ImgTool Classic 0.90 Build 6 available

[CouJo]

ImgTool Classic 0.90 Build 6 available in the download section of coujo.de.

Whats new?

improved mkisofs error handling
Volume ID limited to 32 characters
Img-file can be splitted into 1GB parts (FAT32!)
newest mkisofs onboard


Download it [here (http://www.coujo.de/ib/index.php?act=html_include&incl_name=download)]

Greets, CouJo!

[mrbass]

thanks coujo. I'm really gonna look into this as an option to automate burning .iso with dvddecrypter. I think that last time I tried it was 20 mins to build an .iso from video files.

[int 21h]

How would you automate burning?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Maybe ImgTools can be used via cli, then you can use cli to burn the image in DVD Decrypter. Could save you 3 or 4 mouse clicks ;)

[mrbass]

it's not the 3 or 4 mouse clicks..it's the user time..that's all. Nyplayer wrote Autoshrink (another version) that supported it but I said it took too long. However, now with deep analysis and it takes 45 mins anyway ..what the hell ..only 20 more mins tacked on. But I prefer dvddecrypter as a burning tool anyday over all others. DVDDecrypter one dvd burning to rule 'em all.

edit:...oh yes coujo...if at all possible CLI for this one too would be awesome.

[int 21h]

Are you using two harddrives, one for source, one for destination? When I make an image it only takes like 5 minutes... the Deep Analysis takes like 25-30 minutes.

[mrbass]

well...it's at work 5400rpm pos drive...it took 22mins. I'll try it at home with 8MBcache 7200rpm. But this reminds me of "In my tests pdi2iso takes 4 mins and PDITool takes 22mins."
I think it's the way the I/O is handle with the buffering. I think mkisofs has to be changed ..doubt that's gonna happen though.

[CouJo]

Why CLI support for ImgTool Classic? ImgTool Classic is based on mkisofs which IS the Command Line Tool. The only thing you need is to use my slightly changed version of mkisofs and type following:


mkisofs.exe -dvd-video -V "Volume ID" -o "output file" "source_dir"


Be sure to use "my" version of mkisofs. The original from Jörg Schilling's CDRTools suite makes trouble in the Cygwin environment on NTFS partitions (read access rights).

Greets, CouJo!

[Yannis]

Excellent CouJo!!!

I never trusted Nero (or even its API!) for burning... always too many problems...

The new ImgTool is easier than ImgTool 0.89 or Maestro to get the ISO. And burning the ISO with decrypter has never failed me, so it is my no.1 choice.

One question though:
Is the ifo/vob/bup order (or anything else related to the dvd specs) different in the 0.90 image from, say, 0.89 or Maestro? I went to cdrecord site, but could not find any such details.

Thank you very much

[int 21h]

@echo off
if [%1]==[] goto error
if [%2]==[] goto error
mkisofs.exe -dvd-video -V "%2" -o "%2.iso" "%1"
DVDDecrypter.exe /MODE ISOWRITE /SOURCE %2.iso /start /close
goto done
:error
echo ...............................
echo Usage:
echo write x:\path\source Movie_Name
echo ...............................
:done


Here's a batch file crutch (thanks to Cuojo and L_UK) until we can drag files into DVDDecrypter ;) Make sure you put this batch file in your DVDDecrypter directory, or fill in the path to it, same with mkisofs.

[CouJo]

Originally posted by Yannis
...
One question though:
Is the ifo/vob/bup order (or anything else related to the dvd specs) different in the 0.90 image from, say, 0.89 or Maestro? I went to cdrecord site, but could not find any such details.

Thank you very much

There is a difference to DVD ImgTool 0.89. This old version generates the wrong directory order so in the image the VIDEO_TS folder comes before the AUDIO_TS folder (sector based) and this is simply wrong. mkisofs and therefor also ImgTool Classic does this right.

Greets, CouJo!

[JediSthlm]

Just wondering when DVD Decrypter are going to be able to burn ISO's from CLI? Is the new version on the way?

Thanx,

[int 21h]

AFAIK, it already can.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Nope, I never added the code to actually start the burn automatically - I thought it could be dangerous!

[int 21h]

Boo! :p

[JediSthlm]

ooh :( So sad, I was waiting for you to add the feature. Right now I have a homemade script that does alot of stuff(imdb,iso,rar,sfv,ftp etc). I was waiting for DVD Decrypter to add burning so I could automate the whole process. Please add this, I would love you for it :)

JediSthlm

[CouJo]

...if I read this thread I'm a little bit Offtopic with these news now... but however:

What's new?

generates list file if file splitting was enabled
delete temporary log file on program exit
fixed program location / start path bug ("Unknown Error")

Download it [ here (http://www.coujo.de/ib/index.php?act=html_include&incl_name=download) ].

Actually I've planned to release this software when the new DVD Decrypter is released but due to the path bug the release date is now...

Greets, CouJo!

[AtaqueEG]

How do you burn the split files back together with DVDDecrypter?

[CouJo]

As I wrote above, this feature was planned for the upcoming DVDDecrypter but nevertheless there is a way to burn the splitted image also with the actual one:

generate the splitted image using ImgTool Classic
start DVDDecrypter
go to "Tools" ==> "Create DVD MDS File"
press the "Add" button
set the filter to "All Files (*.*)"
mark all generated files (iso_00 ... iso_0X)
press the ok button
press the ok button
choose the name for the MDS file
you'll get the following message: "Successfully created DVD MDS file"
open this MDS file to burn and you are done


In the upcoming DVDDecrypter you can open the ImgTool created "lst" file as image.

Greets, CouJo!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yeah sorry for the delay, I've not had much time to spend on it recently. Hoping to have it ready in a couple of days.

[mrbass]

Thanks for the collaboration of Lightning UK! and Coujo it'll be easily automated for many transcoding apps as far as eliminating potential problems with all the various versions of burning apps out there. DVDDecrypter is definitely reliable and has never failed me burning an .iso image.