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'''Disc ID''' is the code number which MusicBrainz uses to link a physical CD to a [[Release|release]] listing.
See also [[How To Add Disc IDs|HowToAddDiscIDs]]


It is a string of letters, like <code>[http://musicbrainz.org/cdtoc/XzPS7vW.HPHsYemQh0HBUGr8vuU- XzPS7vW.HPHsYemQh0HBUGr8vuU-]</code>.
A DiscID is the code number which [[MusicBrainz]] uses to link a physical CD to a [[Release]] listing.


==Detailed Display==
It is a string of letters (something like [[[Image:cd.gif]].


Disc IDs for a release can be seen on the disc IDs tab. Clicking on these will give a detailed display of the disc ID.
===Detailed Display===


==Disc ID Clashes==
On the release view page, any Disc IDs are shown at the bottom of the page, and clicking on these or on the "View Info" link will give a detailed display of the Disc ID.


A release may have any number of disc IDs, and a disc ID may be linked to multiple releases. This is because [[Disc ID Calculation|disc ID calculation]] involves a hash of the frame offsets of the CD tracks.
===Disc ID Clashes===


Different pressing of a CD often have slightly different frame offsets, and hence different disc IDs.
A release may have any number of Disc IDs, and a Disc ID may be linked to multiple releases. This is because [[Disc ID Calculation|DiscIDCalculation]] involves a hash of the frame offsets of the CD tracks.


Conversely, two different CDs may happen to have exactly the same set of frame offsets and hence the same disc ID, for example <code>[http://musicbrainz.org/cdtoc/lwHl8fGzJyLXQR33ug60E8jhf4k- lwHl8fGzJyLXQR33ug60E8jhf4k-]</code>.
Different pressing of a CD often have slightly different frame offsets, and hence different Disc IDs.


==See Also==
Conversely, two different CDs may happen to have exactly the same set of frame offsets and hence the same Disc ID, although there is no concrete example known for this.
*[[How to Add Disc IDs]]
*[[Disc_ID_Calculation]]


[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] [[Category:Identifier]]
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] [[Category:Identifier]]

Latest revision as of 01:21, 28 November 2015

Disc ID is the code number which MusicBrainz uses to link a physical CD to a release listing.

It is a string of letters, like XzPS7vW.HPHsYemQh0HBUGr8vuU-.

Detailed Display

Disc IDs for a release can be seen on the disc IDs tab. Clicking on these will give a detailed display of the disc ID.

Disc ID Clashes

A release may have any number of disc IDs, and a disc ID may be linked to multiple releases. This is because disc ID calculation involves a hash of the frame offsets of the CD tracks.

Different pressing of a CD often have slightly different frame offsets, and hence different disc IDs.

Conversely, two different CDs may happen to have exactly the same set of frame offsets and hence the same disc ID, for example lwHl8fGzJyLXQR33ug60E8jhf4k-.

See Also