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Optical disc authoring software is computer software
Computer software

Computer software, or just software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, Algorithm and Software documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system....
 for authoring optical discs
Optical disc authoring

Optical disc authoring, including DVD authoring and Optical disc authoring#Blu-ray_Disc authoring , is the process of assembling source material—video, audio or other data—into the proper logical volume format to then be recorded onto an optical disc ....
 including CD-ROM
CD-ROM

CD-ROM is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains Computer data storage accessible to, but not writable by, a computer. While the Compact Disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the 1985 Yellow Book standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of Binary file....
s and DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
s. They are also known by synonyms such as CD burning application or DVD authoring software. Such software is required to use an optical disc recorder
Optical disc recorder

In computing, an optical disc drive is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves near the light spectrum as part of the process of reading and writing data....
.

Creating an optical disc usually involves first creating an optical disc image with a full file system
File system

In computing, a file system is a method for store and organize computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them....
 designed for the optical disc, and then actually burning the image to the disc.






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Optical disc authoring software is computer software
Computer software

Computer software, or just software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, Algorithm and Software documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system....
 for authoring optical discs
Optical disc authoring

Optical disc authoring, including DVD authoring and Optical disc authoring#Blu-ray_Disc authoring , is the process of assembling source material—video, audio or other data—into the proper logical volume format to then be recorded onto an optical disc ....
 including CD-ROM
CD-ROM

CD-ROM is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains Computer data storage accessible to, but not writable by, a computer. While the Compact Disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the 1985 Yellow Book standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of Binary file....
s and DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
s. They are also known by synonyms such as CD burning application or DVD authoring software. Such software is required to use an optical disc recorder
Optical disc recorder

In computing, an optical disc drive is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves near the light spectrum as part of the process of reading and writing data....
.

Creating an optical disc usually involves first creating an optical disc image with a full file system
File system

In computing, a file system is a method for store and organize computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them....
 designed for the optical disc, and then actually burning the image to the disc. Many programs create the disk image and burn in one bundled application, such that end-users do not even know the distinction.

Disk file systems include ISO 9660
ISO 9660

ISO 9660, also called CDFS by some manufacturers, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , defines a file system for CD-ROM media....
 (often known simply as “ISO”) and Universal Disk Format
Universal Disk Format

The Universal Disk Format is a format specification of a file system for storing files on Optical disc. It is an implementation of the ISO/IEC 13346 standard ....
 (UDF). ISO is most common for CDs and UDF is most common for DVDs.

There are also packet-writing applications that do not require writing the entire disc at once, but allow writing parts at a time, allowing the disc to be used as a random access removable medium (somewhat like a very large floppy, though with unique constraints).

See also

  • DVD authoring
    DVD authoring

    DVD authoring is the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995....
  • List of optical disc authoring software
    List of optical disc authoring software

    This is a list of optical disc authoring software....
  • List of ISO image software
    List of ISO image software

    The following is a list of software programs that can read and/or write ISO image files broken down by platform support and capability. Capability is defined as ability to create, mount, burn, and/or extract as follows:...
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  • Optical disc recording technologies
    Optical disc recording technologies

    Optical disc authoring requires a number of different technologies working in tandem, from the media to the firmware to the control electronics of the optical disc drive....