Patent ID: 6614989
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A method of recording a high-definition television (HDTV) signal on a storage medium which is arranged for storage of a standard-definition television (SDTV) signal, the method comprising the steps of:generating a sub-sampled version of the HDTV signal; recording said sub-sampled version of the HDTV signal in first locations of the storage medium which represent an SDTV image; compressing the HDTV signal to obtain a compressed HDTV signal; and recording the compressed HDTV signal in further locations of the storage medium; characterized in that the storage medium is of a type which comprises storage blocks for storing compressed SDTV image blocks; the method further comprising the steps of:recording the sub-sampled version of the HDTV signal in first locations of selected storage blocks; recording an end-of-block code after said first locations; and recording the compressed HDTV signal in further locations of said storage blocks.