CompuServe Thread

#Full motion video

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#47861From: Mickey NewberryMay 6, 1993 10:11 PM
Kathy, Please excuse me for butting in here, but I am trying to learn all that I can about CD-ROM and I have run accross the The term "one-off CD-ROM" several times and you seemed lik a good person to ask — what is it? Is it a CD-ROM produced on a CD-R desktop recorder? I would appreciate your help. Thanks. Mickey
#47870From: Katherine CochraneMay 6, 1993 11:31 PM
Mickey, <<Is it a CD-ROM produced on a CD-R desktop recorder?>> You got it in one, so to speak <G> However, a one-off might be any CD format — CD-DA, CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-ROM(XA), PhotoCD, etc. What the term means is a crafted item made one at a time, as opposed to a mass-produced product. I like to (jokingly) say that we hand-craft CDs, which conjures up visions of very thick magnifiers and very tiny styli, not to mention much steadier hands than I have. And lots of patience. Thank goodness for CD recorders! If you'd like some more terminology specific to the one-off technology, come by the new CDROM Vendors forum when it opens (in a week or so, I hope) and look in the One-Off Shop's library. I'm working on a glossary to post there. Thanks for your interest! Kathy <<– The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.