Tempest Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I recently got a large laserdisc lot from a local Atari friend. While sorting them out I came across an ERIC POP disc! I'm not sure what to do with it, but it appears to be in good shape. Will it play on a regular laserdisc player (don't have one yet)? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I wonder if there is more than one. There are a series of ERIC videos on Youtube but the quality is poor because of low bandwidth speeds at the time they were recorded. It would be nice to have more high-res versions. Allan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRTGAMER Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) Nice find! It will play just fine, you just will not have the full interactive of selecting specific chapters that was controlled thru the kiosk. However, the jog shuttle dial and frame search will still work to discover all the retro video footage. I have a couple unique laser discs myself, both can be played thru. 1. In&Out Hamburger Employee Training Laser disc - Ah, a few hidden menu burgers! 2. Dragons Lair Arcade Disc - Yes, the actual arcade along with factory schematics, the death scene repeats thruout the disc! 3. Astron Belt Laser Disc - The home Palcom version based on the Midway Arcade. LASER CED VHD Guide: The Forgotten Jog Shuttle Dial http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=232140#p232140 Edited October 15, 2017 by CRTGAMER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 This one says #1 on it What might this be worth? I really have no use for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRTGAMER Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Atari E.R.I.C. Laserdisc 2007 Thread - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/105513-atari-eric-laserdisc-for-sale/ Edited October 16, 2017 by CRTGAMER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Too bad there was no record of the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 It would be really cool to capture the Laser Disk video and create a automated demo using a Raspberry Pi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Dump the video, and I'll do it. -Thom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I have no idea how to dump a laserdisc. I don't even have a laserdisc player at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanicjay Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Wow. I'd love to get my hands on this (and the software, gotta do some sleuthing) for VCF Pacific North West in Feb.....I have several Pioneer industrial players with an RS232 interface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi301 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I have no idea how to dump a laserdisc. I don't even have a laserdisc player at the moment. MAMEDEV has experience with dumping laserdiscs in a format suitable for archiving. Its complicated since they contain analog video and sound. Maybe you can get in contact with someone from MAME to help archive the ERIC disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Any standard videodisc player can dump the disc (grab one on ebay), hook up to a capture card, and go. -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Added pictures. I think I'm better off selling this to someone who wants it as I don't have the equipment to do anything with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I think Kevin Savetz either has a player or knows someone who can transfer stuff. I think he's done a few already. Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_M Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I remember a similar videodisc (laserdisc) was on sale at Ebay just a few weeks ago. I can't find it anymore, but a good search will find it. The disc is already dumped and can be seen on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eric+laserdisc+atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_M Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Laserdisc is not a high res medium, slightly better than VHS, so I think the video's on YouTube are already good quality. Edited October 17, 2017 by Fred_M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Oh come on Fred_M. These Youtube videos are encoded in 352x264 with visible compression artifacts, while LaserDisc has almost twice the resolution both horizontally and vertically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutterminder Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Oh come on Fred_M. These Youtube videos are encoded in 352x264 with visible compression artifacts, while LaserDisc has almost twice the resolution both horizontally and vertically. You're right, those Youtube videos are no where near LaserDisc quality. It should be easy to get a much better copy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Laserdisc is not a high res medium, slightly better than VHS, so I think the video's on YouTube are already good quality. The laserdisc video would look a lot better if recorded at a higher res. A lot of these Atari Inc. produced videos on Youtube were recorded at low res because of upload/download speeds of the Internet at the time. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 There is one currently on eBay as I remember: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-E-R-I-C-P-O-P-Videodisc-800-400-Computer-Kiosk-Advertising-Software-/152714947125?hash=item238e852a35:g:o-4AAOSwOudZxsjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_M Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Yes, that was the auction I also found. Asking price $95 I think the youtube videos are not that bad. The normal resolution for laserdisc was 425 horizontal lines in the US. And the youtube videos are only 5 years old. But hey, who am I to judge If someone can upload them in better quality, I am all for it ofcourse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 There is one currently on eBay as I remember: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-E-R-I-C-P-O-P-Videodisc-800-400-Computer-Kiosk-Advertising-Software-/152714947125?hash=item238e852a35:g:o-4AAOSwOudZxsjr Well there you go. Mine is missing the sleeve but looks the same. Funny, I thought it would go for more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I still have my (then) top of the line Pioneer laser disc player, but my video grabber is pretty old, only does 640x480 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanicjay Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Well there you go. Mine is missing the sleeve but looks the same. Funny, I thought it would go for more than that. While there are probably only a handful of these discs still out there, there are also vanishingly small number of people who would find it desirable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 If somebody can dump the video, I can write something that can run on any ARM or PC board to do the interactive bits. -Thom 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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