Everything you need to know to produce and package your own professional-quality CD-ROM products This book/CD-ROM set is written by Larry Boden, an internationally recognized expert in CD-ROM product development and manufacturing. He provides all the practical and technical information you need to choose a CD-ROM technology and platform, work with a CD-ROM replicator, and successfully market and distribute an original product. This book is ideal for nontechnical readers and multimedia developers with little or no background in CD-ROM technology. You'll find professional advice on: Preparing files for CD-ROM format Working with CD-ROM replicators Working with a wide range of file formats and compression techniques Packaging and distributing your CD-ROM products All CD-ROM formats, including ISO 9660, Kodak Photo CD, XA, DVI, CD-1, CD WORM, and 3DO The CD-ROM works on PCs and Macintoshes, and includes: Additional CD-ROM packaging resources Over 400 images of CD-ROM surfaces, CD-ROM equipment, and the CD-ROM manufacturing process Flowcharts of the replication process Other useful management tools

Utilizing the vast storage capacity and cost-effectiveness of Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) is easy, thanks to this handy, all-in-one reference. Updated from the highly respected first edition, this second edition presents the latest information and implementation techniques in CD-ROM related hardware and software, as well as multimedia technologies like DVI. Now readers can master CD-ROM's exciting feature that combines-and allows simultaneous access to-conventional data, audio, computer graphics, and video images. Targeted to software developers, applications programmers, producers of multimedia products, and imaging professions, this edition clearly and succintly explains what CD-ROM is, how it works, and how to use it effectively.

An excellent introduction to CD-ROM, this vital guide highlights both the general and particular elements that make up this innovative and exciting technology. This book shows how CD-ROM works, what types of data are best suited for CD-ROM, how the disks are manufactured, how the technology merges with different computer systems, and much more.

Book/CD package takes designers step-by-step through CD-ROM creation, from data preparation to premastering through mastering to Gold CD, for a variety of formats and technologies. Explains hardware, software, and existing CD-Creations Sys

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