摘要:
An apparatus for the tape recording of a video signal, which is a signal of a bandwidth extending up to a prescribed maximum frequency, processes this signal to generate a folded-spectrum signal. The video signal is digitized and supplied to a digital band-splitting filter (90,91,92) with a cross-over frequency at one-half said prescribed maximum frequency, for separating the digitized video signal into samples of a lower-frequency-band component and into samples of a higher-frequency-band component. A balanced modulator (98,99,100) is connected for modulating a folding carrier wave of the prescribed maximum frequency. The modulation is done in accordance with the higher-frequency-band component to generate a balanced modulation signal, which is linearly combined with the lower-frequency-band component to generate the folded-spectrum video signal. Preferably, the sampling rate of the digitized video signal is exactly the Nyquist rate of the prescribed maximum frequency, thereby reducing the balanced modulation of a suitably phased folding carrier wave to multiplication of successive samples of the modulating signal alternately by plus one and by minus one.
摘要:
Apparatus and a method is disclosed for encoding, transmitting and decoding of one or two auxiliary or control signals on a phase alternating carrier. The phase alternating carrier is generated such that, in a given frame, it is in-phase on one scan line, and out-of-phase on the next scan line relative to the conventional chroma carrier. The (I and Q) chroma information is modulated on the chroma carrier in a conventional form to generate a chroma signal. The phase alternating carrier is modulated with one or two auxiliary signals in a similar fashion. The encoded phase alternating carrier is then added to the modulated chroma carrier (chroma signal), and processed in the chroma channel for recording on a magnetic tape. A decoder or playback apparatus processes the chroma channel to decode the two modulated carriers. The modulated chroma carrier (chroma signal) is decoded in a conventional demodulator to recover the chroma (I and Q) information. The encoded phase alternating carrier is decoded to recover the original auxiliary signals. The auxiliary signals may be digital audio signals or motion signals indicative of motion in the scenes.
摘要:
A system is disclosed for recording and reproducing a luminance signal (Y) on and from a medium (40). The system includes an adaptive deemphasis circuit (10) for adaptively reducing the level of a high frequency portion of the luminance signal (Y). A record circuit records the reduced level luminance signal on the medium (40). A playback circuit reproduces the reduced level luminance signal from the medium (40). A reemphasis circuit (70) non-adaptively boosts the level of the high frequency portion of the reduced level luminance signal to produce the luminance signal (Y). To this end, a circuit (73) cores a high frequency portion of the reduced level luminance signal, and the level of the cored high frequency portion is then boosted by a predetermined amount to produce the luminance signal (Y).
摘要:
A video recording/playback system includes in its recording electronics time-base correctors (TBC1, TBC2) both for luma signal and for color-under signal, the time-base corrector (TBC1) for luma signal being used to facilitate comb filtering and the time-base corrector (TBC2) for chroma signal being used to maintain luma/chroma tracking during recording. The video recording/playback system includes in its playback electronics time-base correctors (TBC3, TBC4) both for played-back luma signal and for played-back color-under signal, the time-base corrector (TBC3) for played-back luma signal being used to facilitate comb filtering and the time-base corrector (TBC4) for played-back chroma signal being used to maintain luma/chroma tracking during playback. With appropriate switching, the same pair of time-base correctors (TBC1,2 or TBC3,4) can be used in both the recording and the playback electronics of the video recording/playback system. A detector in the recording electronics determines when there is substantial time-base error in the video signal received for recording and conditions the comb filtering of the luma signal during recording to be carried out in just the spatial domain and not in the frame-to-frame time domain. The recording electronics includes circuitry for signaling the playback electronics, via a recorded signal, that the comb filtering of the luma signal during recording was carried out in just the spatial domain and not in the frame-to-frame time domain. The playback electronics responds to such signaling to adapt the comb filtering of the played-back luma signal to suit. Furthermore, time-base correctors are disclosed, which respond to sync signals. One embodiment contains PLLs generating a chrominance carrier, as well. Another embodiment contains PLLs generating a chromatic carrier, as well. Another embodiment has different clocks for low frequency and high frequency time-base errors.
摘要:
A method and apparatus uses a spatial filter for a television recording and playback system using a spectral folding process, wherein the signal is modulated onto a folding carrier of (f h /2, f v /2), for separating the two-dimensional image spectral domain of the television signal into first and second regions that are either passed or attenuated, the partition between the regions being selected such that every point in the passed region has a mirror point mirrored about (f h /4, f v /4) in the attenuated region; and reconstructing the passed region after playback.
摘要:
A video signal recording system is disclosed which includes a circuit (80) for generating a control signal representative of the level of the high frequency portion of a full bandwidth luminance signal. An adaptive deemphasis circuit (10) reduces the level of the high frequency portion of the luminance signal in response to the control signal. A folding circuit (20) folds the high frequency portion of the deemphasized luminance signal into the low frequency portion. The folded deemphasized luminance is combined with the control signal and recorded on the video tape. A video signal playback system is disclosed which includes a circuit (50) for separating the previously recorded control signal from the previously recorded folded deemphasized luminance signal. An unfolding circuit (60) unfolds the played back luminance signal to produce a wide bandwidth deemphasized luminance signal. An adaptive reemphasis circuit (70) boosts the level of the high frequency portion of the unfolded luminance signal in response to the separated control signal.
摘要:
A system is disclosed for recording and reproducing a luminance signal (Y) on and from a medium (40). The system includes an adaptive deemphasis circuit (10) for adaptively reducing the level of a high frequency portion of the luminance signal (Y). A record circuit records the reduced level luminance signal on the medium (40). A playback circuit reproduces the reduced level luminance signal from the medium (40). A reemphasis circuit (70) non-adaptively boosts the level of the high frequency portion of the reduced level luminance signal to produce the luminance signal (Y). To this end, a circuit (73) cores a high frequency portion of the reduced level luminance signal, and the level of the cored high frequency portion is then boosted by a predetermined amount to produce the luminance signal (Y).