Digital broadcasting system and digital video recording/reproducing apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus that does not cause inconsistency between an original picture and an image for performing operations under a special playback mode. A transport stream from a receiver is supplied to a converter. The converter generates a data stream for normal playback. If a desired service contains control data for an interactive operation, a data stream for normal playback containing the control data is generated. Packets required for performing the special playback are selected to generate a data stream for the special playback. None of the control data is contained in the special playback stream. The normal playback stream and the special playback stream are recorded on a recording medium. In the normal playback mode, reproduction under an interactive manner is performed in accordance with the control data for the interactive operation. No inconsistency is produced between the original picture and the image for performing the operations because none of the image for the interactive operation is displayed.

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