DVD Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for various disc types. Before you edit, check the disc type in the front panel display, and select the option available for your disc (page 30).

Notes

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

•You cannot edit recordings on DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs (Video mode) recorded on other DVD equipment.

Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs (Video mode)

+RW -RWVideo +R -RVideo

You can perform simple edits. Since Video mode titles are actual recordings on the disc, you cannot undo any edits you make. The edit functions available for Video mode titles are:

–Renaming a title (page 60).

–Erasing a title (page 57).

–Setting protection against erasure (DVD+RWs only) (page 57).

–Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (DVD+RWs only) (page 58).

–Dividing a title (DVD+RWs only) (page 59).

Notes

•Once the disc is finalized, you cannot edit or record on the disc (except for DVD+RWs).

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

Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/ DVD-Rs (VR mode)

-RWVR-RVR

You can enjoy advanced edit functions. First you have two options for a DVD-RW (VR mode) and DVD-R (VR mode): editing either the original recording (called the “original”), or the playback information created from the original (called a “Playlist”). Since each is different in nature and offers different merits, read the following and select the one that better suits your needs.

To edit original titles

Edits made to the original titles are final. If you plan to retain an unaltered original recording, create and edit a Playlist (see below). The edit functions available for original titles are:

–Renaming a title (page 60).

–Erasing a title (page 57).

–Erasing a chapter (page 58).

–Setting protection against erasure (page 57).

–Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 58).

–Dividing a title (page 59).

To create and edit Playlist titles

A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from the original title for editing purposes. When you create a Playlist, only the control information necessary for playback, such as the playback order, is stored on the disc. Since the original titles are left unaltered, Playlist titles can be re-edited. If you erase an original title used in a Playlist, that Playlist is also erased.

Example: You have recorded the final few matches of a soccer tournament on a DVD-RW (VR mode). You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights, but you also want to keep the original recording.

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