Alcohol brings new meaning to the word multimedia! It is without a doubt a leader in its class, bringing the ability to emulate and record CDs and DVDs together into one amazingly easy to use software program. Now includes Alcohol Xtra. A unique Pre-Mastering function.
Using the latest technology the program is constantly being developed and improved to add new features, allowing it to maintain it's position as a leading software package. Imagine being able to store your most used CDs as images on your computer and just call them up at the click of a button! And then run them at 200x the speed of some CD drives and without requiring the CD itself! How about being able to make a backup of that CD onto another CD either using the CD itself or just using the image you have created? This is what Alcohol allows you to do and much more.

What's new in this release?

• NEW DVD/CD Drive EDM System (Enable/Disable Manager)
• NEW Improved Dumping/Burning engine more stability and speed
• NEW Blu-ray format (single and double sided) are supported in the Xtra Wizard
• NEW Blu-ray format (single and double sided) are totally supported in Alcohols Burning & Dumping Wizard now.
• NEW DPM extraction and writing for more accuracy with some drives.
• NEW Performance graphic now supports Blu-ray format (single and double sided)
• FIX Problem with some Drives Not showing correct manufacture ID of blank discs.
• FIX The incorrect 'Processor Info' display on some Operating systems
• FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
• FIX Bugs reported by some users
• FIX Auto play doesn't show in x64 platform problem
• UPDATE Some language files
• UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives

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MagicISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file creating/ editing/ extracting tool. It can open / create / edit /extract CD/DVD image files, and it can convert bin to iso and back.  as well as make ISO file from DVD/CD-ROM or hard disk, and handle bootable information at meanwhile. MagicISO can create ISO file from  your CD/DVD driver. You can use ISO files for creating backup copies of your CDs or restore your CDs by burning backup ISO files. If you have MagicISO, you will own ISO extractor, ISO converter, ISO burner and ISO creator.

Key Functions

• Support all known CD image type
  It can also convert BIN or any other format file created by CD burning software (Such as Nero-Burning ROM, Easy CD Create) or virtual DVD/CD-ROM driver software (such as Daemon-tools) to standard ISO format.
• Directly edit CD/DVD image file(s)
  MagicISO has ability to create ISO image file. You can directly add/delete/rename files or folder in CD image file(s) with MagicISO. MagicISO can handle up to 10G large sizes so that user can extract / edit / open DVD image files in ease.
• Backup CD/DVD to your hard disk.
  You can use MagicISO to make CD/DVD image from DVD/CD-ROM to hard disk in order to backup CD/DVD or use it with virtual CD or Virtual machine.
• Make Bootable CD/DVD
  MagicISO has ability to make  bootable CD/DVD image file.  With MagicISO, you can process the boot information for CD/DVD image file, as well as  directly add/remove/extract boot image for the CD/DVD image file.

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Photo DVD Creator is easy to use photo to DVD slideshow software. You can quickly and easily create photo slideshow DVD movie discs featuring your own digital photo album. Create a slideshow complete with transitions, music, effects and menu, and burn disc for sending to friends. All designs only need three simple steps.

Features

• Only Three steps create photo slide show to your DVD.
• Create photo slide shows complete with transitions, music and text.
• Choose from more than 180+ image transition effects.
• Choose from much professional menu background designs.
• Real-time preview your design right on your computer.
• Digital pictures in JPG / GIF / BMP / TGA / TIF formats and more.
• Make DVD and VCDs for playback on TV and computers.

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SlySoft Inc. is a software company located in the capital city St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda. Its products consist of software to copy CDs, DVDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs. The AIO featured in this post bring together a total of 7 SlySoft utilities in one user interface.

Included Appz

• AnyDVD & HD v6.3.0.3
• CloneDVD v2.9.1.2
• CloneDVD Mobile v1.1.6.0
• CloneCD v5.3.1.0
• Game Jackal Pro v2.9.18.610
• Game Jackal Enterprise v2.9.18.600
• Virtual Clone Drive v5.2.0.2

