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CDDesigner Manual: Documents

Documents

Documents represent either a CD description or the contents of CD that was read with CDDesigner. Both can be written to a CD-R. Tabs, depending on the CD Format, allow to have different views on the CD.

displays the CD format, the data track format and allows to select and setup a device in order to write a CD.

shows additional attributes of a ISO9660 based format.

displays the directory tree of a CD as it will appear when the written CD is mounted by the workspace.

shows the audio tracks of a CD-DA or Mixed Mode Disc.

allows to print labels and inserts based on documents created with Draw.app.

The availability of the views depends on the selected CD format and on the source: Documents which represent a read CD cannot be altered, the user will not see the tab.

Open

opens an existing description of a CD as a document. The filename must have the extension .cdd and the document window title will display it.

Open Raw image

opens an existing raw image. The file may have any extension. Currently the raw image must be an image of a CD-ROM or Mixed-Mode CD (Mode 1). Images of a CD-ROM/XA or a Photo CD may cause a written CD-R to be unusable as they are based on Mode 2. A raw image cannot be modified, the document window will not have tabs related to the data track, such as or .

See Raw Image See CD Formats

Read CD

reads a CD and represents it in a document window. The window title will display the name of the device used to read the CD. As the data track cannot be modified, the document window will not have tabs related to the data track, such as or . Audio tracks can be added, deleted or reordered. The CD can be written to a CD-R, but the document cannot be saved. Closing the document window causes ejection of the CD.

See Reading and Copying a CD

New

creates a new description of a CD and represents it by a new document.

Save

saves the CD description represented by the current document window to the given filename. Documents that were generated by reading a CD or by importing a raw image cannot be saved.

Save As

requests for a new filename and saves the CD description represented by the current document window. The filename gets the extension .cdd. The title of the window will display the new filename. Documents that were generated by reading a CD or by importing a raw image cannot be saved.

Save To

allows to save any content of the current document in special formats. This is used to export raw images and audio tracks separately.

Revert to Saved

reverts to the last saved version of the current document.

Close

Closing documents that were generated by reading a CD will cause ejection of the medium and release the device.

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