Aaru.Documentation/5.3/Comparison.md

In this page you can find a comparison between Aaru and other dump image managers or creators.

You can see a Comparison#comparison of optical discs image managers, a Comparison#comparison of floppy disk image managers, a Comparison#comparison of hard disk image managers and a Comparison#comparison of digital tape image managers.

==Comparison of optical discs image managers== {| ! ! Aaru ! DiscImageCreator ! CDRWin ! CloneCD ! Alcohol 120% ! IsoBuster

! WinImage
Opensource
Yes
[https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator Yes]
No
No
No
No
No
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Supported platforms
Windows, Linux, macOSmacOS does not yet support dumping media, only managing existing images
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
-
Supported formats
[https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru/blob/master/README.md#supported-disk-image-formats-read-and-write 12]
3CDRWin, CloneCD and raw
1CDRWin
1CloneCD
1Alcohol 120%
17Alcohol 120%, BlindWrite 5, BlindWrite 6, CD-i OptImage, CDRWin, CloneCD, DiscJuggler, Easy CD Creator, IsoBuster, Nero, NTI, PlexTools, Prassi PrimoCD, Prassi PrimoDVD, raw, Virtual CD and WinOnCD
1Raw
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Can dump Audio CD
YesIt can lose a few seconds from start of audio on some discs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
-
Can dump Mode 0 tracks
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
-
Can dump Mode 1 tracks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Can dump Mode 2 tracks
YesIt can lose a few seconds from start of audio on some discs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Can dump multisession discs
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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Can dump discs with errors
YesDepending on the drive it can recover data from sectors with errors
YesWrites fake data in the place of sectors with errors
NoIgnores errors or stops on error
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
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Reads subchannel
Yes
Yes
NoOnly if it detects the disc is
a CD+G
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
-
Reads lead-in postgap
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
-
Supports illegal TOCs
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
-
Supports error based copy protections
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
-
Supports twin sectors based copy protections
Not yetPending format support
No
No
No
No
No
No
-
Supports position based copy protections
Not yet
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
-
Supports dumping DDCD
Yes
NoNone of its supported formats support the DDCD media
No
No
No
No
No
-
Supports dumping GD
Not yetFeature will be added in next release
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
-
Supports dumping GameCube/Wii
Not yet
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
-
Supports dumping DVDDoes not include encrypted video mediaIncludes PlayStation DVD
Yes
PartialCustomized PFI information, like PSN of start LBA in DVD-RAM will be lost
No
No
Partial
Partial
Partial
-
Supports dumping HD DVD
Yes
PartialCustomized PFI information, like PSN of start LBA in HD DVD-RAM will be lost
No
No
Partial
Partial
Partial
-
Supports dumping Blu-rayIncludes PlayStation Blu-ray
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Supports dumping Xbox Game discs
YesXGD2 are untestedXGD3 are not supported
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
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