How to Build an Image File With ImgBurn
If you're looking for a good free program to burn DVDs and compile image files, look no further than ImgBurn. For a free program, it packs an amazing variety of powerful features you can find on many other larger, more expensive DVD suites. One of it's best features is its image building capability, which lets you save DVDs to your hard drive in a purely digital format.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Download and install ImgBurn from its official website. You can choose from a variety of download sites, and the installation file's relatively small, so it shouldn't take long to save.
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Launch ImgBurn. Unless you changed its installation settings, you can find ImgBurn shortcuts on your desktop, in its Start Menu "Programs" folder or in the Quick Launch menu.
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Choose either "Create Image File from Disc" or "Create Image File from Files and Folders" from the opening screen of options. Pick the first if you're building an image from a DVD and the second if you're building one from video files on your hard drive.
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Pick the drive holding your DVD from the "Source" drop-down menu. ImgBurn automatically chooses what it thinks is the right one, but if you've got more than one, you may need to manually pick the drive.
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Click the folder icon next to the "Destination" field and choose where ImgBurn will save the finished image file.
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Press the big button showing two DVD discs to read the DVD and begin building the image file.
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