
thenewlyupdatedmovieandloaditintotheSoftware.
(Or, if you created a separate database file for this movie, as outlinedin
Chapter5.3,youshouldloadtheseparatedatabasefileforthemovieyou
justupdated).
YouwillthenbeabletocopytheupdatedDVDmoviewithnoerrors.
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5.7DVDneXtCOPYcrashedattheendofaDVD
Reason: It is often a popular copy protection method to add garbage or
badsectorstothelastVTS.ThewaytofixthisistoloadtheDVDmovie
into the neXt Tech Updater and select Ignore for the bad tracks. Then
youcansavetheupdatedDVDmovieintoyourneXtTechdatabaseand
makeagoodcopyofthemovie.
Step 1: Click on My Computer and click on the drive with the DVD
movie. Click on the VIDEO_TS folder, right click and select View
Details.
ScrolldownandcheckthelastfewVTS. Ifthese VTScontain onlyvery
smallVOBfile(s),(VideoObjectorcontainerformatinDVDVideomedia)
then they are the problem. Check the size of the last VTS or the last
coupleVTS.
If they are very small they may be garbage VTS. You will have to make
DVDneXtCOPYignorethoseVTSwhilecopying.
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Step 2: Run the neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menu, click on
LoadandbrowsetoyoureMyMoviesfolder.
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Step3: ClickonyourMasterDatabase fileand ClickonOpento open
your Master Database file. (Or, if you prefer to create a separate
databasefileforthismovie,followtheproceduresoutlinedinChapter5.3
CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie).
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Step4: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step5: ScrolldowntothegarbageVTSyouidentifiedinStep1andputa
checkmark in the Ignore box. After you have updated the DVD movie
with the neXt Tech Updater, click on Save and Exit the neXt Tech
Updater.
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Step 6: RunDVD neXt COPY neXt Tech. Click on File and then Load
MasterDatabasefile. BrowsetoyourMasterDatabasefilecontaining
thenewlyupdatedmovieandloaditintotheSoftware.
(Or, if you created a separate database file for this movie, as outlinedin
Chapter5.3,youshouldloadtheseparatedatabasefileforthemovieyou
justupdated).
YouwillthenbeabletocopytheupdatedDVDmoviewithnoerrors.
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5.8DVDneXtCOPYcrashesatthebeginningofaDVD
Reason:ThefirstmovietitleinsidetheIFOisabadVTS.Thewaytofix
this is to load the DVD movie into the neXt Tech Updater and select
Ignore for the first PGC of the main movie title set. Then you can save
theupdatedDVDmovieintoyourneXtTechdatabaseandmakeagood
copyofthemovie.
Step 1: Play the DVD movie with your DVD player software and skip
forward until you get to the main menu. Start the main movie with your
DVD player software and write down the title it played. For this DVD
movieitisTitle6.ThatmeansthatTitle6isthePGC(ProgramChainor
sequentialpresentationofthemovie).
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Step 2: Run the neXt Tech Updater through your Start Menu, click on
LoadandbrowsetoyoureMyMoviesfolder.
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Step3: ClickonyourMasterDatabase fileand ClickonOpento open
your Master Database file. (Or, if you prefer to create a separate
databasefileforthismovie,followtheproceduresoutlinedinChapter5.3
CreatingaSeparateDatabaseFilesforeachmovie).
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Step4: SelecttheDVDdrivewiththemovieyouwanttoupdateandclick
onSet.
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Step 5: Enter the DVD name and click on View IFO. (IFO stands for
InFOrmation). Find Title 6 (PGC) and note the VTS (Video Title Set),
whichis1forthisDVDmovie).
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Step6: PutacheckmarkintheIgnoreboxofVTS1andSaveandExit
theneXtTechUpdater.
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Step 7: RunDVD neXt COPY neXt Tech. Click on File and then Load
MasterDatabasefile. BrowsetoyourMasterDatabasefilecontaining
thenewlyupdatedmovieandloaditintotheSoftware.
(Or, if you created a separate database file for this movie, as outlinedin
Chapter5.3,youshouldloadtheseparatedatabasefileforthemovieyou
justupdated).
