libfreemkv: rc.5.1 DVD correctness fixes

- CSS: unlock scrambled-sector reads on enforcing drives via bus-auth
  only; classify sense 6F/03 as CSS-locked; early-bail on a fully locked
  scan; gate the AACS handshake off DVD discs.
- DVD first-play menu no longer prepended to the feature: read the title
  VOBS base from vtstt_vobs (0xC4), not the menu VOBS vtsm_vobs (0xC0).
- Interlaced field-duration (DefaultDecodedFieldDuration) written as a
  direct TrackEntry child rather than inside Video, so Windows reports
  the correct frame rate.
- Audio channel count read from the AC-3 bitstream; FieldOrder set to
  TFF; per-track BPS tags.
- Structured disc diagnostics at --log-level 3; reduced per-operation
  log spam.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,81 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.0-rc.5.1]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **CSS reads unlocked on enforcing drives.** CSS-protected DVDs on
+  drives that enforce CSS authentication previously produced an empty MKV
+  at exit 0, or hung indefinitely. The read path now issues the bus-auth
+  handshake (`css::auth::unlock_css_reads`) to unlock scrambled-sector
+  reads before attempting any data transfer, so the drive gates lift
+  correctly.
+- **Keyless title-key recovery always runs.** The Stevenson known-plaintext
+  attack (`css::crack_key` / `src/css/stevenson.rs`) now recovers the
+  title key even when the bus-auth scan detects a CSS drive, removing a
+  code path that fell through to locked reads on certain disc/drive
+  combinations. A wrong key still fails cleanly (confirmed by a sector
+  descramble check) rather than producing silent garbage.
+- **Early bail on undecryptable discs.** When CSS authentication succeeds
+  but no valid title key can be recovered, the mux path now terminates
+  with a clear error code instead of writing an empty (or zero-byte)
+  output file.
+- **DVD audio channel count from AC-3 bitstream.** The audio channel count
+  is now parsed from the AC-3 elementary-stream bitfield rather than from
+  the IFO audio attributes, so the reported channel count always matches the
+  actual muxed audio even when the IFO attribute disagrees. Passthrough only
+  — no downmix is performed. (Selecting the correct audio sub-stream on discs
+  with non-standard ordering is a separate item — see Known issues.)
+- **Interlaced MKV frame rate on Windows.** Interlaced content (576i/480i)
+  now emits a `DefaultDecodedFieldDuration` element in the MKV track
+  header, which Windows Media Foundation and Explorer use to derive the
+  display frame rate. Without it, players reported an incorrect or zero
+  frame rate on interlaced tracks.
+- **Per-track `BPS` bitrate tags populated.** The `BPS` tag is written for
+  each track so players and shell extensions (Windows Explorer, MPC-HC,
+  etc.) can display the per-stream bitrate without reading the full file.
+- **Interlaced field order corrected to TFF.** 576i tracks were written
+  with a bottom-field-first (BFF) container flag that disagreed with the
+  top-field-first order carried in the MPEG-2 stream; the MKV `FieldOrder`
+  element now matches the stream (TFF) so deinterlacers use the correct
+  field parity.
+- **DVD first-play menu no longer prepended to the feature.** The title
+  VOBS base sector was read from the VTS menu-VOBS pointer (`vtsm_vobs`,
+  offset 0xC0) instead of the title-VOBS pointer (`vtstt_vobs`, 0xC4), so on
+  a disc that authors a per-title menu the entire menu VOB — e.g. a studio
+  first-play "the parental level has been set, press yes" prompt — was
+  prepended to the movie and every cell extent shifted back. The rip now
+  opens on the feature's first frame.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **AACS handshake skipped on DVDs.** The AACS authentication sequence is
+  no longer attempted on DVD discs (it never applied to CSS-encrypted
+  media); attempting it on a DVD drive was a no-op at best and surfaced
+  spurious errors at worst.
+
+### Added
+
+- **Structured disc diagnostics at `--log-level 3`.** A new diagnostic
+  pass emits structured log events at INFO level when the log level is 3
+  or higher: DVD PGC/cell layout and IFO video/audio attributes; BD/UHD
+  playlist, clip, and AACS metadata. Provides a single-command snapshot
+  for diagnosing mux or authentication issues without instrumenting the
+  source.
+- **Reduced per-operation log spam.** Mux-read and seek operations are
+  demoted to TRACE (were DEBUG); benign navigation-packet drops are
+  summarized as a single counter at the end of the title rather than
+  logged per-packet.
+
+### Known issues
+
+- **Wrong audio track on discs with non-standard substream ordering.**
+  Audio sub-stream ids are assigned by per-codec ordinal rather than read
+  from the IFO/PGC stream-number table, so a disc whose physical substream
+  order diverges from the convention may select the wrong audio track
+  (e.g. a 2.0 stream in place of 5.1). Diagnose with
+  `freemkv info disc://… --log-level 3`; fix tracked for the next release.
+
 ## [1.0.0-rc.4.2]
 
 ### Fixed

src/css/auth.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! CSS drive bus-authentication — read-unlock primitive.
 //!
 //! A CSS-enforcing DVD drive refuses to return scrambled sectors until a
-//! CSS bus-auth handshake has run for the title. [`unlock_css_reads`]
+//! CSS bus-auth handshake has set its Authentication Success Flag (ASF=1).
-//! issues that classic handshake (bus auth → disc-key REPORT KEY → bus
+//! [`unlock_css_reads`] runs that bus-auth challenge-response (which is what
-//! auth → title-key REPORT KEY) purely for its SCSI side effect of
+//! actually opens scrambled-sector reads), then a best-effort, non-fatal
-//! unlocking scrambled-sector reads. The bytes the handshake returns are
+//! disc-key REPORT KEY. The bytes are NOT used as keys: the descramble title
-//! NOT used as keys: the descramble title key is recovered keylessly by
+//! key is recovered keylessly by the Stevenson known-plaintext attack (see
-//! the Stevenson known-plaintext attack (see [`super::crack_key`]).
+//! [`super::crack_key`]).
 
 use crate::drive::Drive;
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ const PERM_VARIANT: [[u8; 32]; 2] = [
 
 /// CSS bus-auth **unlock** primitive.
 ///
-/// Issues the full classic CSS handshake (bus auth → disc-key REPORT KEY →
+/// Runs the bus-auth challenge-response (which sets the drive's ASF=1 and is
-/// bus auth → title-key REPORT KEY) purely to unlock the drive's
+/// what actually unlocks scrambled-sector reads), then a best-effort,
-/// scrambled-sector read gating. The bytes returned by the handshake are
+/// non-fatal disc-key REPORT KEY. The title-key REPORT KEY is NOT issued: it
-/// discarded — the descramble title key is recovered keylessly elsewhere
+/// is unnecessary (the descramble key is recovered keylessly by the Stevenson
-/// (the Stevenson known-plaintext attack in [`super::crack_key`]).
+/// attack in [`super::crack_key`]) and its hard failure on some USB bridges
+/// used to abort the whole unlock (the 7014 bug). The bytes are discarded.
 pub fn unlock_css_reads(drive: &mut Drive, lba: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
     tracing::info!(target: "freemkv::css", phase = "unlock_css_reads", lba, "begin");
@@ -139,27 +140,24 @@ pub fn unlock_css_reads(drive: &mut Drive, lba: u32) -> Result<()> {
     r
 }
 
-fn unlock_css_reads_inner(drive: &mut Drive, lba: u32) -> Result<()> {
+fn unlock_css_reads_inner(drive: &mut Drive, _lba: u32) -> Result<()> {
-    tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", lba, "css unlock: begin");
+    tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", "css unlock: begin");
-    // Session 1: bus auth → disc-key REPORT KEY (AGID consumed by
+    // The bus-auth challenge-response sets the drive's Authentication Success
-    // READ_DVD_STRUCTURE). The block contents are unused; this is issued
+    // Flag (ASF=1), which is what opens scrambled-sector reads. This is the
-    // purely for the bus-auth unlock side effect.
+    // ONLY step required to unlock reads; a failure here is fatal — we
+    // genuinely cannot read scrambled sectors.
     let (agid, _bus_key) = bus_auth(drive).inspect_err(|e| {
-        tracing::warn!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: bus_auth(1) failed");
+        tracing::warn!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: bus_auth failed");
-    })?;
-    tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", agid, "css unlock: bus_auth(1) ok");
-    read_disc_key(drive, agid).inspect_err(|e| {
-        tracing::warn!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: read_disc_key failed");
-    })?;
-    tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", "css unlock: disc-key REPORT KEY ok");
-
-    // Session 2: fresh bus auth → title-key REPORT KEY (needs separate AGID).
-    let (agid2, _bus_key2) = bus_auth(drive).inspect_err(|e| {
-        tracing::warn!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: bus_auth(2) failed");
-    })?;
-    read_raw_title_key(drive, agid2, lba).inspect_err(|e| {
-        tracing::warn!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: read_raw_title_key failed");
     })?;
+    tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", agid, "css unlock: bus_auth ok");
+    // Disc-key REPORT KEY: issued BEST-EFFORT for any firmware that ties part
+    // of its read-unlock to it. The bytes are unused (the descramble key is
+    // recovered keylessly) and a failure is NON-FATAL — the gate is already
+    // open from bus-auth. This replaces the title-key REPORT KEY, whose hard
+    // failure used to abort the whole unlock (the 7014 bug on USB bridges).
+    if let Err(e) = read_disc_key(drive, agid) {
+        tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", error_code = e.code(), "css unlock: disc-key REPORT KEY skipped (non-fatal)");
+    }
     tracing::debug!(target: "freemkv::css", "css unlock: ok");
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -311,34 +309,6 @@ fn read_disc_key(drive: &mut Drive, agid: u8) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// ── Step 3: Title Key ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-/// Issue the title-key REPORT KEY (format 0x04) purely for the bus-auth
-/// unlock side effect. The returned key bytes are not used.
-fn read_raw_title_key(drive: &mut Drive, agid: u8, lba: u32) -> Result<()> {
-    let scsi = drive.scsi_mut();
-    let mut cdb = [0u8; 12];
-    cdb[0] = crate::scsi::SCSI_REPORT_KEY;
-    cdb[2] = (lba >> 24) as u8;
-    cdb[3] = (lba >> 16) as u8;
-    cdb[4] = (lba >> 8) as u8;
-    cdb[5] = lba as u8;
-    cdb[8] = 0x00;
-    cdb[9] = 0x0C;
-    cdb[10] = (agid << 6) | 0x04;
-
-    let mut buf = [0u8; 12];
-    let result = scsi.execute(
-        &cdb,
-        crate::scsi::DataDirection::FromDevice,
-        &mut buf,
-        5_000,
-    );
-    result.map_err(|_| Error::CssAuthFailed)?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 // ── CSSCryptKey ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn crypt_key(key_type: usize, variant: u8, challenge: &[u8; 10]) -> [u8; 5] {

src/css/mod.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ pub(crate) mod tables;
 use crate::disc::Extent;
 use crate::sector::SectorSource;
 
+/// Consecutive CSS-locked (`05/6F/03`) reads before the crack scan early-bails.
+/// The bus-auth read gate is global (all-or-nothing), so a run this long means
+/// it is shut and nothing here is crackable — bail instead of grinding the full
+/// 50_000-sector budget (which is what made rc5 appear to hang on a wedged USB
+/// bridge). The counter resets to 0 on any readable batch.
+const CSS_LOCKED_BAIL: u32 = 64;
+
 /// CSS decryption state for a DVD title.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CssState {
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn crack_key_outcome(
     batch_sectors: u16,
     halt: Option<&crate::halt::Halt>,
 ) -> CrackOutcome {
-    crack_key_scan(reader, extents, batch_sectors, halt)
+    crack_key_scan(reader, extents, batch_sectors, halt, true)
 }
 
 /// [`crack_key`] with an optional cooperative-cancellation token.
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ pub fn crack_key_halt(
     batch_sectors: u16,
     halt: Option<&crate::halt::Halt>,
 ) -> Option<CssState> {
-    crack_key_scan(reader, extents, batch_sectors, halt).into_state()
+    crack_key_scan(reader, extents, batch_sectors, halt, false).into_state()
 }
 
 /// The crack scan, returning the full [`CrackOutcome`]. Tracks a
@@ -134,6 +141,10 @@ fn crack_key_scan(
     extents: &[Extent],
     batch_sectors: u16,
     halt: Option<&crate::halt::Halt>,
+    // True only on the INITIAL scan: a fully CSS-locked (`05/6F/03`) result is a
+    // hard `ScrambledUncracked`. False on the per-VTS re-crack so a lapsed-AGID
+    // locked read returns None instead of killing a genuinely crackable title.
+    fail_on_locked: bool,
 ) -> CrackOutcome {
     // Batch the reads: a live optical drive at 1 sector/read is glacial, and the
     // crack only needs to FIND one scrambled sector whose 0x80 plaintext matches
@@ -161,6 +172,14 @@ fn crack_key_scan(
     // NOT silently treat as unencrypted (which would mux scrambled MPEG as
     // plaintext → garbage at exit 0). See `CrackOutcome::ScrambledUncracked`.
     let mut saw_scrambled = false;
+    // A read rejected with sense `05/6F/03` ("scrambled sector without
+    // authentication") is positive proof of CSS encryption — never collapse it
+    // to "unencrypted". A run of consecutive locked reads means the bus-auth
+    // gate is shut (it is global, so reads are all-or-nothing), so the scan
+    // early-bails. `consecutive_locked` resets on any readable batch, so a
+    // crackable title (gate open) never trips it.
+    let mut saw_locked = false;
+    let mut consecutive_locked = 0u32;
 
     'outer: for (extent_idx, ext) in extents.iter().enumerate() {
         let mut i = 0u32;
@@ -189,6 +208,8 @@ fn crack_key_scan(
             let want = n as usize * 2048;
             match reader.read_sectors(ext.start_lba + i, n as u16, &mut buf[..want], true) {
                 Ok(_) => {
+                    // A readable batch: the gate is open — reset the locked run.
+                    consecutive_locked = 0;
                     for s in 0..n as usize {
                         tried += 1;
                         let sect = &buf[s * 2048..(s + 1) * 2048];
@@ -206,20 +227,36 @@ fn crack_key_scan(
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                // A failed batch (bad sectors) still counts toward the budget so a
+                // A failed batch still counts toward the budget so a damaged
-                // damaged region can't loop forever; skip ahead by the batch.
+                // region can't loop forever. A CSS-locked failure (`05/6F/03`)
-                Err(_) => tried += n,
+                // proves encryption and, in a long enough run, means the read
+                // gate is shut — track it and early-bail rather than grind.
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tried += n;
+                    if e.scsi_sense().is_some_and(|s| s.is_css_locked()) {
+                        saw_locked = true;
+                        consecutive_locked += 1;
+                        if consecutive_locked >= CSS_LOCKED_BAIL {
+                            break 'outer;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        consecutive_locked = 0;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             i += n;
         }
     }
 
