CD-R/DVD Disc Recording Demystified

CD-R/DVD: Disc Recording Demystified......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 20
CD-ROM Contents......Page 21
About the Author......Page 23
Audio Roots......Page 24
The First Compact Discs......Page 25
Early Research......Page 27
Other Devices, Other Formats......Page 29
Recording Goes Mainstream......Page 30
Related Recording Technologies......Page 31
The Laserdisc......Page 32
DVD Arises......Page 33
Case Study: Surviving in the Electronic Publishing Industry......Page 35
New Era, New Tools......Page 39
Ongoing Development......Page 40
Overview of CD-R and Writable DVD Technology......Page 42
Understanding the Technology......Page 43
Mastering the Levels of Complexity......Page 44
Dealing with Performance Issues......Page 46
By the Light of the Shimmering Laser......Page 47
A Closer Look at the Disc......Page 49
Figure 2 - 2 Signal transitions within a track......Page 51
Physical Differences in Recordable CDs......Page 52
Figure 2 - 4 Writing data with a laser......Page 53
Optical Storage Advantages......Page 54
Data Transfer Rates......Page 56
Permanence of Data......Page 57
Figure 2 - 5 Tracks and spirals......Page 58
Audio Origins......Page 60
Computer CD-ROM Standards......Page 61
DVD Technology......Page 62
Figure 2 - 6 Comparison of pit spacing in CDs and DVDs......Page 64
Figure 2 - 7 Layers within a DVD-5 disc......Page 65
Figure 2 - 9 Layers within a DVD-10 disc......Page 66
Storing Content on DVD......Page 67
Table 1: Comparison of CDs and DVDs......Page 68
Writable Forms of DVD......Page 69
DVD-R for Write-Once Applications......Page 70
The Zen of Data Flow......Page 72
Summary......Page 73
CD Standards......Page 74
Why More Than One Standard?......Page 75
The Course of Standards Development......Page 76
Maintaining Compatibility......Page 77
Applying the Standards......Page 78
Using the Standards......Page 80
Figure 3 - 2 Compact Disc Evolution......Page 81
Figure 3 - 3 Physical sector layout......Page 82
Implementation Issues......Page 83
Examining the Red Book Standard......Page 84
The Audio Origins of CD-ROM......Page 85
Uses......Page 86
Examining the Yellow Book Standard......Page 87
Examining the Yellow Book Extended Architecture......Page 88
Green Book......Page 90
Data Types......Page 91
Another Offshoot: CD-I Ready......Page 92
Data Types......Page 93
PhotoCD......Page 94
Data Types......Page 96
Examining the Orange Book Standard......Page 97
Figure 3 - 4 Orange Book disc layout......Page 98
Multi-Volume Discs......Page 99
Modes and Multi-Session Problems......Page 100
The Frankfurt Group......Page 101
Implementation Issues......Page 102
One File System/Many Platforms......Page 103
Figure 3 - 7 Simplified ISO-9660 file system......Page 104
File Organization on Cross-Platform Discs......Page 105
Resolutions of Earlier Problems......Page 106
CD-PROM......Page 107
Picture CD......Page 108
Summary......Page 109
An Evolving Set of Standards......Page 110
DVD-ROM......Page 111
Figure 4 - 1 Organization of a DVD-ROM data sector......Page 112
UDF......Page 113
DVD-Video......Page 115
File Formats under DVD-Video......Page 116
Navigating DVD-V Content......Page 117
Figure 4 - 3 Navigation and presentation engines......Page 118
DVD-Audio......Page 119
DVD-R......Page 121
File System for DVD-ROM......Page 122
Writing to DVD-R Media......Page 123
Uses for DVD-R......Page 124
DVD-RAM......Page 126
Summary......Page 127
Optical Recording Equipment......Page 128
Performance Issues......Page 130
Interface Options......Page 132
SCSI Considerations......Page 133
SCSI Connectors......Page 134
Rules of Thumb for SCSI Daisy Chains......Page 135
Termination......Page 136
Short Cables......Page 137
Platform-Specific Issues......Page 138
ATAPI IDE Considerations......Page 139
Optical Disc Recording Issues......Page 140
Rewritable CDs and DVDs......Page 141
Disc Formatting Considerations......Page 142
Multi-Session Recording and Packet Writing......Page 143
DirectCD......Page 144
