JP2005328146A - Consecutively recorded contents coupling dubbing apparatus, consecutively recorded contents coupling dubbing method, consecutively recorded contents coupling dubbing program, and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a consecutively video-recorded contents coupling dubbing apparatus for preventing recorded contents from being distributingly recorded in the case of consecutively recording the contents to another recording medium when a free capacity of a recorded medium is deficient. <P>SOLUTION: The consecutively video-recorded contents coupling dubbing apparatus is provided with consecutively video-recorded contents management information for integrally managing contents distributed recorded through consecutive video recording, dubs the distributingly recorded contents to the other recording medium and thereafter applies re-dubbing to a recording medium of the same kind as desired by a user initially so as to capable of managing the distributingly recorded contents on the same recording medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / playback apparatus including two or more recording media, or a recording / playback system including two or more recording media, and relates to recording control when AV content is recorded on a medium desired by a user.

Digital versatile disk (hereinafter referred to as DVD) recorders and hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as HDD) recorders are becoming popular as replacements for home VTRs. DVDs and HDDs as recording media have merits and demerits, respectively, and it is difficult to put dominance in a single word. For this reason, manufacturers have introduced integrated recorders that have the functions of both DVD recorders and HDD recorders to the market.
One of the features of the integrated recorder is that even if the DVD disk space is insufficient at the start of recording on the DVD, it is possible to continue recording on the HDD (hereinafter referred to as continuous recording).
. As a result, at least the recording of the AV content itself can be recorded to the end without being interrupted.
Documents relating to continuous recording when the recording capacity is insufficient and relay reproduction control after recording include the following (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-359794 A

However, in the conventional configuration, AV content recorded by continuous recording is still recorded on a different recording medium. In particular, in the case of an integrated recorder having an HDD and a DVD as recording media, it is common to use an HDD that is a built-in recording medium for temporary recording and a DVD that is a portable recording medium for storage.
Therefore, the fact that the latter half of the recording on the DVD intended for storage from the beginning of recording by the user is recorded on the HDD by continuous recording has the relief effect that the recording itself was not stopped, but the HDD side It can happen that the latter half of the AV content recorded on the HDD is overwritten and deleted on the HDD. There remains a problem in terms of recording intended for preservation by the user.
Further, in the relay reproduction process after recording, it is premised that both the distributed recording destination media by continuous recording are mounted. The DVD is a portable medium, and it is harsh for the user to be forced to attach a DVD on which distributed recording is performed by continuous recording each time playback is performed.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a continuous recording content combination recording function for re-recording AV content distributed and recorded by continuous recording on a recording destination medium desired by an initial user. Objective.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, the continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus of the present invention includes continuous recording detection means for detecting that continuous recording processing is performed, and continuous recording for notifying that continuous recording processing has been performed. Notification means, continuous recording content management information saving means for saving management information for managing AV content divided and recorded on different recording media by continuous recording processing as continuous recording content, and desired recording content Combined dubbing activation means for instructing re-recording to another medium, and a desired medium of AV content divided and recorded on different recording media with reference to the continuous recording content management information based on an instruction from the combined dubbing activation means The continuous recording content re-recording control means for controlling the re-recording of the video and the instruction of the continuous recording content re-recording control means Hazuki characterized by comprising the dubbing control means for performing the dubbing process of the AV contents, the AV contents are divided recording by continuing the recording process, to re-recording controlling to a desired recording medium designated by the user.

  In the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus of the present invention, the continuous recording detecting means further records recording medium identification information on a recording medium for performing continuous recording.

  In the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus of the present invention, the continuous recording content management information is a continuous recording identifier indicating that the continuous recording content management information is recorded on a different recording medium by at least continuous recording, identification information of a recording destination medium, and divided recording It includes a correspondence relationship with the recorded AV content.

  In the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus of the present invention, the continuous recording content re-recording control means further has a function of presenting a recording capacity required when re-recording on a desired recording medium.

  Further, in the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus of the present invention, the continuous recording content re-recording control means further includes a setting function of a dubbing mode of a file copy format and a re-encoding format for the dubbing control means. .

