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Overview

CDT's default settings do quite well for most CDs, but it may be possible to
fine-tune settings for smoother operation and greater speed. This section con-
tains charts with suggested settings for nine types of CDs:
Type of CD
Games
Interactive children's stories and educational CDs
Encyclopedias
Text-only linked databases
Shareware
Photo CDs
Desktop recorded (homemade) CDs
CD Extra™ CDs (previously known as CD Plus)
ActiveAudio-type CDs
Upgrade to the full version of CDT and customize settings for each of your compact discs.
NOTE
Chapter 5: Drive Setup: Suggested Settings
Description
Highly interactive CDs with lots of multimedia, sound, animations, and movies.
Moderately interactive CDs with text, sound, and some animation.
Moderately interactive CDs with text, sound, animations, and movies.
CDs with many text files and some interactivity: you can search and jump from one
location to another, such as CDs containing abstracts of articles.
CDs with lots of non-interactive files (and consequently lots of file icons), such as text
and downloadable applications.
CDs with lots of files, each containing one photograph.
CDs that have been recorded in a nonprofessional, noncommercial setting, such as
business archives or system backups.
CDs that combine digital audio and digital data in two sessions. Audio data occupies
session 1; digital data occupies session 2.
CDs that combine digital audio and digital data. Digital data occupies the space
preceding track 1. Audio data occupies tracks 1 and up.
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