CD Information Center General information source with links and a few articles about the CD and DVD industry. Includes an extensive CD bibliography. http://www.cd-info.com/

CD Media World News and many technology articles related to writable CDs. Includes a comprehensive list of CD-R dye types and manufacturers, and an extensive reference list of CD-writing software. http://www.cdmediaworld.com

CD Media Resource Center A guide to audio and data CD media technology. Includes a discussion of the influence of laser wavelength on track geometry, and also covers encoding (EFM, parity, subcode channels), capacity analysis and data structures. http://www.chipchapin.com/CDMedia/

How Stuff Works: Compact Disc Detailed descriptions and animations explain the technology used in a compact disc. http://www.howstuffworks.com/cd.htm

EE498 Audio Compact Disk - An Introduction Illustrated class lecture notes that cover manufacturing of stamped CDs and details of laser pickup tracking. This is equally relevant to data CDs. http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/cdaudio/95x6.htm

EE498 Audio Compact Disk - Writing and Reading the Data Illustrated class lecture notes that cover frame-level data encoding (IEC908/Red Book) including interleaving, Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation (EFM), P and Q parity, subcode blocks, and uses of the p- and q-subcode channels. http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/cdaudio2/95x7.htm

EE498 CD-ROM - An Extension of the CD Audio Standard Illustrated class lecture notes explain ISO/IEC 10149 (Yellow Book) data structures including sector layout and q-subcode extensions. These form the basis for all data CDs. http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/cdrom/95x8.htm

Recording to CD: More than Meets the Ear This article includes an extensive description of the physical structure and encoding of data on CDs. It covers the frame and block levels including EFM, interleaving and subcode channels. http://www.digitalprosound.com/Features/2000/Sept/RecCD.htm

Dvdplusrw.org Dedicated to the DVD+RW recordable DVD format. http://www.dvdplusrw.org/

Disctronics' DVD Technology Pages A series of pages with DVD specifications and history, including DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM and other standards. Also covers DVD manufacturing and mastering. http://www.disctronics.co.uk/dvd/dvdmain.htm

Ultimate Recordable DVD Resource Site Concise descriptions of the major recordable DVD standards: DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD+RW, plus links. There are also some news and product listings. http://www.ultimateresourcesite.com/dvdrecordable/main.htm

OSTA - Optical Storage Technology Association OSTA is an industry group promoting use of writable optical storage technology. This is the home of the Universal Disc Format (UDF) specification and other technology references. http://www.osta.org/

Toshiba DVD-RAM White Paper An introduction to DVD-RAM technology. Includes brief comparison with DVD-R and DVD-RW. http://www.toshiba.com/taecdpd/products/docs/dvdramwhitepaper.shtml

Jim Taylor's DVD FAQ The official FAQ of the Internet DVD newsgroups. Its primary emphasis is on video, but there is a section on data DVDs that describes each format. http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

Video Buyer's Guide DVD Section Multiple articles are offered here, including "DVD - An Introduction" (with brief descriptions of all formats), and "DVD-RAM" (deals with format compatibility issues). http://thetechnozone.com/videobuyersguide/dvd/

How Stuff Works: DVDs An illustrated explanation of the technology behind DVD media and players. It includes some animations. http://www.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm

DVD Association DVDA is a trade group promoting development of non-entertainment DVD applications. Their site includes conference information, news and directories of suppliers. http://www.dvda.org/

DVD Forum This is the primary industry association for DVD. Site resources include technology briefs, conference schedules and news archives. http://www.dvdforum.org/

Resources CD-R This resource is intended to be parts of a primer on recordable Compact Disc formats. http://www.mrichter.com/

CD Page Information about CD technology, duplication, replication, media types. Offers news, tutorials and reviews. http://www.cdpage.com/