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# What is ld-decode?

**ld-decode** is a software-defined decoder for LaserDisc RF captures made using modified LaserDisc players and capture devices such as the DomesdayDuplicator
**ld-decode** is a software-defined decoder for LaserDisc RF captures made using modified LaserDisc players and capture devices such as the [DomesdayDuplicator](https://github.com/simoninns/DomesdayDuplicator)

ld-decode recovers video, analog audio, digital audio and metadata content from raw RF samples captured directly from LaserDisc players, bypassing the analog signal chain to achieve preservation-quality digital transfers.

Although ld-decode was originally dedicated to LaserDiscs it has become part of a larger ecosystem including **vhs-decode** (for videotape formats), **cvbs-decode** (for composite video), and **hifi-decode** (for audio processing), amongst others. All sharing common tools and techniques by being active forks of this repository.
Although ld-decode was originally dedicated to LaserDiscs it has become part of a larger ecosystem including:

ld-decode is a GPL3 open-source project run entirely by volunteers and provided for free (as in freedom).
- **[vhs-decode](https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode)** (for videotape formats)
- **[cvbs-decode](https://github.com/oyvindln/cvbs-decode)** (for composite video)
- **[hifi-decode](https://github.com/oyvindln/hifi-decode)** (for audio processing)

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All sub-projects share common tools and techniques by being active forks of this repository.

This is the GitHub repository for ld-decode - the (hopefully stable) merged development branch.
ld-decode is a GPL3 open-source project run entirely by volunteers and provided for free (as in freedom).


# Installation & Downloads
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If you are interested in contributing or have general questions please join the [Discord server](https://discord.gg/pVVrrxd) which has the entire family of decode projects developers on it (or IRC if you must) as the Facebook group is mostly inactive.

There is a VHS specific subreddit [r/vhs-decode](https://new.reddit.com/r/vhsdecode/) that is fairly active.
There is also a VHS specific subreddit [r/vhs-decode](https://new.reddit.com/r/vhsdecode/) that is fairly active.


# Source code structure
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