diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f1ad468..0d21e06 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,54 @@ # binmerge -Tool to merge multiple bin/cue tracks into one. Great for redump. +Tool to merge multiple bin/cue tracks into one. + +Sometimes people rip discs in such a way that they have a separate bin file for every track. One example that I know of is the Redump project, specifically for the Playstation 1 or PSX. + +For example: + +``` +FILE "Big Buddy (Track 01).bin" BINARY + TRACK 01 MODE2/2352 + INDEX 01 00:00:00 +FILE "Big Buddy (Track 02).bin" BINARY + TRACK 02 AUDIO + INDEX 00 00:00:00 + INDEX 01 00:02:00 +FILE "Big Buddy (Track 03).bin" BINARY + TRACK 03 AUDIO + INDEX 00 00:00:00 + INDEX 01 00:02:00 +FILE "Big Buddy (Track 04).bin" BINARY + TRACK 04 AUDIO + INDEX 00 00:00:00 + INDEX 01 00:02:00 +FILE "Big Buddy (Track 05).bin" BINARY + TRACK 05 AUDIO + INDEX 00 00:00:00 + INDEX 01 00:02:00 +... +``` + +Some incomplete software cannot read this style of disc image, because they only know how to work with a single bin file. + +This script will convert a cuesheet and series of bin files into a single bin file and updated cuesheet. + +Here is the above example after being procesed by binmerge: +``` +FILE "Big Buddy.bin" BINARY + TRACK 01 MODE2/2352 + INDEX 01 00:00:00 + TRACK 02 AUDIO + INDEX 00 32:26:61 + INDEX 01 32:28:61 + TRACK 03 AUDIO + INDEX 00 35:43:29 + INDEX 01 35:45:29 + TRACK 04 AUDIO + INDEX 00 36:47:27 + INDEX 01 36:49:27 + TRACK 05 AUDIO + INDEX 00 38:50:66 + INDEX 01 38:52:66 +``` + +Have fun!