YouwillthenbeabletocopytheupdatedDVDmoviewithnoerrors.
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6.0AdvancedOperations
ThisisanoverviewofthevariousadvancedoperationsfoundinDVDneXt
COPYneXtTechthatwillgreatlyenhanceyourDVDcopyingexperience.
6.1CustomDVD
Theway youcreate acustomDVDisto start with theentire DVDmovie.
This will enable you to preview and deselect anyTitle Sets or Audio and
SubtitleTracksyoudonotwanttocopyfromthewholeDVD,andthereby
customizetheburnedDVDmovietoyourliking.
Note: Some of the most recent DVD movies contain copy protection
techniques, such as extra dummy movies, bad tracks, scrambled tracks
etc. Please refer to Chapter 5 neXt Tech Updater to see how to copy
thosemovies.
InsertthemovieyouwishtocopyintotheSourceDVDdrive. (Ifyouare
using2drives,insertablankDVDdiscintoyoursecondDVDburner).If
you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPY neXt Tech by clicking on either the desktop icon or DVD next
COPY4intheStartmenu.
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Step1:ThesoftwarealwaysopensinAutomaticFull.SelectyourSource
and Target drives. (In this example we have selected E drive as the
sourceandDdriveasthetargetdrive).
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.
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Step 2: Click on Copy FullDVD. The VideoDVD Content window will
displaytheVideoTitleSetsintheMovie.Inmostcases,themainmovie
willbetheVideoTitleSetwiththelargestamountof MB.Inthisexample
you see (5256MB). The other title sets may contain special features,
trailers,blanktracks,etc.
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Step3:ClickonEdit,ContentListandExpandAll. Thiswillexpandall
theVideoTitleSetsintheVideoDVDContentwindowandprovideeach
onewithapreviewscreen.
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Step 4: Click on and preview selected Video Title Sets in the Preview
Window.YoumaypauseandplaytheVideoTitleSetorusethesliderto
move to any point in the Video Title Set while previewing. Some Video
TitleSetsmynothaveanyvideo. YoumaydeselectanyVideoTitleSets
orAudioandSubtitleTracksyoudonotwanttocopy.
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Step 5: Click on and preview the Main Movie Video Title Set in the
PreviewWindow.
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Step6:ClickonAudiointheMainMovieVideoTitleSetanddeselectany
audiotracksyoudonotwanttocopy. (Besuretousethescrollbartosee
alltheaudiotracks).
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Step7:ClickonSubtitlesintheMainMovieVideoTitleSetanddeselect
anysubtitletracksyoudonotwanttocopy.(Besuretousethescrollbar
toseeallthesubtitletracks).
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Step 8: After you have made your custom selections, click on Collapse
AllandclickonNext.
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Step9: ConfirmyoursettingsandclickonStartCopy.Thesoftwarewill
gothroughthetranscodingandburningprocessasoutlinedinChapter4.
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6.2CopytoMobile
InserttheDVDmovieintoyourDVDdrive.Ifyoudonotseetheautorun
after30seconds,youcanrunDVDneXtCOPYneXtTechbyclickingon
eitherthedesktopiconorDVDnextCOPY4intheStartmenu.
TheprocessinvolvescopyingyourDVDmovieinmobileformattoafolder
on your hard drive, then transferring your DVD movie to your mobile
device.
Step1:ThesoftwarealwaysopensinAutomaticFull.SelectyourSource
drive.
YoucanalsolabeltheDVD,setaburnspeedandselecttargetsize.You
make check boxes to remove the region code and DTS audio and Jump
directtomenu.
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Step2:ClickonCopytoMobileandclickNext.
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Step3:SelectyourTargetmobile device. If youchoose todo so, you
may change the bit rate or quality settings by clicking on your preferred
setting.ClickonStartCopy.
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Step4:Selectthefolderyouwishtocopythemovietoonyourharddrive,
orcreateanewfolder.TypeinthenameofthemovieandclickSave.
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Step5: Themoviewillbecopiedtoyourharddriveintheformatthatyou
selectedasthetargetmobiledevice.
