brasero

brasero [OPTIONS] [URI]

--help
    Displays a help message with available command-line options.

--version
    Displays the Brasero version number.

--display=DISPLAY
    Specifies the X display to use for the graphical interface.

--session
    Instructs Brasero to use the session manager.

--disable-sound
    Disables sound events within the application.

--debug
    Enables verbose debug messages for troubleshooting.

URI
    A path to a disc image file (e.g., .iso) or a Brasero project file (.brasero) to open upon launch.

Brasero is a free and open-source disc burning application designed for Unix-like operating systems, primarily as part of the GNOME desktop environment.

It aims to be simple to use while offering a wide range of features for burning CDs and DVDs, including data discs, audio CDs, video DVDs (from existing files), and disc copying. Brasero supports various disc types (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM) and features like on-the-fly burning, multi-session support, and integrity checking of burned discs.

While it provides a graphical user interface for most operations, it can be launched from the command line to open specific files or project types.

Brasero is primarily a Graphical User Interface (GUI) application. Its command-line usage is mainly limited to launching the GUI and optionally opening a specific file or project.

It is not designed for non-interactive disc burning directly from the command line; for such tasks, tools like wodim or growisofs are more suitable.

Its functionality depends on the presence of an optical disc drive and necessary underlying libraries (e.g., GStreamer for multimedia decoding).

Brasero offers distinct project types to guide users through the burning process:

• Data Project: For burning files and folders onto a disc.
• Audio Project: For creating standard audio CDs from various audio file formats.
• Video Project: For creating video DVDs or SVCDs/VCDs from video files.
• Copy Disc: For making an exact copy of an existing CD or DVD.
• Burn Image: For burning disc image files (like ISO files) to optical media.

Brasero relies on several backend libraries for its functionality, including cdrtools (or its forks like wodim and genisoimage) for actual disc writing, and GStreamer for multimedia encoding and decoding when creating audio or video projects.

Brasero started development around 2004-2005 with the aim of providing a simple yet powerful disc burning solution for the GNOME desktop environment.

It was officially adopted into the GNOME project and has been a staple utility for optical media management within GNOME ever since, undergoing continuous development and improvements to support new disc formats and burning technologies.

wodim(1), genisoimage(1), growisofs(1), k3b(1), xfburn(1)