CA1189964A - System for recording and playing back continuous-play and stop-motion signals - Google Patents
System for recording and playing back continuous-play and stop-motion signalsInfo
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An improved method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal on a video disc, such that selected video frames can be played back in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio. Each stop-motion video frame is recorded on a single recording track on the disc, and an associated digitized stop-motion audio signal is combined with a continuous-play video signal and recorded on a plurality of preceding tracks. During playback, the tracks recording the continuous-play video signal are first scanned, to recover and display the contin-uous-play video frames, and to recover and enter into a memory the digitized stop-motion audio signal. The track recording the corresponding stop-motion video signal is then scanned, in a repeated fashion, to provide a stop-motion display of the video frame, while the stop-motion audio signal is extracted from the memory and converted back to its original analog format, for playback along with the stop-motion video frame.
An improved method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal on a video disc, such that selected video frames can be played back in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio. Each stop-motion video frame is recorded on a single recording track on the disc, and an associated digitized stop-motion audio signal is combined with a continuous-play video signal and recorded on a plurality of preceding tracks. During playback, the tracks recording the continuous-play video signal are first scanned, to recover and display the contin-uous-play video frames, and to recover and enter into a memory the digitized stop-motion audio signal. The track recording the corresponding stop-motion video signal is then scanned, in a repeated fashion, to provide a stop-motion display of the video frame, while the stop-motion audio signal is extracted from the memory and converted back to its original analog format, for playback along with the stop-motion video frame.
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SYSTEM FOR STOP-MOTION PLAYBACK
OX RECORDED VIDEO SIGNALS
This invention relates generally to systems for recording and playing back video signals, and, more particularly, to recording systems in which a video signal can be played back in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio.
Systems of this type are particularly useful in recording and playing back video signals on video discs, in which the signals are recorded in a succession of substantially circular and concentric recording tracks, each track recording an individual video frame. During playback, selected recording tracks are scanned in a no-peeled fashion, to display the video frames recorded on them in a stop-mo~ion fashion, while accompanied by playback of corresponding audio signals.
I n o n e s y s t e m, discrete segments of an analog audio signal are digitized and compressed in time and recorded on alternate tracks of a video disc, and correspond ding frames of a video signal are recorded on the interleaved tracks. During playback of the disc, a selected audio recording wrack is first scanned 9 to recover the recorded digital audio data and store the data in a memory. The track for record ding the corresponding video frame is then scanned in a repeated fashion, to produce a stop-motion display of the recorded frame, while the stored audio data is extracted from the memory and converted back to its original analog format for simultaneous playback at its original speed.
Although the recording and playback system system disclosed in the aforementioned application is effective in recording and playing back a video signal in a stop motion fashion with accom paying audio, it has not proven entirely sails-I factory. This is primarily due to the fact that during playback while scanning a track recording the digital, time compressed audio signal, no video picture is displayed on the playback monk-tory Although this occurs for only a relatively short duration, it can nevertheless sometimes be objectionable.
It therefore will be apprised that a need has existed for a system for recording and playing back a video signal in a stop-motion fashion with accompanying audio, in which a video picture is displayed cont.nuo~lsly on a playback monitor, i.e., without periodic dropouts. The present invention fulfills this need.
The present invention resides in a method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal such that a selected frame of the video signal can be displayed in a stop-motion fashion, while accompanied by playback of the audio signal The video signal includes both the stop-motion video signal, and a continuous-play video signal suitable for playback in a continuous-play fashion, with or without accompanying audio.
