What is XA? CDPLUS? CD-i? MODE1 vs MODE2?
Red Book | physical format for audio CDs (a/k/a CD-DA) |
Yellow Book | physical format for data CDs |
Green Book | physical format for CD-i |
Orange Book | physical format for recordable CDs |
Part I: CD-MO | magneto-optical |
Part II: CD-WO | write-once; includes "hybrid" spec for PhotoCD |
Part III: CD-RW | re-writable; originally called CD-E |
White Book | format for VideoCD (often written "VCD") |
Blue Book | CD Extra (occasionally used to refer to LaserDisc format) |
CD Extra | a two-session CD, 1st is CD-DA, 2nd is data (a/k/a CD Plus) |
MODE-1 | standard 2048-byte Yellow Book sectors, with error correction |
MODE-2 | 2336-byte sectors, usually used for CD-ROM/XA |
CD-ROM/XA | eXtended Architecture; CD-ROM/XA MODE-2 defines two forms: FORM-1: 2048 bytes of data, with error correction, for data FORM-2: 2324 bytes of data, no ecc, for audio/video |
ISO-9660 | file layout standard (evolved from High Sierra format) |
Rock Ridge | extensions allowing long filenames and UNIX-style symlinks |
CD-RFS | Sony's incremental packet-writing filesystem |
CD-UDF | industry-standard incremental packet-writing filesystem |
CD-Text | Philips' std for encoding disc and track data on audio CDs |
CD-ROM/XA | an extension to the Yellow Book Mode 2 standard: between CD-ROM and CD-i (Green Book) |