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Playlist Files (.xpl)

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This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

A playlist file defines the titles and applications contained on an HD DVD. The playlist file must be named VPLST000.XPL.

A simple playlist might look like the following example markup:

<Playlist 
    xmlns="https://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist"    
    majorVersion="1" 
    minorVersion="0"
>
    <Configuration>
        <!-- System configuration appears here -->
        <StreamingBuffer size="1024" />
        <Aperture size="1280x720" />
        <MainVideoDefaultColor color="107F7F" />
    </Configuration>
    <MediaAttributeList>
        <!-- Contains media attribute information for elementary streams -->
    </MediaAttributeList>
    <TitleSet timeBase="60fps" defaultLanguage="en">
        <Title titleNumber="1" ... />
        <!-- Other titles go here. -->
        <PlaylistApplication language="en" 
            src="file:///dvdisc/ADV_OBJ/file.aca/file.xmf">
            <PlaylistApplicationResource multiplexed="0" 
                src="file:///dvdisc/ADV_OBJ/file.aca"/>
        </PlaylistApplication>
    </TitleSet>
</Playlist>

A disc can contain multiple playlists, but that is rare. The most common scenario for using more than one playlist is when an additional playlist can be purchased and downloaded online.

Note   Changing a playlist resets the DVD player.

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