the design of a video processing core designed for processing video signals of a specific video format requires a high expense . it is therefore desirable to be able to use such a video processing core for other video formats as well . the invention therefore provides the method for video signal processing , wherein the following steps are performed : receiving an input video signal having a first or input format , processing said input video signal or a modified video signal , which is a derivative of said input video signal , using a video signal processing method , which is designed for processing video signals of a fixed second or processing format thus generating a processed video signal , outputting said processed video signal or a derivative thereof as an output video signal , wherein said modified video signal is derived from said input video signal by adding or removing pixels to / from said input video signal , thereby obtaining said modified video signal with an intermediate format , if said first or input format is not conform to said fixed or processing second format , wherein said output video signal is derived from said processed video signal by accordingly removing or adding pixels from / to said processed video signal thereby obtaining an output video signal of said first format , if said first or input format is not conform to said second or processing format .