  In the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus according to the present invention, the continuous recording content re-recording control means further includes a desired medium after the re-recording process of the AV content dividedly recorded on the different recording medium to the desired medium is completed. And a deletion control function for AV content divided and recorded on a different recording medium.

  Further, the continuous recording content combination dubbing method of the present invention includes a continuous recording detection step for detecting that continuous recording processing is performed, a continuous recording notification step for notifying that continuous recording processing has been performed, and continuous recording processing. Continuous recording content management information saving step for saving management information for managing AV content divided and recorded on different recording media as continuous recording content, and instructing re-recording of the continuous recording content to a desired medium Combined dubbing activation step, and continuous recording for controlling re-recording of AV content divided and recorded on different recording media with reference to the continuous recording content management information based on instructions of the combined dubbing activation step Content re-recording control step and instructions for the continuous recording content re-recording control step Characterized in that it comprises a dubbing control step of performing dubbing processing of the AV contents based.

  In the continuous recording content combination dubbing method of the present invention, the continuous recording detection step further records recording medium identification information on a recording medium for performing continuous recording.

  In the continuous recording content combination dubbing method of the present invention, the continuous recording content management information is a continuous recording identifier indicating that the continuous recording content management information is recorded on a different recording medium by at least continuous recording, identification information of a recording destination medium, and divided recording It includes a correspondence relationship with the recorded AV content.

  The continuous recording content combination dubbing method of the present invention is characterized in that the continuous recording content re-recording control step further includes a function of presenting a recording capacity necessary for re-recording on a desired recording medium.

  Further, in the continuous recording content combining dubbing method of the present invention, the continuous recording content re-recording control step further includes a setting function of a dubbing mode of a file copy format and a re-encoding format for the dubbing control step. .

  Further, in the continuous recording content combination dubbing method of the present invention, the continuous recording content re-recording control step further includes the step of recording the desired medium after the re-recording process to the desired medium of the AV content divided and recorded on the different recording medium is completed. And a deletion control function for AV content divided and recorded on a different recording medium.

  A continuous recording content combination dubbing program according to the present invention causes a computer to function as the continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to any one of claims 7 to 12.

  A computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention records the computer program according to the thirteenth aspect.

  According to the present invention, the AV content divided and recorded by the continuous recording process can be re-recorded on the recording medium originally assumed by the user.

  Further, according to the present invention, the user can select a setting for performing dubbing processing at the time of re-recording at high speed and a setting for managing the AV content at the time of re-recording as a single AV content according to the application.

  Further, according to the present invention, the user can release the used area of the recording medium consumed for continuous recording.

  As described above, according to the present invention, AV content distributed and recorded by continuous recording can be re-recorded on a recording destination medium desired by the user.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
The first embodiment relates to saving and notification of continuous recording content management information when continuous recording processing is performed, and dubbing control of divided recording content after continuous recording processing.
FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an outline after the continuous recording process according to the first embodiment of the present invention is performed. In this figure, although the user has set the recording setting specifying the DVD-RAM as the recording destination medium, the recorded content of the recorded content is due to factors (shaded portions) that the recorded content already exists in the DVD-RAM. The state where only the first half was recorded is shown. However, the latter half of the recorded content that could not be recorded on the DVD-RAM is continuously recorded on the HDD, which is another recording medium.

On the other hand, in the present invention, in order to consider that the initial recording destination medium desired by the user is the DVD-RAM, the first half of the recorded content recorded on the DVD-RAM is once dubbed to the HDD side. This state is shown in FIG.
Next, the user newly installs a DVD-RAM having a free capacity capable of recording the first half and the second half of the recorded content evacuated to the HDD side, and the first half and the second half of the recorded content from the HDD side to the DVD- Dubbing to the RAM side. This state is shown in FIG.
Finally, the recorded content saved on the HDD side is deleted, and the divided recording content dubbing control process ends. This state is shown in FIG.
That is, as apparent from a comparison between the state (FIG. 4 (d)) in which the divided recording content dubbing control processing is performed in this embodiment and the conventional example (FIG. 4 (a)), different recording media are used in the conventional example. In the present invention, the recorded content recorded in a distributed manner is recorded on a recording medium desired by the user.
The continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus of the present invention performs division after continuous recording processing by saving and notifying continuous recording content management information of each recording content that is a target of continuous recording when continuous recording is performed. Recording content dubbing control can be performed without any problem.

