Making The Disc Compatible With Playback On Dvd Players Or Dvd Drives (Finalizing) - Sony DVD653E - PAL DVD Camcorder Service Manual

Making the disc compatible with playback on
DVD players or DVD drives ( 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 fi nalizing procedure differs
depending on the disc type.
Playback compatibility is not guaranteed with all players.
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Finalizing is required.
The disc cannot be overwritten once you fi nalize it even when there is space
to record.
Finalizing is required.
After fi nalizing, the disc can be overwritten on your camcorder when you
unfi nalize it (p.50). You need to fi nalize it again when you play it back on
other DVD players.
Finalizing is required.
Once you fi nalize the disc, you can play it back on DVD players that support
the VR mode.
After fi nalizing, you can also record additional material at any time. You do
not need to fi nalize the disc again after additional recording.
You can play back the disc on DVD players without fi nalizing it. However,
you need to fi nalize the disc in the following cases:
– when you want to create a DVD menu (p.45).
– when you want to create a Photomovie (p.46).
– when you want to play back images on a DVD drive of a computer.
– when recording time is the following:
HQ mode: less than 5 minutes
SP mode: less than 8 minutes
LP mode: less than 10 minutes
When you create a DVD menu/Photomovie, a confi rmation dialog appears
when you record additional material. Then, the DVD menu/Photomovie are
deleted. You must fi nalize the disc again when you want to create a DVD
menu/Photomovie after recording additional material on the disc.