Target applications include multimedia kiosks, set-top boxes, and home entertainment devices.
The new SDK contains multiple components for managing data CD and DVD burning; music CD ripping, burning, and copying; and audio CD and audio file playback and recording. It supports WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, and M4A audio formats, converting between formats as appropriate, and it supports all MMC-compliant CD/DVD drives, accommodating all currently available media types: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, and DVD-RAM.
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