EclispeSuite 2.0.1

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Posted on Wednesday 26th of November, 2003 at 16:33 by SirQUK
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EclipseSuite puts control of the CD/DVD premastering and quality control process into the right hands. Yours. EclipseSuite is a set of tools that takes the mystery out of CD/DVD production problems and introduces a new level of premastering flexibility, image integrity, and quality control.

EclipseSuite is comprised of the following components:

ImageAnalysis is a format checker and image prescan tool
ImageCopy is used to copy and convert or correct image problems
ImageVerify allows you to compare two images
ImageUtilities is an assortment of advanced tools for lower level problem analysis as well and various tape utilities

Each member of the EclipseSuite fully analyzes CD/DVD images to ensure conformance to all Book and Format specifications. Red, Yellow, Blue or Orange - the EclipseSuite has you covered. Even multisession and Mixed Mode are handled automatically.

EclipseSuite utilizes the latest standard technology to provide up to 40X speeds from a CD-ROM source (see System Requirements). Extensive online help and analysis reporting provides for unparalleled speed and quality of problem resolution.

Based on Windows NT 4.0, EclipseSuite provides the highest level of multitasking and networking available. One operator and one workstation can perform all tasks needed in a typical premastering department by running multiple concurrent sessions of any of the EclipseSuite premastering tools.

All EclipseSuite tools allow for user selectable error, warning, and information events to provide for a Go/No Go operation based on those settings. The events can apply to format specifications or exclusions. Results can be printed out and/or saved to a disk file for future reference.

CD Book/Format Types Supported:

Red Book (CD Audio)
Yellow Book (CD-ROM)
Mixed Mode
Yellow Book Addendum (CD-XA)
Orange Book (CD Recordable)
Multisession
Blue Book (CD-Extra)
Green Book (CD-I)
CD-I Ready
White Book (Video CD)
Disk At Once (DAO)
Track At Once (TAO)
Session At Once (SAO)
Track Incremental
DVD Specification

Supported Media Types:

CD-Recordable
CD Replicate
DVD Replicate
DVD-Recordable
Exabyte 8mm Tape
DLT Tape
AIT Tape
Disk File, Local or Networked

Supported Peripherals:

CD Readers - Plextor
CD Writers - Yamaha, Plextor, Sony
Tape Drives - Exabyte, Quantum, Tandberg, Sony
DVD-ROMs - Pioneer, Toshiba
DVD Writers - Pioneer, Sony

Please review the peripheral matrix to see which revisions of software support which devices.

System Requirements:

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Minimum Required Hardware:

Pentium CPU 266MHz
64MB RAM

Adaptec® SCSI controllers:

29160 Ultra160
39160 Ultra160
AHA®-2940U/2940UW/2940U2W Ultra, Ultra Wide, or Ultra 2 Wide PCI
AHA-3940/3940W Wide PCI
AIC-7880 Ultra Wide motherboard chipset,
AIC-7895 Dual Ultra Wide motherboard chipset
AIC-7896 Dual Ultra 2 Wide motherboard chipset
AHA-1542CF ISA - (Not recommended due to low throughput and this card is not compatible with the DVD Authentication step required during CSS Analysis and Verification)

You will also need 4gb of Hard Drive space.

Changelog:

Selecting to upgrade the ASPI driver during the EclipseSuite V2.0 installation could result in the application becoming inoperable.
EclipseSuite V2.0 generated the error “SCSI: Unable to open SCSI Device. In use by another process” when starting a job.
EclipseSuite V2.0 failed to recognize the Pioneer Model 304 drive
EclipseSuite V2.0 application crashed after opening a DVD log file from archive.
EclipseSuite V2.0 was incompatible with Sony DRU-500/ 510A drives.
EclipseSuite V2.0 does not display a complete image file path in print summary reports.
Several Help file links did not work in EclipseSuite V2.0.
The Macrovision SafeDisc Plug-In version described the plug-in as a Beta version in EclipseSuite V2.0.
Added support for USB-type dongles.
Added support for the Pioneer DVR-A06 DVD Recorder.
Fixed a problem that caused ImageCopy abort with the error "SCSI: Invalid field in CDB".
"Disable Laser" option is not available when using the Sony DRU-510A DVD Recordable drive.
Fixed problem with Hexalock Plug-In that would cause the EclipseSuite software to crash.
Fixed a problem where the user was not allowed to manually enter a path in the Media Selection tab.
Fixed a problem where the PlexWriter 40/12/40S drive did not recognize SafeDisc media.
Fixed a problem in which ImageCopy where it sometimes did not transfer the CONTROL.DAT file from a pre-encrypted DLT tape.
Limit the speed of the Plextor 40Max CD-ROM drive when used in the Stamper Reader.
Fixed a problem where EclipseSuite 2.0 did not support the DDPMS file for a DVD image.
Add the ability for ImageCopy to recognize and convert a Sony AIT Tape image on a hard disk.
Fixed a problem where the SIDEA and SIDEB in an AIT Tape were not set to the appropriate values when converted to a standard DDP image.
Fixed a problem in which ImageCopy did not set the same region code in both the Control data and Main data files.
Fixed a problem in which ImageCopy would hang when writing a Multisession image that contained CD-Text to a CD-R.
Support has been added for the Quantum SDLT Tape drive. Corrected a problem where the EclipseSuite tools were using the wrong value when calculating the maximum length of layer 1.