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JwopDk
Posted on 10-22-14 10:08 AM (rev. 11 of 06-21-15 09:10 AM) Link | #49996
Captain Grabbin' is a Wii homebrew app that opens a Wii disc in the drive and allows you to extract files and folders from inside of it.
It is designed to be somewhat of a replacement for WiiScrubber, so instead of extracting a whole ISO before picking a few files, Captain Grabbin' allows you to specifically choose which levels or songs or whatever you want to extract from the disc, while also allowing you to extract whole folders at a time, something WiiScrubber can't do.

This might already exist, but I couldn't find an alternative. If it doesn't, then I hope this proves useful.
I can't be the only one who was annoyed by having to rip the whole disc or illegally download a game I already own just to get some levels or music, and I'm pretty sure other people in these forums might have had similar issues.

Anyway, here it is:

v0.1b Download - https://mega.co.nz/#!z1JiQSRY!C1Ql2iS5bhzmE_pGgX5-O9wLrI0DojBbvWCh--3VYRs
========Fixes========
- Extracting large files (>50 MB) doesn't crash anymore
- Implemented a check for the amount of available space on USB/SD card
====Improvements=====
- More efficient extraction method, taking more data at a time
======Additions======
- A better progress display, with things like percentage completed, amount of data extracted, etc.
========Todo=========
- Still with the graphics that won't make your eyes bleed.
The next version should be v0.2, and will have an interface similar to my post below.

There are more important things that I've fixed, but I've honestly forgotten half of them.
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v0.1a Download - https://mega.co.nz/#!GwRGmYSA!nm0S8uIOVGX5DGQt943HO5hiBfZrRtJ4hD8C4QiJXKM
========Fixes========
- Extracting folders now works properly, instead of creating folders where it shouldn't
======Additions======
- Progress thing keeps track of the amount of files extracted
- Prints folder/file size
=========Todo========
- Actual graphics (working on it)

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v0.1 Download - https://mega.co.nz/#!S8ZDWZyb!y0YhXavsrILBMWroilnIoatpcTcIIfaqQJ6K9Bje3tw
(Warning: it's ugly as butts, but it works. I'll make a GUI if people are interested.)

EDIT: Oh yeah, it has SD card and USB support, but USB is slower. I can't help that, it's a hardware limitation.
Also, there might be a few bugs. I definitely plan on fixing as many bugs as possible and adding actual graphics. This is still in its early stages!

Hiccup
Posted on 10-22-14 10:25 AM (rev. 5 of 10-24-14 02:15 PM) Link | #49998
It is good that alternative Wii software is being made, but I can think of one that exists already:
  • WiiXplorer

Of course, that is not its sole purpose, so this may have some advantages.

There are also some that are designed for individual games (but may work on other games):
  • SMGExtractor
  • Reggie! Dumper

      Edit: I meant WiiXplorer not WiiExplorer.

JwopDk
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Splitwirez
Posted on 10-22-14 10:41 AM Link | #50001
Does this tool allow you to pick and choose files to extract?


Posted by Hiccup
It is good that alternative Wii software is being made, but I can think of one that exists already:
  • WiiExplorer

Of course, that is not its sole purpose, so this may have some advantages.

There are also some that are designed for individual games (but may work on other games):
  • SMGExtractor
  • Reggie! Dumper

    Um...WiiExplorer doesn't actually support wii disks or ISOs. ISOs are planned for the future, but this tool is for disks. SMGExtractor takes forever with most games (oddly, Mario Kart Wii is the only game I've found that is as fast as the SMG games), and Reggie! Dumper basically says "NO! INSERT NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII!!" and has a temper tantrum if you try to use it with any game other than NSMBW...or Mario Kart Wii. Seriously, I dunno why, but Mario Kart Wii is better accepted by these game-specific tools than any other incorrect game. Re(Zy)gard(e)less, get your facts straight before you shoot down a clever tool.

    JwopDk
    Posted on 10-22-14 10:49 AM (rev. 3 of 10-22-14 10:52 AM) Link | #50002
    Does this tool allow you to pick and choose files to extract?

    Absolutely. There's the whole directory tree thing, like in WiiExplorer. You can highlight and extract single folders or files at a time. Naturally, extracting folders is recursive, meaning everything that goes underneath that folder is extracted.
    You can check out the source if you want; it's in C. In hind-sight, due to the way browsing folders works, it might have been wiser to use C++. Oh well, it works!

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-22-14 12:23 PM Link | #50003
    Posted by Based King Potato
    Posted by Splitwirez
    Does this tool allow you to pick and choose files to extract?

