Abstract: In a vertical resolution correcting circuit, a noncorrelation component in a vertical direction of a luminance signal included in a video signal is detected. In a region where it is considered that the detected noncorrelation component consists of vertical changes in the luminance signal itself, emphasis, which increases and decreases with a predetermined characteristic, is put on the level of a reproduced luminance signal. However, when the level of the noncorrelation component is higher than a level equal to the amplitude of a synchronizing pulse or an equalizing pulse of the video signal, emphasis is not put on the level of the reproduced luminance signal so as not to cause malfunction.

Abstract: A reproduction system noise reduction circuit of a VTR is implemented in combination with a recursive type noise reduction circuit and a non-recursive type noise reduction circuit. The recursive type noise reduction circuit has a characteristic complimentary to that of a recording system vertical emphasis circuit to function as a vertical de-emphasis circuit subjecting a reproduced luminance signal to vertical de-emphasis. The non-recursive type noise reduction circuit cancels noise components without line correlation from the reproduced luminance signal subjected to vertical de-emphasis. It is not necessary to increase noise reduction amount in each noise reduction circuit because vertical de-emphasis and noise reduction are carried out individually. Therefore, degradation of vertical resolution and increase in raining-like noise are prevented.