brasero is an application to burn cd/dvd for the gnome desktop. it is designed to be as simple as possible and has some unique features to enable users to create their discs easily and quickly.
features supports multiple backends: cdrtools, growisofs and libburn(optional). note: compiling against libburn is not enough. you need to activate the backend through gsettings
features / data cd/dvd supports edition of discs contents (remove/move/rename files inside directories) can burn data cd/dvd on the fly automatic filtering for unwanted files (hidden files, broken/recursive symlinks, files not conforming to joliet standard, ...) supports multisession supports joliet extension can write the image to the hard drive can check disc file integrity
features / audio cd write cdtext information (automatically found thanks to gstreamer) supports the edition of cdtext information can burn audio cd on the fly can use all audio files handled by gstreamer local installation (ogg, flac, mp3, ...) can search for audio files inside dropped folders full edition of silences between tracks
features / cd/dvd copy can copy a cd/dvd to the hard drive can copy cd and dvd on the fly supports singlesession data dvd supports any kind of cd
features / others erase cd/dvd can save/load projects can burn cd/dvd images and cue files song, image and video previewer device detection thanks to hal file change notification (requires kernel > 2.6.13) a customisable gui (when used with gdl) supports drag and drop / cut'n'paste from nautilus (and others apps) can use files on a network as long as the protocol is handled by gnomevfs can search for files thanks to beagle (search is based on keywords or on file type) can display a playlist and its contents (note that playlists are automatically searched through beagle) all disc io is done asynchronously to prevent the application from blocking
