Patent ID: 7801421

Claim:
A recording medium having a data structure for managing a slideshow including at least one still picture, the recording medium comprising: a data area storing a first clip stream file and a second clip stream file, the first clip stream file including video data for reproducing at least one still picture, the second clip stream file including audio data, the first clip stream file not including audio data; and a playlist area storing at least one playlist file, the playlist file including, at least one playitem and at least one sub-playitem, the playitem indicating an in-point and an out-point of the first clip stream file for reproducing the at least one still picture, the playitem including first duration information indicating whether to display the at least one still picture for a finite or an infinite period of time, the playitem including second duration information indicating a length of time to display the at least one still picture when the first duration information indicates the finite period of time, the sub-playitem indicating an in-point and an out-point of the second clip stream file for reproducing the audio data independently and asynchronously from the at least one still picture, a start time of the audio data indicated by the at least one sub-playitem, a start time of the at least one still picture indicated by the at least one playitem and configured to occur asynchronously from the audio data or without reproduction of the audio data, and a playback type indicator indicating a type of playback for the at least one playitem, the type of playback being at least one of a sequential playback, a random playback, and a shuffle playback.