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===CDVD plugins=== | ===CDVD plugins=== | ||
In most cases you will only need to use the PCSX2 built-in ''ISO loader'' ('''ISO''' option in the ''CDVD'' menu, then use '''ISO Selector''' to select actual game image from the ''image history list'' or choose ''Browse...'' to select the image from disk.<br /> | In most cases you will only need to use the PCSX2 built-in ''ISO loader'' ('''ISO''' option in the ''CDVD'' menu, then use '''ISO Selector''' to select actual game image from the ''image history list'' or choose ''Browse...'' to select the image from disk.<br /> | ||
However, if you want to play a game from the actual DVD | However, if you want to play a game from the actual DVD disk or to create a dump of an ISO file use '''Plugin''' option in the ''CDVD'' menu. It will let you use one of the PCSX2 CDVD plugins instead of ''ISO loader''.<br /> | ||
Default PCSX2 installation | Default PCSX2 installation has three CDVD plugins: | ||
#Gigaherz's CDVD v0.8.0 | #Gigaherz's CDVD v0.8.0 | ||
#Linuz ISO CDVD v0.9.0 | #Linuz ISO CDVD v0.9.0 | ||
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====cdvdGigaherz==== | ====cdvdGigaherz==== | ||
[[image:Cdvd_Gigaherz_Settings.png|left|thumb|Gigaherz's CDVD]] | [[image:Cdvd_Gigaherz_Settings.png|left|thumb|Gigaherz's CDVD]] | ||
*Configuration allows you to select your DVD-ROM drive letter. This option will allow you to play directly from your PS2 DVD without dumping it to an ISO image. Put your PS2 DVD disk in the selected drive before starting emulation. | |||
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{{Tip|This is the only plugin that at least partially supports | {{Tip|This is the only plugin that at least partially supports disk changing. Some games may wait for the next disk to advance; this plugin is the only choice for such games!}} | ||
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====Linuz ISO CDVD==== | ====Linuz ISO CDVD==== | ||
[[image:LinuzIso_Config.png|left|thumb|Linuz ISO CDVD]] | [[image:LinuzIso_Config.png|left|thumb|Linuz ISO CDVD]] | ||
*The unique feature of this plugin is that it allows you to compress and to use compressed ISO images in order to save your HDD space. It can also decompress compressed earlier ISO images. | |||
*The unique feature of this plugin is that it allows you | *To compress, decompress or use an already existing ISO image click ''Select ISO'' button. Once you've selected an image you can compress or decompress it by using the corresponding button. The selected image will also be used automatically when you start emulation. | ||
*To compress, decompress or use an already existing ISO image click ''Select ISO'' button. Once you've selected an image you can compress | |||
**Note that plugin has two compression modes: ''.Z'' (faster compression, bigger result size) and ''.BZ'' (slower compression, smaller result size). | **Note that plugin has two compression modes: ''.Z'' (faster compression, bigger result size) and ''.BZ'' (slower compression, smaller result size). | ||
*The ''Enable Block Dump=>ISO name.dump'' checkbox is used manly for debugging purposes. When checked, the plugin | *The ''Enable Block Dump=>ISO name.dump'' checkbox is used manly for debugging purposes. When checked, the plugin creates '''''ISO name'''.dump'' file in the PCSX2 folder. This file will contain every sector read during the emulation of the game. You can select this file using ''Select ISO'' button afterwards and run like any other ISO image but if the game will attempt to read a sector that was not included in the file, you will experience a hang or the emulator will crash. | ||
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