Apparatus for recording and reproducing video signals with preemphasis and deemphasis processes

A video signal recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video signals onto and from a magnetic tape which records said video signals in a form of consecutive frames or fields comprising:

• preemphasis means for modifying said video signal prior to recording onto said magnetic tape, so as to increase magnitude of high-frequency components of said video signal with respect to magnitude of low-frequency components thereof;
• record signal processing means for receiving said video signal outputted from said preemphasis means and modulating said video signal into an appropriate signal for the recording onto said magnetic tape;
• reproduction signal processing means for demodulating said video signal read out from said magnetic tape;
• deemphasis means for modifying said video signal outputted from said reproduction signal processing means to decrease magnitude of high-frequency components of said video signal with respect to magnitude of low-frequency components thereof, said deemphasis means being complementary with said preemphasis means in their modification characteristics;
• said preemphasis means and deemphasis means comprising a delay circuit having a delay time corresponding to 2m fields or {(2m+1) fields-0.5H}, where m=0, 1, 2, . . . and H is one horizontal period, a coefficient circuit reducing magnitude of a video signal outputted from said delay circuit, and a feedback circuit feeding an output of said coefficient circuit back to said delay circuit;
• switching means, operatively connected to said preemphasis means so as to selectively supply said preemphasis means with a video signal newly supplied from signal input means or said video signal outputted from said deemphasis means;
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• control means for controlling said video signal recording and reproducing apparatus to execute a playback mode for a predetermined period immediately before starting a recording mode for recording said video signal inputted from said signal input means, while controlling said switch means to select said video signal outputted from said deemphasis means during execution of said playback mode, said control means further controlling said switch means to select said video signal newly supplied from said signal input means upon termination of said predetermined period, wherein said magnetic tape is rewound a predetermined amount from a designated record start timing when the recording mode is executed and, then, the playback mode is started while said switching means is situated to supply said preemphasis means with said video signal outputted from said deemphasis means, and further said switching means is changed over to supply said preemphasis means with said video signal newly supplied from said signal input means as soon as said magnetic tape reaches said designated record start timing.