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If you're missing one of the Usenet-posted sections, get it from here:   ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.publish.cdrom.hardware/ Some translations are available (may be somewhat out of date):   Humgarian: http://delfin.klte.hu/~nagysz/cdrgyik/   French:    http://www.lagravuredecd.com/   Russian:   http://members.tripod.com/greatkorzhik/cdrfaq.htm   Italian:   http://web.tiscali.it/marzonaontheweb/faq/faq.html   Spanish:   http://cdrfaq.webcindario.com/CDRfaq.htm If a Usenet news posting appears to be cut off at the bottom, and you read news with a browser like Netscape Navigator, you may need to increase a buffer size. Please DO NOT post copies of the HTML version on your web site.  I keep getting e-mail from people reading versions that are several months old. You should include a _link_ to the www.cdrfaq.org site instead. Contents ======== [0] Introduction [0-1] Legal noise (disclaimers and copyrights) [0-2] What does this FAQ cover (and not cover)? [0-3] What's new since last time? [0-4] Is the FAQ only available in English? [0-5] Appropriate use of the newsgroups [0-6] I'm having trouble, how do I ask for help? [0-7] Spelling and name conventions [0-8] Can I advertise on the FAQ pages? [0-9] Can you mail the FAQ to me? [1] Simple answers to simple questions [1-1] What's CD-R?  CD-RW? [1-2] Are they identical to normal CDs? [1-3] Can I create new audio and data CDs? [1-4] Can I use it to copy my CDs? [1-5] How much can they hold? [1-6] Can I just copy files onto a CD-R like I would to a floppy? [1-7] What can you tell me about DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, etc? [1-8] Can I copy DVDs with a CD recorder? [1-9] What's the cheapest recorder and best place to buy media? [1-10] Can I get step-by-step installation and use instructions? [1-11] Can I download MP3s from the Internet and make an audio CD? [1-12] What does this term mean?  Is there a glossary? [1-13] Do I need music blanks to record music? [1-14] How do I learn more?  Is there a good book for beginners? [1-15] Why is this FAQ so far out of date? [2] CD Encoding [2-1] How is the information physically stored? [2-2] What is XA? CDPLUS? CD-i? MODE1 vs MODE2? Red/yellow/blue book? [2-3] How do I know what format a disc is in? [2-4] How does copy protection work?  [2-4-1] ...on a data CD-ROM?  [2-4-2] ...on an audio CD?  [2-4-3] ...on an audio CD (Macrovision - SafeAudio)  [2-4-4] ...on an audio CD (SunnComm - MediaCloQ and MediaMax CD3)  [2-4-5] ...on an audio CD (Midbar Tech - Cactus Data Shield)  [2-4-6] ...on an audio CD (Key2Audio / Sony DADC)  [2-4-7] ...on an audio CD (BayView Systems - Duolizer)  [2-4-8] ...on an audio CD (Sanyo)  [2-4-9] How does the Doc-Witness OpSecure CD-ROM work? [2-5] What's a multisession disc? [2-6] What are subcode channels? [2-7] Are the CD Identifier fields widely used? [2-8] How long does it take to burn a CD-R? [2-9] What's the difference between disc-at-once and track-at-once? [2-10] Differences between recording from an image and on-the-fly? [2-11] How does an audio CD p_layer_ know to skip data tracks? [2-12] How does CD-RW compare to CD-R? [2-13] Can DVD p_layer_s read CD-Rs? [2-14] Should I buy a DVD recorder instead? [2-15] What are jitter and jitter correction ? [2-16] Where can I learn more about the history of CD and CD-R? [2-17] Why don't audio CDs use error correction? [2-18] How does CD-R compare to MiniDisc? [2-19] What does finalizing (and closing and fixating) do? [2-20] How are WAV/AIFF files converted into Red Book CD audio? [2-21] What does MultiRead mean?  MultiPlay? [2-22] If recording fails, is the disc usable? [2-23] Why do recorders insert 00 bytes at the start of audio tracks? [2-24] How many tracks can I have?  How many files? [2-25] Will SCMS prevent me from making copies? [2-26] Is a serial number placed on the disc by the recorder? [2-27] What's a TOC?  How does it differ from a directory? [2-28] What's an ISO?  A CIF?  BIN and CUE?  .DAT? [2-29] Why was 74 minutes chosen as the standard length? [2-30] Why is there a visibly unwritten strip near the CD-R hub? [2-31] What is BURN-Proof ?   Just_link_ ?   Waste-Proof ? [2-32] Can playing CD-Rs in a DVD p_layer_ hurt the discs? [2-33] Who *really* made this CD-R blank? [2-34] Can I make copies of DTS-encoded CDs? [2-35] Why 44.1KHz?  Why not 48KHz? [2-36] What format are .CDA files in? [2-37] What are DD-R and DD-RW? [2-38] What's an ATIP? [2-39] What are ML discs and devices? [2-40] What's CD-MRW?  