Abstract: A device is provided for correcting the contours in an image comprising in the green channel a contour extraction circuit followed by a circuit for processing these contours. It also comprises in the red channel a second contour extraction circuit followed by a second circuit for processing the contours. A validation circuit only validates the contour signal coming from the red channel when the red level is relatively high with respect to the green level. In this case, the red contour signal is superimposed on the contour from the green channel for correcting the contours of the three chrominance channels, by means of a mixing circuit.

Abstract: Television camera lenses cover a field which is larger than the useful field to be televised. Defects appear in the useful image as a result of diffusion of light from the portion of the image which is not intended to be televised or in other words the peripheral portion. The device for correcting peripheral diffusion comprises scanning and processing means for scanning a band located on the target around the image to be televised and for supplying a diffusion-correcting signal which is representative of a mean value of the band-scanning signals.