Recording medium having recording program recorded therein and recording apparatus and method

In a recording method in which a program area of a recording medium is managed according to a management table recorded in a predetermined area on the recording medium to record a desired file to the program area,

• when the file is a moving picture file formatted for reproduction by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the recording medium, it being recorded in combination with management information for the extension file to a program area, while the address of the management information is recorded to the management table, or
• when the file is an extension file other than a moving picture file formatted to be readable by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the recording medium, it being recorded in combination with individual management information for the extension file to the program area;
• guide information for the extension file, including at least the address of the individual management information, being recorded to the recording medium;
• the address of the extension-file guide information being recorded to the management table;
• and
• an identification code indicative of an extension file type in the corresponding individual management information and recording format in the management information being allocated to the extension-file guide information.

In a recording program in which a program area of a recording medium is managed according to a management table recorded in a predetermined area on the recording medium to record a desired file to the program area,

• when the file is a moving picture file formatted for reproduction by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the recording medium, it being recorded in combination with management information for the extension file to a program area, while the address of the management information is recorded to the management table, or
• when the file is an extension file other than a moving picture file formatted to be readable by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the recording medium, it being recorded in combination with individual management information for the extension file to the program area;
• guide information for the extension file, including at least the address of the individual management information, being recorded to the recording medium;
• the address of the extension-file guide information being recorded to the management table;
• and
• an identification code indicative of an extension file type in the corresponding individual management information and recording format in the management information being allocated to the extension-file guide information.

A recording medium having recorded therein a recording program in which a program area of a data recording medium is managed according to a management table recorded in a predetermined area on the data recording medium to record a desired file to the program area, the program being such that:

• when the file is a moving picture file formatted for reproduction by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the data recording medium, it is recorded in combination with management information for the extension file to a program area, while the address of the management information is recorded to the management table, or
• when the file is an extension file other than a moving picture file formatted to be readable by a dedicated reproducing apparatus for the data recording medium, it is recorded in combination with individual management information for the extension file to the program area;
• guide information for the extension file, including at least the address of the individual management information, is recorded to the data recording medium;
• the address of the extension-file guide information being recorded to the management table;
• and
• an identification code indicative of an extension file type in the corresponding individual management information and recording format in the management information are allocated to the extension-file guide information.