摘要 |
A system and method provide streaming recording and playback of audio-video ("A/V") data to and from traditionally slow disc storage media such as DVD(TM)-RAM or AS-MO discs. The system and method distinguish between A/V or other data identified as "non-critical", and application data or the like identified as "critical", and writes all critical data to the medium in such a way that if an attempt is made to write the data to a physical area identified as defective, a spare area on the storage medium is sought to which the critical data is written. However, A/V and other non-critical data is written to available physical areas on the storage medium in a linear fashion without regard to whether the available areas are defective, rendering the A/V data subject to loss but increasing the speed of the writing process. |