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--- discs:general [2022/12/22 23:59] – adding aaru bug notice like with famicom page hiccup
+++ discs:general [2023/03/11 17:14] (current) – cartridge_hermit
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 ===== Introduction =====
+{{wst>community_equipment_discs}}
 This dumping guide is for:
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   * 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]].
+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.
-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, which is prepackaged with both Aaru and DiscImageCreator.
-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 =====
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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 to dump with Aaru. Press "Start Dumping"
+  * You are now ready to dump with Aaru. Click "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]].
+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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 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 ->
+<code batch>
 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.
+You can see the hashes for individual elements of the dump in the resulting ''GAMENAME.cicm.xml''.
 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.