| vhs dvd problem I just brought a new desktop with vista (32-bit verison) and a AverMedia Tuner card. Using media center I can copy vhs tapes to file. my problem is that I can't copy copy protected vhs tapes using media center. So, I just want to know is there a programe that will at lease let me capture or view copy protected VHS tapes? I have a program that I can use to capture it but I need to view and of course hear it. The program that I use to Capture is ZD Soft Video recorder. Can anyone help? |
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| You need one of these to eliminate the macrovision copy protection.
»www.xdimax.com/grex/grex.html |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | reply to 77965751
I wonder if this is a function of the capture card itself, or Media Center software itself?
It wouldn't surprise me if it was only the software. Microsoft is in bed with the movie industry.
Realistically, who is going to use VHS to infringe on copyrights these days? Practically no one. I don't know why they would even bother with macrovision protection in modern software/hardware. |
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One way of getting around this problem is to copy the VHS tapes to a separate DVD recorder with a macrovision remover device between the two machines.
»www.xdimax.com/grex/grex.html
it's not copying...it's backing up |
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Macrovision is still alive and well today and being used in DVD recordings as well. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that it's built into every sanctioned player out there and maintains backward compatibility with the earliest versions.
Either way, a video stabilizer is an easy solution and as a bonus some of them also work on satellite and cable pay TV signals as well as DVD and VHS protected media, so getting a good one is a great way to be able to copy almost anything. |
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