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CD-R (Compact Disc recordable)
A CD that can be used to write data on using a CD-writer
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CD-R (Compact Disc recordable)
Techniques Glossary CD-R (Compact Disc recordable)
A CD that can be used only once to write data on using a CD-Writer.
CD-R - CD-Recordable: a compact disc that holds either 650 or 700 MB of digital information, including digital photos. Creating one is commonly referred to as burning a CD.
CD-R - Short for 'CD-Recordable'. This is a compact disc that holds either 650 or 700 MB of digital information, including digital photos. Creating one is commonly referred to as burning a CD.
CD-R
Compact Disk Recordable format allows you to record data on a compact disk.
CD-RW
Compact Disk Rewrite format allows you to write over data that you have already recorded.
CD-R
Compact Disc-Recordable. The standard for creating write-once compact discs that may be mastered on a standard PC.
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CD-R - CompactDisc Recordable - a CD that you can write to once that can not be erased but can be read many times, holds 650~700MB of digital data.
CD-R
Compact Disc Recordable. CD on which data can be saved (at intervals if desired) but not deleted. Besides the standard size of 12 cm diameter, smaller versions of 8 cm are also available.
CD-R
Compact Disc Recordable writes data to discs, which can then be read by standard CD-ROM drives.
CD-R ( Compact Disk-Recordable)
A type of data storage disc that enables you to securely record up to 700Mb of back-up and/or storage data.
So, 8 cm CD-R discs... Wacky, but it may just work. These little CD-R's offer 156 MB of storage per disc, are relatively cheap (and available if you know the suppliers).
Mitsui Gold CD-R discs are considered one of the best storage CDs because of a real gold added to the reflective layer-others use silver which doesn't have the same archival properties. Courtesy of Diversified Systems Group.
Back up your files to CD-R or DVD. Fortunately for those of us who need to make offline archival copies larger media have kept pace with larger camera files. DVD has started to replace CD-R as the preferred format for volume image storage.
Delkin's eFilm Archival Gold CD-R's incorporate a Phthalocyanine (thalo-sy-a-neen) dye and a 24k gold reflective layer into every CD-R. Delkin claim that eFilm Archival Gold CD-R's can store images for more than 300 years.
Marking your photo files read-only, or storing them on read-only media such as CD-R, will help prevent you or someone else from accidentally overwriting them.
The first CD Mavica (MVC-CD1000), notable also for its 10Ã- optical zoom, could only write to CD-R discs, but it was able to use its USB interface to read images from CDs not completely written (CDs with incomplete sessions).
CCD Charge coupled device, one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. CD-R CD-Recordable. A compact disc that holds up to 700 megabytes of digital information. A CD-R disc can be written to only once.
A CD-R can typically store 650 MB worth of photos and a DVD-R can store 4GB of photos. You'll need a CD burner or a DVD burner, along with a CD or DVD burning software to burn those photos. One good example of such software is Nero Burning ROM.
MiniCD. These are small diameter (3 inch) CD discs. Mini CD-R and Mini CD-R/W discs are used in the Sony Mavica "CD" series (CD200, CD250, CD300, CD400 and CD1000) digicams.
(CompactDisc ReWriteable) A CD-R that can be erased and re-used many times, which holds about 450 MB of data.
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Compact Disks are the typical means of storing digital photographs. They hold about 700 megabytes of information, and can be CD-R for writeable CDs and CD-RW for re-writeable CDs.
An acronym for optical media such as CD-R and DVD-R that is often recommended for archiving digital image files since it is not subject to accidental erasure, viruses, and overwriting of files.
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CDRW - CompactDisc ReWriteable - the newest kind of CD-R that can be erased and re-used many times, holds about 450MB of data.
It is now widely used for scanners, digital cameras and CD-R drives, all devices that require transferring a large amount of data to the computer. SCSI is faster than RS-232-C, but is still obsolete when compared to the USB interface.
Some say burning them on quality CD-R/DVDs and storing them in a cool dark place, should make them last for up to 100 years, while others claim their maximum life span is no more than 2 -5 years.
Kodak brought out it's PictureCD thing a year or two back; JPG files on a CD-R with photo software included (if you like Windows, that is), and that made it hard *enough* to ask labs about PhotoCD services...
For basic CDs I prefer the made-in-Japan Taiyo Yuden here since I think they're better than the name brands made in Taiwan. Taiyo Yuden supposedly invented the CD-R and still makes them in Japan with proper quality control.
Copying your digital photographs to CD-R and DVD-R will help ensure your images survive in the event your computer breaks down or gets stolen. Keep a second back-up set of disk at a family members house.
Store - The act of writing a data or image file to some non-volatile storage device such as a hard drive, tape, CD-R or DVD-R.
Compact discs are so easy and cheap to produce that America Online sends out millions of them every year to entice new users. And if you have a computer and CD-R drive, you can create your own CDs, including any information you want.
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