<stream> Element

Description

Maps a MPEG-2 stream to a DVD language. The MPEG-2 stream defined by this element can be an audio stream or a subtitle/sub-picture stream.

<stream
   languageCode="string"
   mpegStreamID="num"
   mpegSubStreamID="num"/>

Required Attributes

Attribute	Description
languageCode	A two letter language code (e.g. EN, FR). See DVD Language Codes for more information.
mpegStreamID	MPEG stream ID. A stream with this ID must exist in all video objects in the title set.

Optional Attributes

Attribute	Description
mpegSubstreamID	MPEG substream ID. Use this attribute when the value of the mpegStreamID attribute is set to 0xBD (private stream). A private stream with this substream ID must exist in all video objects in the title set.

Audio Streams

Stream	MPEG Stream ID	MPEG Substream ID
MP2 (MPEG-2 Audio)	From 0xC0 to 0xDF	N/A
AC-3 (Dolby Digital Audio)	0xBD	From 0x80 to 0x87
DTS (Digital Theater System Audio)	0xBD	From 0x88 to 0x8F
LPCM (Linear Pulse Code Modulation Audio)	0xBD	From 0xA0 to 0xA7

Sub-picture Streams

Stream	MPEG Stream ID	MPEG Substream ID
Subtitles	0xBD	From 0x20 to 0x3F

Example

The following example shows a DVD that has one title with two audio streams (Bulgarian and English) and three subtitle streams (Bulgarian, English and French).

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<dvd version='2.3' xmlns='http://www.primosoftware.com/dvdbuilder/2.3'>
  <videoManager firstPlayNavigate='Title=1;'/>
  <titleSet>
    <audioStreams>
      <stream languageCode='BG' mpegStreamID='0xBD' mpegSubstreamID='0x80'/>
      <stream languageCode='EN' mpegStreamID='0xBD' mpegSubstreamID='0x81'/>
    </audioStreams>

    <subPictureStreams>
      <stream languageCode='BG' mpegStreamID='0xBD' mpegSubstreamID='0x20'/>
      <stream languageCode='EN' mpegStreamID='0xBD' mpegSubstreamID='0x21'/>
      <stream languageCode='FR' mpegStreamID='0xBD' mpegSubstreamID='0x22'/>
    </subPictureStreams>

    <titles>
      <title id='1' chapters='00:00:00'>
        <videoObject file='1.mpg' />
      </title>
    </titles>
  </titleSet>
</dvd>