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  • IEC 60908:1999

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    Audio recording - Compact disc digital audio system

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    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  10-02-1999

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    Applies to a pre-recorded optical reflective digital audio disc system. Defines those parameters of compact discs that affect interchangeability between discs and players. Is also intended as a reference for manufacturers wishing to produce discs and/or players that conform to the system described.

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    Committee TC 100
    Development Note Also numbered as BS EN 60908. (12/2005) Stability Date: 2023. (10/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    ISO/IEC 14496-4:2004 Information technology Coding of audio-visual objects Part 4: Conformance testing
    CEI EN 61866 : 1998 AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS - INTERACTIVE TEXT TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (ITTS)
    BS ISO 18938:2014 Imaging materials. Optical discs. Care and handling for extended storage
    BS EN 61104:1993 Compact disc video system. 12 cm CD-V
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    BS ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 95 AMD 9285 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - AUDIO
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    CSA ISO/IEC 14776-362 : 2007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE (SCSI) - PART 362: MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS-2 (MMC-2)
    CSA ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 2002 : R2010 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 3: AUDIO
    ANSI INCITS 333 : 2000 : R2015 SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 2 (MMC-2)
    BS ISO/IEC 13818-1 : 96 AMD 9625 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - SYSTEMS
    CSA ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 2002 : R2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 3: AUDIO
    I.S. EN 60950-1:2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60950-1:2005 (MOD))
    ISO 18943:2014 Imaging materials — Magnetic hard drives used for image storage — Care and handling
    CEI EN 61104 : 1998 COMPACT DISC VIDEO SYSTEM 12 CM CD-V
    ECMA 168 : 2ED 94 VOLUME AND FILE STRUCTURE FOR READ-ONLY AND WRITE-ONCE COMPACT DISK MEDIA FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
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    EN 62403:2006 High density recording format on CD-R/RW disc system - HD-BURN format
    EN 61104:1992 Compact disc video system - 12 cm CD-V
    EN 61096:1993/A1:1996 METHODS OF MEASURING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT FOR DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DISCS
    EN ISO/IEC 11172-3 : 1995 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - PART 3: AUDIO
    EN 60950-1:2006/A2:2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60950-1:2005/A2:2013, MODIFIED)
    EN 62107:2001 Super Video Compact Disc - Disc-interchange system-specification
    ANSI INCITS 333 : 2000 : R2005 SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 2 (MMC-2)
    AIIM TR 21 : 0 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO BE PLACED ON WRITE-ONCE-READ-MANY (WORM) AND REWRITABLE OPTICAL DISK (OD) CARTRIDGE LABEL(S) AND OPTICAL DISK CARTRIDGE PACKAGING (SHIPPING CONTAINERS)
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    04/30063124 DC : DRAFT JUL 2004 ISO 12024 - ELECTRONIC IMAGING - VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION STORED ON CD MEDIA
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 11172-1 : 1993(R2018) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - PART 1: SYSTEMS
    CEI EN 61909 : 2001 AUDIO RECORDING - MINIDISC SYSTEM
    BS ISO/IEC 11172-1 : 1993 AMD 8797 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - SYSTEMS
    BS EN ISO/IEC 9316:1997 Information technology. Small computer system interface-2
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 10149 : 1995 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - DATA INTERCHANGE ON READ-ONLY 120 MM OPTICAL DATA DISKS (CD-ROM)
    CSA ISO/IEC 9316 : 1997 : R2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE-2
    BS ISO/IEC 13818-2:1996 Information technology. Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information Video
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-2 : 2014 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 2: VIDEO
    ANSI INCITS 430 : 2007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI MULTI-MEDIA COMMANDS - 5 (MMC-5)
    ANSI INCITS 304 : 1997 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI-3 - MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS
