Video signal converting apparatus and video signal converting method

A video signal converting apparatus comprising:

• a conversion mode setting unit that sets a conversion mode used when a video signal is processed and converted into a recording video signal to any one of a two-dimensional mode that converts the video signal into a two-dimensional recording video signal and a three-dimensional mode that converts the video signal into a three-dimensional recording video signal;
• a recording mode setting unit that sets at least one recording mode that can be used when the video signal is converted in each of the two-dimensional mode and the three-dimensional mode, each of the recording modes specifying a recording rate;
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• a converting unit that processes the video signal and converts the processed video signal into a recording video signal based on the set conversion mode and the set recording mode, wherein
• the recording mode setting unit sets a recording mode such that a combination of recording modes that can be set when the conversion mode setting unit sets the two-dimensional mode is different from a combination of recoding modes that can be set when the conversion mode setting unit sets the three-dimensional mode.