Patent ID: 7675550

Claim:
A method for processing a plurality of source frames, comprising the steps of: (A) generating a plurality of intermediate frames by digitally processing said source frames, wherein said intermediate frames have an intermediate resolution and an intermediate color space; (B) generating a plurality of video frames by down-sampling all of said intermediate frames with a processor in a first state of operation, wherein said video frames have a video resolution lower than said intermediate resolution and have a video color space different than said intermediate color space; (C) transitioning said processor from said first state to a second state, wherein said processor in said second state captures a particular frame of said intermediate frames prior to said particular frame being down-sampled; (D) transitioning said processor from said second state to said first state after finishing said capture of said particular frame if more of said intermediate frames are available to down-sample; and (E) transitioning said processor from said first state to a third state during a blanking period between said video frames, wherein (i) said processor in said third state generates a still picture by formatting said particular frame with a picture formatting technique and (ii) said still picture has said intermediate resolution and a still picture color space.