Wii Save Game Converter Mac

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An ISO file contains optical disc file system and contains elements that would be written in optical disc. It comes with .iso extension but sometime .img extension is also used in some cases like Microsoft Dreamspark. The file which doesn’t contain ISO 9660 but have UDF which comes with .udf extension. It is sector by sector copy of data.

Connecting an external hard drive to your Wii to back up and play your games is a simple way to keep expensive discs out of harms way, decrease game load times, and organize your collection with. ISO to WBFS is a small application especially designed for users of the Wii gaming console. As its name implies, it allows you to convert game ISO disc images to WBFS format in order to transfer.

What is ISO FILE

The full form of ISO is International Organisation for Standardization. The ISO name is taken from ISO 9660, used with CD ROM media but it contain a UDF(ISO/IEC 13346) file system ( used for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs). Most of the operating systems like Unix, Linux and Mac OS have built in capability to mount an ISO. Most of the emulator uses .ISO file to create image of CD. Emulator like PCSX2, Dolphin use .iso to emulate Wii and GameCube games and Playstation 2 games respectively.

Benefits of ISO file

  • It is the program file which is neatly copied in a single file and it is used to distribute large program over the internet.
  • It is used to create backup of CD or DVD because it creates the exact copy carry, and converts all the data with bits from the disc. Whenever the file is copied, it lacks the header file but when iso file is created it covers all the things including the header file.

Softwares used to create iso file

  • ISO Recorder
  • Magic ISO
  • Power ISO
  • Any to ISO

What is .dmg file

DMG file is Apple disc image which is used for Mac OS. It comes with .dmg extension. DMG stands for Disc Image File. It has UDIF(Universal Disc Image Format) for Mac OS X with .dmg extension. It is capable for the compressed, encrypted data, file spanning amd some of which are password protected. It is downloaded from internet and mounts a virtual disc on the desktop when opened. Disc image file is only used for Mac OS not for the Windows. DMG file support 128-bit and 256-bit AES encryption.

Benefits of .dmg file:

  • It has supporting feature for creating hybrid optical media, that has multiple file system
  • It also supports some of the file system like Hierarchical File System (HFS) , HFS Plus, ISO 9660, Universal Disc Format (UDF), File Allocation Table(FAT).
  • DMG files are read only file ,allow the file to change nothing after being created. This makes the software more secure and free from any virus.
  • It is easy to send more than one file over the internet that contains software and its Installer.
  • It has ability to show multilingual software licence agreement before mounting the disc image.

We have so much in Mac that would make it easy for us to convert an ISO file to DMG and DMG file to ISO and also no additional software is required. Although there are some processes that would be used to convert the DMG file into ISO file in Mac OS X.

The first process is by using opening disc utility , the second process comes with the command line and the third via different software.

File

Opening Disc Utility

This is a powerful technique. We should be careful while doing this because by our single mistake it would easily wipe out data from some of our discs. So be cautious.

Explanation of process:

  • First of all we have to insert the CD/ DVD which contains the file that we want to convert into a CD burning capable mac.
  • After that, go to the Finder file and open it. After opening click on the application and then double click on the Utilities folder.
  • After that, to open the Disc Utility, double click on the application.

Creating DMG file

  • After opening the Disc Utility window, go to left and check name of the disc that we want to insert in the highlighted region.
  • Then click on the file menu which is at the top and go to downward menu option, click New, then click on Disc Image (name of our disc).
  • Give a name to new file and navigate on the desktop to save the file there.
  • Choose the compressed image format
  • Click on save menu and now we have .dmg file save in the desktop. Now our next task is to burn the file onto a blank CD/DVD.

Burning the DMG file

  • Take out the original CD/DVD from the computer and put a blank CD/DVD on it. If you promoted with a pop-up window, click ignore.
  • Then after return to Disc Utility and go to top of the window and click the Burn button.
  • Then after, go and check out on the desktop and highlight the .dmg file and save. Then click on Burn button.
  • Click Burn again in the new window to set the new default setting.
  • CD/DVD is automatically ejected, once the program is finished. Now we have a burned CD or DVD with a copy of original file saved in .dmg format.

Second Method

Using Command line:

This is the easiest method to convert the ISO file into DMG by using command line.

Explanation:

  • Go to the Finder and open it, then open the terminal by clicking GO > Terminal
  • Type the following command on the terminal
  • hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.iso –
  • format UDRW -o /path/convertedimage.dmg , here /path/imagefile.iso is the path to the file.
  • Then after press Enter , it will take few seconds or minutes according to the size of file. After completion, the file comes with .CDR extension. Just rename it to .ISO . The file is ready to use.