CD-R FS Packet Writing......Page 145
Minimum System Requirements for CD Recording......Page 146
Distributing Files to Replicators......Page 147
Uninterruptible Power Supply......Page 148
Data Caching......Page 149
Selecting a CD Recorder......Page 150
Recording Speed......Page 151
Software Support......Page 152
Easily Upgradable Firmware......Page 153
Laser Power Calibration......Page 154
Track-at-Once or Disc-at-Once......Page 155
Additional High-End Features......Page 156
Table 2: Sony Spressa Professional specifications......Page 157
HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus M820e......Page 158
Table 3: HP CD-Writer M820e specifications......Page 159
APS CD-RW 8x4x32 FireWire......Page 160
Yamaha CRW6416sxz External CD-RW Drive......Page 161
Table 6: Yamaha CRW6416sxz CD-RW Drive specifications......Page 162
CD Studio......Page 163
Guidelines for Hardware Installation......Page 164
From Hardware to Software......Page 166
Disc Recording Software......Page 168
Early Travails......Page 169
Development Platforms......Page 170
Terminology of Recording Software......Page 171
Types of Disc Recorder Applications......Page 172
Basic Disc Recording Tools......Page 173
Professional-Caliber Applications......Page 174
Bundled CD Recorder Applications......Page 175
Disc Recording Software Features......Page 176
Getting the Most Benefit from Recorder Software......Page 177
Interface Considerations......Page 178
File Format Support......Page 179
ISO 9660 Issues......Page 180
Recorder and Tape Support......Page 181
Recording Simulations......Page 182
Performance Simulations......Page 183
Multisession Support......Page 184
Kodak Multisession......Page 185
Autonomous Multisession......Page 186
Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus Wizard......Page 187
Figure 6 - 2 Recommendation for disc type......Page 189
Figure 6 - 3 Welcome to the Adaptec DirectCD Wizard......Page 190
Figure 6 - 4 Identifying the Drive Information......Page 191
Figure 6 - 6 Files and folders copied through DirectCD......Page 192
Figure 6 - 7 Ejecting a disc through DirectCD......Page 193
HP Disaster Recovery Wizard......Page 194
Figure 6 - 9 Storage requirements for backup......Page 195
Figure 6 - 10 Copying data to recordable discs......Page 196
Automated Backup with HP Simple Trax......Page 197
Figure 6 - 12 Simple Trax control panel......Page 198
Figure 6 - 14 Simple Trax Schedule tab......Page 199
Adaptec Easy CD Creator......Page 200
Figure 6 - 16 Easy CD Creator Wizard......Page 201
Figure 6 - 17 Main application window with its four panes......Page 202
Figure 6 - 19 Capacity bar indicates how much potential space remains......Page 203
Figure 6 - 20 CD Layout Properties......Page 204
Test Utilities......Page 205
HyCD Publisher......Page 206
HyCD, Inc.......Page 207
GEAR PRO DVD......Page 208
Figure 6 - 22 GEAR PRO DVD main application window......Page 209
ISO Filenames......Page 210
Figure 6 - 24 Performing a test run......Page 211
API Toolkits......Page 212
ISOMEDIA Buzzsaw CD-R Recording Software......Page 213
ISOMEDIA, Inc.......Page 215
Deciding on an Application......Page 216
Recordable Media......Page 218
Dye-Polymer Variations......Page 219
Licensed Dye Formulas......Page 220
Extended Capacity Discs......Page 221
CD-RW......Page 222
Figure 7 - 1 Layers in a CD-RW disc......Page 223
Formatting CD-RW......Page 224
Limited Rewriting......Page 225
Hybrid CD-R......Page 226
High-Speed Recording on Low Quality Discs......Page 227
DVD-R Media......Page 228
How Long Do DVD-R Discs Last?......Page 229
Magneto-Optical Media......Page 230
MO Media Lifespans......Page 231
Poor Man’s Labeling......Page 232
CD Duplicators......Page 234
Duplication Terminology......Page 235
Production Efficiency......Page 236
On-Demand Disc Publishing......Page 237
Time-sensitive Disc Production......Page 238
Data Image Mastering Time......Page 239
Recording Throughput Time Requirements......Page 240
Labeling Issues: To Print or Not to Print......Page 241
