Method and device for display programme, recording and playback programme method and device

一种用于显示在一个信息载体上记录的一个节目的多个版本之一的方法，所述方法包括如下的步骤：从所说的多个版本中将有关至少两个节目版本的分级信息显示给用户；从所说的用户接收对于所述多个版本之一的选择；从所述信息载体重放选择的版本以便将选择的版本显示给用户。可以将一个视频作品的不同的版本记录在信息载体上，每一个版本都包括该作品的一个或多个部分，允许用户从一个视频作品的多个记录版本中选择一个符合用户意愿的重放版本，并根据分配到该作品的分级重放一个作品的不同版本。 Information carrier, device for reading and device for providing the information carrier and method of transmitting picture information. The disclosed system comprises an information carrier ( 1 ) on which an information signal is recorded that represents picture information intended for being displayed on a picture screen, which picture information comprises video information of a video programme as well as control information for selectively displaying the video programme. The video programme is subdivided into sections ( 35 ) and, when the video programme is displayed selectively, sections are shown in a new order ( 34 ) and partly omitted or replaced. To this end the control information includes path information ( 36 ) which indicates a path of sections to be displayed in linked fashion. The path information may be recorded multiplexed with MPEG-2 video information and then contains addresses ( 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 ) for forward and backward jumps.