Difference between pages "Raw Image Format" and "CUE Sheet format"

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The RAW Image Format is used to store a disk or volume image.
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The '''CUE sheet''' format (.cue) file is often used in combination with .bin or .iso file(s) to define the track and/or session layout of an optical disc.
  
== File types ==
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== Contents ==
Some variants of the RAW Image Format split the data among multiple segment files, which is also known as split RAW.
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There are various naming schemes for RAW Image Format files, some of the more common used for disk or volume images are:
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The '''CUE sheet''' is a text based format that contains commands which specify the layout.
* PREFIX.dd
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* PREFIX.dmg
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* PREFIX.img
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* PREFIX.raw
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* PREFIX.0 - PREFIX.#; variations: starting with either 0 or 1, consisting of multiple digits e.g. PREFIX.000
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* PREFIX0 - PREFIX#; variations: starting with either 0 or 1, consisting of multiple digits e.g. PREFIX000
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* PREFIXaa - PREFIXzz; variations: consisting of more letters e.g. PREFIX.aaa
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* PREFIX.1of5 - PREFIX.5of5; variations: consisting of multiple segment files
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* PREFIX001.asb - PREFIX###.asb
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* PREFIX-f001.vmdk - PREFIX-f###.vmdk; variations: starting with 001
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Note that there are also RAW Image Formats specific to the storage media, e.g. RAW optical disc image.
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These often are accompanied by a table of contents file often in the [[CUE Sheet format]], e.g.
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* BIN/CUE
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* ISO/CUE
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== Contents ==
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The RAW Image Format is basically a bit-for-bit copy of the RAW data of either the disk or the volume, without any additions or deletions.
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There is no [[metadata]] stored in RAW Image Format files. However sometimes the metadata is stored in secondary files.
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== History ==
  
The RAW Image Format was original used by [[dd]], but is supported by most of the computer forensics applications.
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The CUE sheet originates from CDRWIN, but various additions have been made like the CDTEXT and IsoBuster extensions.
  
== See Also ==
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== See also==
* [[Disk Images]]
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== Tools ==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sheet_%28computing%29 Wikipedia on CUE sheet]
* [[Dd|dd]]
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* [http://code.google.com/p/libodraw/downloads/detail?name=CUE%20sheet%20format.pdf CUE sheet format]
* [[dc3dd]]
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* [[dcfldd]]
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* [[dd_rescue]]
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* [[ddrescue]]
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[[Category:Forensics File Formats]]
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[[Category:File Formats]]

Latest revision as of 05:12, 2 April 2013

The CUE sheet format (.cue) file is often used in combination with .bin or .iso file(s) to define the track and/or session layout of an optical disc.

[edit] Contents

The CUE sheet is a text based format that contains commands which specify the layout.

[edit] History

The CUE sheet originates from CDRWIN, but various additions have been made like the CDTEXT and IsoBuster extensions.

[edit] See also

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