Musis CDs

jkayca2 · Dec 13, 2003, 06:34 PM

Can you create ISO images of music CDs?

Zardon · Dec 13, 2003, 06:37 PM

Blindwrite can make an ISO, bin and cue bwt etc of anything.

can I ask, why though?

Markius · Dec 14, 2003, 03:09 AM

a great program for that is alcohol 120%

the main reason i back up my music CDs is for the car.....so my original CDs dont melt or get stolen from the car (as CDs cost alot of money here in Australia imo)

jkayca2 · Dec 14, 2003, 12:43 PM

Thanks for the reply. I was curious more than anything else. I was burning Redhat CDs from some ISO images and I thought "Could you do this with a music CD?".

Matth · Dec 14, 2003, 02:55 PM

An ISO can only carry a single track data session.

To IMAGE an Audio CD, preserving tracks and other info (eg. CD-Text) requires a format capable of holding information not contained in the main data channel.

Easiest to understand are the WAV/TOC format of CDRDAO, or the WAV/CUE of Exact Audio Copy.

Since I use EAC, I'll describe that...

The main data file, is a WAV covering the whole length of the CD - it can be played as is, but has no tracks.
The CUE carries the track marking and CD-Text - I've recovered some pretty poor CD's using this, and avoided having to manually reassemble the tracks.

The "private" formats of Nero (NRG), Easy CD Creator (CIF), WinonCD and other mainstream programs tend to be SINGLE file.

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jkayca2 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 379 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the reply. I was curious more than anything else. I was burning Redhat CDs from some ISO images and I thought "Could you do this with a music CD?". __________________ [color=Blue]PNY Verto GeFORCE 6800GT AGP 256MB DDR3 - 1 GHz Win XP Pro (SP 2) - Directx 9.0c Intel P4 2.8C GHz - Abit IS7 Mobo 2x512 + 2x1024 MB PC 3200 DDR WD 74 GB Raptor + WD 120 GB HD with 8 MB Cache Hercules Gamesurround Fortissmo 7.1 Logitech Z5500 Speaker System Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP Deluxe LG GSA-4160B DVD Burner Logitech LX700 Keyb, mouse combo Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2070SB 22" CRT[/color]

Dec 13, 2003, 06:37 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Blindwrite can make an ISO, bin and cue bwt etc of anything. can I ask, why though?

Dec 14, 2003, 02:55 PM	#5
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	An ISO can only carry a single track data session. To IMAGE an Audio CD, preserving tracks and other info (eg. CD-Text) requires a format capable of holding information not contained in the main data channel. Easiest to understand are the WAV/TOC format of CDRDAO, or the WAV/CUE of Exact Audio Copy. Since I use EAC, I'll describe that... The main data file, is a WAV covering the whole length of the CD - it can be played as is, but has no tracks. The CUE carries the track marking and CD-Text - I've recovered some pretty poor CD's using this, and avoided having to manually reassemble the tracks. The "private" formats of Nero (NRG), Easy CD Creator (CIF), WinonCD and other mainstream programs tend to be SINGLE file.