H. 264 codec IC, DVD playback apparatus, H. 264 codec method

A DVD (digital versatile disc) playback apparatus, comprising:

• a first infegrated circuit including a system time clock value out put circuit outputting a value of a system time clock at a timing synchronous with a vertical synchronizing signal;
• a second integrated circuit including a vertical synchronizing signal output circuit outputting the vertical synchronizing signal;
• an H.264 codec integrated circuit having:
• a first interface to which the outputted value of the system time clock is inputte;
• a second interface to which the outputted vertical synchronizing signal is inputted;
• a comparing circuit which compares at a timing synchronous with the inputted vertical synchronizing signal a value of a presentation time stamp included in an inputted main vodeo data stream with theinoutted value of the system time clock;
• and a decoding circuit which updates and outputs a decoded result when a result of the comparison in the comparing circuit shows that the value of the system time clock is equal to or larger than the value of the presentation time stamp;
• a sub-video decoder IC having:
• a first interface to which the outputted value of the system time clock is inputted;
• a second interface to which the outputted vertical synchronizing signal is inputted;
• a comparing circuit which compares at a timing synchronous with theinputted vertical synchronizing signal a value of a presentation time stamp included in an inputted sub-video data stream with theinputted value of the system clock;
• and a decoding circuit which updates and outputs a decoded result when a result of the comparison in the comapring circuit shows that the value of the system time clock is equal to or larger than the value of the presentation time stamp;
• and
• an audo decoder integrated circuit having:
• a first interface to which the outputted value of the system time clock is inputted;
• a second interface to which the outputted vertical synchronizing signal is inputtted;
• a comparing circuit which compares at a timing synchronous with the inputted vertical synchronizing signal a value of a presentation time stamp included in an inputted audio data stream with the inputted value of the system time clock;
• and a decoding circuit which outputs a decoded result when a result of the comparison in the comparing circuit shows that the value of the system time clock is equal to or larger than the value of the presentation time stamp;
• wherein the first integrated circuit, further comprising:
• a function of demultiplexing the inputted data stream to a main video data stream, a sub-video data stream, and an audio data stream;
• and
• a function of rewriting respective values of the presentation time stamps/decode time stamps included in the main video data stream, the sub-video data stream, and the audio data stream obtained by the demultiplexing, and
• wherein the main video data stream, the sub-video data stream, and the audio data stream obtained by the demultiplexing are supplied to the H.264 codec integrated circuit, the sub-video decoder integrated circuit, and the audio decoder integrated circuit respectively;
• wherein the function of rewriting the values of the presentation time stamps/decode time stamps in the first integrated circuit is a function of rewriting by adding, to the value of the presentation time stamp/decode time stamp before the rewrite, a difference value between a playback end time of VOB (video object) unit video data at an instant prior to system time clock discontinuity and a playback start time of the VOB unit video data at an instant after the system time clock discontinuity.