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FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a recording and reproducing apparatus according to one embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a recording processing unit shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a reproduction processing unit shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a layered structure of a recordable and erasable disk shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a layered view schematically showing a structure of a management file which is recorded on an AV data management information recording region shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a layered view showing a HDVR manager shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a layered view showing a structure of an expansion movie AV file table (EX_M_AVFIT) shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a description of a video attribute shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a layered view showing a structure of video object information (M_EVOBI) shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a layered view showing a structure of a video time map (VTMAP) shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 11 is a layered view showing a structure of video time map information (VTMAPI) shown in FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a layered view showing a structure of program chain information (PGCI) shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 13 is a layered view showing a structure of movie sell information (M_CI) shown in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a layered view showing a structure of a HR movie video recording file (HR_MOVIE.VRO) which is recorded on a VR object group recording region shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a relation among a video object unit (VOBU) shown in FIGS. 4 and 15, a program chain (PGC) as navigation data, a program (PG) and a cell (C);
FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which an original video object (EVOB) is divided and a part thereof is erased in a recording method according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the division and erasure of the original video object (EVOB) shown in FIG. 16;
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for realizing a seamless playback in a new video object (EVOB) divided from the original video object (EVOB) shown in FIG. 16;
FIG. 19 is an outline showing a concept of a conversion processing for realizing a semi-seamless state in the divided new video object (EVOB) shown in FIG. 16;
FIG. 20 is a view showing a processing flow of a seamless playback in a semi-seamless state in the divided new video object (EVOB) shown in FIG. 16; and
FIG. 21 is a view showing another processing flow of the seamless playback in a semi-seamless state in the divided new video object (EVOB) shown in FIG. 16.