[MacDV] Newbie to DV looking for basic info on DVD's and more

Shirley Kehr shirleykat at cox.net
Thu Dec 8 19:35:14 PST 2005


It seems like you have a good handle on the terminology, so why not 
type those terms into Google and hit the search button?

Shirley

On Dec 8, 2005, at 2:45 PM, Aaron wrote:
>
> I'm looking first of all for info about DVD file structure, like:
>
> What is the function of each file in the VIDEO_TS folder?
>
> What is the AUDIO_TS folder for? (It seems to be empty on the DVD's 
> I've looked at.)
>
> How are titles, chapters, menus, region coding, encryption, etc. 
> implemented, etc.?
>
> I'm also interested in learning about various video codecs, what .avi 
> format is, etc.
>
> I'M ASKING FOR REFERENCES TO ONLINE MATERIALS OR DOCS THAT CAN BE 
> EMAILED TO ME OFF-LIST. I'm not asking for anybody on this list to 
> spend time writing up answers to the above, unless they have too much 
> time on their hands |-O.



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