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| - | <span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;">Please dump all tracks at least twice (if possible, using different drives) to be sure that they are correct!
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| - | ==Introduction==
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| - | This guide will explain how to preserve DVD-based games in the best possible way. It is a general purpose guide meant for all systems that use DVD media (consoles or computers) and for most DVD variants (data DVDs and DVD-Video). Also the discs must be unprotected and must not have any kind of abnormalities (eg. garbage data). Please refer to more specific guides on how to dump protected and non-standard DVDs.
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| - | '''Software needed'''
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| - | * [http://www.isobuster.com/ IsoBuster]
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| - | * [http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html CloneCD]
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| - | == Determining disc type ==
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| - | '''1. Determining disc type'''
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| - | * Insert the DVD in the drive and launch IsoBuster.
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| - | * If the disc is larger than 4,700,000,000 bytes exit and use CloneCD instead.
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| - | * If this is a PC DVD note the filesystems in case the disc is PC/MAC hybrid.
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| - | * If the disc a either a PC DVD or DVD-Video scan for protections.
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| - | '''2. Dumping Single Layer discs'''
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| - | Insert the disc into the drive and launch IsoBuster. If you have multiple drives with discs inserted, make sure you have select the right one from the list. Right click on '''Track 01''', select '''Extract Track 01''' → '''Extract User Data (*.tao, *.iso, *.wav)''' menu item, then choose folder for extraction and press '''OK'''.
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| - | The copying process may take several minutes. If you get "Unreadable sector" errors during it, press '''Retry''' button. If the error appears again, try to clean your disc from dust or scratches and try again. If the errors persist your disc is unsuitable for preservation.
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| - | After the disc has been copied, launch HashCalc, check '''MD5''', '''SHA1''', '''CRC32''' and uncheck others. Select '''File''' option from the '''Data format''' list, then press button next to the '''Data''' field, select dumped image and press '''Calculate'''. The calculation process may take up to several minutes. These checksums should be posted along with other info.
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| - | Dump your disc again and compare old dump checksums with the new ones. If checksums are the same, your disc has been dumped properly.
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| - | '''3. Dumping Double Layer discs'''
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| - | If the DVD is Double Layer dump it using CloneCD. When you select the DVD information will show in the right column about the disc. In the bottom it will show the '''Layerbreak''' sector. Note that number as it is needed. Continue dumping the disc and when finished you will end up with an .ISO and a .DVD file. The latter contains the Layerbreak sector and it is recomended to keep it. It is required in case you want to burn to a DL DVD. Always use DL DVD+R.
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| - | It is safe to use CloneCD for Single Layer discs too. Please don't be confused with CloneDVD and never use it.
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| - | '''4. Mandatory information'''
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| - | * '''Game title''': most obvious, is located everywhere. Please include subtitle.
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| - | * '''Disc ID''': it is located on disc and commonly is in the form of "'''XXXX-YYYYY'''" (where X is a letter and Y is a number), also it may have some additional characters appended. Examples: SLUS-21359, SCES-51578#2.
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| - | * '''Disc title''': some games stored on multiple discs may have discs with titles. Examples: [http://redump.org/disc/15041/ Armored Core: Nexus (Disc 1) (Evolution)] and [http://redump.org/disc/15042/ (Disc 2) (Revolution)].
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| - | * '''EXE date''': EXE is usually named like disc ID in the form of "'''XXXX_YYY.YY'''" (where X is a letter and Y is a number). If you are not sure, check EXE name in the file '''SYSTEM.CNF'''. EXE date should be looked in IsoBuster in '''Modified''' column.
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| - | * '''Game languages''': just start the game on the console and look for "Language" menu in options
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| - | * '''Disc version''': Go to the root directory of the disc and open '''SYSTEM.CNF''' file in the text editor. Disc version is located in the row which starts with "VER", for example, "VER = 1.00".
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| - | * '''Image size''': look for it in any file manager (but not in IsoBuster).
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| - | * '''Edition''': some games were rereleased in different packages, for example, '''Platinum'''/'''Greatest Hits'''/'''PlayStation 2 the Best''' series. If game was released in original package, post edition as "Original".
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| - | * '''Layerbreak''' sector:
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| - | [[Category:Dumping Guides]]
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