Method for playing back catalogue information

摘要

A storage medium for storing catalogue information and catalogue information playback apparatus and method are provided. By the method, catalogue information formed of a still picture and additional information together with audio data are recorded on a storage medium such as a DVD (210), which is an optical record storage medium, and the catalogue information is played back during playback of audio, to thereby provide various information on the audio. Also, the apparatus includes a buffer memory (250) for catalogue playback maintaining the predetermined standard and compatibility, and capable of real-time reading during playback of audio, and automatically playing back the catalogue content, corresponding to the playback state of the audio data, when there is no additional selection of a user. <IMAGE>