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CD Formats

The document provides an overview of various CD formats, including CD-DA, SACD, CD+G, VCD, Photo CD, CD-ROM, and CD-i. Each format is described with its intended use and storage capacity, ranging from audio to video and data storage. The information highlights the evolution and versatility of CDs as data storage devices.

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CD Formats

The document provides an overview of various CD formats, including CD-DA, SACD, CD+G, VCD, Photo CD, CD-ROM, and CD-i. Each format is described with its intended use and storage capacity, ranging from audio to video and data storage. The information highlights the evolution and versatility of CDs as data storage devices.

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CD Formats

CDs “Compact Disks” are a type of data storge devices. There are many
CD formats, we are showing some in this survey.

CD-DA:
Compact Disk Digital Audio, the standard format for audio CDs.
Its capacity is up to 74–80 minutes of audio (up to 24 minutes for mini 8
cm CD).

SACD:
Super Audio CD, an optical disc format for audio storage. It was
developed jointly by Sony and Philips Electronics and intended to be
the successor to the compact disc (CD) format.
Its capacity is 4.7 GB for single layer, and 8.5 GB for dual layer.

CD+G:
This version carries graphical data alongside the audio, low-resolution
data. Its capacity is up to 80 minutes.

VCD:
Video CD is the standard format for storing video on CDs. Its capacity is
up to 800 MB, or 80 minutes of video.

Photo CD:
Photo CD is a system designed by Kodak for digitizing and storing
photos on a CD. These discs were designed to hold nearly 100 high
quality images, scanned prints and slides.

CD-ROM:
For the first few years of its existence, the CD was a medium used
purely for audio. However, in 1988, Sony and Philips established CD-
ROM, which was a new non-volatile optical data computer data storage
medium. Its capacity is 553–900 MB for 12 cm CDs and 194 MB for 8 cm
CDs.

CD-i:
Compact Disc-Interactive is a digital optical disc data storage format
that can carry audio, text and graphics. It was best known for its video
games. Its capacity was typically up to 744 MB.

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