gHacks technology news » bin http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 How to burn Bin images without cue file http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/06/burn-bin-images-without-cue/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/06/burn-bin-images-without-cue/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 08:52:13 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4019 I’m not exactly sure why someone would want to convert bin images to iso format unless the cue file of the bin image is missing. Both formats, that is the iso and bin/cue format, are disk images that can be burned with virtually any CD or DVD burner and burning software. I’m still using the Nero 7 version that was supplied with my DVD burner and it can process both.

The problem with bin formats is that they rely on cue files that tell the burning software how to burn the CD or DVD image to disc. If the cue file is missing the applications cannot find those information and refuse to burn the disc image.

WinBin2Iso is a tiny 43 Kilobyte application that can convert bin images without cue file to iso images which can be burned normally. Another option is Bin2Iso which has a size of only 12 Kilobyte and provides the same functionality.

Both applications convert the bin file to an iso file quickly. It usually does not take longer than a few minute to convert a full DVD image from bin to iso.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/06/burn-bin-images-without-cue/feed/ 3 Bin, Cue, Img and Iso files explained http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/23/bin-cue-img-and-iso-files-explained/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/23/bin-cue-img-and-iso-files-explained/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:38:35 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/23/bin-cue-img-and-iso-files-explained/ Bin and Cue, Img and Iso files are CD and DVD formats that store all the information of the CD or DVD. Users come across them on many occasions such as Linux distributions, Open Source software distributed on CDs and of course when downloading files from P2P networks, FTP, IRC or the Usenet.

All formats can be burned to CDs or DVDs depending on their size using a DVD burning software like Nero for instance. Another method favorited by many is to mount those images as a virtual drive. This lets the user access the contents on the CD or DVD without burning it first.

Pretty good if you just need to install something or watch a movie that was distributed as a bin, cue, img or iso file. Several softwares exist that can mount those filetypes, one is named Daemon Tools for instance.

You would simply create a virtual drive in Daemon Tools, browse to the location of the image file on your hard drive and select it from there. Daemon Tools will do the rest and make the contents available for further use.

This is an excellent way to store CDs and DVDs on your computer. Great if you are traveling and do not want to take the original discs with you or to save power when using a notebook. It essentially means that you do not need to use the installed CD or DVD drive which saves the power.

Microsoft is offering a free unsupported software as well that is able to mount those files if you are using Windows XP.

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Microsoft Win XP Virtual CD Control Panel

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