The Industry Standard Utility for Recordable DVD Drives!

WriteDVD!^TM Pro for Windows is the one utility needed to set up, run, test & repair recordable DVD drives and media for ongoing backup, archiving and general data for temporary storage and interchange. It contains the world's first and most widely used UDF file system based DVD utility for PC's. We support more drives than any other software.

Version 5.0 supports all types of recordable DVD drives and media, including new multi-function drives announced by DVD Forum and DVD+RW Alliance member manufacturers. These include the Pioneer DVR 106 and the Panasonic lf-D521

WriteDVD!^TM Pro includes two powerful utilities: WriteDVD!^TMPro v.5 and FixDVD!^TM V2, the world's first disk diagnostic and repair utility designed specifically for UDF formatted DVD disks.

Universal Support for All Recordable DVD and CD Devices
WriteDVD! Pro is the first integrated utility that provides “drag & drop” mastering to DVD-R, DVD+R and CD-R disks, as well as packet writing to DVD-RW and CD-RW discs, block addressable writing to DVD+RW, DVD-RAM and Mt. Rainier format CD-RW discs. This is ideal for new “multi function” drives that use a variety of media types. The software’s “drive letter interface” simplifies usage for all media types.

Integrated Backup and Archival
Version 5.0 includes SAI’s Anaconda™ Secure Backup & Archival technology. This patent pending technology allows users to write sets of files in multiple writing sessions to “write once” CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R discs.

Unlike conventional “multi-session” writing, WriteDVD! ‘s Anaconda functionality allows the user to browse and access each separate writing session, or “generation”. The list of file generations is presented in the Property Sheet of the drive in Windows Explorer™. Once a generation is selected, the user can access the disc as it existed at the time of the selected writing session.

Version Control and File Recovery
Users can roll back through writing generations to check on each version of a file that was written to the disc. Files that were deleted or damaged in more recent generations can be recovered by accessing the appropriate earlier generation on the disc. Users can record, browse and access each version of a file written to the disc; Ideal for legally sensitive files, such as accounting records, contract drafts and legal documents.

Compatibility and Security
Like conventional multi-session discs, only the latest generation file set written to the disc can be read in any MS Windows system that has a UDF v1.5 file system reader installed. Previous generations can only be accessed on other systems where WriteDVD! v5.0 is installed. This provides security for earlier versions of files and deleted files, while allowing distribution and use of the disc for the latest written file set.

Data Integrity through Defect Management
Version 5.0 supports the new MMC specification for defect management on recordable DVD discs such as DVD-R/W. This new DRT-DM technology allows for sparing out of defective areas on a re-writable DVD disc to ensure data integrity.

Key Features:

• “Drag & Drop” Drive Letter Interface integrated with Windows Explorer™ makes it easy to read, write or master to optical disc.
• Copy, arrange and remove files from DVD-R, DVD+R or CD-R volumes.
• Supports background formatting of CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs.
• Supports “disc at once” mastering and “track at once” mastering in a multi-session format to sequential recording discs, packet writing to CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs, and block addressable writing to DVD-RAM discs.
• Advanced, “multi-threaded” architecture allows user to run other applications while DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-R discs are being mastered in the background.
• Formats in all versions of UDF to ensure disk interchange with all desktop operating systems: UDF v1.0.2, v1.5, v2.0, v2.0.1.
• Reads and writes DVD video files in the real time recording format.
• Backup files with multi-session and multi-border writing to “write once” discs..
• Browse and access older “generations” of files that have been changed or deleted in the most recent writing session.
• Read compatible with MS Windows UDF readers for disk interchange.
• FixDVD!™ companion utility diagnoses, and repairs damaged UDF format discs; recovers files to your hard drive too.

• Easy to use: nothing to learn by the user
• Fast: drag & drop files to disc, background formatting where supported by the drive
• Ensures reliable Disc Interchange with other operating systems
• Secure: access and review previous writing sessions only with Version 5.0 installed
• Reliable: tested for reliable reading/writing and disc interchange use with all types of recordable optical media, PC operating systems and recordable DVD drives.
• Compatible with most popular video authoring and playback software.
• Reliable: tested for reliable reading/writing and disc interchange use with all types of recordable optical media, PC operating systems and recordable DVD drives.

• How does SAI do this?
  
  For seamless, true drag and drop functionality, the file system and driver architectures need to be fully integrated. For over 14 years, SAI has been a pioneer and leader in developing file systems and driver utilities that support both block addressable and sequential recording media. We applied this knowledge to create a utility that lets DVD-RAM, R, RW and CD-RW media be used like floppies.

• WriteDVD's Format UDF feature is the only software that allows media to be formatted in UDF versions 1.0.2, 1.5, 2.0, or 2.0.1, or optional native FAT formats. It also can create partitions, test media and write protect disks.
  
  The UDF format is the new international format standard for all types of storage devices because it provide compatibility between different computers and operating systems.

  In addition, UDF is the ONLY way to ensure proper use of high capacity disks. For example, Windows file system (FAT) does not allow for larger than 2GB volumes in legacy operating systems and only 4GB on newer ones. The OSTA UDF specification as designed for high capacity and allows for 1 terabyte and above volume sizes in UDF.




• FormatUDF! also formats the media as a removable, recordable disk, unlike other products which format it as a Compact disk. This is critical when using other applications. For example, WriteDVD!^TM is recommended by Dantz for its Retrospect back up product. See Retrospect-DVD knowledge base


Pricing
• New users pay $89.95 US dollars for the full version of WriteDVD!^TM Pro V5.0.11.
To buy click here Users with an older version of WriteDVD!^TM are eligible for the upgrade price of $29.95 US dollars.To buy upgrade click here

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