(Device configuration)
Next, the configuration of the continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus that performs the above-described divided recording content dubbing control will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. An antenna 102 and a monitor 103 are connected to this recording / playback apparatus. This recording / playback apparatus can record video and audio obtained from radio waves received by the antenna 102 on a recording medium 134 and play back the recorded video on the monitor 103.
The tuner 112 of the recording / playback apparatus selects a target channel from the radio wave received by the antenna 102 and supplies the video and audio of the channel to the encoder 113. The encoder 113 encodes the given video and audio in a predetermined recording format. Data encoded by the encoder 113 is recorded on the recording medium 134. The decoder 116 decodes the data recorded on the recording medium 134, the output control unit 115 performs superimposition control of copy restriction information according to the content protection information to be output, and the decoded video data is overlaid on the overlay unit 114. Output to.

Next, the OSD display unit 117 creates display data representing the operation settings and status of the recording / playback apparatus. The overlay unit 114 generates a video having a predetermined display format by combining the video data from the decoder 116 with the display data from the OSD display unit 117. The video generated by the overlay unit 114 is displayed on the monitor 103.
For example, the remote controller 101 is used by the user to give an instruction to view the video displayed on the monitor 103 or other instructions to the recording / playback apparatus. When the user inputs an instruction using the remote controller 101, the user input unit 111 receives an input from the remote controller 101 and transmits the content to the CPU 131. The CPU 131 controls data transfer performed through the bus 120 and various processes in the recording / playback apparatus. A program is recorded in the ROM 132, and the CPU 131 operates according to this program while using the RAM 133.
The programs recorded in the ROM 132 include a divided recording content dubbing control program provided by the present invention. The computer in the recording / playback apparatus constituted by the CPU 131, the ROM 132, the RAM 133, and the like and the divided recording content dubbing control program cooperate with each other so that the recording / playback apparatus is a continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus provided by the present invention. Function as.

(Device operation)
A dubbing control operation of the divided recording content of the continuous recording content combining dubbing device configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 8A shows a format structure of continuous recording content management information used in the continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the number of continuous recordings, the number of continuous recording processes that have occurred so far is saved. This number is counted up when the continuous recording occurs, and is counted down when the re-dubbing of the divided recording contents according to the present invention is completed. As continuous recording content information corresponding to the number of continuous recordings, four types of information are defined: a recording destination medium type, a number of divided contents, a recording destination medium identifier, and a content identifier. As the recording destination medium type, a unique value is set for each recording medium corresponding to the continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus, and the type of the recording destination medium designated as the initial recording destination before the continuous recording process occurs is saved. . In this embodiment, D is DVD-RAM and H is HDD. As the number of divided contents, the total number of contents distributed and recorded by the continuous recording process is saved. The recording destination medium identifier is information for identifying a recording medium on which each distributed content is recorded, and saves identification information composed of the recording destination medium type and a management number uniquely determined for each recording destination medium type. The content identifier is an identifier in units of content on a recording medium on which each distributed content is recorded.

