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Contents
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Introduction
1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
1.2 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1.3 REFERENCES
1.4 DOCUMENT HISTORY
The content creation process
2.1 RECORDING
2.2 EDITING – MIXING – SOUND MASTERING
2.2.1 Channel configurations in Edited Masters
2.2.2 The Marker offset field
2.3 DST ENCODING
2.3.1 Checking the DST encoding algorithm
2.4 AUTHORING
File system limitations
3.1
3.2 THE DIVISION METHOD
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Time File
4.1
4.2 EXTENSION OF A T IME F ILE
4.3 REQUIRED CHUNKS IN A T IME F ILE
4.4 RESTRICTIONS ON A TIME F ILE
4.5
IDENTIFICATION OF A TIME F ILE
INTRODUCTION
File History
5.1
5.2 FILE REVISION INFORMATION
5.2.1 Edited Masters
5.2.2 Time Files
5.2.3 Relation between Edited Master and Time Files
5.3 EXAMPLES OF USAGE OF COMMENTS
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1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This document describes the typical usage of the DSDIFF file format, a standard file format
for storing DSD material [DSDIFF]. The specification is system independent, so
applications across various computer platforms can use DSDIFF files.
In the specification of DSDIFF [DSDIFF] chunks are defined. Some of these chunks are
optional. Within this document recommendations of how and when to use the various
chunks are given.
Furthermore guidelines are given of how to use DSDIFF in the Super Audio CD production
chain.
1.2 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CD
CRC
DSD
DSDIFF
DSD File
DST
DST File
DST Frame
EDL
Fs
GMT
IFF
PCM
Silence Pattern
Super Audio CD Frame
Time File
Compact Disc
Cyclic Redundancy Check
Direct Stream Digital
Direct Stream Digital Interchange File Format
DSDIFF file containing DSD audio
Direct Stream Transfer
Format for lossless encoded DSD audio
DSDIFF file containing DST encoded audio
1/75 second of DST encoded audio
The time corresponds to the Super Audio CD Frame time
Actual length in bytes is variable
Edit Decision List
Sampling frequency for CD, being 44100Hz
Greenwich Mean Time
Interchange File Format
Pulse Code Modulation
A digitally generated DSD pattern with the following
properties:
1/75 second of audio (is equal to CD frame length)
At 64×fs a frame covers 37632 DSD samples per channel
DSDIFF file containing marker information, without sound data
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all Channel Bytes have the same value
each Channel Byte contains 4 bits equal to zero and 4
bits equal to one
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1.3 REFERENCES
[DSDIFF]
[ScarletBook]
[SONYText] The Specification of the STT File Format
Sony – Super Audio CD Business Centre
Direct Stream Digital Interchange File Format,
Philips,
Version 1.5 / April 2004
Super Audio CD Standard (Part 2)
Sony/Philips
1.4 DOCUMENT HISTORY
Date
2002-08-05
2002-08-09
Version Most important updates
1.4/1
1.4/2
Initial document
Added:
• Recommendation DST Sound Index Chunk (section 2.3)
Changed:
• Recommendation EMID (section 2.2)
2002-12-03
1.4/3
2003-01-23
1.4/4
2004-04-27
1.5/1
Added:
Changed:
• Explanation about marker offset field (section 2.2.2)
• Time File Definition (chapter 4)
• Authoring Recommendation (section 2.4)
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File Revision information (section 5.2)
Changed:
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Size of a division file (section 3.1)
Added:
• Relation between Edited Masters and Time files
• Recommendations to use plain DSD in Edited Master
(section 5.2.3)
(section 2.4)
Changed:
Removed:
• Text changes in Naming Edited Masters and Time Files
(section 5.2.1 and 5.2.2)
• Versions numbers of reference documents (section 1.3)
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The content creation process
2 The content creation process
sound
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
DSDIFF input
Encoding
Authoring
DSDIFF generation
Disc
Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Figure 1: Schematic view of the disc content creation process
The content creation process consists of various stages.
In this document the following process steps for creating a Super Audio CD disc
[ScarletBook] are distinguished:
1) Recording
2) Editing – Mixing - Sound Mastering
3) Encoding
4) Authoring
5) Disc Manufacturing
According to [DSDIFF] not all chunks are required in a DSDIFF file. In this chapter
additional information can be found on how to use the optional chunks within a particular
stage of the content creation process.
The output of authoring and the input and output of the disc manufacturing are not
described in this document, because the DSDIFF format is not used in those steps.
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2.1
RECORDING
Analogue live
A/D
Converter
DSD
Analogue tape
A/D
Converter
DSD
DSD recorder
DSD
DSD
Files
digital (PCM)
D/D
Converter
DSD
Figure 2: Schematic overview of a recorder set up with different sound sources.
There are different kind of sound sources for recording DSD signals (see Figure 2). To
keep track of the used sound source the File History Sound Source Comment is defined.
The following kinds of sound source types are defined within DSDIFF:
• DSD, sound data directly recorded in DSD during a live recording
• Analogue, sound data converted from an original recording on analogue tape
• PCM, sound data converted from an original recording in the PCM domain
Recommended information in a DSD file after recording:
• Absolute Start time
The start time of recording within the time line
• Channel ID's according to the loudspeaker set-up
If the recording is not made in such a way that it corresponds with a loudspeaker
configuration defined in [DSDIFF] then the C001...C999 identifiers must be used;
channel comments can be generated describing the channel contents (e.g. guitar, …)
• Comment – General Remark
Description of the recording
• Comment – Operator
The name or User Identification of the recording engineer
• Comment - Sound Source [DSD, Analogue, PCM]
• Comment - Creating machine
The name and version of the recorder application
2.2 EDITING – MIXING – SOUND MASTERING
The Editing, Mixing and Sound Mastering processes are closely related to each other. The
different steps are not chronological, the order of these phases is an artistic decision.
Furthermore the tools to perform these phases can be incorporated in one machine.
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