Disc Description Protocol (DDP) is a format for specifying the content of
optical disc
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s, including
CDs
The compact disc (CD) is a digital
Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits.
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and
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital
Digital usually refers to something using digits, particularly binary digits.
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s.
DDP is commonly used for delivery of
disc premaster
Disk or disc may refer to:
* Disk (mathematics)
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s for duplication. DDP is a proprietary format and is the property of DCA, Inc., DCA.
The file format specification is not freely available.
The DDP must contain 4 parts:
[Francis Rumsey, Desktop Audio Technology, 2004, Focal Press]
# Audio image(s) (.DAT file(s))
# DDP Identifier (DDPID)
# DDP Stream descriptor (DDPMS)
# Subcode descriptor (PQDESCR)
An optional text file, containing the track titles and timings, can also be included.
Software
Windows PC:
*Adobe Encore
*Cockos Reaper
*DCA Viper
*Eclipse Image Encoder
*Gear Pro Mastering
*HOFA CD Burn & DDP
*Magix Sequoia
*Merging Pyramix
*PreSonus Studio One Professional
*SADiE
*Sonoris DDP Creator
*Steinberg WaveLab
macOS:
*Triumph Mastering Suite
*Adobe Encore×
*Audiofile Engineering Triumph (previously Wave Editor)
*Audiofile Triumph
*Cockos Reaper
*DSP-Quattro
*HOFA CD Burn & DDP
*PreSonus Studio One Professional
*Sonic Studio soundBlade and PMCD
*Sonoris DDP Creator for Mac
*Steinberg WaveLab
References
Optical disc authoring
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