Inkjet......Page 242
Bee-hives......Page 243
Duplicator Classifications......Page 244
Model 121......Page 245
CDCyclone......Page 246
Figure 8 - 2 NSM Towers......Page 247
Automated Duplicators......Page 248
MediaFORM......Page 249
Microtech ImageAutomator......Page 250
Cedar......Page 251
Rimage Protogé......Page 252
Primera Signature III......Page 253
Rimage PerfectWriter & Prism......Page 254
Guidelines for Media Handling with Duplicators......Page 255
Issues Involved in Printing on CDs......Page 256
Using Pre-labeled Media......Page 257
Rimage AutoPrinter......Page 258
Packaging Duplicated Discs......Page 259
DVD-R or DVD-RAM for Duplication?......Page 260
Summary......Page 261
Practical Applications......Page 262
Email Archiving......Page 263
Figure 9 - 1 Acrobat Catalog options......Page 264
Exchanging Musical Project Data......Page 266
Figure 9 - 2 Vegas Pro editing window......Page 267
Distributing Cost-Effective Digital Press Kits......Page 268
Lightweight Digital Video Exchange......Page 269
Case Study: Optical Storage for Digital Video Applications......Page 270
Kevin Deane Genesis......Page 272
Other Uses......Page 273
Summary......Page 274
Publishing to Disc with Adobe Acrobat......Page 276
PDF Writer or Distiller......Page 277
Indexing a Document Set......Page 278
Post-Production Processing in Acrobat......Page 279
Automated Acrobat Production......Page 280
Figure 10 - 2 Adobe Acrobat bookmarks pane......Page 281
Inmedia Slides and Sound......Page 282
Blue Sky Software RoboHelp HTML 2000......Page 283
RoboHelp Development Environment......Page 284
Figure 10 - 3 Main application window in RoboHelp HTML......Page 285
Developing Content with an HTML Editor......Page 286
Case Study: Blackhawk Down......Page 288
Summary......Page 291
Audio Recording for Music Enthusiasts......Page 292
Vinyl Restoration......Page 293
Figure 11 - 1 Components for Recording......Page 294
Performing the Restoration......Page 295
Figure 11 - 3 Audio Signal in Sound Forge......Page 296
Producing an Audio CD......Page 297
Figure 11 - 5 Sony HotBurn Introductory Screen......Page 298
Figure 11 - 6 Track Listing......Page 299
Figure 11 - 8 Audio Layout for Track-at-Once......Page 300
Figure 11 - 9 Progress of the Write Operation......Page 301
Case Study: Creating an Enhanced CD......Page 302
Case Study: Making a Web-Enabled CD......Page 310
Mechanics of Building an Enhanced CD......Page 317
7. Open the CDEXTRA folder and copy all files intended for Windows- only use into the folder. If .........Page 318
Expert’s View: Working with Surround Sound Audio......Page 319
Summary......Page 327
Expert’s View: George Sanger Talks about Interactive Music......Page 328
Business Uses for Optical Recording......Page 344
Networking Optical Disc Drives......Page 345
Advantages of Networking CDs and DVDs......Page 346
Computer Output to Laser Disc......Page 347
Network Storage Solutions......Page 348
MediaPath MA32+......Page 349
Plasmon AutoTower......Page 350
Axis StorPoint CD E100......Page 351
Quantum CD Net Universal XP Cache Server......Page 352
Increasing Storage Requirements......Page 353
Optical Super Density Format......Page 354
Applications for Corporate Video......Page 356
Delivery via Analog Video......Page 358
Figure 14 - 2 Process for producing analog video......Page 359
Why Digital?......Page 360
Figure 14 - 3 Digitizing Video Signals......Page 361
Production Process for Digital Video......Page 363
Capturing and Assembling Digital Footage......Page 364
Figure 14 - 5 Professional XL-1 (left) and the “prosumer” Canon Optura camera......Page 365
Figure 14 - 7 Retrieval of digital files over an intranet......Page 366
The Compression Stage......Page 368
The story so far......Page 369
DVD functionality......Page 370
Figure 14 - 10 SETUP screen......Page 372
Figure 14 - 11 Password security in DVD-Video SETUP screen......Page 373
Figure 14 - 13 SUBTITLE option......Page 374
Figure 14 - 14 TV SCREEN selection......Page 375
Figure 14 - 15 Mock-up of a DVD Main menu......Page 376