In accordance with the recording method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is first combined with the continuous-play video signal, to form a composite signal for recording on a first portion of the record medium, and the stop-motion video signal is then recorded on a second portion of the record medium. During playback, the first portion of the medium is first scanned, to recover and display the continuous-play video signal, and lo recover and store the stop-motion audio signal. The second portion of the medium is then scanned in a repeated fashion, to recover and display the stop-mo~ion video signal, while simultaneously playing back the stored stop-motion audio signal. No dropouts occur in the video picture displayed during playback, since the stop-motion audio signal is recovered while the continuous-play video signal is being displayed More particularly, the method and apparatus of the invention are of particular use in recording and playing back a video signal on a video disc, in which the signal is recorded in a succession of substantially circular and consign trig recording tracks. A separate video frame is recorded on each track. Thus, the composite signal, which includes the stop-motion audio signal and the continuous play video signal, is recorded on a prescribed plurality of tracks, and the stop-motion video signal is recorded on a single track that follows the prescribed plurality of tracks The continuous-play video signal normally includes a continuous-play audio signal,-for simultaneous playback with it.
In another aspect of the recording I method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is first converted to a corresponding digital signal and then used to modulate a second audio sub carrier signal of the continuous-play video signal. Since the stop-motion audio signal normally is not recorded on all of the tracks on which the continuous play video signal is recorded, a second channel of audio can be recorded in its place on those tracks, for Somali-Tunis playback with the con~inuous-play video signal.
In the recording method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is digit tired using an adaptive delta modulator. The digital signal is then entered into a digital memory at a first, relatively low rate, and then extracted from the memory at a second relatively high rate for recording on the disc at the appear-private time Time-compression of the audio signal is thereby effected.
Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention. In such drawings:
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of apparatus for recording a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal on a video disc; and FIG 2 is a simplified block diagram of apparatus for playing back a video disc recorded by the apparatus of FIG. 1, for stop-motion display of a video frame with accompanying audio.
Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown apparatus for formatting a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal into a special composite signal for recording on a video disc 10. The video signal recorded on the disc represents a succession of video frames some of. which are for playback in a continuous-play fashion and others of which are for playback in a stop-motion fashion. The signal is recorded on the disc in a succession of substantially circular and concentric recording tracks, each track recording a separate video framed The video signal for the continuous-play video frames includes a conventional continuous-play audio sub carrier signal, for simultaneous playback with the video frames.
In accordance with the invention, audio for playback with each stop-motion video frame is combined with prescribed portions of the con-tinuous-play video signal and recorded on pro-ceding recording tracks on the video disc 10.
In playing back a video disc recorded in this fashion the tracks recording the continuous-play video signal are first scanned/ to provide a continuous display of the continuous-play video frames and to extract and store in memory the recorded stop-motion audio signal Thereafter when the track recording the corresponding stop-motion video frame is reached, it is scanned in a repeated fashion to provide a stop-motion display of the frame, while simultaneously the so potion audio signal is retrieved from memory and played back. As a result, there are no dropouts in the video picture displayed on a monitor during playback. The above-described playback sequence is repeated for each stop-motion video frame to be displayed.
The recording apparatus of FIG.
includes a stop-motion audio source 11 for provide in each stop-motion audio signal, an adaptive delta modulator 13 for converting each such audio signal into a corresponding digital signal, and a digital memory 15 for short-term storage of the digitized audio signal. The apparatus further includes a sequence controller 17 for generating appropriate control signals to properly sequence the various elements of the apparatus, as will be described, and an oscillator circuit~l9 for generating clock signals for use by the delta modulator and the digital memory.
In operation, when a prescribed stop-motion audio signal is to be digitized proprietor to its being recorded on the video disc 10, the sequence controller 17 outputs a start retrieve control signal for coupling over line 21 to both the stop-motion audio source 11 and the oscillator circuit 19. The audio signal is then transmitted over line 23 to the delta modulator 13. Also, the oscillator circuit then outputs a 16 Ho clock signal for transmission over line 25 to both the delta modulator and the CLOCK IN terminal of the digital memory 15. in a conventional fashion, the delta modulator converts the analog stop-motion audio signal into a corresponding 16 OH digital signal, which is then transmitted over line 27 to the memory, and entered into the memory by the 16 OH clock signal. One convenient technique for lo entry of the serial digital data into the memory is to first convert the data into a succession of eight-bit words using an eight-bit shift register (not shown). After the analog audio signal has been completely digitized, the sequence controller 17 outputs a stop retrieve control signal for transmission on line 29 to both the stop-motion audio source 11 and the oscillator circuit 19 to terminate the analog audio signal and the 16 KHz clock signal.
