File:Laser Rot.jpg

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Description	Photograph of a small portion of a single frame of the MCA Discovision 1981 CLV pressing (laserdisc) of the film The Electric Horseman
Source	Own photograph of playback of a rotted MCA Discovision disc
Article	Disc rot
Portion used	Tiny. Small, unimportant fraction (less than 1/8th) of a single field of a single frame of a feature film. Would not even be usable to replace a screenshot of the frame in question, and is damaged anyway (see purpose).
Low resolution?	Yes - although the photograph is a slightly higher resolution, the actual amount of the resolution is about 1/8th of a field of the original.
Purpose of use	To illustrate the visible effects of laser-rot on a laserdisc.
Replaceable?	I am unaware of any public domain content on a rotted laserdisc (since all LDs are post 1978). I would be happy to be corrected by a replacement screenshot.
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