Making The Disc Compatiblewith Playbackon Dvdplayersor Dvddrives(Finalizing) - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD92 Operating Manual

Making the disc compatiblewith playbackon
DVDplayersor DVDdrives(Finalizing)
Finalizing allows the recorded disc to be played back on other DVD players (DVD player/
DVD recorder etc.,) or the DVD-drive on your computer. The finalizing procedure dilfcrs
depending on the disc type.
• Playback compatibility is not guaranteed with all players.
Finalizing is required.
Tile disc cannot be overwritten once you finalize it even when Ihere is space
tO record.
Finalizing is required.
After finalizing, the disc can be overwritten on your camcorder when you
unfinalize il (p.50/. You need to finalize il again when you play it back on
olher DVD players.
Finalizing is required.
Once you finalize Ihe disc, you can play il back on DVD players that supporl
the VR mode.
After finalizing, you can also record addilional malerial at any lime. You do
nol need Io finalize Ihe disc again afler additional recording.
You can play back the disc on DVD players without finalizing it. Howex er,
you need to finalize the disc in the following cases:
- when you want to crealc a DVD menu (p.45).
- when you wanl to crealc a Photomovie (p.46).
when you wanl 1o play back images on a DVD drive of a compuler.
- when recording time is the lollowing:
HQ mode: less than 5 minutes
SP mode: less than 8 minules
LP mode: less than l0 minutes
When you create a DVD menu/Photomovie, a confirmation dialog appears
when you record additional materiah Then, the DVD menu/Photomovie are
deleted. You must finalize the disc again when you want to create a DVD
menu/Photomovie afler recording additional material on the disc.
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