At the appropriate time when the digit tired stop-motion audio signal is to be recorded on the video disc lo the sequence controller I
outputs a record control signal for transmission on line 31 to the oscillator circuit 19. This enables output of a 24 KHz clock signal, for transmission on line 33 to the CLOCK OUT terminal of the digital memory 15, to clock out the stored audio data at a rate of 24 kilobit/secondO
Since this bit rate is higher than the 16 kilobyte/
second bit rate of the digital audio signal entered into the memory, time compression of the yo-yo signal is effected. The amount of time compress Boon permitted is dictated largely by the band-width of the original analog audio signal and the bandwidth allotted for recording the digital audio signal. The 24 kilobit/second time-compressed digital audio signal is coupled over line 35 from the memory to a 12 KHz low-pass filter 37, to limit the bandwidth of the signal, accordingly.
The video signal to be recorded, which contains both continuous-play video frames and stop-motion frames, is a conventional format signal having a base band luminance signal, a chrominance sub carrier, and an audio sub carrier In combining the video signal with stop-motion audio signal, to form the composite signal act tally recorded on the disc 10, the stop-motion audio information is first modulated on a second or supplementary audio sub carrier, which is then summed with the video signal.
More particularly/ the filtered digital audio signal is coupled over line 39 from the low-pass filter 37 to an analog switch 41, and in turn over line 43 to an amplitude modulator or mixer 45, which modulates a supplementary audio sub carrier signal supplied on line 47, accordingly The modulated sub carrier and the video signal are coupled over lines 49 and 51, respectively to a summing circuit 53, which produces the composite signal to be recorded. The composite signal is then coupled over line 55 to a conventional video disc mastering machine 57, for recording.
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The analog switch 41 for coupling the low-pass filtered digital audio signal to the mixer 45 is controlled by the record control signal output on line 31 by the sequence control for 17. During those video frames when the stop-motion audio signal is not being recorded on the video disc 10, the second audio sub carrier signal is available to carry other information, such as a second analog audio signal for playback with the corresponding con~inuous-play video fumes. Thus, a supplementary audio signal is shown being coupled over line 59 to the analog switch.
Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown apparatus for playing back a video disc replica 61 of the disc 10 recorded by the apparatus of Go 1. The apparatus includes a conventional video disc player machine 63 for scanning the disc in the fashion described below, to recover and demodulate the recorded signal.
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The operating sequence of the video disc player machine 63 is controlled by program instructions entered into the machine either manually or automatically by first scanning S selected portions of the disc 61.
In normal operation, the player machine 63 scans the prescribed tracks recording a contain-uous-play video signal, to recover and display the continuous-play video frames, and to recover and store the recorded stop-motion audio signal.
The machine then scans repeatedly the track recording the corresponding stop-motion video signal, to provide a stop-motion display of the frame while simultaneously playing back the stored stop-motion audio signal.
The player machine 63 demodulates the signal recovered from the video disc 61 and outputs a demodulated composite video signal and a stop-motion digital audio signal on lines 65 and 67, respectively. The video signal is coupled to a conventional video monitor 69 for continuous display of the recovered picture. The stop motion digital audio signal is coupled to special air-quoter for returning the signal to its original analog format, and for transmitting the recreated analog audio signal back to the player machine 63 at the appropriate time, for coupling to the monitor 69 when the corresponding stop-motion video frame it being displayed. More specific gaily, this special audio signal circuitry inch lutes a detector 71 for detecting the successive bits of the digital audio signal, a digital memory 73 for short term storage of the successive detected bits, an adaptive delta demodulator 75 for converting the audio data back to its original analog format, and an oscillator circuit 77 for generating appropriate clock pulse signals to control the memory and the delta demodulator In operation, when it is determined from the program instructions input to the player machine 63 that a group of tracks recording a stop-motion audio signal are about to be scanned a start retrieve control signal is output by the player machine. This signal is coupled over line 79 to the oscillator circuit 77, which then outputs a 24 Rho clock signal for coupling over line 81 to the CLOCK IN terminal of the digital memory 73. The successive bits of the stop-mo~ion digital audio signal are then detected by the detector 71 and coupled over line 83 to the input terminal of the digital memory. As was the case with the digital memory 15 of the recording apparatus of FIG. 1, an eight-bit shift register can be used to convert the serial data sequence into a succession of eight-bit words, for convey Nanette entry into the memory. After the last track recording the stop-motion audio signal has been scanned the player machine outputs a stop no-thieve control signal for coupling over line 85 to the oscillator circuit 77, to terminate the 24 KHz clock signal.
