CD Graphics

• Also Known As: CD+G, CD Graphics
• Extensions: cdg
• CD Formats: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bchafy/cdb/info/info.html
• Specs: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bchafy/cdb/info/cdg
• Samples: http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/karaoke/
• Implementations:
  • http://www.kibosh.org/pykaraoke/
  • http://users.fbihome.de/~glogow/
  • http://miageprojet.unice.fr/twiki/bin/view/Fun/JavaKarPlayer
  • http://www.kibosh.org/cdgtools/
  • http://code.google.com/p/cdg2video/
  • vlc implementation

CD+G is a special Audio Compact disc that contains graphics data in addition to the audio data on the disc. The disc can be played on a regular Audio CD player, but when played on a special CD+G player, can output a graphics signal (typically, the CD+G player is hooked up to a television set).