Details of included applications

• AnyDVD
  AnyDVD is a Windows-based driver that works automatically in the background to unprotect encrypted movie DVDs. AnyDVD works best with CloneDVD and CloneDVD mobile
• AnyDVD HD
  AnyDVD HD comes with same functionality as AnyDVD, but with full HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support and many more additional features.
• CloneDVD
  CloneDVD2 makes perfect backup copies of your unprotected movie DVDs with only 3 mouse-clicks and in less than 20 minutes
• CloneDVD mobile
  CloneDVD mobile converts your movie DVD easy and quickly into a format your portable devices like Sony PSP, Apple iPod Video, iAudio X5, Creative Labs ZEN Vision etc. can show.
• CloneCD
  CloneCD backs up your music, data or navigation CDs, regardless of copy protection
• Game Jackal Pro
  Game Jackal Pro is the ultimate must have killer app for the PC gamer! If you, like most gamers, find it annoying looking for and inserting the CD-ROM for your favorite game each
  time you play it, then Game Jackal Pro is for you.
• Game Jackal Enterprise
  Game Jackal Enterprise has become the gaming tool of choice for cybercafes! Cybercafe owners and managers stand arm in arm with the private gaming community when it comes to no CD gaming.

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IsoBuster is a highly specialized yet easy to use optical media data recovery tool. It supports all optical disc formats and all common optical disc file-systems. Start up IsoBuster, Insert a disc, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster mount the media. IsoBuster immediately shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media, combined with all file-systems that are present. This way you get easy access, just like explorer, to all the files and folders per file-system. Instead of being limited to one file-system that the OS picks for you, you have access to "the complete picture". Access data from older sessions, access data that your OS (e.g. Windows) does not see or hides from you etc.

Features (This list is hell long)

