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**G@M3FR3@K** · 10-12-2001

It depends... An image can be made with a lot of programs. Which one is best depends on what kind of disc you're making an image of. For instance if you want to make an image of a copy-protected disc you should go for CloneCD but then again, BlindSuite can also do it. And then there's CDRWin that can also make an image of a copy-protected disc. And besides that we have the unprotected discs... Nero/CDRWin/CloneCD/you name it can make an image of these discs and they're all quite easy to use. Here's an overview of burnprograms and images they make:

- *.DAO (Duplicator), *.TAO (Duplicator), *.ISO (Nero, BlindRead, Creator), *.BIN (CDRWin), *.IMG (CloneCD), *.CIF (Creator), *.FCD (Uncompressed), *.NRG (Nero), *.GCD (Prassi), *.P01 ( Toast), *.C2D (WinOnCD), *.CUE (CDRWin), *.CIF (DiscJuggler).

Just to name a few...

Each image format must generally be copied with the appropriate program. For instance a .BIN image can't be written with CloneCD.

On the internet the most common images you can download are .ISO, .BIN (often a .CUE is included) and .IMG.

Finally we have programs such as IsoBuster which can unpack all mentioned image files to your harddisk so you can burn them as separate files...

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G@M3FR3@K Senior Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Utrèg, The Netherlands Posts: 8,777	It depends... An image can be made with a lot of programs. Which one is best depends on what kind of disc you're making an image of. For instance if you want to make an image of a copy-protected disc you should go for CloneCD but then again, BlindSuite can also do it. And then there's CDRWin that can also make an image of a copy-protected disc. And besides that we have the unprotected discs... Nero/CDRWin/CloneCD/you name it can make an image of these discs and they're all quite easy to use. Here's an overview of burnprograms and images they make: - .DAO (Duplicator), .TAO (Duplicator), .ISO (Nero, BlindRead, Creator), .BIN (CDRWin), .IMG (CloneCD), .CIF (Creator), .FCD (Uncompressed), .NRG (Nero), .GCD (Prassi), .P01 ( Toast), .C2D (WinOnCD), .CUE (CDRWin), .CIF (DiscJuggler). Just to name a few... Each image format must generally be copied with the appropriate program. For instance a .BIN image can't be written with CloneCD. On the internet the most common images you can download are .ISO, .BIN (often a .CUE is included) and .IMG. Finally we have programs such as IsoBuster which can unpack all mentioned image files to your harddisk so you can burn them as separate files... __________________ CDFreaks.com* - Independent CD and DVD recording news around the clock! I do not provide support via PM or e-mail, use our Forum instead. Need some help? Please use our search function first. When asking for help, please detail your problem! Become a member of this forum, it's free! Register here!