When the recording track on the video disc 61 recording the corresponding stop-motion video frame is reached by the player machine 63~ a play control signal is output by the machine for coupling over line 87 to the oscillator circuit 77. A 16 Ho clock signal is then output by the oscillator for coupling over line 89 to both the CLOCK OUT terminal of the digital memory 73 and the adaptive delta demodulator OWE The stored - -stop-motion digital audio data is then output as a serial bit sequence over line 91 from the output terminal of the memory to the delta demodulator, which in turn converts the audio information back to its original analog format. The resultant analog audio signal is coupled over Kline 93 hack to the player machine The resultant audio is applied to speakers over a line aye.
After the stop-motion video frame has been displayed for a prescribed time duration, in accordance with the program instructions input to the player machine 63, the cycle of scanning continuous-play tracks to recover a stop-motion I
audio signal and when scanning the track recording its corresponding stop motion video signal can be repeated. It will be appreciated that throughout this cycle, a video picture will be displayed on the monitor 69, and no dropouts in the displayed picture will occur while the stop-motion audio signal is being recovered.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention (not shown in the drawings), a pair of stop-motion audio signals are recorded for stereo playback with the associated stop-motion video signal. The two audio signals are recorded on the disc as digital signals, and can be inter-leaved with each other in any convenient fusion During playback, the two signals are converted back to their original analog formats in parallel, by separate adaptive delta demodulators.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing description that the present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio Each stop-motion video frame is recorded on a single record ding track on a video disc, and the associated stop-motion audio signal is combined with a continuous-play video signal and recorded on a plurality of preceding tracks. During playback while this stop-motion audio signal is being recovered, the continuous-play video signal recorded on the same tracks is displayed and there thus are no dropouts in the displayed picture while the stop motion audio information is being recovered.
Although the invention has been described 5 in detail, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various modifica-lions can be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited, except as by the appended claims
OX RECORDED VIDEO SIGNALS
This invention relates generally to systems for recording and playing back video signals, and, more particularly, to recording systems in which a video signal can be played back in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio.
Systems of this type are particularly useful in recording and playing back video signals on video discs, in which the signals are recorded in a succession of substantially circular and concentric recording tracks, each track recording an individual video frame. During playback, selected recording tracks are scanned in a no-peeled fashion, to display the video frames recorded on them in a stop-mo~ion fashion, while accompanied by playback of corresponding audio signals.
I n o n e s y s t e m, discrete segments of an analog audio signal are digitized and compressed in time and recorded on alternate tracks of a video disc, and correspond ding frames of a video signal are recorded on the interleaved tracks. During playback of the disc, a selected audio recording wrack is first scanned 9 to recover the recorded digital audio data and store the data in a memory. The track for record ding the corresponding video frame is then scanned in a repeated fashion, to produce a stop-motion display of the recorded frame, while the stored audio data is extracted from the memory and converted back to its original analog format for simultaneous playback at its original speed.
Although the recording and playback system system disclosed in the aforementioned application is effective in recording and playing back a video signal in a stop motion fashion with accom paying audio, it has not proven entirely sails-I factory. This is primarily due to the fact that during playback while scanning a track recording the digital, time compressed audio signal, no video picture is displayed on the playback monk-tory Although this occurs for only a relatively short duration, it can nevertheless sometimes be objectionable.