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Step6:Transferthemovietoyourmobiledevice.
TransfertoiPODoriPhone
You need to have iTunes installed on your computer to transfer DVD
movies to your iPod oriPhone. All you have to do is open iTunes, then
drag and drop the DVD movie you just converted to your hard drive in
iPod/iPhoneformattoyouriPod/ iPhone movies folderiniTunes. You
canthentransfertheDVDmovietoyouriPod/iPhone.
TransfertoPSP
There are two ways to transfer the PSP formatted DVD movie from your
harddrivetoyourPSP.
#1 You need a media card reader. Most computers have a media card
reader. It is normally located on your CPU tower or on the side of your
laptop. It is a small slot where you insert memory and media cards from
your digital camera and other devices. Inside of your PSP you should
have a memory card where you can store your data games and movies.
Youcantakethatoutoruseanewone,andinsertitintoyourmediacard
readeronyourcomputer.ThiswillallowyoutotransferyourDVDmovieto
thecardandthentoyourPSP.
#2ThesecondwayrequiresthepurchaseofsoftwarecalledSonyMedia
Manager and can be found on the internet. Sony Media Manager gives
you complete control of everything on your PSP from within, and is an
easytousesoftwareinterface.
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TransfertoZune
YouwillneedtohaveZunePlayersoftwareinstalledonyourcomputerto
transferDVDmoviestoyourZunePlayer.Allyouhavetodoisopenyour
Zune player software and follow theinstructions for transferring the DVD
movieyoujustconvertedtoyourharddriveinZuneformattoyourZune.
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6.3CopytoBluray
WhileDVDneXtCOPYcannotcopyoriginalBlurayMovies,youcancopy
multiple DVDmovies to one Bluray blank disc.Youwillneed a BluRay
BurnerandBluRayDisc. (EitherBDR[writable]orBDRE[rewritable]).
Theprocessinvolvescopyingmultiple DVDmovies to one folderonyour
harddrive,thenburningthatfoldertoablankBluraydisc.(See6.4Burn
Bluray).
To keep your Bluray projects organized, it is recommended that you
create a master folder on your hard drive for all your Bluray projects.
InthiswayyoucanbrowsetothatfolderwhencreatingnewmultipleDVD
movie Bluray projects and create subfolders for each project within that
masterfolder.
Create a Bluray Projects Folder on your hard drive. To do this open
explorerandcreateafolderonthedrivewhereyouwanttheprojectfolder
inyourcomputer.
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InsertthemovieyouwishtocopyintoonesingleorduallayerDVDdrive.
Thesoftware willstartintheautorun modeonmost systems, depending
onyoursystemsettings.SelectDVDneXtCOPYandclickOK.
If you do not see the auto run after 30 seconds, you can run DVD neXt
COPYneXtTechbyclickingoneitherthedesktopiconorDVDneXtCOPY
4intheStartmenu.
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Step 1: Run the software and Select Copy to BluRay in the Copy
ProjectsModeandclickonNext.
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Step 2: Select Source drive with the DVD movie. If this is your FIRST
DVDmovieforthismultipleDVDmovieproject,selectthetargetasCopy
tonewBluRayandclickonStartCopy.
Note: DVDneXtTechwillcreateachapterlistautomatically,accordingto
the play length of the DVD movie, as you copy each DVD movie.
However, you may elect to create and manage chapters using the Add
Chapter, Del Chapter and Reset buttons. You can also set the time
durationofaspecificchapterbyusingtheactualtimeslider.
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Step3:TheBrowseForFolderwindowwillopen. Browse toyourBlu
rayprojectsfolder.ClickonitandclickonMakeNewFolder.
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Step 4: Name the new subfolder the name of yournew project and click
OK. In this example we are using Star Movies. Of course each time
youstartanewprojectyouwillcreateandnameanewsubfolderinyour
BlurayProjectsmasterfolder.
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Step 5: The software will begin to Pre Scanthe DVD movie. After the
prescan,thesoftwarewillbegintoCopyandTranscodetheDVDmovie
totheprojectfolder(StarMovies)
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Step 6: When the copy process is finished, remove the DVD movie you
justcopiedtotheprojectfolder(StarMovies).InsertanotherDVDmovie
andclickOK.
