Wide-band multi-format audio/video production system with frame-rate conversion

A video apparatus, comprising:

• means for at least one of receiving or retrieving compressed video data;
• a high-capacity memory buffer supporting asynchronous random read and write access;
• digital signal processing circuitry;
• and
• a graphics processor;
• wherein the apparatus is configured to,
• decompress compressed video content that is received or retrieved by the apparatus using at least one of the digital signal processing circuitry and the graphics processor to generate uncompressed video content in an internal format having a frame rate of 24 frames per second (fps) comprising progressive frames of pixel image data having an original pixel resolution;
• buffer progressive frames of pixel image data in the high-capacity memory buffer;
• process the progressive frames of pixel image data in the buffered progressive frames using at least one of the digital processing circuitry and the graphics processor to perform a frame-rate conversion from 24 fps to a higher output frame rate;
• and
• output a digital HDTV video signal configured to display the video content on an HDTV at the output frame rate, wherein the digital HDTV video signal is a progressive signal having a pixel resolution of at least 1920×1080 pixels.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving compressed video data from an external source;
• at least one high-capacity storage device and means for reading compressed video content from the at least one high-capacity storage device;
• high-capacity memory supporting asynchronous random read and write access;
• digital signal processing circuitry;
• and
• a graphics processor;
• wherein the apparatus is configured to,
• decompress first compressed video content that is received from an external source via the means for receiving compressed video data from an external source using at least one of the digital signal processing circuitry and the graphics processor to generate uncompressed video content in a first internal format having a frame rate of 24 frames per second (fps) comprising first progressive frames of pixel image data having a first original pixel resolution;
• buffer first progressive frames of pixel image data in the high-capacity memory buffer;
• process the first progressive frames of pixel image data in the buffered progressive frames using at least one of the digital processing circuitry and the graphics processor to perform a frame-rate conversion from 24 fps to a first output frame rate;
• output a first digital HDTV video signal configured to display the video content on an HDTV at the first output frame rate, wherein the digital HDTV video signal is a progressive signal having a first output pixel resolution of at least 1920×1080 pixels;
• decompress second compressed video content that is read from a high-capacity storage device using at least one of the digital signal processing circuitry and the graphics processor to generate uncompressed video content in a second internal format having a frame rate of 24 frames per second (fps) comprising second progressive frames of pixel image data having an second original pixel resolution;
• buffer second progressive frames of pixel image data in the high-capacity memory buffer;
• process the second progressive frames of pixel image data in the buffered progressive frames using at least one of the digital processing circuitry and the graphics processor to perform a frame-rate conversion from 24 fps to a second output frame rate;
• and
• output a second digital HDTV video signal configured to display the video content on an HDTV at the second output frame rate, wherein the second digital HDTV video signal is a progressive signal having a second output pixel resolution of at least 1920×1080 pixels.