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Making the disc compatible with playback on
other devices or DVD drives (Finalizing)
Finalizing makes the recorded disc compatible for playback with other devices and DVD
drives of computers.
Before finalizing, you can select the style of the DVD menu which displays the image list
(p. 47).
Whether finalizing is required depends on the type of disc.
DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R DL require finalizing.
DVD+RW do not require finalizing except in the following cases:
1
To create a DVD menu
2
To play back on a computer DVD drive
3
If the disc has a short total recording time (less than 5 min in HQ mode, 8 min in SP mode, or
15 min in LP mode)
b
Notes
• Playback compatibility with all device is not guaranteed.
• No DVD menu is created for DVD-RW (VR mode).
To play back a disc in a DVD device for the first time (p.46)
Operation flow
F
inalize
F
inalize
F
inalize
Make desired settings for
the DVD menu.
In case
1
,
2
or
3
.
Playback on
other DVD device
