CD-DVD Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.23, by Dr. Herong Yang
DVD Video (Movie) File Directory Structure
This section provides information on the file directory structure of a DVD-Video (movie) disc.
Since DVD uses the ISO 9660 file system, contents on a DVD-Video (movie) disc are organized into a file directory structure with single required directory:
\ - Root directory VIDEO_TS\ - VIDEO Title Set directory VIDEO_TS.BUP - Back up of VIDEO_TS.IFO VIDEO_TS.IFO - Information of the first movie segment VIDEO_TS.VOB - Contents of the first movie segment VTS_xx_0.BUP - Back up of VTS_xx_0.IFO VTS_xx_0.IFO - Information of an additional movie segment VTS_xx_0.VOB - Contents of an additional movie segment: part 1 VTS_xx_1.VOB - Contents of an additional movie segment: part 2 ...
Other files and directories may show up on movie DVD discs, like:
\ - Root directory AUTORUN.INF - Auto-run information telling OS to run some program dvd-rom.exe - Flash Player 5.0 r30 go.exe - Bar code AUDIO_TS\ - Audio Title Set directory ... - Audio files. Empty for DVD-Video discs JACKET_P\ - Directory of still pictures on WB & Sony movie DVD xxxxxxxx.MP2 - MPEG-2 encoded still picture ...
Table of Contents
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Format
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Players
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Rip Music
MP3, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, Encoding Format
►DVD (Digital Video Disc) Standard Format
►DVD Video (Movie) File Directory Structure
"Big Fish" - Movie DVD File Directory
Playing Movie DVD with Windows Media Player
Copying VOB Files - Copy Protection Error
TOC (Table Of Contents) on CDs
IsoBuster - A Nice CD GUI Tool
vStrip - Rip and Manipulate DVD VOB Files
mpgtx - Manipulating MPEG Files