• Data recovery from all possible CD, DVD and Blu Ray (BD & HD DVD) formats :
  CD-i, VCD, SVCD, SACD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-MRW, ... DVD-ROM, DVCD, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+MRW, DVD+R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD+VR, DVD+VRW, DVD-VR, DVD-VRW, DVD-VM, DVD-VFR, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-R SRM, BD-R RRM, BD-R SRM+POW, BD-R SRM-POW, BDAV, BDMV HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RW DL, HD DVD-RAM, HD DVD-Video, ... And the list continues ...
• All device access, media access, data gathering and interpretation is done exclusively by the software. It does not rely on Windows to provide or interpret the data and so can work completely independent from Windows' limitations.
• Better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway.
• The use of both generic and alternative ways to get to the data, get the best out of your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
• The use of primary and secondary file-systems to get to the data and/or make use of file system data that might be ignored or ‘forgotten’ by popular OS. Explore the alternatives.
• CDs stay 'readable' after problems (such as Buffer Under-run, ...)
• Read / Extraction from open sessions.
• All sessions, including older ones, are accessible and can be recovered.
• Supports mounting several virtual sessions inside a single DVD+RW or DVD-RW track
• Read and Extraction of files, CD/DVD images, tracks and sessions from all optical media.
• Scanning for lost UDF files and folders. More on UDF recovery.
• Scanning for lost ISO9660 / Joliet sessions.
• Scanning for files based on their file-signature
• Scanning for IFO / BUP / VOB file-systems on VIDEO and AUDIO DVDs
• Support for Direct CD compressed files. Decompression on the fly.
• Built in UDF Reader, UDF 1.02 (e.g DVDs), UDF 1.5 (e.g. Packet writing on CD-R, DVDR, CD-RW and DVDRW), UDF 2.01, 2.50, 2.60 (e.g. BD-R SRM+POW), ...
• Find lost pictures created and saved to CD or DVD with Sony Mavica, other digital cameras or other devices with embedded UDF write functionality.
• Find lost movies created and saved to CD,DVD, BD or HD DVD, with Hitachi, other digital cameras or other devices with embedded UDF write functionality.
• Auto find extensions based on file content to try and give an appropriate name to an orphaned file. This built in file identifier assigns the proper extension to the file so that Windows applications can open the file. Only needed for orphaned files without a name.
• Support for Mount Rainier CD-RW and DVD+RW discs in MRW compatible and non-MRW compatible drives. Auto detection and automatic remapping which can be switched off or forced at all times. Built in MRW remapper / reader. (Built in Method 3 remapper)
• Support for formatted CD-RW discs mounted in very old drives that do not know the CD-RW fixed packet format yet. Auto detection and automatic remapping which can be switched of or forced at all times. Built in Method 2 remapper.
• Built in HFS Reader, supporting HFS and HFS+, the Apple Mac file systems.
• Transparent built in support for Mac Resource Fork extensions in the ISO9660 File-System
• Transparent built in support for Mac Resource Fork extensions in the UDF File-System
• Supports multiple Mac Partitions on one medium (e.g. multiple partitions on a CD or in a dmg file)
• Includes a vast range of features for Mac files support on PC (HFS, ISO9660, UDF), including Mac Binary extraction of files.
• Recover data from blanked or quick formatted DVD+RW media.
• Mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg 'in one' from SVCD and VCD
• Ability to create managed image files (*.IBP / *.IBQ).
• Enormous file system coverage and different ways to use them all (find the one suited best for your needs). CDs and DVDs often have different file-systems pointing to the same files. This offers possibilities.
• Rock Ridge (e.g. for Commodore users, Server use, etc.)
• Finds VIDEO and AUDIO IFO / BUP / VOB file-systems independently from other file-systems
• Transparent support for (open) DVD+VR(W) discs, remapping of the content etc. Open +VR discs' files can be seen and extracted right away.
• Show (and allow to extract) the Nero project file if available on the optical disc
• Support for the CD-i file-system and the different behavior from drives trying to mount a CD-i disc.
• Information and file system properties (a must for FS developers)
• CD/DVD/HD DVD/BD Surface scan to see if there are physical read errors.
• Opens checksum files (*.md5) and automatically verifies the image with the checksum file.
• Check if all files and folders are readable without having to extract all data to HD.
• Single sector extraction. Extraction of CD/DVD/BD/HD DVD blocks (e.g. for engineering purposes)
• Sector Viewer. Check a sector's content in IsoBuster's editor and print or save to HD. Engineers and computer savvy people find missing data making use of Sector View.
• Compile (and edit, save, print) lists of all files that contain physical read errors.
• Compile lists of all files, including their Logical block address (ideal to find the logical play order for mp3 CDs)
• CD-Text support from CD and various image files ( *.PXI, *.CCD, *.B5T and *.CUE image files).
• Creation of image files (*.ibp and *.ibq,*.iso, *.bin, *.tao)
• Creation of checksum files (*.md5)
• Creation of cue sheet files (*.cue)
• Conversion of all supported image files to bin/cue files.
• Handles opening of multi-file image files.
• Extraction of Audio tracks to wave files.
• Play audio analogue. Instruct the drive to play the audio through the analogue output.
• Ability to pause a number of seconds between retries to allow the drive to "recover" (useful for older drives in combination with marginally readable media)
• Creation of multi-file image files or disc spanning to specified size
• Support for bootable CDs and DVDs. Support for the El Torito standard.
• Add, Edit, Delete files found based on their signatures.
• Show file extents. (Show the different parts of a file, when it is fragmented on disc)
• Ability to add/edit extents on custom created files (e.g. Lost and Found and Customizable file system)
• Ability to add a customizable file system (where you can add, edit files, for engineering purposes)
• Support for command line parameters
• Comprehensive help file (also available online)

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Nero 8 is a software solution that brings the digital world to your PC with features that make it fun and easy to create multimedia projects with high-quality, professional results. Create MP3 mixes and edit vacation videos in High Definition format. Share content around the world with simple Internet upload functions. Burn a disc with just one click, and then enjoy it in any room in your house with versatile streaming features. Rest easy knowing your data is safe in the event of a system crash or a damaged disc. Nero 8 lets you live the digital life with cutting-edge technology and world-class features.

New features in version 8

• Direct access to all features from the project launcher
• High Definition format support
• Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 streaming features
• Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD burning support
• SecurDisc data protection support
• Copy a disc with just one click
• Graphics optimized for Windows Vista
• Continual free updates

