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
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 30, 2013: New Demo version of Carbon now available. This demo is fully functional except it will not render or export to files. You can see all the capabilities and test projects.

July 31, 2013: Carbon Basic is now available
February 19, 2013: MuxMan 1.4.4 released, fixes crashes caused by deficiencies in Windows memory management.

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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