<s>
The	O
Image	O
Mastering	O
Application	O
Programming	O
Interface	O
,	O
or	O
IMAPI	B-Library
,	O
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
used	O
for	O
CD	O
and	O
DVD	O
authoring	O
and	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
DVD	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
use	O
IMAPI	B-Library
to	O
create	O
ISO	B-Application
9660	I-Application
and	O
"	B-Application
burn	I-Application
"	I-Application
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
refers	O
to	O
discs	O
created	O
using	O
IMAPI	B-Library
as	O
Mastered	O
burns	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
term	O
,	O
Live	B-Device
File	I-Device
System	I-Device
which	O
implies	O
packet	B-Device
writing	I-Device
and	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
IMAPI	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
version	O
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
after	O
Microsoft	O
received	O
requests	O
from	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
allows	O
IMAPI	B-Library
2.0	O
to	O
support	O
Recordable	B-Operating_System
Blu-ray	I-Operating_System
Disc	I-Operating_System
(	O
BD-R	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Rewritable	B-Operating_System
Blu-ray	I-Operating_System
Disc	I-Operating_System
(	O
BD-RE	B-Operating_System
)	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
for	O
Storage	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
later	O
and	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
burn	O
single-session	O
and	O
multi-session	O
discs	O
,	O
including	O
bootable	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
supports	O
every	O
major	O
writable	O
CD	O
and	O
DVD	O
format	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
supports	O
writing	O
disks	O
in	O
ISO	B-Application
9660	I-Application
(	O
including	O
CDDA	O
Audio	O
)	O
and	O
Joliet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
v2.0	O
also	O
supports	O
writing	O
discs	O
with	O
Universal	O
Disk	O
Format	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
version	O
2.0	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
additional	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
IMAPI	B-Library
version	O
1.0	O
,	O
IMAPI	B-Library
version	O
2.0	O
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
a	O
DLL	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMAPI	B-Library
2.0	O
suffers	O
from	O
some	O
limitations	O
,	O
notably	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
allow	O
a	O
filesystem	O
to	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
a	O
raw	O
image	O
(	O
.iso	B-General_Concept
file	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
only	O
from	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
