About IMAPI

IMAPI enables the creation of optical media using a variety of file systems.

IMAPI provides the following capabilities:

• Creates and burns single-session and multisession discs.
• Creates and burns bootable discs.
• Creates and burns RAW CD Disc-at-Once images.
• Provides low-level access to the burn engine for developing support for new devices.
• Provides access to extended recorder properties for developing support for new devices.
• Provides burn verification options.

IMAPI supports the following formats. For more details, see Disc Formats.

• ISO9660 image format (includes Redbook Audio).
• Joliet format.
• Universal Disk Format (UDF).

IMAPI supports the following media devices.

• Recordable CD (CD-R). Formerly known as CD Write Once.
• Rewritable CD (CD-RW)
• Recordable DVD (DVD-R and DVD+R).
• Rewritable DVD (DVD-RW and DVD+RW).
• Random-access DVD (DVD-RAM).
• Recordable dual layer DVD (in DVD-R and DVD+R formats).
• Recordable BD (BD-R)
• Rewritable BD (BD-RE)
• Writes to other disc-like media.

Disc Formats