Patent ID: 7693401

Claim:
A recording apparatus for recording motion image data onto a disc-like recording medium, the apparatus comprising: a file generating unit that forms the motion image data into a file according to a procedure relating to QuickTime file format; and a recording unit that effects recording of the file generated by the file generating unit such that the file is recorded as (a) a first file including reference information of the motion image data included in the file and (b) a second file including the motion image data included in the file, in first and second recording areas on the disc-like recording medium, respectively, wherein the recording unit records the first and second files such that dummy data of the first file is recorded in the first recording area during stand-by of recording of the motion image data, the second file is recorded in the second recording area during recording of the motion image data, and the first file is recorded in the first recording area instead of the dummy data recorded therein after the recording of the motion image data is completed.