Record carrier and apparatus enabling seamless playback

Recording apparatus for recording audio data (A) as audio tracks (t) in audio files and associated management information (m) on a record carrier (D), comprising audio recording means (11) for recording an audio track (t) and said management information (m) on the record carrier (D), the apparatus further comprising management information update means (12) for updating said management information (m) by including seamless playback information (play_pre_track) indicating if the audio track (t) has to be played back seamlessly after a particular other audio track.

Method of recording audio data (A) as audio tracks (t) in audio files and associated management information (m) on a record carrier (D), wherein said management information (m) is updated when an audio track (t) is recorded on the record carrier (D) by including a seamless playback information (play_pre_track) indicating if the audio track (t) has to be played back seamlessly after a particular other audio track.

Playback apparatus for reading audio data (A) stored as audio tracks (t) in audio files and associated management information (m) from a record carrier (D) and for playback of a read audio track (t), said management information (m) including seamless playback information (play_pre_track) indicating if the audio track (t) has to be played back seamlessly after a particular other audio track, the apparatus comprising reading means (21) for reading the audio track (t) and said management information (m) from the record carrier (D), the apparatus further comprising management information evaluation means (22) for evaluating said seamless playback information by playing back the read audio track (t) seamlessly after the particular other audio track in dependence of the seamless playback information.

Method of reading audio data (A) stored as audio tracks (t) in audio files and associated management information (m) from a record carrier (D) and of playback of the read audio track (t), said management information (m) including a seamless playback information (play_pre_track) indicating if the audio track (t) has to be played back seamlessly after a particular other audio track, wherein said seamless playback information is evaluated by playing back the read audio track (t) seamlessly after the particular other audio track in dependence of the seamless playback information.

A transmission signal comprising audio data (A) representing audio tracks (t) and associated management information (m), said management information (m) including a seamless playback information (play_pre_track) indicating if the audio track (t) has to be played back seamlessly after a particular other audio track.