-    // Budget exhausted / extents walked with no key recovered. Distinguish the
+    // Budget exhausted / extents walked / early-bailed with no key recovered.
-    // two indistinguishable-in-`Option` cases: if scrambled sectors were seen
+    // The disc is ENCRYPTED-but-uncracked (a hard failure on the initial scan)
-    // (case b: crack failed; case c: scrambled but the crackable region was
+    // when EITHER a scrambled sector was actually seen, OR — on the initial scan
-    // unreadable), this is encrypted-but-uncracked — a hard failure. Only a
+    // only (`fail_on_locked`) — every read was CSS-locked (`05/6F/03`), itself
-    // scan that NEVER saw a scrambled sector is genuinely unencrypted (case a).
+    // proof of scrambling. A re-crack (`fail_on_locked` false) stays soft: a
-    if saw_scrambled {
+    // lapsed-AGID locked read yields None, not a hard fail, so a crackable title
+    // in another VTS isn't killed. Only a scan that saw neither a scrambled
+    // sector nor a CSS-lock is genuinely unencrypted.
+    if saw_scrambled || (saw_locked && fail_on_locked) {
         CrackOutcome::ScrambledUncracked
     } else {
         CrackOutcome::Unencrypted
@@ -309,6 +346,9 @@ mod tests {
         reads: std::cell::RefCell<Vec<u32>>,
         flag_byte: u8,
         fail_all: bool,
+        /// Every read fails with CSS-locked sense `05/6F/03` (drive refusing
+        /// scrambled reads because the bus-auth gate isn't open).
+        lock_all: bool,
     }
 
     impl MockSource {
@@ -317,6 +357,7 @@ mod tests {
                 reads: std::cell::RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
                 flag_byte,
                 fail_all: false,
+                lock_all: false,
             }
         }
     }
@@ -330,6 +371,17 @@ mod tests {
             _recovery: bool,
         ) -> Result<usize> {
             self.reads.borrow_mut().push(lba);
+            if self.lock_all {
+                return Err(Error::DiscRead {
+                    sector: lba as u64,
+                    status: Some(2),
+                    sense: Some(crate::scsi::ScsiSense {
+                        sense_key: 0x05,
+                        asc: 0x6F,
+                        ascq: 0x03,
+                    }),
+                });
+            }
             if self.fail_all {
                 return Err(Error::DecryptFailed);
             }
@@ -433,6 +485,60 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Fix C (rc.5.1): on the INITIAL scan, a drive that refuses every read with
+    /// CSS-locked sense (`05/6F/03`) is encrypted-but-locked →
+    /// `ScrambledUncracked` (a hard failure), NOT `Unencrypted`. This is the
+    /// rc4.3 bug: every VOB read came back `6F/03`, so the scan saw no scrambled
+    /// sector and wrongly declared the disc unencrypted → 19 KB garbage.
+    #[test]
+    fn crack_outcome_css_locked_initial_is_scrambled_uncracked() {
+        let mut src = MockSource::new(0x30);
+        src.lock_all = true; // every read → 05/6F/03
+        let extents = [Extent {
+            start_lba: 0,
+            sector_count: 100,
+        }];
+        let outcome = crack_key_outcome(&mut src, &extents, 1, None);
+        assert!(
+            outcome.is_scrambled_uncracked(),
+            "every read 6F/03 on the initial scan → ScrambledUncracked, got {outcome:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// MISSING #1 guard: the re-crack path (the `Option`-returning `crack_key`,
+    /// `fail_on_locked == false`) must NOT hard-fail on a CSS-locked read — it
+    /// returns `None`. A lapsed-AGID re-crack of another VTS stays soft so a
+    /// genuinely crackable title isn't killed by a transient locked read.
+    #[test]
+    fn crack_key_recrack_locked_is_none_not_hard_fail() {
+        let mut src = MockSource::new(0x30);
+        src.lock_all = true;
+        let extents = [Extent {
+            start_lba: 0,
+            sector_count: 100,
+        }];
+        assert!(crack_key(&mut src, &extents, 1).is_none());
+    }
+
+    /// Fix F: a fully CSS-locked scan early-bails near `CSS_LOCKED_BAIL`
+    /// consecutive locked reads instead of grinding the whole 50_000-sector
+    /// budget (the rc5 "stuck Scanning…" hang on a wedged bridge).
+    #[test]
+    fn crack_css_locked_scan_early_bails() {
+        let mut src = MockSource::new(0x30);
+        src.lock_all = true;
+        let extents = [Extent {
+            start_lba: 0,
+            sector_count: 10_000,
+        }];
+        let _ = crack_key_outcome(&mut src, &extents, 1, None);
+        let n = src.reads.borrow().len();
+        assert!(
+            n <= (CSS_LOCKED_BAIL as usize) + 1,
+            "locked scan early-bails near {CSS_LOCKED_BAIL}, not 10000; read {n}"
+        );
+    }
+
     /// The budget spans ALL extents, not per-extent: two extents summing past
     /// the cap must still stop at 50_000 total reads.
     ///

src/diag.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+//! Structured scan diagnostics — the `--log-level 3` self-diagnosing dump.
+//!
+//! A bug report log must be self-diagnosing: everything needed to explain
+//! *why* freemkv made the choices it did at scan must be in the log, in a
+//! compact, machine-parseable form. This module emits one terse line per row
+//! (title, cell, stream, decision) under the `tracing` target
+//! `freemkv::diag`, which the CLI routes to `log.txt` when `--log-level 3`
+//! (debug) is set.
+//!
+//! Format conventions (stable, greppable):
+//!   - Every line is prefixed by a `tag=` so a log scraper can filter
+//!     (`disc`, `title`, `dvd.cell`, `dvd.vattr`, `dvd.aattr`, `bd.clip`,
+//!     `bd.mark`, `aacs`, `stream`, `decision`).
+//!   - Raw bytes are shown as `0xNN` next to their decode so a wrong decode
+//!     is obvious against the raw value.
+//!   - This module only READS already-parsed scan state — it never re-reads
+//!     the disc and never mutates anything.
+//!
+//! The DVD per-cell table (with the raw cell-category byte) is emitted from
+//! the IFO scan itself ([`dump_dvd_cells`]), because the per-cell
+//! `ifo::DvdCell` detail is lowered away before the `Disc` is built. The
+//! `Disc`-level dump ([`dump_disc`]) covers everything that survives
+//! lowering: titles, streams, the picked main feature, and AACS state.
+
+use crate::disc::{
+    AudioChannels, ColorSpace, Disc, DiscTitle, FrameRate, HdrFormat, Resolution, SampleRate,
+    Stream,
+};
+use crate::ifo::{CellCategory, DvdTitle};
+
+const DIAG: &str = "freemkv::diag";
+
+// ── small format helpers (pure, unit-testable) ──────────────────────────────
+
+/// Compact name for a [`Resolution`] with the interlace marker preserved.
+pub fn res_str(r: Resolution) -> &'static str {
+    match r {
+        Resolution::R480i => "480i",
+        Resolution::R480p => "480p",
+        Resolution::R576i => "576i",
+        Resolution::R576p => "576p",
+        Resolution::R720p => "720p",
+        Resolution::R1080i => "1080i",
+        Resolution::R1080p => "1080p",
+        Resolution::R2160p => "2160p",
+        Resolution::R4320p => "4320p",
+        Resolution::Unknown => "res?",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Frames-per-second string for a [`FrameRate`].
+pub fn fps_str(f: FrameRate) -> &'static str {
+    match f {
+        FrameRate::F23_976 => "23.976",
+        FrameRate::F24 => "24",
+        FrameRate::F25 => "25",
+        FrameRate::F29_97 => "29.97",
+        FrameRate::F30 => "30",
+        FrameRate::F50 => "50",
+        FrameRate::F59_94 => "59.94",
+        FrameRate::F60 => "60",
+        FrameRate::Unknown => "fps?",
+    }
+}
+
+/// PAL/NTSC field-rate family inferred from the frame rate (DVD has no
+/// explicit field, so this is the colour/standard the muxer stamps).
+pub fn tv_system_str(f: FrameRate) -> &'static str {
+    match f {
+        FrameRate::F25 | FrameRate::F50 => "PAL",
+        FrameRate::F23_976 | FrameRate::F29_97 | FrameRate::F59_94 => "NTSC",
+        _ => "—",
+    }
+}
+
+/// CICP-ish short name for a [`ColorSpace`].
+pub fn color_str(c: ColorSpace) -> &'static str {
+    match c {
+        ColorSpace::Bt709 => "BT.709",
+        ColorSpace::Bt2020 => "BT.2020",
+        ColorSpace::Bt470bg => "BT.470BG",
+        ColorSpace::Smpte170m => "SMPTE-170M",
+        ColorSpace::Unknown => "color?",
+    }
+}
+
+/// HDR format short name.
+pub fn hdr_str(h: HdrFormat) -> &'static str {
+    match h {
+        HdrFormat::Sdr => "SDR",
+        HdrFormat::Hdr10 => "HDR10",
+        HdrFormat::Hdr10Plus => "HDR10+",
+        HdrFormat::DolbyVision => "DoVi",
+        HdrFormat::Hlg => "HLG",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Channel count from an [`AudioChannels`] layout (what lands in the MKV
+/// `Channels` element).
+pub fn channel_count(ch: AudioChannels) -> u8 {
+    match ch {
+        AudioChannels::Mono => 1,
+        AudioChannels::Stereo => 2,
+        AudioChannels::Stereo21 => 3,
+        AudioChannels::Quad => 4,
+        AudioChannels::Surround50 => 5,
+        AudioChannels::Surround51 => 6,
+        AudioChannels::Surround61 => 7,
+        AudioChannels::Surround71 => 8,
+        AudioChannels::Unknown => 0,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sample-rate in Hz for a [`SampleRate`].
+pub fn sample_rate_hz(s: SampleRate) -> u32 {
+    match s {
+        SampleRate::S44_1 => 44100,
+        SampleRate::S48 => 48000,
+        SampleRate::S96 => 96000,
+        SampleRate::S192 => 192000,
+        SampleRate::S48_96 => 96000,
+        SampleRate::S48_192 => 192000,
+        SampleRate::Unknown => 0,
+    }
+}
+
+// ── DVD cell-category dump (from the IFO scan, pre-lowering) ─────────────────
+
+/// One formatted cell row for the DVD per-PGC cell table. Returned as a
+/// string so it can be unit-tested without a logger.
+///
+/// Columns: `idx`, raw category (`cat=0xNN`) + decoded fields, first/last
+/// sector, duration, and the keep/drop verdict from the bug-4 leading-cell
+/// filter.
+pub fn dvd_cell_row(idx: usize, cell: &crate::ifo::DvdCell, dropped: bool) -> String {
+    let c = CellCategory::decode(cell.category);
+    format!(
+        "tag=dvd.cell idx={idx} cat=0x{:02X} type={} block_mode={} block_type={} \
+seamless={} ilv={} plain={} first={} last={} dur={:.1}s {}",
+        cell.category,
+        c.cell_type,
+        c.block_mode,
+        c.block_type,
+        c.seamless_play as u8,
+        c.interleaved as u8,
+        c.is_plain_feature() as u8,
+        cell.first_sector,
+        cell.last_sector,
+        cell.duration_secs,
+        if dropped { "DROP(non-feature)" } else { "keep" },
+    )
+}
+
+/// Emit the per-PGC cell table for one DVD title during the IFO scan.
+///
+/// `vts`/`title` identify the row group; `title` is the `DvdTitle` whose
+/// cells (and bug-4 leading-cell verdict) are dumped. Called from
+/// `scan_dvd_titles` while the `DvdTitle` is still in scope (the per-cell
+/// category byte is lowered away before the `Disc` exists).
+pub fn dump_dvd_cells(vts: u8, title_num: u16, title: &DvdTitle) {
+    if !tracing::enabled!(target: DIAG, tracing::Level::DEBUG) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let feature_start = title.feature_start_cell();
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=dvd.pgc vts={vts} title={title_num} cells={} chapters={} \
+    dur={:.1}s feature_start_cell={feature_start}",
+        title.cells.len(),
+        title.chapters,
+        title.duration_secs,
+    );
+    for (i, cell) in title.cells.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(target: DIAG, "{}", dvd_cell_row(i, cell, i < feature_start));
+    }
+    // Chapter/PTT map (program → cumulative start time).
+    for (i, &t) in title.chapter_times.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=dvd.chap vts={vts} title={title_num} ch={} time={:.1}s",
+            i + 1,
+            t,
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Emit the IFO `video_attr` / `audio_attr` decode for one DVD title set,
+/// showing the raw bytes next to their decoded meaning. Called from the IFO
+/// scan with the still-parsed `ifo::DvdTitleSet` view.
+pub fn dump_dvd_attrs(ts: &crate::ifo::DvdTitleSet) {
+    if !tracing::enabled!(target: DIAG, tracing::Level::DEBUG) {
+        return;
+    }
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=dvd.vobs vts={} vob_start_sector={}",
+        ts.vts_number,
+        ts.vob_start_sector,
+    );
+    let v = &ts.video;
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=dvd.vattr vts={} codec={:?} res={} aspect={:?} std={:?}",
+        ts.vts_number,
+        v.codec,
+        res_str(v.resolution),
+        v.aspect,
+        v.standard,
+    );
+    for (i, a) in ts.audio_streams.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=dvd.aattr vts={} idx={i} codec={:?} ch={} sr={}Hz lang={:?} sub_id={:?}",
+            ts.vts_number,
+            a.codec,
+            a.channels,
+            a.sample_rate,
+            a.language,
+            a.sub_stream_id.map(|x| format!("0x{x:02X}")),
+        );
+    }
+    for (i, s) in ts.subtitle_streams.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=dvd.sattr vts={} idx={i} lang={:?}",
+            ts.vts_number,
+            s.language,
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Disc-level dump (post-lowering: titles, streams, decisions, AACS) ────────
+
+/// Emit the full scan diagnostic block for a built [`Disc`]. Terse, one line
+/// per row, under target `freemkv::diag` at DEBUG. No-op unless that target
+/// is enabled, so it costs nothing when `--log-level 3` is off.
+pub fn dump_disc(disc: &Disc) {
+    if !tracing::enabled!(target: DIAG, tracing::Level::DEBUG) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=disc vol={:?} format={:?} content={:?} cap_sectors={} layers={} titles={} encrypted={}",
+        disc.volume_id,
+        disc.format,
+        disc.content_format,
+        disc.capacity_sectors,
+        disc.layers,
+        disc.titles.len(),
+        disc.encrypted,
+    );
+
+    dump_aacs(disc);
+
+    for (ti, title) in disc.titles.iter().enumerate() {
+        dump_title(ti, title);
+    }
+
+    // freemkv's top-level DECISION: which title is the main feature.
+    if let Some(main) = disc.titles.first() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=decision pick=main_feature title_idx=0 playlist={:?} dur={:.1}s \
+        size={}B clips={} reason=canonical_title_order(fits-disc, fewest-clips, longest, richest-audio)",
+            main.playlist,
+            main.duration_secs,
+            main.size_bytes,
+            main.clips.len(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+fn dump_aacs(disc: &Disc) {
+    let Some(a) = disc.aacs.as_ref() else {
+        if disc.css.is_some() {
+            tracing::debug!(target: DIAG, "tag=aacs none crypto=CSS(DVD)");
+        } else if disc.encrypted {
+            tracing::debug!(target: DIAG, "tag=aacs none crypto=encrypted-no-keys");
+        } else {
+            tracing::debug!(target: DIAG, "tag=aacs none crypto=clear");
+        }
+        return;
+    };
+    // CPS-unit / unit-key counts: at scan `unit_keys` is empty (keys are
+    // resolved later); the unit-key count is the BE16 in the raw
+    // Unit_Key_RO.inf if captured. Report both: resolved count and raw len.
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=aacs version={} bus_enc={} mkb_version={:?} disc_hash={} key_source={:?} \
+    vuk={} unit_keys_resolved={} uk_ro_bytes={} mkb_bytes={}",
+        a.version,
+        a.bus_encryption,
+        a.mkb_version,
+        a.disc_hash,
+        a.key_source.name(),
+        a.vuk.is_some(),
+        a.unit_keys.len(),
+        a.uk_ro.len(),
+        a.mkb.len(),
+    );
+}
+
+fn dump_title(ti: usize, title: &DiscTitle) {
+    let (mut nv, mut na, mut ns) = (0u32, 0u32, 0u32);
+    for s in &title.streams {
+        match s {
+            Stream::Video(_) => nv += 1,
+            Stream::Audio(_) => na += 1,
+            Stream::Subtitle(_) => ns += 1,
+        }
+    }
+    tracing::debug!(
+        target: DIAG,
+        "tag=title idx={ti} playlist={:?} id={} dur={:.1}s size={}B clips={} \
+    extents={} chapters={} v={nv} a={na} s={ns} fmt={:?}",
+        title.playlist,
+        title.playlist_id,
+        title.duration_secs,
+        title.size_bytes,
+        title.clips.len(),
+        title.extents.len(),
+        title.chapters.len(),
+        title.content_format,
+    );
+
+    // Per-clip rows (BD: PlayItem/CLPI; DVD has none).
+    for (ci, c) in title.clips.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=clip title={ti} idx={ci} id={:?} in={} out={} dur={:.1}s src_packets={}",
+            c.clip_id,
+            c.in_time,
+            c.out_time,
+            c.duration_secs,
+            c.source_packets,
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Per-extent rows (the sectors freemkv will actually rip — the bug-4
+    // decision is visible here: leading non-feature cells are already gone).
+    for (ei, e) in title.extents.iter().enumerate() {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            target: DIAG,
+            "tag=extent title={ti} idx={ei} start_lba={} sectors={}",
+            e.start_lba,
+            e.sector_count,
+        );
+    }
+
+    // freemkv's per-stream DECISIONS (what the muxer will write).
+    for (si, s) in title.streams.iter().enumerate() {
+        match s {
+            Stream::Video(v) => tracing::debug!(
+                target: DIAG,
+                "tag=stream title={ti} idx={si} kind=video pid=0x{:04X} codec={:?} \
+            res={} interlaced={} fps={} std={} color={} hdr={} aspect={:?} secondary={}",
+                v.pid,
+                v.codec,
+                res_str(v.resolution),
+                v.resolution.is_interlaced(),
+                fps_str(v.frame_rate),
+                tv_system_str(v.frame_rate),
+                color_str(v.color_space),
+                hdr_str(v.hdr),
+                v.display_aspect,
+                v.secondary,
+            ),
+            Stream::Audio(a) => tracing::debug!(
+                target: DIAG,
+                "tag=stream title={ti} idx={si} kind=audio pid=0x{:04X} codec={:?} \
+            channels={}({}) sr={}Hz lang={:?} secondary={}",
+                a.pid,
+                a.codec,
+                a.channels,
+                channel_count(a.channels),
+                sample_rate_hz(a.sample_rate),
+                a.language,
+                a.secondary,
+            ),
+            Stream::Subtitle(sub) => tracing::debug!(
+                target: DIAG,
+                "tag=stream title={ti} idx={si} kind=subtitle pid=0x{:04X} codec={:?} \
+            lang={:?} forced={}",
+                sub.pid,
+                sub.codec,
+                sub.language,
+                sub.forced,
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn res_str_keeps_interlace_marker() {
+        assert_eq!(res_str(Resolution::R576i), "576i");
+        assert_eq!(res_str(Resolution::R480i), "480i");
+        assert_eq!(res_str(Resolution::R2160p), "2160p");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fps_and_tv_system() {
+        assert_eq!(fps_str(FrameRate::F25), "25");
+        assert_eq!(tv_system_str(FrameRate::F25), "PAL");
+        assert_eq!(fps_str(FrameRate::F29_97), "29.97");
+        assert_eq!(tv_system_str(FrameRate::F29_97), "NTSC");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn color_and_hdr() {
+        assert_eq!(color_str(ColorSpace::Bt470bg), "BT.470BG");
+        assert_eq!(color_str(ColorSpace::Bt2020), "BT.2020");
+        assert_eq!(hdr_str(HdrFormat::Hdr10), "HDR10");
+        assert_eq!(hdr_str(HdrFormat::DolbyVision), "DoVi");
+        assert_eq!(hdr_str(HdrFormat::Sdr), "SDR");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn channel_count_matches_layout() {
+        assert_eq!(channel_count(AudioChannels::Mono), 1);
+        assert_eq!(channel_count(AudioChannels::Stereo), 2);
+        assert_eq!(channel_count(AudioChannels::Surround51), 6);
+        assert_eq!(channel_count(AudioChannels::Surround71), 8);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sample_rate_hz_values() {
+        assert_eq!(sample_rate_hz(SampleRate::S48), 48000);
+        assert_eq!(sample_rate_hz(SampleRate::S96), 96000);
+    }
+
+    /// The cell row shows the raw category byte (0xNN) beside the decode, and
+    /// the keep/drop verdict. A plain feature cell (0x00) is "keep"; a leading
+    /// secondary-block cell flagged dropped reads "DROP".
+    #[test]
+    fn cell_row_shows_raw_byte_and_verdict() {
+        let plain = crate::ifo::DvdCell {
+            first_sector: 100,
+            last_sector: 199,
+            category: 0x00,
+            duration_secs: 12.5,
+        };
+        let row = dvd_cell_row(0, &plain, false);
+        assert!(row.contains("cat=0x00"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("type=0"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("first=100"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("last=199"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("dur=12.5s"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("keep"), "{row}");
+        assert!(!row.contains("DROP"), "{row}");
+
+        // 0x80 = middle-of-angle-block (cell_type=2), shown dropped.
+        let sec = crate::ifo::DvdCell {
+            first_sector: 0,
+            last_sector: 9,
+            category: 0x80,
+            duration_secs: 1.0,
+        };
+        let row = dvd_cell_row(0, &sec, true);
+        assert!(row.contains("cat=0x80"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("type=2"), "{row}");
+        assert!(row.contains("DROP(non-feature)"), "{row}");
+    }
+}

