1. Apparatus comprising: means for processing an auxiliary information signal component of a video signal for producing auxiliary information displayable in a first layout, said auxiliary information having character information and information petaining to the layout of said character information; and means for modifying the layout of said auxiliary information to be displayable in a second layout, said second being different than said first.
1. Apparatus comprising: means for processing an auxiliary information signal component of a video signal for producing auxiliary information displayable in a first layout, said auxiliary information having character information and information petaining to the layout of said character information; and means for modifying the layout of said auxiliary information to be displayable in a second layout, said second being different than said first. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said auxiliary information comprises information representing a sequence of closed caption characters; and wherein the apparatus further comprises: a status detector for identifying each control code within the sequence of closed caption characters; and means, coupled to said status detector, for identifying a new caption by inspecting each control code and inserting a carriage return prior to the new caption.