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 This dumping guide is for: This dumping guide is for:
  
-  * Any CD format, including (but not limited to): console games, Audio CD, and PC games (supports dumping games with the following copy protection: SecuRom 3, CDS100, CDS200, Label Gate, XCP). +  * Any CD format, including (but not limited to): most console games, Audio CD, and PC games (DiscImageCreator also supports dumping games with the following copy protection: SecuRom 3, CDS100, CDS200, Label Gate, XCP). 
-  * DVD based formats including: PlayStation 2 (see also: PlayStation 2 Betas with Read Issues), Xbox original, Xbox 360, PC games on DVD-Rom, DVD-Video. Incompatible discs include DVD-Audio. +  * DVD based formats including: PlayStation 2 (see also: PlayStation 2 Betas with Read Issues), PC games on DVD-Rom, DVD-Video. Incompatible discs include DVD-Audio. DiscImageCreator also covers Xbox original, and Xbox 360. 
-  * Blu-Ray / BD-Rom: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PlayStation 3 (partial, no decryption key extraction). BD-Video dumping is supported, but see also BD-Video Key Extraction. +  * Blu-Ray / BD-Rom: PlayStation 3 (partial, no decryption key extraction).
  
-For other systems and formats please see the sidebar list.+For other systems and formats, please see the sidebar list.
  
 ===== Recommendations ===== ===== Recommendations =====
  
-Our recommended tool for dumping discs is [[https://aaru.app|Aaru]]. With Aaru you get a deduped and compressed image which is built for preservation purposes, and can be converted to many other formats for different uses cases.+Our recommended tool for dumping discs is [[https://aaru.app|Aaru]]. Aaru produces a deduped and compressed image which is built for preservation purposes, and can be converted to many other formats for different use cases.
  
-However, if you are dumping a disc to submit to redump.org they currently only support DiscImageCreator dumps. We recommend using [[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF|MPF]] as the frontend for that.+**However, if you are dumping a disc to submit to redump.org, they currently only support DiscImageCreator dumps.** 
 + 
 +We recommend using [[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF|Media Preservation Frontend (MPF)]] as the frontend for both methods, as it comes prepackaged with both Aaru, DiscImageCreator, and DD.
  
 ===== Methods ===== ===== Methods =====
  
-  - Aaru - command line +  - [[discs:general#mpf_with_aaru|MPF with Aaru]] 
-  - MPF (formerly DICUI) - graphical UI for Aaru and DiscImageCreator+  - [[discs:general#mpf_with_discimagecreator|MPF with DiscImageCreator]] 
 +  - [[discs:general#aaru_-_command_line|Aaru - command line]] 
 + 
 +==== MPF with Aaru ====
  
-==== Method 1 ====+  * Download and install [[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF|Media Preservation Frontend (MPF)]]. 
 +  * Go to Tools->Options 
 +  * Set Aaru as your "Dumping Program" 
 +  {{:discs:pasted:20210816-231111.png}} 
 +  * Press "Scan for disks" to refresh the UI with details about the disc you're about to dump 
 +  * You are now ready dump with Aaru. Press "Start Dumping" 
 +  {{:discs:pasted:20210816-234820.png}} 
 + 
 + 
 +==== MPF with DiscImageCreator ==== 
 + 
 +For dump information added to redump.org, it is currently necessary to use DiscImageCreator. Please see [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Dumping_Guides|their dumping guides]] for more information about DiscImageCreator and how to submit information to the redump.org database. 
 + 
 +==== Aaru - command line ====
  
 Download and install/unzip [[https://aaru.app|Aaru]] for your supported system here: [[https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru/releases]]. Download and install/unzip [[https://aaru.app|Aaru]] for your supported system here: [[https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru/releases]].
  
-For now, **use version 5.2 until 5.3 LTS** comes out. **__Do not use any 6.0 pre-releases!__**+For now, **use version 5.3 LTS**. **__Do not use any 6.0 pre-releases!__**
  
-Aaru has its own image format that's deduped and compressed, and can be converted into a myriad of other compatible formats. It stores every aspect of the disc, so we recommend using this for preservation purposes and then you can convert your resulting image to another format for other uses.+Aaru has its own image format that's deduped and compressed, and can be converted into a myriad of other compatible formats. It stores almost every aspect of the disc, so we recommend using this tool for preservation purposes, and then you can convert your resulting image to another format for other uses.
  
-To run Aaru using the command line you simply put your PS2 DVD in your compatible drive, and run the following command (with d: being your DVD drive and e: being an external drive you use for storing dumps):+To run Aaru using the command line, you simply put your disc in your compatible drive, and run the following command (with d: being your DVD drive and e: being an external drive you use for storing dumps):
  
 <code -> <code ->
-aaru media dump d: e:\GAMENAME_PS2.aaruf+aaru media dump d: e:\GAMENAME.aaruf
 </code> </code>
  
-To verify your dump against other existing dumps, you can then look into the resulting GAMENAME_PS2.cicm.xml to find all information needed such as size, hashes, etc. Make sure you look at the right set of information, for PS2 hashes on redump for instance they share information about "Tracks", not the whole image.+To verify your dump against other existing dumps, you can then look into the resulting GAMENAME.cicm.xml to find all information needed such as size, hashes, etc. Make sure you look at the right set of information - for multi-track hashes on redump.org, for instance, information is stored per "Tracks", not the whole image.
  
-So look into your GAMENAME_PS2.cicm.xml file and you will find something similar to this, and then you can verify against other existing hashes:+So look into your GAMENAME.cicm.xml file and you will find something similar to this, which you can then verify against other existing hashes in databases such as redump.org:
  
 <code -> <code ->
     <Track>     <Track>
-      <Image format="BINARY">GAMENAME_PS2.aaruf</Image>+      <Image format="BINARY">GAMENAME.aaruf</Image>
       <Size>3602317312</Size>       <Size>3602317312</Size>
       <Sequence>       <Sequence>
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 </code> </code>
  
-==== Method 2 ==== +==== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info to Redump ====
- +
-Description, tools needed, and expected outcome +
- +
-===== Verification ===== +
- +
-Description of how to verify that is a dump is correct. +
- +
-===== Gathering Dump Info ===== +
- +
-<code -> +
-Dumping tool:  +
-Dumper:  +
-Affiliation:  +
-Dump creation date:  +
-Dump release date:  +
- +
-Title:  +
-Region:  +
-Edition:  +
-Languages:  +
-Language Select:  +
-WikiData ID: +
- +
-Size:  +
-CRC32:  +
-MD5:  +
-SHA-1:  +
-SHA-256:  +
-</code> +
- +
-  * General Note: If you are submitting this info to a person/group in order for them to add it to a database, you can skip the transcription of some things, and leave it to them. But it can make the process smoother if you do the transcription yourself. +
- +
-===== Submitting Dump Info =====+
  
-Point to external submission information for No-Intro/Redump.+[[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|Redump submission information]]
  
  
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