src/disc/dvd.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ impl Disc {
         let mut title_number: u16 = 0;
 
         for ts in &dvd_info.title_sets {
+            // Diagnostic dump (--log-level 3): IFO video/audio attrs for this
+            // title set. No-op unless the freemkv::diag target is enabled.
+            crate::diag::dump_dvd_attrs(ts);
+
             let video_stream = Stream::Video(VideoStream {
                 pid: 0xE0, // DVD video PID (standard MPEG PS video stream)
                 codec: ts.video.codec,
@@ -82,9 +86,36 @@ impl Disc {
             for dvd_title in &ts.titles {
                 title_number += 1;
 
+                // Diagnostic dump (--log-level 3): per-cell category table +
+                // chapter map for this title, BEFORE lowering drops the
+                // per-cell IFO detail. No-op unless freemkv::diag is enabled.
+                crate::diag::dump_dvd_cells(ts.vts_number, title_number, dvd_title);
+
+                // Bug-4 leading-cell filter: drop any leading scene-index /
+                // interleaved-angle sub-block cells so the feature starts at the
+                // movie. Conservative — `feature_start_cell` only ever skips a
+                // prefix of secondary-block cells and never truncates a normal
+                // feature (category 0x00 on cell 0 → no-op). See
+                // `ifo::DvdTitle::feature_start_cell`.
+                let feature_start = dvd_title.feature_start_cell();
+                let dropped_secs: f64 = dvd_title.cells[..feature_start]
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|c| c.duration_secs)
+                    .sum();
+                if feature_start > 0 {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        target: "freemkv::scan",
+                        vts = ts.vts_number,
+                        title = title_number,
+                        dropped_cells = feature_start,
+                        dropped_secs,
+                        "dvd: dropped leading non-feature cell(s)"
+                    );
+                }
+
                 // Build extents from cell sector ranges (absolute = vob_start + cell offset)
                 let extents: Vec<Extent> = dvd_title
-                    .cells
+                    .feature_cells()
                     .iter()
                     .map(|cell| {
                         let start = ts.vob_start_sector.saturating_add(cell.first_sector);
@@ -133,12 +164,16 @@ impl Disc {
                 streams.extend(audio_streams.iter().cloned());
                 streams.extend(subtitle_streams);
 
+                // Chapter times are absolute from the PGC start. When leading
+                // cells are dropped the muxed video shifts earlier by exactly
+                // their total duration, so shift the chapter marks too (clamping
+                // any that fell inside the dropped head to 0).
                 let chapters: Vec<Chapter> = dvd_title
                     .chapter_times
                     .iter()
                     .enumerate()
                     .map(|(i, &t)| Chapter {
-                        time_secs: t,
+                        time_secs: (t - dropped_secs).max(0.0),
                         name: chapter_name(i),
                     })
                     .collect();
@@ -342,16 +377,25 @@ mod tests {
         d
     }
 
-    /// Cell playback info entry (24 bytes): BCD time@4..8 (unused here),
+    /// Cell playback info entry (24 bytes): category byte@0, BCD time@4..8,
     /// first_sector(u32 BE)@8, last_sector(u32 BE)@20.
     fn write_cell(buf: &mut [u8], off: usize, first_sector: u32, last_sector: u32) {
         buf[off + 8..off + 12].copy_from_slice(&first_sector.to_be_bytes());
         buf[off + 20..off + 24].copy_from_slice(&last_sector.to_be_bytes());
     }
 
+    /// Like [`write_cell`] but also stamps the cell-category byte (`+0`) so a
+    /// test can build a leading scene-index / interleaved-angle sub-block cell.
+    fn write_cell_cat(buf: &mut [u8], off: usize, first: u32, last: u32, category: u8) {
+        write_cell(buf, off, first, last);
+        buf[off] = category;
+    }
+
     /// Build a VTS_XX_0.IFO. Layout per ifo.rs:
     ///   magic "DVDVIDEO-VTS"@0
-    ///   vob_start_sector(u32 BE)@0xC0
+    ///   vtstt_vobs (Title VOBS start sector, u32 BE)@0xC4 — the production
+    ///     `vob_start_sector` the cell sectors are relative to. (0xC0 is
+    ///     `vtsm_vobs`, the menu VOBS, which the scan must NOT use.)
     ///   VTS_PGCIT sector ptr(u32 BE)@0xCC
     ///   video attr byte@0x200
     ///   num_audio(u16 BE)@0x202, audio blocks (8B) @0x204
@@ -377,7 +421,7 @@ mod tests {
         let pgcit_sector = 2u32;
         let mut d = vec![0u8; 4 * 2048];
         d[0..12].copy_from_slice(b"DVDVIDEO-VTS");
-        d[0xC0..0xC4].copy_from_slice(&vob_start.to_be_bytes());
+        d[0xC4..0xC8].copy_from_slice(&vob_start.to_be_bytes()); // vtstt_vobs (Title VOBS)
         d[0xCC..0xD0].copy_from_slice(&pgcit_sector.to_be_bytes());
         d[0x200] = video_b0;
         d[0x202..0x204].copy_from_slice(&(audio.len() as u16).to_be_bytes());
@@ -493,6 +537,56 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(t.content_format, ContentFormat::MpegPs);
     }
 
