CD-DVD Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.23, by Dr. Herong Yang
Movie VCD File Directory Structure
This section provides information on the file directory structure of a movie VCD (Video CD).
Since movie VCD uses the ISO 9660 file system, contents on a VCD are organized into a file directory structure:
\ - Root directory CDDA\ - Compact Disc Digital Audio directory AUDIO01.DAT - Optional audio file AUDIO02.DAT ... CDI\ - CD-i (CD Interactive) directory (CD-i program and files) EXT\ - Directory introduced in VCD 2.0 CAPTnn.DAT - Optional Closed Caption data LOT_X.VCD - Optional extended version of LOT.VCD PSD_X.VCD - Optional extended version of PSD,VCD SCANDATA.DAT - Optional list of I-frame addresses KARAOKE\ - Karaoke directory KARINFO.xxx - Karaoke information file MPEGAV\ - MPEG Audio and Video directory AVSEQ01.DAT - MPEG Audio and Video data file AVSEQ02.DAT ... SEGMENT\ - Segment play directory ITEM0001.DAT - Still picture or menu file ITEM0001.DAT ... VCD\ - Information directory INFO.VCD - Album and disc identification ENTRIES.VCD - Entry point list for up to 500 entries PSD.VCD - Optional Play Sequence Descriptor LOT.VCD - Optional List ID Offset file
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
►Movie VCD File Directory Structure
File Directory Structure on an Example Movie VCD
Playing Movie VCD with Windows Media Player
Playing DAT Files with Windows Media Player
DVD (Digital Video Disc) Standard Format
TOC (Table Of Contents) on CDs
IsoBuster - A Nice CD GUI Tool
vStrip - Rip and Manipulate DVD VOB Files
mpgtx - Manipulating MPEG Files