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Complete Recordable CD Guide (Sybex)

Name: Complete Recordable CD Guide (Sybex)
Author: Lee Purcell,David M. Martin
ISBN: 9780782119947

by Lee Purcell, David M. Martin

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Overview

This Complete Recordable CD Guide is an indispensable guide to CD-R technology designed for both the home user and professionals. Once found only in the offices of music professionals and corporate IS technicians, CD-R devices are now affordable enough to make their way into homes and small offices. This comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know to set up your CD-R drive and put it to work burning high-quality CDs. Set up, troubleshoot, and fine-tune your system. Every mistake you make with a CD-R costs you money - every buffer under-run turns your $10 blank CDs into 2-cent coasters. So, follow this book's advice and instructions and you'll breeze through your CD projects. Extensive troubleshooting advice tells you how to solve any problem, and a wealth of information on fine-tuning will make your work faster, easier, and error-free. Make CD-R work for you. What do you want to do with your CD-R drive? Create audio CDs? Archive data? Create game, reference, or multimedia disks? Whatever project you have in mind, The Complete Recordable CD Guide will help you get your money's worth from your CD-R equipment, showing you how to get the best results with every CD. Includes many interviews with experienced CD producers. Understand the current recording standards. The many different recording standards used by CD-R technology for different data types can be confusing. This book clearly explains what standard to use for every purpose and the benefits associated with each.

Synopsis

Has your recordable CD drive got you frazzled? Turn here for easy-to-follow installation and configuration instructions. Learn to create professional-quality audio CDs on Windows, the Mac, and Unix. Use CDs to archive business data; create large-scale multimedia projects, demos, and presentations on CD; and produce commercial game, music, and reference CDs. Eliminate SCSI and IRQ problems, and correct hardware conflicts. Use the book's technical reference section to check recording standards, including KODAK CD photography specs. The companion CD is packed with CDR utilities, demos, specs, and resources.