Copy VHS to DVD and VHS

[Nataliye]

Hi.
I have Pioneer VHS Recorder and a lot of Disney Videos. I want to transfer them to DVD but unfortunatly I can't do it as my recorder says "Copyrighted Material" What can I do against it?

[Ch3vr0n]

you need a cable extension to place between your computer and the VCR that removes the "macrovision" protection used on VHS tapes, or use software capable of removing it during capture

[mike20021969]

Originally Posted by Nataliye

Hi.
I have Pioneer VHS Recorder and a lot of Disney Videos. I want to transfer them to DVD but unfortunatly I can't do it as my recorder says "Copyrighted Material" What can I do against it?

Your title says...

Copy VHS to DVD and VHS

It suggests VHS to VHS, and VHS to DVD (DVD recorder?)

Anyway, you may need a device simliar to the one found here:
http://www.nightlight.co.uk/

Using 2x SCART leads, you connect the VCR to the device INPUT using 1 of the leads, and the DVD recorder to the device OUTPUT using the other lead.
Device is normally powered by mains adaptor.

It copies the following ways: VHS to VHS; VHS to DVD; DVD to VHS and DVD to DVD

[fast eddie]

The only problem going from VHS to DVD is the video quality you currently have on the VHS tapes is the quality you get on the DVD.

If what is currently on your VHS tapes is commercial movies (like Disney) your would be better off getting a DVD source of the current movie you have and then backing it up to another blank disk without compression to keep the video quality that is on the source disk to the back-up disk.


For standard definition back-up without compression use DVD-9 (8.5gb)
Very easy back-up DVD to DVD without compression:

AnyDVD HD
Imgburn

P.S. A lot of photo shops will put VHS tape on a DVD for you and for a price

[mike20021969]

Originally Posted by fast eddie

The only problem going from VHS to DVD is the video quality you currently have on the VHS tapes is the quality you get on the DVD.

It isn't a problem. No-one is suggesting the VHS quality would improve going to DVD. If the poster is happy with VHS, and most of us happily used it for many years, they may not want to go out giving yet more money to Disney buying the DVD.

(That would be an idea for retailers - bring in your VHS copy and get the DVD for half price).

A 4.7GB blank dvd recorded in HQ mode with 60 mins of video is regarded as High Quality.
A Disney film over this length (e.g. 1.5 hrs) could result in an inferior quality than the VHS due to compression artifacts and possible macroblocks appearing.

My VHS films looks better on VHS than the equivalent copy I made to DVD.

One advantage of putting VHS to DVD means no risk of tape getting chewed up.

[vamsilak]

TO the OP
are those movies arem't avaialble on dvd yet!!!!!!!!!!???????

[Clon]

Originally Posted by Nataliye

Hi.
I have Pioneer VHS Recorder and a lot of Disney Videos. I want to transfer them to DVD but unfortunatly I can't do it as my recorder says "Copyrighted Material" What can I do against it?

Just as you can't copy commercially made video tapes to another VCR due to Macrovision anti-copy encoding, the same applies to making copies to DVD. DVD recorders cannot bypass the anti-copy signal on commercial VHS tapes or DVDs. If a DVD recorder detects the anti-copy encoding on a commercial DVD it will not start the recording and display some sort of message either on screen or on its LED front panel display that it detects the anti-copy code or that it is detecting an unusable signal.
However. I can recommend one firm which can solve it. I have found here such site http://xdimax.com/grex/grex.html.
They have a device - GREX, I heard that with its help it is possible to block protection DVD and satellite tv-channels and to write down transfers on the dvd. It removes Macrovision.

[Adbear]

I'm pretty sure the haupage TV cards will do it too

[mike20021969]

Originally Posted by Clon

GREX...It removes Macrovision.

I've read some positive things about Grex.
Not sure why you're banging your head against a wall though

[Sewermonger]

I've used this to help backup my VHS stuff:

http://tinyurl.com/34kqu8j