shadowBurn 1.0 review

Have you ever felt that although Mac OS X's built-in disc authoring is nice, it is at times rather limiting? Have you ever wondered what to do when a client requested a custom hybrid CD that required all the Mac-specific files to be hidden on the disc when viewed on a Windows PC? Enter shadowBurn, the painless CD/DVD authoring solution that is as straightforward as anything on Mac OS X.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 992K Developer: stupidFish programming Buy Now Price: $20.00 Updated: 02 Jun 2006

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Have you ever felt that although Mac OS X's built-in disc authoring is nice, it is at times rather limiting? Have you ever wondered what to do when a client requested a custom hybrid CD that required all the Mac-specific files to be hidden on the disc when viewed on a Windows PC? Enter shadowBurn, the painless CD/DVD authoring solution that is as straightforward as anything on Mac OS X.

shadowBurn is a CD/DVD authoring solution that uses Apple's powerful DiscBurning APIs to ensure all disc authoring functionality provided by your system are handled perfectly and adds such much sought-after features like custom hybrid disc creation and disc overburning support for projects that just might fit on a disc, even though the official disc size does not allow the project to fit on it.

The power of shadowBurn lies in its simplicity and straightforwardness. Easily accessible when placed in the Dock, shadowBurn allows you to drag and drop items you want to burn onto its icon or the project window once shadowBurn is open. You can even optionally install the shadowBurn Finder plug-in which allows you to add items to your burn project from the Finder's contextual menu, this way you don't even have to keep shadowBurn in the Dock. This can be useful when your Dock is already overcrowded with valuable applications in the first place or your screen is too small and you would like to keep your Dock nice and clean.

Here are some key features of "shadowBurn":
author Mac only, PC, ISO9660, UDF, MP3 and Mac & PC Hybrid discs
author CD-R/CD-RW discs
author DVD+/-R riscs
author DVD+/-RW discs
author DVD DL discs
customize hybrid disc content
drag and drop burn from the Finder
overburn discs.

Limitations:
You will only be able to use shadowBurn for two weeks until you register.

What's New:
Mac only, PC, ISO9660, UDF, MP3 and Mac & PC Hybrid disc support
CD-R/CD-RW, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW and DVD DL support
Finder plug-in
Drag and Drop support
disc overburning
PPC/Intel compatibility.

Requirements:
PPC or Intel based Mac
CD and/or DVD burner
Any G3 processor or better.