Copyright: Copyright © 2000 by H+H ZfRk - GmbH
Citation: Copyright © 2000 by H+H ZfRk - GmbH


  Overview

With the Virtual CD Editor, you can create customized virtual CD images that contain your choice of files and/or audio tracks. This is done by simply storing the desired tracks in a single "definition file", which is then used to create the final image.

With music CDs, this function can be useful for putting together a virtual CD with all of your favorite songs. For data CDs, on the other hand, the Editor offers the advantage being able to leave out source CD data that you don't need, such as demo files.

The main program window is divided into two panes:

•	Track view: Shows the tracks that can be added to an image.

•	Contents view: Shows the contents of a selected track.

You can activate commands in the Virtual CD Editor through the toolbar or through the menus.


  Track View

The track view shows a list of all audio and data tracks that you can add to an image file. When you select a data track, the contents view shows the files and directories on that track. No additional information is shown for audio tracks, as these do not contain files or directories.

The popup menu that opens when you right-click in this window pane contains the main commands.

Cut	Removes the selected entry and pastes it on the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selected entry and pastes it on the clipboard
Paste	Inserts the contents of the clipboard in the current position
Delete	Deletes the selected entry
Rename	Lets you rename the selected entry


  Contents View

The contents view shows the data contained in the entry that is selected in the track view.

The popup menu that opens when you right-click in this window pane contains the main commands.

Cut	Removes the selected entry and pastes it on the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selected entry and pastes it on the clipboard
Paste	Inserts the contents of the clipboard in the current position
Delete	Deletes the selected entry
Rename	Lets you rename the selected entry


  Menus

All commands in the Virtual CD Editor can be activated through the menus.

File Menu

New	Create a new definition file
Open	Open an existing definition file
Save	Save the current data in a definition file
Save as...	Save the current data in a definition file under a different name
Exit	Closes the Virtual CD Editor

Edit Menu

Cut	Removes the selected entry and pastes it in the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selected entry and pastes it in the clipboard
Paste	Inserts the contents of the clipboard in the current position
Delete	Deletes the selected entry
Rename	For renaming the selected entry
Create	Starts the Image Wizard for creating an image file

Add Submenu

Audio tracks...	Opens a dialog box for adding a track from a music CD to the active definition file
Directory...	Opens the standard Windows dialog box for adding a directory to the active definition file
Files...	Opens the standard Windows dialog box for adding files to the active definition file

View Menu

Status bar	Shows or hides the status bar
Detail view	Shows or hides the detail view, which displays image contents
Large symbols	Shows large symbols in the contents view
Small symbols	Shows small symbols in the contents view
List	Shows the contents view as a list
Details	Shows the contents view as a list with detailed information
Editor settings...	Opens a dialog for configuring the program settings

Toolbar Submenu

Tool buttons	Shows or hides the toolbar
Add text to buttons	Shows or hides the explanatory texts under the toolbar buttons

Help Menu

Help	Opens the program documentation
About	Shows information about the program


  Toolbar

The main commands for the Virtual CD Editor are available in the toolbar.

New	Opens a new definition file
Open	Opens a menu containing the following items: Audio track – Opens a dialog box for adding tracks from an audio CD to a definition file Directory - Opens the standard Windows dialog box for adding a directory to the active definition file Files - Opens the standard Windows dialog box for adding files to the active definition file
Save	Save the current data in a definition file
Add	Add existing virtual tracks
Delete	Delete the active entry
Create	Starts the Image Wizard for creating an image file
View	Opens a menu containing the following items: Large symbols – Shows large symbols in the contents view Small symbols – Shows small symbols in the contents view List - Shows the contents view as a list Details - Shows the contents view as a list with detailed information
Help	Opens the program documentation


CD Title
 Name for CD

If the CD title was not retrieved automatically from the CDDB server, you need to enter a name for the CD here for internal reference. This is especially important if your new virtual CD is to include tracks from different source CDs, so that VCD 3 can prompt the source CDs in the correct order. We recommend entering a title that will make it easy to identify the CD.


  Edit Track Title

You can edit the name of an audio track title in this dialog box.


  Add Audio Track

This dialog has a list box called Source CD, which contains all currently available music CDs from which you can add tracks to your definition file. If the desired CD is not in this list, insert it in a CD-ROM drive and click on Update.

Once you have selected the CD, you can select the desired tracks for your virtual CD image. Click on Edit to enter the track title.

When you click on OK, the selected titles are added to the definition file. If the Store audio tracks in buffer option is selected, the Image Wizard is started and stores the selected titles on your hard disk. When you are ready to have the image created, you do not need to insert your physical CDs again.


  About

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