But, now, the solution is at hand. TDK has listened to the needs of its customers and has responded to the growing demand for longer recordable CDs by introducing a range of 80-minute recordable media. These six minutes extra on every CD mean you can include more of your favourite compilation CDs.
Of course, the new-length media are not just suitable for audio recordings. The enhanced capacity of the data-use CD-R80 REFLEX- an extra 50MB - can be used for all your data storage needs. This additional storage capacity comes without any loss in quality or reliability.
Hybrid disc concept enables forward and backwardcompatibilityy to CD incorporating two substrate layers - Compact Disc layer and High Density layer.
Effective anti-piracy measures through watermarking. Disc watermarking provides Visible watermark - visual proof - and invisible watermark - contains advanced copy management information. Cannot be copied by any known piracy process.
Super Audio Compact Disc is the only high density proposal that comprehensively meets all of the requirements submitted by the International Steering Committee (ISC) in May 1996. Super Audio CD is therefore seen as the only true evolution of the successful CD business.
SVCD can be used on TV based systems using DVD or SVCD players, and on PC based systems. The resolution is 408x576 (PAL)- 2/3 resolution of D1 which is better than regular TV and allows for graphic overlay in a separate video plane.
The dual audio streams allows for multi-lingual sound. It has variable audio bitrate, 32kbs to 384kbs allowing (5.1) MPEG-2 Multi-channel as well as enabling extended interactivity.
SVCD uses include movie applications, non-movie applications - educational, point of purchase, site based advertising, cover mount CD. Personal Video and Photographs and DIY authoring.
For computer users, Photo CD discs offer many advantages that make it practical for desktop computer users to work with images. Low-cost scans, Multiple resolutions, High-quality images, Consistentcolourss, Convenient storage