Image displaying device and method

An image displaying device having a rate converting portion that converts the number of frames or fields of an input image signal by interpolating an interpolation image signal between frames or fields of the input image signal, wherein

• a mode setting portion for a user to select and set an image tone mode to set and adjust the image quality of a display image from a plurality of image tone modes prepared in advance, wherein
• the rate converting portion comprises an interpolation image generating portion that generates an interpolation image signal by giving the motion compensation processing to the input image signal based on motion vector information between the frames or fields of the input image signal, and
• the interpolation of the image signal generated by giving the motion compensation processing is not executed when the image tone mode set by the mode setting portion is a predetermined image tone mode set in advance as an image tone mode suitable for displaying a video image including a moving image likely to include the same consecutive images in a plurality of frames or fields.

An image displaying method having a rate converting process for converting the number of frames or fields of an input image signal by interpolating an interpolation image signal between frames or fields of the input image signal, wherein

• the process in which a user is caused to select and set an image tone mode to set and adjust the image quality of a display image from a plurality of image tone modes prepared in advance is included, and
• the rate converting process has an interpolation image generating process for generating an interpolation image signal by giving the motion compensation processing to the input image signal based on motion vector information between frames or fields of the input image signal, and
• the interpolation of the image signal generated by giving the motion compensation processing is not executed when the image tone mode set by the user is a predetermined image tone mode set in advance as an image tone mode suitable for displaying a video image including a moving image likely to include the same consecutive images in a plurality of frames or fields.

An image displaying device having a rate converting portion that converts the number of frames or fields of an input image signal by interpolating an interpolation image signal between frames or fields of the input image signal, wherein

• a mode setting portion for a user to select and set an image tone mode to set and adjust the image quality of a display image from a plurality of image tone modes prepared in advance, wherein
• the rate converting portion comprises an interpolation image generating portion that generates an interpolation image signal by giving the motion compensation processing to the input image signal based on motion vector information between the frames or fields of the input image signal, and
• interpolates an interpolation image signal generated by reducing the strength of the compensation of the motion compensation processing between frames or fields of the input image signal when the image tone mode set by the mode setting portion is a predetermined image tone mode suitable for displaying a video image including a moving image likely to include the same consecutive images in a plurality of frames or fields.

An image displaying method having a rate converting process for converting the number of frames or fields of an input image signal by interpolating an interpolation image signal between frames or fields of the input image signal, wherein

• the process in which a user is caused to select and set an image tone mode to set and adjust the image quality of a display image from a plurality of image tone modes prepared in advance is included, and
• the rate converting process has an interpolation image generating process for generating an interpolation image signal by giving the motion compensation processing to the input image signal based on motion vector information between frames or fields of the input image signal, and the interpolation image signal generated by reducing the strength of the compensation of the motion compensation processing is interpolated between the frames or fields of the input image signal when the image tone mode set by the user is a predetermined image tone mode set in advance as an image tone mode suitable for displaying a video image including a moving image likely to include the same consecutive images in a plurality of frames or fields.