Preserving CD ROM Games

Joe Maroni · 10 January 2015, 18:45

I wonder if it is possible to preserve CDROMs and use them as ipf files. I know that optical media is not that sensible like magnetic ones, but the goal of SPS is to preserve software for the future from all media AFAIK.
So could you guys tell me if it is possible and how could we contributors make dumps of the CDs?
Are you interested in something like this and i wonder how this could be used for later projects...e.g. how to use an CD ipf image in Winuae.

Minuous · 10 January 2015, 20:19

What is wrong with using ISO files?

BarryB · 11 January 2015, 20:49

Don't think ISO caters for copy protections! There were/are many CD/DVD protections used especially for games, a list of some can be found HERE

Thalion · 12 January 2015, 00:07

There are already programs that do preserve various copy protections found on CDs so i would say it would be double work to write a new one.

Retro-Nerd · 12 January 2015, 00:15

Old Amiga CD games don't have any special copy protection. ISO+WAV (done with EAC) is good enough.

MrX_Cuci · 24 January 2015, 00:03

Please contribute to http://redump.org A lot of Amiga stuff still needs to be verified, but we are getting there.

haynor666 · 17 May 2016, 11:19

There is also trurip but I don't know if this project is still active- http://www.trurip.org/

Recently new project came up - http://rawdump.net/

10 January 2015, 18:45	#1
Joe Maroni Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 1,303	Preserving CD ROM Games I wonder if it is possible to preserve CDROMs and use them as ipf files. I know that optical media is not that sensible like magnetic ones, but the goal of SPS is to preserve software for the future from all media AFAIK. So could you guys tell me if it is possible and how could we contributors make dumps of the CDs? Are you interested in something like this and i wonder how this could be used for later projects...e.g. how to use an CD ipf image in Winuae.

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10 January 2015, 20:19	#2
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,630	What is wrong with using ISO files?

11 January 2015, 20:49	#3
BarryB Amigaholic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,676	Don't think ISO caters for copy protections! There were/are many CD/DVD protections used especially for games, a list of some can be found HERE

12 January 2015, 00:07	#4
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 679	There are already programs that do preserve various copy protections found on CDs so i would say it would be double work to write a new one.

12 January 2015, 00:15	#5
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Old Amiga CD games don't have any special copy protection. ISO+WAV (done with EAC) is good enough.

24 January 2015, 00:03	#6
MrX_Cuci Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 199	Please contribute to http://redump.org A lot of Amiga stuff still needs to be verified, but we are getting there.

17 May 2016, 11:19	#7
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	There is also trurip but I don't know if this project is still active- http://www.trurip.org/ Recently new project came up - http://rawdump.net/

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