Integra DPC-8.5 Instruction Manual page 10

Introduction —Continued
Disc Content Organization
■ DVD-Video
DVD-Video discs typically contain one or more titles,
which may be subdivided into chapters.
Title 1
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
DVD-Video
■ DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio discs contain groups and tracks.
Group 1
Track 1 Track 2
DVD-Audio
■ SACD
SACDs have two separate areas for storing audio
tracks—one for multichannel audio, the other for 2-
channel stereo audio. In addition, hybrid SACDs have an
extra layer for playback in standard CD players. You can
specify how the DPC-8.5 plays SACDs on page 61.
Multichannel area
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
CD layer of a hybrid SACD
SACD
■ VCD
VCDs contain tracks.
Track 1 Track 2
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Video CD
■ CD
CDs contain tracks.
Track 1 Track 2
Audio CD
■ MP3
MP3 discs contain MP3 tracks organized into folders.
Folder 1
Track 1 Track 2
MP3 (CD-R/RW)
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Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Group 2
Track 3 Track 1 Track 2
Stereo area
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
Track 3 Track 4
Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
Folder 2
Track 3 Track 1 Track 2
■ JPEG
JPEG discs contain pictures organized into folders. The
DPC-8.5 handles JPEG files as tracks.
Folder 1
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
JPEG (CD-R/RW)
MP3 & JPEG Compatibility
• The DPC-8.5 can play/display MP3 and JPEG files
recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs.
• Discs must be in ISO9660 Level 2 format (folders can
be up to eight levels deep).
• Discs must be finalized.
• The DPC-8.5 can only recognize the first session on
multisession discs.
• You can determine the order in which the DPC-8.5
plays/displays your MP3 songs and JPEG pictures by
prefixing file and folder names with a three-digit num-
ber. For example 001.Root, 002.Folder, and so on, and
001.Track.mp3, 002.Track.mp3, and so on.
• Only the first eight characters of folder and track
names (excluding the filename extension) are dis-
played.
• The folder numbered "001" appears as "ROOT" in the
Disc Navigator.
• The DPC-8.5 supports up to 999 folders and up to 672
files per folder.
• If you try to play an incompatible file, the message
"This format cannot be played" appears on the display.
■ MP3
• MP3 files must be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format, 44.1
or 48 kHz, fixed bit-rate.
• MP3 files must have a ".mp3" or ".MP3" filename
extension.
• Variable bit-rates (VBR) from 64 kbps to 384 kbps are
supported. (Playing times may display incorrectly
with VBR.)
■ JPEG
• JPEG files must have a ".jpg" or ".jpeg" filename
extension (either uppercase or lowercase is OK).
• Baseline JPEG files are supported. Progressive JPEG
files are not.
• Only JPEG files with the following brightness/color
difference ratios are supported: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1.
• JPEG files must be less than 5 megabytes in size.
Folder 2
Track 1 Track 2