PSA: Update for Win XP HighMAT Support In CD Writing Available...

[Zim Hosein]

Available to Win XP users via Windows Update

Info on HighMAT can be found here: Introducing HighMAT

 

So what is this, exactly? A new way of burning data onto a CD?

BTW, thanks for the info, Zim. :beer:

 

[Zim Hosein]

Here's a quick overview from the MS HighMAT site:

Today when consumers want to create their own digital media collections on CDs or other physical formats, there are a variety of inconsistent ways that CD and DVD players read this data. Each interface for finding media and the viewable information available like playlists, music metadata, and folders with photos or videos varies depending on what each device supports. In many cases this creates confusion for the user regarding how to find the music, photos or videos they want. In addition with large collections of music and videos it can sometimes take several minutes for the DVD or CD player to "read" what music or video is available.

HighMAT solves these problems by creating a standard way for PCs to structure digital media on physical formats and for consumer devices to read these discs. This will make startup times for data CDs and other physical formats faster and give consumers a consistent, easy navigation experience across a broad range of consumer electronic devices.