discs:general [dumping.guide]

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====== General Disc Dumping ======
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===== Introduction =====

This dumping guide is for:

  * 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. If when dumping an Audio CD with Aaru you get a message that says the lead-out could not be crossed, then the disc needs to be tried on another drive or retried again later when 6.0 is released. Version 6.0 of Aaru is currently very unstable and SHOULD NOT be used unless you know exactly what you are doing. 
  * DVD based formats including: PlayStation 2, PC games on DVD-Rom, and DVD-Video. Incompatible discs include DVD-Audio. DiscImageCreator also covers [[discs:microsoft|Xbox original, and Xbox 360]].
  * Blu-Ray / BD-Rom: [[discs:sony|PlayStation 3 (partial, no decryption key extraction)]]. DiscImageCreator also supports discs for later [[discs:sony|PlayStation]] and [[discs:microsoft|Microsoft]] consoles.

For other systems and formats, please see the sidebar list.

===== Recommendations =====

Hit Save's recommendation for dumping discs is [[https://github.com/aaru-dps/aaru/|Aaru]].

Redump.org's recommendation is [[https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator|DiscImageCreator]], and if you want to submit a dump to redump, they don't accept dumps made with other tools in most circumstances.

Hit Save and Redump.org 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 =====

  - [[discs:general#mpf_with_aaru|MPF with Aaru]]
  - [[discs:general#mpf_with_discimagecreator|MPF with DiscImageCreator]]
  - [[discs:general#aaru_-_command_line|Aaru - command line]]

==== MPF with Aaru ====

  * Download and install [[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF|Media Preservation Frontend (MPF)]].
  * Go to Tools->Options
  * Set Aaru as your "Dumping Program"
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  * Press "Scan for disks" to refresh the UI with details about the disc you're about to dump
  * You are now ready to dump with Aaru. Press "Start Dumping"
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==== MPF with DiscImageCreator ====

Same process as Aaru, but you don't  need to change the dumping program from the default. Please see [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|the Redump.org general disc dumping guide]].
==== Aaru - command line ====

Download and install/unzip [[https://aaru.app|Aaru]] for your supported system here: [[https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru/releases]].

For now, **use version 5.3 LTS**. **__Do not use any 6.0 pre-releases!__**

To run Aaru using the command line, you 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 ->
aaru media dump d: e:\GAMENAME.aaruf
</code>

You can see the hashes for individual elements of the dump in the resulting GAMENAME.cicm.xml.

For example:

<code ->
    <Track>
      <Image format="BINARY">GAMENAME.aaruf</Image>
      <Size>3602317312</Size>
      <Sequence>
        <TrackNumber>1</TrackNumber>
        <Session>1</Session>
      </Sequence>
      <StartSector>0</StartSector>
      <EndSector>1758943</EndSector>
      <TrackType>mode1</TrackType>
      <BytesPerSector>2048</BytesPerSector>
      <Checksums>
        <Checksum type="adler32">29f96122</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="crc16">74be</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="crc32">0ae99f85</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="crc64">28cf6ffab5d0f917</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="md5">e4bc96afba979fb3741798c788e07d45</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="sha1">d149e948e2aa1c8aeecd49fa6b17f791f1942c8b</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="sha256">a132bc64f2a615c7e4a0eecff53eedb63dcd252c96bd3a6a83aa6896267fda48</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="sha384">a3ac2b309f4c745bff1469b973b0788e220ecb888571439f1728d4298990136006104ea472e1aa27d064d4285ca788ca</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="sha512">3abceb2d4ddbe7d82db2989cd5b71933fca86e282d5e96fd0468ff4d53d31b7319ee410c019c32494c5aeb33747958ace8bac1936855cc1a96933c0f02065705</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="spamsum">100663296:wWoks5UfQz0wAeuJeI3ilF15WsbOdx8mml37W6q:Mks5U4z0qm3ilF15Ucd7W6</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="fletcher16">8a6d</Checksum>
        <Checksum type="fletcher32">02884b22</Checksum>
      </Checksums>
</code>

==== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info to Redump ====

[[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|Redump submission information]]