Getting Started

Getting Started

SwiftDisc Burning Wizard offers you a wide range of powerful features. Each project is task-specific but does not differ a lot. All the tasks are user-friendly and easy to perform. In case you need some help, please refer to the expanded instruction topics. 

 

To help you get started, we offer you a quick assist to one of the frequently used projects: “Archive data to disc”. 

 

Before initiating files recording, please insert a disc (CD/DVD/ Blu-ray Disc) into the drive. 

 

Note: Although SwiftDisc Burning Wizard allows you to add data to a disc, we recommend you to use a new blank disc. 

 

Steps to archive data to a disc: 

 

1. You can run SwiftDisc Burning Wizard from: 

- the Start Menu: => go to "Start Menu" => Select “All programs” => Double click on “SwiftDisc Burning Wizard” or 

- the shortcut on your desktop that the installation created. => Double click on the “SwiftDisc Burning Wizard” icon 

 

2. When you start up the program for the first time, an “About SwiftDisc Burning Wizard” screen appears. If you would like to use the trial version, press the “Continue” button. 

 

3. When the start page is loaded, you have several options to choose from. Hover the mouse over each option to read detailed task descriptions. For the command: “Archive data to disc”, please select the section: ”Data Project”. 

 

 

 

4. Choose the option: "Archive Data to Disc". 

 

 

 

5. A list of devices available on the computer will be displayed. There you can check the disk size and verify disc space availability. Check the box in front the device where you inserted the disc. 

Once you have selected the burning device(s), device information will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press the “Next” button. 

 

 

 

Note: You can select multiple devices to burn multiple discs with the same content and quality in the same session. Available only for the Premium Edition. 

 

6. The screen is split into two parts. Use the Explorer Window on the top to navigate and locate the folders containing the data you would like to record. The window at the bottom contains the files to be written to the disc. 

Navigate to the files to be recorded. Use drag and drop or "Add" button to add the files/folders from the Windows Explorer to the compilation screen. If needed, remove the files from the compilation by the “Remove” button. 

 

 

 

The colored graph indicates the volume of data files selected for the compilation. 

 

Hint: In case you are using a disc with a different size from the one selected, change the disc type from the drop-down menu at the left side of the compilation screen. 

 

7. The “Data Image Settings” screen enables you to specify a disc title and an image type, as well as some advanced recording features. We recommend you to keep the default settings. We suggest that you change the “Volume Label” so you can recognize the disc easily when you load it on your computer. Press the “Next” button. 

 

 

 

For further information about Advanced options, please read the section: Creating Data Discs. 

 

8. The “Burning settings” screen allows you to determine whether you want to do a simulation, choose burning speed and manage closing disc procedure. To enable the advanced burning settings, check the "Edit advanced settings" check box. 

 

 

 

9. The "Advanced Burning Settings" is an optional screen. It helps you to choose a session type for the recording. 

 

 

 

Note: Some options displayed on this screen may differ, depending on the type of disc that you are using. 

 

=> To start the burning, press the “Finish” button. This will initiate the actual burning process. 

 

After the actual burning process has been initiated you will be directed to the "Progress screen". The burning process will take some time depending on your hardware and the amount of data to be recorded. Please wait until the burning process is finished. Select a device to review the progress of burning on a particular disc, elapsed time, estimated time to complete the recording and the recorder buffer level. For further actions, choose an option depending on the device status, e.g., retry the recording/erase the disc. 

 

When the recording is over (if applicable, on all devices selected), press the "Continue" button to start another project, or press the "Exit" button to leave SwiftDisc Burning Wizard. 

 

=> If you press the "Continue" button, you will be offered a choice to save this project, burn it again, or start a new one. 

 

=> If you choose to exit, you will be prompted to save your project. To save your project for future use, press the ”Save project” button.