FIG. 8B shows the content of the continuous recording content management information in the state of FIG.
In this state, continuous recording occurs once. The recording destination medium set as the recording destination is a DVD-RAM, and the number of divided contents by continuous recording is two in total, the first half and the second half recorded separately on the DVD-RAM side and the HDD side. For the recording destination medium identifier and the content identifier, values set in the AV content management information on each recording medium shown below are referred to. FIG. 9A shows a schematic structure of AV content management information. AV content management information is information saved in a recording medium, and is information for managing the recording state of the recording medium. At least the identification information of the recording medium, the free capacity of the recording medium, and the maximum number of AV contents that can be recorded on the recording medium Value, the maximum number of entity playlists that can be recorded on the recording medium, the maximum number of entity stream files that can be recorded on the recording medium, the number of AV contents recorded on the recording medium, and the AV contents recorded on the recording medium The number of entity playlists, the number of entity stream files of AV content recorded on the recording medium, and entity playlist information corresponding to the number of entity playlists of AV content recorded on the recording medium. For each maximum value, a recording format identifier of the recording medium may be saved separately and a standard value defined in advance by the recording format may be cited. FIG. 9B shows a schematic structure of entity playlist information in the AV content management information. The entity playlist information is information saved in the recording medium, and is information for managing the AV content to be operated by the end user. Information on at least the number of playback sections, and the start position and end position information of the entity stream file for each playback section. It is the composition including. The head position is composed of a Clip file identifier in which the actual AV stream data is recorded, and information for managing the relative position from the head of the Clip file of the AV stream data recorded in the Clip file in hours, minutes and seconds. The end position has the same configuration as the start position.
The entity stream file conforms to the structure of the MPEG2 transport stream. The AV content data is expanded on the time axis, and the entity playlist information specifies the access position in the entity stream file in hours, minutes and seconds.

FIG. 10A shows the content of AV content management information on the DVD-RAM in the state of FIG.
FIG. 10B shows the content of AV content management information on the HDD in the state of FIG.
As described above, the continuous recording content management information shown in FIG. 8A and the AV content management information shown in FIG. 9 are independent. In a normal state where no continuous recording occurs, management of each AV content unit is performed by the AV content management information. Continuous recording content management information refers to AV content management information and manages related information between AV contents divided by continuous recording.

The operation in the dubbing control of the divided recording content of the continuous recording content combining dubbing device configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of divided recording content dubbing control processing performed upon receiving notification that continuous recording processing has been performed.
First, the continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus creates continuous recording content management information (step S700). FIG. 8B shows an example of continuous recording content management information when the continuous recording shown in FIG. 4A is performed. Further, FIG. 10A shows AV content management information on the DVD-RAM at this time, and FIG. 10B shows AV content management information on the HDD. In FIG. 4A, the content identifier of the first half part recorded separately on the DVD-RAM is indicated by RPL-2, and the content identifier of the second half part separately recorded on the HDD is indicated by RPL-1.

Next, with reference to the continuous recording content management information having the above contents, the fact that the continuous recording process has occurred is presented to the user using an OSD display or the like (step S701). Here, it is assumed that the recording capacity necessary for storing the divided content on one recording medium is notified together with the notification of the divided and recorded content. FIG. 6A shows an example of the OSD display. The user determines the notification information and designates whether or not the divided recorded contents are to be combined (step S702).
In step S702, if the combination of recorded contents is not designated, the process is terminated.
If the combination of recorded contents is designated in step S702, the first dubbing process is performed. The first dubbing process is dubbing the first half content by continuous recording to a medium on which the second half content is recorded. Here, as a dubbing method, file copy type dubbing is performed. Further, the continuously recorded content management information is edited according to the state after the dubbing process. FIG. 4B shows a state where the first dubbing process has been performed from the state of FIG. The contents of the continuously recorded content management information at this time are shown in FIG. FIG. 10A shows AV content management information on the DVD-RAM at this time, and FIG. 12 shows AV content management information on the HDD. Since the DVD-RAM side is a dubbing source medium in the first dubbing process, there is no change from the state of FIG.

