Making the disc compatible with playback on other devices (Finalizing)

Finalizing makes the recorded disc compatible for playback with other devices and DVD drives of computers.

Before finalizing, you can select a type of DVD menu that enables you to select a particular scene (p. 75).

Discs recorded with HD (high definition) image qualityDiscs of all kinds should be finalized.Discs recorded with SD (standard definition) image qualityFinalize DVD-R/DVD+R DL/DVD-RW.Finalize DVD+RW in the following cases:To create the DVD menuTo playback in the DVD drives of computers

Recorded time is short (5 minutes or less in HQ mode, 8 minutes or less in SP mode and 15 minutes or less in LP mode)

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Playback compatibility with all device is not guaranteed.

Only the devices compatible with the AVCHD format can play the discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality (p. 76). Currently available DVD devices cannot play these discs.

In the case of SD (standard definition) image quality, a DVD menu is created instead of a disc menu.

Operation flow

The following operations are for the discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality.

To play back a disc on another device for the first time (p. 75)Playback on other deviceAVCHD-compatible device

Finalize

ComputerMake a desired disc menu.
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