Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

hunter

(39,028 posts)
9. LaserDisc video is essentially analog and was mastered from tape.
Mon May 30, 2022, 11:01 AM
May 2022

With any luck the original recording was made on professional quality gear, but NTSC video at its very best will never look great compared to modern HDTV.

( On edit: Just noticed this is a CLV LaserDisc, which is a "long play" version. That's lower quality than standard NTSC. )

The digital audio on some LaserDisc is better than standard NTSC audio but not enough that I'd bother extracting the digital stream directly.

Finding a LaserDisc player is the hard part. Any good quality usb video capture device will do an acceptable job capturing and digitizing these analog signals. Even a $50 capture device may be overkill. There's no point in trying to capture detail in these analog signals that simply isn't there.

Or maybe you can find another fan who has already digitized this concert.

For academic purposes, of course.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

do you have a player? Shellback Squid May 2022 #1
No. Don't know where to borrow one, and I'm not buying one for only 1-2 discs. nt eppur_se_muova May 2022 #2
which state are you in? Shellback Squid May 2022 #3
AL nt eppur_se_muova May 2022 #4
In CO, wish you were closer Shellback Squid May 2022 #5
As implied it will take few steps, and a few pieces LuvLoogie May 2022 #6
lots of steps CloudWatcher May 2022 #7
Any solution requires an LD player Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #8
LaserDisc video is essentially analog and was mastered from tape. hunter May 2022 #9
Latest Discussions»Help & Search»Computer Help and Support»Any advice for transferin...»Reply #9