Playback on DVD devices
Making the disc compatible with playback on
DVD devices or DVD drives (Finalizing)
Finalizing makes the recorded DVD compatible for playback with DVD devices and DVD drives
of computers.
• Playback compatibility with any DVD device is not guaranteed.
The following settings are available before finalizing.
– Select the type of DVD menu to view disc content (see page 57)*
– Create a Photomovie to view still images (see page 57)*
– Change the disc titles (see page 57)
The DVD type determines finalizing characteristics.
Discs that must be finalized...
Discs that do not require finalizing...
DVD
Disc type
+RW
1 To create the DVD menus or Photomovie
2 To enable playback in DVD drives of computers.
3 When only little material is recorded
5 minutes or less in HQ mode, 8 minutes or less in SP mode and 15 minutes or less in LP mode.
Operation flow
To play back a disc in a DVD device for the first time (p.56)
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has to be finalized in the following cases:
In case 1,
Make desired settings.
2 or 3.
BDVD menu*
BPhotomovie*
BDisc title
DVD
+RW
Finalize
Finalize
Finalize
Playback on
other DVD device