After the dubbing process in step S703 is completed, the support for mounting a new recording medium to be a combined recording destination is presented to the user using an OSD display or the like (step S704). FIG. 6B shows an example of OSD display.
If the combined recording execution is not designated in step S705, the process is terminated.
If combined recording execution is designated in step S702, a second dubbing process is performed. In the second dubbing process, the divided content collected on one recording medium by the first dubbing process is dubbed to a recording medium desired by the user who is saved in the recording destination medium type of the continuous recording content management information. It is. Here, as a dubbing method, file copy type dubbing is performed. Further, the continuously recorded content management information is edited according to the state after the dubbing process. FIG. 4C shows a state where the second dubbing process has been performed from the state of FIG. The contents of the continuous recording content management information at this time are shown in FIG. When the second dubbing process is completed, the number of continuous recordings is counted down to zero. FIG. 13 shows AV content management information on the DVD-RAM as a dubbing destination of the second dubbing process at this time, and FIG. 12 shows AV content management information on the HDD. Since the HDD side becomes a dubbing source medium in the second dubbing process, there is no change from the state of FIG. In FIG. 13, the content identified by RPL-2 corresponds to the AV content in the first half of FIG. 4 (c), and the content identified by RPL-3 corresponds to the AV content in the second half of FIG. 4 (c). To do. The content identified by RPL-1 is another content recorded on the DVD-RAM before the second dubbing process.

After the dubbing process in step S706 is completed, the AV content that is the dubbing source of the second dubbing process is deleted (step S707). FIG. 4D shows a state in which the AV content on the HDD has been deleted from the state of FIG.
As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, unlike the conventional example, the AV content divided and recorded by the continuous recording process is managed as the continuous recording content, so that the different recording media constituting the continuous recording content can be recorded. It is possible to perform dubbing control on the AV content that is distributed and recorded, and it is possible to perform control to re-record the AV content that is distributed and recorded on the recording medium originally assumed by the user.

As mentioned above, although the structure of the continuous recording content combining dubbing apparatus and the dubbing control method for divided recording contents according to the present invention have been described based on the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. is there. That is,
(1) In the above embodiment, the dubbing process is a file copy format, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a re-encode dubbing format may be used.
As a result, the content when re-encoding dubbing is performed in the second dubbing process can be recorded as a single content as shown in FIGS.
In FIG. 14, the content identified by RPL-2 is the content obtained by re-recording the first half AV content and the second half AV content of FIG. 5C as single content by re-encoding dubbing. The content identified by RPL-1 is another content recorded on the DVD-RAM before the second dubbing process.
(2) In the above-described embodiment, the system is one in which two recording media can be mounted in one recording / reproducing device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recording medium is configured by a single recording / reproducing device. The recording / playback system may include two or more recording media.
(3) In the above embodiment, it is assumed that the content is distributed and recorded on different recording media by continuous recording. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When continuous recording processing is assumed due to a lack of capacity or the like, recording may be performed on another recording destination medium having a necessary free capacity. Thus, the first dubbing process in the above embodiment can be made unnecessary.
(4) In the above embodiment, the recording medium is a DVD-RAM and a Blu-ray Disc. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + RW, CD -Recordable media such as -R, CD-RW, SD card, PC card, MO, MD, PD, smart media, compact flash (registered trademark), multimedia card, and memory stick may be used.

  The continuous recording content combination dubbing device having the divided recording content dubbing control function according to the present invention is useful as a library management device in a home server system.

The figure which shows the structure of the continuous recording content coupling | bonding dubbing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the dubbing control part of the division | segmentation recording content in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the dubbing and deletion control part of the division | segmentation recording content in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the transition of the edit state of the distributed content by the file copy dubbing control of the division | segmentation recorded content in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the transition of the edit state of the distributed content by the re-encoding dubbing control of the division | segmentation record content in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the state of the dubbing starting setting screen in the dubbing control of the division | segmentation record content in Embodiment 1 of this invention Flowchart of divided recording content dubbing control processing in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The figure which shows the structure of the continuous video recording content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of AV content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the state of each recording medium after the continuous recording of AV content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the state after the 1st and 2nd dubbing process of the continuous recording content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the state of HDD after the 2nd dubbing process of AV content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the state of DVD-RAM after the 2nd dubbing process of AV content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the state of DVD-RAM after performing the 2nd dubbing process of AV content management information in Embodiment 1 of this invention by re-encoding dubbing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 External apparatus 101 Remote control 102 Antenna 103 Monitor 110 External input / output 111 User input 112 Tuner 113 Encoder 114 Overlay 115 Output control part 116 Decoder 117 OSD display 120 Bus 130 Built-in timer 131 CPU
132 ROM
133 RAM
134 Recording medium 200 Continuous recording detection means 201 Continuous recording notification means 202 Continuous recording content management information 203 Combined dubbing activation means 204 Continuous recording content re-recording control means 205 Dubbing process 300 Deletion process

