Media Descriptor File

File Extension: .mds Developer: Alcohol-Soft Views: 744169 Updated: 2010-10-26 05:22:53 Hex: 4D 45 44 49 41 20 44 45 53 43 52 49 50 54 4F 52 ASCII: MEDIA DESCRIPTOR

A MDS file is a Media Descriptor File that can be generated when creating a disc image from a CD or DVD disc.

The format is a binary file with the MEDIA DESCRIPTORS appearing at the beginning of a file. MDS files contain metadata about the original media, specifically the position of the layer breaks or layer breach bit, which is used for the copy protection feature of DVDs.

A .MDS file can then be used along with its related disc image, usually a .MDF file, to re-create the DVD.