Sony VRD-VC30 - Manual (Page 46)

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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, the DVDirect asks you if
you want to finalize the disc or not.
You can select to finalize the disc or not depending on your purpose.
(You can also finalize the disc from the Setup mode (page 42)).
Generally, you 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 for your intended
purposes.
Finalize the disc
• to create a disc playable on standard DVD players.
• to create a disc readable on standard DVD drives of computers.
• to create a disc to be distributed to others.
• to create a 100% complete disc (you do not intend to add videos later).
Do not finalize the disc
• when you want to add videos to the same disc with the DVDirect later.
• when you are not finished creating the disc (not yet playable on other DVD
devices).
The following shows the differences between a finalized disc and an
unfinalized disc.
Note
When using a DVD+RW disc, finalizing is unnecessary; no message prompting finalization
appears when ejecting the disc, and there is no need to finalize from the Setup mode.
You can always add videos on a DVD+RW disc with the DVDirect, and the disc can always
be played with a DVD player or the DVD drive of a computer.
Finalized disc Unfinalized disc
Playing on standard DVD
players
—
Reading on DVD drives of
computers
—
Adding videos on the same disc
later
—