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Re:DiscImageStudio by jedbrooke on Monday November 02, 2026 @10:06PM (#50347517)
DVD codec probably allows for a certain amount of error correction to recover from scratches, images can still look readable to humans despite a bit of noise, I wonder if there’s enough overlap there to meet in the middle and have an image that also stores data
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Re:DiscImageStudio by Nition on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @03:04AM (#50349317)
A bit like those AI images that were also working QR codes from a while back.[1]

Would be a really interesting challenge to find the point where maximally useful data meets a maximally good image.

[1] e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/141hg9x/co...

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Re:DiscImageStudio by account42 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:57AM (#50350895)
Even if that is possible for a pristine disc, you really do want that error recovery for discs people are actually expected to use.
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