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== Source Identification Code ==
== Source Identification Code ==
The '''Source Identification Code''' (SID-Code) can be found on almost all pressed optical discs worldwide since 1994, originally planned as a piracy safeguard, but it's also used for acceptance sampling. It contains two codes, a ''Mould Code'' and a ''Mastering Code''. Each code consists the digits "IFPI" (named by the '''I'''nternational '''F'''ederation of the '''P'''honographic '''I'''ndustry) followed by a four or (less often) five digit code. These two codes are located in the inner ring from any optical disc (outside the data section) and can be used to trace the location from a manufacturing or mastering plant, where the disc got pressed.
The '''Source Identification Code''' (SID-Code) can be found on almost all pressed optical discs worldwide since 1994, originally planned as a piracy safeguard, but it's also used for acceptance sampling. It contains two codes, a ''Mould Code'' and a ''Mastering Code''. Each code consists the digits "IFPI" (named by the '''I'''nternational '''F'''ederation of the '''P'''honographic '''I'''ndustry) followed by a four or (less often) five digit code. These two codes are located in the inner ring from any optical disc (outside the data section) and can be used to trace the location from a manufacturing or mastering plant, where the disc got pressed.
=== Mastering Plant SID Codes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable"
|-
! Region !! Disc Type !! Layer !! [[Console Information|Platform]] !! SID-Mould Code !! Inner Ring Side !! SID-Mastering Code(s) !! Inner Ring Side !! Mastering Plant !! [[Countries|Country]] !! Facility !! Remark
|-
| Japan || CD || Single-layer || PSX || IFPI 45** || Bottom || IFPI L275 || on Top || Sony DADC Japan Inc. || {{flag|JP}} || Shizuoka - Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture || <ref>Mastering Code is mirrored (probably printed from the bottom side as usual but the bottom from a PlayStation Disc is entire blackened). Also only those Game Discs with a silver-printed surface contains a visible Mastering Code (mostly '''PlayStation the Best''' and a few Standard Games) because the area from the Mastering Code is covert with the Disc Cover from the actual Game itself.</ref>
|-
| Japan || CD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI 45** || ? || IFPI L275 || ? || Sony DADC Japan Inc. || {{flag|JP}} || Shizuoka - Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture ||
|-
| Japan || DVD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI 45** || ? || IFPI L275 || ? || Sony DADC Japan Inc. || {{flag|JP}} || Shizuoka - Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture ||
|-
| Japan || DVD || Dual-layer || PS2 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Japan || BD || Single-layer || PS3 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Japan || BD || Dual-layer || PS3 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Japan || BD || Single-layer || PS4 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Japan || BD || Dual-layer || PS4 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| North America || CD || Single-layer || PSX || IFPI 50** || Bottom || IFPI L330 || on Top || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana || <ref>Mastering Code is mirrored (probably printed from the bottom side as usual but the bottom from a PlayStation Disc is entire blackened). Also only those Game Discs with a silver-printed surface contains a visible Mastering Code (mostly '''Greatest Hits''' and a few Standard Games) because the area from the Mastering Code is covert with the Disc Cover from the actual Game itself.</ref>
|-
| North America || CD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI 50** || ? || IFPI L330 || ? || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana ||
|-
| North America || DVD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI QW** || ? || IFPI L331 || ? || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana ||
|-
| North America || DVD || Dual-layer || PS2 || IFPI QW** || ? || IFPI L332 || ? || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana ||
|-
| North America || BD || Single-layer || PS3 || IFPI QW** || ? || IFPI L322 || ? || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana || <ref>Mastering Code '''IFPI L323''' used for Mexico & The Caribbean, but still pressed in the US.</ref>
|-
| North America || BD || Dual-layer || PS3 || IFPI QW** || ? || IFPI L324 || ? || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana ||
|-
| North America || BD || Single-layer || PS4 || IFPI 1T** || ? || IFPI L325 || Bottom || Sony DADC US Inc. || {{flag|US}} || Terre Haute, Indiana || <ref>see http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5543/9vvd.jpg - Picture about the bottom inner ring from a North American PS4 single-layer Game Disc.</ref>
|-
| North America || BD || Dual-layer || PS4 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Europe || CD || Single-layer || PSX || IFPI 94** || Bottom || IFPI L555 || on Top || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Anif, near Salzburg || <ref>Mastering Code is mirrored (probably printed from the bottom side as usual but the bottom from a PlayStation Disc is entire blackened). Also only those Game Discs with a silver-printed surface contains a visible Mastering Code (mostly '''Platinum''' and a few Standard Games) because the area from the Mastering Code is covert with the Disc Cover from the actual Game itself.</ref>
|-
| Europe || CD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI 94** || Bottom || IFPI L555 || Bottom || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Anif, near Salzburg ||
|-
| Europe || DVD || Single-layer || PS2 || IFPI 94** || Bottom || IFPI L556 || Bottom || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Anif, near Salzburg ||
|-
| Europe || DVD || Dual-layer || PS2 || IFPI 94** || Bottom || IFPI L557 || Bottom || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Anif, near Salzburg ||
|-
| Europe || BD || Single-layer || PS3 || IFPI 94** || on Top || IFPI LY25 || Bottom || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Europe || BD || Dual-layer || PS3 || IFPI 94** || on Top || IFPI LY26 || Bottom || ? || ? || ? ||
|-
| Europe || BD || Single-layer || PS4 || IFPI 94** || on Top || IFPI LY25 || Bottom || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Thalgau, near Salzburg || <ref>see http://salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2616253/ - Report about the Mastering plant from Sony DADC in Thalgau, Austria (in German Language).</ref>
|-
| Europe || BD || Dual-layer || PS4 || IFPI 94** || on Top || IFPI LY26 || Bottom || Sony DADC Austria AG || {{flag|AT}} || Thalgau, near Salzburg || <ref>Same as for PlayStation 4 Games pressed on a single-layer BD-ROM (see 6th reference).</ref>
|}


