Information recording apparatus and method

The first recording layer (L0 layer) and the second recording capacity information recording medium having a second recording layer (L1 layer) having a having a first recording capacity, the information recording apparatus for recording record information there are a writable writing means for recording information on the first and second recording layers, the total amount of information and on the basis of the first and second recording capacity, the first recording layer to record information and a second recording calculating means for calculating a folded address for recording subsequent to the layer, the writing on the first recording layer to the (I) a first portion of the folded address of the record information (1AFFFFh), the remaining (II) recording information comprises two parts and control means for controlling the writing means to write the corresponding address of the second recording layer corresponding to the folded address (E50000h).