Patent ID: 7916608

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording and reproducing unit configured to record information data on each of a plurality of first recording media, and configured to reproduce the information data from the each of the plurality of first recording media; an outputting unit configured to output the information data reproduced from the first recording media to a recording device in order to record the information data recorded on the first recording media on a second recording medium by the recording device; an obtaining unit configured to obtain sizes of respective pieces of the information data recorded on the first recording media; a generating unit configured to generate association information including identification information to identify which of the plurality of first recording media are associated with each other and an order information indicating order of the plurality of first recording media associated with each other; and a determination unit configured to determine addresses used to record the respective pieces of the information data recorded on the plurality of first recording media associated with each other on the second recording medium based on the association information and the obtained data sizes.