1. Supports most disc formats, including
CD-ROMs, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Audio CDs, Mixed-Mode CDs, Photo CDs, Video CDs, DVD-ROMs (Data Mode), Multi-Session CDs and Unprotected DVD Videos.
2.
Copy protection support:
Create
virtual CDs from copy protected CDs, such as, Safedisk1, Safedisk2, Securom,
Laserlock, etc...
3.
Creates Virtual CDs from Selected Files
Create
your own VCDs with selected files from a CD or hard drive. VCDs you compile
yourself can be configured to automatically run when inserted in a VirtualDriveTM.
4.
CD-ROM Game Support:
Supports
the largest number of games on the market today including copy-protected titles,
such as The Sims, Diablo II, Red Alert and many more.
5. Run
Multiple CDs Simultaneously
Run
multiple CDs at the same time. For example: You may browse Great Britain
Encyclopedia in a VirtualDrive while checking new words from dictionary in
another and at the same time enjoy music from a CD in physical CD-ROM.
6.
Optimized CD performance:
CDs
are played at hard disk drive speed (equivalent to 200x CD drive). VirtualDrive
also comes with advanced caching technology that can reduce CD access times by
up to 75%.
7.
Fully
integrated with Windows:
VirtualDrive's
XP-style interface is completely integrated with
Windows
Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Enable/disable CD
Autorun, change CD drive letters or set your own hot-keys to run
CDs.
8.
ISO
9660 support:
Allows
conversion to and from ISO 9660 format.
9.
MP3
Audio compression:
Choose
your favorite CD tracks to create top quality CDs
10.
Easy Management
VirtualDriveTM
converts the entire CD contents into a single VCD file on the hard drive.
Organizing and managing your CDs couldn't be easier.
11.
Compression
VirtualDriveTM
incorporates a high-performance compression engine for building VCD files.
Compressed VCD files are automatically decompressed when accessed.
12.
Command Line Support
Use
the command line functions to mount VCDs and auto-run selected applications or
create shortcuts.
13.
Ideal for Notebooks
Run
CDs at a higher performance with improved Notebook battery life.
14.
Removable Drives
Save
VCD files on any removable media. You can also create custom VCDs from files on
removable media, such as Magneto-Optical (MO) disk or burn VCDs to a CD, like
you do other files.
15.
Network Capable
Some
CD applications only run (lock) from a CD drive and will not run on a mapped
network drive. With VirtualDrive, VCDs can be shared across the network.
16.
Rapid Cache VirtualDriveTM
comes with FarStone's Rapid Cache® CD caching system, utilizing the latest
incremental caching technology. Rapid Cache can increase VCD and CD performance.
17.
CD properties browser and CD drive evaluation tools
Evaluate
the transfer rate and access time for your CD drive(s) under Windows. Inspect
abilities of your CD drives, such as ADPCM, audio channels, addressing,
interleave, as well as media and vendor information.
18.
Automatically recognizes CD formats
VirtualDrive can distinguish the type and format of a CD to either convert into a virtual CD or to run a program.
Customize your own VCDs with selected files from your CD or hard drives. VCDs you compile yourself can be configured to automatically run when inserted in a VirtualDriveTM.