It therefore will be apprised that a need has existed for a system for recording and playing back a video signal in a stop-motion fashion with accompanying audio, in which a video picture is displayed cont.nuo~lsly on a playback monitor, i.e., without periodic dropouts. The present invention fulfills this need.
The present invention resides in a method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal such that a selected frame of the video signal can be displayed in a stop-motion fashion, while accompanied by playback of the audio signal The video signal includes both the stop-motion video signal, and a continuous-play video signal suitable for playback in a continuous-play fashion, with or without accompanying audio.
In accordance with the recording method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is first combined with the continuous-play video signal, to form a composite signal for recording on a first portion of the record medium, and the stop-motion video signal is then recorded on a second portion of the record medium. During playback, the first portion of the medium is first scanned, to recover and display the continuous-play video signal, and lo recover and store the stop-motion audio signal. The second portion of the medium is then scanned in a repeated fashion, to recover and display the stop-mo~ion video signal, while simultaneously playing back the stored stop-motion audio signal. No dropouts occur in the video picture displayed during playback, since the stop-motion audio signal is recovered while the continuous-play video signal is being displayed More particularly, the method and apparatus of the invention are of particular use in recording and playing back a video signal on a video disc, in which the signal is recorded in a succession of substantially circular and consign trig recording tracks. A separate video frame is recorded on each track. Thus, the composite signal, which includes the stop-motion audio signal and the continuous play video signal, is recorded on a prescribed plurality of tracks, and the stop-motion video signal is recorded on a single track that follows the prescribed plurality of tracks The continuous-play video signal normally includes a continuous-play audio signal,-for simultaneous playback with it.
In another aspect of the recording I method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is first converted to a corresponding digital signal and then used to modulate a second audio sub carrier signal of the continuous-play video signal. Since the stop-motion audio signal normally is not recorded on all of the tracks on which the continuous play video signal is recorded, a second channel of audio can be recorded in its place on those tracks, for Somali-Tunis playback with the con~inuous-play video signal.
In the recording method of the invention, the stop-motion audio signal is digit tired using an adaptive delta modulator. The digital signal is then entered into a digital memory at a first, relatively low rate, and then extracted from the memory at a second relatively high rate for recording on the disc at the appear-private time Time-compression of the audio signal is thereby effected.
Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention. In such drawings:
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of apparatus for recording a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal on a video disc; and FIG 2 is a simplified block diagram of apparatus for playing back a video disc recorded by the apparatus of FIG. 1, for stop-motion display of a video frame with accompanying audio.
Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown apparatus for formatting a video signal and a corresponding stop-motion audio signal into a special composite signal for recording on a video disc 10. The video signal recorded on the disc represents a succession of video frames some of. which are for playback in a continuous-play fashion and others of which are for playback in a stop-motion fashion. The signal is recorded on the disc in a succession of substantially circular and concentric recording tracks, each track recording a separate video framed The video signal for the continuous-play video frames includes a conventional continuous-play audio sub carrier signal, for simultaneous playback with the video frames.
In accordance with the invention, audio for playback with each stop-motion video frame is combined with prescribed portions of the con-tinuous-play video signal and recorded on pro-ceding recording tracks on the video disc 10.
In playing back a video disc recorded in this fashion the tracks recording the continuous-play video signal are first scanned/ to provide a continuous display of the continuous-play video frames and to extract and store in memory the recorded stop-motion audio signal Thereafter when the track recording the corresponding stop-motion video frame is reached, it is scanned in a repeated fashion to provide a stop-motion display of the frame, while simultaneously the so potion audio signal is retrieved from memory and played back. As a result, there are no dropouts in the video picture displayed on a monitor during playback. The above-described playback sequence is repeated for each stop-motion video frame to be displayed.
The recording apparatus of FIG.
includes a stop-motion audio source 11 for provide in each stop-motion audio signal, an adaptive delta modulator 13 for converting each such audio signal into a corresponding digital signal, and a digital memory 15 for short-term storage of the digitized audio signal. The apparatus further includes a sequence controller 17 for generating appropriate control signals to properly sequence the various elements of the apparatus, as will be described, and an oscillator circuit~l9 for generating clock signals for use by the delta modulator and the digital memory.
