Method and apparatus for combining two color video signals
US4691245A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/0806
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for the processing of color video signals in which the two fields of a color video frame are compressed into a single field without appreciable loss of picture resolution and without image disturbance and degradation. The compressed signal may be recorded on a single track of a VCR and played back in a still-frame mode without picture jitter, color loss, or image degradation. According to the invention, first and second color video signals of a predetermined time period (such as a field period) are compressed into a time-division-multiplexed (TDM) signal of a single time period. The luminance components of the first and second signals are summed to produce a sum luminance signal and subtracted to produce a difference luminance signal, the sum signal having a greater bandwidth than the difference signal. A chrominance signal is produced which is a function of the chrominance components of the first and second signals. The luminance signals and chrominance signal are compressed and arranged sequentially to form a TDM signal of a single time period.
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