
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
DDP 3300 A
MICRONAS INTERMETALL
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2.1.4. Dynamic Peaking
Especially with decoded composite signals and notch fil-
ter luminance separation, as input signals, it is neces-
sary to improve the luminance frequency characteris-
tics. With transparent, high-bandwidth signals, it is
sometimes desirable to soften the image.
In the DDP 3300A, the luma response is improved by
‘dynamic’ peaking. The algorithm has been optimized
regarding step and frequency response. It adapts to the
amplitude of the high frequency part. Small AC ampli-
tudes are processed, while large AC amplitudes stay
nearly unmodified.
The dynamic range can be adjusted from
14 dB for small high frequency signals. There is sepa-
rate adjustment for signal overshoot and for signal un-
dershoot. For large signals, the dynamic range is limited
by a non-linear function that does not create any visible
alias components. The peaking can be switched over to
“softening” by inverting the peaking term by software.
14 to
The center frequency of the peaking filter is switchable
from 2.5 MHz to 3.2 MHz. For S-VHS and for notch filter
color decoding, the total system frequency responses
for both PAL and NTSC are shown in figure 2–4.
Transients, produced by the dynamic peaking when
switching video source signals, can be suppressed via
the priority bus.
Fig. 2–3:
Dynamic peaking frequency response
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
CF= 3.2 MHz
CF= 2.5 MHz
S-VHS
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
CF= 3.2 MHz
CF= 2.5 MHz
PAL/SECAM
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
dB
MHz
20
5
–5
–10
–15
–20
0
2
4
6
8
10
15
10
0
CF= 2.5 MHz
CF= 3.2 MHz
Fig. 2–4:
Total frequency response for peaking filter and S-VHS, PAL, NTSC
NTSC