Method and apparatus to improve decoding of composite video signals

An analog video decoder comprising:

• a video signal input for receiving a composite video signal;
• a stable clock signal source providing a stable clock signal;
• an analog-to-digital converter coupled to said video signal input, coupled to said stable clock signal source to receive said stable clock signal and providing an analog-to-digital converter output;
• a composite decoder having an input coupled to said analog-to-digital converter output, coupled to said stable clock signal source to receive said stable clock signal and providing a composite decoder output;
• a clock generator having an input coupled to said analog-to-digital converter output and providing an output source locked clock signal;
• a source rate converter coupled to said composite decoder output and providing a source rate converter output;
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• an output formatter coupled to said source rate converter output, coupled to said clock generator output source locked clock signal and providing a digital video signal output.