<Li> Optical disc authoring </Li> <Li> Recording technologies <Ul> <Li> Recording modes </Li> <Li> Packet writing </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Recording modes </Li> <Li> Packet writing </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Td> Optical media types (show) <Ul> <Li> Compact disc (CD): CD - DA, CD - ROM, CD - R, CD - RW, 5.1 Music Disc, Super Audio CD (SACD), Photo CD, CD Video (CDV), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), CD + G, CD - Text, CD - ROM XA, CD - i </Li> <Li> DVD: DVD - R, DVD + R, DVD - R DL, DVD + R DL, DVD - R DS, DVD + R DS, DVD - RW, DVD + RW, DVD - RAM, DVD - D, DVD - A, HVD, EcoDisc </Li> <Li> Blu - ray Disc (BD): BD - R & BD - RE, Ultra HD Blu - ray </Li> <Li> Blu - ray 3D </Li> <Li> Universal Media Disc (UMD) </Li> <Li> Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) </Li> <Li> Forward Versatile Disc (FVD) </Li> <Li> Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) </Li> <Li> China Blue High - definition Disc (CBHD) </Li> <Li> HD DVD: HD DVD - R, HD DVD - RW, HD DVD - RAM </Li> <Li> High - Definition Versatile Multilayer Disc (HD VMD) </Li> <Li> VCDHD </Li> <Li> GD - ROM </Li> <Li> Personal Video Disc (PVD) </Li> <Li> MiniDisc (MD), Hi - MD </Li> <Li> LaserDisc (LD), LD - ROM, LV - ROM </Li> <Li> Video Single Disc (VSD) </Li> <Li> Ultra Density Optical (UDO) </Li> <Li> Stacked Volumetric Optical Disk (SVOD) </Li> <Li> Five dimensional disc (5D DVD) </Li> <Li> Nintendo optical disc (NOD) </Li> <Li> Archival Disc </Li> <Li> Professional Disc </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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