Abstract: In a method of estimating motion vectors, motion parameters (p1-p4) are determined (PC) for a given field (n−1) of a video signal; and motion vectors ( D(X, n) ) for a field (n) of said video signal are determined in dependence upon at least one predetermined motion vector ( D(x−X, y−Y, n), D(x+X, y−Y, n), D(x, y+2Y, n−1) ) and at least one additional motion vector (PV(X) derived (PG) from said motion parameters (p1-p4).

Abstract: In a scan conversion method of generating an output video signal from an interlaced input signal, including the steps of furnishing (1) a first signal having first lines (F.sub.i (x-(0, 1).sup.T, n)) corresponding to original lines of the interlaced input signal, and second lines (F.sub.i (x, n)) in addition to the first lines (F.sub.i (x-(0, 1).sup.T, n)); and providing (5, 11, 7, 13) a second signal which is delayed or advanced with respect to the first signal, the second signal having first processed lines (F.sub.out (x-(0, 1).sup.T -D, n-1)) corresponding to the original lines, and second processed lines (F.sub.out (x-D, n-1)) corresponding to the second lines (F.sub.i (x, n)); output lines (F.sub.out (x, n)) of the output video signal are obtained in dependence upon a first difference between the first processed lines (F.sub.out (x-(0, 1).sup.T -D, n-1)) and the first lines (F.sub.i (x-(0, 1).sup.T, n)), and a second difference between the second processed lines (F.sub.

Abstract: In a method of processing input fields (I) of a picture signal to obtain interpolated fields (O) located temporally between the input fields (I), motion vectors (MV) are provided (30) between input fields (I), whereafter a quality (Err) of the motion vectors (MV) is assessed (40). In dependence upon the assessed quality (Err), the motion vectors (MV) are adapted (50, 60) such that both decreased and increased motion vector lengths occur in respective interpolated fields (O). The interpolated fields (O) are obtained (20) from the input fields (I) in dependence upon the thus adapted motion vectors (k*MV).

Abstract: A method of motion-compensated interpolation of a picture signal (Pi) having input fields, comprises the steps of providing (ME) motion vectors (D) between a first and a second input field of the picture signal (Pi), and providing (MC1, OC) an interpolated field (Po) on the basis of at least one input field in dependence upon the motion vectors (D). At least one further motion vector (Dmax) is furnished (C2) in addition to each provided motion vector (D), whereby the interpolated field (Po) is furnished (MC1, MC2, OC) in dependence upon both the first-mentioned motion vectors (D) and the further motion vectors (Dmax).

Abstract: In a noise reduction filter having a filter coupled to receive a plurality of input signal samples (.smallcircle.,.sym.) and furnishing noise-reduced signal samples, and a delay circuit coupled to the output of the filter and which furnishes a plurality of delayed noise reduced signal samples (X) to a further input of the filter, the samples (Pn.sub.1 . . . Pn.sub.n) applied to the filter are not directly neighboring samples.

Abstract: In a motion-compensated picture signal interpolation apparatus comprising switched memories (SMX,LM) for furnishing motion-compensated pixel values corresponding to at least two motion vectors (.+-.d, 0), the motion-compensated pixel values are processed by an ordered statistical filter (MED).

Abstract: In a method of converting an interlaced video signal (IS) into an output sequentially scanned video signal (SSS), a first sequentially scanned video signal (SS1) is furnished in dependence upon the interlaced video signal (IS). Subsequently, a motion-compensated sequentially scanned signal (MCS) is furnished in dependence upon the first sequentially scanned video signal (SS1). All video lines of the output sequentially scanned video signal (SSS) are furnished in dependence upon both the first sequentially scanned video signal (SS1) and the motion-compensated sequentially scanned signal (MCS) to prevent inaccuracies in motion vectors used in the motion-compensated processing operation (5-9) from resulting in visible distortions.

Abstract: In a motion-compensated picture signal interpolation apparatus comprising a field memory (FM2) for delaying an input field sequence, a motion vector estimator (ME) for furnishing motion vectors, and a motion-compensated interpolator (MC) coupled to an input and an output of the field memory (FM2) for furnishing a sequence of motion-compensated output fields on the basis of the motion vectors, inputs of the motion vector estimator (ME) are coupled to the input and the output of the field memory (FM2) to estimate the motion vectors by means of the same single field memory (FM2) which is used for the motion-compensated interpolation. (FIG.

Abstract: In a method of controlling a picture signal processing mode, first and second motion vectors are determined (ME, D.sub.T) for first and second fields, and a picture signal processing mode control signal is obtained by comparing (D.sub.T, -, COMP-R) the first and second motion vectors. The control signal may be transmitted along with, for example, a HDTV signal to give an indication to a TV receiver whether the signal originated from movie-film or from non-movie-film or be generated within the receiver.