Abstract:
A system and method for detecting the nature of a video signal using a video synchronization circuit including a phase locked loop having a time constant is disclosed. The method includes calculating a horizontal phase difference between a predetermined first line of the video signal and a predetermined second line of the video signal, the predetermined first line and the predetermined second line bracketing a change of frame. If the horizontal phase difference is greater than a threshold, the video signal is deemed to be a video recorder signal. The method further includes adjusting the time constant of the phase locked loop of the video synchronization circuit according to the nature of the video signal, as determined in the calculating step.
Abstract:
Successive values of a horizontal phase of a video signal are determined a predetermined integer number of video lines after the successive occurrences of vertical synchronization pulses. The successive values of a parity bit are updated according to the successive values of the horizontal phase. Indications on the parity of the fields are provided from the successive values of the parity bit.