Patent ID: 7123819

Claim:
An encoding/recording device comprising: a video data generating unit operable to encode a video signal every first predetermined period, to generate video data; an audio data generating unit operable to encode an audio signal every second predetermined period, to generate audio data; a multiplexing/recording unit operable to multiplex the video data and the audio data, to generate a system stream, and record the system stream onto a predetermined recording medium; a pause controlling unit operable to, when receiving a pause instruction during recording, control the video data generating unit, the audio data generating unit, and the multiplexing/recording unit, so that the multiplexing/recording unit completes a system stream that is generated when the pause instruction is received, and records the system stream; and a pause release controlling unit operable to, when receiving a pause release instruction, control the video data generating unit, the audio data generating unit, and the multiplexing/recording unit, so that the multiplexing/recording unit starts to generate a new system stream, wherein under control of the pause controlling unit, the audio data generating unit suspends the generation of the audio data after lowering a sound intensity of the audio signal, and under control of the pause release controlling unit, the audio data generating unit restores the sound intensity after resuming the generation of the audio data.