Is a perfect DVD to VHS transfer possible?

koronoru · Post by **koronoru** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:41 pm

There are a couple of kinds of Macrovision. It sounds like the original poster is recording DVD footage onto VHS and capturing the playback from the VHS. That sounds like a recipe for Macrovision problems, since the whole point of Macrovision on DVD players is to prevent you from recording their output onto VHS.

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:20 pm

DTJB wrote:Maybe I should have clarified what type of lines I'm getting. The lines appear to be a few millimeters in width (as far as how they look on the T.V. screen) and there are 8 or 9 of them, evenly spaced. I hope it is just audio noise and not the Macrovision crap.

It's not audio noise, it's the actual audio TRACK. The edges of your TV normally obscure this data, but when it gets translated to a format without an edge, such as digital formats, it shows up.

DTJB · Post by **DTJB** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:41 am

Well, I started capturing footage on Friday and the stuff I got off of the DVDs look really good when I play them back on the computer, no lines, no nothing, clear as a bell. Only time will tell how good it looks when I'm all done. I guess it depends on what VCR you're using. I first tried taping on a VCR I got at a pawn shop, and the footage looked like crap when I played it back. Then I tried it on a VCR that we bought at Sears, or some place, and it looked a lot better, not counting the lines (and yes, it was Macrovision). If all goes well, people won't know the difference when I show them the video.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:24 am

You cerntainly have the money for crummy VCRs but not for a DVD-Drive.

Interesting...