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Bug#531079: ITP: ecm -- prepares CD image files so they compress better



Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: "Loïc Martin" <loic.martin3@gmail.com>

* Package name    : ecm
  Version         : 1.00
  Upstream Author :  Neill Corlett <neill@neillcorlet.com>
* URL             : http://www.neillcorlett.com/ecm/
* License         : GPL2+
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : 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
   traditionnal tools, the resulting ECM file will compress far better
   than the raw CD image



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