Included applications

• Nero Mobile
• Nero Home 3 Media Management System
• Nero Scout Database Technology
• Nero StartSmart 8 One-Click Project Launcher
• Nero Burning ROM 8 Expert CD and DVD Burning
• Nero Express 8 Easy Interface CD and DVD Burning
• Nero WaveEditor 4 Audio Editing and Recording
• Nero SoundTrax 3 Professional Audio Mixing
• Nero Vision 5 Video Editing and Authoring
• Nero Recode 2 The World?s Fastest Video Converter
• Nero ShowTime 4 DVD and Multimedia Player
• Nero MediaHome 3 UPnPTM Streaming Solution
• Nero ControlCenter Simplified Customization and Configuration
• Nero PhotoSnap Photo Editing
• Nero PhotoSnap Viewer Photo Viewing
• Nero CoverDesigner 3 CD and DVD Label Design
• Nero BackItUp 3 Complete Backup Solution
• Nero ImageDrive 3 Virtual Drive Setup
• Nero DiscSpeed 4 Improve Optical Drive Performance
• Nero DriveSpeed 3 Complete Optical Drive Control
• Nero RescueAgent Improved File Recovery
• Nero BurnRights Easily Deployable Burning Rights
• Nero InfoTool 5 Drive and Disc Analysis
• InCD 5 Packet Writing Solution
• SecurDisc Viewer View SecurDisc protected files

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Since its initial release, Ashampoo Burning Studio has changed the way CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software works. Instead of spending frustrating hours learning how to use hundreds of complicated functions you just select a task – for example “Burn Files”, “Backup Files” or “Burn Movies” – and then the program guides you through all the necessary steps.

You just choose your format, select your files and burn your disc. It really is that easy, but easy doesn’t mean you get less functionality: Advanced burning functions are also available for experienced users who want to choose specific file systems or use special boot images.

 

What’s new:

• Video: Burn Video DVDs directly from almost any video files
• Modified and Bootable Copies: Add additional files while copying discs, make modified copies of bootable discs
• MP3 Ripping: Rip audio CDs directly to MP3 as well as WMA or WAV
• Backup and Restore: Choose archive size, restore individual files
• Expert Functions: Create bootable discs from boot images, choose file system settings

Other functions:

• Burn files and folders to CD/DVD/Blu-ray and add files and folders to existing discs
• Multi-disc file backup and restore on CD/DVD/Blu-ray with compression and password protection
• Create VideoCDs and Super VideoCDs
• Rip music from audio CDs to MP3, WMA and WAV files
• Create audio CDs from WAV, MP3, FLAC, WMA and Ogg Vorbis files
• Create MP3 or WMA CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs or just copy music to CD, DVD or Blu-ray
• Copy CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
• Create and burn disc images for CD, DVD and Blu-ray
• Quickly erase any rewritable media
• Store disc images larger than 2GB on FAT32 file systems
• Interactive troubleshooting assistant for solving hardware and media problems
• Save project files so that you can burn the same discs again later
• Integrated support for over 1,700 CD, DVD and Blu-ray burners
• ... and much more!

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Alcohol 120% is the CD & DVD emulation and recording software allows users to copy a visible and an invisible discs. Alcohol 120% enables users to create 31 virtual CD & DVD-ROM to play discs without needing a physical disc, it also enables users to copy CD & DVD to CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-RAM / DVD+RW. Alcohol 120% combines all functions of Alcohol 52% (CD & DVD emulation software).

Supported File Types

These formats are supported by the image mounting feature of Alcohol 120%:

• .mds/.mdf, Media Descriptor Image file, (default)
• .ccd/.img/.sub, CloneCD Image File
• .cue/.bin, CDRWIN Image File
• .iso, Standard ISO Image file
• .bwt/.bwi/.bws, Blindread Image File
• .cdi, DiscJuggler Image File
• .nrg, Nero Burning ROM Image File
• .pdi, Instant CD/DVD Image File
• .b5t/.b5i, Blindwrite V5/V6 Image File (also .b6t/.b6i)
• .isz, UltraISO Image File

These formats are supported by the image making tool:

• .mds/.mdf, Media Descriptor Image file, (default)
  • When making disk images of DVDs, Alcohol 120% only supports the .mdf/.mds format.
• .ccd/.img/.sub, CloneCD Image File
• .cue/.bin, CDRWIN Image File
• .iso, Standard ISO Image file

What's New

• NEW Alcohol Xtra, Pre-mastering wizard
• NEW Reading Engine, Speed Improved
• NEW Writing engine, Speed Improved
• NEW Data Type Setting options for DVD medium
• NEW SPTD layer version 1.53
• NEW Increased memory buffer for x64 system, if you have more than 4GB RAM installed, the maximum buffer size could be set as 1GB.
• 32bit system, 3GB ore more RAM installed, you can set max buffer as 512MB
• FIX Special ICH9 device drive incompatibility issues
• FIX Missing volume name of discs after auto mount upon system restart
• FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
• FIX Bugs reported by some users
• UPDATE Help files
• UPDATE language files
• UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives
• UPDATE Upgraded Starwind ISCSI function
• UPDATE ISCSI controller in Vista, admin mode is no longer required

