cdrdao explained

cdrdao
Developer:Andreas Muller, Jonas Munsin, Manuel Clos, Denis Leroy
Operating System:Windows, Linux, macOS, Unix-like
Programming Language:C++
Language:English
Genre:Disc imaging
License:GPL 2.0 Or Later

cdrdao (CD recorder disc-at-once) is a free and open source utility software application for authoring and ripping of audio and data CD-ROMs.[1] It is licensed under GPL-2.0 or Later.[2] The application is available for several operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS, and has been reported to work on other operating Unix-based operating systems.[3]

cdrdao runs from command line and has no graphical user interface. Several programs for authoring and writing CDs depend on cdrdao and provide a GUI, such as Brasero, K3b. cdrdao powers Brasero, the default CD application for the GNOME desktop until around 2013.[4] [5]

Features

Cdrdao is capable of reading and writing audio, data, and mixed audio/data discs. It records audio or data CD-Rs in disk-at-once[6] mode based on a textual description of the CD contents, known as a TOC (table of contents) file that can be created and customized inside a text editor. When reading CDs, cdrdao creates a binary dump of the data inside a BIN file and uses the TOC file to index it. The TOC file can be converted to a CUE file using the included toc2cue command. [7] Using the TOC file, audio files can be burned to a disc in WAV format.[8] cdrdao can copy discs, blank discs, create disc image files, and check CDDB information.[9]

A key feature of cdrdao is its full control over the layout of the disc and its tracks.[10] This gives it the ability to create non-standard gaps between audio tracks that are different than two seconds in length and contain non-zero audio data. It can also create hidden tracks and intro tracks.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 12 April 2011 . Cdrdao - Free Software Directory . 1 January 2024 . Free Software Foundation.
  3. Web site: Mueller . Andreas . Munsin . Jonas . Clos . Manuel . Leroy . Denis . 3 February 2023 . Cdrdao Homepage . 1 January 2024 . Cdrdao.
  4. Web site: Ryan . Paul . 20 March 2009 . Hands-on: GNOME 2.26 brings incremental improvements . 1 January 2024 . Ars Technica.
  5. Web site: Wallen . Jack . 29 November 2009 . Simple Linux disk burning with Brasero . 1 January 2024 . ghacks.net.
  6. Book: Rankin, Kyle . Linux multimedia hacks: tips & tools for taming images, audio, and video . 2006 . O'Reilly . 978-0-596-10076-6 . First . Beijing.
  7. Web site: Ensom . Tom . January 2021 . Disk Imaging Guide . 1 January 2024 . Time-based Media Conservation, Tate.
  8. Book: Nguyen, Binh . Linux Dictionary . 26 July 2015 . Fultus Corporation . 2015 . 378 . en.
  9. Book: Linux in a nutshell: a desktop quick reference . 2009 . O'Reilly . 978-0-596-15448-6 . Siever . Ellen . Sixth . Beijing Köln.
  10. Web site: St. Pierre . Preston . 18 November 2004 . Linux CD/DVD Recording . 1 January 2024 . Linux.com.