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copying VHS to DVD
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permatex
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15. February 2005 @ 02:52 |
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the line of thinking here is the movie industry is trying to prevent people like us from copying movies ,they want us to buy another vhs or dvd movie even if the first one we bouhght gets damaged.this does not seem fair to me when i can buy a movie and make a copy.in case.go for it!
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ffray
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15. February 2005 @ 03:43 |
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Hope this helps:
I wanted to do the same thing; straight copy from VHS to DVD both with store bought VHS tapes (my kids Disney tapes)and home videos. Nothing special...just straight copying. I bought a VCR, DVD recorder, and I already had a P4 computer. I needed to buy a "piece of hardware" to put in between the VCR and PC to take off the macrovision. I'm not sure if it takes the macrovision off or just disables it. I bought something called DAZZLE 150. It disables (or whatever) the macrovision and also gives you the ability to add titles, music etc to your videos. I don't uses that part of the software but you still have to capture, edit and compile the new DVD with it. The whole process from start to finish takes me about 5 hours for one VHS to DVD copy. Timely..but worth it.
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permatex
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15. February 2005 @ 04:00 |
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to ffray-i hear where you are comeing fromand im glad this works for youbut five hours does seem to be a long time to transfer one vhs tape to dvd,using a hp dc4000 movie writer and software it takes two to two and one half hours start to finish depending on how long the movie is.record is real time.decode and burn abouy thirty min.of course your program may have more options but streight copy vhs to dvd two and a half hours,three if the movie is two and a half hours long.
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ffray
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15. February 2005 @ 04:23 |
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Sounds like a much better option for VHS to DVD straight copying. At least it's quicker !!!!
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Wavey8
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16. February 2005 @ 03:40 |
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permatex
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16. February 2005 @ 06:53 |
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if my memory serves me correct 321 studio was amoung one 0f the first to come out with a dvd copy program known as dvdxcopy wich is still widely used today,however they spent years fighting the movie industery trying to stop them from giving us the software we need to copy dvds,in the end the movie industry won and 321 studio was forced out of business.the fact is every time the movie industry manage to close one of these.companies through the courts.ten more companies are started and does the same thing.for us ,we loose one and win ten.time for the movie industry to stop the greeg,there is enough for everybody.
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zman666
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23. March 2005 @ 15:45 |
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Well now that I am ready to buy the hp dc5000, which I have seen for as low as $188, I can't find a site that is selling it for less then $249. And there seems to be less sites then there use to be. Anybody notice that,or hear anything about why they seem to be in short supply
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bbaxter
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1. April 2005 @ 15:40 |
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Just curious, how about using a standalone DVD recorder like the Liteon 5005/5007? They sell for around $150 and the recording is real-time. If all you want is backing up old tapes, and you don't need any fancy editing control of the DVD copy, maybe you don't need to involve the PC.
I bought a 5007 from Sears and downloaded a hack for macrovision. Now the unit backs up all my old tapes without any problem, and I can also record some TV shows too. A good replacement of my VCR.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. April 2005 @ 15:41
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Wavey8
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4. April 2005 @ 01:03 |
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I've found just what I needed with the Smart Leads product. It seems to suppress the macrovision signal allowing me to copy VHS tapes to DVD on my Sony GX700. Have been able to copy the majority of my old VHS collection onto DVD with no problems at all. Particulary good news for my impatient 2 year-old's Disney films, VHS was too slow for him. I recommend it to anybody who just wants to copy some old pre-recorded VHS tapes to DVD with no frills.
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permatex
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4. April 2005 @ 05:48 |
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to wavey8-tell our readers a little more about the smart leads product,how they work and where they can be bought.
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Wavey8
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6. April 2005 @ 07:59 |
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The Smart Lead product is available at www.ktvision.com and simply plugs into your VCR and your DVD recorder. The lead appears to be similar to a standard scart cable, although the cable end with the green light embedded should be attached to the recording source. Play the tape through the VCR and set-up the DVD recorder to record from the input your lead is connected in to. The lead appears to block the macrovision signal which your DVD recorder would normally detect. The Smart Lead Pro costs £49.99 plus postage of £3 and seems to work every time. I haven't tried it yet, but I would assume that the source could be a DVD player rather than a VCR player.
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doug1
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28. August 2005 @ 01:20 |
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In order to preserve the best picture quality for later use I do transfer using the highest bitrate option available resulting in about 90 min for a 4.7 GB DVD-5. I can use DVD Shrink to burn DVD longer than 90 min into a DVD-5 for broadcast. I do not want to sacrifice the quality to further compress the .mpg files longer than 4.7 GB, and do't know how. Instead I prefer split each of them into two .mpg files in smaller size and save smaller size files into DVD as data. How can I do it? Please advise. Thanks.
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