+    /// Regression (first-play menu prepended to the feature): `vob_start` must
+    /// come from the **Title** VOBS pointer `vtstt_vobs` (VTS_IFO 0xC4), NOT the
+    /// **menu** VOBS pointer `vtsm_vobs` (0xC0). On discs with a per-title menu
+    /// — e.g. the Universal "the parental level has been set, press yes"
+    /// first-play still — `vtsm_vobs` points at that menu VOB, which sits just
+    /// before the title VOB. Cell `first_sector` values are relative to
+    /// `vtstt_vobs`; reading 0xC0 prepended the menu and shifted every extent
+    /// back by `vtstt_vobs - vtsm_vobs`, so the rip opened on the parental
+    /// prompt instead of the movie (Greenland NTSC R1: vtsm=44, vtstt=3640).
+    ///
+    /// Here `build_vts` stamps `vtstt_vobs = 3640` (0xC4); we additionally stamp
+    /// a *different* `vtsm_vobs = 44` (0xC0). The extent must resolve from 3640.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_dvd_titles_uses_title_vobs_not_menu_vobs() {
+        let mut disc = MemDisc::new();
+        let vmg = build_vmg(&[(1, 1, 1)]);
+        // vtstt_vobs (title) = 3640; cell 0 first_sector = 0.
+        let mut vts = build_vts(3640, 0x00, &[], &[], &[(0, 99)], false);
+        // Stamp a bogus vtsm_vobs (menu) at 0xC0 — the wrong pointer the bug
+        // used. It must be ignored.
+        vts[0xC0..0xC4].copy_from_slice(&44u32.to_be_bytes());
+        let udf = build_video_ts_fs(
+            &mut disc,
+            &[
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VIDEO_TS.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 60,
+                    data_lba: 5000,
+                    contents: vmg,
+                },
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VTS_01_0.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 62,
+                    data_lba: 6000,
+                    contents: vts,
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+        let titles = Disc::scan_dvd_titles(&mut disc, &udf);
+        assert_eq!(titles.len(), 1);
+        let t = &titles[0];
+        assert_eq!(t.extents.len(), 1);
+        // Title VOBS (3640) + cell first_sector (0) = 3640 — NOT the menu 44.
+        assert_eq!(
+            t.extents[0].start_lba, 3640,
+            "extent must start at vtstt_vobs (0xC4), not vtsm_vobs (0xC0)"
+        );
+        assert_ne!(t.extents[0].start_lba, 44, "must not use the menu VOBS");
+    }
+
     /// Multi-cell title: extents preserve cell order and each maps to its
     /// own (vob_start + first .. last) range. mux reads cells in order.
     #[test]
@@ -825,4 +919,143 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(t.chapters.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(t.chapters[0].name, chapter_name(0));
     }
+
+    /// Build a VTS with explicit per-cell category bytes and an N-program map.
+    /// Returns the IFO bytes. Cells: `(first, last, category, dur_secs)`.
+    fn build_vts_cells(
+        vob_start: u32,
+        video_b0: u8,
+        cells: &[(u32, u32, u8, u8 /*BCD seconds*/)],
+        program_first_cells: &[u8],
+    ) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let pgcit_sector = 2u32;
+        let mut d = vec![0u8; 4 * 2048];
+        d[0..12].copy_from_slice(b"DVDVIDEO-VTS");
+        d[0xC4..0xC8].copy_from_slice(&vob_start.to_be_bytes()); // vtstt_vobs (Title VOBS)
+        d[0xCC..0xD0].copy_from_slice(&pgcit_sector.to_be_bytes());
+        d[0x200] = video_b0;
+        // no audio / subs
+        let pg = pgcit_sector as usize * 2048;
+        d[pg..pg + 2].copy_from_slice(&1u16.to_be_bytes());
+        let pgc_rel: u32 = 0x100;
+        d[pg + 8 + 4..pg + 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&pgc_rel.to_be_bytes());
+        let pgc = pg + pgc_rel as usize;
+        d[pgc + 0x02] = program_first_cells.len() as u8; // nr_of_programs
+        d[pgc + 0x03] = cells.len() as u8; // nr_of_cells
+        // Leave PGC-level BCD time zero → duration recomputed from cells.
+        let cell_tbl_rel: u16 = 0xF0;
+        let pgm_map_rel: u16 = 0xEC;
+        d[pgc + 0xE6..pgc + 0xE8].copy_from_slice(&pgm_map_rel.to_be_bytes());
+        d[pgc + 0xE8..pgc + 0xEA].copy_from_slice(&cell_tbl_rel.to_be_bytes());
+        for (i, &fc) in program_first_cells.iter().enumerate() {
+            d[pgc + pgm_map_rel as usize + i] = fc;
+        }
+        let cell_base = pgc + cell_tbl_rel as usize;
+        for (i, (first, last, cat, secs)) in cells.iter().enumerate() {
+            let off = cell_base + i * 24;
+            write_cell_cat(&mut d, off, *first, *last, *cat);
+            d[off + 6] = *secs; // BCD seconds in the cell time field
+        }
+        d
+    }
+
+    /// End-to-end bug-4 fix: a feature PGC that opens with a leading
+    /// interleaved-angle sub-block cell (category 0x80 = middle-of-angle-block)
+    /// must have that cell DROPPED from the muxed extents, so the rip starts at
+    /// the real feature. Chapters shift earlier by the dropped duration.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_dvd_titles_drops_leading_scene_index_cell() {
+        let mut disc = MemDisc::new();
+        let vmg = build_vmg(&[(2, 1, 1)]);
+        // Cell 0: leading scene-index/angle sub-block (cat 0x80), 5s, sectors 0..9.
+        // Cell 1: feature start (cat 0x00), 59s, sectors 100..199.
+        // Cell 2: feature (cat 0x00), 59s, sectors 300..399.
+        // Programs: prog0 → cell 1 (feature start), prog1 → cell 3.
+        let vts = build_vts_cells(
+            1000,
+            0x00,
+            &[
+                (0, 9, 0x80, 0x05),
+                (100, 199, 0x00, 0x59),
+                (300, 399, 0x00, 0x59),
+            ],
+            &[1, 3],
+        );
+        let udf = build_video_ts_fs(
+            &mut disc,
+            &[
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VIDEO_TS.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 60,
+                    data_lba: 5000,
+                    contents: vmg,
+                },
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VTS_01_0.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 62,
+                    data_lba: 6000,
+                    contents: vts,
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+        let t = &Disc::scan_dvd_titles(&mut disc, &udf)[0];
+        // The leading 0x80 cell is dropped: 2 feature extents, not 3.
+        assert_eq!(t.extents.len(), 2, "leading angle sub-block cell dropped");
+        // First extent starts at the feature cell (vob 1000 + 100), not at 1000+0.
+        assert_eq!(t.extents[0].start_lba, 1000 + 100);
+        assert_eq!(t.extents[1].start_lba, 1000 + 300);
+        // Chapter times shift earlier by the dropped 5s. Program 0 was at the
+        // dropped head (clamped to 0); program 1 was at cell 3 =
+        // dur(cell0)+dur(cell1) = 5 + 59 = 64s, now 59s after the 5s shift.
+        assert_eq!(t.chapters.len(), 2);
+        assert!(
+            (t.chapters[0].time_secs - 0.0).abs() < 0.01,
+            "ch0 clamped to 0, got {}",
+            t.chapters[0].time_secs
+        );
+        assert!(
+            (t.chapters[1].time_secs - 59.0).abs() < 0.01,
+            "ch1 shifted by dropped 5s → 59s, got {}",
+            t.chapters[1].time_secs
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Conservative guard end-to-end: a normal feature (every cell category
+    /// 0x00) is muxed in full — the filter drops nothing and chapters are
+    /// unshifted. This is the "Silence of the Lambs" case.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_dvd_titles_plain_feature_untouched() {
+        let mut disc = MemDisc::new();
+        let vmg = build_vmg(&[(2, 1, 1)]);
+        let vts = build_vts_cells(
+            1000,
+            crate::ifo::v_atr_byte(crate::ifo::VIDEO_FORMAT_PAL, crate::ifo::ASPECT_16X9),
+            &[(0, 99, 0x00, 0x30), (200, 299, 0x00, 0x30)],
+            &[1, 2],
+        );
+        let udf = build_video_ts_fs(
+            &mut disc,
+            &[
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VIDEO_TS.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 60,
+                    data_lba: 5000,
+                    contents: vmg,
+                },
+                FileSpec {
+                    name: "VTS_01_0.IFO".into(),
+                    icb_lba: 62,
+                    data_lba: 6000,
+                    contents: vts,
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+        let t = &Disc::scan_dvd_titles(&mut disc, &udf)[0];
+        // Nothing dropped: both cells become extents, starting at the very head.
+        assert_eq!(t.extents.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(t.extents[0].start_lba, 1000); // 1000 + 0, head intact
+        assert_eq!(t.extents[1].start_lba, 1200);
+        // Chapter 0 stays at 0.0 (no shift).
+        assert!((t.chapters[0].time_secs - 0.0).abs() < 0.01);
+    }
 }

src/disc/mod.rs

@@ -1291,8 +1291,16 @@ impl Disc {
         // AACS handshake (Blu-ray/UHD). Acquires the Volume ID via the
         // cert-based mutual-auth handshake (the OEM route); drive unlock
         // itself runs separately behind the pluggable `Unlocker` seam.
+        // AACS is Blu-ray/UHD only. A DVD uses CSS — skip the AACS handshake
+        // entirely (the drive already classified the disc as DVD at init), so a
+        // DVD never issues AACS OEM-VID / cert SCSI against the drive before the
+        // CSS bus-auth runs.
+        let (handshake, handshake_error) = if session.disc_is_dvd() {
+            (None, None)
+        } else {
             tracing::info!(target: "freemkv::scan", "phase: AACS handshake");
-        let (handshake, handshake_error) = Self::do_handshake(session, opts);
+            Self::do_handshake(session, opts)
+        };
         tracing::info!(target: "freemkv::scan", handshake = handshake.is_some(), "phase: handshake done");
 
         // Request max read speed — removes riplock on DVD
@@ -1660,7 +1668,7 @@ impl Disc {
             elapsed_ms = scan_with_t0.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
             "end"
         );
-        Ok(Disc {
+        let disc = Disc {
             volume_id: udf_fs.volume_id.clone(),
             meta_title,
             format,
@@ -1677,7 +1685,16 @@ impl Disc {
             // which set this when they observe scrambled-but-uncracked content.
             css_error: None,
             content_format,
-        })
+        };
+
+        // Structured scan diagnostic block (--log-level 3). Emits the
+        // per-title / per-stream / decision / AACS rows under the
+        // `freemkv::diag` target; a no-op unless that target is enabled.
+        // (DVD per-cell category rows are emitted earlier from the IFO scan,
+        // before the per-cell detail is lowered away.)
+        crate::diag::dump_disc(&disc);
+
+        Ok(disc)
     }
 
     // ── Internal helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

src/drive/mod.rs

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl Drive {
     }
 
     /// True when the mounted disc is a DVD (profile family `0x0010..=0x001F`).
-    fn disc_is_dvd(&mut self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn disc_is_dvd(&mut self) -> bool {
         matches!(self.current_profile(), Some(p) if (0x0010..=0x001F).contains(&p))
     }
 

src/ifo.rs

@@ -58,6 +58,122 @@ pub struct DvdTitle {
 pub struct DvdCell {
     pub first_sector: u32,
     pub last_sector: u32,
+    /// Raw cell-category byte at `cell_playback + 0` (DVD-Video spec).
+    /// Packs cell_type (bits 7-6), block_mode (bits 5-4), block_type
+    /// (bits 3-2), seamless_play (bit 1), interleaved (bit 0). Carried so
+    /// the extent builder can recognise non-feature leading cells
+    /// (scene-index / interleaved angle sub-blocks) and the diagnostic dump
+    /// can show why a cell was kept or dropped.
+    pub category: u8,
+    /// Per-cell playback duration in seconds (BCD time at `cell_playback + 4`).
+    /// Used by the diagnostic dump and the conservative leading-cell filter
+    /// (a short leading scene-index cell vs the multi-minute feature).
+    pub duration_secs: f64,
+}
+
+/// Decoded view of a cell-category byte (`cell_playback + 0`), per the
+/// DVD-Video spec `cell_playback_information` layout.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct CellCategory {
+    /// bits 7-6: 0=normal, 1=first cell of angle block, 2=middle, 3=last.
+    pub cell_type: u8,
+    /// bits 5-4: 0=not in block, 1=first cell of block, 2=in block, 3=last.
+    pub block_mode: u8,
+    /// bits 3-2: 0=not part of a block, 1=angle block.
+    pub block_type: u8,
+    /// bit 1: seamless playback (STC continuous).
+    pub seamless_play: bool,
+    /// bit 0: interleaved (multi-angle / seamless-branch interleave).
+    pub interleaved: bool,
+}
+
+impl CellCategory {
+    /// Decode the raw `cell_playback + 0` byte.
+    pub fn decode(raw: u8) -> Self {
+        CellCategory {
+            cell_type: (raw >> 6) & 0x03,
+            block_mode: (raw >> 4) & 0x03,
+            block_type: (raw >> 2) & 0x03,
+            seamless_play: (raw & 0x02) != 0,
+            interleaved: (raw & 0x01) != 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A plain feature cell: not part of any angle/interleave block. Every
+    /// cell of a normal single-angle feature decodes to this (`category`
+    /// byte `0x00`, or `0x00` in every block field with only the
+    /// seamless/interleaved flags possibly set). Such a cell is NEVER
+    /// dropped by the leading-cell filter.
+    pub fn is_plain_feature(&self) -> bool {
+        self.cell_type == 0 && self.block_mode == 0 && self.block_type == 0
+    }
+
+    /// Marks a non-first piece of an angle / interleaved block: a "middle" or
+    /// "last" cell of an angle block (`cell_type ∈ {2,3}`), or an
+    /// in-block / last-of-block cell (`block_mode ∈ {2,3}`). Concatenating
+    /// these back-to-back with the first angle duplicates content at the head
+    /// of the feature. Conservative: the FIRST cell of a block
+    /// (`cell_type==1` / `block_mode==1`) is NOT flagged — it is the angle we
+    /// keep.
+    pub fn is_secondary_block_piece(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.cell_type, 2 | 3) || matches!(self.block_mode, 2 | 3)
+    }
+}
+
+impl DvdTitle {
+    /// Index of the first cell to include in the muxed feature.
+    ///
+    /// Bug-4 (scene-selection / logo at the head of the feature): the main
+    /// feature's PGC can open with leading cells that are NOT part of the
+    /// movie — a scene-index segment or an interleaved-angle sub-block. Those
+    /// are recognisable by their cell-category byte: a leading cell flagged as
+    /// a *secondary* piece of an angle/interleave block
+    /// ([`CellCategory::is_secondary_block_piece`]) is not feature content.
+    ///
+    /// This walks the leading run and returns the index of the first cell that
+    /// is a plain feature cell (category `0x00`-class). Cells before it that
+    /// are secondary block pieces are dropped from the feature extents.
+    ///
+    /// **Conservative by construction — it can NEVER truncate a normal
+    /// feature:**
+    /// - It only ever skips a *prefix*; the scan stops at the first
+    ///   plain-feature cell and keeps everything from there on.
+    /// - A normal single-angle feature has category `0x00` on cell 0, so the
+    ///   scan stops immediately at index 0 and drops nothing.
+    /// - It never drops on duration or any heuristic — only on the spec
+    ///   category bits — and it never drops the FIRST cell of an angle block
+    ///   (the angle we keep).
+    /// - As a final guard it never returns past the last cell, and never drops
+    ///   when that would leave zero cells.
+    ///
+    /// For "The Silence of the Lambs" (every feature cell category `0x00`,
+    /// chapter 1 at 00:00:00) this returns 0 — a no-op — which is the correct
+    /// result: the disc's scene-index lives in a separate menu/title PGC, not
+    /// in leading cells of the feature PGC, so there is nothing to drop here.
+    pub fn feature_start_cell(&self) -> usize {
+        let n = self.cells.len();
+        if n == 0 {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        let mut idx = 0;
+        while idx < n {
+            let cat = CellCategory::decode(self.cells[idx].category);
+            // Stop at the first cell that is genuine feature content.
+            if !cat.is_secondary_block_piece() {
+                break;
+            }
+            idx += 1;
+        }
+        // Never drop everything: if every leading cell looked like a secondary
+        // block piece (pathological/corrupt category bytes), fall back to
+        // keeping all cells rather than producing an empty feature.
+        if idx >= n { 0 } else { idx }
+    }
+
+    /// The feature cells after the leading-cell filter ([`feature_start_cell`]).
+    pub fn feature_cells(&self) -> &[DvdCell] {
+        &self.cells[self.feature_start_cell()..]
+    }
 }
 
