Phantom Burner description
Virtual CD-R driver. Mount or create CD image from any burning software.
Phantom Burner extends the ability of Phantom CD by adding CD-R emulation. It not only allows you to mount disc image files as virtual CD or DVD discs, but also let you create disc image files by burn to the virtual CD-R drive, from using any disc burning software.
Many people understand the benefits of using disc image files (like ISO) instead of real optical discs. It is cheaper, faster, and you don't need to worry about scratches or the storage of discs.
However, not all burning software supports disc image file creation. Even if it does, most likely it only supports data discs. Very few burning software support disc images for audio CDs.
Use Phantom Burner instead. It is a virtual CD-R burner, and allows you to create disc images from any burning software, including data CD and audio CD. By supporting standard SCSI commands, it is compatible with all burning software, whether it is
Nero or
Roxio,
Windows Media Player
or
iTunes. It is extremely easy to use. It appears as a hardware burner in your Windows Explorer. Right click on the icon to mount a CD image or to create a new image. In the end, there will be nothing else for you to do except choosing Phantom Burner as the needed drive.
Here are some key features of "Phantom Burner":
· Burning Software Support
Phantom Burner emulate a hardware SCSI CD-R burner. By supporting standard SCSI commands, it is supposed by all burning software, whether it is
Nero or
Roxio.
· Burn Engine Support
If you have used any burning software, you may have realized that they all go through a "burning engine". It could be WINASPI, CDRAL, SPTI, or IMAPI.
Don't understand what they mean? It doesn't matter. Those burn engines are middle layer between the application and the hardware.
By emulating the hardware, you don't need to worry the compatibility between Phantom Burner and a burn engine. Eventually, the burn engines send standard SCSI commands to the drive, and those commands are supported by Phantom Burner.
· Specialized Burning Software
You may have used certain software in other areas which incorporates CD burning features. CD burning is not their primary usage, just an add-on feature.
There is hundreds of software in this category. Some examples include
Windows Media Player and
iTunes. They are music playback software with the ability to create Audio CD from your collection.
Phantom Burner is compatible with this kind of software, whether they create data CDs or audio CDs.
Limitations:
· The burning is limited to 50 MB