ecm-uncompress
prepares CD image files so they compress better
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/ecm-uncompress.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install ecm
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install ecm
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install ecm
- Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ecm
- OS X
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brew install ecm
- Raspbian
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apt-get install ecm
- Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/ecm-uncompress
ecm
prepares CD image files so they compress better
The ECM format allows you to reduce the size of a typical CD image file (BIN, CDI, NRG, CCD, or any other format that uses raw sectors). It works by eliminating the Error Correction/Detection Codes (ECC/EDC) from each sector whenever possible. The encoder automatically adjusts to different sector types and automatically skips any headers it encounters. Since the data skipped is nearly impossible to compress with traditional tools, the resulting ECM file will compress far better than the raw CD image.