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Writing Operations
To start the CD/DVD writing process, you must have completed all CD/DVD writing preparations. Refer to the description about DVD-Audio, and CD window for a description of the preparations before following the instructions here.
Data CD/DVD Projects
A data CD/DVD project can be used to compile and write a data-only CD, DVD, Blu-ray, or to write to ISO image. You can enter a name for your disc and change the disc file structure before writing your data to a CD, DVD, Blu-ray, or ISO image.
Write Data CD/DVD Dialog
In this dialog, you can write a data CD/DVD project to a CD/DVD or an ISO file.

Write Data CD/DVD Dialog

In this dialog, you can write a data CD/DVD project to a CD/DVD or an ISO file.

To open the Write Data CD/DVD dialog, open the Data CD/DVD dialog and click Write Data CD/DVD.

Device: Allows you to select the disc writer that you want to use or select ISO Image to write a file on the hard drive. Writing an ISO image creates a copy of a future optical disc.

Note
On the Mac, open WaveLab Pro without a disc in the drive. Otherwise, the drive is under the control of the operating system and is not available for WaveLab Pro.

Refresh: Scans the system for connected optical devices. This is done automatically, when this dialog opens. Click the update icon after you insert a new blank disc, to update the Speed menu.

Eject Optical Disc: Ejects the optical disc present in the selected drive.

Device Information: Opens the Device Information dialog that shows information about the selected device.

Erase Optical Disc/ISO Image: Erases the optical disc present in the selected drive, provided it is a rewritable disc. If ISO Image is selected, clicking the button deletes the existing ISO file.

ISO File Name: If ISO Image is selected in the Device menu, specify the file name and file location of the ISO file in the text field.

Speed: Allows you to select the writing speed. The highest speed depends on the capabilities of your writing device and the disc present in the device.

Test Only, Do Not Write: If this option is activated, clicking OK initiates a simulation of writing the CD. If this test is passed, the real write operation will succeed. If the test fails, try again at a lower writing speed.

Create CD-Extra Session: If this option is activated, the data is written in a new session, after the audio tracks. This creates a CD Extra, also known as Enhanced CD and CD Plus. For this to work, the CD in the drive must have audio tracks on it, written with the CD Extra option. Otherwise the operation fails.

Verify After Write: If this option is activated, the data on the disc is automatically verified after the writing process.

Eject Before Verifying: If this option is activated, the disc is ejected and retracted before the verification process, to force the drive out of the write state.

Note
This is only possible if the disc can be retracted automatically.

Eject After Completion: If this option is activated, the disc is ejected after the writing operation.