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Move section on image formats out of Appendix and expand. Add a chapter on program internals glossary: add item to concept index and regularize index names.
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@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ See also @uref{http://www.dvdrhelp.com/glossary}.
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@table @acronym
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@item ASPI
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@cindex ASPI
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See @acronym{Win32 ASPI}
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@item ATAPI
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@@ -17,20 +18,22 @@ devices to the IDE/EIDE connections.
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A CD-image format developed by Jeff Arnold for CDRWIN software on
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Microsoft Windows. Many other programs subsequently support using this
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format. The .CUE file is a text file which contains CD format and
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track layout information, while the .BIN file holds the actual data of
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each track.
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format. The @code{.CUE} file is a text file which contains CD format
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and track layout information, while the @code{.BIN} file holds the
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actual data of each track.
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@item CD
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Compact Disc
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@item CD-DA
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@cindex CD-DA
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Compact Disc Digital Audio, described in the ``Red Book'' or ICE
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908. This commonly referred to as an audio @acronym{CD} and what most
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people think of when you play a @acronym{CD} as it was the first to
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use the @acronym{CD} medium.
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@item CD+G
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@cindex CD+G
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Compact Disc + Graphics. An extension of the CD audio format contains
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a limited amount of graphics in subcode channels. This disc works in
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@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ all audio players but the graphics portion is only available in a
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special CD+G or Karaoke player.
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@item CD-i
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@cindex CD-i
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Compact Disc Interactive. An extension of the CD format designed
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around a set-top computer that connects to a TV to provide interactive
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home entertainment, including digital audio and video, video games,
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@@ -46,11 +51,14 @@ and software applications. Defined by the ``Green Book'' standard.
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largely (if not totally) been superceded by VCDs.
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@item CD-i Bridge
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@cindex CD-i Bridge
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A standard allowing CD-ROM XA discs to play on CD-i. Kodak PhotoCDs
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are CD-XA Bridge discs.
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@item CD-ROM
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@cindex CD-ROM
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Compact Disc Read Only Memory or ``Yellow Book'' describe in Standards
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ISO/IEC 10149. The data stored on it can be either in the form of
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audio, computer or video files.
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@@ -64,6 +72,8 @@ layer. CD-ROM/XA An expansion of the CD-ROM Mode 2 format that allows
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both computer and audio/video to be mixed in the same track.
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@item CD Text
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@cindex CD Text
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CD Text is a technology developed by Sony Corporation and Philips
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Electronics in 1996 that allows storing in an audio CD and its tracks
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information such as artist name, title, songwriter, composer, or
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@@ -71,6 +81,8 @@ arranger. Commercially available audio CDs sometimes contain CD Text
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information.
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@item CD XA
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@cindex CD XA
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CD-ROM EXtended Architecture. A modification to the CD-ROM
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specification that defines two new types of sectors. CD-ROM XA was
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developed jointly by Sony, Philips, and Microsoft, and announced in
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@@ -90,15 +102,22 @@ its own `Green Book' file system only resembles ISO 9660 and isn't
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fully compatible.
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@item FSF
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@cindex FSF
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Free Software Foundation, @uref{http://www.fsf.org/}
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@item GNU
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@cindex GNU
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@acronym{GNU} is not @acronym{UNIX}, @uref{http://www.gnu.org/}
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@item ISO
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@cindex ISO
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International Standards Organization.
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@item ISO 9660
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@cindex ISO 9660
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The ISO 9660 is an operating-system independent filesystem format for
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CD-ROM media and DVD-ROMs. It was standardized in 1988 and replaced the
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@@ -119,6 +138,7 @@ is the European specification which is identical to ISO 9660.
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ISO 13490 is basically ISO 9660 with multisession support.
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@item Joliet extensions
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@cindex Joliet extensions
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This ISO-9660 upward-compatible standard was developed for Windows 95
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and Windows NT by Microsoft as an extension of ISO 9600 which allows
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@@ -129,6 +149,7 @@ See @uref{http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/jolspec.html} for
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the Joliet Specification.
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@item LBA
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@cindex LBA
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Logical Block Addressing. Mapped integer numbers from CD Red Book
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Addressing MSF. The starting sector is -150 and ending sector is
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@@ -137,6 +158,7 @@ Because an LBA is a single number it is often easier to work with in
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programming than an MSF.
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@item Lead in
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@cindex lead in
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The area of a CD where the Table Of Contents (TOC) and CDTEXT are
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stored. I think it is supposed to be around 4500 (1 min) or more
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@@ -146,6 +168,7 @@ indicated by the ATIP start of lead-in position that is recorded in
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the ATIP groove on the disk.
