Disc recording media adapted for generating thumbnail images for a menu screen

PURPOSE: A thumbnail picture writing method for a menu screen and disk recording media thereof is provided, which has a high correlation with the content of a program which a thumbnail picture is an object of a subject expression. CONSTITUTION: A thumbnail picture writing method for a menu screen comprises the steps of: extracting one frame picture included in a moving picture program when a thumbnail picture(14) expresses the subject of the moving picture program; and extracting a picture included in a still picture program when a thumbnail picture(12) expresses the subject of the still picture program, wherein the thumbnail picture is selected from a thumbnail file having a plurality of thumbnail picture to write and the thumbnail picture is extracted from an intra picture when the moving picture program is MPEG. Thereby, the thumbnail picture having a high correlation with the content of a program is written.