摘要 |
<p>A recording and reproducing system for recording a first information flow on an information carrier and simultaneously processing a further information flow via the information carrier is disclosed. The system comprises a reading/writing unit (42) for alternatively writing and reading information on the information carrier, and buffer means (47) for buffering information during recording and/or reproduction. The system comprises control means for controlling the recording of the first information flow in dependence on a data rate required for processing the further information flow. The system may thereto comprise controllable compression means (22) or a controllable transcoder (48). At a certain transmission rate of the system, the available data rate can be used to more advantage during recording, while there is always a minimum data rate (8) available for recording in the simultaneous reproduction/recording mode.</p> |