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Making PC and Mac Compatible Data Disks with Nero
These steps assume you have already created .wav files on a PC that
are ready to be saved to disk. If any of your sound files is larger than
700mb, use a DVD-R blank. DVD-R will hold a little over 4.3 GB.
1. Launch Nero by double-clicking on its icon on the desktop.
2. Steps for making a data CD-R’s (max 700mb capacity)
a) In the New Compilation Window that opens, select CD in upper left
hand corner.
b) In the vertical window on the left, select CD-ROM [ISO] (the top
one in the list).
c) In the middle window, click on the ISO tab at the top. In the
settings window, check these: Data mode: Mode 1; File System:
iso9660 only; File Name Length: Max of 11 =8+3 chars (level 1);
Character Set: ISO9660 [standard ISO CD-Rom); Turn off all
relaxed restrictions.
d) Click on “New” in upper Right Corner.
e) Click on the title bar next to the disk icon in the window that opens
and type in a name that is not in excess of 11 characters in
length, e.g. “CD001_Jones”
f) To add .wav files from SonicStage to this CD-R disk, open the
folder on the desktop, “Converted .WAV files here.” And drag all
of the files that you wish to copy from this folder into the far left
panel of the Nero window. They will appear in the middle pane.
g) Click on the disk icon with the Red Flame to initiate the last step.
h) Click on the ISO tab to make sure your settings haven’t changed.
Click “Burn.”
3. Steps for making data DVD-R’s (max 4.3GB capacity)
a) In the New Compilation Window that Opens, select DVD in upper
left hand corner.
b) In the vertical window on the left, scroll and select DVD-ROM
(UDF)
c) In the middle window, UDF partition type: Physical partition; File
System Version: UDF 1.02. Force DVD: leave box unchecked..
d) Click on “New” in upper Right Corner.
e) Click on the title bar next to the disk icon in the window that opens
and type in a name that is not in excess of 11 characters in
length, e.g. “DVD001_Jones”
f) To add .wav files from SonicStage to this DVD-R disk, open the
folder on the desktop, “Converted .WAV files here.” And drag all
of the files that you wish to copy from this folder into the far left
panel of the Nero window. They will appear in the middle pane.
g) Click on the disk icon with the Red Flame to initiate the last step.
h) Click on the UDF tab to make sure your settings haven’t changed.
Click “Burn.” Insert a blank DVD-R disc when prompted.