=== Gallery ===
=== Gallery ===

Revision as of 22:54, 10 February 2014

The Identification & Serialisation Data from a PlayStation 4 Game Title contains several Information, which you can find not only on any Game Disc pressed for the PlayStation 4, but also similar for any PlayStation 3 and/or any other Console-based Disc Game, and other Media pressed on CD, DVD and Blu-ray.

Source Identification Code

The Source Identification Code (SID-Code) can be found on almost all pressed optical discs worldwide since 1994, originally planned as a piracy safeguard, but it's also used for acceptance sampling. It contains two codes, a Mould Code and a Mastering Code. Each code consists the digits "IFPI" (named by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) followed by a four or (less often) five digit code. These two codes are located in the inner ring from any optical disc (outside the data section) and can be used to trace the location from a manufacturing or mastering plant, where the disc got pressed.

Gallery

  • CD showing IFPI-Codes in detail - there is no BCA visible

    CD showing IFPI-Codes in detail - there is no BCA visible

  • Blu-Ray Disc PS3 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Code single-layer

    Blu-Ray Disc PS3 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Code single-layer

  • Blu-Ray Disc PS3 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Codes dual-layers

    Blu-Ray Disc PS3 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Codes dual-layers

  • Blu-Ray Disc PS4 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Code single-layer with IFPI logo

    Blu-Ray Disc PS4 GAME IFPI- Mastering SID Code single-layer with IFPI logo

See also


Burst Cutting Area

The (Narrow) Burst Cutting Area ((N)BCA) can be used for adding further Information such as serial numbers or any other Information about the manufacturing process etc. The BCA-Code is written using a Nd:YAG laser and can be also used as a security measure to avoid illegal copies from a original pressed disc (as used on Game Discs both for the Nintendo GameCube & the Nintendo Wii). Therefore it's impossible to reproduce/copy the BCA with a standard optical disc drive running on a PC/Laptop.

  • Location: inner ring, inside data section
  • Radius: 1.2 mm (zone between 22.3 ±0.4 mm to 23.5 mm ±0.5 mm (single-layer), 21.0 ±0.4 mm to 22.2 mm ±0.5 mm (dual-layer))
  • Data size: 12 bytes (minimum) to 188 bytes (maximum) (in steps of 16 bytes)

Sometimes blank recordable & rewritable discs (such as DVD-R/RW/RAM) also contains a BCA-Code, while Information about the CPRM and other DRM-policies were stored.

A Pre-recorded Media Serial Number (PMSN), located inside the BCA, can be stored on a Blu-ray Disc (but extremely unlikely on PS3/PS4 Game Discs because this is a part from the AACS copy protection).

