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How to convert Nero's .nrg proprietary CD image file format to .iso file format?

Asked by hyranya

i have many image files of .nrg extension. i used these files in my windows xp in the olden days before using ubuntu(linux).i was full fill with this OS but the thing is some of these file supports are missing in this os to write.i want to help ubuntu for the future support as it is virus free os. and i love this os for my education purpose as our university gives many doccuments to study in windows we need to install many softwares to read them but here it is very easy to learn edit change. i forgot some other problems that i faced in the past with ubuntu but now some of these was cleared with the new update so some others must be still to be developed i m not the professional to say them but i observer these things.and another thing is my net suppliers will give some online movies in windows realplayer will open in gen to see these movies but in ubuntu this is not supported it is showing that it must need to update even after searching there is no use of searching for updates.like this i have observed some problems in this os please try to develop this problem and many of my friends who were changing the os from windows to ubuntu are stopping here by seeing this problems only.please try to develop this problems.
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-convert-a-nrg-nero-file-to-a-iso-file-in-ubuntu.html

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

A .nrg file is a proprietary CD image file format used by Nero Burning ROM, a utility suite made by Nero AG, to create and burn ISO 9660 CD images.

Ubuntu does not support .nrg files out-of-the-box, because the .nrg extension is not a fully open file format.

But good news, Ubuntu has several open-source, free utilities that allow you to convert these .nrg files to .iso files, which are Ubuntu / GNU/Linux friendly.

I suggest installing iat , which is a command-line utility that converts .nrg to .iso

See here for details:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRG_(file_format)

NAME
       iat - converts many CD-ROM image formats to iso9660.

SYNOPSIS
       iat input_image_file [output_iso_file]

       iat -h

DESCRIPTION
       iat (Iso9660 Analyzer Tool) is a tool for detecting the structure of many types of CD-ROM image file formats, such as BIN, MDF, PDI, CDI, NRG, and B5I, and converting them into ISO-9660.

       If output file name is not defined, then STDOUT will be used instead.

EXAMPLES
       iat my_image.mdf my_new_image.iso

          - Convert MDF-image to ISO9660.

       iat my_image.bin > my_new_image.iso

          - Convert BIN-image to ISO9660.

       iat my_image.mdf | cdrecord -

          - Write CD directly from MDF-format.

       iat -h

          - The help screen.

AUTHOR
       Salvatore Santagati <email address hidden>

SEE ALSO
       mkisofs (1), wodim (1)

                                                        Mon Apr 2 17:21:31 MSD 2007

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