Tape reproducing apparatus

A tape reproducing apparatus for reproducing a magnetic tape in which each content is recorded by dividing into a plurality of partition units, said partition is divided into a plurality of section units at every meta-data, still picture data and moving picture data, and in which file marks indicative and assigned for ends of each sections, and a file mark count obtained by accumulatively adding said file marks at every section are recorded, comprising:

• data read means for reading said magnetic tape;
• data discriminating means for discriminating the kind of meta-data, still picture data and moving picture data by using said file mark count obtained by reading said magnetic tape with said data read means;
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• control means for controlling retrying processing to read the same portion of said magnetic tape by said data read means if data read by said data read means may not be error-corrected and setting the upper limit number of retrying processing to read the same portion of said magnetic tape at every kind of meta-data, still picture data and moving picture data discriminated by said data discriminating means.