What is CDG (CD+G/CD+Graphics)?
CDG, or CD+Graphics, is a standard that was defined to take advantage of the extra unused space on a regular CD audio disc. This area is used to hold graphical data, in the form of pictures and text and special instructions to display that data synchronized to the audio playback. Because of the limitation of computer technology at the time the standard was designed the graphics are limited to a resolution of 300×216 in 16 colors (from a total of 4096 colors). CD+G discs require a dedicated CD+G player in order to display the graphics. Standard home stereo players will play the audio fine, but without the graphics. Most CD+G discs are designed for Karaoke purposes however a few mainstream CD’s have used CD+G to enhance the listening experience by including animated images, pictures, lyrics or group bios to the disc. Most computer systems are unable to play CD+G discs because most common CD-ROM drives are unable to read the graphics data area. As such, the KMF format was created. This fi
