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01-13-2006, 11:34 PM
Hi.
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with splitting a DVD9 into separate layers and burning it onto two DVD5 discs.
More specifically, an NTSC copy of Xenosaga is on it's way from the States at this moment, along with a copy of Swap Magic 3.6 and a flip top lid for my PS2. (:D) I know that Swap Magic can't handle dual layer DVDs, and I also know that splitting the two layers of a DVD9 disc into two DVD5s can be done. The question is just how to do that. I'm pretty sure I'll need a patch, which I can't find.
I know that the TOC for Swap Magic 3.6 is 4.35GB and the size of the Xenosaga disc image 7.99GB, so one idea I had would be to rip the two layers into two 4GB images, then split them so that they overlap a little:
<pre>
(assume 1GB is 1000MB and "-" represents 250MB)
Total disc length:
|--------------------------------|
8GB
Two ISO lengths after ripping from DVD9:
|----------------| |----------------|
4GB 4GB
Two ISOs, each overlapping one another:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
4.25GB 4.25GB
</pre>
Edit: Actually, it seems ridiculous that they would order data from start to finish, rather than in sectors. xD
Disregard that diagram please. :p
Will this work? Do they use a different means of storage, aside from a 'start to finish' ordering of data? I have no experience splitting ISOs or dealing with components of images, so any help is appreciated. Cheers.
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with splitting a DVD9 into separate layers and burning it onto two DVD5 discs.
More specifically, an NTSC copy of Xenosaga is on it's way from the States at this moment, along with a copy of Swap Magic 3.6 and a flip top lid for my PS2. (:D) I know that Swap Magic can't handle dual layer DVDs, and I also know that splitting the two layers of a DVD9 disc into two DVD5s can be done. The question is just how to do that. I'm pretty sure I'll need a patch, which I can't find.
I know that the TOC for Swap Magic 3.6 is 4.35GB and the size of the Xenosaga disc image 7.99GB, so one idea I had would be to rip the two layers into two 4GB images, then split them so that they overlap a little:
<pre>
(assume 1GB is 1000MB and "-" represents 250MB)
Total disc length:
|--------------------------------|
8GB
Two ISO lengths after ripping from DVD9:
|----------------| |----------------|
4GB 4GB
Two ISOs, each overlapping one another:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
4.25GB 4.25GB
</pre>
Edit: Actually, it seems ridiculous that they would order data from start to finish, rather than in sectors. xD
Disregard that diagram please. :p
Will this work? Do they use a different means of storage, aside from a 'start to finish' ordering of data? I have no experience splitting ISOs or dealing with components of images, so any help is appreciated. Cheers.