Editing; Before Editing; Editing A Title - Sony RDR-GX300 Service Manual

Notes
• Depending on the software you use to create the DATA
CD, the playback order may differ from the above
illustration.
• Proceeding to the next or another album may take some
time.
• The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs
created in the Packet Write format.
• The recorder will play any data with the extension
".MP3," even if they are not in MP3 format. Playing
this data may generate a loud noise which could
damage your speaker system.
• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in
MP3PRO format.
• The playback order above may not be applicable if
there are more than a total of 999 albums and tracks in
the DATA CD.
• The recorder can recognize up to 499 albums (the
recorder will count just albums, including albums that
do not contain MP3 audio tracks). The recorder will not
play any albums beyond the first 499 albums. Of the
first 499 albums, the recorder will play no more than a
combined total of 999 albums and tracks.
• The recorder can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the
following sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,
48 kHz.
• ID3 tags cannot be displayed.
• Only alphabet and numbers can be used for album or
track names. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk.
60
The advanced edit functions available for Playlist
titles are:
– Labeling a title (page 62).
– Erasing a title (page 62).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 63).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 63).
– Rearranging the title order (page 67).
– Dividing a title into multiple titles (page 67).
– Combining multiple titles into one title
(page 68).
z Hint
You can display the disc's Playlist titles in the Title List
(Playlist), or the original titles in the Title List (Original).
To switch the two Title Lists, press TOOLS while a Title
List is displayed, and select "Original" or "Playlist."
Notes
• The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for
playback. When an original title is used for a Playlist
title, the original title cannot be erased.
• You cannot protect Playlist titles.
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc's
control information is full, erase unnecessary titles.
62

Editing a Title

+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
This section explains the basic edit functions. Note
that editing is irreversible. To edit a DVD-RW
(VR mode) without changing the original
recordings, create a Playlist title (page 84).
Note
When editing a DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD-RW (Video
mode), finish all editing before finalizing the disc. You
cannot edit a finalized disc.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TITLE LIST
TOOLS
</M/m/,,
ENTER
m/M
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
MARK
ERASE
1
Press TITLE LIST.
When editing a DVD-RW in VR mode, press
TOOLS and select "Original" or "Playlist"
from the TOOLS menu to switch the Title
Lists, if necessary.
2
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
You can make the following edits to the title.
"Erase": Erases the selected title. Select "OK"
when asked for confirmation. When the title is
protected, the display asks for confirmation.
To erase, select "Change," and when the
Protection display appears, select "Off."

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 8).
Note
You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc
or a timer recording starts while editing.
Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs
(Video mode)/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs
+ RW - RW + R - R
Video
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:
– Setting protection against erasure (page 62).
– Labeling a title (page 62).
– Erasing a title (page 62).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 63).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)
(DVD+RWs only) (page 63).
– Erasing titles to open up disc space (Disc Map)
(DVD-RWs in Video mode and DVD+RWs
only) (page 64).
Notes
• Once the disc is finalized, you cannot edit or record on
the disc (except for DVD-RWs (VR mode) and
DVD+RWs).
• You cannot create a Playlist (see below).
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc's
control information is full, erase unnecessary titles.
"Protect Title": Protects the title. Select "On"
when the Protection display appears. " "
appears next to the protected title. To cancel
the protection, select "Off."
"Title Name": Allows you to enter or re-enter
a title name (page 39).
"Set Thumbnail": Changes the title's
thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List
(page 32).
"A-B Erase": Erases a section of the title (see
below).
z Hints
• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 63), or
erase all of the titles on the disc at once (page 35).
• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 35).
Note
You cannot protect Playlist titles.
Erasing a section of a title
(A-B Erase)
+ RW - RW
VR
You can select a section (scene) in a title and erase
it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be
undone.
1
After step 2 of "Editing a Title," select
"A-B Erase" and press ENTER.
The display for setting point A appears.
A-B Erase (Set point A) 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM
A 0:12:34
B : : – – – – –
Playback point
When the title is protected, the display asks for
confirmation. To continue, select "Change,"
and when the protection display appears,
select "Off."
2
m M
Select point A by pressing /
press ENTER.
The display for setting point B appears.
1-15
Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode)
- RW
VR
You can enjoy advanced edit functions. First you
have two options for a DVD-RW (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:
– Labeling a title (page 62).
– Setting protection against erasure (page 62).
– Erasing a title (page 62).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 63).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 63).
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.
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.
In this case, you can compile highlight scenes as a
Playlist title. You can even rearrange the scene
order within the Playlist title ("Creating and
Editing a Playlist" on page 65).
, continued
A-B Erase (Set point B) 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM
A 0:12:34
A
B 0:23:45
3
m M
Select point B by pressing /
press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation. To reset
either point A or B, select "Change A" or
"Change B," and go to step 2 or 3.
4
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The scene is erased, and the display asks
whether to erase another scene. To continue,
select "Yes," and repeat from step 2. To finish,
select "No."
z Hint
A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased. The
chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on
either side of the mark.
Notes
• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the
point where you erase a section of a title.
• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.
• For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be slightly
different from the points you selected.
Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)
+ + -
RW - RW - RW R R
VR
Video
You can select and erase two or more titles at one
time using the TOOLS menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List
menu, and press TOOLS.
The TOOLS menu appears.
2
Select "Erase Titles," and press ENTER.
The display for selecting titles to be erased
appears.
, and
, continued
61
, and
63