DiscImageCreator

DiscImageCreator

Homepage: GitHub

Developer: Sarami

DiscImageCreator is a mainly optical-disc focused dumping program created specifically for Redump. There is some support for non-optical formats, but those are simplistic, at best. Written in C/C++, it is technically cross-platform since there is a native Linux build, but it mainly targets Windows platforms down to Windows XP. For CDs, a specific set of drives are required due to the requirements from Redump. Please see Optical Disc Drive Compatibility for more details. Development is semi-open, usually with the use of internal test versions before public commits.

By default, DiscImageCreator rips media to one of a couple of formats. CD-based media will be ripped to a split BIN/CUE format, such that every track has its own file. DVD-based and BD-based media will be ripped to a standard ISO format. All other media are dumped to block-based BIN files. Also by default, media rips will include a large array of additional files representing various pieces of information about the image, the dumping process, and the original hardware. The one downside is that this data is spread across so many files that it can sometimes be difficult to find the file that contains the information you are after.

For the purposes of Redump, DiscImageCreator is the defacto standard for dumping optical media. Its outputs are considered to be what other programs should try to output. However, there are some debates as to whether its outputs are accurate for some types of copy protection or odd formats. All media information required for submission is included in the output files.