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Media Definition	How Are Media Made?
What is CD or DVD authoring? Blank CD-R What is MultiRead? What is MultiPlay? What is CD-RW? What is a DVD, anyway? What is DVD-R? What is DVD+R? What is DVD-RW? What is DVD+RW? What are Video CDs? What are VCD, SVCD, WinDVD, PowerDVD? What is DVD6C? What is CVD then? Replication vs. Duplication	How are CD-Rs made? How are CD-RWs made? How is DVD-R/+R made? Physical Characteristics of CD and DVD How is general optical disc made? The physical sizes of CD-Rs and CD-RWs How much information can blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs hold? How many times can a CD-RW disc be rewritten? How much data can actually be stored on CD-Rs and CD-RWs? Glossary: What is lossy? Are DVD-R discs compatible with my reader?
Functionality & Usage	Media Selection Guide & Comparison
What types of recorders read CD-Rs? What types of recorders write CD-Rs and CD-RWs? How to best store your media? Musicians: How to publish your own CD album? How to assess the quality of already-written CD-Rs and CD-RWs? Musicians: Should music CD be on a CD-R or pressed CD? Disseminate data, software, music, video and etc. How do CDs work? Can any CD-R disc be recorded at any speed? Are DVD-R discs compatible with my reader?	How to choose a good CD-R/RW? Difference between low and high speed of CD-RW discs How to pick a good DVD-R? What is the advantage of DVD +R over –R? Why does DVD+RW cost more? What is the advantage of DVD over VCD? How do I choose one DVDR over the other? What is the difference between single and double-sided DVD+/-R? Difference in storage life between RW and R Replication vs. duplication Which DVDR media is better than the others? Musicians: is DVD for me?
Media Protection & Maintenance	History of Media
How to protect CD-Rs? Can scratched and damaged CD-Rs and CD-RWs be restored? Is it necessary to verify CD-Rs and CD-RWs after recording?	Optical Disc history—how we got to today from where we started? History of ReWritables
Media Labeling & Printing for Individual Disks	New Technology: HD DVD vs. Blue-Ray DVD
What alternatives are available to label CD/DVD discs? Use marker pen or label to identify my CD/DVD? How to prepare labels, inserts, etc.?	What is HD DVD? The war between the two formats: Blue-ray and HD DVD Red ray lasers versus violet ray lasers When does HD DVD emerge? What are the differences between Blue-ray and HD DVD? Why do HD DVD and Blue-ray disc pioneering in next-generation? What does the new technology mean to you? Double layer or Blue-ray burner
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