CDRoller
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CDRoller is a utility for CD and DVD data recovery. It supports a wide set of CD and DVD formats, including HD DVD
and Blu-Ray. CDRoller has the ability to read CD and DVD with UDF File System written by Roxio
and Ahead Nero software. It allows to find the VOB
files on mini DVD when you cannot play the recorded video due to a failure of camcorder
, or disc finalization
was accidentally interrupted. The built-in "Split Video" converts the recovered VOB
data into generic MPEG-2
files that can be played back on "standard" Windows Media Player
. CDRoller can also extract the pictures (JPEG
files) from 8 cm CD-R
/CD-RW
, created by Sony Mavica
CD digital camera.
The program also finds and retrieves the lost pictures, video and other types of files from flash memory cards, such as SmartMedia
, Memory Stick
, CompactFlash
and other flash memory drives.
A built-in DVD authoring
option allows user to make a new disc in the DVD-Video
format. A new CD or DVD can be also compiled from the recovered files and folders or ISO Image
.
HD DVD
HD DVD is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format...
and Blu-Ray. CDRoller has the ability to read CD and DVD with UDF File System written by Roxio
Roxio
Roxio is a division and brand of Sonic Solutions . Roxio branded products are sold online, through over 15,000 retail outlets, to organizations through volume license agreements and pre-loaded onto OEM PC's and devices...
and Ahead Nero software. It allows to find the VOB
VOB
A VOB file is a container format in DVD-Video media. VOB can contain video, audio, subtitle, menu and navigation contents multiplexed together into a stream form. VOB is based on the MPEG program stream format, but with additional limitations and specifications in the private streams...
files on mini DVD when you cannot play the recorded video due to a failure of camcorder
Camcorder
A camcorder is an electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder into one unit. Equipment manufacturers do not seem to have strict guidelines for the term usage...
, or disc finalization
Finalize
Finalizing an optical disc is the process of writing out support data such as DVD menus, directory data, and the like to an optical disc in order to make it playable on a system other than the one it was recorded on. As a general rule, finalization means that the disc cannot have any more data...
was accidentally interrupted. The built-in "Split Video" converts the recovered VOB
VOB
A VOB file is a container format in DVD-Video media. VOB can contain video, audio, subtitle, menu and navigation contents multiplexed together into a stream form. VOB is based on the MPEG program stream format, but with additional limitations and specifications in the private streams...
data into generic MPEG-2
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
files that can be played back on "standard" Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices...
. CDRoller can also extract the pictures (JPEG
JPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
files) from 8 cm CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
/CD-RW
CD-RW
A CD-RW is a rewritable optical disc. It was introduced in 1997, and was known as "CD-Writable" during development. It was preceded by the CD-MO, which was never commercially released....
, created by Sony Mavica
Sony Mavica
Mavica was a brand of Sony cameras which used removable disks as the main recording media. In August, 1981, Sony announced the Sony Mavica electronic still camera, the first commercial electronic still camera. It was not a digital camera, as its CCD sensor produced an analog video signal in the...
CD digital camera.
The program also finds and retrieves the lost pictures, video and other types of files from flash memory cards, such as SmartMedia
SmartMedia
SmartMedia is a flash memory card standard owned by Toshiba, with capacities ranging from 2 MB to 128 MB. SmartMedia memory cards are no longer manufactured.- History :...
, Memory Stick
Memory Stick
Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format, launched by Sony in October 1998, and is also used in general to describe the whole family of Memory Sticks...
, CompactFlash
CompactFlash
CompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
and other flash memory drives.
A built-in DVD authoring
DVD authoring
DVD authoring is the process of creating a DVD video capable of playing on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995...
option allows user to make a new disc in the DVD-Video
DVD-Video
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder...
format. A new CD or DVD can be also compiled from the recovered files and folders or ISO Image
ISO image
An ISO image is an archive file of an optical disc, composed of the data contents of every written sector of an optical disc, including the optical disc file system...
.