Sony United Kingdom Limited

James J Galt

Clive Henry Gillard

John W Richards

Martin Rex Dorricott

Morgan W David

James Edward Burns

Shima R Varsani

Tsuneo Morita

A system for integrating film material with a digital video signal employs a film scanner to produce a digital video signal from the source film, and a post production system for combining with that signal the input digital video signal. Motion interpolated temporal compensation is employed at stages of frame rate conversion.

Format conversion of digital video signals, integration of digital video

Method of integrating 30 or 60 frame/s format material and 60 field/s 2:1 interlace scan format digital video signal to produce a 60 field/s 2:1 interlace scan format digital video signal by producing a progressive scan format digital video signal from the format material, converting the progressive scan format digital video signal to a 60 field/s 2:1 interlace scan format digital video signal and combining the converted signal with the 60 field/s interlace scan format digital video signal.

Method of integrating format material and an interlace scan format signal

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James J Galt