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Step 7: Click on the Refresh button in the upper right hand corner to
refresh your DVD drive with the new movie you just inserted. Select the
Sourcedrive,clickonCopytoBluRayandclickonNext.
Since you are going to put this additional DVD movie into the same
project folder (Star Movies), you need to select Copy to existing
BluRayastheTarget. ClickonStartCopy.
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Step8:SinceyouarecopyingtoanexistingBlurayfolder,theSaveAs
window will open. You can then browse to the Star Movies folder and
clickonthefolderBDMV.
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Step 9: Click on index.bdmw. This will save this second movie to the
indexoftheStarMoviesprojectfolder.ClickonSave.
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Step10: The software willbegintoPre ScantheDVDmovie.Afterthe
PreScan,thesoftwarewillbegintoCopyandTranscodetheDVDmovie
totheStarMoviesprojectfolder
You may repeat this Copy to existing BluRay process until you have
copied the desired number of DVD movies to your Star Movies project
folder. (See Chapter 6.4 Burn Bluray for instructions on how to burn
yourprojectstoablankBluraydisc.)
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Step11:Whenthecopyprocessisfinished,removetheDVD movie you
justcopiedtotheprojectfolder(StarMovies).InsertanotherDVDmovie
andclickOK.
YoumayrepeatthisprocessuntilyouhavealltheDVDmoviesinone
projectthatyouwanttotransfertoablankBluRayDisc.
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6.4BurnBluRay
WhileDVDneXtCOPYcannotcopyoriginalBlurayMovies,youcancopy
multiple DVD movies toone Bluray blank disc. You will need a Blu
Ray Burner and BluRay Disc. (Either BDR [writable] or BDRE [re
writable]).
Theprocessinvolvescopyingmultiple DVDmovies to one folderonyour
harddrive(SeeChapter6.3CopytoBluray),thenburningthatfolderto
ablankBluraydisc.
Step1:ThesoftwarealwaysopensinAutomaticFull. ClickonBurnand
BurnBluRay/DVD.
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Step2:ClickonBluRayDisk.
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Step 3: You may see this warning. This is just a reminder that you will
loose any data you have added to the Disk Content window during this
project.
The folders you see are just default empty folders. You have not added
anycontentyet,soyouwillnotlooseanydata.
YoucanclicktheDonotshowthismessageanymore,ifyouprefer.
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Step4:ClickonFileandAddFolderintheBDBurnerwindow.
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Step5: BrowsetoyourBlurayprojectsfolderonyourharddrive,click
onStarMovies,clickontheBDMVfolderandclickOK.
Note: If you have not copied any DVD movies to your Bluray Projects
Folder,see6.3CopytoBluray.
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ThatwilladdtheBDMWfoldertoyourburnproject.
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Step 6: Repeat the procedure and Browse to your Bluray projects
folderonyourharddrive,clickonStarMovies,andthistimeclickonthe
CERTIFICATEfolderandclickOK.
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That willadd theCERTIFICATEfolderto yourburn project. TheBDMV
folderandtheCERTIFICATEfolderaretheonlytwofoldersyouneedto
addtotheburnproject.
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Note: YoumayalsoaddthosetwofolderstoyourBDBurnerwindowby
dragging and dropping them from the Star Movies Folder. You may
usewhichevermethodyouprefer.
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Step 7: Once you have added your Bluray project to the BD Burner
window,makesureyouhaveinsertedablankBluraydiscandselectyour
BlurayBurnerastheBurnDevice.
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Step8:ClickonEditandSettingsandselect yourpreferredsettingson
theBurnTab. ClickonOK.
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Step9: ClickonBurn andStartBurning.
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ProgresswillbeshownbytheTotalTimeandthePurplebarintheTotal
Progress indicator. NOTE: The total time to burn a Bluray project will
vary,dependingonyourqualitysettingsandthesizeoftheproject.