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SlySoft Inc. is a software company located in the capital city St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda. Its products consist of software to copy CDs, DVDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs. SlySoft was the first to offer AACS circumvention that worked for any disc available; previous programs only cracked "compatible" discs using a database of known keys. On November 8, 2007, SlySoft claimed to have completely cracked BD+ (previously said to be unbreakable for "at least 10 years") They are well known for following products:

• CloneCD (to copy optical discs in raw format;
• CloneDVD (to copy non-protected DVD movies to the hard disk; (sold by Elaborate Bytes))
• AnyDVD (to remove/disable copy-protections and user prohibited operations on DVD films, and to fix structure protections and mastering errors)
• AnyDVD HD (to remove protections, lock-outs, and PUOs on High Definition media, specifically HD DVD and BluRay)
• Virtual CloneDrive (to load virtual drives and mount disc image)s
• CloneDVD mobile (to convert video DVDs to mobile devices and standard video files )
• Game Jackal (to create CD profiles so a disc isn't required when starting the game)

The torrent featured in this post includes following SlySoft products:

• AnyDVD HD v6.1.9.3
• CloneDVD v2.9.1.2
• CloneDVD Mobile v1.1.5.4
• CloneCD v5.3.1.0
• Virtual Clone Drive v5.2.0.2
• Game Jackal Pro / Enterprise v2.9.18.600
• AnyDVD v6.1.9.4 [beta]

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Nero 8 - The Ultimate solution for Data, Video, Photo, Audio and BackUp! The redesign of the user interface improves the usability and makes Nero Burning ROM 8 the fastest to use ever. The access from Nero Burning ROM to the Nero Home database guarantees easy access to media files including advanced search options with Nero Scout. Nero 8 enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home – media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Nero 8 supports Blu-ray technology and gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

Content of Nero 8 Download Package :

• Nero Mobile
• Nero Home
• Nero Scout
• Nero StartSmart
• Nero Burning ROM
• Nero Express
• Nero WaveEditor
• Nero SoundTrax
• Nero Vision
• Nero Recode
• Nero ShowTime
• Nero MediaHome
• Nero PhotoSnap
• Nero CoverDesigner
• Nero Toolkit
• Nero BackItUp
• InCD
• Nero SoundBox
• Nero ImageDrive

Updates included:

• Upload videos to Youtube, MySpace, and My Nero with one click
• Nero RescueAgent lets you restore deleted files and recover data from damaged discs.
• Run Nero DiscCopy gadget from the Windows Vista sidebar to copy discs with one click

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DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced is CD & DVD emulation software which allows users to make CD/DVD disc images, create a virtual CD / DVD drives and play CDs & DVDs without the need for the physical disc and supports virtual IDE adapters.

 

Features

• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced enables you to create up to 32 virtual drives, allowing you to run your CD / DVD images at over hundreds times faster than from a conventional CD-ROM.
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced supports more CD / DVD image types than any other CD emulator! It is able to emulate nearly all CD / DVD image types on the market today.
  Your original CD / DVD discs can be safely stored away;
• DAEMON Tools Pro Images mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely on your Hard Drive for instant retrieval at the click of a button. No more searching for the correct disc or software application install disc, everything is at your finger tips.
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced enables you simultaneously use your CD / DVD as an image and bring up your route planner written on another CD-ROM, without having to eject and reload any physical discs. The 32 virtual drives ability of DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced means you can have the equivalent of 32 CD-ROM Drives in your Home PC all accessible simply and quickly running your Disc image at hundreds times faster than that of a conventional CD-ROM drive. If you need a program or CD it is immediately there - always ready to use!
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced at the office:
  Program discs and many other applications generally require the original Disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive, this restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs, DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced virtual drives resolves that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, every thing you require is just a click.

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Nero 8 was due to be released later this month but thanks to P2P uploader 03tibro it's already out there on various P2P sites as well as on UseNet. But dont be so exited about Nero 8 because there are many signs which suggest that it's overhyped bloatware. The setup itself is 950MB (yes it's like installing an OS) and you'll find many unwanted gizmos such as indexing services embedded into it. Use a custom install and leave out the items which you dont need or wait for a Lite edition to come out.

