PowerISO Tutorial for Mac
Disc image files, often encoded as .iso files in Windows, normally contain one or more separate files such as images, movies, text files and executable files. Each operating system has different ways of burning these image files to disc for later use. One of the programs that can be used by the Mac to open, read and burn .iso files is PowerISO. While the Mac version of PowerISO does not have a graphical interface, with a little command-line knowledge you can use PowerISO to work with .iso image files.
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Instructions
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Download the Mac .tar.gz file of PowerISO (poweriso.com/download.htm) and make a note of where you save the file.
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Open a terminal from inside the "Utilities" folder inside your "Applications" folder. In the terminal, navigate to the location of your saved .tar.gz file. For example, if the file is on your Desktop, type "cd Desktop" without quotes.
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Untar the file by typing "tar xvfz poweriso-1.3-osx.tar.gz". A UNIX executable file will appear on your desktop.
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Start PowerISO by typing "./poweriso" followed by the commands and flags you wish to use. For example, to list all of the files and directories in the root directory of /home/joesmith/example.iso, type "./poweriso list /home/joesmith/example.iso / -r". The "./poweriso" starts the program, the next portion of the command lists the path to the .iso file and the "-r" lists the files. If you wish to convert an image file to another file format, use the "convert" command. For example, to convert the example file to a .daa file, type "./poweriso convert /home/joesmith/example.iso -o /home/joesmith/example.daa -ot daa".
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Tips & Warnings
For additional help, as well as a list of commands and flags included, type "./poweriso -?" at the terminal prompt.
