A playback apparatus comprising: a playback unit that is configured to perform random access playback of a video stream to which dynamic metadata including information regarding luminance of a picture is added, a controller comprising an output control unit ; a memory ; a decoding processing unit ; and an external output unit , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether or not random access playback is to be performed, wherein the output control unit is configured to, in case that it is determined that random access playback is not to be performed: to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream; and to control the external output unit to add the dynamic metadata to each picture obtained by decoding the video stream and to output the resulting picture to a display apparatus , characterized in that the output control unit is configured to, in case that it is determined that random access playback is to be performed: to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream and to superimpose predetermined information indicating that random access playback is being performed on a jump destination picture serving as a random access point; and to control the external output unit to add default metadata to be used during random access playback for luminance adjustment during the random access playback to the jump destination picture, and to output the resulting picture to the display apparatus , wherein the default metadata are stored in the memory in advance. a playback unit that is configured to perform random access playback of a video stream to which dynamic metadata including information regarding luminance of a picture is added, a controller comprising an output control unit ; a memory ; a decoding processing unit ; and an external output unit , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether or not random access playback is to be performed, wherein the output control unit is configured to, in case that it is determined that random access playback is not to be performed: to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream; and to control the external output unit to add the dynamic metadata to each picture obtained by decoding the video stream and to output the resulting picture to a display apparatus , to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream; and to control the external output unit to add the dynamic metadata to each picture obtained by decoding the video stream and to output the resulting picture to a display apparatus , characterized in that the output control unit is configured to, in case that it is determined that random access playback is to be performed: to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream and to superimpose predetermined information indicating that random access playback is being performed on a jump destination picture serving as a random access point; and to control the external output unit to add default metadata to be used during random access playback for luminance adjustment during the random access playback to the jump destination picture, and to output the resulting picture to the display apparatus , to control the decoding processing unit to decode the video stream and to superimpose predetermined information indicating that random access playback is being performed on a jump destination picture serving as a random access point; and to control the external output unit to add default metadata to be used during random access playback for luminance adjustment during the random access playback to the jump destination picture, and to output the resulting picture to the display apparatus , wherein the default metadata are stored in the memory in advance. <EOS>