Optical disk recorder for video signals and an optical disk for use therein

An optical disk in a optical recorder for recording an input video signal having video data in at least one frame period, said optical recorder comprising:

• dividing means for dividing the video data contained in one frame period of the input video signal into two field periods containing a first video signal and a second video signal;
• means for independently encoding each of said first video signal and said second video signal as first and second variable length data signals;
• counting means for counting the amount of variable length data in said first and second variable length data signals during a designated period of time;means for adding pseudo data to the variable length data of one of said first and second variable length data signals which has a smaller amount of the variable length data so that said first and second variable length data signals have a substantially equal amount of said variable length data;
• and means for recording said first and second variable length data signals including said pseudo data on the optical disk in a first channel and a second channel.

An optical disk in a optical recorder for recording a first video signal having multiplexed right eye video data and left video eye data in at least one frame period, said optical recorder comprising:

• dividing means for dividing the video data contained in one frame period of the first video signal into two field periods containing the right eye video data and the left eye video data to produce a second video signal and a third video signal respectively means for independently encoding each of said second video signal and said third video signal as first and second variable length data signals respectively;
• counting means for counting the amount of variable length data in said first and second variable length data signals during a designated period of time;
• means for adding pseudo data to the variable length data of one of said first and second variable length data signals which has a smaller amount of the variable length data so that the amount of the variable length data in said first and second variable length data signals is substantially equal;
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• means for recording said first and second variable length data signals including said pseudo data on said optical disk in a first channel and a second channel respectively using a recording mechanism.