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I'm curious if anyone has technical documentation on the following topics:
1) How (exactly) the data is stored on a CLV laserdisc, including details such as track widths, gaps, etc. In other words, if I were crazy enough to try to build my own laserdisc reader, is there enough information to do it?
2) How the video and digital audio tracks are encoded in the raw stream, sync information, etc. I need to be able to figure out how to separate the audio and video.
3) How to decode an NTSC image from 2), and how to decode the digital audio track from 2), so I can do the analog to digital conversions (and hopefully digital to digital for the audio, depending on how it is stored).
In other words: I'm curious if there is enough technical information available for me to build my own laserdisc reader and decoder?
If I can digitize the analog laserdisc, and have the necessary docs, then I can write computer programs to do the rest: split video/audio, decode the NTSC stream, and do an A/D conversion. If I can pull this off, it should mean a nearly perfect copy of the laserdiscs.
I also will need to construct the physical reader. I figure I can buy a second laserdisc player and sacrifice it for the project, but I'd rather not do that until I can obtain the necessary technical documentation.
If the documentation I'm looking for is available as some sort of US or international standard, please let me know that too
Thanks a lot.
