Patent ID: 8405779

Claim:
A method for converting analog video signals to digital video signals, the method comprising: providing a video converter for converting the analog video signals to digital video signals, the video converter including at least one analog to digital converter, at least one automatic gain control component, a first low pass filter block coupled to the analog to digital converter, a first decimator block coupled to the first low pass filter block, a second low pass filter block coupled to the first decimator block, and a second decimator block coupled to the second low pass filter block interconnected to form a common data path for processing the analog video signals, and an aligner coupled to the common data path; receiving an analog video signal; determining a characteristic of the analog video signal; selectively disabling at least one of the first low pass filter block, the second low pass filter block, the second decimator block, and the second decimator block as function of the type of the characteristic of the analog video signal determined; and processing the analog video signal using the video converter to produce a digital video signal, wherein the aligner is configured to decimate the digital video signals and align the digital video signals according to a predefined output frequency as a function of the characteristic of the analog video signal.