Inserting chapter markers into a title

07Editing

3Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen.

4To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left.

Note

•It may not be possible to erase chapters less than 5 seconds long.

•It may not always be possible to combine two chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter has been divided into three, then the middle chapter erased, it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one.

VR mode

You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP MARK button while playing the title or during recording. This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content but also for editing purposes.

PAUSE

CHP

MARK

1Start playback of the title you want to create new chapter markers in.

You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator menu to do this.

2Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a new chapter to begin.

A chapter marker icon appears on-screen briefly to confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted:

• For greater control over the exact position of chapter markers it can be useful to use the PAUSE button and/or the slow-motion and frame advance/reverse

controls ( ).

Note

•You cannot insert chapter markers during Auto Start Recording.

•If you pause a recording in VR mode, the recorder automatically starts a new chapter when you restart the recording.

•When recording in Video mode, the recorder automatically puts chapter markers in at regular intervals. It is not possible to add extra chapter markers manually after recording (see also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 86).

•The Play List and Original content on a disc can each contain up to 999 chapters.

Lock / Unlock

VR mode Video mode

You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later.

Important

•You can’t undo any edits made before changing the lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/unlock command using the Undo option from the Disc Navigator menu.

1Select ‘Lock’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the(cursor buttons) to select the title you want to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Original

DVD	1	2	3
	12:30 Wed15/11 Pr 5 LP		DVD Remain
Lock	4		0h37m(FINE)
Erase All	4
Erase All

Undo 1/1

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon.

3Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to lock/unlock.