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4
Legaliser Processing
A Block diagram of the legaliser is shown in Figure 4-1. Each section is
discussed below.
Figure 4-1 - Basic Legaliser Structure
4.1
Proc Amp
This enables the luma gain to be adjusted from 0 to 200%, Similarly the chroma
also is adjustable from 0 to 200%. Full 10 bit by 10 bit multipliers are used with a
rounded 10 bit product. Black level adjustment is also applied at this point as is
hue adjustment which allows for
±
180
°
of hue rotation. These controls are
accessed via the “Picture” menu.
4.2
Legaliser
The legaliser operates in one of three modes; RGB, YUV or Composite. The
mode is selected via the top level mode menu. Each mode is discussed below. In
all modes the legaliser is transparent to pixels within the legal range.
4.2.1
Composite Mode
The basic form of the composite legaliser is shown in Figure 4-2. In composite
mode the legaliser restricts the Y, U & V components such that when the signal is
converted to a composite waveform the Y component stays within the range
allowed by the Y High Clip and Y Low Clip and the total composite waveform
stays within the range defined by Comp High Clip and Comp Low Clip.
The legaliser works by selectively reducing the saturation of pixels which would
otherwise result in over modulation of the composite waveform. Composite mode
preserves the hue of each pixel but not the saturation.