  

Nero 8 gives you freedom when it comes to creating and editing your audio, video, and photo files. Edit vacation videos in High Definition (HD), create dynamic slide shows from family photos, and make a cool MP mix to take on the go. With a broad range of professional tools, innovative features, and cutting-edge technology, Nero 8 helps you get the most out of your audio, video, and photo files.

New in Version 8

• NEW easy-to-use and intuitive Nero StartSmart
• One-click import and share to/from online communities
• Playback on AVCHD and Blu-ray (BD-AV) video
• Backup files to CDs, DVD’s, HD DVDs and Blu-Ray discs
• Convert DVD Files to play on your iPod® or PSP™, and other portable devices
• Optimized for Windows Vista™

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DVDFab is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie. Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start. Your entire movie - including menus, trailers and special features - is copied to a single DVD with just one click, and everything happens automatically.
Backup your entire DVD - including menus, trailers, and special features - onto one or multiple discs. DVDFab can also be used an effective tool against most DVD copy protection schemes.

Features

DVD to DVD

• 6 DVD to DVD copy mode available: Full Disc, Main Movie, Split, Customize, Clone and Merge.
• Full Disc: All movies, menus and trailers, is copied to a DVD with just one click.
• Main Movie: Just copy the movie, with specific audio/subpicture.
• Split: Copy a DVD-9 onto two DVD-5 discs with 100% quality, and preserve original menus on both discs. Ideal for episodic/season DVD movies, TV series, etc.
• Customize: Personalize your DVDs! Want to make a DVD with only your favorite titles? How about cutting out those annoying commercials? Or selecting specific audio/subpicture? No problem! You can select just your favorite titles, specify the title playback order, with or without original menus, to create a DVD with only the stuff you want!
• Clone: Make perfect 1:1 bit-to-bit copy of DVDs:
• Make perfect dual layer DVD copy by using the original layer break position.
• Copy data DVD disc, like PS2 DVD.
• Merge: Combine several titles of several sources into one DVD:
• Combine two DVD-9 like “The Lord of the Rings” into one DVD-9.
• Merge season DVDs to fewer discs.
• Create your own special features collection disc.
• Very fast copying speed, normally it’s about 10 - 20 minutes.
• Burn to any blank DVD Disc (DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL).

DVD to Mobile

• 3 DVD to Mobile copy mode available: Generic, iPod and PSP. More devices support can be added manually.
• Generic: Convert DVD title to PC MPEG-4/DivX/XVID/H.264 AVI/MP4 file.
• iPod: Convert DVD title to Apple iPod MPEG-4/H.264 MP4 file.
• PSP: Convert DVD title to Sony PSP MPEG-4/H.264 MP4 file.

Other

• Remove all DVD copy protections, like CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, FluxDVD, CORE X2, etc.
• Constantly updated to support latest DVD copy protections.
• Backup scratched/dirty disc:
  • Even if some information (IFO) cannot be read, you can still copy Main Movie or Customize.
  • Recovery from DVD reading (VOB) error.
• Constantly updated to support latest DVD burners and blank DVD discs.
• Constantly updated to support more mobile devices.

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Do you find Nero bulky and bloated? Then you might love Droppix Recorder. Droppix Recorder is a universal software suite that has made a name for itself based on both its powerful features and its ease of use. Droppix Recorder is a complete solution for all your CD and DVD burning and printing needs.

Whether you are creating your own music compilations, printing a Lightscribe disc label, burning your vacation memories, making a copy of your favorite CD, or simply backing up your important data files to CD or DVD.

