„but halcy, the computer simply adapts the signal“ try piping an opus bitstream into chatgpt, see how that goes

@halcy Headcanon: They're sending analog audio & crt linescans.

@lispi314 @halcy yeah I think the most universal protocol would be no protocol

@cubeofcheese @halcy There's some synchronization stuff involved with radio television but it's plausible to make a dumb program to automatically handle it if one expects that format (especially with an operator actively directing the program).

Arbitrarily-complex digital protocols, not so much.

@lispi314 @halcy @cubeofcheese And a not-so-dumb program (or ML model) that looks for circles in the picture and other clues to adjust the aspect ratio automatically, as well as orientation. Although most automatically decoded transmissions would be black and white, since color is much more complex. Maybe the same model that detects orientation can also detect color signals somehow.

@starsider @lispi314 @halcy @cubeofcheese
Also "color" has a very species specific definition. Unless you transmit many, many wavelengths, and hope to hit the right one(s)

@GalbinusCaeli @starsider @lispi314 @halcy @cubeofcheese using NTSC, SECAM, or PAL?

@rrb @GalbinusCaeli @starsider @halcy @cubeofcheese Among other more simple or primitive options like "mechanical television" or SSTV.