Erasing and Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for various disc types.

bNotes

•You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc or a timer recording starts while editing.

•DVD discs created by DVD video cameras cannot be edited on this recorder.

•If a message appears and indicates that the disc’s control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary titles.

•When editing a DVD+R or DVD-R, finish all editing before finalising the disc. You cannot edit a finalised disc.

 

-RWVR

 

+RW

Edit

-RVR

 

-RWVideo

features

 

 

+R

Original

Playlist

 

 

title

title

-RVideo

 

 

 

 

Erase

Yes

Yes

Yes

(page 57)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protect

Yes

No

Yes

(page 57)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Name

Yes

Yes

Yes

(page 57)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-B Erase

Yes

Yes

Yes*

(page 58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erase Titles

Yes

Yes

Yes

(page 57)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divide

No

Yes

No

(page 62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set

Yes

Yes

No

Thumbnail

 

 

 

(page 57)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter mark Yes

Yes

No

(page 58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating and

Yes

Yes

No

Editing a

 

 

 

Playlist

 

 

 

(page 59)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change Order No

Yes

No

(page 61)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combine

No

Yes

No

(page 61)

 

 

 

* DVD+RW only

To open up disc space

To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the title with the largest number in the title list.

Largest title number

For the DVD-RWs (VR mode), you can erase any title.

For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the available disc space does not increase even if you erase titles.

See “Erasing and Editing a Title” on page 57 or “Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)” on page 57.

To switch between the Playlist and Original Title List

You can display the Playlist titles in the Title List (Playlist), or the Original titles in the Title List (Original). To switch the two Title Lists, press </, while a Title List is displayed. To create and edit a Playlist, see page 59.

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