The text is a transcript of a video that explains the different types of compact discs and their features. A possible summary is:
The video covers the history and technology of various compact disc formats, such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD+G, CD Text, Video CD, Photo CD, Enhanced CD, Super Audio CD, and Double Density CD. It also discusses the error correction, file system, subcode channels, and writing methods of these formats. It mentions some of the advantages and limitations of each format, as well as some of the applications and devices that use them. It ends with a warning about the degradation of writable optical media and a thank you to the Patreon supporters. The summary also includes some bloopers and outtakes from the recording.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A blank CD-R typically shows 80 minutes of audio and 700 megabytes of data.
2. The Compact Disc Digital Audio standard uses 2 stereo audio streams with 44,100 samples per second.
3. Converting to a single stream of 8-bit bytes results in 176,400 bytes per second.
4. An 80-minute audio CD amounts to 846,720,000 bytes.
5. There is a difference between megabytes (1,000,000 bytes) and mebibytes (2^20 bytes).
6. Hard drive sizes are quoted in gigabytes or terabytes but computers use gibibytes and tebibytes.
7. A 2 terabyte drive shows as 1.81 terabytes on a PC due to this difference.
8. CDs and DVDs are quoted in mebibytes and gibibytes.
9. CD-ROM sacrifices bytes for more precise error correction compared to CD-Audio.
10. The CIRC error correction in CD-Audio can correct errors up to 3,500 bits long and mask errors up to 12,000 bits through interpolation.
11. For data storage, CD-ROMs use additional error correction within the frame structure.
12. The High Sierra Format was an early standard for CD-ROM file systems, which became ISO 9660.
13. CD-Rs allow home users to write data onto discs without commercial pressing facilities.
14. CD-Rs use a pregroove spiral and an organic dye layer for data burning.
15. CD-RWs can be rewritten using a phase-changing alloy that reflects light differently when heated.
16. CD-RWs have limitations such as not being universally readable in standard drives and having minimum speed requirements for writing.
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