Method and apparatus for recording video signals on a record medium
First Claim
1. A method of recording video signals of first and second video signal intervals in a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks on a recording medium, comprising the steps of:
- respectively dividing said first and second video signal intervals into first and second pluralities of areas of a video screen;
respectively dividing said first and second pluralities of areas into first and second sequences of sub-areas of said video screen;
respectively dividing said first and second sequences of sub-areas into first and second sequences of macroblocks, at least one pair of macroblocks of said first and second sequences of macroblocks representing co-located positions of said video screen and thereby forming at least one pair of first and second common macroblocks;
respectively selecting corresponding macroblocks in corresponding sub-areas from each of said first and second sequences of macroblocks of each of said first and second sequences of sub-areas of each of said first and second pluralities of areas to form first and second sequences of buffering units, each of said corresponding sub-areas representing a portion of said video screen having a respectively different horizontal position and a respectively different vertical position than the other ones of said corresponding sub-areas;
recording the video signals of said first sequence of buffering units in a first predetermined pattern in a first group of a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks; and
recording the video signals of said second sequence of buffering units in a second predetermined pattern in a second group of a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks separate from said first group, said second predetermined pattern being different than said first predetermined pattern such that the first and second common macroblocks are recorded at respective first and second locations within the first and second groups of tracks by different recording heads.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for recording video signals in a plurality of tracks on a recording medium. In certain embodiments, first and second video signal intervals include respective first and second common sub-area signals representing at least one common sub-area of a video screen. The common sub-area signals of the first and second video signal intervals are recorded at respectively different locations within the plurality of tracks. In certain embodiments, component color video signals including luminance signals and first and second color difference signals are divided into a plurality of discrete cosine transformation (DCT) blocks and blocks representing common respective subdivisions of a video screen are assembled into corresponding macro blocks. Adjacent macro blocks are assembled into super macro blocks which, in turn, are arranged in a shuffled sequence relative to the positions of their subdivisions on the video screen for recording in the shuffled sequence. In certain embodiments, digital video signals representing a video screen are recorded in a plurality of tracks on a recording medium after dividing the digital video signals into a plurality of macro blocks assembled into sub-area groups of the video screen. The sub-area groups are shuffled by forming a sequence of track units each including a plurality of the sub-area groups one each from a respective horizontal division of the video screen. Each track unit is recorded in a respective one of a plurality tracks on the recording medium.
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1. A method of recording video signals of first and second video signal intervals in a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks on a recording medium, comprising the steps of:
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respectively dividing said first and second video signal intervals into first and second pluralities of areas of a video screen; respectively dividing said first and second pluralities of areas into first and second sequences of sub-areas of said video screen; respectively dividing said first and second sequences of sub-areas into first and second sequences of macroblocks, at least one pair of macroblocks of said first and second sequences of macroblocks representing co-located positions of said video screen and thereby forming at least one pair of first and second common macroblocks; respectively selecting corresponding macroblocks in corresponding sub-areas from each of said first and second sequences of macroblocks of each of said first and second sequences of sub-areas of each of said first and second pluralities of areas to form first and second sequences of buffering units, each of said corresponding sub-areas representing a portion of said video screen having a respectively different horizontal position and a respectively different vertical position than the other ones of said corresponding sub-areas; recording the video signals of said first sequence of buffering units in a first predetermined pattern in a first group of a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks; and recording the video signals of said second sequence of buffering units in a second predetermined pattern in a second group of a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks separate from said first group, said second predetermined pattern being different than said first predetermined pattern such that the first and second common macroblocks are recorded at respective first and second locations within the first and second groups of tracks by different recording heads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for recording video signals of first and second video signal intervals in a plurality of sequentially arranged tracks on a recording medium, comprising:
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means for respectively dividing said first and second video signal intervals into first and second pluralities of areas of a video screen, for respectively dividing said first and second pluralities of areas into first and second sequences of sub-areas of said video screen, for respectively dividing said first and second sequences of sub-areas into first and second sequences of macroblocks, at least one pair of macroblocks of said first and second sequences of macroblocks representing co-located positions of said video screen and thereby forming at least one pair of first and second common macroblocks, and for respectively selecting corresponding macroblocks in corresponding sub-areas from each of said first and second sequences of macroblocks of each of said first and second sequences of sub-areas of each of said first and second pluralities of areas to form first and second sequences of buffering units, each of said corresponding sub-areas representing a portion of said video screen having a respectively different horizontal position and a respectively different vertical position than the other ones of said corresponding sub-areas; and recording means for respectively recording the video signals of said first and second sequences of buffering units in first and second predetermined patterns in respective first and second groups of sequentially arranged tracks, said second group of tracks separate from said first group of tracks, said second predetermined pattern different than said first predetermined pattern such that the first and second common macroblocks are recorded at respective first and second locations within the first and second groups of tracks by different recording heads. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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