Sony VRDMC5 Operating Instructions - Page 38

What is "Finalize disc"? To finalize the disc means to make the created disc playable on other DVD devices. When ejecting a disc immediately after recording, DVDirect gives a message to ask if you wish to finalize the disc or not ( page 16). You can select to finalize the disc or not according to the purpose. (You can finalize the disc from the Setup menu ( page 36)). Generally complete the disc by finalizing. The finalized disc can be used like DVD-Video or DVD-ROM discs on a DVD device. See the following to check if finalizing is necessary according to your purposes. Discs require finalizing • To play the created disc on the general DVD players • To read the created disc on the general DVD drives of computers • To distribute the created disc • To complete the disc 100% (no plan to add videos or photos on the same disc) Discs not require finalizing • To add videos on the same disc later by DVDirect • To add photos on the same disc later by DVDirect • In the middle of creating the disc (not playable on the other DVD devices yet) The following shows the difference between a finalized disc and an unfinalized disc. Finalized disc Unfinalized disc Playing on general DVD players Reading on DVD drives of computers Adding videos on the same disc later Adding photos on the same disc later Note To use a DVD+RW disc, finalizing is unnecessary; no message to finalize appears when ejecting the disc, and there is no need to finalize from the Setup menu. DVDirect can always add videos on the DVD+RW, and the disc can always be played with a DVD player or the DVD drive of a computer. 38