Disc Description Protocol
Disc Description Protocol is a format for specifying the content of optical discs, including CDs and DVDs.
DDP is commonly used for delivery of disc premasters for duplication. DDP is a proprietary format and is the property of DCA. The file format specification is not freely available.
The DDP must contain 4 parts:
- Audio image
- DDP Identifier
- DDP Stream descriptor
- Subcode descriptor
An optional text file, containing the track titles and timings, can also be included.Software
Windows PC:
- Adobe Encore
- Cockos Reaper
- DCA Viper
- Eclipse Image Encoder
- Gear Pro Mastering
- HOFA CD Burn & DDP
- Magix Sequoia
- Merging Pyramix
- PreSonus Studio One Professional
- SADiE
- Sonoris DDP Creator
- Steinberg WaveLab
macOS:
- Triumph Mastering Suite
- Adobe Encore×
- Audiofile Engineering Triumph
- Audiofile Triumph
- Cockos Reaper
- DSP-Quattro
- HOFA CD Burn & DDP
- PreSonus Studio One Professional
- Sonic Studio soundBlade and PMCD
- Sonoris DDP Creator for Mac
- Steinberg WaveLab