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Whentheburniscomplete, youwillhearanaudio alert.The greenbars
willbegrayed out and youwillseeBurnDonein themessagelist. The
discwillejectautomatically.
Note: You also have the option of inserting another blank BlurayDVD
disc,clickingonNewCopyandburningasecondbackupcopy.
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6.5CopytoPS3
DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech is capable of burning all types of data from
yourharddrivetoablankCDorDVD.
Whatyouwillneed:
An external USB Hard Drive formatted with FAT32 as the PS3 only
supportsFAT32.Thisisimportantwhileworkingwitha4GBfile.
AfolderlabeledVideo.Ifthisdoesnotexist,createa"Video"folderin
the root of the USB Hard Drive, this is the common video folder on PS3
externaldrives.
PlayTheCopy:
RenametheDVDneXtCOPYPS3output.
UnplugtheUSBHarddrivefromyourcomputerandplugitintothePS3
Startyourvideo.
Remarks:
Some older versions of PowerDVD do not play these files well. You can
play them withnewerversionsof PowerDVD, VLC Playerorotherplayer
likeNeroShowTime.
LimitationswithaPS3SingleFile:
OneAudioTrack:ThePS3doesnotallowtoswitchingofaudiotracks
No DTS. PS3s do not allow playback from XMB to DTS. Only Ac3
selectionisallowed.
No Subtitles selection: The PS3 does not show subtitles in video files
startedfromXMB.
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6.6ConvertDiscImage
DVD neXt COPY neXt Techis capable of converting Disk Image files to
ISOorBin/Cueformat.
Step1: RunthesoftwareandclickonConvertDiskImageintheExtras
Mode. SelectconversiontoISOorBin/CueformatandclickOK.
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Step 2: Browse to the Source of the image file on your hard drive that
youwanttoconvertandclickthefile.ClickOpen.
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Step3: TheDiskImageConverterwindowwillopen.ClickonOK.
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Step4: NamethenewfileyouareconvertingtooandclickSave.
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Step5: Thesoftwarewillbegintoconvertthefile.
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Step 6: You will receive an Image Conversion Successful message.
ClickonOK.
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6.7XPBlurayBrowser
TheXPBlurayBrowserisnotrestrictedtoWinXP.Thisutilitycanbeused
on all windows Operating Systems. However, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP (SP2) do not support Bluray Disks and they will not
recognize them. With the XP Bluray Browser you can browse through
andcheckthemultipleDVDmovieBluraydiscsyouhavecreated.
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6.8TransferringLicenseCodetoanothercomputer
The DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech End User License Agreement (EULA)
allows you to install the software on two of your own computers, at the
sametime.
Duetopopulardemand,ournewactivationsystemallowsyoutouninstall
and reinstall the software as many times as you like on the same
computer, without having to ask for more activations from our support
department.
If you wish to transfer your license code to another computer, you must
first return the license code to our activation server and then download
and activate the software on the new computer, by entering yourlicense
codeonthatcomputer.
Step1:Makesureyourcomputerisonline. RuntheDVDneXtCOPY4
LicenseManagerthroughtheStartmenu.Itmaytakeupto30seconds
forthelicensemanagertoopen,whileitcheckswithouractivationserver.
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Step2:WritedownyourLicenseCodesoyouwillhaveittoactivateon
thenewcomputer. (Makesure youinclude the dashes). ClicktheDe
ActivateiconatthetopoftheLicenseManagerandthenclickontheDe
Activatebutton.
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Step 3: You will get aLicnese Succesfully Returned!popup. Click on
OK.
To reinstall on your new computer, please follow the procedures as
outlinedin,Chapter2Installation&Activation.
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7.0Terms
A
acharacters AnISO9660characterset.ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01
23456789_SP!%&()*+,.:<=
>?
administratorrights An administrator is who manages the
computersystem.
Antipiracy Beingagainstunauthorizeduse of patented
orcopyrightedwork.
ApplicationName The name of the application necessary for
accessingdatafromtheCD.
ASCII American Standard for Information
Interchange a binary code for text
communicationandprintercontrols.Itisthe
builtincharactercodeinallcomputers.
