Standardization of Optical Disk Cartridges since 1984

Fourth Programme of Work of TC31, 2001 – 2010

The fourth programme of work of TC31 comprises the development of

1 DVD – Read-Only

  • Third edition of ECMA-267 (April 2001) and second edition of ISO/IEC 16448 (2002):120 mm DVD – Read-Only
  • Third edition of ECMA-268 (April 2001) and second edition of ISO/IEC 16449 (2002): 80 mm DVD – Read-Only

2 DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW

  • ECMA-330: 120/80 mm DVD Rewritable (DVD-RAM) disk, with a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side. The first and the second edition of ECMA-330 were published in December 2001 and June 2002, respectively. ECMA-330 was published as ISO/IEC 17592 in spring 2004.
    To keep ECMA-330 aligned with ISO/IEC 17592, a third edition of ECMA-330 was published in June 2005.
  • ECMA-331: Case for the 120/80 mm DVD-RAM disk, 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side. ECMA-331 was published in December 2001, and published as ISO/IEC 17594 in spring 2004.
    To keep ECMA-331 aligned with ISO/IEC 17594, a second edition of ECMA-331 was published in June 2004.
  • ECMA-338: 120/80 mm DVD-RW (DVD Re-recordable) disk, a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side. ECMA-338 was published in December 2002, and published as ISO/IEC 17342 in spring 2004.
  • ECMA-359: 120/80 mm DVD-R (DVD Recordable) Disk, a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side. ECMA-359 was published in December 2004, and published as ISO/IEC 23912 in autumn 2005.
  • ECMA-382: 120 mm (8,54 Gbytes per side) and 80 mm (2,66 Gbytes per side) DVD Recordable Disk for Dual Layer (DVD-R for DL). ECMA-382 was published in June 2008.
  • ECMA-384: 120 mm (8,54 Gbytes per side) and 80 mm (2,66 Gbytes per side) DVD Re-recordable Disk for Dual Layer (DVD-RW for DL). ECMA-384 was published in December 2008.

3 +R, +RW

  • ECMA-337: 120/80 mm ODC with RW format (+RW), a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes /1,46 Gbytes per side, and a recording speed up to 4X. ECMA-337 was published in December 2003 (2nd edition), and published as ISO/IEC 17341 in spring 2004. The 3rd edition, with a recording speed up to 4X and VCPS, was published in December 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 2006 as the 3rd edition of ISO/IEC 17341. The 4th edition was published in June 2008.
  • ECMA-349: 120/80 mm ODC with +R format, a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side, and a recording speed of up to 4X. ECMA-349 was published in December 2003, and published as ISO/IEC 17344 in autumn 2004. The 2nd edition of ECMA-349 with a recording speed of up to 8X was published in June 2004 and published as 2nd edition of ISO/IEC 17344 in spring 2005. The 3rd edition, with a recording speed up to 16X and VCPS, was published in December 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 2006 as the 3rd edition of ISO/IEC 17344. The 4th edition of ECMA-349 was published in June 2008.
  • ECMA-364: 120/80 mm ODC with +R Dual Layer format (+R DL), a capacity of 8,55 Gbytes/2,66 Gbytes per side, a recording speed of 2,4X, and VCPS. This standard was published in June 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 25434. The 2nd edition of ECMA-364 with a recording speed of up to 8X, and VCPS was published in June 2006 and published as 2nd edition of ISO/IEC 25434 in June 2007. The 3rd edition, with a recording speed up to 16X, and VCPS was published in December 2007, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 2008 as the 3rd edition of ISO/IEC 25434. The 4th edition of ECMA-364 was published in June 2008.
  • ECMA-371: High speed 120/80 mm ODC with +RW HS format, a capacity of 4,7 Gbytes/1,46 Gbytes per side, a recording speed of 8X, and VCPS. This standard was published in December 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 26925 in 2006. The 2nd edition was published in June 2008.
  • ECMA-374: 120/80 mm ODC +RW DL format, a capacity of 8,55 and 2,66 Gbytes per side, a recording speed of 2,4X. ECMA-374 was published in December 2006, and published as ISO/IEC 29642 in November 2007. The 2nd edition of ECMA-374 was published in June 2008.

4 120 mm

  • ECMA-394: Recordable Compact disc Systems CD-R Multi-Speed. ECMA-394 was published in December 2010. It was decided by the Ecma General Assembly that this standard should not be followed by a fast-track procedure in ISO/IEC JTC 1.
  • ECMA-395: Recordable Compact disc Systems CD-RW Ultra-Speed. ECMA-395 was published in December 2010. It was decided by the Ecma General Assembly that this standard should not be followed by a fast-track procedure in ISO/IEC JTC 1.

5 130 mm

  • ECMA-322: 130 mm ODC of the R/W-WO type with a capacity of 9,1 Gbytes, using MO technology. Published as ECMA-322 in June 2001 and ISO/IEC 22092 in spring 2004.
  • ECMA-350: 130 mm ODC of the R/W-WO type with a capacity of 15 Gbytes per side, using phase change technology and Ultra Density Optical Disk (UDO) format. The 2nd Edition of ECMA-350 was published in December 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as the 2nd Edition of ISO/IEC 17345 in 2006. To keep ECMA-350 aligned with ISO/IEC 17345, a 3rd Edition of ECMA-350 was published in December 2006.
  • ECMA-380: Data Interchange on 130 mm Rewritable and Write Once Read Many Ultra Density Optical (UDO) Disk Cartridges – Capacity: 60 Gbytes per Cartridge – Second Generation. This standard was published in December 2007, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 11976 (published in November 2008).

6 90 mm

  • ECMA-351: 90 mm ODC of the R/W type with a capacity of 1,3 Gbytes per cartridge, using MO technology. ECMA-351 was published in December 2003, and published as ISO/IEC 17346 in spring 2005.
  • ECMA-353: 90 mm ODC of the R/W type with a capacity of 2,3 Gbytes per cartridge, using MO technology. ECMA-353 was published in June 2004, and published as ISO/IEC DIS 22533 in spring 2005.

7 60 mm

  • ECMA-365: 60 mm Read-Only single sided dual layer ODC called UMD TM, a capacity of 1,8 Gbytes. This standard was published in June 2005, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 25435 in 2006.

8 Test Method for the Estimation of the Archival Lifetime of Optical Media

  • ECMA-379: Test Method for the Estimation of the Archival Lifetime of Optical Media. This standard was published in June 2007, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 10995 in 2008. ISO/IEC 10995:2008 specifies an accelerated aging test method for estimating the life expectancy for the retrievability of information stored on recordable or rewritable optical disks. This test includes details on the following formats: DVD-R/-RW/-RAM, +R/+RW. It may be applied to additional optical disk formats with the appropriate specification substitutions and may be updated by committee in the future as required. A second edition of ECMA-379 (fully aligned with ISO/IEC 10995:2008) was adopted at the December 2008 General Assembly. A third edition of ECMA-379 was adopted at the June 2010 General Assembly and followed by fast-track processing as ISO/IEC 10995:2nd edition.
  • ECMA-396: Test Method for the Estimation of Lifetime of Optical Media for Long-term Data Storage. This standard was published in December 2010, followed by fast-track processing in ISO/IEC JTC 1 as ISO/IEC 16963 in 2011. ISO/IEC 16963:2011 specifies an accelerated aging test method for estimating the life expectancy for the retrievability of information stored on recordable or rewritable optical disks (both CD and DVD). This test includes details on the following formats: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/-RW/-RAM, +R/+RW. It may be applied to additional optical disk formats with the appropriate specification substitutions and may be updated by the committee in the future as required.