Making The Disc Compatible With Playback On Other Devices (Finalizing) - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD910 Operating Manual

Making the disc compatible with playback on
other devices (Finalizing)
Finalizing makes the recorded disc compatible for playback with other devices and DVD
drives of computers.
Before finalizing, you can select the style of the DVD menu which displays the movie list
(p. 64).
Finalizing is required depending on the type of disc.
• DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R DL: Finalizing is required.
• DVD+RW: Finalizing is not required, except in the following cases:
1 To create a DVD menu
2 To play back on a computer DVD drive
3 If the disc has a short total recording time (less than 5 min. in HQ mode, 8 min. in SP mode,
or 15 min. in LP mode)
b Notes
• Playback compatibility with all devices is not guaranteed.
• No DVD menu is created for DVD-RW (VR mode).
Operation flow
To play back a disc in other devices for the first time (p.64)
In case 1, 2
or 3
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Finalize
Make desired settings
for the DVD menu.
Playback on
other devices