Features

• Fast and secure data backup in just a few clicks
• Support for CD, CD-RW, DVD±R/W, DVD±R DL and DVD-RAM
• Easy creation of music CDs and sophisticated multimedia compilations
• Exact 1:1 copies for all non-protected discs
• Extract ("rip") music from your audio CDs
• Create, convert and display disc images ISO, BIN, NRG...
• Create video discs playable on your home DVD player
• Automatically download and update your drive's firmware
• Analysis and performance test tools
• Supports most available CD and DVD burners
• Includes Droppix Label Maker Lite to burn LightScribe silkscreen-quality disc labels direct from your PC
• Integrated online help and free online product upgrades

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Nero 7 - The Ultimate solution for Data, Video, Photo, Audio and BackUp! The redesign of the user interface improves the usability and makes Nero Burning ROM 7 the fastest to use ever. The access from Nero Burning ROM to the Nero Home database guarantees easy access to media files including advanced search options with Nero Scout. Nero 7 Premium enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Whether you want to access your media files from the comfort of your living room, or complete digital media projects on your PC, Nero 7 Premium is all you need. Now, with more features than ever before, this powerful software can transform your digital photos into professional animated slideshows, backup all of your valuable data, manage or search your media files, edit video or photos, create DVDs (including menus), and stream your files over a media server, and compress files to take on the go.
Nero 7 Premium supports Blu-ray technology and gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

New in 7.10.1.0

• Quick & easy access to all your digital media files from the comfort of your living room using a remote control
• Integrates TV time-shifting, DVD, video, photo and audio playback
• Easy wizard setup and user interface
• Support for all popular media formats
• Powerful database for storing and organizing of media files into playlists
• Complete multiple tasks concurrently
• Advanced search options with Nero Scout
• Redesigned to maximize ease-of-use, efficiency and speed
• LightScribe support
• Support for DVD-R Dual Layer format and DVD+R Double Layer

Appz included in Reloaded package

• Nero Mobile
• Nero Home
• Nero Scout
• Nero StartSmart
• Nero Burning ROM 7
• Nero Express 7
• Nero WaveEditor 3
• Nero SoundTrax 2
• Nero Vision 4
• Nero Recode 2
• Nero ShowTime 3
• Nero MediaHome
• Nero PhotoSnap
• Nero CoverDesigner
• Nero Toolkit
• Nero BackItUp 2
• InCD 5
• Nero SoundBox
• Nero ImageDrive

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Daemon Tools is a disk image emulator for Microsoft Windows that mounts images of DVD and CD media on virtual drives, and is known for supporting a variety of different disk image formats. The program is able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.

Features

• Emulate up to 32 virtual drives!
• DAEMON Tools Pro enables you simultaneously play your favorite game and bring up your route planner written on another CD-ROM, without having to eject and reload any physical discs. The 32 virtual drives ability of DAEMON Tools Pro means you can have the equivalent of 32 CD-ROM Drives in your Home PC all accessible simply and quickly running your Disc image at hundreds times faster than that of a conventional CD-ROM drive. If you need a program or CD it is immediately there - always ready to use!
• DAEMON Tools Pro at the office: Program discs and many other applications generally require the original Disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive, this restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs, DAEMON Tools Pro virtual drives resolves that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, every thing you require is just a click.

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Alcohol 120% is a CD & DVD emulation and recording software that allows users to copy or emulate copy protected CD/DVDs. Alcohol 120% supports up to 31 virtual drives to be created. These can then be used to host CD/DVD images eliminating the need for the physical disk to be present in your CD/DVD drive.  

 

Changelog:

• Increased memory buffer from 128 to to 256
• Support for isz, b5t b6t image file formats
• Upgraded Reading Engine, Speed Improved
• Upgraded Writing engine, Speed Improved
• Upgraded Starwind ISCSI function
• SPTD layer to version 4.17
• Addressed some blacklisting problems
• Bugs reported by some users
• Vista compatible problem concerning activation
• UPDATE language files
• UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives

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Nero 7 - The Ultimate solution for Data, Video, Photo, Audio and BackUp! The redesign of the user interface improves the usability and makes Nero Burning ROM 7 the fastest to use ever. The access from Nero Burning ROM to the Nero Home database guarantees easy access to media files including advanced search options with Nero Scout. Nero 7 Premium enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Whether you want to access your media files from the comfort of your living room, or complete digital media projects on your PC, Nero 7 Premium is all you need. Now, with more features than ever before, this powerful software can transform your digital photos into professional animated slideshows, backup all of your valuable data, manage or search your media files, edit video or photos, create DVDs (including menus), and stream your files over a media server, and compress files to take on the go.
Nero 7 Premium supports Blu-ray technology and gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

New in version 7.9.6.0

• HD ready
• High Definition content on a normal DVD burner
• Support for Blu-ray Disc recording (BD-AV)
• HD DVD playback supportHome Entertainment
• Xbox 360™ streaming
• iPod® features
• Increased data security with SecurDisc™
• Nero DiscCopy
• Vista look and feel

