Patent ID: 8290350

Claim:
A playback apparatus comprising: a conversion unit that converts a frame rate of video data; and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls not to perform a first process before first video data is transmitted to a display apparatus if a frame rate of the first video data is equal to or more than a first predetermined frame rate, wherein the first video data includes video data which is reproduced if a slow playback is instructed to the playback apparatus, and the first process includes a process for reducing number of frames included in the first video data, wherein the control unit controls to perform a second process if the frame rate of the first video data is equal to or more than the first predetermined frame rate, wherein the second process includes a process for increasing number of frames included in video data received by the display apparatus, wherein the control unit controls to generate second video data by performing a third process if the frame rate of the first video data is not more than the first predetermined frame rate, wherein the third process includes a process for increasing number of frames included in the first video data, and wherein the control unit controls to transmit the second video data to the display apparatus if the frame rate of the first video data is not more than the first predetermined frame rate.