Patent ID: 8102419

Claim:
A method for converting a two-to-one anamorphic film image into a video output signal having multiple video output lines, comprising the steps of: (a) scanning the film image in a progressive scan, each scan comprising a scan line, using the non-anamorphic spacing between scan lines, (b) storing the scan lines in memory, (c) forming a video output line, each one of the video output lines being formed according to the following steps: (1) for the first video output line, combining a first scan line with the two scan lines adjacent to the first scan line, (2) for subsequent video output lines, combining a subsequent scan line differing from the previous scan line by 2n scan lines, where n equals 1 for a progressive output or 2 for an interlaced output, with the adjacent scan lines to said subsequent scan line, and (3) repeating the preceding step (c)(2) until the image is formed into the video output signal.