CHD does not store CD track indexes from cuesheet
Author: SenemuCreated Sep 5, 2022Updated Sep 14, 2026
Example input cuesheet
CHD creation
CHD information
CHD extraction
Extracted cuesheet
FILE "purikura.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
INDEX 00 15:49:15
INDEX 01 15:51:15
TRACK 03 AUDIO
INDEX 00 18:09:16
INDEX 01 18:11:15
TRACK 04 AUDIO
INDEX 00 20:29:17
INDEX 01 20:31:16
TRACK 05 AUDIO
INDEX 00 22:49:18
INDEX 01 22:51:17
TRACK 06 AUDIO
INDEX 00 25:09:19
INDEX 01 25:11:18
TRACK 07 AUDIO
INDEX 00 27:29:20
INDEX 01 27:31:19
TRACK 08 AUDIO
INDEX 00 29:49:21
INDEX 01 29:51:20
TRACK 09 AUDIO
INDEX 00 31:53:51
INDEX 01 31:55:50
TRACK 10 AUDIO
INDEX 00 33:24:34
INDEX 01 33:26:33
TRACK 11 AUDIO
INDEX 00 35:08:06
INDEX 01 35:10:05
TRACK 12 AUDIO
INDEX 00 37:10:65
INDEX 01 37:12:64
TRACK 13 AUDIO
INDEX 00 39:06:17
INDEX 01 39:08:16
TRACK 14 AUDIO
INDEX 00 40:57:23
INDEX 01 40:59:22
TRACK 15 AUDIO
INDEX 00 43:11:54
INDEX 01 43:13:53
TRACK 16 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:01:71
INDEX 01 45:03:70
TRACK 17 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:19:49
INDEX 01 45:21:48
TRACK 18 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:33:27
INDEX 01 45:35:26
TRACK 19 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:43:17
INDEX 01 45:45:16
TRACK 20 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:51:66
INDEX 01 45:53:65
TRACK 21 AUDIO
INDEX 00 46:02:64
INDEX 01 46:04:63
TRACK 22 AUDIO
INDEX 00 48:09:68
INDEX 01 48:11:67
TRACK 23 AUDIO
INDEX 00 50:39:24
INDEX 01 50:41:23
TRACK 24 AUDIO
INDEX 00 53:36:23
INDEX 01 53:38:22
INDEX 02 53:41:00
INDEX 03 53:44:05
INDEX 04 53:48:33
INDEX 05 53:51:57
INDEX 06 53:55:05
INDEX 07 53:58:28
INDEX 08 54:01:50
INDEX 09 54:06:03
INDEX 10 54:09:08
TRACK 25 AUDIO
INDEX 00 54:13:36
INDEX 01 54:15:35
INDEX 02 54:20:34
INDEX 03 54:29:63
INDEX 04 54:33:73
INDEX 05 54:45:61
INDEX 06 54:50:14
INDEX 07 54:53:57
INDEX 08 54:58:51
INDEX 09 55:03:11
INDEX 10 55:07:55
INDEX 11 55:11:03
INDEX 12 55:14:16
INDEX 13 55:23:39
INDEX 14 55:26:72
INDEX 15 55:30:30
INDEX 16 55:35:62
TRACK 26 AUDIO
INDEX 00 55:40:35
INDEX 01 55:42:34
INDEX 02 55:48:25
INDEX 03 55:58:22
INDEX 04 56:07:59
INDEX 05 56:14:02
INDEX 06 56:21:12
INDEX 07 56:26:07
INDEX 08 56:29:57
INDEX 09 56:35:41
INDEX 10 56:39:45
INDEX 11 56:43:33
INDEX 12 56:48:16
INDEX 13 56:53:64
INDEX 14 57:00:57
TRACK 27 AUDIO
INDEX 00 57:08:19
INDEX 01 57:10:18
INDEX 02 57:16:35
INDEX 03 57:20:64
INDEX 04 57:26:41
INDEX 05 57:29:37
INDEX 06 57:34:56
INDEX 07 57:38:51
INDEX 08 57:41:54
INDEX 09 57:45:66
TRACK 28 AUDIO
INDEX 00 57:50:18
INDEX 01 57:52:17
INDEX 02 57:55:47
INDEX 03 58:02:59
INDEX 04 58:06:07
INDEX 05 58:15:10
INDEX 06 58:19:04
INDEX 07 58:23:03
INDEX 08 58:26:13
INDEX 09 58:33:64
INDEX 10 58:38:17
INDEX 11 58:44:04
INDEX 12 58:49:51
INDEX 13 58:56:10
INDEX 14 59:01:38
INDEX 15 59:08:74
INDEX 16 59:12:12
INDEX 17 59:17:09
INDEX 18 59:21:44
INDEX 19 59:28:41
INDEX 20 59:32:50
INDEX 21 59:38:23
INDEX 22 59:43:09
INDEX 23 59:48:63
TRACK 29 AUDIO
INDEX 00 59:53:03
INDEX 01 59:55:02
INDEX 02 60:02:29
INDEX 03 60:07:11
INDEX 04 60:15:33
INDEX 05 60:17:63
INDEX 06 60:23:12
INDEX 07 60:28:18
INDEX 08 60:35:18
TRACK 30 AUDIO
INDEX 00 60:39:63
INDEX 01 60:41:62
INDEX 02 60:49:67
INDEX 03 60:56:02
INDEX 04 61:00:36
INDEX 05 61:08:67
INDEX 06 61:14:15
INDEX 07 61:22:08
TRACK 31 AUDIO
INDEX 00 61:30:47
INDEX 01 61:32:46
INDEX 02 61:41:39
INDEX 03 61:47:12
INDEX 04 61:50:28
INDEX 05 61:57:74
INDEX 06 62:01:28
TRACK 32 AUDIO
INDEX 00 62:07:13
INDEX 01 62:09:12
INDEX 02 62:18:48
INDEX 03 62:22:49
INDEX 04 62:33:03
INDEX 05 62:39:07
INDEX 06 62:42:53
INDEX 07 62:50:05$ chdman createcd -i "purikura.cue" -o "purikura.chd"
chdman - MAME Compressed Hunks of Data (CHD) manager 0.247 (unknown)
Output CHD: purikura.chd
Input file: purikura.cue
Input tracks: 32
Input length: 62:56:22
Compression: cdlz (CD LZMA), cdzl (CD Deflate), cdfl (CD FLAC)
Logical size: 693,459,648
Compression complete ... final ratio = 52.7% $ chdman info -v -i "purikura.chd"
chdman - MAME Compressed Hunks of Data (CHD) manager 0.247 (unknown)
Input file: purikura.chd
File Version: 5
Logical size: 693,459,648 bytes
Hunk Size: 19,584 bytes
Total Hunks: 35,410
Unit Size: 2,448 bytes
Total Units: 283,276
Compression: cdlz (CD LZMA), cdzl (CD Deflate), cdfl (CD FLAC)
CHD size: 365,490,028 bytes
Ratio: 52.7%
SHA1: d5bd4c7df597101def2081b548bc1f07932e67d1
Data SHA1: e4af08ad9e0953398db4a00e0ba2206f6e4d41f4
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=0 Length=92 bytes
