The present invention encompasses methods and systems of
transcoding frame-based video to frame free video is provided. The method comprises receiving a frame-based video
stream, upconverting the received frame-based video
stream to produce an upconverted frame-based video
stream at a higher
frame rate than the received frame-based video stream, and modulating the upconverted frame-based video stream using discrete time
sigma delta modulation to produce a frame free video stream. In addition, complimentary methods and systems are disclosed for
transcoding frame free video to frame-based video.