A Cost-Effective Video Compressor

Kieran K. Fok

By limiting the endless variety of special effects to the most popular basic types and utilizing simple but efficient design approaches, a new cost-effective video compressor, called the “Squeezer,” has been developed. The unit produces four discrete compressed image sizes. Image position and crop size, shape, and placement are variable by joystick controls. Border width, hue, and saturation are adjustable. Four memory locations are available for storing four different sets of insert configurations. Images can be frozen or inverted horizontally. This article discusses the considerations that influenced the compressor's design and describes the resulting product.

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Published
1983-09
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J03668