Pre-mastering - PVD


 

The Primary Volume Descriptor (PVD) sub-panel allows you to set information about your disc. You are allowed up to 128 characters per field except for the "Name" field which should be up to 32 characters long to be compatible with the ISO-9660 standard.

 

 

Name:

 

Type the name which is used by the system to identify the disc. For the name to be compatible with MS-DOS you should enter only up to 11 characters and use only A-Z, 0-9 and "_".

 

Publisher:

 

Allows you to enter disc publisher information like the name, address and telephone numbers. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _PUBLISH.TXT.

 

Abstract:

 

Allows you to enter information that describes the contents of the disc. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _ABSTRCT.TXT

 

Copyright:

 

Allows you to enter copyright information about the disc. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _COPYRGT.TXT.

 

Application:

 

Allows you to enter information about the application and tools used to create the disc. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _APPLCTN.TXT

 

Preparer:

 

Allows you to enter information about the person who created the disc. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _PREPRER.TXT.

 

Bibliography:

 

Allows you enter bibliographic information about the disc. You can either enter the information directly or, if you need more than 128 characters, type the name of a text file containing the extended information. The file name must begin with an underscore symbol "_", meet 8.3 requirements, contain only A-Z, 0-9 and "_" characters, and it must be located in the root directory of the disc you are creating. For example, you could name the file name: _BIBLIO.TXT.