Patent ID: 6724557
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic recording apparatus for recording video data from an input image signal on a magnetic tape, comprising:a frame memory operably configured to store a frame of said input image signal; a signal processing circuit operably connected to said frame memory for processing said frame of said in one of a DV format and a DVCAM format; magnetic-tape running means for running the magnetic tape in a running direction; running-speed control means operably connected to said frame memory, said signal processing circuit, and said magnetic-tape running means for controlling the running speed of the magnetic tape; rotating and driving means which has a cylindrical shape and which rotates at a constant speed and at a predetermined angle with respect to the running direction of the magnetic tape; and data writing means which is provided on a cylindrical surface of said rotating and driving means and which is rotated, said data writing means scanning the magnetic tape at the predetermined angle and writing data to form a next recording track adjacent to a previous recording track such that the next recording track overlaps a predetermined portion of the previous recording track.