HighMAT

HighMAT™ stands for High-Performance Media Access Technology a joint venture by Microsoft and Panasonic. It was a new disc format designed to offer a dramatically improved digital media experience on consumer electronics devices.

File Structure
Using the HighMAT extension to Windows XP built-in burning wizard, one can choose to make a HighMAT compatible CD/DVD. This process will convert any media on the disc and create an additional folder called "HIGHMAT" which contains:


 * AUTHOR.XML
 * CONTENTS.HMT
 * MENU.HMT
 * TEXT.HMT
 * IMAGES folder containing thumbnails with HMT extensions
 * PLAYLIST folder containing files with HMT extensions

Software

 * https://web.archive.org/web/20051228173620/http://www.highmat.com/download/

Links

 * https://web.archive.org/web/20181021234025/https://www.geek.com/news/highmat-a-new-cd-format-550539/
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20050830042608/http://www.highmat.com/press/release.asp?id=101802
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20070329161134/http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/highmat/index.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20060203014422/http://www.highmat.com/license/