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ED ROGERS
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Can a movie be copied from a DVD to a VHS cassette?
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UncleWobbly
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yes but you will find most DVDs have a copy protection system called
macro-vision which freaks out the AGC of most VCRs, resulting is almost
perfect sound but the picture brightness will "beat" at best and completely
break-up at worst... whichever, it is not really a watchable copy. Two ways
forward are: either buy a "video signal conditioner" that removes
macro-vision or try an old - very old, VCR that has a raw (or no) AGC which
often will look straight through the macro-vision. Either way, be careful
not to copy any copyrighted material ;o)
"ED ROGERS" <SAYWAT@webtv.net> wrote in message
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macro-vision which freaks out the AGC of most VCRs, resulting is almost
perfect sound but the picture brightness will "beat" at best and completely
break-up at worst... whichever, it is not really a watchable copy. Two ways
forward are: either buy a "video signal conditioner" that removes
macro-vision or try an old - very old, VCR that has a raw (or no) AGC which
often will look straight through the macro-vision. Either way, be careful
not to copy any copyrighted material ;o)
"ED ROGERS" <SAYWAT@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Can a movie be copied from a DVD to a VHS cassette?
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ED ROGERS
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I have an old 1980 RCA vcr still working like a champ and copyguard
remover from the same time period.Will this suffice?
remover from the same time period.Will this suffice?
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UncleWobbly
Guest
difficult to say but it is certainly the right sort of era to aim for. I
have a ferguson video-star and it had no problem doing a tape-2-tape copy
with a copy protected video cassette (E.T.) for purely experimental reasons
you understand ;o). I also managed to tape 6th Sense straight from a
macro-vision enabled region 2 DVD with no problems. It is from around 1982
ish. It seems to me that there was a lot more functionality on the older
machine, AGC on/off, audio dub, audio track select etc... obviously wasn't
what joe public wanted tho as it has all gone from general consumption VCRs.
With my ferguson, I turned the AGC off and it just faithfully records
whatever comes in through the video socket, warts an all.
"ED ROGERS" <SAYWAT@webtv.net> wrote in message
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have a ferguson video-star and it had no problem doing a tape-2-tape copy
with a copy protected video cassette (E.T.) for purely experimental reasons
you understand ;o). I also managed to tape 6th Sense straight from a
macro-vision enabled region 2 DVD with no problems. It is from around 1982
ish. It seems to me that there was a lot more functionality on the older
machine, AGC on/off, audio dub, audio track select etc... obviously wasn't
what joe public wanted tho as it has all gone from general consumption VCRs.
With my ferguson, I turned the AGC off and it just faithfully records
whatever comes in through the video socket, warts an all.
"ED ROGERS" <SAYWAT@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:29522-3FEFCC71-270@storefull-3131.bay.webtv.net...
I have an old 1980 RCA vcr still working like a champ and copyguard
remover from the same time period.Will this suffice?
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ED ROGERS
Guest
Nothing to do but try.I remember paying around $1000 for the RCA and a
little bit more for a Zenith Beta Video Director.Each one is around 20
lbs.Chassis were die cast metal built to last.Thanks for the help.
little bit more for a Zenith Beta Video Director.Each one is around 20
lbs.Chassis were die cast metal built to last.Thanks for the help.