cdrtfe - cdrtools Frontend

System requirements

IBM compatible PC
Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 (tested with Win98SE, Win2000, WinXP, Win7)
only for Win9x/ME: working ASPI Layer (e.g. Adaptec ASPI 4.60)

Installation

1. Method:

Download and execute the setup file (exe installer or Windows Installer Package). Follow the instructions.

2. Method:

Get the self-extracting archive of the portable version. After being extracted cdrtfe can be started without any further installation.

3. Method:

Get the zip archive. After being extracted cdrtfe can be started without any further installation.

Informationen for older versions (up to cdrtfe 1.3.9)

Not recommended! For experts only! For cdrtfe up to version 1.3.9 only!

1. Download the current cdrtfe version (zip archive) from the download page.
2. Download all necessary and the desired optional programs and tools:
   cdrtools, cygwin1.dll, Mode2CDMaker, rrenc/rrdec, VCDImager, madplay, lame, oggdec, oggenc, flac, sh.exe, cdrdao
   Mode2Form2 File Extractor
3. Extract all archives into a folder.
4. Start cdrtfe by double clicking the file cdrtfe.exe.

necessary programs/tools:

• cdrtools (cdrecord.exe, mkisofs.exe; optional: cdda2wav.exe, readcd.exe)
• cygwin1.dll
• sh.exe (under Win9x for on the fly writing)

optional programs/tools:

• Mode2CDMaker
• Mode2/Form2 File Extractor (m2f2extract.exe), dat2file.exe, d2fgui.exe
• rrenc/rrdec
• VCDImager
• madplay
• lame
• oggdec
• oggenc
• cdrdao

To run cdrtfe you need the cdrtools, at least the files cdrecord.exe and mkisofs.exe. Since cdrtfe 1.1 both cdrtools versions (cygwin and Mingw) are supported, however, at the moment cdrtfe cannot write CDs on-the-fly with the Mingw version under Win9x, ME.

If the cygwin version of the cdrtools is used, the file sh.exe is needed to burn CDs on-the-fly under Win9x, ME. With Win2k and WinXP this is not necessary, however, if sh.exe is found in the cdrtfe directory, it will be used.
sh.exe is not part of the win32 binary packages. It can be downloaded separately (see below).

cdrtfe has been tested with cdrdao version 1.1.5 and 1.1.7. cdrdao needs the file cygwin1.dll.

The Mode2CDMaker version has to be at least 1.5.1, older version are not supported. dat2file.exe should be abailable, too. The additional error protection needs rrenc.

To create VideoCDs the VCDImager is needed, which requires the file cygwin1.dll.

MP3 files can be used as source files for Audio CDs, if madplay (0.15.2) is available. To use files in the ogg format oggdec is needed. Files in ape format (Monkey's Audio) can be decoded with mac.exe (from http://www.monkeysaudio.com).

The encoding of CD tracks into mp3, Ogg Vorbis or FLAC format is only possible, if the respective program (lame, oggenc, flac) is available.

If the cygwin version of the cdrtools is used, the file cygwin1.dll is needed. The file cygwin1.dll can either be together with the cdrtools and cdrtfe in one directory or somewhere else in the searchpath.

For more information read the file readme_en.txt.

If you want to write DVDs, you need a DVD capable version of cdrecord. Read readme_dvd_en.txt for more information.

Notes for users of previous versions

With cdrtfe version 1.0 some changes have been introduced which may affect users of previous versions (0.8 - 0.9.2):

• The format of the project files (*.cfp and *.cfp.files) has been changed. Project files created with cdrtfe 0.8 to 0.9.2 cannot be used with cdrtfe 1.0 any longer.
• As settings are now saved to an ini file, cdrtfe 1.0 will ignore settings of an older version which are saved to the registry. This applies to the additional commandline options, too.
  These settings should be deleted before using cdrtfe 1.0: dialog 'Settings', section 'Save settings', button 'delete' and section 'additional commandline options', button 'delete lists'.
• The information needed to use the ShellExtension are now saved at another location in the registry.
  Before the ShellExtensions can be uses with cdrtfe 1.0, they have to be de- activated with the old program: dialog 'Settings', section 'ShellExtensions', button 'deactivate'. Then the old cdrtfeShlEx.dll has to be replaced with the newer version 1.0.0.1 (included with the zip-archive).
  Now the ShellExtensions can be registered again using cdrtfe 1.0 (dialog 'Settings').