Apparatus, method, and program for processing information

Disclosed is an apparatus, a method, and a program for processing information, applicable to a record playback system etc. wherein a control unit provides information regarding an input imaging record mode inputted by a user to a rate information creation unit; the rate information creation unit creates rate information based on the information and provides the rate information to a record unit; the record unit records the rate information etc. onto an optical disc as being controlled by the control unit; a playback unit is controlled by a control unit to read out the rate information recorded on the optical disc and provide it to a rate information determination unit; the rate information determination unit determines a processing mode at each unit based on the rate information and provides the information to the control unit; and the control unit controls the playback unit, an image audio processing unit, and an output unit based on this information.