Creating a CD-ROM Disc for Encryption

When you're satisfied that your title on the CD-ROM disc is completely functional in stand-alone mode, you can create the HFS-formatted discs to send to 3DO Developer Services for encryption.

To create the final master CD-ROM in HFS format, follow these steps:

  1. Place the CD-ROM in the disc recorder's drive. Two lights should be on, indicating that the power is on and the disk is active. Wait for the Disc In light to stop blinking.

  2. Click on the partition of your hard disk that you want to record to disc and drag it on top of the Apple HFS icon on your desktop.

    The dialog shown in the figure below appears:

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    Figure 1: QuickTOPiX dialog for creating a CD-ROM for delivery.

  3. Click on the Make button.

    The partition is recorded to disc.

    The QuickTOPiX status window appears and reports the progress of the mastering process. The transfer rate should be between 295 KB/s and 300 KB/s. When the process is finished, "Ready" appears in the status window.

    Caution: Do not open the drawer too soon. The Writing light turns off once, then turns on as the lead data is written.

  4. Remove the new master disc, label it with date and contents, and mark it HFS formatted.

  5. Test the master disc on your 3DO Testing Station before sending it off to the 3DO Company.