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=Optical disc images=

==Before we begin==

*~~'''~~We highly recommend to read our [[Ripping games|ripping games]] and [[Home media players]] pages first~~'''~~ for learning the proper way to ripping discs and using best image file formats for preserving optical disc images in the first place before reducing the filesize using compression methods and formats mentioned in this page.

*We highly recommend to read our [[Ripping games|ripping games]] and [[Home media players]] pages first for learning the proper way to ripping discs and using best image file formats for preserving optical disc images in the first place before reducing the filesize using compression methods and formats mentioned in this page.

*We also recommend [https://www.how2shout.com/how-to/how-to-install-7-zip-on-windows-11-or-10-with-single-command.html#:~:text=Step%204%3A%20Add%207%2DZip%20to%20System%20Path adding 7z's path to environment's Path variable] to make any 7z script work from cmd., or you can replace "7z" in the script with full path of the 7z.exe.

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** <tt>.cue</tt>: A modified cue sheet pointing to the separate audio files.

As optical drive emulation matured, developers shifted away from Red Book audio toward compressed, custom formats stored directly inside the game's data track. By the fifth generation ([[PlayStation emulators|PS1]] & [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]), the Audio-CD portion of the disc was often reduced to a single warning track ("Do not play this in a conventional CD player"). However, many prominent titles—like ''Vib-Ribbon'' and ''Wipeout'' (PS1), or ''Battle Garegga'' and ''Daytona USA'' (Saturn)—still relied heavily on Red Book audio. As mentioned in the [[Ripping games]] page, if you have one of the European PSX games that features LibCrypt copy protection, then you will have a <tt>.sbi</tt> file in addition to the <tt>.bin/.cue~~</tt> file. You will still need to have the <tt>.sbi~~</tt> file in the same directory as the game file ~~in order to run~~.

As optical drive emulation matured, developers shifted away from Red Book audio toward compressed, custom formats stored directly inside the game's data track. By the fifth generation ([[PlayStation emulators|PS1]] & [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]), the Audio-CD portion of the disc was often reduced to a single warning track ("Do not play this in a conventional CD player"). However, many prominent titles—like ''Vib-Ribbon'' and ''Wipeout'' (PS1), or ''Battle Garegga'' and ''Daytona USA'' (Saturn)—still relied heavily on Red Book audio. Furthermore, as mentioned in the [[Ripping games]] page, if you have one of the European PSX games that features LibCrypt copy protection, then you will have a <tt>.sbi</tt> file in addition to the <tt>.bin/.cue</tt> file in the same directory as the game file.

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 =Optical disc images=
 ==Before we begin==
-*'''We highly recommend to read our [[Ripping games|ripping games]] and [[Home media players]] pages first''' for learning the proper way to ripping discs and using best image file formats for preserving optical disc images in the first place before reducing the filesize using compression methods and formats mentioned in this page.
+*We highly recommend to read our [[Ripping games|ripping games]] and [[Home media players]] pages first for learning the proper way to ripping discs and using best image file formats for preserving optical disc images in the first place before reducing the filesize using compression methods and formats mentioned in this page.
 *We also recommend [https://www.how2shout.com/how-to/how-to-install-7-zip-on-windows-11-or-10-with-single-command.html#:~:text=Step%204%3A%20Add%207%2DZip%20to%20System%20Path adding 7z's path to environment's Path variable] to make any 7z script work from cmd., or you can replace "7z" in the script with full path of the 7z.exe.
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 ** <tt>.cue</tt>: A modified cue sheet pointing to the separate audio files.
-As optical drive emulation matured, developers shifted away from Red Book audio toward compressed, custom formats stored directly inside the game's data track. By the fifth generation ([[PlayStation emulators|PS1]] & [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]), the Audio-CD portion of the disc was often reduced to a single warning track ("Do not play this in a conventional CD player"). However, many prominent titles—like ''Vib-Ribbon'' and ''Wipeout'' (PS1), or ''Battle Garegga'' and ''Daytona USA'' (Saturn)—still relied heavily on Red Book audio. As mentioned in the [[Ripping games]] page, if you have one of the European PSX games that features LibCrypt copy protection, then you will have a <tt>.sbi</tt> file in addition to the <tt>.bin/.cue</tt> file. You will still need to have the <tt>.sbi</tt> file in the same directory as the game file in order to run.
+As optical drive emulation matured, developers shifted away from Red Book audio toward compressed, custom formats stored directly inside the game's data track. By the fifth generation ([[PlayStation emulators|PS1]] & [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]]), the Audio-CD portion of the disc was often reduced to a single warning track ("Do not play this in a conventional CD player"). However, many prominent titles—like ''Vib-Ribbon'' and ''Wipeout'' (PS1), or ''Battle Garegga'' and ''Daytona USA'' (Saturn)—still relied heavily on Red Book audio. Furthermore, as mentioned in the [[Ripping games]] page, if you have one of the European PSX games that features LibCrypt copy protection, then you will have a <tt>.sbi</tt> file in addition to the <tt>.bin/.cue</tt> file in the same directory as the game file.
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