Discus

File Format
Name	Discus
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Document Discus
Extension(s)	.cdl, .cd4
Type Code	DISC

Discus was label software developed by Magic Mouse Productions Development was stopped after version 4 and Apple stopped supporting 32-bit software. Discus was released as standalone software with 1000's of label options, but was also bundled with Roxio Toast in version 5-7 as Discus RE, with limited label options.

File Information

• Discus Projects versions 2-3 had no extension on MacOS, but used CDL on Windows.
• Discus Projects version 4 used CD4 on MacOS and Windows.

Format Information

• Discus Projects versions 2-3 begin with the hexadecimal values CDCD0007 or CDCD2007. With the next four bytes ASCII string "CANV"
• Discus Projects versions 4 begin with the hexadecimal values CDCD0008. With the next four bytes ASCII string "PREV"