“Burn until recorded, now!”
Burn is a simple program/script written in Python.
It's aim is to make it simple and quick to burn CDs or DVDs.
First of all Burn...
Burn should be able to:
Burn still performs above features. Other things burn does:
In order to work, burn requires:
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).
Warning PowerPC users
Internal decoder (mp3 to wav) does not work. Please use external decoding.
First of all, remember following points:
Here are some commands that help you start using burn quickly.
Creates a CD/DVD with /etc/ contents:
# burn -D -p /etc/
(you will find files and directories contained in /etc in CD's root.)
Creates a CD/DVD with spain.tar.gz in CDs root:
# burn -D -p /home/bigpaul/video/summer_2003/spain.tar.gz
Creates a CD/DVD containing the whole /etc/ directory:
# burn -D -r /etc/
(-r preserves path)
Creates a CD/DVD containing the whole /home/bigpaul/Mail renamed into /mail_2003:
# burn -D -c /mail_2003 /home/bigpaul/Mail -p /boot/vmli*
(-c changes path name). This command also adds in CD's root every vmli* file in /boot/ directory
Burns image.iso:
# burn -I -n image.iso
Copy CDs/DVDs:
# burn -C
Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from wav files:
# burn -A -a *.wav
Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from mp3 files:
# burn -A -a *.mp3
Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from Ogg Vorbis files:
# burn -A -a *.ogg
Creates an Audio CD. Tracks come from .wav, .ogg, .mp3 files:
# burn -A -a *.mp3 file.ogg track01.wav
Burn already works. But it is in the early developement stage.
It already features:
To Do list for Burn:
Latest stable version (0.4.4)
Old CVS repository hacknight CVS
My bzr branch at launchpad: bzr branch lp:~gaetano-paolone/+junk/burn/
Ben Finney bzr branch: bzr checkout http://vcs.whitetree.org/bzr/public/burn/burn.devel/
Main revisions are also avaible from download directory
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/DVD. -I, --iso-cd creates a CD/DVD from ISO. -C, --copy-cd copy CD/DVD. -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/DVD's root. e.g.: -p /cvs/myproj/ <return>. In this example we will find CD-ROM/DVD'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/DVD preserving original path. e.g.: -r /cvs/myproj/ <return>. In this example we will find /cvs/myproj/ in CD-ROM/DVD's root. -x, --exclude-path every file or directory matching this string will not be included. -cCHANGE_PATH, --change-path=CHANGE_PATH usage: -c <new_path> <old_path>. With this option, old_path will be named new_path in CD-ROM/DVD. e.g.: -c /my_home/2004_Jan/ /home/bigpaul/ <return>. Thus /home/bigpaul/ will be named /my_home/2004_Jan/ in CD- ROM/DVD. -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/DVD 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.
The following people are primary contributors to Burn: