DomesdayDuplicator VS vhs-decode

I’m sure you’re aware of the Domesday Duplicator[0] and related projects.

There’s several MegaLD/LDROM² discs that need preservation that I hope I can help with one day.

0 - https://github.com/simoninns/DomesdayDuplicator/wiki/Overvie...

This is why the Domesday Duplicator project is so important; an effective 1:1 copy of LaserDiscs, and almost any other analog media you can tap RF maintenance points of (of the playback deck).

It can be done if you’re determined enough.

Also the rips you get from one aren't normal video files. It's like a raw RF log of what the laser is reading. You run the raw data through some code to get a playable video. But the quality is really unmatched, night and day difference. The time is ticking to get "perfect" rips of these LDs, as they've all started to degrade, I wish there were an easier way to do it..

I have some discs I'm keeping until I get a player and have a go at preserving them (https://github.com/simoninns/DomesdayDuplicator/wiki) but finding a unit where I live is a challenge on itself, nevermind a proper working and maintained one. I have no real interest on them as a collector but do surely appreciate the format.

Have you considered using a Domesday Duplicator to digitize your Laserdiscs?

Just a little bit of info - the Domesday Duplicator was created for this reason - it allows pit-perfect backups of the information contained on Laserdiscs.

No, I’m using an ADC modified for use with LD captures [0]. I did this because it’s cheaper in theory, although with the amount of time I’ve dumped into getting it working and keeping it working, the $500 or so for the Domesday Duplicator may well have been a better choice.

[0]: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode/wiki/CX-Cards#what-is...

For NTSC, also check out https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

I'm very happy to make the announcement we are migrating not only FM RF but as time permits many full demo sets (RF+TBC+Video+Audio) and full re-masters of tapes from our community and userbase of including but not limted to lost media.

Your going to want to use vhs-decode and FM RF capture standard video captrue has long been supassed in terms of archival and resulting decoded quality.

There's VHS-Decode as well, a small fork specific for VHS, Beta, Video8, etc.

Directly capturing the output, without converting it, will provide the best results. With modern open-source decoders, you can even connect directly to the drum head signal, and capture with no further loss than what occurred during recording.

Furthermore, there are projects that seek to preserve (as accurately as can be sorted out) all of the information that is contained on any given VHS tape, such as this one: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

Have a look into VHS-Decode, arguably the best way as its true raw capture and also probably the cheapest for the quality you get, but requires soldering and basic Linux skills. I've mostly stopped bothering with other methods.

But here have a look at Some CVBS Samples the source TBC files can be easily viewed with ld-analyse with the ld-tools for windows too.

There is only one way in the 2020s VHS-Decode & HiFi-Decode