Stereoscopic television system

A stereoscopic pictorial system using a stereo-pair of images and a stereo-pair of standard color matrixed signals to produce a stereoscopic video signal, comprising

• dual pickup means for picking up said stereo-pair of images and for providing said stereo-pair of standard color matrixed signals, said stereo-pair of standard color matrixed signals including a first standard color matrixed signal having a first luminance signal and a second standard color matrixed signal having a second luminance signal,
• subcarrier means for generating a television subcarrier signal,
• differencing means for determining the difference between the first luminance signal and the second luminance signal,
• modulating means for modulating the television subcarrier signal with the difference between the first and second luminance signals to produce a stereoscopic difference signal, and
• encoding means for encoding the stereoscopic difference signal with the first standard color matrixed signal to produce said stereoscopic video signal.

A method of providing a stereoscopic pictorial system using a stereo-pair of images and a stereo-pair of standard video signals to produce a stereoscopic video signal comprising the steps of

• detecting said stereo-pair of images,
• generating said stereo-pair of standard video signals, said stereo-pair of standard video signals including a first standard video signal having a first luminance signal and a second standard video signal having a second luminance signal,
• generating a television subcarrier signal,
• determining the difference between the first luminance signal and the second luminance signal,
• modulating the television subcarrier signal with the difference between the first and second luminance signals to produce a stereoscopic difference signal, and
• encoding the stereoscopic difference signal with the first standard video signal to produce said stereoscopic video signal.