Video display apparatus

A video image processing apparatus converting a frame rate using a frame rate conversion process that employs motion-compensated interpolation for at least some frames, comprising:

• a repeated-picture determining part determining when the frame rate conversion process generates consecutive identical pictures,
• a motion vector calculator calculating inter-frame motion vectors using an iterative process that recalculates the inter-frame motion vectors,
• responsive to the repeated-picture determining part determining that a current picture is identical to a previous picture, said motion vector calculator increasing a precision of the calculated inter-frame motion vector by increasing a number of iterations of the iterative process to recalculate the inter-frame motion vector, wherein the increased number of iterations is increased relative to a case in which the repeated picture determining part determines that the current picture is not identical to the previous picture,
• wherein the motion vector calculator utilizes a time interval during which consecutive identical pictures appear to increase the number of iterations of the iterative process to recalculate the inter-frame motion vectors.