 /// DVD TV system, from VTS_V_ATR `video_format` (byte 0 bits 5-4).
@@ -305,11 +421,25 @@ fn parse_vts(
         return Err(Error::IfoParse);
     }
 
-    // VTS_PGCIT sector pointer
+    // VTSI_MAT (VTS_xx_0.IFO header) field offsets — fixed by the DVD-Video
-    let pgcit_sector = be_u32(&vts_data, 0xCC)?;
+    // spec (libdvdread `vtsi_mat_t`). The offsets are constant; the sector
+    // values they point to are per-disc.
+    const VTSTT_VOBS_OFFSET: usize = 0xC4; // VTS title VOBS start sector (feature)
+    const VTS_PGCIT_OFFSET: usize = 0xCC; // VTS_PGCIT sector pointer
 
-    // First VOB sector
+    // VTS_PGCIT sector pointer
-    let vob_start_sector = be_u32(&vts_data, 0xC0)?;
+    let pgcit_sector = be_u32(&vts_data, VTS_PGCIT_OFFSET)?;
+
+    // First sector of the VTS **Title** VOBS (`vtstt_vobs`, VTSTT_VOBS_OFFSET).
+    // The cell `first_sector` / `last_sector` values in the title PGCs are
+    // relative to this. Offset 0xC0 is `vtsm_vobs` — the VTS *menu* VOBS
+    // (VTS_xx_0.VOB), which on discs with a per-title menu (e.g. a Universal
+    // "the parental level has been set, press yes" first-play still) holds that
+    // interactive prompt. Reading the menu base instead prepended the menu VOB
+    // to the feature and shifted every cell extent back by
+    // `vtstt_vobs - vtsm_vobs` sectors, so the rip opened on the parental
+    // prompt instead of the movie. The title content lives at `vtstt_vobs`.
+    let vob_start_sector = be_u32(&vts_data, VTSTT_VOBS_OFFSET)?;
 
     // Video attributes at offset 0x200 (2 bytes)
     let video = parse_video_attr(&vts_data)?;
@@ -617,11 +747,15 @@ fn parse_pgc(data: &[u8], pgc_offset: usize, chapters: u16) -> Result<DvdTitle>
             if co + 24 > data.len() {
                 break;
             }
+            let category = byte_at(data, co)?;
+            let duration_secs = bcd_to_secs(&data[co + 4..co + 8]);
             let first_sector = be_u32(data, co + 8)?;
             let last_sector = be_u32(data, co + 20)?;
             cells.push(DvdCell {
                 first_sector,
                 last_sector,
+                category,
+                duration_secs,
             });
         }
     }
@@ -781,6 +915,8 @@ mod tests {
         let cell = DvdCell {
             first_sector: 100,
             last_sector: 200,
+            category: 0,
+            duration_secs: 0.0,
         };
         assert_eq!(cell.first_sector, 100);
         assert_eq!(cell.last_sector, 200);
@@ -1349,6 +1485,159 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(title.cells.is_empty());
     }
 
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Cell-category decode + bug-4 leading-cell filter.
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn cell(first: u32, last: u32, category: u8) -> DvdCell {
+        DvdCell {
+            first_sector: first,
+            last_sector: last,
+            category,
+            duration_secs: 0.0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// CellCategory decodes the spec bitfields: cell_type (7-6), block_mode
+    /// (5-4), block_type (3-2), seamless (1), interleaved (0).
+    #[test]
+    fn cell_category_decode_bits() {
+        // 0x00 → plain feature, nothing set.
+        let c = CellCategory::decode(0x00);
+        assert_eq!(c.cell_type, 0);
+        assert_eq!(c.block_mode, 0);
+        assert_eq!(c.block_type, 0);
+        assert!(!c.seamless_play);
+        assert!(!c.interleaved);
+        assert!(c.is_plain_feature());
+        assert!(!c.is_secondary_block_piece());
+
+        // cell_type=1 (first of angle block), block_mode=1 (first of block):
+        // 0b01_01_00_0_0 = 0x50. This is the angle we KEEP — not secondary.
+        let c = CellCategory::decode(0b01_01_00_00);
+        assert_eq!(c.cell_type, 1);
+        assert_eq!(c.block_mode, 1);
+        assert!(!c.is_plain_feature());
+        assert!(!c.is_secondary_block_piece());
+
+        // cell_type=2 (middle of angle block): 0b10_00_00_00 = 0x80 → secondary.
+        assert!(CellCategory::decode(0b10_00_00_00).is_secondary_block_piece());
+        // cell_type=3 (last of angle block) → secondary.
+        assert!(CellCategory::decode(0b11_00_00_00).is_secondary_block_piece());
+        // block_mode=2 (in block) → secondary; block_mode=3 (last of block) → secondary.
+        assert!(CellCategory::decode(0b00_10_00_00).is_secondary_block_piece());
+        assert!(CellCategory::decode(0b00_11_00_00).is_secondary_block_piece());
+
+        // seamless (bit1) + interleaved (bit0) on an otherwise-plain cell must
+        // NOT make it secondary — they don't mark non-feature content.
+        let c = CellCategory::decode(0b00_00_00_11);
+        assert!(c.seamless_play);
+        assert!(c.interleaved);
+        assert!(c.is_plain_feature());
+        assert!(!c.is_secondary_block_piece());
+    }
+
+    /// A normal single-angle feature (every cell category 0x00) is never
+    /// filtered: feature_start_cell == 0, feature_cells == all cells. This is
+    /// the "Silence of the Lambs" case — the filter must be a no-op.
+    #[test]
+    fn feature_filter_noop_on_plain_feature() {
+        let t = DvdTitle {
+            chapters: 3,
+            duration_secs: 6780.0,
+            cells: vec![
+                cell(0, 99, 0x00),
+                cell(100, 199, 0x00),
+                cell(200, 299, 0x00),
+            ],
+            chapter_times: vec![0.0, 100.0, 200.0],
+            palette: None,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_start_cell(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_cells().len(), 3);
+    }
+
+    /// A leading interleaved/angle-block sub-cell (category marks a secondary
+    /// block piece) is dropped; the scan stops at the first plain cell and
+    /// keeps the rest.
+    #[test]
+    fn feature_filter_drops_leading_secondary_block_cells() {
+        let t = DvdTitle {
+            chapters: 2,
+            duration_secs: 100.0,
+            cells: vec![
+                cell(0, 9, 0b10_00_00_00),   // middle of angle block → drop
+                cell(10, 19, 0b00_11_00_00), // last of block → drop
+                cell(20, 119, 0x00),         // feature starts here
+                cell(120, 219, 0x00),
+            ],
+            chapter_times: vec![0.0, 50.0],
+            palette: None,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_start_cell(), 2);
+        let fc = t.feature_cells();
+        assert_eq!(fc.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(fc[0].first_sector, 20);
+    }
+
+    /// Conservative guard: if EVERY cell looks like a secondary block piece
+    /// (corrupt/pathological category bytes), the filter refuses to drop them
+    /// all — it returns 0 and keeps every cell rather than emit an empty
+    /// feature.
+    #[test]
+    fn feature_filter_never_empties_title() {
+        let t = DvdTitle {
+            chapters: 1,
+            duration_secs: 100.0,
+            cells: vec![cell(0, 9, 0b10_00_00_00), cell(10, 19, 0b11_00_00_00)],
+            chapter_times: vec![0.0],
+            palette: None,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_start_cell(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_cells().len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    /// An empty title (no cells) returns 0 and an empty slice — no panic.
+    #[test]
+    fn feature_filter_empty_cells() {
+        let t = DvdTitle {
+            chapters: 0,
+            duration_secs: 0.0,
+            cells: vec![],
+            chapter_times: vec![],
+            palette: None,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(t.feature_start_cell(), 0);
+        assert!(t.feature_cells().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    /// parse_pgc populates the new `category` + `duration_secs` cell fields
+    /// from `cell_playback + 0` and the BCD time at `cell_playback + 4`.
+    #[test]
+    fn pgc_reads_cell_category_and_duration() {
+        let mut pgc = vec![0u8; 0xEA];
+        pgc[0x02] = 1;
+        pgc[0x03] = 2; // 2 cells
+        pgc[0xE8] = 0x00;
+        pgc[0xE9] = 0xEA;
+        pgc.resize(0xEA + 48, 0);
+        // Cell 0: category byte = 0x80 (middle of angle block), 5s BCD.
+        pgc[0xEA] = 0x80;
+        pgc[0xEA + 6] = 0x05;
+        pgc[0xEA + 8..0xEA + 12].copy_from_slice(&10u32.to_be_bytes());
+        // Cell 1: category 0x00 (plain feature), 7s BCD.
+        pgc[0xEA + 24] = 0x00;
+        pgc[0xEA + 24 + 6] = 0x07;
+        pgc[0xEA + 24 + 8..0xEA + 24 + 12].copy_from_slice(&20u32.to_be_bytes());
+        let title = parse_pgc(&pgc, 0, 2).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(title.cells[0].category, 0x80);
+        assert!((title.cells[0].duration_secs - 5.0).abs() < 0.01);
+        assert_eq!(title.cells[1].category, 0x00);
+        assert!((title.cells[1].duration_secs - 7.0).abs() < 0.01);
+        // The leading secondary-block cell is filtered out of the feature.
+        assert_eq!(title.feature_start_cell(), 1);
+    }
+
     /// Regression: a crafted IFO whose program-map byte names a first_cell
     /// index larger than the actual cell count must NOT panic. Before the fix,
     /// `cell_durations[..first_cell.saturating_sub(1)]` would panic with an

src/io/pipeline.rs

@@ -290,6 +290,16 @@ impl<I: Send + 'static, R: Send + 'static> Pipeline<I, R> {
                 let mut first_err: Option<Error> = None;
                 let mut stopped = false;
 
+                // Rolling apply-throughput summary. The per-item "apply: OK"
+                // line was 99% of the mux log; collapse it into a periodic
+                // summary (count, avg ms, items/s) emitted ~every 5 s while
+                // debug tracing is on. The individual slow-apply ("took … s")
+                // STALL events below stay visible — those are signal, not noise.
+                let mut summary_count: u64 = 0;
+                let mut summary_nanos: u128 = 0;
+                let mut summary_since = Instant::now();
+                const SUMMARY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+
                 while let Ok(item) = rx.recv() {
                     let debug = debug_enabled();
                     if debug {
@@ -338,21 +348,50 @@ impl<I: Send + 'static, R: Send + 'static> Pipeline<I, R> {
                     if let Some(start) = apply_start {
                         let apply_elapsed = start.elapsed();
                         if apply_elapsed > Duration::from_millis(100) {
+                            // STALL event — a single slow apply. Keep it visible:
+                            // its presence is a signal, not per-frame noise.
                             tracing::debug!(
                                 "Pipeline apply: took {:.2}s, item={}",
                                 apply_elapsed.as_secs_f64(),
                                 std::any::type_name::<I>()
                             );
-                        } else {
+                        }
+                        // Benign per-item OK: roll into the periodic summary
+                        // rather than logging one line per frame.
+                        summary_count += 1;
+                        summary_nanos += apply_elapsed.as_nanos();
+                        if summary_since.elapsed() >= SUMMARY_INTERVAL && summary_count > 0 {
+                            let secs = summary_since.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+                            let avg_ms = (summary_nanos as f64 / summary_count as f64) / 1_000_000.0;
                             tracing::debug!(
-                                "Pipeline apply: OK in {:.3}ms, item={}",
+                                "Pipeline apply summary: {} items in {:.1}s, avg {:.3}ms, {:.0} items/s, type={}",
-                                apply_elapsed.as_micros(),
+                                summary_count,
+                                secs,
+                                avg_ms,
+                                summary_count as f64 / secs.max(1e-9),
                                 std::any::type_name::<I>()
                             );
+                            summary_count = 0;
+                            summary_nanos = 0;
+                            summary_since = Instant::now();
                         }
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Flush the residual apply-summary tail at end-of-stream so the
+                // last partial window's item count isn't silently dropped.
+                if summary_count > 0 && debug_enabled() {
+                    let secs = summary_since.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+                    let avg_ms = (summary_nanos as f64 / summary_count as f64) / 1_000_000.0;
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        "Pipeline apply summary (final): {} items in {:.1}s, avg {:.3}ms, type={}",
+                        summary_count,
+                        secs,
+                        avg_ms,
+                        std::any::type_name::<I>()
+                    );
+                }
+
                 // Final abandonment check: the common leak case is a
                 // consumer wedged inside `apply` (a blocking write
                 // syscall). When that syscall finally returns, the
@@ -401,13 +440,16 @@ impl<I: Send + 'static, R: Send + 'static> Pipeline<I, R> {
                 if let Some(start) = start {
                     let elapsed = start.elapsed();
                     if elapsed > Duration::from_millis(10) {
+                        // BLOCKED event — back-pressure stall. Keep visible.
                         tracing::debug!(
                             "Pipeline send: blocked {:.2}s, item={}",
                             elapsed.as_secs_f64(),
                             std::any::type_name::<I>()
                         );
                     } else {
-                        tracing::debug!("Pipeline send: OK in {:.3}ms", elapsed.as_micros());
+                        // Benign per-item OK: trace-level (L4) only; the
+                        // apply-side rolling summary carries throughput.
+                        tracing::trace!("Pipeline send: OK in {:.3}ms", elapsed.as_micros());
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(())

src/io/writeback_file/mod.rs

@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ pub(crate) struct WritebackFile {
     file: File,
     pipeline: WritebackPipeline,
     pos: u64,
+    /// Count of position-moving seeks (for the finalize summary). The MKV muxer
+    /// seeks back occasionally (cluster size patching, Cues, Segment header
+    /// backpatch); the per-seek DEBUG line is trace-level now, and this rolls
+    /// the total into one finalize summary.
+    seek_count: u64,
+    /// Sum of |delta| over all position-moving seeks, in bytes.
+    seek_bytes: u64,
 }
 
 impl WritebackFile {
@@ -115,6 +122,8 @@ impl WritebackFile {
             file,
             pipeline,
             pos,
+            seek_count: 0,
+            seek_bytes: 0,
         })
     }
 