ASPI Advanced SCSI Programmers Interface.
An expanded standard lowlevel interface
usedforaccessingSCSIdevices
Audio There are three types of audio formats:
Dolby AC3, PCM, MPEG1 Layer II and
MPEG2
B
Bit A contraction of a binary digit. The binary
system number is based on powers of two.
A binary digit, or a bit, is either a one or a
zero.SinceDVDsaredigitalstoragemedia
format, allinformationis recorded as digital
data,orasbits(onesorzeros).
Block Also known as a sector or a logical block
and is identified by a logical block number
(LBN). A block is the smallest unit of
information on a CDROM that can be
addressed.
Bluraydisc (also known as Bluray or BD) is an optical
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discstoragemediaformat.Itsmainusesare
highdefinition video and data storage. The
dischasthesamephysicaldimensionsasa
standardDVDorCD.
The name Bluray Disc is derived from the
bluelaser (violet colored) used to read and
writethistypeofdisc.Becauseofitsshorter
wavelength (405 nm), substantially more
data can be stored on a Bluray Disc than
on the DVD format, which uses a red (650
nm) laser. A dual layer Bluray Disc can
store 50 GB, almost six times the capacity
ofadoubleduallayerDVD(ormorethan10
timesifsinglelayer).
Buffer A memory holding area used to temporarily
storedata.
Burn The process of writing information to a
writableCDorDVD.
Bytes Eightbitsofdigitaldata.
C
Cache A memory buffering method used to obtain
datafasterthanfromaCDorothermedia.
Caddy The tray or carrier where the CD is placed
forreadingorwriting.
Caliber
CD CompactDisc
CDDA CompactDiscDigitalAudio,developedby
both Philips and Sony corporations. These
are playable on any audio CD player or
computerCDROMdrive.
CDR Compact Disc Recordable, These are
readonly on a standard CDROM drive.
Images,textdataorsoundcanberecorded.
CDROM Compact Disc ReadOnlyMemory, Media
whichcancontaindata,audioorvoice.
CDROMDrive A hardware device which allows the CD
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mediatoberead,playedorrecorded.
CDRW Compact Disc Read/Write, A rewriteable
CD.Thesecanbeerasedandrerecorded.
CDText Text information stored on an audio CD in
eithertheleadinorinaudiotracks.
Compression A method to reduce the storage size
requirements of digital information by
removing redundant data. Video
compression allows the hundreds of
gigabytes of data contained in a full length
movie to be reduced so that it will fit on a
DVD.
Content Thevideo,audioandgraphicsthataretobe
addedtoaDVD.
CopyrightFilename The name of a file located in the root
directorycontainingacopyrightnotice.
C2 The minimum security level defined by the
NationalComputerSecurityCenter(NCSC).
D
DAT DigitalAudioTape
DataPreparersName The name of the author of the Cds
contents.
DetailsPane The details pane displays files associated
withcurrentlyselectedsessionanddirectory
withinthatsession.
Device Any electronic machine or component from
a transistor to a disc drive. Ther term
devicealwaysreferstohardware.
Disc An alternate spelling for disc. Disc is
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usually used with readonly media, such as
CDsandCDROMs.
DiscatOnce A single process method of recording data
on a CD. The Leadin is converted first,
then the data sector, followed by the Lead
out.
DiscImage A file that contains the image of a DVD. If
you elect to create a Disc Image, you can
then make copies of that DVD simply by
writingthatDiscImagetoawriteableCDor
DVD.
Directory Thetermdirectoryreferstotheaddressofa
file of group of files on your hard drive or
removablemedia.
DirectX Asetofmultimediaprogramminginterfaces
fromMicrosoftfroWindows.
Disc A direct access storage device such as
floppydisc,harddisc,magneticdisc,optical
disc,CDROMandDVD.
DolbyAC3 Dolby Audio Coding 3 the audio coding
technologyusedinDolbydigital.
DolbyDigital Adigitalaudio encodingsystemfromDolby
usedinmovie&hometheatres.
DV DigitalVideovideocapturedtoacomputer
fromadigitalcamcorder.
