RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, ENCODING APPARATUS, AND ENCODING METHOD

摘要

A recording apparatus is disclosed which includes: a linking section configured to link one of a plurality of modes either to an input terminal through which to input a content or to an input encoding format for encoding the input content in accordance with a command from a user, each of the modes being used to determine either a record encoding format for encoding the content upon recording or a bit rate for recording the content; a determination section configured to determine the mode appropriate for the content based on the mode linked either to the input terminal or to the input encoding format and in keeping with either the input terminal or the input encoding format; and an encoding control section configured to control encoding of the input content by use of either the record encoding format or the bit rate designated by the determined mode.