Video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus

A video signal recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:

• sampling means for sampling an input video signal such as a luminance signal by a signal having a frequency f.sub.s, said frequency f.sub.s being lower than twice an upper limit frequency of said input video signal and being higher than the upper limit frequency, said frequency f.sub.s being described by an equation f.sub.s .apprxeq.(1/2).(2n+1).f.sub.H, where n is a natural number and f.sub.H represents a horizontal scanning frequency of said input video signal;
• multiplexed signal obtaining means for obtaining a multiplexed signal by multiplexing a reference burst signal to an output sampled signal of said sampling means for every predetermined time period, said reference burst signal being obtained by frequency-dividing said signal having the frequency f.sub.s ;
• recording means for recording the output multiplexed signal of said multiplexing means on a recording medium;
• reproducing means for reproducing the recorded multiplexed signal from said recording medium;
• reproduced sampled signal obtaining means comprising a delay circuit for obtaining from the output reproduced multiplexed signal of said reproducing means first and second reproduced sampled signals having a relative time difference of one horizontal scanning period;
• sampling pulse generating means for generating first and second sampling pulses having the frequency f.sub.s and having phases which mutually differ by 180.degree. in phase synchronism with said reference burst signal which is separated from the output reproduced multiplexed signal of said reproducing means;
• re-sampling means for obtaining a first re-sampled signal by re-sampling said first reproduced sampled signal by said first sampling pulse and for obtaining a second re-sampled signal by re-sampling said second reproduced sampled signal by said second sampling pulse;
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• reproduced video signal producing means for at least adding the output first and second re-sampled signals of said re-sampling means so as to produce a reproduced video signal which is essentially sampled at a frequency 2f.sub.s,
• wherein said sampling pulse generating means comprises reference burst signal reproducing means for separating said reference burst signal from the output reproduced multiplexed signal of said reproducing means and for producing a comparison signal having a frequency related to the frequency f.sub.s by frequency-multiplying said reference burst signal, a phase synchronizing circuit for producing as said first sampling pulse a pulse which is in phase synchronism with the horizontal synchronizing signal separated from the reproduced multiplexed signal and has the frequency f.sub.s from a variable frequency oscillator within a loop of said phase synchronizing circuit, and sample and hold means for sampling a phase error signal in a duration in which said reference burst signal is reproduced and for holding the sampled value until a next reference burst signal is reproduced so as to obtain a certain signal, said phase error signal being obtained by comparing the phase of the output comparison signal of said reference burst signal reproducing means and the phase of said first sampling pulse, said certain signal being supplied to said variable frequency oscillator as a control signal for controlling the oscillation frequency of said variable frequency oscillator.