1992 Volume 16 Issue 52 Pages 31-36
Standard conversion from MUSE to NTSC is necessary for conventional TVs to receive programs transmitted in the MUSE format. we have developed a system and two ICs that convert the MUSE signal to the NTSC format, and produced SAU-500MN, a MUSE-NTSC con-In this system, only the intra-field signal processing is applied to the whole picture in order to make the cost effective. Three types of screen modes based on the differences in the aspect ratio between MUSE and conventional TV are realized in this system.