Claims (14)

Having a built-in or portable first recording medium and a portable second recording medium, if recording capacity is insufficient during recording processing to one of the recording media, continuous recording processing to the other recording medium is performed In the recording / playback device,
Continuous recording detection means for detecting that continuous recording processing is performed;
Continuous recording notification means for notifying that the continuous recording processing has been performed;
Continuous recording content management information saving means for saving management information for managing AV content divided and recorded on different recording media by continuous recording processing as continuous recording content;
Combined dubbing activation means for instructing re-recording of the continuously recorded content on a desired medium;
Continuous recording content re-recording control means for controlling the re-recording of AV content divided and recorded on different recording media with reference to the continuous recording content management information based on an instruction from the combined dubbing activation means;
Dubbing control means for performing dubbing processing of AV content based on an instruction from the continuously recorded content re-recording control means;
A continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus comprising:   2. The continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the continuous recording detection means further records recording medium identification information on a recording medium for continuous recording.   The continuous recording content management information includes at least a correspondence relationship between a continuous recording identifier indicating that recording has been performed on a different recording medium by continuous recording, identification information of a recording destination medium, and AV content that has been separately recorded. The continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   2. The continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the continuous recording content re-recording control means further has a function of presenting a recording capacity required when re-recording on a desired recording medium.   2. The continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the continuous recording content re-recording control means further comprises a function for setting a dubbing mode of a file copy format and a re-encoding format to the dubbing control means.   The continuous-recording content re-recording control unit further includes the AV content that is divided and recorded on the recording medium different from the desired medium after the re-recording process of the AV content divided and recorded on the different recording medium is completed. The continuous recording content combination dubbing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a deletion control function. Having a built-in or portable first recording medium and a portable second recording medium, if recording capacity is insufficient during recording processing to one of the recording media, continuous recording processing to the other recording medium is performed In the recording and playback method,
A continuous recording detection step for detecting that the continuous recording process is performed;
A continuous recording notification step for notifying that the continuous recording process has been performed;
A continuous recording content management information saving step for saving management information for managing AV content divided and recorded on different recording media by continuous recording processing as continuous recording content;
A combined dubbing activation step for instructing re-recording of the continuously recorded content on a desired medium;
A continuous recording content re-recording control step for controlling re-recording of AV content divided and recorded on different recording media with reference to the continuous recording content management information based on an instruction of the combined dubbing activation step;
A dubbing control step for performing dubbing processing of AV content based on an instruction of the continuous recording content re-recording control step;
A continuous recording content combining dubbing method comprising:   8. The continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to claim 7, wherein the continuous recording detection step further records recording medium identification information on a recording medium on which continuous recording is performed.   The continuous recording content management information includes at least a correspondence relationship between a continuous recording identifier indicating that recording has been performed on a different recording medium by continuous recording, identification information of a recording destination medium, and AV content that has been separately recorded. 8. The continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to claim 7.   8. The continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to claim 7, wherein the continuous recording content re-recording control step further comprises a function of presenting a recording capacity required when re-recording on a desired recording medium.   8. The continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to claim 7, wherein the continuous recording content re-recording control step further comprises a setting function of a dubbing mode of a file copy format and a re-encoding format for the dubbing control step.   The continuous recording content re-recording control step further includes the step of re-recording the AV content divided and recorded on the recording medium different from the desired medium after the re-recording process of the AV content divided and recorded on the different recording medium is completed. 8. The continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to claim 7, further comprising a deletion control function.   A continuous recording content combination dubbing program for causing a computer to function as the continuous recording content combination dubbing method according to any one of claims 7 to 12.   14. A computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program according to claim 13 is recorded.

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