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- Andy
McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ
The standard FAQ for CD-R and CD-RW. Besides
general questions and answers, its major sections
cover encoding, media, hardware, software
and common problems. Updated monthly.
- Burn-Proof
This site explains the buffer underrun
technology Burn-Proof, developed by Sanyo.
Explains similair technologies developed by
other companies, such as SeamLess Link, FlextraLink
and SmartBurn.
- CD
Freaks.com
Website that offers daily news and background
information on CD-R and DVD related subjects,
both software and hardware. Has hardware reviews
and forum.
- CD
Information Center
General information source with links
and a few articles about the CD and DVD industry.
Includes an extensive CD bibliography.
- CD
Media Resource Center
A guide to audio and data CD media technology.
Includes a discussion of the influence of
laser wavelength on track geometry, and also
covers encoding (EFM, parity, subcode channels),
capacity analysis and data structures.
- CD
Media World
News and many technology articles related
to writable CDs. Includes a comprehensive
list of CD-R dye types and manufacturers,
and an extensive reference list of CD-writing
software.
- CD
Page
Information about CD technology, duplication,
replication, media types. Offers news, tutorials
and reviews.
- CD
Speed
Has essential tools for CD/DVD drive and
media quality control and a good explantion
of CAV, CLV, Z-CLV and P-CAV technology.
- CDR-Info.com
Website that contains news and announcements
of new products, reviews and articles.
- CDRlabs.com
Website that offers news and reviews on
CD-R and DVD drives, mainly focused on hardware.
- The
Coaster Factory
Has information about offsets and the
real size of CD-Rs
- 3D
Volume Holographic Optical Data Storage
Technical paper on a patented optical
storage technology.
- Disctronics'
DVD Technology Pages
A series of pages with DVD specifications
and history, including DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM
and other standards. Also covers DVD manufacturing
and mastering.
- DVD
Association
DVDA is a trade group promoting development
of non-entertainment DVD applications. Their
site includes conference information, news
and directories of suppliers.
- DVD
Audio Conference Coverage and FAQ
Article on DVD Audio that dispels many
myths about the DVD-A multi-channel audio
format.
- DVD
Copying – The Basics
Contains basic information on DVD copying.
Explains techniques and lists usefull software.
- DVD
Forum
This is the primary industry association
for DVD. Site resources include technology
briefs, conference schedules and news archives.
- DVD
Recordable.org
Has new on DVD related subjects. Provides
articles, reports and guides on DVD recording,
ripping, authoring and backup.
- DVD
Writers
Covering the latest news on DVD writers and
authoring.
- Dvdplusrw.org
Dedicated to the DVD+RW recordable DVD
format.
- DVD-R
Authoring Vs. General Media: What's the difference
Document that explains the differences between
DVD-R authoring and General DVD media.
- DVDR
Digest
Website that offers articles and software
about DVD recording.
- EE498
Audio Compact Disk - An Introduction
Illustrated class lecture notes that cover
manufacturing of stamped CDs and details of
laser pickup tracking. This is equally relevant
to data CDs.
- EE498
Audio Compact Disk - Writing and Reading the
Data
Illustrated class lecture notes that cover
frame-level data encoding (IEC908/Red Book)
including interleaving, Eight-to-Fourteen
Modulation (EFM), P and Q parity, subcode
blocks, and uses of the p- and q-subcode channels.
- EE498 CD-ROM
- An Extension of the CD Audio Standard
Illustrated class lecture notes explain
ISO/IEC 10149 (Yellow Book) data structures
including sector layout and q-subcode extensions.
These form the basis for all data CDs.
- General
CD-R archives
Archive of lots of questions and answers
regarding CD-R and related technologies, both
hardware and software.
- High
Density format
This document gives basic information
on the High Density (HD) format developed
by Sanyo.
- How
Stuff Works: CD-RW drive
Explantion of the technology of CD-RW
drives, contains interactive flash animations.
- How
Stuff Works: Compact Disc
Detailed descriptions and animations explain
the technology used in a compact disc.
- How
Stuff Works: DVDs
An illustrated explanation of the technology
behind DVD media and players. It includes
some animations.
- An
index of the ECMA standards
Lists all documents regarding the ECMA
standards, including optical storage and data
compression.
- Jim
Taylor's DVD FAQ
The official FAQ of the Internet DVD newsgroups.
Its primary emphasis is on video, but there
is a section on data DVDs that describes each
format.
- LP
to CDR Tips
Page of notes describing the author's
experience of transferring LPs to CDR over
the last few years, with particular emphasis
on the restoration of WAV files on hard disk.
- Master
DVD
This site provides a series of articles containing
news, tutorials, and information related to
recordable DVD. Covers both computer-based
and TV-based DVD recorders.
- Orange
Forum
Home of the industry group promoting CD-R
and CD-RW. Their site includes a basic tutorial
illustrated with many cartoons.
- OSTA
- Optical Storage Technology Associatio
OSTA is an industry group promoting use
of writable optical storage technology. This
is the home of the Universal Disc Format (UDF)
specification and other technology references.
- PC
Tech Guide: CD-R/CD-RW
The technology behind the recordable CD.
- Philips
Standards and Licensing - Standards
The source for obtaining many definitive
CD specifications, including the Red Book
(CD-DA), Yellow Book (CD-ROM), and Orange
Book (CD-R/CD-RW).
- Primer
on CD-R
Site describing technologies, possible
problems and solutions
- Recording
to CD: More than Meets the Ear
This article includes an extensive description
of the physical structure and encoding of
data on CDs. It covers the frame and block
levels including EFM, interleaving and subcode
channels.
- Resources
CD-R
This resource is intended to be parts of a
primer on recordable Compact Disc formats.
- Rm.com
Safety advice for CD ROM drives that develop
small cracks.
- Toshiba
DVD-RAM White Paper
An introduction to DVD-RAM technology.
Includes brief comparison with DVD-R and DVD-RW.
- Ultimate Recordable
DVD Resource Site
Concise descriptions of the major recordable
DVD standards: DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and
DVD+RW, plus links. There are also some news
and product listings.
- VCDHelp.com
Contains information on how to make VideoCDs,
SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone
DVD Player from video sources like DVD, Video,
TV, Cam or downloaded movie clips like DivX,
MOV, RM, WMV and ASF. Has also a list of standalone
DVD Players with compatibility information
such as CD-R/W, DVD?R/W, VCD, SVCD, and MP3.
- Video
Buyer's Guide DVD Section
Multiple articles are offered here, including
"DVD - An Introduction" (with brief descriptions
of all formats), and "DVD-RAM" (deals with
format compatibility issues).
- Writable
DVD: A Guide for the Perplexed
This article contrasts DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, and includes questions and
answers. (January 1, 1999)
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