MF Digital Director EC Publishing Series User Manual

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DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s Guide

Document Revision: 080904

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Saving The Current Disc Image File

Once a data disc image has been created, it must be saved for the
DIRECTOR EC to use it as a data source for recording. Disc images can
either be saved as script files (with an “ISC” extension) or physical image
files (with an “ISO” extension).

A script file (ISC) contains pointers to the source data files and is used as a
guide at the time of recording the CD. Since a script file does not include
the source data it is best used when producing unique projects with
dynamic content, or when the source data will always be available to the
DIRECTOR EC. Or, if producing software, a “static” image would be best
to ensure content.

A physical image file (ISO) is an exact replica of the final CD and contains
all of the source data. It is therefore best used when producing static
projects that are recorded on a regular basis, and when source data will not
always be available to the DIRECTOR EC. Please note that, depending
upon the amount of data to be recorded, a physical image file can occupy as
much as 700 MB of hard disk space.

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