Apparatus and method of recording and reproducing video signal

A video signal recording and reproducing apparatus for dividing one field of a video signal into first and second channels and recording the divided signals onto a recording medium, wherein said video signal comprises a luminance signal and first and second color difference signals, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality A/D converting means for converting said luminance signal, and said first and second color difference signals included in said video signal;
• video signal outputting means for dividing one field of the converted luminance signal and the converted first and second color difference signals into first and second channel video signals, each channel video signal including a first segment having part of said first color difference signal and a second segment having part of said second color difference signal, and for outputting the channel video signals;
• recording means for simultaneously recording the first segments of the first and second channel video signals from said video signal outputting means on first and second tracks on said recording medium with a spacing between said first and second tracks of at least one track, and simultaneously recording the second segments of the first and second channel video signals from said video signal outputting means on third and fourth tracks on said recording medium so as to interpose one of the third track and the fourth track between the first and second tracks of the most recently recorded first segments;
• demodulating means for demodulating the first and second channel video signals recorded on said recording medium and for generating a control signal for compensating for a dropout of the demodulated first and second channel video signals;
• dropout compensating means responsive to the control signal from said demodulating means for compensating for the demodulated first or second channel video signal with the demodulated channel video signal of the other channel;
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• reproducing means for reproducing the luminance signal and the first and second color difference signals from the demodulated or compensated first and second channel video signals.

A video signal recording and reproducing method for dividing one field of a video signal into first and second channels and recording the divided signals on a recording medium, wherein said video signal comprises a luminance signal and first and second color difference signals, said method comprising the steps of:

• A/D converting a luminance signal and first and second color difference signals included in said video signal;
• dividing one field of the A/D converted luminance signal and said converted firsthand second color difference signals into first and second channel video signals, each channel video signal comprising a first segment including part of said first color difference signal and a second segment including part of said second color difference signal, and outputting the channel video signals;
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• simultaneously recording the first segments of the first and second channel video signals on first and second tracks on said recording medium with a spacing between said first and second tracks of at least one track, and simultaneously recording the second segments of the channel video signals on third and fourth tracks on said recording medium so as to interpose one of the third track and the fourth track between the first and second tracks of the most recently recorded first segments.

A video signal recording and reproducing method for dividing one field of a video signal into first and second channels and recording the divided signals on a recording medium, wherein said video signal comprises a luminance signal and first and second color difference signals, said first and second said method comprising the steps of:

• A/D converting said luminance signal and said first and second color difference signals included in said video signal;
• dividing one field of the A/D converted luminance signal and said converted first and second color difference signals into a first channel video signal and a second channel video signal, each channel video signal including a first segment having part of said first color difference signal and a second segment having part of said second color difference signal, and outputting the channel video signals;
• simultaneously recording the first segments of said first and second channel video signals on first and second tracks on said recording medium with a spacing between said first and second tracks of at least one track, and simultaneously recording the second segments of said channel video signals on third and fourth tracks on said recording medium so as to interpose one of the third track and the fourth track between the first and second tracks of the most recently recorded first segments;
• demodulating said first and second channel video signals recorded on said recording medium, and generating a control signal for compensating for a dropout of the demodulated first and second channel video signals;
• compensating for the demodulated first or second channel video signal with the demodulated channel video signal of the other channel in response to said control signal;
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• reproducing the luminance signal and the first and second color difference signals from the demodulated or compensated first and second channel video signals.