Can VLC on Ubuntu Dapper read bin/cue files

[Brazen]

I use VLC on Windows to read VCDs ripped to a bin/cue image. If I try to read the same bin/cue image using VLC on Ubuntu Dapper, it will not read. Anybody know how to get this to work on Dapper?

 

[sourceninja]

you can use bin2iso to convert it into a iso. I think vlc can play from iso. In the worst cause, you can mount the iso.

 

[drag]

The issue is that bin/cue files often have a combination of music tracks and a data track with their stuff.

I think that if you do the conversion you won't get the audio tracks into the ISO file. However if it's just like a video movie or whatever, then that is data only and you shouldn't have a problem.

You can probably just open VLC up.
Through the file menu, goto "Open Disc"
and then you'll have something like dvd:///dev/hde
Select what type of 'disc' it is, like a video cdrom or dvd disk..
then change it (say it's a dvd) to:
dvd:///home/username/videodisk.iso

and that should be it. I haven't tried VLC with that, so I don't know if it will work, but I've done it before with mplayer.


The bin/cue thing is a propriatory format just for nero.... If there are combination audio/data tracks then you'll loose the audio tracks with the conversion, I beleive. There is Nero for Linux, but your best bet is probably just to burn the thing to disk from Windows and then rip the data from the disk in Linux or Windows using whatever sort of program you prefer.

 

[drag]

Hm.
I found this:
http://cdemu.sourceforge.net/

It has the ability to deal with bin/cue files in Linux. Haven't looked at it though.

 

[Brazen]

cdemu isn't in the repositories though, so I didn't really explore that much further. I'll have to try using the Open Disc tab in VLC and see what it does, or try mplayer.

Originally posted by: sourceninja
you can use bin2iso to convert it into a iso. I think vlc can play from iso. In the worst cause, you can mount the iso.

I'll check into bin2iso too.