History

History
Optical disc authoring
v • d • e

* Optical disc
* Optical disc image
* Optical disc drive
* Optical disc authoring
* Authoring software
* Recording technologies
o Recording modes
o Packet writing

Optical media types

* Laserdisc (LD), Video Single Disc (VSD)
* Compact Disc (CD): Red Book, 5.1 Music Disc, SACD, PhotoCD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, CD Video (CDV), Video CD (VCD), SVCD, CD+G, CD-Text, CD-ROM XA, CD-i
* MiniDisc (MD) (Hi-MD)
* DVD: DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD+RW DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-D
* Ultra Density Optical (UDO)
* Universal Media Disc (UMD)
* HD DVD: HD DVD-R, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RAM, HD DVD-ROM
* Blu-ray Disc (BD): BD-R, BD-RE


Standards

* Rainbow Books
* File systems
o ISO 9660
+ Joliet
+ Rock Ridge
+ El Torito
+ Apple ISO 9660 Extensions
o Universal Disk Format (UDF)
+ Mount Rainier

Further reading

* History of optical storage media
* High definition optical disc format war

A blank rewritable Blu-ray Disc (BD-RE)
A blank rewritable Blu-ray Disc (BD-RE)

In 1998, commercial HDTV sets began to appear in the consumer market; however, there was no commonly accepted, inexpensive way to record or play HD content. In fact, there was no medium with the storage required to accommodate HD codecs, except JVC's Digital VHS and Sony's HDCAM.[5] Nevertheless, it was well known that using lasers with shorter wavelengths would enable optical storage with higher density. When Shuji Nakamura invented practical blue laser diodes, it was a sensation, although a lengthy patent lawsuit delayed commercial introduction.