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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1995
Kiyoshi Inoue, Omiya, JP;
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Omiya, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is an NTSC-PAL converter which can eliminate generation of bar noise, and convert image data from the NTSC format to the format with less memory capacity. The converter comprises three field memories (1), (2) and (3) for storing image data in the NTSC format in which odd and even-numbered field data in the NTSC format are sequentially written. In reading for forming the image data in the PAL format, two memories which are not being written are selected so that data are sequentially read from memories in combination of, for example, (1) and (2); (2) and (3), and (3) and (1). That is, frame data for the PAL format is formed by adding and reading field data, and by interpolating them in predetermined interval. This eliminates such situation where writing of image data in the NTSC format overtakes reading of image data.