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PoINT Publisher NG Overview PoINT Software & Systems GmbH PoINT Publisher NG - Overview A publication of: PoINT Software & Systems GmbH Eiserfelder Str. 316 57080 Siegen; Germany Phone: +49 (0) 271 / 3841 - 0; Fax: -151 E-Mail: [email protected] WWW: www.point.de © PoINT Software & Systems GmbH, 2010. All rights reserved. Document Version: TT/22.04.2010 Program Version: 3.0 POSSESSION, USE, DUPLICATION OR DISSEMINATION OF THIS DOCUMEN- TATION AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION IS AUTHORISED ONLY PURSUANT TO A VALID WRITTEN LICENSE FROM POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH OR AN AUTHORISED SUB-LICENSOR. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH BELIEVES THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PUBLICATION IS ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION, IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INADVERTENT ERRORS. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE USE OF ITS PRODUCTS IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT WILL NOT INFRINGE ON EXISTING OR FUTURE PATENT RIGHTS. THE DESCRIPTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT DO NOT IMPLY THE GRANTING OF LICENSES TO MAKE, USE, OR SELL EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESCRIPTION. BESIDES ‘POINT PUBLISHER NG’ THE PRODUCTION OF A PERFECT DISC REQUIRES A WELL CONFIGURED SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT WITH A WORKING RECORDING DEVICE AND A FLAWLESS MEDIUM. THEREFORE POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH DOES NOT WARRANT IN ANY CASE THAT A DISC RECORDED WITH THE POINT PUBLISHER NG SOFTWARE IS READABLE WITHOUT ERRORS. IT IS THE OBLIGATION OF THE USER OF POINT PUBLISHER NG TO ENSURE CORRECT RECORDING BY PROOF READING TECHNIQUES. TRADEMARKS: The PoINT logo is a registered trademark of PoINT Software & Systems GmbH. Universal Disk Format is a trademark of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA). All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. 2 PoINT Publisher NG - Overview: Contents PoINT Publisher NG - Client 1 PoINT Publisher NG - Server 2 PoINT Publisher NG - ECR 3 PoINT Publisher NG - SDK 4 3 PoINT Publisher NG - Overview 4 PoINT Publisher NG Client PoINT Software & Systems GmbH PoINT Publisher NG – Client A publication of: PoINT Software & Systems GmbH Eiserfelder Str. 316 57080 Siegen; Germany Phone: +49 (0) 271 / 3841 - 0; Fax: -151 E-Mail: [email protected] WWW: www.point.de © PoINT Software & Systems GmbH, 2010. All rights reserved. Document Version: DG/21.04.2010 Program Version: 3.0 POSSESSION, USE, DUPLICATION OR DISSEMINATION OF THIS DOCUMEN- TATION AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION IS AUTHORISED ONLY PURSUANT TO A VALID WRITTEN LICENSE FROM POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH OR AN AUTHORISED SUB-LICENSOR. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH BELIEVES THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PUBLICATION IS ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION, IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INADVERTENT ERRORS. POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE USE OF ITS PRODUCTS IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT WILL NOT INFRINGE ON EXISTING OR FUTURE PATENT RIGHTS. THE DESCRIPTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT DO NOT IMPLY THE GRANTING OF LICENSES TO MAKE, USE, OR SELL EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESCRIPTION. BESIDES ‘POINT PUBLISHER NG’ THE PRODUCTION OF A PERFECT DISC REQUIRES A WELL CONFIGURED SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT WITH A WORKING RECORDING DEVICE AND A FLAWLESS MEDIUM. THEREFORE POINT SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS GMBH DOES NOT WARRANT IN ANY CASE THAT A DISC RECORDED WITH THE ‘POINT PUBLISHER NG’ SOFTWARE IS READABLE WITHOUT ERRORS. IT IS THE OBLIGATION OF THE USER OF ‘POINT PUBLISHER NG’ TO ENSURE CORRECT RECORDING BY PROOF READING TECHNIQUES. TRADEMARKS: The PoINT logo is a registered trademark of PoINT Software & Systems GmbH. Universal Disk Format is a trademark of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA). All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. 2 PoINT Publisher NG – Client Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 7 1.1 What is PoINT Publisher NG.........................................................7 1.2 About Producing CD/DVD/BDs ....................................................7 1.3 General Functionality .....................................................................7 1.4 Event Controlled Recording (ECR) ................................................8 1.5 Software Development Kit .............................................................9 2 Concept & Architecture ........................................................ 10 2.1 PoINT Publisher NG Modules .....................................................10 2.2 General Functionality ...................................................................12 2.2.1 Client............................................................................................12 2.2.2 Web Client ...................................................................................16 3 System Requirements and Supported Devices........................ 17 3.1 PoINT Publisher NG System Requirements.................................17 3.2 Web Client ...................................................................................18 3.3 Supported Devices........................................................................18 4 Installation ........................................................................... 19 4.1 Product Packaging ........................................................................19 4.2 De-installing PoINT Publisher NG ..............................................20 5 Licensing and Configuration ................................................. 21 5.1 Licensing.......................................................................................21 5.2 Server Configuration ....................................................................22 6 Getting Started .................................................................... 23 6.1 PoINT Publisher NG – Web Client .............................................24 3 PoINT Publisher NG – Client 7 Creating Jobs........................................................................ 26 7.1 Data Disc Job................................................................................26 7.2 Create Audio Disc Job ..................................................................30 7.2.1 Digital Audio Files ........................................................................30 7.3 Create Video Disc Job ..................................................................31 7.3.1 Video Disc Directory Structure....................................................32 7.4 Copy Disc Job ..............................................................................35 7.4.1 Supported Disc Standards.............................................................36 7.5 Image Job......................................................................................36 7.6 Label Print Job ..............................................................................37 7.7 Print File Selection and Label Options .........................................37 7.8 Recording Options .......................................................................38 8 Label Editor ......................................................................... 40 8.1 Working With PoINT Label Editor..............................................41 8.1.1 Text Objects.................................................................................41 8.1.2 Graphic Objects ...........................................................................45 8.1.3 Label background .........................................................................47 8.1.4 Label Properties ............................................................................48 8.1.5 Drawing Aids ................................................................................48 8.1.6 Sample Data File ...........................................................................49 8.1.7 Zoom Label...................................................................................49 8.1.8 Set Unit of Measure......................................................................49 8.1.9 Convert Label ...............................................................................50 9 Label Pool............................................................................ 52 10 Log Viewer .......................................................................... 54 4 PoINT Publisher NG – Client 5 PoINT Publisher NG – Client About This Manual Preface The manual provides an overview of PoINT Publisher NG, including system requirements, installation, and functions of the system. It is the objective of the manual both to explain and facilitate the processes involved. Audience This document addresses administrators, systems integrators, and users working with or installing PoINT Publisher NG. Reference For further reference material, please refer to the following additional documentation: - PoINT Publisher NG – Server, - PoINT Publisher NG – ECR, - PoINT Publisher NG – SDK, - README files. 6 1 Introduction This chapter is an introduction to PoINT Publisher NG. 1.1 What is PoINT Publisher NG The product PoINT Publisher NG enables you to automatically produce CD/DVD/BDs in combination with an autoloader system on PCs running Microsoft Windows. 1.2 About Producing CD/DVD/BDs CD/DVD/BD has been adopted world-wide as a universal storage medium for digital data and audio. The modest dimension, high capacity and total reliability combined