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@item LSN
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@cindex LSN
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Logical Sector Number. Mapped integer numbers from CD Red Book
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Addressing MSF. The starting sector is 0 and ending sector is 449699,
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@@ -155,13 +178,15 @@ MSF. Because it starts at 0 rather than -150 as is the case of an LBA
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it can be represented as an unsigned value.
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@item MCN
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@cindex MCN
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Media Catalog Number. A identification number on an audio CD. Also
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called a UPC. Another identification number is ISRC.
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@item MMC
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@cindex MMC
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MMC (MultiMedia Commands). A SCSI programming specification made by
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MMC (Multimedia Commands). A SCSI programming specification made by
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the SCSI committee T10 organization. They are raw commands for
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communicating with CDROM drives, CD-Rewriters, DVD-Rewriters, etc.
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@@ -169,6 +194,7 @@ Many manufacturers have adopted this standard and it also applies to
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ATAPI versions of their drives.
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@item Mixed Mode CD
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@cindex Mixed Mode CD
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A Mixed Mode is a CD that contains tracks of differing CD-ROM Mode
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formats. In particular the first track may contain both computer data
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@@ -176,17 +202,20 @@ formats. In particular the first track may contain both computer data
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video data. Video CD's can be Mixed Mode CDs.
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@item Multisession
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@cindex Multisession
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A way of writing to a CD that allows more data to be
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added to readable discs at a later time.
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@item Nero NRG format file
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@cindex Nero NRG, CD-Image format
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A proprietary CD image file format use by a popular program for
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Microsoft Windows, Ahead Nero. The specification of this format is
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not to our knowlege published.
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@item SCSI
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@cindex SCSI
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Small Computer System Interface. A set of ANSI standard electronic
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interfaces (originally developed at Apple Computer) that allow
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@@ -194,6 +223,7 @@ personal computers to communicate with peripheral hardware such as
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CD-ROM drives, disk drives, printers, etc.
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@item SCSI Pass Through Interface.
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@cindex SCSI Pass Through Interface.
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Yet another way of issuing MMC commands for accessing a CD-ROM. As
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with MMC or ASPI, the CD-ROM doesn't necessarily have to be a
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@@ -201,6 +231,8 @@ SCSI-attached drive. See also @acronym{MMC} and @acronym{ASPI}.
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@item SPTI
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@cindex SPTI
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SCSI Pass Through Interface. See SCSI Pass Through Interface
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@item Session
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@@ -209,9 +241,12 @@ A fully readable complete recording that contains one or more tracks
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of computer data or audio on a CD.
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@item SVCD
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@cindex Super VCD (SVCD)
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Super @acronym{VCD} @uref{http://www.dvdrhelp.com/svcd}
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@item TOC
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@cindex TOC
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Table of Contents. The TOC contains the starting track number, last
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track number individual track starting time, format of track: CDDA or
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@@ -220,15 +255,38 @@ recorded at the start of the CD (lead-in area). A multi-session CD
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may have several TOCs.
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@item Track
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@cindex track
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A unit of data of a CD. The size of a track can vary; it can occupy
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the entire contents of the CD. Most CD standards however require that
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tracks have a 150 frame (or ``2 second'') lead-in gap.
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@item VCD
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Video @acronym{CD} @uref{http://www.dvdrhelp.com/vcd}
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@cindex Video CD (VCD)
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The Video Compact Disc (@dfn{Video CD} or @dfn{VCD}) is a standardized
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digital video storage format. It is based on the commonly available
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Compact Disc technology, which allows for low-cost video authoring.
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Video CD's can be played in most @acronym{DVD} standalone player,
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dedicated VCD players and finally, modern Personal Computers with
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multimedia support.
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A Video CD is made up of @acronym{CD-ROM XA} sectors,
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i.e. @acronym{CD-ROM} mode 2 form 1 & 2 sectors. Non-@acronym{MPEG} data
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is stored in mode 2 form 1 sectors with a user data area of 2048 byte,
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which have a similiar L2 error correction and detection
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(@acronym{ECC}/@acronym{EDC}) to @acronym{CD-ROM} mode 1 sectors. While
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realtime @acronym{MPEG} streams is stored in @acronym{CD-ROM} mode 2
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form 2 sectors, which by have no L2 @acronym{ECC}, yield a ~14% greater
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user data area consisting of 2324 bytes@footnote{actually raw mode 2
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sectors have a 2336 byte user data area, but parts of it are used for
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error codes and headers when using the mode 2 form 1 or form 2
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configurations.}
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@uref{http://www.dvdrhelp.com/vcd}
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@item Win32 ASPI
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@cindex ASPI
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The ASPI interface specification was developed by Adaptec for
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sending commands to a SCSI host adapter (such as those controlling CD
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@@ -250,6 +308,8 @@ Microsoft Windows. It is used for sending commands to devices using
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defined codes and structures.
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@item XA
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@cindex XA
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See @acronym{CD-ROM XA}
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@end table
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