ImgBurn creates ISO images with CUE files ?

[feniks]

Hello,

 

I'm quite new user of ImgBurn, but have to say I'm amazed by this project and went ahead and uninstalled my old buggy Nero from computer recently

Now trying to use only ImgBurn which I like very much for burning CD/DVD, making copies ... and making images of CD/DVD that I want to digitally archive.

 

Now, I love ISO format of CD/DVD images, it is only one file, and usually can be burn by any burning software. However to my greatest surpise ImgBurn creates ISO image (tested on audio CDs) accompanied ... by a CUE file (!?) .. so it's like it was really a BIN image with necessary CUE file, because that "ISO" cannot be burned directly by any burning software, it still needs a CUE file.

 

Can someone explain what I am doing wrong (using ImgBurn 2.4.4.0 on Vista/Win7 x64) that I get ISO+CUE instead of just ISO ?

thanks.

 

UPDATE:

I made a test and resultant ISO+CUE are true BIN+CUE format and have nothing to do with ISO (besides naming).

just renamed imagetest.iso to imagetest.bin and edited imagetest.cue to point to new binary name and file was properly recognized as BIN+CUE format...

 

is creating true ISO images broken ?

Edited June 16, 2009 by feniks

[eSkRo]

im trying to understand your problem if any lol

 

well here, if ImgBurn creates a ISO+CUE thats cuz its the way its supposed to be...

 

depending on what your READING, ImgBurn decides how it outputs it...

 

So if ImgBurn made a ISO+CUE, then thats cuz its the way its supposed to be for that CD/DVD your READING...

[mmalves]

ISO images can only contain Mode1/2048 data: it's a limitation of this format. For everything else BIN/CUE must be used, and that's why ImgBurn is using it. Even if you force it to save with ISO extension, the contents will still be in BIN format.

[eSkRo]

So like i said, trust ImgBurn!!!

 

If it made a ISO+CUE, then thats cuz its the way its supposed to be!!!

 

If Jesus would have to use a burning app, which one would he use?

 

ok sorry lol

 

im going nutz

 

Edited June 16, 2009 by eSkRo

[feniks]

haha LOL, OK guys thanks for info. so basically Audio CD cannot be ripped to ISO format because it's not a Mode 1, correct? that's why ImgBurn uses BIN+CUE even when i tell it to save ISO. i understand now, thanks!

 

I didn't test ImgBurn for saving ISO format of data CD, that's why I thought the feature was broken. wasn't aware of the ISO format limitation.

Edited June 16, 2009 by feniks

[mmalves]

so basically Audio CD cannot be ripped to ISO format because it's not a Mode 1, correct?

Yup