Hi everyone, I've got a pretty good collection of vhs movies that i've purchased in the 80s & 90s....(some are not even available in dvd's ) anyway I'm finally going to retire my vcr by copying these vhs's to my new dvd recorder. but I'm finding out that 9 out of 10 movies won't let me copy?? after spending some times reading on this & other another site I'm learning that there is a thing called " microvision"? that prevents signals from being recorded? my questions is: Is microvision something that needs to be disable from the player(vcr)? or the dvd recorder? or both? thanx in advance
Is your DVD recorder a standalone unit or an internal PC unit. If as I assume it is a standalone, then you'll need a device such as Sima CT-2 GoDVD http://www.videoguys.com/sima.htm The I.S.PRO HQ GOLD http://www.ktvision.com/ Or do a search for VHS macrovision removal in google, that should get you some alternatives. I personally used a Pinnacle Capture card, and use the RCA connectors straight into that, it took the Macrovision off, but I was using my PC setup.
to webhedreg we are using a Pinnacle Capture card, but it doesn't sem to be taking off the Macrovision... what can I check for to be sure I am set up correctly
I also use the Pinnacle Studio software, I presumed it was the hardware, but maybe the software bypasses the macrovision. Wht software are you using?
