User`s Guide - DVD neXt COPY Inc.

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DVD neXt COPY
Add-ons & Plug-ins
User’s Guide
March 2007
DVD neXt COPY Add-ons & Plug-ins User’s Guide
March 2007
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Helpful Tips .............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Limitations ................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Support/Help Resources............................................................................................ 3
2.0 Skins .............................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Downloading and Installing Skins ............................................................................ 4
3.0 Virtual Drive ............................................................................................................... 12
3.1 File Formats ............................................................................................................ 12
3.2 Installation............................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Configuration .......................................................................................................... 22
3.4 Procedures............................................................................................................... 27
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1.0 Introduction
This User’s Guide will explain the function of and the procedures for using the
various Add-ons & Plug-ins provided by DVD neXt COPY. This User’s Guide
should be used in conjunction with the main DVD neXt COPY User’s Guide
found here:
http://www.DVD neXt COPY.com/setup/DVD neXt COPY_Users_Guide.pdf
1.1 Helpful Tips
•
Always close the main DVD neXt COPY program when
downloading and installing add-ons or plug-ins.
•
Be sure to check on our website for the latest updates in add-ons,
plug-ins and versions of the software.
1.2 Limitations
•
DVD neXt COPY skins are set at 96 DPI. If you're graphical user
interface (GUI) is distorted in the main control panel when running
any new skins, you must have your screen resolution dots per
square inch DPI set higher than 96 DPI.
1.3 Support/Help Resources
DVD neXt COPY Help and Support
If you are having problems using DVD neXt COPY or any of its addons and plug-ins, you will most likely be able to find the answers to
your problems right on our website. Please use our online
RoboHelp and 24/7 ticket support system. Click here
If you are unable to find your answer in our RoboHelp system,
please submit a support ticket to our tech support team. All tickets
submitted will be answered within 24 hours of the posting time.
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2.0 Skins
Skins are custom Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) that can be applied to
certain software in order to suit the different tastes of different users. Such
software is referred to as being skinnable, and the process of writing or
applying such a skin is known as skinning. Applying a skin changes a
piece of software's look and feel. It is possible to change the skin of DVD
neXt COPY (V2.5.8.1 and later) simply by downloading and installing a
new skin from our skin base
2.1 Downloading and Installing Skins
You can download and install new skins by visiting our Skin Base here:
http://www.DVD neXt COPY.com/skinbase.html
Click on each skin in the left-hand column and mouse over to the top right
of the screenshot to see the next button.
Figure 1
If you wish to download and install a new skin, please do the following:
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Step 1: Make sure all DVD neXt COPY windows are closed and the
software is not running. (The skin will not install if the software is running).
Click on the skin you want to download from our Skin Base and Save it to
your hard drive.
Note: You can download and install as many skins as you like, one after
the other.
Figure 2
Step 2: Click on Run.
Figure 3
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Step 3: Click on Run again.
Figure 4
Step 4: Click on Install.
Figure 5
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Step 5: Click on Finish.
Figure 6
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Step 6: Start the DVD neXt COPY Program and click on Skins.
Figure 7
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Step 7: Scroll to the skin you wish to change to and click on it.
Figure 8
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Step 8: Click on Set Skin and then close the program.
Figure 9
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Step 9: Restart DVD neXt COPY and it will open in the new skin.
Figure 10
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3.0 Virtual Drive
DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive is a virtual CD and DVD-ROM drive enabling
you to use your images as if they were a medium that is inserted into a
device on your computer. DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive works under
Windows/2000/XP/Vista as a CD or DVD ROM drive.
A virtual drive is a term used with respect to computers when a drive is
emulated in some fashion. The drive being emulated could be a hard
drive, floppy drive, CD/DVD or a network share among others.
A virtual hard drive can be created from RAM for fast read/write access.
See: RAM disk. As well, there is software that makes one's Gmail
account act as a virtual external drive.
Virtual DVD or CD drives are often mounted disk images via disk image
emulator software. This allows one to read a CD or DVD from the disk
image that is usually located on the hard drive, rather than from the disc
drive. This allows users to run software requiring the CD or DVD without
having to swap discs, or even possess it.
DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive supports the following files:

bin
iso
img
3.1 File Formats
3.1.1. BIN Files
The .BIN file contains an exact copy of all data stored on an
optical disk in raw, unprocessed form. For this reason, some
programs use the .RAW suffix for these files. The file contains all
data stored on the original disk - not only its files and folders, but
also system-specific information such as boot loaders, volume
attributes, error correction codes and other metadata on the disk
itself. Of the 2352 bytes in each CD sector, only 2048 contain user
data; the additional 304 bytes per sector primarily contain error
correction information. Other formats, such as .ISO, do not store
all this (mostly redundant) information, resulting in a smaller file.
The .BIN format is useful for exotic disks, such as those
containing multiple tracks or mixed track types (Audio+Data or
Data+Audio), and for non-PC CDs (e.g. PSX, VCD, Mac).
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3.1.2. ISO Files
An ISO file is a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system. The term
ISO image is also used informally to refer to any optical disk
image, even if the disk uses another file system, such as UDF.