PIC Zone

This (pre-recorded) PIC Zone, which is included within the BCA (Data size: 0x73 bytes), contains general Information about the disc that includes, but is not restricted to:

  • Physical media class and version,
  • Physical address of the start of the Data Zone
  • Physical address of the start of the outer Zone (if this is a single-layer media, this is the lead-out)
  • Number of layers
  • Recording Density
  • Write power Information

Gallery

  • DVD showing CBA in detail - on the inner ring is the IFPI

    DVD showing CBA in detail - on the inner ring is the IFPI

  • Wii Disk showing CBA in detail - on the inner ring is the IFPI

    Wii Disk showing CBA in detail - on the inner ring is the IFPI

  • Wii Super Mario Galaxy PAL - showing IFPI - BCA and Angular Marks

    Wii Super Mario Galaxy PAL - showing IFPI - BCA and Angular Marks

  • Wii Super Mario Galaxy PAL - BCA cropped

    Wii Super Mario Galaxy PAL - BCA cropped

  • BCA from a single-layer PS4 Game Disc together with the PIC Zone which contains several barcodes and other serial numbers

    BCA from a single-layer PS4 Game Disc together with the PIC Zone which contains several barcodes and other serial numbers

See also


Angular Marks

Screenshot while reading a pressed BD-ROM movie with Region 3. It tries to read the Sectors but it will got stock at the Angular Marks ("Bad Sector(s) found!"). So it forces the Drive (if supported) to read those Sector(s) in the RAW file system ("Modified volume recognition sequence!") instead of UDF, with success.

Angular Marks are also a security measure to avoid piracy. It makes the difference that these Marks were located in the data area of a disc (outside the BCA). It works similar to the old Bad Sector copy protection, were the CD-ROM got pressed with zero-filled Physical Sector Numbers, which were unreadable for very old outdated optical disc drives without a RAW-writing function. Instead, the sectors are readable (error correction will fix the angular marks), but a special feature of the DVD controller allows recovering the bit-exact position and size of the laser mark. The result is then stored signed in the BCA, so that the reader can validate it. Since the laser marks are written after producing the discs, the marks cannot be as accurately as required to pass a given BCA. This method is used on the Nintendo Gamecube, for example. This can be circumvented by placing strings of zeros in the actual bitstream, which - to the reader - look identical to an angular laser mark.

It is known[1] that Sony (Pictures Home Entertainment) use these Marks for their retail Blu-ray Movies to avoid illegal copies (which is easy to bypass), but there are no Information about the applicability on PS3/PS4 Game Discs pressed on BD-ROM.

Gallery

  • A sketch about the Angular Marks on a optical disc

    A sketch about the Angular Marks on a optical disc

See also


ROM Mark

Notes

It is unknown if any PS3/PS4 Game Discs contains a ROM Mark because these Marks were only in use when there were several Mastering plants who got the order to press identical DVD's and/or Blu-ray's (for example when one plant in Portugal and another one in Finland got the orders to press the same Blu-ray Movie with identical Languages and Subtitles for releasing in several European markets. Therefore it works like a copy protection between all Mastering plants and those are able to verify if there were other (unlicensed) Mastering plants who reproduces a DVD and/or Blu-ray without permission (like on Third World markets with illegal copies in China, for example). But it seems that there is only one Mastering plant for each Region who owns the License to press PS4 Game Discs. As like, it would be redundant that PS4 Game Discs contains a ROM Mark.

Tip
The ROM Mark contains the Volume ID required to decrypt content encrypted using AACS.

So the ROM Mark can be also used as a security measure against piracy, which works together with AACS and already in use with several pressed Blu-ray movies. Of course it would be possible that the ROM Mark communicates with any other file(s) on a PS3/PS4 Game Disc, but with which one (EBOOT.BIN/INSTALL.PKG)? Therefore the following can be thought of as a general Information.

Information

ROM Mark or BD-ROM Mark is a serialization technology designed to make it more difficult for replication plants to do unlogged over-runs (being sold out the back door, without the copyright holder's knowledge) on a pressing.

Only licensed BD-ROM manufacturers have access to the equipment that can make these unique ROM Marks (physical-layer to store key cryptographic secrets).

Although every machine used to laser-cut a master disc is theoretically the same, the motor that spins the blank disc and moves the laser along a spiral track varies slightly in speed and precision. So if a digital marker is put in the middle of a recording, its physical position on the master disc - and every disc then pressed - will be a unique fingerprint of the cutting machine.

  • Location: ?
  • Length: ?
  • Sample: ?

Patents and references


Trivia

If you got horny about those pictures of the bottom side from a PS4 Game Disc:

  • CUSA-00002 (Killzone: Shadow Fall): JPG @ 4843x4915px - TIF @ 11758x11933px
  • CUSA-00128 (FIFA 14):: JPG @ 3686x3633px - TIF @ 12166x11990px


References

  1. ↑ see http://psdevwiki.com/ps3/ - AACS specifications and BD patents


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