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<i>Version 0.72 (pl1)</i>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos60.html">The big picture</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos10.html">Scanning media for errors</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos20.html">Putting error correction data on a separate file</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos21.html">Decision help</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos22.html">Basic settings for reading</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1">Creating the error correction file</font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos24.html">Archiving error correction files</a></font></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos30.html">Putting error correction data on the medium</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos40.html">Recovering media images</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos50.html">Getting information about images and error correction data</a></font></td></tr>
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<tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Creating error correction files</b></font></td>
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Please make sure that dvdisaster has been configured as described in the
<a href="howtos22.html">basic settings</a> section as some selections might
create sub optimal error correction data.
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The next steps depend on the source for the error correction data. Select between
these two ways:<p>
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<td><a href="howtos23_way=1&expand=1.html">Create error correction file from a CD/DVD/BD medium</a></td>
<td><a href="howtos23_way=2&expand=1.html"><img src="../images/good-image.png" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href="howtos23_way=2&expand=1.html">Create error correction file from an ISO image</a></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Insert the medium you want to read into a drive</b>
which is directly connected to your computer.
You can not use network drives, software drives and drives inside virtual machines.
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<td valign="top"><b>Close any windows</b> which may be opened by your operating system
for viewing or performing the medium contents.
Wait until the drive has recognized the medium and the medium has spun down.
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<td valign="top"><b>Select the drive containing the medium</b>
in dvdisasters drop down menu.
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<td valign="top"><b>Select a directory and file name</b>
for storing the ISO image.</td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Create the ISO image</b> from the medium by clicking
the "Read" button.</td>
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<b>Watch the reading progress.</b>
Wait until the medium has been completely read. If the medium turns out
to contain defective sectors it will not be possible to create error correction data.
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<td valign="top"><b>Select a directory and name</b>
for storing the error correction file.</td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Create the error correction file</b>
by clicking the "Create" button.</td>
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<b>Wait until the creation process finishes.</b>
This may take a while depending on the image size and the selected redundancy.
For example creating an error correction file using the "normal" redundancy setting
will take about 5 minutes for a 4GB sized DVD image and using standard hardware.
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<td valign="top"><b>Wrapping up.</b> You can delete the image file now. However you
must keep the error correction file and, even more important, protect it from being
damaged. Refer to the next page for some suggestions about
<a href="howtos24.html">error correction file archival</a>.
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<a href="howtos24.html">Error correction file archival...</a>
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