Alcohol 120%

Infobox_Software
name = Alcohol 120%



caption = "Image Making Wizard" in Alcohol 120%
developer = Alcohol Soft
latest_release_version = 1.9.7.6221
latest_release_date = release date and age|2008|02|23
operating_system = Microsoft Windows
genre = CD/DVD emulation, recording software
license = Proprietary, Demoware, Shareware
website = [http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ Alcohol-Soft] (developers)
[http://www.alcohol120.it/ Alcohol 120% Italy] (Italian)

Alcohol 120% is an optical disc authoring program and disk image emulator created by Alcohol Soft. Alcohol 120% began as a direct continuation of the defunct [http://www.phantombility.com/en/prod/phantomcd/ Fantom CD] CD-ROM drive emulation software.Fact|date=June 2008

Alcohol 120% can also mount disc images, with support for their proprietary Media Descriptor Image (.mds/.mdf) disc image format.

upported File Types

These formats are supported by the image mounting feature of Alcohol 120%:
*.mds/.mdf, Media Descriptor Image file, (default)
*.ccd/.img/.sub, CloneCD Image File
*.cue/.bin, CDRWIN Image File
*.iso, Standard ISO Image file
*.bwt/.bwi/.bws, Blindread Image File
*.cdi, DiscJuggler Image File
*.nrg, Nero Burning ROM Image File
*.pdi, Instant CD/DVD Image File
*.b5t/.b5i, Blindwrite V5/V6 Image File (also .b6t/.b6i)
*.isz, UltraISO Image File

These formats are supported by the image making tool:
*.mds/.mdf, Media Descriptor Image file, (default)
**When making disk images of DVDs, Alcohol 120% only supports the .mdf/.mds format.
*.ccd/.img/.sub, CloneCD Image File
*.cue/.bin, CDRWIN Image File
*.iso, Standard ISO Image file

Copy Prevention

Alcohol 120%'s image recording feature is capable of bypassing certain copy prevention schemes, such as SafeDisc, SecuROM, and Data Position Measurement (DPM). It can also create images from PlayStation and PlayStation 2 file systems. Certain copy protection schemes require burner hardware that is capable of passing along the copy protection.

The program does not back up DVD titles encrypted with the Content Scramble System. Alcohol Soft cites present legal restrictions for the decision not to include this feature.

Some software manufacturers employ software blacklist methods to prevent Alcohol 120% from copying the software. There are third party tools available that attempt to counteract the blacklist methods, such as Anti-blaxx and CureROM.

Alcohol 52%

Alcohol 52% is a version of Alcohol 120% without the burning engine. It can still create image files, and mount those images onto up to 6 virtual drives. There are two versions of Alcohol 52%, free and 30-day trial. The free version contains an adware toolbar bundled.

Alcohol 68%

Alcohol 68% was an intended version of Alcohol 120% that only included a disc-burning engine, with no drive emulation. This proved to be unpopular and the program was phased out.

Awards

*European ShareWare Conference 2006 Epsilon Award [Cite web|url=http://www.euroconference.org/images/PressEpsilonAward2006_AlcoholSoftware.pdf|title=Alcohol Software Wins Epsilon Award for Software Excellence|accessdate=2007-02-28|year=2006|format=PDF]

References

ee also

*Daemon Tools
*CDEmu
*SPTD
*BlindWrite

Related file formats

* BIN/CUE
* BWT, BWI, BWS, BWA
* CCD
* CSO (.cso)
* DAA (.daa)
* MDF/MDS (.mdf)
* NRG (.nrg)
* DMG (Apple disk image) (.dmg)
* UIF (Universal Image Format) (.uif)
* IMA (.ima)
* IMG (.img)
* DK (.dk)
* WIM (.wim)
* ISO images

External links

* [http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ Alcohol Soft Product Homepage]
* [http://www.alcohol120.it/ Alcohol 120% Italian website]
* [http://mdf2iso.berlios.de/ mdf2iso] - open-source tool to convert Alcohol .MDF images to ISO images
* [http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition Alcohol 52% Free Edition] Download