Patent ID: 7228055

Claim:
A recording apparatus, comprising: an input unit for inputting a data stream in which a video packet and an audio packet are multiplexed; a divider which divides said data stream into first and second data streams; a synchronizer which synchronizes playback end time between said video packet and said audio packet that are multiplexed in said first data stream; a synchronizer which synchronizes playback start time between said video packet and said audio packet that are multiplexed in said second data stream; a new data stream creator which connects the end of a data stream having said synchronized playback end time to the start of another data stream having said synchronized playback start time so as to create a new data stream; and a recorder which records said created new data stream on a recording medium; wherein said new data stream creator which creates a data stream having said synchronized playback end time includes: a generator which generates an audio packet having a length substantially equivalent to a difference of the playback end time between said video packet and said audio packet that are multiplexed in said first data stream; and an adder which adds said generated audio packet to the end of said first data stream.