Patent ID: 7177532
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video player for disc jockeys, comprising: a first housing; a control unit residing in the first housing; the control unit having a first interconnection, a second interconnection, a second interconnection; a first user interface, having a selectable setting, connected to the control unit and being in control of the first interconnection; a second user interface, having a selectable setting, connected to the control unit and being in control of the second interconnection; a second housing having a output; a first video player, having a first video signal, residing in the second housing and being connected to the first interconnection; operation of the first video player being controlled by the control unit via the first user interface and the first interconnection; a second video player, having a second video signal, residing in the second housing and being connected to the second interconnection; operation of the second video player being controlled by the control unit via the second user interface and the second interconnection; the first video signal and the second video signal being selectively mixed controlled and routed through the output of the second housing according to the respective settings of the first user interface and the second user interface; said first user interface further comprising a first pitch control unit for adjusting the pitch of the first video signal and a first pitch bend control that momentarily changes the pitch of the first video signal; said second user interface further comprising a second pitch control unit for adjusting the pitch of the second video signal a second pitch bend control that momentarily changes the pitch of the second video signal; and the first pitch control, the second pitch control, the first pitch bend control and second pitch bend control each being individually adjustable to enable the respective pitches of the first video signal and the second video signal to match each other.