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In the terms of the MMC standard all tracks written by the same run constitute
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a \fBsession\fP.
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CDs can be kept appendable so that further tracks can
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Some media types can be kept appendable so that further tracks can
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be written to them in subsequent runs of cdrskin (see option -multi).
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Info about the addresses of burned tracks is kept in a table of
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content (TOC) on media and can be retrieved via cdrskin option -toc.
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@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ These informations are also used by the operating systems' CD-ROM read drivers.
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In general there are two types of tracks: data and audio. They differ in
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sector size, throughput and readability via the systems' CD-ROM drivers
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resp. by music CD players.
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resp. by music CD players. With DVD there is only type data.
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If not explicitely option -audio is given, then any track is burned as type
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data, unless the track source is a file with suffix ".wav" or ".au" and has a
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make it completely unreadable. It is no effective privacy precaution.
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Multiple cycles of blanking and overwriting with random numbers might be.
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.B Overwriteable DVD Media:
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Currently only types DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM can be overwritten via cdrskin.
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DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media get treated as blank media regardless wether they
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hold data or not. They need no special initial formatting.
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Options -audio and -multi are not allowed. Only one track is allowed.
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-toc does not return information about the media content.
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Speed is counted in DVD units (i.e. 1x = 1,385,000 bytes/second). Currently
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there is no difference between -sao and -tao. If ever, then -tao will be the
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mode which preserves the current behavior.
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DVD-RW are sold in state "Sequential Recording". To become suitable for the
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Overwriteable DVD recoding model they need to get formatted to state
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"Restricted Overwrite". Then they behave much like DVD+RW. This formatting
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can be done by option
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.B blank=format_overwrite
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Several programs like dvd+rw-format, cdrecord, wodim, or cdrskin option
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blank=deformat_sequential can bring a DVD-RW out of overwriteable state so
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that it has to be formatted again. If in doubt, just give it a try.
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.PP
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.B Sequentially Recordable DVD Media:
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.B blank=deformat_sequential .
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Incremental Streaming is the default write mode if it is offered by the media.
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It resembles much TAO writing with CD, as it allows track sources of
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unpredicted length and to keep media appendable by option
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It may be selected explicitely by option -tao as it resembles much TAO writing
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with CD by allowing track sources of unpredicted length and to keep media
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appendable by option
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.B -multi .
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Only restriction towards CD-RW is the lack of support for -audio tracks.
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Multiple tracks per session are permissible. A reasonable use case for
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this has still to be found, though.
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Multiple tracks per session are permissible.
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(The other write mode, DAO, is not implemented yet. It will allow no -multi and
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only a single track.)
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only a single track. It will be selected explicitely by option -sao or by
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default if no Incremental writing is available.)
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.B Overwriteable DVD Media:
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Currently only types DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM can be overwritten via cdrskin.
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DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media get treated as blank media regardless wether they
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hold data or not. They need no special initial formatting.
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Options -audio and -multi are not allowed. Only one track is allowed.
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-toc does not return information about the media content.
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Currently there is no difference between -sao and -tao. If ever, then -tao
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will be the mode which preserves the current behavior.
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DVD-RW are sold in state "Sequential Recording". To become suitable for the
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Overwriteable DVD recording model they need to get formatted to state
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"Restricted Overwrite". Then they behave much like DVD+RW. This formatting
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can be done by option
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.B blank=format_overwrite .
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Several programs like dvd+rw-format, cdrecord, wodim, or cdrskin option
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blank=deformat_sequential can bring a DVD-RW out of overwriteable state so
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that it has to be formatted again. If in doubt, just give it a try.
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.B Drive preparation and addressing:
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Exits with non-zero value if the drive cannot be found and opened.
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.BI \-dao
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Alias for option -sao. Write disk in Session at Once mode.
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Alias for option -sao. Write disc in Session at Once mode.
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.TP
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.BI \-data
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Subsequent tracks are data tracks. This option is default and only needed
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in a particular write mode. Blanking is prevented reliably, though.
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.TP
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.BI \-eject
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Eject the disk after work is done.
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Eject the disc after work is done.
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.BI \-force
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Assume that the user knows better in situations when cdrskin or libburn are
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the most recent session was not written with option -multi.
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.TP
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.BI \-multi
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This option keeps the CD appendable after the current session has been written.
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Without it the disk gets closed and may not be written any more - unless it
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is a CD-RW and gets blanked which causes loss of its content.
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This option keeps the CD or DVD-R[W] appendable after the current session has
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been written.
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Without it the disc gets closed and may not be written any more - unless it
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is a -RW and gets blanked which causes loss of its content.
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The following sessions can only be written in -tao mode.
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again before the next track argument. About size specifiers, see option fs=.
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.TP
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.BI \-raw96r
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Write disk in RAW/RAW96R mode. This mode allows to put more payload bytes
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Write CD in RAW/RAW96R mode. This mode allows to put more payload bytes
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into a CD sector but obviously at the cost of error correction. It can only
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be used for tracks of fixely predicted size. Some drives allow this mode but
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then behave strange or even go bad for the next few attempts to burn a CD.
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One should use it only if inavoidable.
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.BI \-sao
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Write disk in Session At Once mode. This mode is able to put several audio
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Write disc in Session At Once mode. This mode is able to put several audio
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tracks on CD without producing audible gaps between them. It can only
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be used for tracks of fixely predicted size. This implies that track arguments
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which depict stdin or named pipes need to be preceeded by option tsize= or
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@ -423,7 +424,8 @@ Bus,Target,Lun Number) 'Vendor' 'Mode' 'Revision'
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.BI speed= number
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Set speed of drive. With data CD, 1x speed corresponds to a throughput of
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150 kB/s. It is not an error to set a speed higher than is suitable for drive
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150,000 bytes/second. With DVD, 1x = 1,385,000 bytes/second.
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It is not an error to set a speed higher than is suitable for drive
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and media. One should stay within a realistic speed range, though.
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.TP
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.BI \-swab
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@ -435,13 +437,13 @@ Less guesswork is needed if track sources are in format MS-WAVE in a file with
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suffix ".wav".
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.BI \-tao
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Write disk in Track At Once (TAO) mode. This mode can be used with track
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Write disc in Track At Once (TAO) mode. This mode can be used with track
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sources of unpredictable size, like standard input or named pipes. It is
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also the only mode that can be used for writing to appendable CD which
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already hold data.
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also the only mode that can be used for writing to appendable CD or DVD-R[W]
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which already hold data.
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.BI \-toc
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Print the table of content (TOC) which describes the tracks recorded on CD.
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Print the table of content (TOC) which describes the tracks recorded on disc.
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The output contains all info from option -atip plus lines which begin with
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"track:", the track number, the word "lba:" and a number which gives the
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start address of the track. Addresses are counted in CD sectors which with
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