Allow me to reply to my own letter for a second... :-) >>From what I remember, isn't the data on a LaserDisc stored in analogue >>format, or is that only the /really/ old ones? > >It's my understanding that LaserDiscs totally pre-date digital video, >and that all LaserDisc video is analog. > >[...] > >On Friday I'm gonna visit my LaserDisc expert (the cool guy that runs >http://www.rossexchange.com/ -- thousands of LaserDiscs for sale; he >repairs players too!) and see if he knows why a LaserDisc would look >this way.
I've now visited him. He verified that all LaserDisc video is indeed analog. Also, he says the problem I'm talking about here is "laser rot" -- basically, the plastic seal around the aluminum has gone bad, and the aluminum disc is oxidizing. The good news is, it's largely an issue of manufacturing defect, so if you don't see it in your LaserDiscs now, you never will. (Since it takes about 3 years to show up, and since they stopped making LaserDiscs in 2000.) So now I have my purpose here: to expand yuvdenoise to handle the type of artifacts caused by LaserDisc rot. :-) Steven Boswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users
