DiscTools

Class libraries for .NET2.0 and .NET4.5.2 that currently allow you to interrogate disc images (based on valid .cue, .ccd or .iso files) for the following systems:

• PSX
• PS2
• PSP
• Sega Saturn
• PC-Engine CD
• PC-FX
• SegaCD
• Philips CD-i
• NeoGeo CD
• Dreamcast
• Panasonic 3DO
• Amiga CDTV / CD32
• Bandai Playdia
• Gamecube
• Wii
• FM Towns

There is also currently experimental support for detecting DreamCast DiscJuggler (.cdi) files. This may be very slow as the disc is not being 'mounted' in the traditional sense.

See the Releases page for the latest successful auto-build release.

Limitations

• DiscTools will only accept a valid *.cue, *.ccd or *.iso input file
• Cue files with multiple *.bin or *.iso tracks are supported
• Referenced audio tracks that have been converted into a different format (*.mp3, *.ogg, *.ape etc..) are not currently supported, but DiscTools should generate a cuesheet on the fly that will attempt to load the BINARY tracks
• If an error is encountered the DiscInspector methods will either return a null object, or a DiscInspector object that contains a DetectedDiscType property set to 'UnknownFormat'

Setup

• Copy all *.dll files from the release archive you are using into your project
• Reference DiscTools.dll

Methods

Disc Inspector

ScanDisc()

• Performs an intensive scan in order to identify the DetectedDiscType. For some system discs (NeoGeoCD & Dreamcast) that may have been written in a non-ISO format this has a better chance of identification (although it may take longer than expected)
• Returns a DiscInspector object that contains a DetectedDiscType enum along with a DiscTypeString string
• Within this object is also a DiscData object that contains information (if any) that has been gleaned from interrogating the disc

// C# Usage
var disc = DiscInspector.ScanDisc(@"\path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso_file");

# VB Usage
Dim disc = DiscInspector.ScanDisc("\path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso_file")

ScanDiscQuick()

• Performs a quick scan in order to identify the DetectedDiscType. For some system discs (NeoGeoCD & Dreamcast) that may have been written in a non-ISO format there is a good chance that they will not be detected properly
• Returns a DiscInspector object that contains a DetectedDiscType enum along with a DiscTypeString string
• Within this object is also a DiscData object that contains information (if any) that has been gleaned from interrogating the disc

// C# Usage
var disc = DiscInspector.ScanDiscQuick(@"\path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso_file");

# VB Usage
Dim disc = DiscInspector.ScanDiscQuick("\path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso_file")

System Specific Scans

• If you want to interrogate a disc for a certain system only (i.e you know ahead of time what the disc format is), then the methods below can be used
• In most cases this will be quicker than the all-out system detection options
• Again, all of these methods return a DiscInspector object

// C#
var psxDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPSX(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var ps2Disc = DiscInspector.ScanPS2(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var pspDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPSP(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var saturnDisc = DiscInspector.ScanSaturn(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var pcecdDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPCECD(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var pcfxDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPCFX(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var segaCDDisc = DiscInspector.ScanSegaCD(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var philipsCDiDisc = DiscInspector.ScanCDi(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var neogeoDisc = DiscInspector.ScanNeoGeoCD(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var dreamcastDisc = DiscInspector.ScanDreamcast(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var philips3DODisc = DiscInspector.Scan3DO(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var cdtvDisc = DiscInspector.ScanAmigaCDTV(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var cd32Disc = DiscInspector.ScanAmigaCD32(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var playdiaDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPlaydia(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var gcDisc = DiscInspector.ScanGamecube(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var wiiDisc = DiscInspector.ScanWii(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");
var townsDisc = DiscInspector.ScanTowns(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso");

# VB
Dim psxDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPSX("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim ps2Disc = DiscInspector.ScanPS2(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim pspDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPSP(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim saturnDisc = DiscInspector.ScanSaturn("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim pcecdDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPCECD("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim pcfxDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPCFX("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim segaCDDisc = DiscInspector.ScanSegaCD("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim philipsCDiDisc = DiscInspector.ScanCDi("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim neogeoDisc = DiscInspector.ScanNeoGeoCD("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim dreamcastDisc = DiscInspector.ScanDreamcast("path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim philips3DODisc = DiscInspector.Scan3DO(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim cdtvDisc = DiscInspector.ScanAmigaCDTV(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim cd32Disc = DiscInspector.ScanAmigaCD32(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim playdiaDisc = DiscInspector.ScanPlaydia(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim gcDisc = DiscInspector.ScanGamecube(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim wiiDisc = DiscInspector.ScanWii(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")
Dim townsDisc = DiscInspector.ScanTowns(@"path\to\cue_or_ccd_or_iso")

Attribution

This library uses code from BizHawk multi-system emulator - https://github.com/TASVideos/BizHawk

The .NET 2.0 version also uses the LinqBridge assembly by Atif Aziz - https://www.nuget.org/packages/LinqBridge/1.3.0