Posted by Alpha on 10/31/95 11:36

"Don" <phoney.email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:13:27 -0800, "Alpha" <none@none.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Don" <phoney.email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> Or you can download it all for free from:
>>>
>>> www.ecma-international.org
>>
>>This is the physical disc and format specification. It does *not* contain
>>the DVD consortium protocals using that specification. That document
>>costs
>>$15,000 from the DVD consortium (in Japan).
>
> I'm not quite sure what you mean but - together with low level specs
> (i.e. lead-in, main data and lead-out) - the following three documents
> answer all of my questions:
>
> Volume and File Structure
> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-167.pdf
>
> Volume and File Structure of CDROM
> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ecma-st/ECMA-119.pdf
>
> DVD Read-Only Disk - File System Specifications
> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ecma-tr/TR-071.pdf
>
>
> Besides, I seem to remember reading somewhere (over these last few
> days) that DVD consortium (or some other such "official" body) doesn't
> even recognize multisession recording!? Is that right?
>
> Therefore, it would appear that, whatever they provide for $15,000 is
> of limited use and much of it certainly available elsewhere for free.
> At least everything in the context of my original question.
>
> Don.

It is of imperative use if you want to write anything DVD video!!!

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