TRACK:1 TYPE:MODE1_RAW SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:71190 PREGAP:0 PGTYPE:MODE1 PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=1 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:2 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:150 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=2 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:3 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=3 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:4 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=4 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:5 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=5 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:6 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=6 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:7 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10501 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=7 Length=90 bytes
TRACK:8 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:9330 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=8 Length=90 bytes
TRACK:9 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:6808 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=9 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:10 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:7772 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=10 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:11 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:9209 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=11 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:12 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:8652 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=12 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:13 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:8331 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=13 Length=92 bytes
TRACK:14 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:10081 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=14 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:15 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:8267 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=15 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:16 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:1328 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=16 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:17 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:1028 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=17 Length=90 bytes
TRACK:18 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:740 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=18 Length=90 bytes
TRACK:19 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:649 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=19 Length=90 bytes
TRACK:20 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:823 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=20 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:21 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:9529 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=21 Length=92 bytes
TRACK:22 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:11206 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=22 Length=92 bytes
TRACK:23 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:13274 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=23 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:24 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:2788 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=24 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:25 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:6524 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=25 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:26 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:6584 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=26 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:27 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:3149 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=27 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:28 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:9210 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=28 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:29 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:3510 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=29 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:30 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:3809 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=30 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:31 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:2741 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Metadata: Tag='CHT2' Index=31 Length=91 bytes
TRACK:32 TYPE:AUDIO SUBTYPE:NONE FRAMES:3684 PREGAP:149 PGTYPE:VAUDIO PGSUB:NONE POSTGAP:0.