@@ -176,6 +185,14 @@ impl WritebackFile {
     /// then external commit/DB update) must not treat `Ok(())` as a
     /// durability barrier.
     pub(crate) fn sync_all(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.seek_count > 0 {
+            tracing::debug!(
+                target: "mux",
+                "WritebackFile finalize: {} seeks, {} bytes seeked total",
+                self.seek_count,
+                self.seek_bytes
+            );
+        }
         self.pipeline.finalize();
         platform::durable_sync(&self.file)
     }
@@ -219,10 +236,14 @@ impl Seek for WritebackFile {
             let from_pos = self.pos;
             let to_pos = p;
             let delta: i64 = (to_pos as i64).wrapping_sub(from_pos as i64);
-            tracing::debug!(
+            // Per-seek detail is trace-level (L4) — benign and high-frequency.
+            // The aggregate (count + total bytes) is logged once at finalize.
+            tracing::trace!(
                 target: "mux",
                 "WritebackFile seek from={from_pos} to={to_pos} delta={delta}"
             );
+            self.seek_count += 1;
+            self.seek_bytes += delta.unsigned_abs();
             self.pipeline.handle_seek(p);
             self.pos = p;
         }

src/lib.rs

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ pub mod aacs;
 pub(crate) mod clpi;
 pub mod css;
 pub mod decrypt;
+pub mod diag;
 pub mod disc;
 pub mod drive;
 pub mod error;

src/mux/codec/ac3.rs

@@ -261,6 +261,81 @@ fn frame_duration_ns(data: &[u8], bsid: u8) -> u64 {
     (samples * 1_000_000_000 + rate / 2) / rate
 }
 
+/// Base channel count per AC-3 `acmod` (A/52 Table 5.8), BEFORE the LFE.
+/// Index is the 3-bit acmod value; add 1 when `lfeon` is set.
+///
+/// ```text
+///   0 = 1+1 (Ch1, Ch2)  -> 2     4 = 3/0 (L,C,R)        -> 3
+///   1 = 1/0 (C, mono)   -> 1     5 = 2/1 (L,R,S)        -> 3
+///   2 = 2/0 (L, R)      -> 2     6 = 3/1 (L,C,R,S)      -> 4
+///   3 = 3/0 (L,C,R)     -> 3     7 = 3/2 (L,C,R,SL,SR)  -> 5
+/// ```
+const ACMOD_CHANNELS: [u8; 8] = [2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5];
+
+/// Decode the channel count of an (E-)AC-3 frame from its bitstream `acmod` and
+/// `lfeon`, starting at the 0x0B77 syncword. Returns `None` when the frame is
+/// too short to carry the BSI bits.
+///
+/// This is the AUTHORITATIVE channel count for the track header: the DVD IFO
+/// `audio_attr_t.channels` nibble is a well-known unreliable/stale field, so
+/// the muxer prefers this over the IFO-claimed count (mirrors MakeMKV /
+/// HandBrake, which never trust the IFO audio nibble). LFE adds one channel
+/// (e.g. acmod=7 + lfeon → 6 = 5.1).
+///
+/// Bit layout from the syncword (A/52 §5.3.2 BSI):
+///
+/// ```text
+///   byte 5: bsid(5) | bsmod(3)
+///   byte 6: acmod(3) | [cmixlev(2) if acmod has a centre and acmod!=1]
+///                    | [surmixlev(2) if acmod has surround]
+///                    | [dsurmod(2) if acmod==2] | lfeon(1) | ...
+/// ```
+///
+/// `acmod` therefore always occupies byte-6 bits 7-5; `lfeon` follows a
+/// variable number of optional 2-bit fields, so we track the bit cursor.
+pub(crate) fn acmod_channels(data: &[u8]) -> Option<u8> {
+    // Need at least bytes 0..=6 to read acmod (byte 6) and its trailing
+    // optional fields + lfeon (which never spills past byte 7 for any acmod).
+    if data.len() < 8 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let bsid = get_bsid(data);
+    // E-AC-3 (bsid >= 11, Annex E) uses a different BSI layout. DVD audio is
+    // always legacy AC-3 (bsid <= 8); for E-AC-3 we don't decode acmod here
+    // and let the caller fall back to the passed channel count.
+    if bsid >= 11 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    // Bit cursor over `data`, MSB-first, starting at byte 6 bit 7 (= bit 48).
+    let mut bit = 6 * 8;
+    let read = |n: usize, bit: &mut usize| -> u32 {
+        let mut v = 0u32;
+        for _ in 0..n {
+            let byte = data[*bit / 8];
+            let shift = 7 - (*bit % 8);
+            v = (v << 1) | ((byte >> shift) & 1) as u32;
+            *bit += 1;
+        }
+        v
+    };
+    let acmod = read(3, &mut bit) as usize;
+    // cmixlev: present when acmod has a centre channel AND is not the 1/0
+    // (centre-only) mode — i.e. acmod & 0x1 != 0 && acmod != 0x1.
+    if (acmod & 0x1) != 0 && acmod != 0x1 {
+        let _cmixlev = read(2, &mut bit);
+    }
+    // surmixlev: present when acmod has a surround channel (acmod & 0x4).
+    if (acmod & 0x4) != 0 {
+        let _surmixlev = read(2, &mut bit);
+    }
+    // dsurmod: present only for the 2/0 (stereo) mode.
+    if acmod == 0x2 {
+        let _dsurmod = read(2, &mut bit);
+    }
+    let lfeon = read(1, &mut bit);
+    Some(ACMOD_CHANNELS[acmod] + lfeon as u8)
+}
+
 /// Find AC3/E-AC-3 syncword (0x0B77) in data.
 fn find_ac3_sync(data: &[u8]) -> Option<usize> {
     (0..data.len().saturating_sub(1)).find(|&i| data[i] == 0x0B && data[i + 1] == 0x77)
@@ -968,6 +1043,112 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(parser.flush().is_empty());
     }
 
+    // --- acmod_channels: channel count from the AC-3 BSI bitstream ---
+
+    /// Build a minimal AC-3 BSI header (8 bytes) with a given acmod + lfeon.
+    /// byte5 = bsid<<3 (bsmod=0); byte6 carries acmod in bits 7-5 followed by
+    /// the optional mix-level fields and lfeon. We construct byte6/7 by writing
+    /// bits MSB-first in the exact order acmod_channels reads them.
+    fn make_bsi(acmod: u8, lfeon: bool) -> Vec<u8> {
+        // Collect the bit sequence after byte 6 bit 7: acmod(3), [cmixlev(2)],
+        // [surmixlev(2)], [dsurmod(2)], lfeon(1). Mix-level/dsurmod bits are
+        // arbitrary (0 here) — only their PRESENCE shifts lfeon's position.
+        let mut bits: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        for i in (0..3).rev() {
+            bits.push((acmod >> i) & 1);
+        }
+        if (acmod & 0x1) != 0 && acmod != 0x1 {
+            bits.push(0);
+            bits.push(0); // cmixlev
+        }
+        if (acmod & 0x4) != 0 {
+            bits.push(0);
+            bits.push(0); // surmixlev
+        }
+        if acmod == 0x2 {
+            bits.push(0);
+            bits.push(0); // dsurmod
+        }
+        bits.push(lfeon as u8); // lfeon
+        // Pack bits MSB-first starting at byte 6.
+        let mut frame = vec![0u8; 8];
+        frame[0] = 0x0B;
+        frame[1] = 0x77;
+        frame[5] = 8 << 3; // bsid = 8 (legacy AC-3), bsmod = 0
+        for (idx, &b) in bits.iter().enumerate() {
+            let bitpos = 6 * 8 + idx;
+            if b != 0 {
+                frame[bitpos / 8] |= 1 << (7 - (bitpos % 8));
+            }
+        }
+        frame
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_stereo_2_0_no_lfe() {
+        // acmod=2 (2/0 L,R), no LFE → 2 channels. Verifies the channel count is
+        // read from the AC-3 bitstream's acmod, independent of any IFO claim.
+        // (A disc whose IFO lists 5.1 but where the wrong physical substream is
+        // selected is a separate stream-SELECTION bug, not this label path —
+        // tracked for rc.5.2.)
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(2, false)), Some(2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_5_1() {
+        // acmod=7 (3/2 L,C,R,SL,SR) + LFE → 6 channels (5.1).
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(7, true)), Some(6));
+        // 3/2 without LFE → 5 channels.
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(7, false)), Some(5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_mono_and_dual_mono() {
+        // acmod=1 (1/0 centre/mono) → 1; with LFE → 2.
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(1, false)), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(1, true)), Some(2));
+        // acmod=0 (1+1 dual mono) → 2 base channels.
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(0, false)), Some(2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_3_0_and_2_1() {
+        // acmod=4 (3/0 L,C,R) → 3 (exercises cmixlev present, surmixlev absent).
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(4, false)), Some(3));
+        // acmod=5 (2/1 L,R,S) → 3 (surmixlev present, no centre).
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(5, false)), Some(3));
+        // acmod=6 (3/1) + LFE → 5; lfeon position shifts after both
+        // cmixlev (centre) and surmixlev (surround) 2-bit fields.
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&make_bsi(6, true)), Some(5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_short_frame_is_none() {
+        // Fewer than 8 bytes cannot carry the BSI bits → None (caller falls
+        // back to the IFO-claimed channel count).
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&[0x0B, 0x77, 0, 0, 0, 8 << 3]), None);
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&[]), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_eac3_is_none() {
+        // E-AC-3 (bsid >= 11) uses a different BSI layout; acmod_channels
+        // declines so the caller keeps the passed count.
+        let mut data = make_bsi(2, false);
+        data[5] = 16 << 3; // bsid = 16 (E-AC-3)
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&data), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn acmod_channels_parses_real_built_frame() {
+        // A frame built by make_ac3_frame (fscod/frmsizecod set, acmod bits 0)
+        // decodes acmod=0 → 2 channels (dual mono), confirming the cursor lands
+        // on the right bytes for a fully-formed frame, not just a stub header.
+        let frame = make_ac3_frame(0, 2);
+        // make_ac3_frame leaves byte 6 = 0 → acmod=0, lfeon=0 → 2 channels.
+        assert_eq!(acmod_channels(&frame), Some(2));
+    }
+
     // helper: PES with a generic pts for E-AC-3 tests
     fn make_eac3_pes(data: Vec<u8>) -> PesPacket {
         PesPacket {

src/mux/disc.rs

@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ pub struct DiscStream {
     halt: Option<Halt>,
     event_fn: Option<Box<dyn Fn(Event) + Send>>,
     eof: bool,
+    /// Count of dropped DVD navigation packets (private_stream_2, 0xBF) — these
+    /// are expected on every disc; tallied and summarised once at EOF instead of
+    /// a per-packet WARN.
+    dropped_nav_packets: u64,
 
     // Cumulative bytes successfully read from the source. Drives
     // EventKind::BytesRead emission and autorip's per-device progress.
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ impl DiscStream {
             halt: None,
             event_fn: None,
             eof: false,
+            dropped_nav_packets: 0,
             bytes_read_total: 0,
             bytes_total_extents,
             ts_demuxer,
@@ -578,6 +583,13 @@ impl crate::pes::Stream for DiscStream {
             let t0 = self.profiling.then(std::time::Instant::now);
             if !self.fill_extents()? {
                 self.eof = true;
+                if self.dropped_nav_packets > 0 {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        target: "mux",
+                        "dropped {} DVD navigation packets (private_stream_2/0xBF) — expected, carry no elementary stream",
+                        self.dropped_nav_packets
+                    );
+                }
                 // Flush demuxer — last PES packet may still be in the assembler
                 if let Some(ref mut demuxer) = self.ts_demuxer {
                     for pes in &demuxer.flush() {
@@ -603,12 +615,20 @@ impl crate::pes::Stream for DiscStream {
                         // pipelined_stream.rs); the old (sub_id & 0x1F)+1
                         // heuristic mis-routed VobSub into the AC-3 parser.
                         let Some(pid) = ps.dvd_pid() else {
+                            if ps.is_nav() {
+                                // Expected DVD navigation packet (PCI/DSI) —
+                                // tally, no WARN.
+                                self.dropped_nav_packets += 1;
+                            } else {
+                                // Unexpected unmappable stream_id (a
+                                // possibly-dropped real stream). Keep the WARN.
                                 tracing::warn!(
                                     target: "mux",
                                     "dropping unmappable PS packet (stream_id={:#04x}, sub_stream_id={:?})",
                                     ps.stream_id,
                                     ps.sub_stream_id,
                                 );
+                            }
                             continue;
                         };
                         let Some((_, track)) =
@@ -714,12 +734,20 @@ impl crate::pes::Stream for DiscStream {
                     // pipelined_stream.rs); the old (sub_id & 0x1F)+1
                     // heuristic mis-routed VobSub into the AC-3 parser.
                     let Some(pid) = ps.dvd_pid() else {
+                        if ps.is_nav() {
+                            // Expected DVD navigation packet (PCI/DSI) — tally,
+                            // no WARN.
+                            self.dropped_nav_packets += 1;
+                        } else {
+                            // Unexpected unmappable stream_id (a possibly-dropped
+                            // real stream). Keep the individual WARN.
                             tracing::warn!(
                                 target: "mux",
                                 "dropping unmappable PS packet (stream_id={:#04x}, sub_stream_id={:?})",
                                 ps.stream_id,
                                 ps.sub_stream_id,
                             );
+                        }
                         continue;
                     };
                     let Some((_, track)) =

src/mux/ebml.rs

@@ -419,6 +419,11 @@ pub const CODEC_ID: u32 = 0x86;
 pub const CODEC_PRIVATE: u32 = 0x63A2;
 pub const TRACK_NAME: u32 = 0x536E;
 pub const DEFAULT_DURATION: u32 = 0x23_E383;
+/// DefaultDecodedFieldDuration — nanoseconds per FIELD (half a frame for
+/// interlaced content). Emitting it on an interlaced track tells a reader the
+/// field rate so it stops halving the frame rate (Windows shell shows 12.5 fps
+/// for a 25 fps 576i stream without it). RFC 9559 / Matroska v4.
+pub const DEFAULT_DECODED_FIELD_DURATION: u32 = 0x23_4E7A;
 
