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by sgarland 944 days ago
Not defending intellectual incuriosity here, but in fairness ffmpeg is the antithesis of "easy to learn." I capture Laserdiscs (i.e. sampling the laser's RF output and decoding in software [0]) for fun, and use ffmpeg as part of that chain – I still barely scratch the surface of what it can do.

[0]: https://github.com/happycube/ld-decode
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k12sosse 944 days ago
do you use a domesday duplicator? seems like fascinating stuff, hilarious (and impressive [0]) to see it used with VHS via VHS decode [1] .

[0] https://youtu.be/ZMI5ma6IqZw?t=25

[1] https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

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sgarland 942 days ago
No, I’m using an ADC modified for use with LD captures [0]. I did this because it’s cheaper in theory, although with the amount of time I’ve dumped into getting it working and keeping it working, the $500 or so for the Domesday Duplicator may well have been a better choice.

[0]: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode/wiki/CX-Cards#what-is...

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Tijdreiziger 944 days ago
ffmpeg’s documentation and wiki are pretty comprehensive, though. I’d characterize it as ‘easy to learn, but hard to master’
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