Third method via different software

Softwares which are capable to convert the ISO file into DMG

Some of the softwares atr also used to convert the ISO file to DMG file. Some of them are

  1. MagicISO: It is a software which is capable to convert many format into disc image file. Click on the MagicISO then click on the File and then click on open our ISO file. Click on Property and then Apple Disc Image and click Save. The ISO file is converted to DMG file. To download the MagicISO go to the official website www.magiciso.com . It is available for 64 bit as well as for 32 bit.
  1. PowerISO: It is also another software which is capable of converting many types of format into disc image file. Open the Power ISO and click File and then click on open ISO file. Click on the Properties and then select the Apple Disc Image. Click on the File icon and save it from the drop down menu and click Save. The ISO file is converted to DMG and ready to use. To download the PowerISO go to official website www.poweriso.com .
  1. Nero Burning Rom: Like the MagicISO and PowerISO, Nero Burning Rom is also used to convert the ISO file into DMG file. Click on the Nero Burning Rom amd click on the File and then click on open the ISO file and then click on the File and Save As dialog box. “Output File Type” property is changed Disc Image File and the Save it . This is how we convert the ISO file to DMG using Nero Burning Rom. DMG file is ready to use. To download the Nero Burning Rom go to the Official website www.nero.com .

Wii Save Game Files

  • 3Key Uses
  • 4Features
  • 7Documentation
  • 8History

WIP!!

NKit documentation is WIP. It will be added to as people ask questions and raise issues...

Overview

NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images

Recovery is the ability to rebuild source images to match the known good images verified by Redump

Preserve is the ability to shrink any image and convert it back to the source ISO

NKit can convert to ISO and the NKit format. The NKit format is designed to shrink an image to its smallest while ensuring it can be restored back to the original source data. NKit images are also playable with Dolphin, Swiss and Nintendont (but not Wii USB Loaders yet).

Key Uses

  • Unscrub/Rebuild Wii/GC images from scrubbed/header+region hacked/wbfs(file)/iso.dec/iso/gcz to match Redump good images
  • Convert Wii/GC images to NKit format (small, playable, reversible) - with optional gcz compression
  • Preserve and shrink Scrubbed and Custom images
  • Preserve Wii images with controlled removal of update partition

Recovery

  • Recover scrubbed, header/region hacked images to match Redump verified images

Preservation - NKit Format

  • Convert Redump, Hacks, Scrubbed images to NKit format and back to the original iso data

Features

  • Recovery and Preservation of GameCube and Wii images
  • NKit Format (smallest format and Dolphin compatible, GC is hardware compatible)
  • GC NKit format aligns audio and tgc files to 32k for playability
  • Wii NKit format removes hashes and encryption (Dolphin Compatible)
  • Reusable library for use in other projects
  • Test Mode
  • Summary log of all conversions
  • Rename images that match Dat file entries to a configurable mask
  • Supports 100% of Redump images (Unlicensed, All Regions, Multi Disc etc)
  • Scrubbed and Hacked preservation support

Formats

  • GCZ support
  • ISO.DEC read support
  • WBFS read support
  • ISO support
  • RVT-R Wii ISO read support
  • NKit Format support (smallest format and Dolphin compatible)
  • Read the above images from Rar/Zip/7zip etc

Recovery Abilities

  • Insert missing Wii Update (inc rare extra data), Channel and VC partitions
  • Replace Brickblocked Update partitions
  • Auto fixes modified disc headers (where the Data header remains intact)
  • Fixes rare corrupt Wii partition table (caused by Wii Backup Manager)
  • Fixes scrubbed trailing file 0's
  • Fixes truncated Wii images (where the Data partition is intact)
  • Fixes slightly overdumped images (from descramble tools)
  • Fixes Wii Data partitions moved before 0xF800000 to save space
  • Fixes compacted GC images
  • Fixes moved and reordered GC files
  • Fixes modified GC headers (inc. title, region hacks)
  • Fixes mod chip modified GC apploaders
  • Fixes GC images with non conformant junk
  • Fixes modified Wii region and ratings
  • Support for GC images with junk not generated with the image ID

Requirements

  • Windows | Linux | Mac
  • .Net for Windows or Mono 4.6.1 for Mac or Linux (Will be ported to dotnet core 3.0 soon)

Download

Documentation

  • User Guide - Please read :-)
  • FAQ - Coming soon...