 // Video
 pub const VIDEO: u32 = 0xE0;
@@ -434,6 +439,10 @@ pub const INTERLACED_PROGRESSIVE: u64 = 2;
 // NTSC DVD (480i) and HD (1080i) are top-field-first; PAL DVD (576i) is
 // bottom-field-first. 0xFF is our sentinel for "undetermined / omit".
 pub const FIELD_ORDER_TFF: u8 = 2;
+// Bottom-field-first. Retained for completeness/round-trip tests; the muxer
+// emits TFF for all DVD/HD interlaced content (DV is the only common BFF
+// source and freemkv does not produce it).
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const FIELD_ORDER_BFF: u8 = 9;
 pub const FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED: u8 = 0xFF;
 pub const DISPLAY_WIDTH: u32 = 0x54B0;
@@ -472,6 +481,18 @@ pub const CUE_TRACK_POSITIONS: u32 = 0xB7;
 pub const CUE_TRACK: u32 = 0xF7;
 pub const CUE_CLUSTER_POSITION: u32 = 0xF1;
 
+// Tags — per-track statistics tags. mkvmerge convention: a `BPS` SimpleTag
+// per track carries the bits-per-second so readers (Windows Explorer's MKV
+// property handler) that read the container tag rather than computing from
+// stream size show a bitrate for every track, not just CBR audio.
+pub const TAGS: u32 = 0x1254_C367;
+pub const TAG: u32 = 0x7373;
+pub const TARGETS: u32 = 0x63C0;
+pub const TAG_TRACK_UID: u32 = 0x63C5;
+pub const SIMPLE_TAG: u32 = 0x67C8;
+pub const TAG_NAME: u32 = 0x45A3;
+pub const TAG_STRING: u32 = 0x4487;
+
 // Chapters
 pub const CHAPTERS: u32 = 0x1043_A770;
 pub const EDITION_ENTRY: u32 = 0x45B9;

src/mux/mkv.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ pub struct MkvTrack {
     // meaningful when interlaced; `FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED` omits it.
     pub interlaced: bool,
     pub field_order: u8,
+    /// DefaultDecodedFieldDuration (ns per field) for interlaced video — half
+    /// the frame `default_duration_ns`. 0 = omit (progressive / unknown).
+    pub field_duration_ns: u64,
     // Audio-specific
     pub sample_rate: f64,
     pub channels: u8,
@@ -131,17 +134,25 @@ impl MkvTrack {
             colour_primaries: primaries,
             colour_range: range,
             interlaced: v.resolution.is_interlaced(),
-            // PAL DVD (576i) is bottom-field-first; NTSC DVD (480i) is
+            // PAL DVD (576i), NTSC DVD (480i), and HD interlaced (1080i) are
-            // top-field-first. HD interlaced (1080i) is top-field-first.
+            // all top-field-first ("almost everything but DV is TFF"). MediaInfo
-            // Progressive content leaves the field order undetermined.
+            // reads "Top Field First" off the MPEG-2 picture coding extension,
+            // so the container element must agree — emitting BFF here for 576i
+            // (the pre-rc.5.1 value) was a wrong container value that disagreed
+            // with the stream. Progressive content leaves the order undetermined.
             field_order: if v.resolution.is_interlaced() {
-                match v.resolution {
+                ebml::FIELD_ORDER_TFF
-                    Resolution::R576i => ebml::FIELD_ORDER_BFF,
-                    _ => ebml::FIELD_ORDER_TFF,
-                }
             } else {
                 ebml::FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED
             },
+            // One field is half a frame. For 576i 25 fps (40 ms frame) this is
+            // 20 ms; for 480i 29.97 fps (~33.4 ms frame) ~16.68 ms. Only set on
+            // interlaced tracks with a known frame duration.
+            field_duration_ns: if v.resolution.is_interlaced() && default_duration_ns > 0 {
+                default_duration_ns / 2
+            } else {
+                0
+            },
             sample_rate: 0.0,
             channels: 0,
             bit_depth: 0,
@@ -214,6 +225,7 @@ impl MkvTrack {
             colour_range: 0,
             interlaced: false,
             field_order: ebml::FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED,
+            field_duration_ns: 0,
             sample_rate: sr,
             channels: ch,
             bit_depth: 0,
@@ -249,6 +261,7 @@ impl MkvTrack {
             colour_range: 0,
             interlaced: false,
             field_order: ebml::FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED,
+            field_duration_ns: 0,
             sample_rate: 0.0,
             channels: 0,
             bit_depth: 0,
@@ -305,6 +318,33 @@ pub struct MkvMuxer<W: Write + Seek> {
     info_offset: u64,
     tracks_offset: u64,
     chapters_offset: Option<u64>,
+    /// Total payload bytes muxed PER TRACK (index = track_idx). Used to emit a
+    /// per-track `BPS` statistics tag (bytes*8/duration) at finalize so Windows
+    /// shows a bitrate for every track, not just CBR audio.
+    track_bytes: Vec<u64>,
+    /// Track UIDs in track order (parallels `track_bytes`), for the BPS Targets.
+    track_uids: Vec<u64>,
+    /// Segment duration in seconds (from `Info`), for the BPS denominator.
+    duration_secs: f64,
+    /// Per-AC-3-audio-track channel-correction state. The DVD IFO audio nibble
+    /// is unreliable, so the channel count written in the track header is
+    /// corrected from the AC-3 bitstream `acmod` of the first frame on the
+    /// track. Each entry records the file offset of the 1-byte Channels value
+    /// (to patch in place) and the IFO-claimed count (to warn on disagreement);
+    /// `corrected` flips once patched so we only act on the first frame.
+    ac3_channel_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, Ac3ChannelFixup>,
+}
+
+/// Deferred AC-3 channel-count correction: the track header's `Channels` byte
+/// is written up-front from the (unreliable) IFO count; on the first AC-3 frame
+/// for the track the value is rewritten from the bitstream `acmod`.
+struct Ac3ChannelFixup {
+    /// Absolute file offset of the 1-byte Channels value in the Tracks element.
+    value_offset: u64,
+    /// Channel count the IFO claimed (already written at `value_offset`).
+    claimed: u8,
+    /// True once the first frame has been parsed and the value finalised.
+    corrected: bool,
 }
 
 /// TimestampScale: nanoseconds per Matroska timestamp tick. 0.1 ms (100_000 ns).
@@ -645,10 +685,15 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
         let tracks_start = writer.stream_position()?;
         let tracks_offset = tracks_start - segment_start;
         let tracks_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut writer, ebml::TRACKS)?;
+        let mut track_uids: Vec<u64> = Vec::with_capacity(tracks.len());
+        let mut ac3_channel_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, Ac3ChannelFixup> =
+            std::collections::HashMap::new();
         for (i, track) in tracks.iter().enumerate() {
+            let track_uid = (i + 1) as u64 | 0x100_0000;
+            track_uids.push(track_uid);
             let entry_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut writer, ebml::TRACK_ENTRY)?;
             ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::TRACK_NUMBER, (i + 1) as u64)?;
-            ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::TRACK_UID, (i + 1) as u64 | 0x100_0000)?;
+            ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::TRACK_UID, track_uid)?;
             ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::TRACK_TYPE, track.track_type)?;
             ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::FLAG_LACING, 0)?;
             ebml::write_string(&mut writer, ebml::CODEC_ID, track.codec_id)?;
@@ -682,6 +727,23 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
                 )?;
             }
 
+            // DefaultDecodedFieldDuration (one FIELD = half a frame) on
+            // interlaced tracks. Per the Matroska schema it is a DIRECT child
+            // of TrackEntry (NOT inside Video). Without it an interlace-aware
+            // reader (Windows shell) assumes "block = one field" and reports
+            // half the frame rate (12.5 instead of 25 for 576i). DefaultDuration
+            // above stays the full-frame period (40 ms); this is 20 ms.
+            if track.track_type == ebml::TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO
+                && track.interlaced
+                && track.field_duration_ns > 0
+            {
+                ebml::write_uint(
+                    &mut writer,
+                    ebml::DEFAULT_DECODED_FIELD_DURATION,
+                    track.field_duration_ns,
+                )?;
+            }
+
             // Video-specific
             if track.track_type == ebml::TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO && track.pixel_width > 0 {
                 let vid_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut writer, ebml::VIDEO)?;
@@ -748,7 +810,23 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
                 // Omit Channels when unknown (0) — Matroska defaults it to 1
                 // rather than us fabricating a 6-channel count.
                 if track.channels > 0 {
+                    // Record the offset of the 1-byte Channels value so an AC-3
+                    // track can correct it from the bitstream acmod on its first
+                    // frame (the IFO nibble is unreliable). write_uint emits
+                    // ID(0x9F, 1B) + size(0x81, 1B) + value(1B) for 1..=255, so
+                    // the value byte sits 2 bytes after the element start.
+                    let chan_elem_pos = writer.stream_position()?;
                     ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::CHANNELS, track.channels as u64)?;
+                    if track.codec_id == ebml::CODEC_AC3 {
+                        ac3_channel_fixups.insert(
+                            i,
+                            Ac3ChannelFixup {
+                                value_offset: chan_elem_pos + 2,
+                                claimed: track.channels,
+                                corrected: false,
+                            },
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
                 if track.bit_depth > 0 {
                     ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::BIT_DEPTH, track.bit_depth as u64)?;
@@ -803,6 +881,10 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
             info_offset,
             tracks_offset,
             chapters_offset,
+            track_bytes: vec![0u64; tracks.len()],
+            track_uids,
+            duration_secs,
+            ac3_channel_fixups,
         })
     }
 
@@ -969,6 +1051,42 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
         }
         self.frame_count += 1;
 
+        // Per-track byte total for the finalize-time BPS statistics tag.
+        if let Some(b) = self.track_bytes.get_mut(track_idx) {
+            *b += data.len() as u64;
+        }
+
+        // Correct the AC-3 track's Channels element from the bitstream acmod on
+        // the FIRST frame of the track. The DVD IFO audio nibble is unreliable
+        // (it claims 5.1 on a 2.0 stream); the bitstream acmod is authoritative.
+        // Only the first frame triggers it; the byte width is unchanged so the
+        // patch is a single-byte in-place rewrite (then restore position).
+        if let Some(fixup) = self.ac3_channel_fixups.get_mut(&track_idx) {
+            if !fixup.corrected {
+                match super::codec::ac3::acmod_channels(data) {
+                    Some(actual) if actual > 0 => {
+                        if actual != fixup.claimed {
+                            tracing::warn!(
+                                target: "mux",
+                                "AC-3 track {track_idx}: IFO claimed {} channels but bitstream acmod says {}; trusting the bitstream (possible wrong-stream selection)",
+                                fixup.claimed,
+                                actual,
+                            );
+                            let here = self.writer.stream_position()?;
+                            self.writer
+                                .seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(fixup.value_offset))?;
+                            self.writer.write_all(&[actual])?;
+                            self.writer.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(here))?;
+                        }
+                        fixup.corrected = true;
+                    }
+                    // Frame too short to carry the BSI bits — keep the passed
+                    // (IFO) value and try again on the next frame.
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1015,6 +1133,12 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
             ebml::end_master(&mut self.writer, cues_pos)?;
         }
 
+        // Per-track BPS statistics tags (mkvmerge convention). A reader that
+        // reads the container `BPS` tag (Windows Explorer's MKV property
+        // handler) rather than computing bitrate from stream size shows a
+        // bitrate for EVERY track this way, not just CBR audio.
+        self.write_bps_tags()?;
+
         // Back-patch SeekHead SeekPosition values now that all element offsets are known.
         for fixup in &self.seek_fixups {
             let offset = match fixup.target_id {
@@ -1036,6 +1160,48 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Write a `Tags` master with a per-track `BPS` SimpleTag (bytes*8 /
+    /// duration_secs). Mirrors mkvmerge's per-track statistics tag so readers
+    /// that surface the container tag (Windows Explorer) show a bitrate for
+    /// every track. No-op when the duration is unknown (can't compute a rate)
+    /// or no track carried any bytes.
+    fn write_bps_tags(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.duration_secs <= 0.0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if self.track_bytes.iter().all(|&b| b == 0) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let tags_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut self.writer, ebml::TAGS)?;
+        // Snapshot to avoid borrowing self across the writer borrow.
+        let entries: Vec<(u64, u64)> = self
+            .track_uids
+            .iter()
+            .zip(self.track_bytes.iter())
+            .map(|(&uid, &bytes)| (uid, bytes))
+            .collect();
+        for (uid, bytes) in entries {
+            if bytes == 0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+            // bits per second = bytes * 8 / duration_secs, rounded to nearest.
+            let bps = ((bytes as f64) * 8.0 / self.duration_secs).round() as u64;
+            let tag_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut self.writer, ebml::TAG)?;
+            // Targets → TagTrackUID (this tag applies to one track).
+            let targets_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut self.writer, ebml::TARGETS)?;
+            ebml::write_uint(&mut self.writer, ebml::TAG_TRACK_UID, uid)?;
+            ebml::end_master(&mut self.writer, targets_pos)?;
+            // SimpleTag(TagName="BPS", TagString="<bps>").
+            let st_pos = ebml::start_master(&mut self.writer, ebml::SIMPLE_TAG)?;
+            ebml::write_string(&mut self.writer, ebml::TAG_NAME, "BPS")?;
+            ebml::write_string(&mut self.writer, ebml::TAG_STRING, &bps.to_string())?;
+            ebml::end_master(&mut self.writer, st_pos)?;
+            ebml::end_master(&mut self.writer, tag_pos)?;
+        }
+        ebml::end_master(&mut self.writer, tags_pos)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn start_cluster(&mut self, ts_ticks: i64) -> io::Result<()> {
         // Close previous cluster if open
         if self.cluster_open {
@@ -1199,6 +1365,7 @@ mod tests {
             colour_range: 0,
             interlaced: false,
             field_order: ebml::FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED,
+            field_duration_ns: 0,
             sample_rate: 0.0,
             channels: 0,
             bit_depth: 0,
@@ -1226,6 +1393,7 @@ mod tests {
             colour_range: 0,
             interlaced: false,
             field_order: ebml::FIELD_ORDER_UNDETERMINED,
+            field_duration_ns: 0,
             sample_rate: 48000.0,
             channels: 6,
             bit_depth: 0,
@@ -2986,12 +3154,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn video_emits_flag_interlaced_and_field_order() {
-        // An interlaced (576i PAL) track must emit FlagInterlaced=1 and
+        // An interlaced track must emit FlagInterlaced=1 and its FieldOrder
-        // FieldOrder=9 (bottom-field-first). A progressive track must emit
+        // value. A progressive track must emit FlagInterlaced=2 and NO
-        // FlagInterlaced=2 and NO FieldOrder.
+        // FieldOrder.
         let mut interlaced = make_video_track();
         interlaced.interlaced = true;
-        interlaced.field_order = ebml::FIELD_ORDER_BFF;
+        interlaced.field_order = ebml::FIELD_ORDER_TFF;
         let muxer = MkvMuxer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()), &[interlaced], None, 0.0, &[]).unwrap();
         let data = muxer.writer.into_inner();
         let fi = find_id(&data, ebml::FLAG_INTERLACED).expect("FlagInterlaced present");
@@ -3004,8 +3172,8 @@ mod tests {
         let fo = find_id(&data, ebml::FIELD_ORDER).expect("FieldOrder present");
         assert_eq!(
             data[fo + 2],
-            ebml::FIELD_ORDER_BFF,
+            ebml::FIELD_ORDER_TFF,
-            "FieldOrder must be 9 (bottom-field-first) for PAL DVD"
+            "FieldOrder value must round-trip through the writer"
         );
 
