Post AL6CEHrFKDNXdJUdU0 by ashfurrow@mastodon.technology
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(DIR) Post #AL6CDYSC8VbMoaQUgi by brion@mastodon.technology
2022-07-03T00:47:06Z
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CD = Compact DiscLD = Larger Disc
(DIR) Post #AL6CDZa1wrSoJB6GXY by brion@mastodon.technology
2022-07-03T01:15:58Z
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What's wild to me is that LaserDisc didn't digitize the video signal - it was FM-encoded composite NTSC or PAL, with a PCM digital audio signal slapped on top.
(DIR) Post #AL6CEHrFKDNXdJUdU0 by ashfurrow@mastodon.technology
2022-07-03T01:17:13Z
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@brion truly a case of hammer/everything looking like a nail
(DIR) Post #AL6DTBJQ2lNld8Kwim by brion@mastodon.technology
2022-07-03T01:19:25Z
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@ashfurrow last time I tried to understand analog signal processing I went half-mad like in an HP Lovecraft storyI think that's why they didn't want to mess with it much and just ship the signals as-is :D
(DIR) Post #AL6DTBoGC63JAmlZnE by ashfurrow@mastodon.technology
2022-07-03T01:21:39Z
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@brion video encoding constantly pulls this kind of stuff – HDMI still specifies a blanking interval lol
(DIR) Post #AL6DTD0LkdJisZQkHA by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
2022-07-03T01:36:03Z
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@ashfurrow @brion I once had a chance encounter, in a Costa Mesa hotel lounge, with one of the developers of NTSC. We had an interesting, to me at least, conversation.