Even if you do not have a drive that is capable of burning DVDs, Blu-ray Discs or CDs, you can still use the Image Recorder to burn a disc image and save it for future use on your hard drive. Once you have connected the appropriate recorder to the system, you can burn disc images on real discs at any time using Nero Vision.    
 
 
 
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
The Burn Options screen is displayed.   
To burn a project as a disc image, proceed as follows:
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Select the Burn To > Image Recorder entry.
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The Burn button appears in the window in the lower right corner.
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Select the Volume Name option.
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A dialog area is displayed.
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Enter the desired name for the disc in the input field. Characters that are not permitted in the disc name are automatically converted to underscores (_).
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Select the Recording Settings option. 
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The Settings for recording dialog area is displayed.
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If you want to burn the project directly to the disc without temporarily storing the disc structure on the hard drive first, select the Use Burn-at-once check box. 
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Click the Burn button in the lower right of the screen.
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A window is opened.
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Select the desired folder for the image file in the Location drop-down menu.
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Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button.
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The Burning screen is displayed. The project files are converted into the appropriate format and then burned as a disc image. The priority determines how much computing power is assigned to the burn process. Normally, you should not change this setting. 
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If you want to change the priority of the capturing process, select the relevant entry from the Priority drop-down menu.
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If you would like your PC to shut down automatically after successfully burning a disc, activate the Shut down computer when finished check box.
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As soon as the burn process has finished, a window is opened.
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If you do not want to save a log file for the burn process, click the No button.
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If you would like to save a log file: 
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Click the Yes button.
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A window is opened.
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Select the desired folder in the Location drop-down menu.
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Enter the desired file name in the File Name input field and click the Save button.
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You have written a disc image and can now burn the project again or save it, start a new project or create covers and labels.
See also
Burn Options Screen


Burning an Image File