What is Gear?

Elektroson’s GEAR is a premastering/mastering software package that supports all phases of compact disc authoring and production. GEAR lets you do the following:

Format data files into a CD-ROM image that conforms to the ISO-9660 standard. Versions are also available for SGI, Apple Macintosh, Sun, DEC, HP, OS/2 and other platforms.

Write a compact disc on any of the available CD recorders, including Sony, Philips, Kodak, Pioneer, RICOH, JVC, Yamaha, Pinnacle, Smart and Friendly, Playwrite, and virtually all OEM recorder versions. The CD-R discs you produce with GEAR are fully compatible with normally mastered CDs. Additional supported models are listed in the GEAR ReadMe file. Double-click the ReadMe icon in the GEAR program group for information.

Create a master tape in DDP format on 8mm Exabyte, 9 track tape, or 4mm DAT for CD reproduction.

GEAR supports the following formatting engines:

• CD-ROM, ISO-9660
• CD-ROM Mixed Mode
• CD-ROM XA
• CD Plus (Blue Book)
• Mac hybrid
• ISO-9660 with Rockridge extension
• Multi-session
• CD Digital Audio
• MMCD
• HFS (Hierarchical File System)

If you choose CD-ROM or any of its derived products as the distribution and storage medium for your information, you need GEAR to produce it. GEAR bridges the gap between your application on hard disk and your application on CD-ROM.

In addition, GEAR supports recording the following authored file formats:

• CD-I (Compact Disc Interactive)
• CDTV
• EB (XA)
• Photo CD
• Proprietary video game authoring (3DO, Nintendo, Sega, CD Karaoke, and other game titles)
• VideoCD
• Compressed and encrypted file formats
• Custom-generated images

Download Gear for Mac

Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.0 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Basilisk II