Makingthe disc compatiblewith playbackon
other devices(Finalizing)
Finalizing makes tile recorded disc cmnpatible for playback with other devices and DVD
drives of computers.
Before finalizing, you can select a type of DVD menu that enables you to select a particular
scene (p. 75).
Discsrecordedwith HD (high definition) image quality
Discs
of all kinds shouhl
be finalized.
Discsrecordedwith SD (standard definition) image quality
• Fin:dize
DVD-R/DVD+R
DL/DVD-RW.
• Finalize
DVD+RW
in the following
cases:
To create the DVD menu
To playback
ill the DVD drives of c()mputers
Recorded
time is short 15 minutes or less ill HQ mode_ 8 minutes
or less ill SP mode and 15
minutes
or less in LP mode)
O
Notes
• Playback compatibility
with all device is not guaranteed.
• Only the dexices compatible
with the AVCHD lormat can play the discs recorded with HD (high
definition)
image qualily (p. 76). Cunently available DVD devices cannot play lhese discs.
• In the case ol SD (standard definition) image quality, a DVD menu is created instead ol a disc menu.
The following
operations
are for the discs recorded
',.','illl HD/high
definition)
image
quality.
_To
play backa discon another d evice forthefirsttime(p. 75)
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=
=3-
m.
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