Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video reproducing apparatus generates bookmark data and stores it in a hard disk drive or the like. The bookmark data has first restoration information for restoring the reproduction status when video contents were reproduced using moving image/sound data contained in video content data for reproducing the video contents, and second restoration information for restoring the reproduction status when content-related data reproduced in relation to the video contents was reproduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a reproducing apparatus with which a user can confirm a selection situation about video output terminals before or in connection between an external video-displaying portion and the reproducing apparatus, and can suitably perform the connection between them. Before a reproducing apparatus (1) is connected to a TV apparatus (30) or (31), to which of video terminals a terminal through which a video signal is to be outputted corresponds is visually displayed on a displaying portion (100) provided in a front panel (10) of the front of a main body, whereby even in case of the reproducing apparatus including a plurality of video output terminals, a user can readily and reliably connect a video cable.

Abstract: A design is made for recording and arrangement of application data so as to stably control the behavior of moving picture data based on application data and easily achieve special reproduction of moving picture data. Therefore, moving picture data encoded in a preset format is multiplexed with application data used to control the behavior of a reproduced picture of the moving picture data. Further, the basic process is provided to deal with a first file which contains a multiplexed stream separated by preset units and a second file containing the same data as the application data.

Abstract: A data structure configures picture information in accordance with a predetermined format and is decoded and reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus. The data structure comprises a plurality of picture information on a predetermined unit by unit basis, the information being read and decoded by the information reproducing apparatus, and being reproduced to be a reproduction signal for displaying a picture together with a voice, and a plurality of application information read and executed by the information reproducing apparatus, whereby predetermined images are reproduced to be a reproduction signal superimposed and displayed on the reproduced picture and the reproduced images are configured to be inserted among a plurality of picture and voice information on the predetermined unit by unit basis.