Systems for and methods of processing signals in a graphics format

A system for encoding data in an image, the system comprising:

• a formatting module adapted to receive original data in at least one of a plurality of original data formats from at least one software application, to generate modified data that includes the original data formatted for processing by a graphics controller, and to communicate the modified data to the graphics controller as a plurality of frames of graphics data;
• signal processing circuitry configured to receive a signal from the graphics controller that includes the plurality of frames;
• and
• a frame control module adapted to receive information concerning a capacity of the signal processing circuitry and generate an output to control an addition, by the formatting module, of at least one disposable frame to the plurality of frames,
• wherein the formatting module is adapted to add the at least one disposable frame to control a rate at which the original data is processed by the signal processing circuitry,
• wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to generate an output signal from the plurality of frames by discarding at least one of the at least one disposable frame added by the formatting module and received from the graphics controller,
• wherein the original data includes a plurality of frames of original data, and
• wherein the output signal includes all of the plurality of frames of original data in an uninterrupted sequence in which the frames of original data appeared in the original data.