Mount Rainier? [2-41] What's Audio Master Quality (AMQ) recording? [2-42] Can I draw pictures on a disc with the recording laser? [2-43] What are the gory details about how are 1s and 0s encoded?  [2-43-1] How does the laser read or write a disc?  [2-43-2] How do pits and lands turn into 1s and 0s?  What's EFM?  [2-43-3] What's a _frame_?  CIRC encoding?  How does ECC work?  [2-43-4] What's in a sector?  [2-43-5] What's in a subcode channel?  [2-43-6] I want even more details [2-44] Digital is better than analog, right?  [2-44-1] What is digital and digitization , anyway?  [2-44-2] How does this relate to CD-DA? [2-45] What's a CDR-ROM?  CD-PROM? [2-46] What's HD-BURN?  GigaRec? [2-47] What are C2 errors?  What do they say about disc quality? [2-48] What are CD+R and CD+RW? [3] How Do I... [3-1] How do I copy a CD-ROM?  [3-1-1] Why can't I just do a block copy like a floppy? [3-2] How do I extract tracks from ( rip ) or copy an audio CD?  [3-2-1] How do I remove the voice from a CD track, leaving just music?  [3-2-2] How do I encode a CD track to MP3? [3-3] How do I get rid of hisses and clicks on audio CDs? [3-4] How do I copy game console discs (e.g. Playstation, Dreamcast) [3-5] How do I get long filenames onto a disc?  [3-5-1] ISO-9660  [3-5-2] Rock Ridge  [3-5-3] HFS  [3-5-4] Joliet  [3-5-5] Romeo  [3-5-6] ISO/IEC 13346 and ISO/IEC 13490 [3-6] How do I use a CD-i disc on a PC? [3-7] How can I extract disc and track _title_s from an audio CD? [3-8] How do I write more than 74 minutes of audio or 650MB of data?  [3-8-1] How well do 80-minute CD-R blanks work?  [3-8-2] How well do 90-minute and 99-minute CD-R blanks work?  [3-8-3] How can I exceed the stated disc capacity ( overburning )? [3-9] How do I put photographs onto CD-ROM?  [3-9-1] How do I create a PhotoCD?  [3-9-2] How can I set up a photo album on CD-ROM?  [3-9-3] How can I show digital photos on my DVD p_layer_? [3-10] How do I make a CD that will work on a PC or a Mac? [3-11] How do I access different sessions on a multi-session CD? [3-12] How do I transfer my records or cassettes to a CD?  [3-12-1] ...with a stand-alone audio CD recorder?  [3-12-2] ...with a CD recorder attached to my computer?  [3-12-3] How can I clean up the audio before recording? [3-13] How do I transfer an audio DAT tape to CD? [3-14] How do I put audio and data on the same CD? [3-15] How do I make a bootable CD-ROM? [3-16] How do I convert home movies into video on CD?  [3-16-1] How do I create a VideoCD from AVI or MPEG files?  [3-16-2] How do I create an SVCD?  [3-16-3] How do I create an AVCD? [3-17] How can I burn several copies of the same disc simultaneously? [3-18] Can I make copies of copies? [3-19] How can I compress or encrypt data on a CD-ROM? [3-20] Can I do backups onto CD-R? [3-21] How do I automatically launch something?  Change the CD icon?  [3-21-1] How does Windows autorun work?  [3-21-2] How do I launch a document (like a web page)?  [3-21-3] What autorun software is available? [3-22] How can I be sure the data was written correctly? [3-23] How do I create, copy, or play Audio Karaoke/CD+G discs? [3-24] How do I copy a CD-ROM with 3GB of data on it?  A huge VideoCD? [3-25] How do I get my CD-R pressed into a real CD? [3-26] How do I make a CD without that two-second gap between tracks? [3-27] How can I record RealAudio (.ra), MIDI, WMA, and MP3 on a CD? [3-28] How do I add CD-Text information? [3-29] Can I distribute a web site on a CD-ROM? [3-30] How do I clean my CD recorder? [3-31] Is it better to record at slower speeds? [3-32] Where do I get drivers for my CD recorder? [3-33] Can I copy discs without breaking the law?  [3-33-1] ...in the United States of America?  [3-33-2] ...in Canada? [3-34] Can CD-Rs recorded at 2x be read faster than 2x? [3-35] How do I make my CD-ROM work on the Mac, WinNT, and UNIX? [3-36] How do I put hidden tracks and negative indices on audio CDs? [3-37] Do I need to worry about viruses? [3-38] How do I cover up a bad audio track on a CD-R? [3-39] How do I duplicate this hard-to-copy game? [3-40] Should I erase or format a disc?  How? [3-41] How do I equalize the volume for tracks from different sources? [3-42] How do I make a bit-for-bit copy of a disc? [3-43] How do I put punctuation or lower case in CD-ROM volume labels? [3-44] How do I extract audio tracks from an enhanced CD on the Mac? [3-45] How do I disable DirectCD for Windows? [3-46] How do I specify the order of files (e.g. sorting) on ISO-9660? [3-47] How do I put a password on a CD-ROM? [3-48] Can I record an audio CD a few tracks at a time?
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