DVD-Video Information

This area contains information on DVD-Video files and their formats. This information is for people who are familiar with the structures within DVD, but lack specifics.

Overview
- VOB files
IFO files
- IFO headers
- VMG specific tables
- VTS specific tables
- Program Chains
NAV pack
- PCI packet
- DSI packet
Sub-Pictures
- SubPictureUnit (SPU)
- YCbCr Color Picker
Data Structures
- System Parameter Registers (SPRM)
- User Operation flags (Uops)

Virtual Machine coding
- Instruction Set Summary
- Instruction Set by value
- Command Details
- Jump and Call graphics
Related info
- DVD/MPeg differences
- The MPEG Quick Reference
- Description of Pack Headers
- Description of Packetized Elementary Stream headers
- Audio Substream headers
- LPCM limitations
Articles
- Index of all How DVD Works articles

News: August 2, 2012: STNSoft site goes live!

May 2, 2012: MuxMan 1.4.3 released. This corrects 5 problems in the compositor, see the release notes.

February 1, 2012: All video demos and deformation samples have been replaced with new renders with proper aspect ratio, one video (Stretch the World) is in HD!

A practical use of convolution filters: How to create the "CSI: Miami" moving glass pane effect.

Index of all How DVD Works articles

Other resources

other standards of interest
Mpeg-1&2 Okami's Programmers Corner (Archived) (word format)
AC3 (Dolby Digital, A52, A52a, and A52b) ATSC

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DISCLAIMER

I have never seen the DVD-Video specifications.
All information was gathered from a multitude of sources, including programs, patents, and other people's guesses, and then VERIFIED using multiple DVDs, hex dumps, and digital captures.

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