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) |