Patent ID: 8655140

Claim:
A data conversion method for an information processing device for copying of data from a copy source defined by a source format to a copy destination defined by a destination format, the method comprising: performing data input, by a data input circuit, to input copy source data, the copy source data including a plurality of source clips; obtaining source playback control information from the copy source data, the source playback control information including at least one source playlist file made up of one or more play items indicating playback segment increments for the plurality of source clips; and performing clip setting, by a clip setting circuit, by setting source clips, of the plurality of source clips, included in a single source playlist file, of the one or more playlist files included in the obtained source playback control information, to a single destination clip, wherein the source clips, of the plurality of source clips, corresponding to continuous play items included in the source playlist, are set as one clip in the copy destination media, following the clip setting, a number of the source playlist files equals a number of the destination clips, the source format is different than the destination format, when performing clip setting, the plurality of source clips is set to the one destination clip in the corresponding destination format, and the source format is AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) and the destination format is BDAV (Blu-ray Disc Audio Visual).