In operation, when a prescribed stop-motion audio signal is to be digitized proprietor to its being recorded on the video disc 10, the sequence controller 17 outputs a start retrieve control signal for coupling over line 21 to both the stop-motion audio source 11 and the oscillator circuit 19. The audio signal is then transmitted over line 23 to the delta modulator 13. Also, the oscillator circuit then outputs a 16 Ho clock signal for transmission over line 25 to both the delta modulator and the CLOCK IN terminal of the digital memory 15. in a conventional fashion, the delta modulator converts the analog stop-motion audio signal into a corresponding 16 OH digital signal, which is then transmitted over line 27 to the memory, and entered into the memory by the 16 OH clock signal. One convenient technique for lo entry of the serial digital data into the memory is to first convert the data into a succession of eight-bit words using an eight-bit shift register (not shown). After the analog audio signal has been completely digitized, the sequence controller 17 outputs a stop retrieve control signal for transmission on line 29 to both the stop-motion audio source 11 and the oscillator circuit 19 to terminate the analog audio signal and the 16 KHz clock signal.
At the appropriate time when the digit tired stop-motion audio signal is to be recorded on the video disc lo the sequence controller I
outputs a record control signal for transmission on line 31 to the oscillator circuit 19. This enables output of a 24 KHz clock signal, for transmission on line 33 to the CLOCK OUT terminal of the digital memory 15, to clock out the stored audio data at a rate of 24 kilobit/secondO
Since this bit rate is higher than the 16 kilobyte/
second bit rate of the digital audio signal entered into the memory, time compression of the yo-yo signal is effected. The amount of time compress Boon permitted is dictated largely by the band-width of the original analog audio signal and the bandwidth allotted for recording the digital audio signal. The 24 kilobit/second time-compressed digital audio signal is coupled over line 35 from the memory to a 12 KHz low-pass filter 37, to limit the bandwidth of the signal, accordingly.
The video signal to be recorded, which contains both continuous-play video frames and stop-motion frames, is a conventional format signal having a base band luminance signal, a chrominance sub carrier, and an audio sub carrier In combining the video signal with stop-motion audio signal, to form the composite signal act tally recorded on the disc 10, the stop-motion audio information is first modulated on a second or supplementary audio sub carrier, which is then summed with the video signal.
More particularly/ the filtered digital audio signal is coupled over line 39 from the low-pass filter 37 to an analog switch 41, and in turn over line 43 to an amplitude modulator or mixer 45, which modulates a supplementary audio sub carrier signal supplied on line 47, accordingly The modulated sub carrier and the video signal are coupled over lines 49 and 51, respectively to a summing circuit 53, which produces the composite signal to be recorded. The composite signal is then coupled over line 55 to a conventional video disc mastering machine 57, for recording.
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The analog switch 41 for coupling the low-pass filtered digital audio signal to the mixer 45 is controlled by the record control signal output on line 31 by the sequence control for 17. During those video frames when the stop-motion audio signal is not being recorded on the video disc 10, the second audio sub carrier signal is available to carry other information, such as a second analog audio signal for playback with the corresponding con~inuous-play video fumes. Thus, a supplementary audio signal is shown being coupled over line 59 to the analog switch.
Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown apparatus for playing back a video disc replica 61 of the disc 10 recorded by the apparatus of Go 1. The apparatus includes a conventional video disc player machine 63 for scanning the disc in the fashion described below, to recover and demodulate the recorded signal.
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The operating sequence of the video disc player machine 63 is controlled by program instructions entered into the machine either manually or automatically by first scanning S selected portions of the disc 61.
In normal operation, the player machine 63 scans the prescribed tracks recording a contain-uous-play video signal, to recover and display the continuous-play video frames, and to recover and store the recorded stop-motion audio signal.
The machine then scans repeatedly the track recording the corresponding stop-motion video signal, to provide a stop-motion display of the frame while simultaneously playing back the stored stop-motion audio signal.