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Alcohol brings a new meaning to the word multimedia! It is without a doubt a leader in its class, bringing the ability to emulate and record CDs and DVDs together into one amazingly easy to use software program. Using the latest technology the program is constantly being developed and improved to add new features, allowing it to maintain it's position as a leading software package.
Imagine being able to store your most used CDs as images on your computer and just call them up at the click of a button! And then run them at 200x the speed of some CD drives and without requiring the CD itself! How about being able to make a backup of that CD onto another CD either using the CD itself or just using the image you have created? This is what Alcohol allows you to do and much more.

Supported File Types:

• .mdf, Media Descriptor Image file, (default)
• .ccd, CloneCD image file
• .bin/.cue, CDRWin image file
• .iso, Standard ISO image file

Wait! It can bypass copy protection:

Alcohol 120% image recording feature is capable of bypassing certain copy prevention schemes, such as Safedisc and SecuROM. It can also create images from PlayStation and PlayStation 2 file systems. Certain copy protection schemes require burner hardware that is capable of passing along the copy protection. Some software manufacturers employ software blacklist methods to prevent Alcohol 120% from copying the software. There are third party tools available that attempt to counteract the blacklist methods, such as Anti-blaxx and CureRom.

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If you've ever played a pirated PC game or a ripped KVCD movie, you're bound to know about good old Daemon Tools. Daemon Tools is a virtual CD/DVD manager which can mount CD/DVD images and allows users use them as virtual drives. It can also emulate most CD/DVD copy protection schemes as well. Besides continuous efforts to crush DT by most game publishers and anti piracy bodies, Daemon Tools continues to improve!

 

Features:

Daemon Tools can successfully emulate the following copy protection schemes:

• LaserLock
• Securom
• SafeDisk
• Any many other minor protection schemes

It support the following file types:

• b5t (Blindwrite 5)
• b6t (Blindwrite 6)
• bwt (Blindwrite, older versions)
• ccd (CloneCD)
• cdi (Discjuggler)
• cue/bin
• img (not on supported file type list but may be used through "All files (*.*)")
• iso
• mds/mdf (Media Descriptor File) (Commonly used by Alcohol 120%)
• nrg (Nero Burning ROM)
• pdi (Instant CD/DVD)
• dmg (PowerISO)

There are additional 3rd party plugins which can make Daemon Tools a real Demon. Check them out.

We though of adding a short tutorial on Daemon Tools in response to a large number of email queries we received.

How to mount a CD/DVD using Daemon Tools

If you are mounting a Data CD/DVD image or a KVCD* image:

1. Install Daemon Tools. Launch program via start menu if not already loaded.

2. Right click tray icon -->Options, tick all the items in Options menu.

3. Right click tray icon again. This time go to Virtual CD/DVD ROM menu. Set number of devices to 1 (or as many as you need).

4. Right click tray icon and go to Virtual CD/DVD menu. In device 0 menu, click on mount image. Locate the Image file in hard disk and select it. Image will be mounted and autorun will start (if enabled and supported by image). You can browse the contents of the CD from My Computer.

*Popular movie rip groups such as HoKnE\ey, Pukka and TUS are known to upload most of their releases in KVCD format.

If you are mounting a PC Game CD/DVD Image:

1. Install Daemon Tools. Launch program via start menu if not already loaded.

2. Right click tray icon-->Options -->Emulation-->All Options ON. (Clicking this will change the tray icon color to green).

3. Right click tray icon -->Options, tick all the items in Options menu.

4. Right click tray icon again. This time go to Virtual CD/DVD ROM menu. Set number of devices to 1 (or as many as you need).

5. Right click tray icon and go to Virtual CD/DVD menu. In device 0 menu, click on mount image. Locate the Image file in hard disk and select it. Image will be mounted and autorun will start (if enabled and supported by image). You can browse the contents of the CD from My Computer.

How to get it:

Warning: Daemon Tools 4.08 comes bundled with Adware. Make sure you deselect the installation of Daemon Tools Search bar and SaveNow! in setup. With these removed, there is absolutely no threat of apyware or adware in this program.

Get Daemon Tools : Download Now! (Choose x86 version if you have 32-bit windows and x64 if you have 64-bit windows.)

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