Editing LaserDisc (section)

=== Recordable formats ===
Several recordable variants of the LaserDisc format were developed for professional and industrial applications, but none were marketed to consumers. Their limited availability contributed to the common perception that LaserDisc lacked recording capability.

{{Visible anchor|Recordable Laser Videodisc|RLV|text=The '''Recordable Laser Videodisc''' ('''RLV''')}}, introduced by the [[Optical Disc Corporation]] in 1984, was a [[Write once read many|write-once, read-many]] format that was fully compatible with standard LaserDisc players. Compared to conventional LaserDiscs, RLVs were distinguished by a red/purple tint of the dye used in the reflective layer that is burned by the laser.

{{Visible anchor|Component Recordable Video disc|CRVdisc|text=The '''Component Recordable Video disc''' ('''CRVdisc''')}}, developed by [[Sony]], was another write-once, read-many format intended for professional use. Housed in a protective [[Caddy (hardware)|caddy]], the disc resembled an oversized [[floppy disk]]. The CRVdisc was used by the [[BBC]] for many years to playout [[idents]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-yIsrOUU8 |title=RECORDABLE ‘Laserdisc’ - Sony CRVdisc |date=December 22, 2019 |last=Taylor |first=Matthew |author-link=Techmoan |type=Video |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/KQ-yIsrOUU8 |archive-date=2021-12-13}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

{{Visible anchor|LaserRecorder|text=The '''LaserRecorder'''}}, introduced by [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]] in fall 1991, was a [[Rewritable media|rewritable]] LaserDisc system designed for professional video production. It used CAV mode and protective caddies, with discs, which could hold 32 minutes of video per side, were rated for up to one million record/erase cycles. The dual-laser design enabled real-time, frame-accurate non-linear editing by allowing one laser to read while the other searched. The system's rapid access made it useful for editing workflows, including its integration into [[EditDroid]], an early digital film editing system. The recorder sold for around {{US$|39950|1992}}, with blank discs priced at approximately {{US$|1295|1992}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hunt |first=Dennis |date=1992-01-10 |title=An Affordable Laser Recorder? Not Yet |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-10-ca-1614-story.html |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pioneer VDR-V1000 |url=http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_vdr-v1000/pioneer_vdr-v1000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127002330/http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_vdr-v1000/pioneer_vdr-v1000.htm |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2017 |publisher=LaserDisc Archive}}</ref>

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File:Recordable Laser Videodisc.png|A Recordable Laser Videodisc with a [[DVD]]-R for size comparison
File:CRVDisc.jpg|A CRVdisc with a [[VHS]] tape for size comparison
File:LaserRecorder.jpg|A Pioneer LaserRecorder that can be connected to a computer or a video source
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