Can't record old video cassettes to DVD.

ADIDriving

Taking a rare break from answering question on the driving pages to ask:
I am trying to copy some old video cassettes onto DVD but my recorder has stopped my from recording one of my kids favourites with a copyright issue. It is a Goodmans GDVDR320HDMIB if anyone know how to get around this.

cnocbui

You could try one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Easycap-Capture-Adapter-Supports-Professional-software/dp/B002BX4WSA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1295560583&sr=8-4

Assuming you have a PC with burner

Which might work according to 5th post here: http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/302884-Easycap-Video-Capture-Adapter-VHS-to-DVD-Macrovision-Removal?p=1904927

Or you could look for a torrent of the program / buy the DVD equivalent on fleabay.

I am of course assuming that your DVD recorder is spitting the dummy on detecting the macrovision DRM on the tape and that the problem isn't something else.

ADIDriving

Yes, I think it is the macrovision DRM thing. Have just started this project that should have been done years ago. I have got some others recording. It seems a bit hit and miss. It may be that this person got lucky, with none of this hassle. It would be annoying to have to buy another version of the film or more wires when I have stuff that should be able to do the job. Maybe I am looking for a magic button to press on the recorder?

Stinicker

Something like this should filter out the old Macrovision which is on the old VHS tape and preventing the DVD recorder from making the copy.

Like your self I have began digitising my old VHS library, as I treated myself to a new Panasonic DVD-Recorder/PVR before christmas as my old philips recorder was a pain as it would never record 16:9 when recording stuff from the Sky box.

I am only digitising important VHS tapes like old wedding videos, school concerts and the like. Any old movie films can be downloaded or bought on DVD or better still BluRay. I'd only bother with the nostalgic stuff tbh as the quality of the DVD recording for example of that old VHS tape of Titanic you bought all those years ago will be grossly inferior to a bought modern DVD or BluRay of the same movie.

Also when recording use the maximum available quality setting and use Dual layer discs as most DVD-Recorders will only give you 1hour on a 4.7GB DVD but with a DVD-DL you will get double that.

Butch Cassidy

I am utterly astounded that there are people who still have VHS tapes and are converting them now in 2011! There's no chance blu-ray is going to have the take up some people think it will have or that it will need.

Out of curiosity can I ask what it is you are converting? Since you're borderline bending copyright issues already I might hint that the material you're dealing with could be sourced elsewhere already in a digital format...
(and probably better quality that yr VHS-DVD might turn out like)

ADIDriving

Butch Cassidy wrote: »

I am utterly astounded that there are people who still have VHS tapes and are converting them now in 2011! There's no chance blu-ray is going to have the take up some people think it will have or that it will need.

Out of curiosity can I ask what it is you are converting? Since you're borderline bending copyright issues already I might hint that the material you're dealing with could be sourced elsewhere already in a digital format...
(and probably better quality that yr VHS-DVD might turn out like)

Converting a stack of my eldest daughters cartoons etc to DVD. Quality nor copyright an issue.