    Absolutely. There's the whole directory tree thing, like in WiiExplorer. You can highlight and extract single folders or files at a time. Naturally, extracting folders is recursive, meaning everything that goes underneath that folder is extracted.
    You can check out the source if you want; it's in C. In hind-sight, due to the way browsing folders works, it might have been wiser to use C++. Oh well, it works!

    This tool sounds great! Can't wait to try it. If only I knew C...

    JwopDk
    Posted on 10-24-14 01:53 PM Link | #50053
    Grabbin Grabbin v0.1a has been released! See first post for details.

    Hiccup
    Posted on 10-24-14 02:14 PM Link | #50057
    Sorry Splitwirez, I meant WiiXplorer.

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-24-14 02:17 PM Link | #50058
    Posted by Hiccup
    Sorry Splitwirez, I meant WiiXplorer.

    Oh, that explains it. Fair mistake, they are similar in name. Wait...WiiXplorer can rip files from disks? I thought that was broken. It is on my Wii. It can't even access disks.

    Jesse
    Posted on 10-24-14 04:05 PM Link | #50061
    Does this program also extract the whole iso at once or in parts? Cleanrip doesn't work anymore for no reason, and this program looks promising.

    JwopDk
    Posted on 10-24-14 04:49 PM Link | #50063
    It extracts files and folders inside of the ISO.

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-24-14 05:18 PM Link | #50065
    Posted by JwopDk
    It extracts files and folders inside of the ISO.

    That was a bit vague. You could be a bit clearer. Perhaps mention that it doesn't rip an ISO at all, rather than implying it?

    shibboleet
    (post deleted) #50068

    Jesse
    Posted on 10-24-14 07:47 PM (rev. 2 of 10-24-14 07:47 PM) Link | #50069
    I should have asked the question differently.
    I (want) would love if this program could extract iso's from the disk. is that possible?

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-24-14 08:17 PM Link | #50070
    Posted by jjesss064
    I should have asked the question differently.
    I (want) would love if this program could extract iso's from the disk. is that possible?

    The program is designed specifically to make that unnecessary. What do you think? Try asking for a separate app instead.

    Jesse
    Posted on 10-24-14 08:54 PM Link | #50072
    Oke I am sorry, it was just a suggestion.

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-24-14 09:28 PM Link | #50077
    Posted by jjesss064
    Oke I am sorry, it was just a suggestion.

    No need to apologize! It's a good idea, just...not for this particular app. Maybe Based King Potato would be willing to make a separate application.

    JwopDk
    Posted on 10-25-14 12:22 AM (rev. 3 of 10-25-14 12:28 AM) Link | #50102
    From what I understand, Cleanrip works perfectly well as a utility to extract ISOs. I could add that feature if I wanted, but pretty much what Splitwirez said, maybe not for this app.

    Anyway, I'm working on mainly the graphics at the moment, and so far it looks like this:

    [image]

    The name of the game sits next to the Captain Grabbin' bit, and the files and folders go on top of the parchment. Oh, and the Wind Waker texture that goes above the blue background will be animated and move.

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    That was a bit vague. You could be a bit clearer. Perhaps mention that it doesn't rip an ISO at all, rather than implying it?


    Ok, sorry, I'll fix that. You know when you try explain something to someone and you forget to mention half the stuff that's actually important? Yeah, that's me.

    Splitwirez
    Posted on 10-25-14 01:29 AM Link | #50103
    Posted by JwopDk
    From what I understand, Cleanrip works perfectly well as a utility to extract ISOs. I could add that feature if I wanted, but pretty much what Splitwirez said, maybe not for this app.

    Anyway, I'm working on mainly the graphics at the moment, and so far it looks like this:

    [image]

    The name of the game sits next to the Captain Grabbin' bit, and the files and folders go on top of the parchment. Oh, and the Wind Waker texture that goes above the blue background will be animated and move.



    Nice graphics! Animation might be a tad impractical given the hardware limitations, but that's purely theoretical.

    Posted by JwopDk
    Posted by Splitwirez
    That was a bit vague. You could be a bit clearer. Perhaps mention that it doesn't rip an ISO at all, rather than implying it?


    Ok, sorry, I'll fix that. You know when you try explain something to someone and you forget to mention half the stuff that's actually important? Yeah, that's me.


    Heh, I know the feeling. Why am I tempted to make a Portal joke about that? Something to do with PotatOS. And I've never played either of the Portal games. Odd.

    Hiccup
    Posted on 10-25-14 12:11 PM Link | #50130
    PC
    WiiExplorer - Opens wii archives (and possibly ISOs)

    Wii
    WiiXplorer - latest version extracts files from discs
    Captain Grabbin' - extracts files from discs
    CleanRip - dumps iso from disc
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