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Proposer

Adam Sampson

Title

Anything related to analogue video decoding

Goal

Work on the ld-decode FOSS project to capture high-quality video from analogue sources

Description

I work on the ld-decode FOSS project, which captures high-quality digital video from analogue video sources such as LaserDisc and videotape. The ld-chroma-decoder tool is part of this: it extracts colour information from the video, converting the original "composite" signal into an RGB representation that can be shown on modern displays. This is a complex and computationally-expensive signal processing task. There are various ways ld-chroma-decoder could be improved: you could speed it up by making parts of it run on the GPU, or you could improve the PAL decoder by training it more effectively, or you could add support for the French SECAM video standard, or or or... there are more ideas on the ld-decode Wiki. I'd be interested in supervising anything related to this project; if working with analogue video sounds interesting to you then please talk to me.

Resources

Background

Url

External Link

Difficulty Level

High

Ethical Approval

None

Number Of Students

4

Supervisor

Adam Sampson

Keywords

video, signal processing, dsp, open source, history

Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Master of Science in Computing (2 Years)
Master of Science in Information Technology (Software Systems)
Master of Science in Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science
Bachelor of Engineering in Robotics
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Cyber Security)