WinOnCD

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WinOnCD
Basic data

developer Roxio
Current  version 2010
(August 2009)
operating system Windows
category Firing program
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
www.roxio.com

WinOnCD is a CD / DVD burning program from Roxio , a subsidiary of the US software group Sonic Solutions . It was developed by the German company CeQuadrat , which was bought by Adaptec in 1999 ; Roxio was spun off as an independent company from Adaptec in 2001 , the software division was sold on to Sonic Solutions in 2004 .

Spread and history

WinOnCD owes its widespread use in Europe to the fact that it was included as an OEM product on many CD and DVD burners and thus found its way to the end user. Only with the sale of CeQuadrat and the new edition by Roxio does the product lose its independence, because WinOnCD from version 8 is identical to the internationally marketed “Easy Media Creator” of the same version and is only sold as “WinOnCD” in German-speaking countries. Collection of programs called with each new version of the now "Creator" ( Engl. "Suite" ) is Creator evolve towards multimedia and supports the burning optical media and the processing and editing videos and photos, convert to different formats, to to high-definition authoring for creating Blu-ray video discs with menus.

Versions

version year description
1.0 1992 This first WinOnCD version appeared as a 16-bit version for Windows 3.11 . This version was the only recorder to support the Philips CDD521.
2.0 1994 This version for Windows 3.11 also supported the recorders Philips CDD522 and JVC CDR-1001 and appeared in two versions. In the standard version, only data CDs (according to ISO 9660) could be created. In the Pro version, CD-XA and CD-I-CDs could also be written. Photo Pack for creating Kodak Photo CDs and Video Pack for creating White Book 1.1 Video CDs were released as optional extensions.
3.0 1995 The first native 32-bit version for Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5.
3.5 1996 This version was also released for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. PacketCD is used as the packet writing program.
3.6 1998/11 This version appeared for the first time in different versions, on the one hand as a bundle version (OEM version that was purchased together with a CD burner), on the other hand as a "Power Edition" (which was only available in stores).
3.7 1999 WinOnCD 3.7 is the last version released by CeQuadrat . A partition backup and a CD drive emulator have been added .
3.8 2000/11 This is the first version already from Roxio . For the first time, it supports overburning of blank CDs. Another new feature is the ability to burn Super Video CDs. Adaptec 's DirectCD is included as packet writing software and thus replaces PacketCD. A bug fix from Roxio to establish Windows XP compatibility is no longer available.
5 2001/11 For the first time, "WinOnCD 5 Power Edition" has full Windows XP compatibility; A new addition is the ability to authorize DVDs .
6th 2002/11 "WinOnCD 6 DVD-Edition" showed a fundamentally revised surface and supported Windows 98 , Me , 2000 and XP . Between 2006 and 2008 "WinOnCD 6 Power-Edition" could be downloaded free of charge, but you also needed to register with Roxio for a license key free of charge. The Power Edition lacks the DVD authoring capabilities of the DVD Edition.
8th 2005/10 Corresponds to "Easy Media Creator 8" and as "WinOnCD 8 CD & DVD Pro" includes programs for audio, photo and video editing in addition to its actual burning function (ie data storage on a CD-R / RW or DVD-R / RW ) as well as for data security (backup) and for copying. It also contains a few other programs, for example for printing labels and covers , playing DVD videos or recording Internet radio stations .
9 2006/09 Corresponds to the "Easy Media Creator 9 Suite" and is sold as "WinOnCD 9 Multimedia Suite Pro". This version has added support for Windows Vista , Blu-ray Discs and DVB .
10 2007/09 Identical to "Easy Media Creator 10 Suite", "WinOnCD Media Suite 10", which has been revised with a new interface adapted to Windows Vista, also allows a. the direct transfer of videos to YouTube , can record and edit videos in HD resolution, can write HD DVD media and exchange and synchronize data with mobile devices ( mobile phone , iPod , PSP ). The supported operating systems are Windows XP and Windows Vista.
2009 2008/09 Innovations mainly affect high-resolution videos, such as menus on Blu-Ray discs. Also changed design with one-click access to frequently used projects and tools.
2010 2009/08 Identical to "Roxio Creator 2010", WinOnCD now supports the encoding of video material with GPGPU support by ATI Stream or Nvidia CUDA , which should accelerate the process up to five times. The outdated drag-to-disc has been replaced by Burn . With Video Copy & Convert , films and Internet videos can be converted into common A / V formats, for example for the PlayStation 3 or the iPhone. Full Blu-Ray support is only available at an additional cost. The playback program Cineplayer can only play back films from Blu-ray media with the Blu-ray Playback plug-in , and the high-definition / Blu-ray disc plug-in extends the authoring program myDVD with animated menus in HD quality .
In the “Special Edition” Roxio includes a USB adapter for converting analog audio and video data. The WinOnCD video converter is also available as a separate program.

Reviews and tests

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TechChannel.de: Recording software , article from June 18, 2002; accessed on September 12, 2014 - this test of a total of 45 drives included 19 Nero Burning ROMs from Ahead, 14 Easy CD Creator from Adaptec and 12 WinOnCD from CeQuadrat or Roxio.
  2. ↑ Gerald Himmelein: Burning Suite WinOnCD in a new version. In: Heise online . August 26, 2008 . Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gerald Himmelein: "WinOnCD now with even more multimedia". In: Heise online . August 28, 2009 . Retrieved October 13, 2018.