Configuration JSON

Configuration JSON Reference

Below are tables representing the various keys that are used in the config.json file. This file is used by both MPF UI and MPF CLI.

NOTE: Please note that MPF CLI does override some of the default values above to make them more obvious to users to fill in.

Common

Key	Type	Default	Description
FirstRun	bool	true	Indicate if the program is being run with a clean configuration

Internal Program

Key	Type	Default	Description
AaruPath	string?	"Programs\Aaru\Aaru.exe"	Path to Aaru
DiscImageCreatorPath	string?	"Programs\Creator\DiscImageCreator.exe"	Path to DiscImageCreator
InternalProgram	string?	"Redumper"	Currently selected dumping program

InternalProgram Values

Value	Note
Aaru	Dumping and verification
DiscImageCreator	Dumping and verification
Redumper	Dumping and verification
CleanRip	Verification only
PS3CFW	Verification only
UmdImageCreator	Verification only
XboxBackupCreator	Verification only

UI Defaults

Key	Type	Default	Description
EnableDarkMode	bool	false	Enable dark mode for UI elements
EnablePurpMode	bool	false	Enable purple mode for UI elements
CustomBackgroundColor	string?	null	Custom color setting
CustomTextColor	string?	null	Custom color setting
CheckForUpdatesOnStartup	bool	true	Check for updates on startup
FastUpdateLabel	bool	false	Fast update label - Skips disc checks and updates path only
DefaultOutputPath	string?	"ISO"	Default output path for dumps
DefaultSystem	string?	"pc"	Default system if none can be detected
ShowDebugViewMenuItem	bool	false	Default output path for dumps

NOTE: In the future, DefaultOutputPath may apply to MPF CLI as well.

DefaultSystem Values

See System Types for more details.

Dumping Speeds

Key	Type	Default	Description
PreferredDumpSpeedCD	int	24	Default CD dumping speed
PreferredDumpSpeedDVD	int	16	Default DVD dumping speed
PreferredDumpSpeedHDDVD	int	8	Default HD-DVD dumping speed
PreferredDumpSpeedBD	int	8	Default BD dumping speed

Aaru

Key	Type	Default	Description
AaruEnableDebug	bool	false	Enable debug output while dumping by default
AaruEnableVerbose	bool	true	Enable verbose output while dumping by default
AaruForceDumping	bool	true	Enable force dumping of media by default
AaruRereadCount	int	5	Default number of sector/subchannel rereads
AaruStripPersonalData	bool	false	Strip personal data information from Aaru metadata by default

DiscImageCreator

Key	Type	Default	Description
DICMultiSectorRead	bool	false	Enable multi-sector read flag by default
DICMultiSectorReadValue	int	0	Include a default multi-sector read value
DICParanoidMode	bool	false	Enable overly-secure dumping flags by default
DICQuietMode	bool	false	Enable the Quiet flag by default
DICRereadCount	int	20	Default number of C2 rereads
DICDVDRereadCount	int	10	Default number of DVD/HD-DVD/BD rereads
DICUseCMIFlag	bool	false	Use the CMI flag for supported disc types

Redumper

Key	Type	Default	Description
RedumperEnableDebug	bool	false	Enable debug output while dumping by default
RedumperEnableLeadinRetry	bool	false	Enable Redumper custom lead-in retries for Plextor drives
RedumperEnableSkeleton	bool	true	Enable skeleton output while dumping by default
RedumperEnableVerbose	bool	true	Enable verbose output while dumping by default
RedumperLeadinRetryCount	int	4	Default number of redumper Plextor leadin retries
RedumperNonRedumpMode	bool	false	Enable options incompatible with redump submissions
RedumperUseGenericDriveType	bool	false	Enable generic drive type by default with Redumper
RedumperReadMethod	string?	"NONE"	Currently selected default redumper read method
RedumperSectorOrder	string?	"NONE"	Currently selected default redumper sector order
RedumperRereadCount	int	20	Default number of rereads

RedumperReadMethod Values

Value	Note
NONE	Default, not used
BE
D8
BE_CDDA	Currently an alias for BE

RedumperSectorOrder Values

Value	Note
NONE	Default, not used
DATA_C2_SUB
DATA_SUB_C2
DATA_SUB
DATA_C2

Extra Dumping Options

Key	Type	Default	Description
ScanForProtection	bool	true	Scan the disc for protection after dumping
AddPlaceholders	bool	true	Add placeholder values in the submission info
PromptForDiscInformation	bool	true	UI ONLY Show the disc information window after dumping
PullAllInformation	bool	false	Pull all information from Redump if signed in
EnableTabsInInputFields	bool	true	UI ONLY Enable tabs in all input fields
EnableRedumpCompatibility	bool	true	Limit outputs to Redump-supported values only
ShowDiscEjectReminder	bool	true	UI ONLY Show disc eject reminder before the disc information window is shown
IgnoreFixedDrives	bool	true	UI ONLY Ignore fixed drives when populating the list
AddFilenameSuffix	bool	false	Add the dump filename as a suffix to the auto-generated files
OutputSubmissionJSON	bool	false	Output the compressed JSON version of the submission info
IncludeArtifacts	bool	false	Include log files in serialized JSON data
CompressLogFiles	bool	true	Compress output log files to reduce space
DeleteUnnecessaryFiles	bool	false	Delete unnecessary files to reduce space
CreateIRDAfterDumping	bool	false	PS3 ONLY Create a PS3 IRD file after dumping PS3 BD-ROM discs

Skip Options

Key	Type	Default	Description
SkipMediaTypeDetection	bool	false	UI ONLY Skip detecting media type on disc scan
SkipSystemDetection	bool	false	UI ONLY Skip detecting known system on disc scan

Protection Scanning Options

Key	Type	Default	Description
ScanArchivesForProtection	bool	true	Scan archive contents during protection scanning
IncludeDebugProtectionInformation	bool	false	Include debug information with scan results
HideDriveLetters	bool	false	Remove drive letters from protection scan output

Logging Options

Key	Type	Default	Description
VerboseLogging	bool	true	Enable verbose and debug logs to be written
OpenLogWindowAtStartup	bool	true	UI ONLY Have the log panel expanded by default on startup

Redump Login Information

Key	Type	Default	Description
RedumpUsername	string?	""	Redump username
RedumpPassword	string?	""	Redump password