DVD The term DVD officially doesnt stand for
anything, although it is often said to stand
for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video
Disc.DVDsarea3or6inchdiscscapable
ofstoring2.2,4.7,8.59.4or17gigabytesof
data.
DVDRAM Alternativecompetingformatofrecordonce
typediscswith2.4GBstorage capacity per
side.
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DVDROM DVDRom does not contain Video_TS and
Audio_TS directories and therefore cannot
read by a consumer DVD player. DVD
ROMstypicallyareusedtostoredatamuch
inawayaCD_ROMisusedtoday.
DVDR/DVD+RW Alternativecompetingformatofrecordonce
type (DVD+R) or rerecordable type
(DVD+RW) discs with 4.7 GB storage
capacityperside.
E
EpisodicDiscs These are TV Series discs that have
multiple showsthathavebeenproduced as
asingleDVD.
EULA EndUserLicenseAgreement
F
FileSystem A data structure that converts the physical
image of a disc into a logical structure of
filesanddirectories.
Folder Thetermdirectoryreferstotheaddressofa
file of group of files on your hard drive or
removablemedia.
FolderPane Thefolderpane showsthetracks, sessions
andfoldersontheCDorDVD.
G
gigabytes Onemillionbytes
GIF Graphics Interchange Format a popular
bitmappedgraphicsfileformatdevelopedby
CompuServe.
H
Harddrive Theprimarycomputerstoragedevice,which
spins, reads and writes one or more fixed
disc platters. (hard drive & hard disc are
usedsynonymously)
Harderrors Errors that can not be automatically
recovered from device in a single read
attempt.
HDTV High Definition Television A high
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resolution digital television combined with
DolbyDigitalsurroundsound(AC3).
Hexadecimal 16.Thebase16numberingsystemisused
as shorthand for representing binary
numbers.Eachhalfbyte(4bits)isassigned
ahexdigit.
HFS Hierarchal File System. The file system
used by the Macintosh operating system to
arrangedataonharddiscsandfloppydiscs.
This system can also be used for CD
ROMs.
HFS+ Allows longer file names (256) characters
andsupportsUnicode.
I
Image A single file containing all edited data on a
CD.
IFO (IFOstandsforInFOrmation).
.INI A file containing configuration information
forWindows. Some applicationshave their
own .ini files which hold program
information.
.ISO A CD image format similar to a BIN/CUE
image file set, but the one single .ISO file
contains both the data and the CD layout
information.
ISRC InternationalStandardRecordingCode
ISO9960 An international logical file format for CD
ROMs originally developed by the High
Sierra Group. All data on a CD is
addressedusinglogicalblocknumbers
J
Joliet A logical file format created by Microsoft
Corporation which conforms to ISO9960
format. This format allows long file names
(upto64characters)andusestheUnicode
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internationalcharacterset.
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group a
standardforcompressingstillimages.
K
Kilobytes 1thousandbytesor1,024bytesintechnical
specs.
L
LBN LogicalBlockNumber. SeeBlock
Leadin The first part of a CDR recording session.
TheTable ofContentsisconvertedinto the
leadinwhenthesessionisclosed.
Leadout Theendingareaforeachsessionwherethe
indextothe next sessionisstored. Writing
theleadoutclosesthesession.
LicenseNumber Anumberprovidedtoaspecificcopyofthe
software used to identify the end user who
purchasedtheproduct.
M
MCN MediaCatalognumber
Media Video and audio used in the creation of a
DVD
MobileDevice Reference to iPod, PSP or Zune mobile
device used to view DVD movies while on
themove.
Mode1 Theoriginalorderingofcontrolinformation
in thesectorheader. Most basicformread
byallCDdevices.
Mode2 (XA) extended architecture that allows
definitions of subtypes within the data by
using an additional 8 bytes in the sector
header.Thiswasmovedfromthebackend
ofthesectortothefronttoallowforthis.
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MPEG A video compression system developed by
the Motion Picture Experts Group. There
arecurrentlytwotypesinuse:MPEG1and
MPEG2.
MPEG1 Achieves approximately the resolution of
broadcast TV and is slow fro processing
highqualitymovingimages.
