MID

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MID or Media Identification Code is used on DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM discs to give certain info about the media. Keep in mind it is possible to fake the MID so always double check where you purchase your recordable media from. For some indication of the usefullness of this information visit the following link

This page has been created using info from DVD Identifier, Nero Disc Speed 5 and aaru.

To get the MID on aaru use the command .\aaru media info X: with X being the drive containing the disc. The output will contain a lot but what you are looking for is: Disc manufacturer is Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., LTD. ("MCC 03RG20") as an example with the Code in brackets being the MID.


This table will contain MID and who the corresponding Manufacturer is. THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

Column 2 and 3 are the manufacturer as reported by DVD Identifier, Nero Disc Speed 5 and aaru respectively
MID Manufacturer Manufacturer Manufacturer
MCC 03RG20 Mitsubishi Chemical Corp Verbatim Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., LTD.
CMC MAG. AM3 CMC Magnetics Corp CMC CMC Magnetics Corporation
PRINCO Princo Corp. Princo Princo Corporation
RITEKF1 Ritek Corp. Ritek Ritek Co.
GSC001 GigaStorage Corp. UNKNOWN
RITEKG05 Ritek Corp. Ritek Ritek Co.
MCC 004 000 (00h) Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Verbatim
OPTODISC OR8 000 (00h) Optodisc Technology Corp. Optodisc
OPTODISC R16 000 (00h) Optodisc Technology Corp. Optodisc
CMC MAG. AE1 CMC Magnetics Corp. CMC
UME02 Ume Disc Manufacturing Ltd. UNKNOWN
SONY16D1 Sony Recording Media Co. Sony Sony Corporation
MCC 02RG20 Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Verbatim
TTH02 TDK Corp. UNKNOWN
GSC003 GigaStorage Corp. UNKNOWN Gigastore Corporation
SONY08D1 Sony Recording Media Co. Sony
TYG03 Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. UNKNOWN Taiyo Yuden Company Ltd.
TTG02 TDK Corp. UNKNOWN
PRODISCS05 Prodisc Technology Inc. UNKNOWN
GSC005 GigaStorage Corp. UNKNOWN
CMC MAG M01 000 (00h) CMC Magnetics Corp. CMC
PRINCORGM1 Princo Corp. UNKNOWN Princo Corporation
MCC 00RG200 UNTESTED UNTESTED UNTESTED
GSC002 GigaStorage Corp. UNKNOWN Gigastore Corporation
MBI 01RG40 Moser Baer India Ltd. UNKNOWN Moser Baer India Ltd.
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