Burn

"Burn until recorded, now!"

About

Burn is a simple program/script written in Python.

It's aim is to make it simple and quick to burn CDs.

First of all Burn...

Burn should be able to:

Burn still performs above features. Other things burn does:

Requirements

In order to work, burn requires python (v.2.3), cdrecord, mkisofs, cdrdao, eyeD3 (http://www.travisshirk.net/eyeD3/releases/), pyogg (python-pyvorbis) http://www.andrewchatham.com/pyogg/ (generic Ogg Vorbis modules for Python).

Optionally: you can choose not to decode mp3 and ogg files with native burn functions choosing to do it with external decoders. If you wanto to do so, you have to install preferred decoders (ogg123, mpg321, mpg123, etc.) and set up burn.conf. (remember: lame uses mpg123 to convert to wav)

Quick start

First of all, remember following points:

  1. first argument has to be one of the burn modes:
      -A for Audio-CD
      -D for Data-CD
      -I for ISO-CD
      -C for Copy-CD
  2. you can test burn commands using -s option after MODE, in this way you can always perform a CD writing simulation. So you don't have to waste CDs to test it.

Here are some commands that help you start using burn quickly:

# burn -D -p /etc/

Creates a CD with /etc/ contents.
(you will find files and directories contained in /etc in CD's root.) 

# burn -D -p /home/bigpaul/video/summer_2003/spain.tar.gz

Creates a CD with spain.tar.gz in CDs root 

# burn -D -r /etc/

Creates a CD containing the whole /etc/ directory. (-r preserves path) 

# burn -D -n /mail_2003 /home/bigpaul/Mail -p /boot/vmli*

Creates a CD containing the whole /home/bigpaul/Mail renamed into /mail_2003. (-n changes path name). This command also adds in CD's root every vmli* file in /boot/ directory 

# burn -I -n image.iso

Burns image.iso 

# burn -C

Copy CDs (disk at once). 

# burn -A -a *.wav

Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from wav files 

# burn -A -a *.mp3

Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from mp3 files 

# burn -A -a *.ogg

Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from Ogg Vorbis files 

# burn -A -a *.mp3 file.ogg track01.wav

Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from .wav, .ogg, .mp3 files

Status

Burn already works. But it is in the early developement stage.

It already features:

ToDo

Download

You can download the latest tarball from hacknight CVS

Main revisions are also avaible from download directory

Documentation

Here is the help page. Other documents coming soon. 

usage: burn -MODE [general_option] [mode_option] ...

For quick start you can get common examples with:

burn -e


options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -e, --examples        show examples for quick startup

  Main burn MODES:
    The _have_ to be the first argument after program name
    -D, --data-cd       creates a Data CD.
    -I, --iso-cd        creates a CD from ISO.
    -C, --copy-cd       copy CD.
    -A, --audio-cd      creates an Audio CD from .wav, .mp3 and .ogg files.

  General options:
    These options could be used for every burn mode unless stated otherwise
    -s, --simulate      This option will perform a burn simulation.
    -j, --eject         This option will eject disk when burn process is over.

  Data CD Mode (-D) options:
    Data CD: adds files and directories.
    -p, --path          add file/s or path's content to CD-ROM's root. e.g.: -p
                        /cvs/myproj/ . In this example we will find CD-
                        ROM's root filled with /cvs/myproj/ contents, but no
                        /cvs/myproj/ will be created.
    -r, --preserve-path
                        add file/s or path's content to CD-ROM preserving
                        original path. e.g.: -r /cvs/myproj/ . In this
                        example we will find /cvs/myproj/ in CD-ROM's root.
    -xEXCLUDE_PATH, --exclude-path=EXCLUDE_PATH
                        every file or directory matching this string will not be
                        included.
    -cCHANGE_PATH, --change-path=CHANGE_PATH
                        usage: -c  . With this option,
                        old_path will be named new_path in CD-ROM. e.g.: -c
                        /my_home/2004_Jan/ /home/bigpaul/ . Thus
                        /home/bigpaul/ will be named  /my_home/2004_Jan/ in CD-
                        ROM.
    -l, --follow-symlink
                        this option allows burn to follow symbolic link
                        directories
    -m, --multisession  this option allows multisession CDs

  ISO CD Mode (-I) options:
    Creates a CD-ROM from an existing image.
    -nISO_NAME, --name=ISO_NAME
                        image name

  Copy CD Mode (-C) options:
    If you have both a reader and a recording unit you can perform a copy
    on-the-fly. You can also copy a CD even if you only have the recording
    unit.

  Audio CD Mode (-A) options:
    Audio CD is used to create an audio CD-ROM from .wav, .ogg and .mp3
    files. You can can use -a option to perform an Audio CD from different
    source audio files.
    -a, --audio-file    .wav, .mp3, .ogg file/s. Files must have extensions (no
                        matter if they are upper or lowercase).
    --audio-list=FILE_LIST
                        m3u playlist or file with one audio file per line.
    --clear-audiotemp   remove temporary audio files.

Authors

Gaetano Paolone <bigpaul-at-hacknight.org>

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