MPEG2 Thesuperhighqualityvideotechniqueused
forDBS(satelliteTV),DHTVandDVD.
MPEG4 A transportagnostic multimedia
representation technology developed as an
expansionontheMPEG2standard.
MSF Minute Second Frame addressing, used
with bothdataand audio tracks. Thisisan
alternateaddressingformforCD.
N
O
OpticalMedia A direct access media converted and read
bylight.
P
PacketWriting AtechniqueofwritingtoaCDRorCDRW
disc which allows small increments of data
to be added to the disc. This is used by
nearly all draganddrop type CD burning
software. SeeUDF.
PCM Pulse Code Modulation an uncompressed,
digitally codes representation of an analog
signal.
Preferences Options in a program that can be changed
by the user. They usually control the user
interfacelettingthe usercustomize theway
theyviewdata.
PGC (Program Chain or sequential presentation
ofthemovie).
PublishersName IdentifiesthenameoftheCDspublisher
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Q
QuickEraseddisc CD/RWdiscscanbeerasedquicklytaking
less than 5 minutes. However, the original
information is present on the disc but it
cannot be read by consumer drives. The
information on the disc can only be
recoveredusingspecialhardware.
R
Regioncoding A standard based upon country that the
technologyisavailablein.
S
SCSI Small Computer System Interface, An
interface allowing you to connect media
devicestoyourcomputer.
Sector The smallest unit of information on a CD
that can be addressed. Also referredto as
a block. A sector may contain a header,
synchronization bits and user data.
Different types of CDs contain different
sector sizes. A data CDROM contains a
sectorsizeof2048bytesofdata.
Settings User defined choices that can be set as
theirdefault.
Softerrors Errors that the software can normally
recoverfrom.
SubqData Ahexhumpcontainingcurrentpositiondata
forthetrack,UPCcodeforthetrack,current
minutesandsecondstimeintothetrackand
ISRC.
SVCD SuperVideoCompactDiscamovieonan
SVCDisthesamequalityasaVHStape.
SystemName The name of the operating system running
theapplication.
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T
TDF TitleDefinitionFormat
TextEditor Software used to create and edit files that
containonlytext.
ThirdPartyPlugins Any 3
rd
party plugin applications, such as a
GraphicalUserInterface (GUI), that are not
part of the DVD neXt COPY neXt Tech
program.
Thumbnail A small, scaleddown version of any given
image or video. Although typically much
smaller than the original image, thumbnails
giveyouaquick,overallpreviewofanentire
image.
Titleset A titleset is the highest position in the
hierarchy on a video DVD. Every DVD has
at least one, and most will contain multiple
chapters and/or titles. All files associated
with a given titleset have the prefix VTS_
andthenthenumberofthetitlesetitself.
TOC Table of Contents, shows the contents of
every recorded session. The contents
consist of the numberof tracks, thestarting
location foreach track, and thetotalsize of
thedataarea.TheleadincontainsTOC.
ToolBar A small window which contains buttons or
iconsthatareshortcutstomenucommands.
Toolbarslistavailablecommands.
Track On a dataCDROM, one track may contain
data, files and folders. On an audio CD, a
single track contains one piece of music.
Eachtrackisseparatedbyagap.
U
UDF Universal Disc Format, nearly all dragand
dropCDburningsoftwareusesthisformat.
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UPC Unique Product Code, A unique bar code
formatforaCD.
V
VCD Video Compact Disc a CD that contains
movingpicturesandsound.
VHS Video Home System a half inch analog
videocassetterecorder(VCR)
VOB Video Object File the next step in video
filespastanalogsource
VolumeDescriptor This resides at the beginning of the CD
where the structure of the file system is
located. A volume descriptor may contain:
system name, volume name, volume set
name. publishers name, data preparers
name,applicationname,copyrightfilename.
VolumeName The name of the CD displayed when it is
mounted.
VolumeSetName Thenameofthesetofvolumes.
W
.WAV Stores samples in the raw where no pre
processingisrequiredotherthan formatting
ofdata.
X
XA SeeMode2
Y
Z

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