Installation of VerifyCD

Since VerifyCD is a Java application, the Java runtime module (JRE) from Sun must be installed. We give you two ways to install

1.      Using Java Webstart or

2.      Download the runtime module

 

We recommend that you use alternative 1 since the installation of Webstart automatically checks your machine for the correct Java version and offers you download from Sun if necessary.

 

Use alternative 2 only if you already have java installed or if you want to install the JRE separately.

Alternative 1: Using Java Webstart

·        Start the installation here and click on the VerifyCD icon. The installation procedure is self explanatory, checks your machine for the Java Webstart and Java Runtime environment modules and connects to java.sun.com for download of these if necessary. With Java installed, VerifyCD will be installed into the webstart environment when you click on the launch button a second time. After installation the code sits in your machine but a check for a new version is done automatically at each start if you are connected to the network. Documentation of VerifyCD, however, is available only on the web and will not be installed on your computer.

 

·        Click on the launch link here once more. Now you will be asked if you want shortcuts added to your Program list and or your desktop.

Alternative 2: Download the VerifyCD runtime and documentation

·        Download Verify CD and documentation from here.

·        Choose a folder to unzip into. We suggest a place where you normally install software.
For Windows use the folder Program or Program Files.

·        Run Unzip into the selected folder. You will now get VerifyCD.jar with a subfolder “doc” containing documentation and help.

·        If you need to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) go and find the software for your platform at http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html

 

You are now done. There is nothing else to do, nothing to copy into system directories, nothing to change in your environment.
Documentation is provided in the folder “doc” now installed in the same directory as VerifyCD.jar.

 

Run the DEMO version


When you click (or double click) on the VerifyCD icon, the demo version will start and will look like this:



The demo version has full functionality but is limited to 5 minutes of comparison. Enter or browse for the two sound files to compare and hit Start. Supported formats are WAV, AIFF, SND and AU. The professional version also supports image files from CDRWIN, Eclipse and Pyramix.  Bit depths 8,16, 20 and 24 are supported.

Sampling frequency and bit depth must be equal.

To verify the installation we suggest that you first use the same file and enter the same file name for the two files in the VerifyCD window. Then hit the “Start” button. This should give the result “Equal files”. Then use a different file for sound file 2. Maybe you could use your sound editor to make some changes e.g. introduce a click or pop or simply make digital zero data for a few ms somewhere. Run VerifyCD again, the difference will be flagged.

The same data as you see in the VerifyCD window is written into the file VerifyCD.log in the same folder as sound file 1.

When you are satisfied that this works you may want to purchase.

Hit the “About” button to find the website “Purchasing information” or read Purchase.htm.

Uninstallation

 

If you have installed Java Webstart, use your control panel to remove the Webstart and JRE modules

If you installed the VerifyCD module separately, find the folder where VerifyCD.jar and subfolder doc is installed. Delete this folder. Nothing in system directories and nothing in the environment needs to be changed since nothing was added and/or changed during the installation of VerifyCd.