cascade
A Just-In-Time Compiler for Verilog from VMware Research (by vmware-archive)
DomesdayDuplicator
High-speed LaserDisc RF sampler (by simoninns)
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cascade
Posts with mentions or reviews of cascade.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-23.
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Who would benefit if there were an FPGA-only linux OS.
I think VMWare did a just-in-time compilation for verilog called Cascade that I don't think ever got a lot of traction that seems to do parts of what you are looking for in that code first gets executed in a simulator until hardware-compilation is done in which case it is automatically migrated to the hardware/accelerated version. Sadly, the tool/project seems to have been shelved by VMWare and development has moved out into original author's private repo which I think itself may say something about the idea.
DomesdayDuplicator
Posts with mentions or reviews of DomesdayDuplicator.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-04.
- The Domesday Duplicator
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LaserDiscs Are Dying—Here’s Why That Matters - Electric Literature
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.
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Due to the positive reception of my last two posts, here's another rare film I digitized and got subtitled in English a while back: Hikari Hayakawa's Evil Heart (1985) (age-restricted video, sadly). Also includes a subtitled making-of documentary.
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 want to get digital files of my laserdiscs. What is the best Laserdisc Transfer Service to send my LDs to? Who would you recommend? Who gave you really good results?
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donated to me today ..
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.
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Thanks for everyone's kind words on the previous upload of Love Massacre (1981). I have corrected the footage to the correct aspect ratio, done some more corrections on subtitling, and it is now available on archive.org as well. Hope you enjoy.
Have you considered using a Domesday Duplicator to digitize your Laserdiscs?
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[Talk] possible lost media on lazerdisks?
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.
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Digitizing Old VHS Tapes
Eventually it will, but for now it's pretty technical and it still needs future dual channel support to capture hi-fi audio with the video.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing cascade and DomesdayDuplicator you can also consider the following projects:
AutoSA - AutoSA: Polyhedral-Based Systolic Array Compiler
vhs-decode - Software defined VHS decoder - Fork (maybe temporary) of the ld-decode Laserdisc rf decoder