A black-and-white streak appeared on my laser disc
Hi everyone,
I need a advice on a video artifact that just appeared on my laserdisc.
I am uploading two screenshots for comparison:
The top image: This is a capture I made about a week ago. As you can see, the video was completely clean and played back without any issues.
The bottom image: Two days ago, while watching the disc again, I noticed this black and white line that appears on screen for about 10 seconds aprox.
I’ve inspected the physical disc under a strong light. The surface feels 100% smooth and flat to the touch with no external scratches, but I did notice some small spots/smudges with a strange, shiny reflection in some areas of the disc.
Since the surface is completely smooth, I'm hoping this sudden line is just caused by some recent dust, a hair, or maybe those strange smudges can be washed away.
What is the best and safest way to deep clean this disc to see if I can get it back to how it played a week ago? Also, based on the screenshots, could a sudden 10 second line like this be an early sign of laser rot, or does laser rot usually look different?
Thanks in advance for your help