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.IFO File Name Extension - DVD Information Files
This section describes what is .ifo file name extension or DVD information file.
.IFO is the file name extension for DVD-Video information files. An IFO file on a DVD-Video disc serves as an index file to provide information about other files. An IFO file is also called DVD navigation file.
An IFO file is always stored together with one or more VOB files as a group with the same file name. While VOB files store the contents of movie data (audio, video and subtitle streams), The IFO file provide information for locations of movie chapters, language tracks, etc. For example, VIDEO_TS.IFO and VIDEO_TS.VOB is a group of IFO and VOB files.
On a DVD-Video disc, each IFO file has a backup copy named with an extension of .BUP. For example, VIDEO_TS.BUP is the backup copy of VIDEO_TS.IFO.
DVD player applications reads the IFO file first.
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Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Players
Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) Rip Music
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►CD/DVD - File Name Extension and Format Types
.MP3 File Name Extension - MP3 Files
.WAV File Name Extension - WAV Files
.WMA File Name Extension - Windows Media Audio Files
.ISO File Name Extension - ISO Files
.DAT File Name Extension - VCD Media Files
.INF File Name Extension - AUTORUN.INF Files
►.IFO File Name Extension - DVD Information Files
.VOB File Name Extension - DVD Video Object Files
.AVI File Name Extension - Audio Video Interleave Files