
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
VPX 3225D, VPX 3224D
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Micronas
In the NTSC compensated mode, Fig. 2–7 c), the color
signal is averaged for two adjacent lines. Thus, cross-
color distortion and chroma noise is reduced. In the
NTSC combfilter mode, Fig. 2–7 d), the delay line is in
the composite signal path, thus allowing reduction of
cross-color components, as well as cross-luminance.
The loss of vertical resolution in the luminance channel
is compensated by adding the vertical detail signal with
removed color information.
2.2.8. Luminance Notch Filter
If a composite video signal is applied, the color informa-
tion is suppressed by a programmable notch filter. The
position of the filter center frequency depends on the
subcarrier frequency for PAL/NTSC. For SECAM, the
notch is directly controlled by the chroma carrier fre-
quency. This considerably reduces the cross-lumi-
nance. The frequency responses for all three systems
are shown in Fig. 2–6. In S-VHS mode, this filter is by-
passed.
dB
MHz
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
–10
–20
–30
–40
dB
MHz
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
–10
–20
–30
–40
PAL/NTSC notch filter
Fig. 2–6:
Frequency responses of the luma
notch filter for PAL, NTSC, SECAM
SECAM notch filter
Chroma
Notch
filter
8
Chroma
Process.
CVBS
Y
1 H
Delay
8
CVBS
Chroma
Process.
Notch
filter
Y
8
Chroma
Process.
Luma
Y
8
a) conventional
b) S-VHS
d) comb filter
Fig. 2–7:
NTSC color decoding options
r b
Notch
filter
1 H
Delay
8
Chroma
Process.
CVBS
Y
c) compensated
C
r
C
b
C
r
C
b
C
r
C
b
Chroma
Notch
filter
1 H
Delay
8
Chroma
Process.
CVBS
Y
8
Chroma
Process.
Luma
Y
8
1 H
Delay
a) conventional
b) S-VHS
Fig. 2–8:
PAL color decoding options
C
r
C
b
C
r
C
b
MUX
Notch
filter
1 H
Delay
8
Chroma
Process.
CVBS
Y
Fig. 2–9:
SECAM color decoding
C
r
C
b