DeepBurner vs mkpsxiso

DeepBurner is Windows software for burning CDs and DVDs, making disc copies, backups, photo albums, ISO images, and Video DVDs. Supported media include CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM. Both Free and Pro can burn Audio CDs. DeepBurner Free also burns data CDs and DVDs, creates and burns ISO images, and supports bootable discs; a portable edition can run from a USB flash drive. Pro adds disk-to-disk copying, Video DVD burning, a backup utility, photo albums, and command-line burning. Its full-featured trial lasts 30 days and requires neither registration nor a credit card. A purchased license can be used forever and includes free upgrades for one year and priority email support. Pro purchases have a 30-day money-back guarantee subject to customer service approval. The stated system requirements are Windows 7, 10, or 11 and a CD/DVD recorder. Astonsoft says it has created productivity software for business and home use since 2003 and is based in Tallinn, Estonia.

mkpsxiso builds PlayStation CD images from an XML document, with output in .bin/.cue or .iso formats for emulators or CD burning. File order in the XML sets LBA placement, which the project says can support access-time optimization. The builder handles mixed-mode CD-XA content, including XA audio and STR video, and CDDA tracks sourced from WAV, FLAC, PCM, or MP3 files. Its related tool, dumpsxiso, extracts PlayStation disc images and can generate compatible XML. It supports 2352-sector images and CUE files, and can extract tracks, license data, and raw sectors. Generated XML follows strict LBA order and preserves timestamps and XA attributes. The project targets homebrew development, ROM hacking, and reverse engineering. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and is GPL-2.0 licensed. Documentation covers command-line use, XML structure, track types, ordering, errors, and validation. Users supply their own Sony license data for injection. On ext4 and xfs, absent XML dates prevent 1:1 rebuilding for certain older files; Windows also has a documented directory-browsing issue with some nested structures.