Abstract: A playback apparatus for playing back video data includes a read section and a control section, a first content includes first information and the first video data, a second content includes second information and second video data recorded in a different format from a format of the first video data, the first information is a part of management information for third video data recorded in a different format from the format of the first video data, the second information is a part of management information for the second video data, the read section reads out the first information and the second information from the first content and the second content, respectively, and outputs the first information and the second information to the control section, and when the first information and the second information match, the control section plays back the first video data.

Abstract: The entire caption is displayed within a display frame area through reducing the font size of the caption character string, scrolling the caption character string, or dividing the caption by a paragraph unit to be displayed separating more than once. When the entire character string cannot be displayed in a display frame area, the character string is divided by a word unit and through adding a continuation mark at the end of the caption, it is possible to inform the user that there is a continued part in the caption.