James S. Lee wrote:
> Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> <<<snip>>>
> > But they are proportional to the "input" that stamped out the medium.
It
> > just so happens that what was stamped out a pattern of ones and zeros.
> <<<snip>>>
>
> Are you saying that the depth of the burn is proportional to the
> intensity of the laser that burned it? Well, that is true. Are you then
> implying that the strength of the reflected light (on playback) is also
> proportional to the depth of the stamped pits on the surface of the
> disc? Just trying to get clear.
Yes, that is what he is saying.
One thing, though; commercial-type CDs aren't burned; they're pressed, much
like vynil records.
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Joost van de Griek
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