Re: [CGUYS] vhs to dvd
I am not a lawyer but I know that every owner of an electronic recording has a right to make an archival copy for himself or herself. This applies to tapes as well as DVDs. What is illegal is to copy a recording without owning it. The fact that it may have a copy-prevention "feature" is irrelevant. In the case for Macrovision, early VHS players are immune to this copy protection. If I remember correctly, it shows itself as a periodic brightening and dimming of the video image when the tape is played. If you don't have one already, see if you can find a VHS player dating from about the year that stereo audio was first introduced for VHS or earlier. Failing that, you can simply find an old analog TV with both analog input and analog output jacks. Play the tape to the TV and record on another VHS recorder from the output jacks. b_s-wilk wrote: A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, so I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. Is there a legal way to do this conversion without buying expensive equipment like EyeTV? It's for a tape that he bought for his own use and wants to convert to a newer format for his own use. So far, our JVC VCR to Samsung DVD recorder doesn't work. We also have a cheap Philips VCR, a pro model Panasonic SVHS PV-S4990, and a VHS camcorder ca. 1985, and Canon Elura DV camcorder that we will try. Help! Did this issue fall through the cracks of the DMCA? Betty * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] vhs to dvd
This site came up on the recomendations on gmail- < http://www.vhs2dvdwizard.com>. It runs the video through a USB dongle and claims to deal with copy protection. I have one thing I doubt will every be released on a legitimate DVD but I live in hope that Mike Jitlov's Wizard of Speed and Time will make the jump to DVD. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Tony B wrote: > Back in the day there were lots of devices that promised to remove > Macrovision; few actually worked well (if at all). I suppose you can > always just film the screen. > > But if it's an older movie it may already be available for free on the > internet. Or dirt cheap on DVD. What's the title? > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > > A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, > so > > I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of > > his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks
What UMPC's do you recommend Betty? dan b_s-wilk wrote: > > What do you really want/need? An ultra-mobile PC or a small notebook? > *That's a very good question and not really sure of the difference. Think > a small notebook though. * > * The original small hand-held PCs with 4 to 7 inch displays that came out at some 3 or 4 years ago were mostly called ultra-mobile PCs, but in Europe people told me they were netbooks. The UMPCs were great for travel, had WiFi, cellular and regular modems, USB for devices and printing, and could easily fit into a large pocket or small shoulder bag. You probably didn't see [m]any unless you spent a lot of time in airports and foreign cafes, pensions, hostales, albergos, studios, hostels, tabernas, mountains, deserts... However, when the unrelated 8 to 11 inch PCs were released in the ['bigger is better'] US, they were also called netbooks, even though they're almost twice the size as the UMPCs and had fewer features. The larger netbooks are OK, but are often less useful than the smaller ones although are easier for touch typing. UMPCs cost 2 to 5 times as much as a netbook, and are not likely to break when dropped. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] vhs to dvd
Back in the day there were lots of devices that promised to remove Macrovision; few actually worked well (if at all). I suppose you can always just film the screen. But if it's an older movie it may already be available for free on the internet. Or dirt cheap on DVD. What's the title? On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, so > I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of > his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] vhs to dvd
If it is a commercial tape it is a nogo. Wether or not it is old has no bearing it is still protected. Stewart At 12:03 PM 9/30/2009, you wrote: A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, so I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. Is there a legal way to do this conversion without buying expensive equipment like EyeTV? It's for a tape that he bought for his own use and wants to convert to a newer format for his own use. So far, our JVC VCR to Samsung DVD recorder doesn't work. We also have a cheap Philips VCR, a pro model Panasonic SVHS PV-S4990, and a VHS camcorder ca. 1985, and Canon Elura DV camcorder that we will try. Help! Did this issue fall through the cracks of the DMCA? Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] vhs to dvd
A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, so I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. Is there a legal way to do this conversion without buying expensive equipment like EyeTV? It's for a tape that he bought for his own use and wants to convert to a newer format for his own use. So far, our JVC VCR to Samsung DVD recorder doesn't work. We also have a cheap Philips VCR, a pro model Panasonic SVHS PV-S4990, and a VHS camcorder ca. 1985, and Canon Elura DV camcorder that we will try. Help! Did this issue fall through the cracks of the DMCA? Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
