Image recording device and image recording-control method for matching a menu to additional recorded data

Abstract

In an image-recording device using a disk-type recording medium generated under the DVD+RW standard, a disk information-acquisition unitacquires information about a disk, a disk-determination unitdetermines that the diskis a subject disk that is of a DVD+RW type and that stores video data generated by using a DVD menu and/or still-image data recorded onto the disk, an additional recording-control unitcontrols additional recording performed for the diskaccording to a result of the determination performed by the disk-determination unit, and a message display-control unitmakes a display unitshow a confirmation message used for shifting to a mode relating to the pros and cons of performing the additional recording and/or a message adapted to confirm that the DVD menu and the video data are updated, so that a mismatch which may occur between the DVD menu and/or the video data, and recorded image data is reduced.