Phantom Drive : Create virtual CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs using this approachable program that installs a virtual recorder and lets you tinker with settings
Phantom Drive is a simple-to-use application that allows you to burn CDs, common and HD DVDs, along with Blu-ray discs. It install a virtual recorder.
Lengthy setup and simple UI
The setup procedure is a pretty lengthy task during which the computer may become unresponsive. Once it's over, you can launch the tool to create a new blank disc, insert an existing Phantom image, open a Phantom image folder existing on the hard drive, tinker with program settings, or view diagnostic information.
Create a new disc and configure app options
When creating a new disc, you can specify the type (e.g. CD, DVD, Blu-ray) and size. Alternatively, the app can be asked to create an ISO image that you can save locally, and to always create image files in full size until further notice. It's possible to select the new file's location.As far as program settings are concerned, you can specify the actions to execute after burning an image (e.g. reinsert the image after burning of ejected, rename it to match the CD label, append text to the image file name), disable automatic checkups for software updates, remove the tool's entry from the Windows autostart sequence, or switch to another language for the interface, among others.
Evaluation and conclusion
The software application carried out tasks in reasonable time during our tests, during which it consumed minimal CPU and RAM. No error dialogs popped up, and it didn't freeze or crash. On the other hand, Phantom Drive hasn't been updated for a long time. You can take it for a spin to decide for yourself whether it's a reliable virtual disc writer or not.
Windows 2008 / Windows 2003 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
Phantom Drive runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Time-limited Trial
license
— the installer is 14.5 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
CD/DVD and Hard Disk.
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