HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5000 User Manual page 70

What is CD
Extra?
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When to Use CD Extra
Unlike Mixed-Mode, a CD Extra disc contains two sessions in
which the first session contains audio and the second data.
Home or car CD players play the tracks in the first session (the
audio) but will never read beyond the first session, so the data
track is never played.
The table below describes the differences between the two
Methods.
Method
Mixed-
Mode
CD
Extra
Multimedia CDs
One reason for combining data and audio is to create
multimedia CDs. Multimedia means the combination of text,
graphics, and sound in an interactive application. Typical uses
for multimedia CDs include:
Informational: Such as multimedia presentations or
➜
product brochures
Educational: Such as interactive software learning
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applications
Entertainment: Such as computer software games
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One feature of combining audio and data is that you can create
an application to run on a computer using a standard CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive, and to ensure that everyone can hear the
audio, record it to CD in the standard CD-DA format (the same
one used for Audio CDs).
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Data Audio
First Second and
track; subsequent
CD-ROM tracks
or CD-
ROM XA
format
Second One or more
session; tracks in the
CD-ROM first session
XA
format
Number of
Limitations
Sessions
One Not recommended
for home or car CD
players
Two Multi-session
(multi- CD-ROM drive
session) required to read
the data track
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