Patent ID: 6496645
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video recorder for reproducing video recordings recorded on magnetic tapes, said recordings being available with different playback qualities, said video recorder comprising:reproduction means for scanning a magnetic tape and for supplying a playback signal representing a video recording; playback-signal processing means for processing the playback signal, the playback-signal processing means comprising a plurality of controllable signal-influencing stages each controllably influencing at least one component of the playback signal, each of said plurality of controllable signal-influencing stages being controllable in dependence upon a control information; entry means cooperating with the video recorder for entering characteristic information characterizing different playback qualities of video recordings; and control means arranged to receive the characteristic information, said control means generating the control information corresponding to the characteristic information, wherein said video recorder further comprises input means for receiving the control information generated by the control means and for deriving stage control information corresponding to the control information, said stage control information being applied to each of the plurality of controllable signal-influencing stages for controlling how each controllable signal-influencing stage influences the at least one component of the playback signal, and wherein said plurality of signal-influencing stages comprise an FM equalizer stage, a vertical noise-cancellation stage, a first horizontal noise-cancellation stage, a second horizontal noise-cancellation stage, and a picture-sharpness control stage, each signal-influencing stages receiving stage control information from the input means.