CD-ROM and DVD

General - CD-ROM Creation - DVD-ROM Creation - Utilities

General

• Glossary of CD and DVD Technologies  

CD-ROM Creation

Tip:  When burning a CD-ROM on a PC that will be read in a Mac, try the following settings:  ISO Level 2, Mode 1, ASCII character set, Joilet, Relax all ISO Restrictions.

• Apple Extension to ISO 9660, Apple specific additions to the ISO 9660 CD-ROM standard
• AutoRun, CD-ROM launch utility for Macintosh
• HyperStudio Hybrid CD Recipe, how to make a PC and Mac CD-ROM  
• Mac/PC Hybrid CD, The hybrid CD separates the CD into two different sections, a Macintosh section that can be read by a Mac only, and a PC section that will be read by a PC only. The Macintosh section will contain Macintosh programs and files directed towards the Mac user, and the PC for the PC user.  
• Using a CD-ROM Recorder, Washington State 

DVD-ROM Creation

• DVD Demystified, a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about DVD
• PC Magazine's DVD Guide, guide to DVD burning, reviews of DVD hardware
• Pinnacle Ulead DVD Workshop  

Utilities

• CD-R Files, shellout.exe to autorun a data file, check CRC of a recorded file, DAT & MPG conversions, binary file compare, HTML table, SCSI cabling doc, track emulation, access ISO 9660 image files, merge multiple wave files, compare wave files, audio amplifier, etc.
• ShelExec, a very simple utility to allow you to call the ShellExecute API from the command line, useful for automatically launching a file (such as a web page) when a CD is inserted into a PC