Technology > DVD Cutting Master Format Specification

1.0 Physical Specification

Concept;

Specific Media Type and Drive is not defined in this specification sheet. In order to keep data compatibility between media, basic physical specification is defined.

Media Type;

This document specify a protocol for sequential access media such as a Tape. A protocol for other media type is reserved.

General File Protocol;

The DVD Cutting Master consist of maximum five kind of files named DDVID.DAT, T5TXT.DAT/T5 Text Stream, VOBTBL.DAT/VOB Location Table, CONTROL.DAT and IMAGE.DAT which shall be located in this order. The file named DDVID.DAT consist of two kind of data packet named DDVID and DDVMS. The content for these files and packets is defined in this specification.

The following figure 1-1 outlines the DDVID.DAT data file protocol which is recorded on the media in this order, including packet sequence and its packet name, that is required in this specification.

Figure 1-1: DDVID.DAT File Protocol

DDVID

(Mandatory)

DDVMS

for T5 Text File

(Strongly recommended)

DDVMS

for VOB Location Table

(Mandatory*)

DDVMS

for CONTROL.DAT

(Mandatory)

DDVMS

for
IMAGE.DAT

(Mandatory)

Note: The packet of DDVMS for T5 Text file is strongly recommended

*Note: The VOB Location Table file is mandatory only when CSS is to be used. If CSS will not be used, then the DDVMS packet for the VOB Location Table file should not be in the DDVID.DAT file.

The DVD data for one layer or one side is stored on each media. Therefore, a double-sided or dual-layer application will require two (2) separate media, each conforming to DVD Cutting Master Format.

The following figure 1-2 outlines the general file protocol, including file sequence and file name, that is required in this specification.

Figure 1-2: General File Protocol

DDVID.DAT

(Mandatory)

T5TXT.DAT f

/T5 Text file

(Strongly recommended)

VOBTBL.DAT

/VOB Location Table file

(Mandatory*)

CONTROL.DAT

(Mandatory)

IMAGE.DAT

(Mandatory)

Note: The packet of DDVMS for T5 Text file is strongly recommended

*Note: The VOB Location Table file is mandatory only when CSS is to be used. If CSS will not be used, then the VOV Location Table file should not be on the media.

File Specification in case of Tape Media;

Tape File System; ANSI Tape Labels

Tape File Protocol; Five files of DDV data are separated by ANSI Tape Labels as shown in Figure 1-3, including file sequence and file name, that is required in this specification.

Figure 1-3 Tape File Protocol

Vol1

HDR1

HDR2

FM

DDVID.DAT

FM

EOF1

EOF2

FM


HDR1

HDR2

FM

T5TXT.DAT

(Strongly Recommended)

FM

EOF1

EOF2

FM


HDR1

HDR2

FM

VOBTBL.DAT

FM

EOF1

EOF2

FM


HDR1

HDR2

FM

CONTROL.DAT

FM

EOF1

EOF2

FM


HDR1

HDR2

FM

IMAGE.DAT

FM

EOF1

EOF2

FM

FM


Note: FM: File Marker

Note: The file of T5TXT.DAT is strongly recommended.

Note: When the file of T5TXT.DAT is deleted, related ANSI Tape Labels, such as HDR1, HDR2, FM, EOF1 and EOF2, must be deleted.

Note: When the file of T5TXT.DAT is deleted, the data packet of DDVMS for T5TXT.DAT in the DDVID.DAT file should be deleted.

Note: When the file of VOBTBL.DAT is deleted (when the DVD image shall not have CSS), related ANSI Tape Labels, such as HDR1, HDR2, FM, EOF1 and EOF2, must be deleted.

Note: When the file of VOBTBL.DAT is deleted, the data packet of DDVMS for VOBTBL.DAT in the DDVID.DAT file should be deleted.

File Specification for other media is reserved;

Record Sizes;

DDVID.DAT: 128 Bytes

T5TXT.DAT: 1024 Bytes

VOBTBL.DAT: 16 Bytes

CONTROL.DAT: 2048 or 2054 Bytes

IMAGE.DAT 2048, 2054 or 2064 Bytes

Block Sizes;

DDVID.DAT: 128 Bytes

T5TXT.DAT: 1024 Bytes

VOBTBL.DAT 1024 Bytes

CONTROL.DAT: 32768 or 32864 Bytes (BF = 16)

IMAGE.DAT: 32768, 32864 or 33024 Bytes (BF = 16)

 

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