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Optical Storage Technology Association

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(OSTA) An industry consortium concerned with optical storage. OSTA wrote and maintains the UDF file system used on DVD video discs.

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(Optical Storage Technology Association, Cupertino, CA, www.osta.org) A membership organization composed of major optical drive manufacturers. Established in 1992, its purpose is to endorse standards and promote the use of optical media in computing.
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The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) was incorporated as an international trade association in 1992 to promote the use of recordable optical technologies and products.
EVERPLAY STANDARD TO BE ADMINISTERED BY OSTA
As a charter member of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), MDI is committed to the advancement of optical storage technology by focusing on a high level of performance, investment protection, ease-of-use and reliability.
LUMINEX LICENSES MDI'S UDF FOR UNIX PRODUCTS
Existing industry standards utilized in the PictSync Interoperability Guidelines include Design rule for Camera File System (DCF)(2); Exchangeable Image File format (Exif)(3); JPEG; TIFF; Media Storage Device (MSD)(4), a specification that defines how a device behaves on a USB bus; MusicPhotoVideo (MPV)(5), a metadata exchange specification developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association; Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)(6), a new protocol designed for portable media devices; Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)(7), defined by the Photo Industry Marketing Association and soon to be released by ISO; and WIA(8), a PTP implementation by Microsoft.
PICTSYNC ENABLES EASY TRANSFER OF DIGITAL PHOTOS
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), Santa Barbara, Calif., has released a new CD compatibility specification called MultiPlay for the computer and consumer industries.
OSTA APPROVES CD-R/CD-RW MULTIPLAY SPECIFICATION
This article begins a semi-regular series written by a member company from the Optical Storage Technology Association.
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