    ANSI INCITS 131 : 1994 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE-2
    CSA ISO/IEC 14496-4 : 2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF AUDIO-VISUAL OBJECTS - PART 4: CONFORMANCE TESTING
    BS EN ISO/IEC 13818/3 : 1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - AUDIO
    CSA ISO/IEC 14776-362 : 2007 : R2012 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE (SCSI) - PART 362: MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS-2 (MMC-2)
    CSA ISO/IEC 11172-4 :1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - COMPLIANCE TESTING
    ANSI INCITS 360 : 2002 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 3 (MMC-3)
    AES 38 : 2000(R2010)
    ANSI INCITS 401 : 2005 : R2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 4 (MMC-4)
    I.S. EN 62403:2006 HIGH DENSITY RECORDING FORMAT ON CD-R/RW DISC SYSTEM - HD-BURN FORMAT
    I.S. EN 61104:1993 COMPACT DISC VIDEO SYSTEM - 12 CM CD-V
    ISO/IEC 14776-362:2006 Information technology Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Part 362: Multimedia commands-2 (MMC-2)
    BIS IS 13252-1 : 2010 AMD 1 2013 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 61909:2000 Audio recording. Minidisc system
    11/30205822 DC : 0 BS ISO 18913 - IMAGING MATERIALS - PERMANENCE - VOCABULARY
    BS ISO 18913:2012 Imaging materials. Permanence. Vocabulary
    ECMA 395 : 1ED 2010 RECORDABLE COMPACT DISC SYSTEMS CD-RW ULTRA-SPEED
    ECMA 394 : 1ED 2010 RECORDABLE COMPACT DISC SYSTEMS CD-R MULTI-SPEED
    ISO/IEC TR 11172-5:1998 Information technology Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Part 5: Software simulation
    BS ISO 18921:2008 Imaging materials. Compact discs (CD-ROM). Method for estimating the life expectancy based on the effects of temperature and relative humidity
    BS EN 61096:1993 Methods of measuring the characteristics of reproducing equipment for digital audio compact discs
    BS EN 60958-3 : 2006 DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE - PART 3: CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
    ANSI INCITS 360 : 2002 : R2007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 3 (MMC-3)
    ANSI INCITS 401 : 2005 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 4 (MMC-4)
    I.S. EN ISO/IEC 11172-1:1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 1: SYSTEMS
    BS EN ISO/IEC 11172-3:1995 Information technology. Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Audio
    IEC 60950-1:2005+AMD1:2009+AMD2:2013 CSV Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO/IEC 13818-1:2018 Information technology Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information Part 1: Systems
    ISO/IEC 13818-2:2013 Information technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information — Part 2: Video
    I.S. EN ISO/IEC 9316:1997 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE-2
    ISO/IEC 11172-1:1993 Information technology Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Part 1: Systems
    UNE-EN 60950-1:2007 Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
    EN ISO/IEC 11172-4 : 1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 4: COMPLIANCE TESTING
    ISO/IEC 10149:1995 Information technology Data interchange on read-only 120 mm optical data disks (CD-ROM)
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-4 : 1998 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 4: CONFORMANCE TESTING
    12/30239867 DC : 0 BS EN 62368-1 - AUDIO/VIDEO, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 62403:2006 High density recording format on CD-R/RW disc system. HD-BURN format
    15/30319977 DC : 0 BS ISO/IEC 13818-1 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 1: SYSTEMS
    BS ISO/IEC 10149:1989 Information technology. Data interchange on read-only 120 mm optical data disks (CD-ROM)
    CEI EN 62107 : 2002 SUPER VIDEO COMPACT DISC - DISC-INTERCHANGE SYSTEM-SPECIFICATION
    BS EN ISO/IEC 11172-2:1995 Information technology. Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Video
    04/302072 DC : DRAFT JAN 2004 IEC 62403 - HIGH DENSITY RECORDING FORMAT ON CD-R/RW DISC SYSTEM - HD-BURN FORMAT
    13/30281524 DC : 0 BS ISO 18938 - IMAGING MATERIALS - OPTICAL DISCS - CARE AND HANDLING FOR EXTENDED STORAGE
    BS EN 62107:2002 Super video compact disc. Disc-interchange system-specification
    BS EN 61866:1997 Audiovisual systems. Interactive text transmission system (ITTS)
    BS ISO/IEC 11172-4 : 1995 AMD 9418 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - PT4: COMPLIANCE TESTING
    12/30258453 DC : 0 BS EN 62368-1 AMD - AUDIO/VIDEO, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    ISO/IEC 9316:1995 Information technology Small Computer System Interface-2
    CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 14776-362-07 (R2017) Information Technology - Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) - Part 362: Multimedia Commands-2 (MMC-2) (Adopted ISO/IEC 14776-362:2006, first edition, 2006-04)
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 1998 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 3: AUDIO
    CSA ISO/IEC 10021-7:2004 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS (MHS): INTERPERSONAL MESSAGING SYSTEM
    CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11172-4-96 (R2014) Information Technology - Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at up to About 1,5 Mbit/s - Part 4: Compliance Testing (Adopted ISO/IEC 11172-4:1995)
    ANSI INCITS 333 : 2000 SCSI MULTIMEDIA COMMANDS - 2 (MMC-2)
    ISO/IEC 10021-7:2003 Information technology Message Handling Systems (MHS): Interpersonal messaging system Part 7:
    ISO 18913:2012 Imaging materials Permanence Vocabulary
    ISO 18927:2013 Imaging materials — Recordable compact disc systems — Method for estimating the life expectancy based on the effects of temperature and relative humidity
    I.S. EN 60958-3:2006 DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE - PART 3: CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
    ISO 18938:2014 Imaging materials — Optical discs — Care and handling for extended storage
    ISO 18925:2013 Imaging materials — Optical disc media — Storage practices
    ISO/IEC 11172-2:1993 Information technology Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Part 2: Video
    IEC 60958-3:2006+AMD1:2009+AMD2:2015 CSV Digital audio interface - Part 3: Consumer applications
    IEC 62403:2005 High density recording format on CD-R/RW disc systems - HD-BURN format
    ISO/IEC 11172-4:1995 Information technology Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Part 4: Compliance testing
    ISO/IEC 13818-3:1998 Information technology Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information Part 3: Audio
    BS EN 60950-1 : 2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    EN ISO/IEC 9316 : 1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE-2
    EN ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC OF MOVING CODING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - AUDIO
    EN ISO/IEC 13818-1 : 1997 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - SYSTEMS
    EN ISO/IEC 11172-1 : 1995 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 1: SYSTEMS
    EN ISO/IEC 11172-2 : 1995 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 2: VIDEO
    CSA ISO/IEC 13818-2 : 2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 2: VIDEO
    BS ISO/IEC 11172/2 : 93 AMD 8798 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - VIDEO
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 11172-4 : 1995(R2018) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - PART 4: CONFORMANCE TESTING
    BS ISO/IEC 10021-7:1997 Information technology. Message handling systems (MHS) Interpersonal messaging system
    BS EN ISO/IEC 11172-4:1997 Information technology. Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s Compliance testing
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-3 : 1998 : R2007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION - PART 3: AUDIO
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-1 : 2014 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION: SYSTEMS
    CSA ISO/IEC 9316 : 1997 : R2010 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE-2
    CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 10021-7-04 (R2014) Information Technology - Message Handling Systems (MHS): Interpersonal Messaging System (Adopted ISO/IEC 10021-7:2003, third edition, 2003-12-15)
    I.S. EN 61096:1993 METHODS OF MEASURING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT FOR DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DISCS
    I.S. EN ISO/IEC 11172-3:1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 3: AUDIO
    I.S. EN ISO/IEC 11172-4:1999 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 4: COMPLIANCE TESTING
    INCITS/ISO/IEC 11172-2 : 1993(R2018) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1,5 MBIT/S - PART 2: VIDEO
    I.S. EN ISO/IEC 11172-2:1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FOR DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA AT UP TO ABOUT 1.5 MBIT/S - PART 2: VIDEO
    EN 60958-3:2006/A2:2015 DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE - PART 3: CONSUMER APPLICATIONS (IEC 60958-3:2006/A2:2015)
    NF EN 60958-3 : 2006 AMD 1 2015 DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE - PART 3: CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
    IEC 61104:1992 Compact disc video system - 12 cm CD-V
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    IEC 61909:2000 Audio recording - Minidisc system
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