Support Kodak PMF images #377

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opened 2026-01-29 15:17:21 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @TheRogueArchivist on GitHub (Mar 19, 2020).

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  • Are you running the latest version?
  • Can you reproduce the problem in the debug version?

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Add support for reading Kodak PMF (premastered file) images, which seem to mostly have been used for Photo CDs, but can be used for non Photo CD disc images as well. The image itself is stored in the PMF file (which can hold multiple tracks) and uses a PMF.FF file that seems to act as a descriptor file, saying where tracks begin and end and provides metadata about the application used to create the image. I saved the pictures, project files, image files, and even the applications used to create them here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlixznMyuQiL_D57OLIDIPeX7a99yHqx. I used ImageMagick to convert images to PCD, ScriptMaker to create the SCP project files, CD Builder to create the PMF image, and PMF2TRK to convert the image to a burnable format. I did this process for a Photo CD Portfolio (the only Photo CD seemingly supported by the software), and for Mode 1 and 2 "unrestricted" discs, with the test.txt file and "Hello World!" folder in the folder with the Mode 2 files being what I used to create the unrestricted images, and the PCD files being what I used for the Photo CD.

Originally created by @TheRogueArchivist on GitHub (Mar 19, 2020). ### Prerequisites * [X] Are you running the latest version? * [X] Can you reproduce the problem in the debug version? ### Description Add support for reading Kodak PMF (premastered file) images, which seem to mostly have been used for Photo CDs, but can be used for non Photo CD disc images as well. The image itself is stored in the PMF file (which can hold multiple tracks) and uses a PMF.FF file that seems to act as a descriptor file, saying where tracks begin and end and provides metadata about the application used to create the image. I saved the pictures, project files, image files, and even the applications used to create them here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlixznMyuQiL_D57OLIDIPeX7a99yHqx. I used ImageMagick to convert images to PCD, ScriptMaker to create the SCP project files, CD Builder to create the PMF image, and PMF2TRK to convert the image to a burnable format. I did this process for a Photo CD Portfolio (the only Photo CD seemingly supported by the software), and for Mode 1 and 2 "unrestricted" discs, with the test.txt file and "Hello World!" folder in the folder with the Mode 2 files being what I used to create the unrestricted images, and the PCD files being what I used for the Photo CD.
claunia added the help wanteddump image format labels 2026-01-29 15:17:22 +00:00
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Reference: aaru-dps/Aaru-aaru-dps#377