LaserDisc in the digital age, Part 2

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Hi again all.

Thanks to Ed, I've managed to take a snapshot of how it looks here,
playing the H-Sweep 5.5 MHz from the "Video Essentials" test LaserDisc.
All lines up to 5 MHz are clear and visible.....and above is very mild
and barely visible Herringbone. Beneath that, the lines are somewhat
visible.

Before, I had very ugly Herringbone topping at 3.8 MHz and had almost
no usable resolution above that.

My test setup is this:

-Pioneer LD-V4300D

-ThinkPad 770Z (Heavily upgraded)
SelectaBase770/SelectaDock III

-Hauppauge PVR350
-Sigma Design X-Card (Scart-RGB to TV-set)

-B&O LX4500 (CRT-TV from 1989)

Signal is the raw and undisturbed composite from the LD-V4300D.
This goes into the Hauppauge PVR350 TV-card.
Recordings are made on harddisc in MPEG2 format, CBR 15000 KB/s.
Output is either watched directly on the TFT or on the TV.
Best results/highest usable resolution are on the TFT.

The snapshot is made in this way.

>From the original MPEG2 15000 KB/s recording, a couple of frames has
been cutout, without resampling.

The cutout is transformed to uncompressed AVI.

In Micrografx Picture Publisher, one full frame is copied and saved as
BMP.
The BMP is copied and saved as JPG, highest quality.

To my critical eyes...the only differences between this snapshot and
the real thing is, that the gray areas has some reddish large pixels.
These don't occur on the original recording, but do so when copying.

The vertical lines and the way the Herringbone appear above 5 MHz....is
comparible and to my best and honest knowledge, a true snapshot of how
it looks like, here.

The snapshot (One with text on the MHz indicators and one without) is
available through mail.
The address is genuine...use it if you're interested.

I would very much like to see what results you've have managed to
create, from a LaserDisc to Digital setup.
You're welcome to mail me snapshots or short videoclips of your proud
results ). (less than 6 MB, please)


Kindest regards

Brian Hougaard Baldersbæk