Alternative name for Enhanced Music CD s, which are multi-session CD s comprising a CD Audio session (with up to 98 tracks) followed by a single-track CD-ROM XA session, which contains the data. CD-EXTRA discs are compatible with all CD audio players (as the data session is not seen) and the data track can be played in a Windows 95 or 98 PC and/or a Macintosh depending on how the software was written.
a multisession CD featuring audio and data
A multisession disc containing a number of audio tracks in the first session, and one CD-ROM XA data track in the second session. Additional characteristics are defined in the Blue Book standard. An alternative to mixed-mode for combining standard CD-D audio (which can be played in a normal audio player), and a computer application, on a single disc. Also known as CD-Plus.
Audio CD, with special additional second data session related to the audio. Only the audio is readable with a conventional CD player (Blue Book).
A media that is provided with CD-ROM functions in addition to music CD functions. A CD-EXTRA media is compatible with both a CD player and a computer's disc drive for music playback. You can also view texts, still images, and videos in a CD-EXTRA with a computer's disc drive.
A multisession CD comprising of audio and data. Can be used to add extra CD-ROM content to audio CD releases. The standard was developed by Philips, Sony and Microsoft