System and method for automatically creating a media archive from content on a recording medium

A method comprising:

• identifying branches of a recording medium as being valid or invalid, wherein identifying the one or more branches of the recording medium as being valid or invalid comprises executing virtual machine instructions to emulate a standard media player to walk the recording medium;
• storing the media content of the valid branches of the recording medium in a storage medium and skipping invalid branches of the recording medium;
• and
• playing back the media content of the valid branches of the recording medium from the storage medium concurrently with identifying the branches of the recording medium and storing the media content.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause a media player to perform a method for creating a media archive, the method comprising:

• receiving a single command to playback and archive media content stored on a recording medium;
• identifying branches of the recording medium as being valid or invalid by executing virtual machine instructions to emulate a standard media player to walk the recording medium;
• archiving the media content of the valid branches of the recording medium in a storage medium and skipping invalid branches of the recording medium;
• and
• playing back the media content of the valid branches of the recording medium from the storage medium concurrently with identifying the branches of the recording medium and archiving the media content.