METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING SEAMLESS-CONNECTION OF TELECINE-CONVERTED VIDEO DATA

摘要

A converting/encoding device which naturally reproduces pictures even when the device arbitrarily connects a plurality of encoded signals to each other and reproduces the signals. A recording medium (M) used for the device is also disclosed. The device is provided with storage means (304 and 306) which store a plurality of fields of video signals, a selecting means (314) which selects one of the outputs of the storage means (304 and 306), a comparing means which compares the fields of the same parity with each other, a detecting means which detects a repeated redundant field based on the output of the result of the comparing means, a control means (322) which controls the selecting means (312) according to the result of detection of a redundant field and outputs an intermediate signal (RT8) from which the redundant field is removed, a flag generating means (312 and 322) which generate a flag related to the redundant field based on the result of detection of a redundant field, and an inhibiting means which inhibits the removal of the redundant field by holding the outputs of the control means (322) and flag generating means (312 and 322) at prescribed values. When a plurality of logical recording sections are provided on the same recording medium, the removal of the redundant field is inhibited at the first and last parts of each recording section.