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--- discs:general [2021/10/13 03:11] – jonasrosland
+++ discs:general [2023/03/11 17:14] (current) – cartridge_hermit
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 ====== General Disc Dumping ======
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+**Warning: Aaru versions between 5.3.2-lts or 6.0.0-alpha9 dump audio sector data incorrectly when doing a retry. More info [[https://blog.claunia.com/Aaru-Major-Bug-Advisory/|here]].**
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 ===== Introduction =====
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 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).
+  * 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 (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.
+  * 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: PlayStation 3 (partial, no decryption key extraction).
+  * 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 =====
-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.
+Hit Save's recommendation for dumping discs is [[https://github.com/aaru-dps/aaru/|Aaru]], while Redump.org's recommendation is [[https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator|DiscImageCreator]]. Redump usually doesn't accept dumps made with tools other than DiscImageCreator.
-**However, if you are dumping a disc to submit to redump.org, they currently only support DiscImageCreator dumps.**
+Hit Save and Redump.org recommend using [[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF|Media Preservation Frontend (MPF)]] as the frontend for both methods, which is prepackaged with both Aaru and DiscImageCreator.
-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 =====
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   * 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
+  * Click "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"
+  * You are now ready to dump with Aaru. Click "Start Dumping"
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 ==== 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.
+Same process as Aaru, but you don't  need to change the dumping program from the default. Please see the [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|Redump.org general disc dumping guide]].
 ==== Aaru - command line ====
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 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 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 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):
-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 batch>
 aaru media dump d: e:\GAMENAME.aaruf
 </code>
-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.
+You can see the hashes for individual elements of the dump in the resulting ''GAMENAME.cicm.xml''.
-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:
+For example:
-<code ->
+<code xml>
     <Track>
       <Image format="BINARY">GAMENAME.aaruf</Image>
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 ==== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info to Redump ====
-[[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|Redump submission information]]
+Once you've successfully ripped your discs, you can follow the [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|Redump submission information]] guide.