CD Burner emulator needed

cmelnick · 06-09-2004

I am looking for software that will emulate a CD-R drive, and create a direct cd image when an application burns from it. Let me explain my situation. With Windows Media Player 10 and Microsoft's music store, I purchase music in wma format which is protected. To get the files bought from Windows music store onto my iPod, I have to go through the procedure of burning purchased tracks onto a CD, then ripping the CD. This is a big pain in the butt, and wastes a lot of CDs. I would like software or a driver that I can burn to an image on my hard drive. I have software already that allows an image to be treated like a CD drive, so I can rip from an image if I have an image.

Anyone know of such software?

*eltranquil* · 06-09-2004

Welcome to the forum, cmelnick!

Can't you use at least a CD-rewritable?

ET

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Originally Posted by cmelnick

This is a big pain in the butt, and wastes a lot of CDs.

cmelnick · 06-09-2004

Yes, I can and sometimes do use RWs, but it is still annoying and a lot slower than "burning" directly to the hard drive would be. When you purchase a lot of music, the time it takes compounds...

*xtacydima* · 06-09-2004

Dunno but maybe Dameon Tools?

philamber · 07-09-2004

Nero's Image Drive perhaps?

*eltranquil* · 07-09-2004

Good idea... Nero Image Recorder plus a program that can handle .nrg files, like Isobuster or UltraISO.

Regards, ET

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Originally Posted by philamber

Nero's Image Drive perhaps?

*debro* · 07-09-2004

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Originally Posted by eltranquil

Good idea... Nero Image Recorder plus a program that can handle .nrg files, like Isobuster or UltraISO.

Regards, ET

Um....Nero image drive also handles nero's native ".nrg" files & Emulates a cd drive with cd image in it

*eltranquil* · 07-09-2004

Oh sorry, I confused the image recorder with Image drive...

I do not use Image Drive, but it should be like Daemon-Tools, right? My idea was just that in this way (or with Daemon-Tools) you see the image as an audio CD in the virtual drive, so you have to "rip" the files again... but actually there is no big difference between the various methods (extracting WAVs from the image or rip from a virtual drive).

Cheers, ET

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Originally Posted by debro

Um....Nero image drive also handles nero's native ".nrg" files & Emulates a cd drive with cd image in it

06-09-2004	#1
cmelnick New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2	CD Burner emulator needed I am looking for software that will emulate a CD-R drive, and create a direct cd image when an application burns from it. Let me explain my situation. With Windows Media Player 10 and Microsoft's music store, I purchase music in wma format which is protected. To get the files bought from Windows music store onto my iPod, I have to go through the procedure of burning purchased tracks onto a CD, then ripping the CD. This is a big pain in the butt, and wastes a lot of CDs. I would like software or a driver that I can burn to an image on my hard drive. I have software already that allows an image to be treated like a CD drive, so I can rip from an image if I have an image. Anyone know of such software?

06-09-2004	#3
cmelnick New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2	Re: CD Burner emulator needed Yes, I can and sometimes do use RWs, but it is still annoying and a lot slower than "burning" directly to the hard drive would be. When you purchase a lot of music, the time it takes compounds...

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xtacydima Former Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 4,009	Re: CD Burner emulator needed Dunno but maybe Dameon Tools? __________________ My Rig: Corsair Obsidian 750D Corsair HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W PSU Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz running Win7 Ultimate 64bit Corsair H50 Hydro Cooler CWCH50 Intel BOXDZ77GA70K LGA 1155 Intel Z77 motherboard Corsair DOMINATOR 16GB (4 x 4GB) ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 SAMSUNG 840 Pro 512GB Series MZ-7PD512BW WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s ASUS DRW-24B1ST Pioneer BD-RW BDR-206D *when needed...* Lite-On LTR-52246S 6S0F (via USB 2.0 to IDE) Lite-On JLMS XJ-HD166S DS1C (via USB 2.0 to IDE) *NEC 3500AG 2.TC Quiet* (via USB 2.0 to IDE) Lite-On SOHW 1673S JS07 (via USB 2.0 to IDE) Found a Solution here helpful? Like the forum's? Well then, what are you waiting for JOIN NOW**!!!

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