Whats UDF?
(2003/12/21) UDF is an acronym for the humbly-named “Universal Disk Format”. It’s a specification for a filesystem intended for use on write-once and rewritable media. It’s currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (e.g. Roxio DirectCD). There have been four important releases of the specification: – 1.02: first release; primarily useful for read-only media like DVD-ROM. – 1.5: includes defect management, useful for CD-R and CD-RW. – 2.0: adds support for Stream Files, Access Control Lists, and power calibration. – 2.01: adds support for Real Time Files. – 2.5: adds Metadata Partition. MacOS 8.1 and Win98 support UDF v1.02. Windows XP supports 1.02, 1.5, and 2.01. To read UDF-format packet-written CD-R and CD-RW discs, you need UDF v1.5 support. Roxio has made free UDF 1.5 drivers available for Mac and Windows on their web site (check there for a list of supported CD-ROM drives).
(2003/12/21) UDF is an acronym for the humbly-named “Universal Disk Format”. It’s a specification for a filesystem intended for use on write-once and rewritable media. It’s currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (e.g. Roxio DirectCD). There have been four important releases of the specification: – 1.02: first release; primarily useful for read-only media like DVD-ROM. – 1.5: includes defect management, useful for CD-R and CD-RW. – 2.0: adds support for Stream Files, Access Control Lists, and power calibration. – 2.01: adds support for Real Time Files. – 2.5: adds Metadata Partition. MacOS 8.1 and Win98 support UDF v1.02. Windows XP supports 1.02, 1.5, and 2.01. To read UDF-format packet-written CD-R and CD-RW discs, you need UDF v1.5 support. Roxio has made free UDF 1.5 drivers available for Mac and Windows on their web site (check there for a list of supported CD-ROM drives).
UDF is an acronym for the humbly-named “Universal Disk Format”. It’s a specification for a filesystem intended for use on write-once and rewritable media. It’s currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (e.g. Roxio DirectCD). There have been four important releases of the specification: • 1.02: first release; primarily useful for read-only media like DVD-ROM. • 1.5: includes defect management, useful for CD-R and CD-RW. • 2.0: adds support for Stream Files, Access Control Lists, and power calibration. • 2.01: adds support for Real Time Files. MacOS 8.1 and Win98 support UDF v1.02. Windows XP supports 1.02, 1.5, and 2.01. To read UDF-format packet-written CD-R and CD-RW discs, you need UDF v1.5 support. Roxio has made free UDF 1.5 drivers available for Mac and Windows on their web site (check there for a list of supported CD-ROM drives). Also, if you insert a disc formatted with DirectCD v3.
UDF is an acronym for the humbly-named “Universal Disk Format”. It’s a specification for a filesystem intended for use on write-once and rewritable media. It’s currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (e.g. Roxio DirectCD). There have been four important releases of the specification: • 1.02: first release; primarily useful for read-only media like DVD-ROM. • 1.5: includes defect management, useful for CD-R and CD-RW. • 2.0: adds support for Stream Files, Access Control Lists, and power calibration. • 2.01: adds support for Real Time Files. • 2.5: adds Metadata Partition. MacOS 8.1 and Win98 support UDF v1.02. Windows XP supports 1.02, 1.5, and 2.01. To read UDF-format packet-written CD-R and CD-RW discs, you need UDF v1.5 support. Roxio has made free UDF 1.5 drivers available for Mac and Windows on their web site (check there for a list of supported CD-ROM drives). Also, if you insert a disc formatted with DirectCD v3.0 or later into a Windows ma
UDF is an acronym for the humbly-named “Universal Disk Format”. It’s a specification for a filesystem intended for use on write-once and rewritable media. It’s currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (e.g. Adaptec DirectCD). There have been three important releases of the specification: • 1.02: first release; primarily useful for read-only media like DVD-ROM. • 1.5: includes defect management, useful for CD-R and CD-RW. • 2.0: approved, final document produced (?). MacOS 8.1 and Win98 support UDF v1.02. To read UDF-format packet-written CD-R and CD-RW discs, you need UDF v1.5 support. Adaptec has made free UDF 1.5 drivers available for Mac and Windows on their web site (check there for a list of supported CD-ROM drives). Also, if you insert a disc formatted with DirectCD v3.0 or later into a Windows machine without a UDF reader, you will be offered the opportunity to install one. Download free UDF 1.5 drivers for MacOS and Win95/Win98/WinNT4 from