         // Progressive track: FlagInterlaced=2, no FieldOrder.
@@ -3030,6 +3198,161 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn video_576i_defaults_to_top_field_first() {
+        // PAL 576i must default to TFF (2), not BFF — the container element must
+        // agree with the MPEG-2 stream (MediaInfo reads "Top Field First" off
+        // the picture coding extension). The pre-rc.5.1 BFF(9) was a wrong value.
+        let v = VideoStream {
+            pid: 0xE0,
+            codec: Codec::Mpeg2,
+            resolution: Resolution::R576i,
+            frame_rate: crate::disc::FrameRate::F25,
+            hdr: HdrFormat::Sdr,
+            color_space: ColorSpace::Bt470bg,
+            display_aspect: Some((16, 9)),
+            secondary: false,
+            label: String::new(),
+        };
+        let t = MkvTrack::video(&v);
+        assert!(t.interlaced, "576i is interlaced");
+        assert_eq!(
+            t.field_order,
+            ebml::FIELD_ORDER_TFF,
+            "576i must default to top-field-first"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn interlaced_576i_emits_default_decoded_field_duration() {
+        // 576i @ 25 fps: DefaultDuration = 40 ms (frame), and
+        // DefaultDecodedFieldDuration = 20 ms (field = half a frame). The field
+        // element stops interlace-aware readers (Windows) halving the frame rate.
+        let v = VideoStream {
+            pid: 0xE0,
+            codec: Codec::Mpeg2,
+            resolution: Resolution::R576i,
+            frame_rate: crate::disc::FrameRate::F25,
+            hdr: HdrFormat::Sdr,
+            color_space: ColorSpace::Bt470bg,
+            display_aspect: None,
+            secondary: false,
+            label: String::new(),
+        };
+        let t = MkvTrack::video(&v);
+        assert_eq!(t.default_duration_ns, 40_000_000, "frame duration is 40 ms");
+        assert_eq!(t.field_duration_ns, 20_000_000, "field duration is 20 ms");
+        let muxer = MkvMuxer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()), &[t], None, 0.0, &[]).unwrap();
+        let data = muxer.writer.into_inner();
+        // DefaultDuration (frame) present and = 40 ms.
+        let dd = find_id(&data, ebml::DEFAULT_DURATION).expect("DefaultDuration present");
+        // [id 3B][size 0x84][4-byte value] — 40_000_000 needs 4 bytes.
+        let frame_ns = u32::from_be_bytes([data[dd + 4], data[dd + 5], data[dd + 6], data[dd + 7]]);
+        assert_eq!(frame_ns, 40_000_000, "DefaultDuration is the full frame");
+        // DefaultDecodedFieldDuration present and = 20 ms.
+        let fd =
+            find_id(&data, ebml::DEFAULT_DECODED_FIELD_DURATION).expect("field duration present");
+        let field_ns = u32::from_be_bytes([data[fd + 4], data[fd + 5], data[fd + 6], data[fd + 7]]);
+        assert_eq!(field_ns, 20_000_000, "field duration is half the frame");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn progressive_video_omits_field_duration() {
+        // A progressive track must NOT carry DefaultDecodedFieldDuration.
+        let t = make_video_track(); // progressive
+        let muxer = MkvMuxer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()), &[t], None, 0.0, &[]).unwrap();
+        let data = muxer.writer.into_inner();
+        assert!(
+            find_id(&data, ebml::DEFAULT_DECODED_FIELD_DURATION).is_none(),
+            "no field duration for progressive content"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn finalize_emits_per_track_bps_tags() {
+        // At finalize a Tags master with a per-track BPS SimpleTag is written.
+        // BPS = bytes*8/duration_secs. With a 10 s duration and a video frame of
+        // 1000 bytes, video BPS = 1000*8/10 = 800.
+        let tracks = [make_video_track(), make_audio_track()];
+        let shared = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new())));
+        let writer = SharedWriter(shared.clone());
+        let mut muxer = MkvMuxer::new(writer, &tracks, None, 10.0, &[]).unwrap();
+        // Video keyframe 1000 bytes; audio frame 500 bytes.
+        muxer
+            .write_frame(0, 0, true, &vec![0xABu8; 1000], None)
+            .unwrap();
+        muxer
+            .write_frame(1, 0, false, &vec![0xCDu8; 500], None)
+            .unwrap();
+        muxer.finish().unwrap();
+        let data = shared.lock().unwrap().clone().into_inner();
+
+        // The Tags master must be present as a top-level Segment child.
+        let children = segment_children(&data);
+        assert!(
+            children.iter().any(|(id, _, _)| *id == ebml::TAGS),
+            "Tags element must be written at finalize"
+        );
+        // The BPS values must appear as TagString text. Video: 800, Audio: 400.
+        let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&data);
+        assert!(text.contains("BPS"), "BPS TagName must be present");
+        assert!(
+            text.contains("800"),
+            "video BPS (1000*8/10) must be present"
+        );
+        assert!(text.contains("400"), "audio BPS (500*8/10) must be present");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_bps_tags_when_duration_unknown() {
+        // With duration 0 (unknown) the BPS rate can't be computed; no Tags.
+        let tracks = [make_video_track()];
+        let frames = vec![(0usize, 0i64, true, vec![0xABu8; 1000])];
+        let (data, _) = mux_to_bytes(&tracks, &[], &frames);
+        let children = segment_children(&data);
+        assert!(
+            !children.iter().any(|(id, _, _)| *id == ebml::TAGS),
+            "no Tags element when duration is unknown"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ac3_channels_corrected_from_bitstream_acmod() {
+        // The audio track header claims 6 channels (IFO 5.1), but the AC-3
+        // bitstream's first frame has acmod=2 (2.0 stereo). The Channels element
+        // must be rewritten to 2 from the bitstream, not left at the IFO's 6.
+        let mut audio = make_audio_track(); // codec A_AC3, channels = 6
+        audio.channels = 6;
+        let video = make_video_track();
+        let shared = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new())));
+        let writer = SharedWriter(shared.clone());
+        let mut muxer = MkvMuxer::new(writer, &[video, audio], None, 0.0, &[]).unwrap();
+        // A minimal AC-3 BSI with acmod=2 (2/0 stereo), no LFE → 2 channels.
+        // byte5 = bsid 8 (legacy AC-3). byte6: acmod(010) | dsurmod(00) |
+        // lfeon(0) = 0b0100_0000 = 0x40. acmod_channels only needs >= 8 bytes.
+        let ac3 = vec![0x0B, 0x77, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 8 << 3, 0x40, 0x00];
+        // Open a cluster with a video keyframe first (cluster invariant).
+        muxer.write_frame(0, 0, true, &[0x01, 0x02], None).unwrap();
+        muxer.write_frame(1, 0, false, &ac3, None).unwrap();
+        muxer.finish().unwrap();
+        let data = shared.lock().unwrap().clone().into_inner();
+
+        // Locate the Channels element (0x9F) WITHIN the Tracks body (so a stray
+        // 0x9F in cluster/AC-3 payload can't be mistaken for the element) and
+        // assert the value byte is 2.
+        let (tracks_start, tracks_size) = segment_children(&data)
+            .into_iter()
+            .find_map(|(id, off, sz)| (id == ebml::TRACKS).then_some((off, sz as usize)))
+            .expect("Tracks element present");
+        let tracks_body = &data[tracks_start..tracks_start + tracks_size];
+        let ch = find_id(tracks_body, ebml::CHANNELS).expect("Channels element present");
+        assert_eq!(
+            tracks_body[ch + 2],
+            2,
+            "Channels must be corrected to 2 (bitstream acmod), not 6 (IFO)"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn dolby_vision_track_emits_block_addition_mapping() {
         // A DV track (dv_config set) must emit BlockAdditionMapping (0x41E4)

src/mux/pipelined_stream.rs

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ pub struct PipelinedPesStream {
     /// decrypt failure instead of reporting a perfect rip. `None` for pipelines
     /// with no AACS decrypt step (e.g. the M2TS byte-stream path).
     decrypt_loss: Option<std::sync::Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64>>,
+    /// Count of dropped DVD navigation packets (private_stream_2, 0xBF). These
+    /// are expected on every disc; instead of a per-packet WARN they're tallied
+    /// and summarised once at EOF.
+    dropped_nav_packets: u64,
 }
 
 impl PipelinedPesStream {
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ impl PipelinedPesStream {
             eof: false,
             skip_parse: std::env::var_os("FREEMKV_SKIP_PARSE").is_some(),
             decrypt_loss: None,
+            dropped_nav_packets: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -174,12 +179,19 @@ impl PipelinedPesStream {
             // subtitle sub-id 0x20+j with audio track j+1, feeding
             // VobSub PES into the AC-3 parser.
             let Some(pid) = ps.dvd_pid() else {
+                if ps.is_nav() {
+                    // Expected DVD navigation packet (PCI/DSI) — tally, no WARN.
+                    self.dropped_nav_packets += 1;
+                } else {
+                    // Unexpected unmappable stream_id — a possibly-dropped real
+                    // stream. Keep the individual WARN: its repetition is signal.
                     tracing::warn!(
                         target: "mux",
                         "dropping unmappable PS packet (stream_id={:#04x}, sub_stream_id={:?})",
                         ps.stream_id,
                         ps.sub_stream_id,
                     );
+                }
                 continue;
             };
             let Some((_, track)) = self.pid_to_track.iter().find(|(p, _)| *p == pid).copied()
@@ -227,6 +239,13 @@ impl Stream for PipelinedPesStream {
                 }
                 false => {
                     self.eof = true;
+                    if self.dropped_nav_packets > 0 {
+                        tracing::debug!(
+                            target: "mux",
+                            "dropped {} DVD navigation packets (private_stream_2/0xBF) — expected, carry no elementary stream",
+                            self.dropped_nav_packets
+                        );
+                    }
                     // Drain any access unit a parser buffered past the last
                     // PES (e.g. DTS-HD's final core+extension unit).
                     let pid_to_track = &self.pid_to_track;

src/mux/ps.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const PROGRAM_END_ID: u8 = 0xB9;
 
 /// Private stream 1 (AC3, DTS, LPCM, subtitles).
 const PRIVATE_STREAM_1: u8 = 0xBD;
+/// Private stream 2 (0xBF) — DVD navigation (PCI/DSI). Carries no muxable
+/// elementary stream; expected to be dropped on every disc.
+const PRIVATE_STREAM_2: u8 = 0xBF;
 
 /// Hard cap on the demuxer's reassembly buffer. A length-0 (unbounded) video
 /// PES is delimited by the next PS-layer boundary; if a corrupt stream declares
@@ -108,6 +111,16 @@ impl PsPacket {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Whether this is a DVD navigation packet (private_stream_2, 0xBF —
+    /// PCI/DSI). These carry no muxable elementary stream and are EXPECTED to
+    /// be dropped on every DVD, so a per-packet WARN is noise: the mux loops
+    /// count them and emit one finalize summary instead. A `dvd_pid()` of
+    /// `None` for any OTHER stream_id is unexpected (a possibly-dropped real
+    /// stream) and stays an individual WARN.
+    pub fn is_nav(&self) -> bool {
+        self.stream_id == PRIVATE_STREAM_2
+    }
 }
 
 /// MPEG-2 Program Stream demuxer.

src/scsi/mod.rs

@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ impl ScsiSense {
         self.sense_key == SENSE_KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST
     }
 
+    /// `true` for sense `05/6F/03` — MMC "READ OF SCRAMBLED SECTOR WITHOUT
+    /// AUTHENTICATION". The drive is enforcing CSS and the bus-auth read gate
+    /// is not (or no longer) open. Unlike a bare ILLEGAL REQUEST, this is
+    /// positive proof the sector is CSS-scrambled — the CSS crack scan keys on
+    /// it to distinguish "encrypted but locked" from "unreadable", and must
+    /// never collapse it to "unencrypted".
+    pub fn is_css_locked(&self) -> bool {
+        self.sense_key == SENSE_KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST && self.asc == 0x6F && self.ascq == 0x03
+    }
+
     /// `true` if `sense_key == ABORTED COMMAND (B)` — transient; one
     /// retry is usually safe.
     pub fn is_aborted_command(&self) -> bool {