To provide a video recorder and a video library creating device in which the loss of information regarding the recording of a video signal is eliminated.

The video recorder 101 embeds the information regarding the recording of the video signal in the video signal as an electronic watermark when recording the video signal with G code video recording reservation performed by a remote controller 100. Thus, the loss of electronic watermark information is eliminated even when the video signal is coded and fetched in a personal computer with a video capture board. In addition, unauthorized use of contents by recording is monitored since the information about a manufacturer's name and a serial number does not disappear as well.