Cdrdao

{{Short description|Software application for authoring and ripping CD-ROMs}} {{Lowercase title}} {{infobox software | name = cdrdao | logo = | screenshot = cdrdao.png | caption = cdrdao reading a CD | developer = Andreas Müller, Jonas Munsin, Manuel Clos, Denis Leroy | operating system = Windows, Linux, macOS, Unix-like | programming language = C++ | released = | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|P348}} | latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}} | language = English | genre = Disc imaging | license = GPL 2.0 Or Later | website = {{URL|cdrdao.sourceforge.net}} }} '''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Multitool Linux: practical uses for open source software |date=2002 |publisher=Addison-Wesley |isbn=978-0-201-73420-1 |editor-last=Schwarz |editor-first=Michael |location=Boston, Mass.}}</ref> It is licensed under GPL-2.0 or Later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2011 |title=Cdrdao - Free Software Directory |url=https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Cdrdao |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Free Software Foundation}}</ref> The application is available for several operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS, and was reported to work on other operating Unix-based operating systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mueller |first1=Andreas |last2=Munsin |first2=Jonas |last3=Clos |first3=Manuel |last4=Leroy |first4=Denis |date=3 February 2023 |title=Cdrdao Homepage |url=https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Cdrdao}}</ref>

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 K3b and Brasero, which was the default CD application for the GNOME desktop until around 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Paul |date=20 March 2009 |title=Hands-on: GNOME 2.26 brings incremental improvements |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/03/hands-on-gnome-226-brings-incremental-improvement/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallen |first=Jack |date=29 November 2009 |title=Simple Linux disk burning with Brasero |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/29/simple-linux-disk-burning-with-brasero/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=ghacks.net}}</ref>

==Features== alt=Brasero application|thumb|260x260px|Brasero, a GUI frontend for cdrdao cdrdao is capable of reading and writing audio, data, and mixed audio/data discs.<ref name=":0" /> It records audio or data CD-Rs in disk-at-once<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Rankin |first=Kyle |title=Linux multimedia hacks: tips & tools for taming images, audio, and video |date=2006 |publisher=O'Reilly |isbn=978-0-596-10076-6 |edition=First |location=Beijing}}</ref> 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. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ensom |first=Tom |date=January 2021 |title=Disk Imaging Guide |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/documents/3/sbapp_disk_imaging_guide_01_00.pdf |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Time-based Media Conservation, Tate}}</ref> Using the TOC file, audio files can be burned to a disc in WAV format.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Nguyen |first=Binh |title=Linux Dictionary |date=26 July 2015 |publisher=Fultus Corporation |pages=378 |language=en}}</ref> cdrdao can copy discs, blank discs, create disc image files, and check CDDB information.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=Linux in a nutshell: a desktop quick reference |date=2009 |publisher=O'Reilly |isbn=978-0-596-15448-6 |editor-last=Siever |editor-first=Ellen |edition=Sixth |location=Beijing Köln}}</ref>

A key feature of cdrdao is its full control over the layout of the disc and its tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=St. Pierre |first=Preston |date=18 November 2004 |title=Linux CD/DVD Recording |url=https://www.linux.com/news/linux-cddvd-recording/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Linux.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3" />

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==External links== *{{Official website|https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net}}

{{Optical disc image software}}

Category:Free optical disc authoring software Category:Free software programmed in C++ Category:Console CD ripping software Category:Linux CD ripping software Category:Software using the GNU General Public License

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