The player machine 63 demodulates the signal recovered from the video disc 61 and outputs a demodulated composite video signal and a stop-motion digital audio signal on lines 65 and 67, respectively. The video signal is coupled to a conventional video monitor 69 for continuous display of the recovered picture. The stop motion digital audio signal is coupled to special air-quoter for returning the signal to its original analog format, and for transmitting the recreated analog audio signal back to the player machine 63 at the appropriate time, for coupling to the monitor 69 when the corresponding stop-motion video frame it being displayed. More specific gaily, this special audio signal circuitry inch lutes a detector 71 for detecting the successive bits of the digital audio signal, a digital memory 73 for short term storage of the successive detected bits, an adaptive delta demodulator 75 for converting the audio data back to its original analog format, and an oscillator circuit 77 for generating appropriate clock pulse signals to control the memory and the delta demodulator In operation, when it is determined from the program instructions input to the player machine 63 that a group of tracks recording a stop-motion audio signal are about to be scanned a start retrieve control signal is output by the player machine. This signal is coupled over line 79 to the oscillator circuit 77, which then outputs a 24 Rho clock signal for coupling over line 81 to the CLOCK IN terminal of the digital memory 73. The successive bits of the stop-mo~ion digital audio signal are then detected by the detector 71 and coupled over line 83 to the input terminal of the digital memory. As was the case with the digital memory 15 of the recording apparatus of FIG. 1, an eight-bit shift register can be used to convert the serial data sequence into a succession of eight-bit words, for convey Nanette entry into the memory. After the last track recording the stop-motion audio signal has been scanned the player machine outputs a stop no-thieve control signal for coupling over line 85 to the oscillator circuit 77, to terminate the 24 KHz clock signal.
When the recording track on the video disc 61 recording the corresponding stop-motion video frame is reached by the player machine 63~ a play control signal is output by the machine for coupling over line 87 to the oscillator circuit 77. A 16 Ho clock signal is then output by the oscillator for coupling over line 89 to both the CLOCK OUT terminal of the digital memory 73 and the adaptive delta demodulator OWE The stored - -stop-motion digital audio data is then output as a serial bit sequence over line 91 from the output terminal of the memory to the delta demodulator, which in turn converts the audio information back to its original analog format. The resultant analog audio signal is coupled over Kline 93 hack to the player machine The resultant audio is applied to speakers over a line aye.
After the stop-motion video frame has been displayed for a prescribed time duration, in accordance with the program instructions input to the player machine 63, the cycle of scanning continuous-play tracks to recover a stop-motion I
audio signal and when scanning the track recording its corresponding stop motion video signal can be repeated. It will be appreciated that throughout this cycle, a video picture will be displayed on the monitor 69, and no dropouts in the displayed picture will occur while the stop-motion audio signal is being recovered.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention (not shown in the drawings), a pair of stop-motion audio signals are recorded for stereo playback with the associated stop-motion video signal. The two audio signals are recorded on the disc as digital signals, and can be inter-leaved with each other in any convenient fusion During playback, the two signals are converted back to their original analog formats in parallel, by separate adaptive delta demodulators.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing description that the present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for recording and playing back a video signal in a stop-motion fashion, with accompanying audio Each stop-motion video frame is recorded on a single record ding track on a video disc, and the associated stop-motion audio signal is combined with a continuous-play video signal and recorded on a plurality of preceding tracks. During playback while this stop-motion audio signal is being recovered, the continuous-play video signal recorded on the same tracks is displayed and there thus are no dropouts in the displayed picture while the stop motion audio information is being recovered.
Although the invention has been described 5 in detail, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various modifica-lions can be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited, except as by the appended claims
Claims (8)
1. A method of playing back a signal recorded on a record medium, a first portion of the medium containing a recorded composite signal that includes a continuous-play video signal and a stop-motion audio signal, and a second portion of the medium containing a recorded stop-motion video signal, the method comprising steps of: recovering the composite signal from the first portion of the record medium; separating the continuous-play video signal from the recovered composite signal, and displaying the separated video signal on a video monitor; separating the stop-motion audio signal from the recovered composite signal, and storing the separated audio signal in a memory; and recovering the stop-motion video signal from the second portion of the record medium, and displaying it in a repeated fashion on the monitor, while simultaneously playing back the stored audio signal.
