Disc DNA

Discover what is on your DVD and Blu-ray discs.

Disc DNA is a desktop companion for documenting physical-media releases in TUIMDB DiscDB. Browse the structure of a disc, inspect title details, and identify the DVD title number or Blu-ray playlist ID that corresponds to each feature, episode, trailer, or extra.

Download Disc DNA

Version 1.2.1 is available for 64-bit Windows, Debian-based Linux, Fedora Linux, and Apple silicon Macs.

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Windows64-bit setup installer (.exe)

Debian / Ubuntu64-bit Debian package (.deb)

Fedora Linux64-bit Fedora package (.rpm)

macOSApple silicon disk image (.dmg)

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Explore disc contents, review your saved configurations, and monitor Blu-ray playlist access.

Disc DNA showing a Blu-ray title list and technical details — Inspect the titles and streams found on a disc.

Disc DNA configurations view with a saved disc configuration — Open and refresh the configurations saved in DiscDB.

Disc DNA episode list with playlist IDs — Match episodes and extras to their Blu-ray playlist IDs.

Disc DNA Blu-ray Access Monitor — Monitor playlist access as you navigate a Blu-ray disc.

How to log a disc

Use VLC with disc menus enabled to identify the content that plays from each menu selection.

Blu-ray

Open the disc in Disc DNA.
Open Blu-ray Access Monitor and select Start.
Play the disc in VLC, then use its menus to start a feature, episode, trailer, or extra.
Record the playlist ID displayed by Disc DNA.

DVD

Play the DVD in VLC with its menus enabled. As each item plays, check VLC’s Playback → Title menu for its title number. Use that number for the feature, episode, trailer, or extra you are documenting.

Save to DiscDB

In Disc DNA, open Configurations and use its link to open the DiscDB page in your browser. Create a configuration for the disc, using DVD title numbers and Blu-ray playlist IDs for the titles you add.