CD-i

File Format
Name	CD-i
Ontology	Physical File Formats Optical Discs CD CD-i
Released	1988 (to developers), ~1991 (to consumers)

CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive, also written as CD-I or CDI) is a multimedia compact disc format, which is defined by the "Green Book" standard.

Identification

The CD-i filesystem format is similar to ISO 9660, but the signature in a volume descriptor is "CD-I " (note trailing space), instead of "CD001".

See also

• CD
• CD-I IFF IMAG

Specifications

• CD-I Full Functional Specification (1994 version)

Software

• CD-i Emulator
• Philips CD-i emulators
• Link to CD-i Filesystem Driver for use on Windows 95/98/Me
• Article about CD-i Filesystem Driver
• Explanation of CD-i support in ISOBuster
• Python tools for extracting file system data and decoding audio and image tracks from CD-i discs

Sample files

• Two disc image downloads
• Internet Archive Software Collection - Search for "CD-i"

Links

• Wikipedia article: Philips CD-i
• Wikipedia article: Green Book (CD standard)
• The New International CD-i Association (probably the most exhaustive website on all things CD-i)
• www.philipscdi.com
• Philips CD-i FAQ
• The 8-Bit Guy: Philips CD-i, The multimedia future that never was (video)