Composite video apparatus

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a video signal from a plurality of video signal sources, comprising:

• reproducing means for reproducing data from any one of a plurality of different types of recording media;
• discriminating means for discriminating said type of recording media in accordance with said reproduced data and for discriminating a type of video data included in said reproduced data;
• decoding means for decoding said video data in accordance with said discriminated type of recording media and video data and/or for decoding a broadcasting data received and demodulated by receiving means;
• control means for selectively changing said decoded data corresponding to said decoded data format;
• memory means for storing said changed data;
• converting means for converting said stored data into a predetermined format of a video signal;
• wherein said control means is adapted to change said decoded data to expand at least brightness data included in the decoded data, said brightness data to be selectively expanded in accordance with a difference between a ratio of said brightness data and said color data in said decoded data format and a data format corresponding to said predetermined format.