Technical

  • Discs : GameCube and Wii disc details
  • File Systems : Info about the GameCube/Wii filesystems and gaps
  • The NKit Format : Detailed information about the NKit Format

History

Version 1.4

  • Fixed Hash Preservation for images with corrupt FSTs
  • Fixed 'Truncated RVT-R image detected...' message being shown incorrectly
  • FST filenames are now correctly encoded with Shift-JIS

There should be no breaking changes or conversion difference for any previously successfully verified images. Please report any issues.

Version 1.3

  • Added RVT-H Detection. This is not currently supported - An error is thrown and logged
  • Fixed NkitReencode. It was always reencoding and not copying the NKit file when converting nkit.iso <-> nkit.gcz
  • Fixed Verify not outputting any log detail messages e.g. When a removed Update Partition is required to verify and was not present - no message was output, it just failed
  • Moved the SummaryLog to the Processed folder rather than the app folder to make it more obvious
  • Added settings home support. ~ at the start of a Path will insert the user's home directory (all OSs)
  • Revert To .Net 4.6.1 - mono wasn't handling 4.7.2 very well. The app well be ported to dotnet core 3 soon
  • ProcessorApp: Added failure message to log errors (same as cmldline exe output)
  • ProcessorApp: Disabled the checkbox for 'Remove and Preserve Wii Update Partitions' when Recovering or Converting to iso
  • ProcessorApp: Fixed checkbox for 'Remove and Preserve Wii Update Partitions' not being set on app load
  • ProcessorApp: Fixed progress .1.2.3... text alignment in the log output
  • ProcessorApp: Fixed the output log being truncated when a partition ID contained a null char

There should be no breaking changes or conversion difference for any previously successfully verified images. Please report any issues.

Version 1.2

  • Updated to .Net 4.7.2 (Preparation for long file name support)
  • Added support for images that a file ends on a non 4 byte alignment (for 1 shrunk GC demo)
  • Added support for images that have no Magic (default to GC - for 1 GC early system disc)
  • Fixed the ExtractionApp GC Region always showing Japan
  • Corrected NKitExtracted path in config
  • Added missing Wii Jakers config entry
  • Fixed Double 'Truncated RVT-R' message
  • Fixed ProcessorApp Gui Exception not being captured
  • Fixed Drag Drop message being cleared when a non supported file is dropped
  • Modified some public class accessibility to make them internal

There should be no breaking changes or conversion difference for any previously successfully verified images. Please report any issues.

Version 1.1

  • NKit format fix: Fixed a bug when converting Wii to NKit. This was introduced during the last 2 days of development while adding support for a Customs preservation bug.
  • Fixed a minor ProcessingApp bug where the output path wouldn't be used.

Any Converted NKit Wii images from v1.0 are not corrupt. Just not 100% correct to the format. Reconverting will correct the issue. Make sure NKitReencode is set to true if reconverting images that were made with v1.0.

Version 1.0

A lot of effort has gone in to ensuring this version is as stable and reliable as possible. The NKit Format is stable and reliable. Always use FullVerify as it's always accurate as are the Hashes when CalculateHashes is on. Please report any issues and ask any questions.

  • Fixed a bug in the GC Format (This alters 12 of the GC Redump images - just reencode them if you verify against NKit dats)
  • Added Wii NKit Format (100% Redump tested, Scrubbed & Custom Support)
  • 2 Windows (Sorry Linux & Mac users) GUI Apps added, including file extraction

Version 0.5

First stable version

Future Features

  • WBFS output (for easy output for Wii Hardware use)
  • CISO reading
  • Port the code to dotnet core 3 when it's released (GUIs too)
  • Port to Android

Wii Save Game Converter Mac Os

Credits

Wii Save Game Converter Mac Mp3

  • Johnsanc - Testing, ideas and motivation
  • JosJuice - Disc format and Dolphin knowledge
  • GerbilSoft - Disc format knowledge (+ RVT-R) (rvthtool / rom-properties)
  • Osupka - UltimateUnscrubber code
  • LedZeppelin68 - Nasos (ISO.DEC) code
  • Wiimm - WIT (WBFS) code
  • ToeKnee - Testing
  • Dack - Wii Scrubber code
  • Scifi76 - Wii Scrubber dll (fst.bin) code
  • All the game preservationists out there - hope this saves you some space...