An information processing apparatus, a method of controlling the information processing apparatus, a control program for the information processing apparatus and a recording medium having the control program recorded thereon for the information processing apparatus, which may be applicable to a hard disk apparatus for recording video data and the like and providing special reproduction of video data recorded by data-compression, while maintaining compatibility with computers. In a FAT file system, a moving image file management table is formed so as to specify a boundary or limit of each unit of encoding and to utilize the moving image file management table for reproducing moving image files.