2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein: the stop-motion audio signal recorded on the record medium is a digital signal; and the method further includes a step of converting the separated audio signal to a corresponding analog signal, for playback simultaneous with the display of the stop-motion video signal.
3. A method as defined in claim 2; wherein: the digital stop-motion audio signal recorded on the record medium is compressed in time; and the step of separating and storing includes steps of entering the digital stop-motion audio signal into a memory at a first, relatively high rate, and extracting the digital stop-motion audio signal from the memory at a second, relatively low rate, whereby the audio signal is returned to its normal play speed.
4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein: a plurality of composite signals and a corresponding plurality of stop-motion video signals are recorded on the record medium; and the recited method steps are repeated for each pair of composite and stop-motion video signals.
5. Apparatus for playing back a signal recorded on a record medium, a first portion of the medium containing a recorded composite signal that includes a continuous-play video signal and a stop-motion audio signal, and a second portion of the medium containing a recorded stop-motion video signal, the apparatus comprising: means for recovering the composite signal from the first portion of the record medium; means for separating the continuous-play video signal from the recovered composite signal, and for displaying the separated video signal on a video monitor; means for separating the stop-motion audio signal from the recovered composite signal;
memory means for storing the separated audio signal; means for recovering the stop-motion video signal from the second portion of the record medium, and for displaying it in a repeated fashion on the video monitor, while simultaneously playing back the stored audio signal.
memory means for storing the separated audio signal; means for recovering the stop-motion video signal from the second portion of the record medium, and for displaying it in a repeated fashion on the video monitor, while simultaneously playing back the stored audio signal.
6. Apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein: the stop-motion audio signal recorded on the record medium is a digital signal; and the apparatus further includes means for converting the separated audio signal to a corresponding analog signal, for playing back simultaneous with the display of the stop-motion video signal.
7. Apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein: the digital stop-motion audio signal recorded on the record medium is compressed in time; and the apparatus further includes means for entering the digital audio signal into the memory at a first, relatively high rate, and means for extracting the digital stop-motion audio signal from the memory at a second, relatively low rate, whereby the audio signal is returned to its normal play speed.
8. Apparatus for playing back a signal recorded on a record medium, a first portion of the medium containing a recorded composite signal that includes a continuous-play video signal and a time-compressed, digital stop-motion audio signal, and a second portion of the medium containing a recorded stop-motion video signal, the apparatus comprising:
means for recovering the composite signal from the first portion of the record medium; means for separating the continuous-play video signal from the recovered composite signal, and for displaying the separated video signal on a video monitor; means for separating the time-compressed, digital stop-motion audio signal from the recovered composite signal; memory means; means for entering the time-compressed, digital audio signal into the memory means at a first, relatively high rate; means for extracting the digital audio signal from the memory means at a second, relatively low rate, whereby the audio signal is returned to its normal play speed; means for converting the digital audio signal extracted from the memory means to a corresponding analog audio signal; and means for recovering the stop-motion video signal from the second portion of the record medium, and for displaying it in a repeated fashion on the video monitor while simultaneously playing back the analog audio signal.
means for recovering the composite signal from the first portion of the record medium; means for separating the continuous-play video signal from the recovered composite signal, and for displaying the separated video signal on a video monitor; means for separating the time-compressed, digital stop-motion audio signal from the recovered composite signal; memory means; means for entering the time-compressed, digital audio signal into the memory means at a first, relatively high rate; means for extracting the digital audio signal from the memory means at a second, relatively low rate, whereby the audio signal is returned to its normal play speed; means for converting the digital audio signal extracted from the memory means to a corresponding analog audio signal; and means for recovering the stop-motion video signal from the second portion of the record medium, and for displaying it in a repeated fashion on the video monitor while simultaneously playing back the analog audio signal.
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