Automatic gain control circuitry
View Patent ↗To provide an automatic gain control circuitry which effectively works for a video signal of which pedestal level in an effective video period is different from the pedestal level in the vertical blanking period. The automatic gain control circuitry comprises a first pedestal level detection part to detect a synchronizing level in the vertical blanking period of the video signal, a second pedestal level detection part to detect a synchronizing level in an effective video period of the video signal, and a ratio determination part to determine a ratio between the value detected by the first pedestal level detection part and the value detected by the second pedestal level detection part and multiplying the ratio to a standard value of the synchronizing value in the vertical blanking period for outputting the obtained value as the reference synchronizing level.
1. An automatic gain control circuitry for receiving a video signal, detecting a synchronizing level of said video signal, amplifying said synchronizing level until said synchronizing level reaches a reference synchronizing level, and outputting a luminance signal having a predetermined video level comprising:
a vertical blanking period pedestal level detection part for detecting said synchronizing level in a vertical blanking period of said video signal;
an effective video period pedestal level detection part for detecting said synchronizing level in an effective video period;
a ratio determination part for obtaining a ratio between a value detected by said vertical blanking period pedestal level detection part and the value detected by said effective period pedestal level detection part, for outputting a value which is obtained by multiplying a standard value of said synchronizing level in said vertical blanking period to said ratio as a said reference synchronizing level.
2. The automatic gain control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein said ratio determination part includes:
a plurality of dividing means for disassembling said value detected by said vertical blanking period pedestal level detection part into a plurality of stages respectively having determined differences of a level, and for outputting said value at said plurality of stages;
a plurality of comparing means for comparing respective outputs from said plurality of dividing means with said detected value by said effective video period pedestal level detection part and for outputting comparison results thereof;
determining means for determining a ratio between said value detected by said vertical blanking period pedestal level detection part and said value detected by said effective video period pedestal level detection part;
adding means for multiplying said ratio determined by said determining means by the standard value of the synchronizing level in said vertical blanking period.
3. The automatic gain control circuit according to claim 1 further comprising:
a white peak level detection part for monitoring a video level of said luminance signal and for outputting a white peak detection signal in synchronism with a field and a line when said video level reaches a saturating state; and
a gain down processing part for outputting a predetermined attenuating amount to attenuate said video level when said white peak level is received;
a gain holding part for adding and holding an attenuating amount output from said gain down processing part in synchronization with said line, and determining an attenuating amount of said luminance signal for each field.
4. The automatic gain control circuit according to claim 2 further comprising:
a white peak level detection part for monitoring a video level of said luminance signal and for outputting a white peak detection signal in synchronism with a field and a line when said video level reaches a saturating state;
a gain down processing part for outputting a predetermined attenuating amount to attenuate a video level when said white peak level is received;
a gain holding part for adding and holding an attenuating amount output from said gain down processing part in synchronization with said line, and determining an attenuating amount of said luminance signal being for each field.