Useful Links

Tools of the Trade

Disc Imaging and Dumping Software

Main Dumping Tool

• DiscImageCreator

Other Dumping Tools

• CD Manipulator 2.70 (unofficial fix)
• CD Manipulator 2.70 (original)
• CloneCD
• CloneCD 5.3.1.7 beta
• IsoBuster
• DDump 1.10
• CDTools
• Alcohol 52%/120%
• BlindWrite
• UltraISO
• CD2IMG
• DVD Decrypter
• ImgBurn

Audio Dumping Tools

• PerfectRip
• Exact Audio Copy

Disc Emulation Software

• Daemon Tools 3.47 (free, win98/win2k/winxp) / Daemon Tools 4.xx (payware, Vista/Windows 7)

Alcohol 120% also has good disc emulation software, see above in Imaging and Dumping Tools.

ASPI and SPTD Layers

• Adaptec ASPI 4.60 / Adaptec ASPI 4.71.2
• SPTD 1.69 (32 bit) / SPTD 1.69 (64 bit)
• Frog Aspi

Misc. Tools

• Resize (.com)
• FPCopy64 (resize for 64 bit)
• Various tools by Truman
• Various tools by Themabus
• Audio Trap Disc
• px_d8
• px_d8 1.01A
• Descramble CDDA
• ECM
• ECM 1.0h (stdin version)
• ImageDiff
• QuickPAR

Image Editing and Manipulation Tools

• Subcode Editor
• Subcode Analyzer
• CDMage
• ReMove

Hex Editors

• WinHex
• Hex Workshop
• HxD (buggy, not recommended)
• Hex Editor Neo (free)
• Hex Editor Neo (pay)

Hash Calculation Tools / ROM Managers

• HashCalc
• RomCenter
• Romulus
• clrmamepro

System Specific Tools

PC Specific

• ProtectionID (Protection Checking)
• A-Ray Scanner (Protection Checking)
• BurnOut 1.02 (Protection Checking)

Playstation Specific

• psxt001z
• sbi2sub

XBOX 1 / 360 Specific

• Xbox Backup Creator 2.9.0.425
• ss_sector_range_1.0d-alpha
• FreeCell 0.2-RC1
• abgx360 v1.0.6
• XBOX Trap Disc
• XBOX360 Trap Disc

Gamecube Specific

• GC Tool
• DolMD5

Wii Specific

• FriiDump
• RawDump
• Wii ISO Tools

Dreamcast Specific

• DCTools
• Dreamcube Trap Disc (audio)

PSP Specific

• PSPFiler
• SFO Info

Multiplatform Tools by claunia

• edccchk
• edccchk v1.26 (latest version, compiled)
• SFOParser
• DVDtoIMG

Naming Convention

• No-Intro Naming Convention: Download
• Capitalization standard: MusicBrainz

Affiliates

• No-Intro