摘要:
A system for expanding/compressing a video signal includes a dual-port memory having read and write address inputs and a video signal input. A pixel counter provides a pixel location signal to the write address input of the dual-port memory, and to a programmed memory device (e.g., a PROM) including a look-up table. The memory device is programmed to provide a time expanded/compressed version of the pixel location signal in accordance with a programmed time expansion/compression factor, which is applied to the read address input of the dual-port memory. A time expanded/compressed video signal is developed at the output of the dual-port memory.
摘要:
Apparatus is disclosed for reducing unwanted jagged diagonal artifacts in a video signal. At an encoder, moving image information is intraframe averaged over a given frequency range, e.g., above 1.5 MHz, while still image information is subjected to a field repeat process over a given frequency range. At a decoder, still image information is subjected to a frame repeat process over the given field repeat frequency range, while moving image information is left unchanged.
摘要:
In a video signal expanding/compressing system including a video signal interpolator, video signals are peaked prior to interpolation. The amount of peaking is controlled in response to a signal representative of the distance between a pixel of an expanded/compressed video signal and a corresponding pixel of an original video signal.
摘要:
A system for transmitting and receiving signals representing a high-definition television (HDTV) image is disclosed. The signals are sent over two conventional 6 MHz NTSC channels. A first signal, the main signal, is developed by encoding circuitry from HDTV source signals to be compatible with existing NTSC receivers in that it produces a display on those receivers which is not significantly distorted. The main signal includes psychophysically hidden video information which may be used by an extended definition receiver to produce a widescreen image having a higher level of detail than a conventional video image. A second signal, the auxiliary signal, is developed at the transmitter by decoding the main signal and subtracting the decoded main signal from the original HDTV source signals. The auxiliary signal, which includes frequency components from 0 Hz to 20 MHz is split into three bands, A (0 Hz-6MHz), B (6 MHz-12 MHz) and C (12 MHz-18 MHz). Bands B and C are frequency converted to occupy the 0 Hz-6 MHz band and are time division multiplexed on a line by line basis. The combined B and C bands are then time division multiplexed with the A band on a frame by frame basis for still images. For moving images, only the A band is sent. The receiver decodes the main signal, and, using a motion signal sent with the main signal, decodes the auxiliary signal. The decoded main and auxiliary signals are combined to reproduce the HDTV image.
摘要:
In a widescreen signal encoding system for a television-type signal, side panel chrominance information is conveyed in double sideband form on an auxiliary subcarrier having a field inverting phase relative to the phase of a standard chrominance subcarrier. Side panel high frequency luminance information exclusive of low frequency information also is conveyed on the auxiliary subcarrier, but in single sideband form. Illustratively the auxiliary subcarrier is at the 3.58 MHz frequency of the standard chrominance subcarrier.
摘要:
In a television signal processing system of the type which encodes an auxiliary carrier modulated with auxiliary image information in line format, which carrier is placed within the spectral band of standard television signal components, and wherein the modulated auxiliary carrier tends to interfere with the standard television signal, the interference is minimized by spatially variably attenuating the auxiliary image information. The attenuation function is selected to apply greater attenuation to the auxiliary image information at the extremities of the lines than toward the center of the lines.
摘要:
A defect compensation circuit of the type that substitutes a portion of delayed signal information for a real-time signal defect including circuitry for correcting chrominance phase reversal. The delayed signal is sampled at 1/2 the period of the chrominance before and after a 1H delay. The signal samples are summed and proportioned to provide a substitution signal having its chrominance signal in phase with the real time signal, and an average luminance signal exhibiting non-observable distortion.
摘要:
Digital video tape recorder apparatus that generates commands to instruct a television receiver to perform special processing, e.g., processing designed to enhance image quality, on video data received from the digital video tape recorder during trick play operation is disclosed. The commands from the video tape recorder inform the television receiver that the video tape recorder is operating in trick play mode and that video processing not performed on normal play video data output by the video tape recorder during normal play operation should be performed on the trick play video data which is output during trick play operation. The video data output during trick play operation is a subset of the normal play video data. The video processing commands output during trick play operation instruct a receiver to perform video processing intended to compensate for normal play data intentionally omitted by the video tape recorder from the trick play video data because of, e.g., data limitations resulting from the limited amount of data that can be accurately read from a tape during trick play operation. Method of generating the video processing commands which are output to a receiver during trick play video tape recorder operation are also disclosed.
摘要:
Apparatus for controlling various functions of a television receiver such as the picture and audio responses includes a keyboard with numbered keys which are normally used for selecting channels and a program key. When the program key is pressed, an on-screen character generator is caused to display a numbered list or menu of the various functions to be controlled. Thereafter, a particular function can be selected for control by pressing the correspondingly numbered key. This causes the numbered list or menu of the characteristics of the selected function, e.g., the brightness, contrast, sharpness, color level and color tint of the picture, to be displayed. Thereafter a particular characteristic can be selected for control by pressing the correspondingly numbered key.
摘要:
A novel pickup stylus adapted for playing back prerecorded signals from a video disc has an arrowhead-shape cross-section in the region of its tip. The pickup stylus includes a dielectric support element which has a prow defining the apex of the arrowhead-shape cross-section and a substantially flat rear surface remote from the prow defining the base of the arrowhead-shape cross-section. The entire rear surface is covered with conductive material to form a narrowed-electrode in the region of its tip.