UltraISO

Infobox Software
name = UltraISO



caption = A screenshot of UltraISO.
developer = EZB Systems
released = initial release|2002|4|20
latest release version = 9.3.0.2612
latest release date = release date and age|25|07|2008
programming language = ?
operating system = Microsoft Windows
language = [http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm 37 languages]
genre = CD/DVD Image Editor
license = Shareware ($29.95 USD)
website = [http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/ www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/]

UltraISO is an application for Microsoft Windows for creating, modifying and converting ISO files used for CD and DVD authoring.

Since the first release of UltraISO on April 20th 2002, its author EZB Systems has maintained and kept the product shareware and continues doing so.

UltraISO is currently produced by EZB Systems. Company's domain name is registered to an address in Shenzhen, China.

Features

* Duplicate CDs and DVDs to an ISO image.
* Create ISO images from files located on a CD/DVD-ROM or hard disk.
* Edit existing ISO files by adding, deleting, and creating files and folders.
* Create compressed zisofs (.ISZ) images
* Create bootable CD, DVD and floppy images.
* Converts: .BIN, .IMG, .CIF, .NRG, .BWI .DAA, .UIF, .DMG, .HFS and other formats to the standard ISO image.
* Supports all ISO 9660 levels and the Joliet extension.
* Optimization of ISO image file structures to save disc space.
* Capable of mounting only ISOs to a virtual drive.
* Create checksums for data verification of ISOs.
* Multiple language support.
* Built in digital audio player.
* Supports UDF disc format.

ISZ format

UltraISO uses a proprietary format known as ISZ. The format advertised as "ISO Zipped" even though it is not a simple zip archive. The format uses ZLIB or BZIP2 to compress the data, and can support AES encryption of various strength. The file format specification is available publicly on EZB Systems's website. [cite web|url=http://www.ezbsystems.com/isz/iszspec.txt|title=ISZ File Format Specification|date=2006-07-03|publisher=EZB Systems|accessdate=2008-09-24] The format is now supported by third party applications such as Daemon Tools.

References

See also

* Disk image emulator
* List of CD/DVD burning software
* List of ISO image software

External links

* [http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/ UltraISO Homepage]
* [http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/faq.htm UltraISO FAQ]