Figure 14 - 16 Example of a Special Features screen......Page 377
Playback Set-up for Corporate DVD Video......Page 378
Disadvantages of using this delivery format......Page 379
Producing a DVD video......Page 380
Preparing the Video and Audio Tracks......Page 381
Create the DVD Video File Structure......Page 382
Figure 14 - 20 Interface for DVDirector project......Page 383
Figure 14 - 21 Interface for jump matrix for DVDirector project......Page 384
Advantages/disadvantages of using this delivery format.......Page 386
Figure 14 - 23 Screenshot of a presentation module showing creative use of a video clip......Page 387
Summary of Recommendations......Page 389
Case Study: Macromedia Add Life to the Web CD-ROM......Page 392
Figure 15 - 1 Circular menu used in the project......Page 395
Case Study: The Creation of DroidWorks......Page 403
Summary......Page 414
Disc Replication, Printing, and Packaging......Page 416
Preparing Files for the Replicator......Page 417
Preparing the Artwork......Page 418
Figure 16 - 1 Printable area on a CD-ROM......Page 419
Figure 16 - 2 Layout of a jewel-case insert......Page 420
Delivering the Files to the Replicator......Page 421
Expert’s View: Preparing Artwork for CDs......Page 422
Summary of Disc Artwork Tips......Page 430
Steps in the Packaging Process......Page 432
Figure 16 - 3 Standard jewel case......Page 435
Figure 16 - 5 Cardboard fold-out with plastic tray and flip lock......Page 436
Figure 16 - 7 Tray with a sleeve cover......Page 437
Figure 16 - 9 Cardboard slipcover (“LP cover”)......Page 438
Figure 16 - 11 Paper sleeve......Page 439
Figure 16 - 13 Front-loading cardboard box......Page 440
Figure 16 - 15 Envelope in back of a book or manual......Page 441
Summary......Page 442
Expert’s View: Developing Titles for DVD......Page 444
Independent Marketing and Distribution......Page 460
Targeting Niche Markets......Page 461
The Flaws in Interruption Marketing......Page 463
Using the Internet as a Leveler......Page 464
Constructing a Web Storefront......Page 466
Online Auctions and Other Sales Outlets......Page 467
Targeted Press Releases......Page 468
Bidding on Search Terms......Page 469
Summary of Techniques......Page 471
Responsible Media Use......Page 472
The Revolution That Never Came......Page 473
A Model for Sustainability: The Natural Step......Page 474
The Natural Step U.S.......Page 475
Recycling Discs and Packaging......Page 476
Summary......Page 477
Entrepreneurial Possibilities......Page 478
Case Study: The Entrepreneurial Possibilities of DVD......Page 480
Optical Storage Technology Association Contact Data......Page 488
DVD Forum......Page 489
PCFriendly......Page 490
Blue Sky Software Corporation......Page 491
JVC Professional Computer Products Division......Page 492
Plextor Corporation......Page 493
Adaptec, Inc.......Page 494
GEAR Software, Inc.......Page 495
I. Levy and Associates......Page 496
Thin Server Technologies......Page 497
TenXpert Technologies......Page 498
NSM Jukebox......Page 499
Astarte USA......Page 500
DisksDirect.com......Page 501
Bag Unlimited, Inc.......Page 502
Accurate Bit Copy......Page 503
Green Solutions......Page 504
AGC......Page 506
Bi-refringence......Page 507
CAV......Page 508
Circular Buffer Read-Ahead......Page 509
DAT......Page 510
Disc Description Protocol......Page 511
Dynamic Range......Page 512
Exabyte......Page 513
Genlock......Page 514
Interactive Media......Page 515
Land......Page 516
Logical Block......Page 517
MPEG......Page 518
One-third Stroke......Page 519
PCI......Page 520
Power Calibration Area......Page 521
Replication......Page 522
SGML......Page 523
Track......Page 524
Wide SCSI......Page 525
Yellow Book......Page 526
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B......Page 530
C......Page 531
D......Page 533
E......Page 537
G......Page 538
I......Page 539
K......Page 540
M......Page 541
N......Page 543
P......Page 544
R......Page 546
S......Page 547
T......Page 549
V......Page 550
Z......Page 551