# DVD format question - Audio TS?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-format-question-audio-ts/326133>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-format-question-audio-ts/326133 "2005-10-13T22:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-format-question-audio-ts/326133/1 "2005-10-13T22:54:11Z")

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What does the Audio TS folder do? Why is it there? I’ve done a lot of DVD authoring, but I’ve never has occasion to use it.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-format-question-audio-ts/326133/2 "2005-10-13T23:43:13Z")

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> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> What does the Audio TS folder do? Why is it there? I’ve done a lot of DVD authoring, but I’ve never has occasion to use it.

It is used only for DVD-audio disks. DVD-video disks (the kind most people are familiar with), only use the VIDEO\_TS folder. Some disks have both, so that if you put it in a video DVD player it will play the VIDEO\_TS content, and if you put it in an audio DVD player it will play the AUDIO\_TS content.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-format-question-audio-ts/326133/3 "2005-10-14T01:09:36Z")

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> [@Q.E.D.](#):
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> It is used only for DVD-audio disks. DVD-video disks (the kind most people are familiar with), only use the VIDEO\_TS folder. Some disks have both, so that if you put it in a video DVD player it will play the VIDEO\_TS content, and if you put it in an audio DVD player it will play the AUDIO\_TS content.

Thanks. Curiosity satisfied.