Claims
- 1. A read device for reading a record carrier on which a coded picture representing a first picture is stored, said first picture being composed of first pixels arranged in a matrix of P rows of Q pixels, where P and Q are not equal in value and are integers, said read device comprising:
- a) a read unit for reading said coded picture and for supplying therefrom a sequence of coded pixels representing said matrix of first pixels;
- b) a picture memory unit coupled to said read unit, which comprises a picture memory having memory locations;
- c) storage means coupled to said picture memory unit, for storing said coded pixels in said memory locations;
- d) fetching means coupled to said storage means, for reading said coded pixels stored in said memory locations in a second sequence of coded pixels; and
- e) picture conversion means coupled to said fetching means, for converting said second sequence of coded pixels into an adapted coded picture representing said first picture and comprising second pixels arranged in a matrix of P' rows of Q' pixels, P' and Q' being integers, wherein each of said second pixels has a first dimension in the horizontal direction and a second dimension in the vertical direction and wherein the ratio of said first dimension to said second dimension is substantially equal to Q divided by P.
- 2. The read device of claim 1, wherein said picture conversion means comprise a sample rate converter.
- 3. The read device of claim 1, wherein said picture memory unit orders said first sequence of said first picture portions so as to provide an adapted coded picture which is rotated 90 degrees with respect to said coded picture.
- 4. The read device of claim 2, wherein said picture memory unit orders said first sequence of said first picture portions so as to provide an adapted coded picture which is rotated 90 degrees with respect to said coded picture.
- 5. The read device of claim 1, wherein P' is substantially equal to 485.
- 6. The read device of claim 2, wherein P' is substantially equal to 485.
- 7. A read device for reading a record carrier on which a coded picture representing a first picture is stored, said first picture being composed of first pixels arranged in matrix of P rows of Q pixels, each first pixel having a first pixel aspect ratio substantially equal to one, where P and Q are not equal in value and are integers, said read device comprising:
- a) a read unit for reading said coded picture and for supplying therefrom a sequence of coded pixels representing said matrix of first pixels;
- b) a picture memory unit coupled to said read unit, which comprises a picture memory having memory locations;
- c) storage means coupled to said picture memory unit, for storing said coded pixels in said memory locations;
- d) fetching means coupled to said storage means, for reading said coded pixels stored in said memory locations in a second sequence of coded pixels; and
- e) picture conversion means coupled to said fetching means, for converting said second sequence of coded pixels into an adapted coded picture representing said first picture comprising second pixels arranged in a matrix of P' rows of Q' pixels, P' and Q' being integers, wherein each of said second pixels has a second pixel aspect ratio which is substantially equal to Q divided by P.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/856,215, filed as PCT/NL91/00177, Sep. 18, 1991, now abandoned.
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