Abstract: A luminance and color signal isolation device having a horizontal nonlinear luminance signal dector which is detecting a luminance signal from a synthesis picture signal as an input without having any change to the horizontal direction; and a vertical nonlinear luminance signal dector which is detecting the luminance signal with the synthesis picture signal as an input without having any change to the vertical direction. A color signal detector detects a color signal from the synthesis picture signal; and a delay device which delays the synthesis picture signal for a certain time in order to be in synchronism with the output signal of the color signal detector. A subtractor subtracts an output signal of the color signal detector from the output signal of the delay device; and a control signal generator detects any change of the synthesis picture signal to the vertical or horizontal direction and also generates control signals of CS11 and CS12.