The format is used by most CD/DVD authoring utilities. .ISO files
may be created from existing physical media or from files and
folders on a computer. .ISO images can be mounted in "virtual
drives" which emulate physical hardware, or burned to CDs or
DVDs. .ISO image may contain only single data track of a single
session of a disk (which means multitrack or multisession disks
cannot be stored as ISO image).
.ISO files are often used to distribute large programs or software
systems over the internet. Operating systems such as Linux or
BSD systems installation disks and LiveCDs are typically available
as .ISO images. The format is also popular for peer-to-peer file
sharing of .IMG Files
3.1.3. IMG Files
.IMG is the filename extension usually used for the disk image of
floppy disks, optical media and hard disks. An .IMG file contains a
raw dump of the content of a disk. First popularized by the DOSbased programs HD-Copy (for hard drives) and DiskDupe (for
floppy disks) and now utilized by WinRaWrite, the .IMG format is a
handy way to archive a floppy disk completely, including bootable
ones.
Some newer software, like WinImage, supports a zipped version
of the format, which uses the .IMZ extension. .IMG files are
frequently used on Mac OS X to store images of optical disks.
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3.2 Installation
Step 1: Download the DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive setup package from
our website here and Save the file to your hard drive:
http://www.DVD neXt COPY.com/free.html.
Figure 11
Step 2: Click on Run.
Figure 12
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Step 3: Click on Run again.
Figure 13
Step 4: Click on Next.
Figure 14
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Step5: Check I accept and click on Next.
Figure 15
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Step 6: Choose the location you want to install the Virtual Drive and click
on Next.
Figure 16
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Step 7: Choose a start menu folder in which you would like to create the
program’s shortcuts and click on install.
Figure 17
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Step 8: Click on Continue Anyway.
Figure 18
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Step 9: Wait 10-30 seconds until the installation is complete, and then
click on Next.
Figure 19
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Step 10: Click on Finish.
Figure 20
Note: To remove the DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive from your computer,
go to “Start > Programs > DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive” and select
“uninstall.” The uninstaller will guide you through the process.
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3.3 Configuration
3.3.1. Setting the number of devices
You can create up to 4 virtual drives on your computer.
Step 1: Click on start, programs, DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive,
DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive.
Figure 21
Once you have started the Virtual Drive you will see a new icon in
your system tray.
Figure 22
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Step 2: Set the number of emulated devices by right-clicking on the
DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive tray icon in the system tray. Select
Set Number of Devices and click on a number.
Figure 23
If the number of already existing devices is lower, new devices will
be created.
3.3.2. Disable the Drive Emulator
If you need to disable DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive driver, rightclick on the DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive tray icon . Select Set
Number of Devices and choose Disable.
Figure 24
You cannot access nor mount any images until you have created
new virtual drives by setting the number of devices. The driver and
the menu, however, are still active. If you Exit the program, it will
be removed from your memory.
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3.3.3. Run at Start-up
If you want DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive to start with Windows,
right-click on the DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive tray icon and select
Options. In the options menu, you can then activate or de-activate
Run at Start-up.
Figure 25
3.3.4. Autostart
When DVD neXt Copy Virtual Drive is run and Autostart has been
activated, all virtual devices are created and all previously mounted
images will be automatically mounted.
Figure 26
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3.3.5. Auto Mount
If you have activated Auto Mount, you can mount an image by
double-clicking the image file in the Windows Explorer. In case, you
have more than one un-mounted device set up on your computer, a
dialog will show you all available devices. Select the one you want
to use and confirm your selection by clicking OK.
Figure 27
3.3.6. Connect to Shell
If you activate Connect to Shell, the DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive
menu entry is added to the Windows Explorer context menu. If you
right-click on an image file, you can directly mount it to an existing
virtual device or create a new one.
Figure 28
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3.3.7. Changing the GUI Language
DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive supports 15 different languages. To
set the preferred language, right click on the DVD neXt COPY
Virtual Drive tray icon and select Options. In the options menu you
can, then, select your language by clicking on Languages.
Figure 29
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3.4 Procedures
3.4.1. Mounting an image
To mount an image, right-click on the DVD neXt COPY Virtual
Drive tray icon and select a device you want to and click Mount.
Figure 30
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Browse to the Image file you want to mount and click on it. Now
the image file is mounted to that device. If all devices are already
mounted with an image, you may need to un-mount the device or
create a new virtual device by setting the number of devices.
Figure 31
When you click on Open, you will have the option to watch the
movie using DVD neXt COPY or any other DVD viewing software
on your computer. If you do not want to watch the movie at that
time, simply click cancel and the movie will remain mounted to that
Virtual Drive for viewing at a later time.
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3.4.2 Un-mounting an image
To un-mount an image file, right-click on the DVD neXt COPY
Virtual Drive tray icon and select the device with the mounted
image file. Then, click Un-mount and the image is un-mounted and
this device is idle again.
Figure 32
3.4.3 Un-mount all drives
If you want to un-mount all drives at once, right-click on the DVD
neXt COPY Virtual Drive tray icon and click on Un-mount All
Drives.
Figure 33
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3.4.4 Closing the Program
If you Exit the program, it will be removed from your memory and
all devices will be un-mounted. However, the configuration will be
saved and the next time you start DVD neXt COPY Virtual Drive, all
configured images will be mounted.
Figure 34
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