Hunks Percent Name
---------- ------- ------------------------------------
2,355 6.7% Copy from self
9,370 26.5% CD LZMA
22 0.1% CD Deflate
23,663 66.8% CD FLAC $ chdman extractcd -i "purikura.chd" -o "purikura.cue"
chdman - MAME Compressed Hunks of Data (CHD) manager 0.247 (unknown)
Output TOC: purikura.cue
Output Data: purikura.bin
Input CHD: purikura.chd
Extraction complete FILE "purikura.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
INDEX 00 15:49:15
INDEX 01 15:51:15
TRACK 03 AUDIO
INDEX 00 18:09:16
INDEX 01 18:11:15
TRACK 04 AUDIO
INDEX 00 20:29:17
INDEX 01 20:31:16
TRACK 05 AUDIO
INDEX 00 22:49:18
INDEX 01 22:51:17
TRACK 06 AUDIO
INDEX 00 25:09:19
INDEX 01 25:11:18
TRACK 07 AUDIO
INDEX 00 27:29:20
INDEX 01 27:31:19
TRACK 08 AUDIO
INDEX 00 29:49:21
INDEX 01 29:51:20
TRACK 09 AUDIO
INDEX 00 31:53:51
INDEX 01 31:55:50
TRACK 10 AUDIO
INDEX 00 33:24:34
INDEX 01 33:26:33
TRACK 11 AUDIO
INDEX 00 35:08:06
INDEX 01 35:10:05
TRACK 12 AUDIO
INDEX 00 37:10:65
INDEX 01 37:12:64
TRACK 13 AUDIO
INDEX 00 39:06:17
INDEX 01 39:08:16
TRACK 14 AUDIO
INDEX 00 40:57:23
INDEX 01 40:59:22
TRACK 15 AUDIO
INDEX 00 43:11:54
INDEX 01 43:13:53
TRACK 16 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:01:71
INDEX 01 45:03:70
TRACK 17 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:19:49
INDEX 01 45:21:48
TRACK 18 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:33:27
INDEX 01 45:35:26
TRACK 19 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:43:17
INDEX 01 45:45:16
TRACK 20 AUDIO
INDEX 00 45:51:66
INDEX 01 45:53:65
TRACK 21 AUDIO
INDEX 00 46:02:64
INDEX 01 46:04:63
TRACK 22 AUDIO
INDEX 00 48:09:68
INDEX 01 48:11:67
TRACK 23 AUDIO
INDEX 00 50:39:24
INDEX 01 50:41:23
TRACK 24 AUDIO
INDEX 00 53:36:23
INDEX 01 53:38:22
TRACK 25 AUDIO
INDEX 00 54:13:36
INDEX 01 54:15:35
TRACK 26 AUDIO
INDEX 00 55:40:35
INDEX 01 55:42:34
TRACK 27 AUDIO
INDEX 00 57:08:19
INDEX 01 57:10:18
TRACK 28 AUDIO
INDEX 00 57:50:18
INDEX 01 57:52:17
TRACK 29 AUDIO
INDEX 00 59:53:03
INDEX 01 59:55:02
TRACK 30 AUDIO
INDEX 00 60:39:63
INDEX 01 60:41:62
TRACK 31 AUDIO
INDEX 00 61:30:47
INDEX 01 61:32:46
TRACK 32 AUDIO
INDEX 00 62:07:13
INDEX 01 62:09:12Data is identical, but audio track indexes beyond 01 are missing.
Source: mamedev/mame