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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Tetsuya Itani, Nara, JP;
Tetsuya Itani, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A playback apparatus including: a Clip information read circuitthat reads supplementary information from a recording medium, which also includes a video signal, and judges based on the supplementary information whether the video signal is of a first frame frequency or of a second frame frequency; a mode setting unitthat sets either a continuation or non-continuation mode, the continuation mode prohibiting and the non-continuation mode allowing a switch between frame frequencies during a playback; and a 24 Hz-60 Hz conversion circuitand a digital modulation circuitthat, if the continuation mode is set, output the obtained video signal if it is of the first frame frequency, and generate a video signal of the first frame frequency by converting the obtained video signal and output the generated video signal if the obtained video signal is of the second frame frequency.