Note: Requires offshelf DE0-Nano & FX3 USB boards and a Shielded Case is highly recommended.

Featuring 10bit 40msps (20mhz) real-time capture output over USB 3.0 the Domesday Duplicator strikes a balance between functionality & cost-effective RF capture for modulated video or HiFi signal sources.

The Domesday86 project originally developed the Duplicator (DdD) to capture the BBC 1980s ‘’DomesDay’’ Laserdiscs, originally used solely with LD-Decode a software suite built for decoding and time base correcting of laserdiscs after capturing the raw RF from the disc.

As the capture hardware and method are agnostic, over the last few years software decoding abilities have now been broadened past just Laserdisc for HiFi FM Audio, colour-under-tape media such as VHS, S-VHS, U-Matic, Betamax, Video8, Hi8, but this also supports formats like EIAJ, SMPTE Type-C and development for formats like Betacam have started.

For all the detailed information and starting origins of the project please look at the links below.

Documentation

Domes Day Duplicator - How to Assemble & Firmware Flash at Home.

Donate (Help fund my endless documentation efforts & fabrication docs work)

Tape Decoding Wiki (VHS-Decode)

HiFi Decoding Wiki (HiFi-Decode)

LaserDisc Decoding Wiki (LD-Decode)

Domesday86 (BBC DomesDay Discs and LaserDisc Preservation)

This is an open-source project I am bringing here to spread visibility and accessibility more to the public and fellow media archival enthusiasts!

All profits from this will go back into R&D and help others obtain such hardware helping expand the community more!