The Red Book was first released in 1980 as a collaboration between Sony and Philips. Updates were made to it in 1999 and 2001. It defines the parameters and properties of the CD and provides support for the encoding of information and graphics.
An audio CD is a compact disc containing audio data according to the Red Book standard.
According to Red Book specifications, a standard CD is 120 mm (4.75 inches) in diameter and 1.2 mm (0.05 inches) thick
The idea for coding on CDs was developed by a team at Philips and Sony, who collaborated on the creation of the Compact Disc (CD) technology. The coding system used on CDs is known as the Red Book standard, which was jointly developed by Philips and Sony to ensure compatibility and standardization across all CD players and discs. The Red Book standard includes specifications for the physical dimensions of CDs, as well as the encoding and decoding of audio data using Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) techniques.
Not one that follows the Red Book (CD-DA standard...) See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Book_(audio_CD_standard)
developed by Sony and Philips 1985 adapted from the "Yellow Book" standard hello-good-bye-eat-sleep-have fun
The digital compact disc, now commonplace in stereos and computers, was invented in Oct. 1982 by James T. Russell. The CD format was created by Sony and Philips.
Red Book is the standard for audio CDs set by Sony and Philips. It is named after one of a set of color-bound books that contained the technical specifications for all CD and CD-ROM formats.See wikipedia for more in the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Book_Audio
The standard for the physical format of a CD-ROM disk
CD-DA or .cda, also known as Red Book audio standard, the Sony Phillips compression algorithm created for voice digitization, but adopted for music CD's.
They don't usually play any specific format of music, 'formats' are data formats for use with a computer. However the Audio CD is made with a specific set of criteria to ensure that all CD players can play it correctly, and this standard is known as 'Red Book'.
James Russell is the person who developed the CD Rom.
CD is a red-book digital audio storage standard and VHS is an analog video storage standard. CDs record data digitaly on a disk read with a lazer, whereas VHS tapes are analog and are read with an electromagnetic pickup.