What Are the Files in the VIDEO_TS Folder or Directory on DVD-Video (Movie) Disc?

On a DVD movie disc, all movie files are stored in the AUDIO_TS folder or directory. If you run the DIR command on your DVD drive with a DVD movie disc, you will get something like this:

C:\>DIR D:\VIDEO_TS
 Volume in drive D is DVDVolume
 Volume Serial Number is 2961-5A81

 Directory of D:\VIDEO_TS

02/06/2006  09:58 PM              .
02/06/2006  09:58 PM              ..
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            14,336 VIDEO_TS.BUP
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            14,336 VIDEO_TS.IFO
02/06/2006  09:58 PM       208,343,040 VIDEO_TS.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            75,776 VTS_01_0.BUP
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            75,776 VTS_01_0.IFO
02/06/2006  09:58 PM        27,951,104 VTS_01_0.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM     1,073,709,056 VTS_01_1.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM     1,073,709,056 VTS_01_2.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM     1,073,709,056 VTS_01_3.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM       777,996,288 VTS_01_4.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            20,480 VTS_02_0.BUP
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            20,480 VTS_02_0.IFO
02/06/2006  09:58 PM            10,240 VTS_02_0.VOB
02/06/2006  09:58 PM       343,183,360 VTS_02_1.VOB
              14 File(s)  4,578,832,384 bytes
               2 Dir(s)               0 bytes free

See other tutorials for more information on DVD movie files.