Information recording apparatus

摘要

An information recording apparatus for recording video information conforming to a first format comprises generation section (10, 12) for generating conversion compatibility information indicating the compatibility of conversion of video information conforming to the first format into video information conforming to a second format, and recording section (10, 11, 29) for recording the video information conforming to the first format with the conversion compatibility information. The conversion compatibility information is typically contained in title information (FIG. 1) and it is possible to know the convertibility of the video information in advance on the basis of the conversion compatibility information.