How do I convert copyrighted VHS to DVD?

Question

I have a load of VHS movies that I purchased that I would like to convert to DVD to ensure their longevity. HOWEVER, I do not want to use a video camera, my computer, or a 3rd party.

10 points to whoever gives me a step by step process -including potential additional products needed to remove the macrovision - to connect a regular VCR to a stand alone DVD recorder to make this happen.

Answer 1

Step by step tut:

http://computershopper.com/howto/200704_...

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http://www.generationnextel.net/forum/re...

Answer 2

first let me say that VHS movies have a resolution of less than 240 tv lines and color resolution of less than 40 tv lines. they look like c**p on your new large size DTV.

now as to technique, you have to strip the macrovision copyguard signal from the playback. all DVD recorders will balk and refuse to record a video that has macrovision protection. what you need is a TBC model that will regenerate the vertical interval and eliminate the line swapping. not all TBC can do this, but from my experience, most made by Panasonic professional products division have this characteristic. unfortunately they also stip the closed caption lines. Their line of video mixers, WJ-MX.... will do this, the least expensive would be the WJ-MX5-AVE. This sells for about $300 on eBay.

A TBC has the added feature of eliminating the horizontal shakes common to VHS playback. good luck, and may the dropouts be with you.

Answer 3

You may use the best software I have seen AVS Video Tools. It can convert to/from all key format, upload video or DVD directly to key portables like iPod, Sony PSP, Archos, Zen Creative, and mobiles.

It can capture video from DV or webcams, TV tuners, DVB-T, DVB-S, transfer VHS tapes to DVD, remove commercials, edit video, copy and burn DVDs and video files: AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MP4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO, MPEG 1,2,4, MPG, DAT, VCD, SVCD, ASF, H.263, H.264, RM, DVR-MS.

There is the free download link:

http://www.top5soft.com/video/avs-video-...

There is the tutorial that how to rip DVD or convert among all key video formats

http://www.top5soft.com/tutorial/how-to-...

Also, you may search some other useful information:

http://www.google.com

Answer 4

You are completely tying your hands. You're going to need to buy a video capture device, and it's going to require some video editing before burning on a disc, it's going to require a computer in some capacity and a DVD burner.

Im not sure a DVD-R/VCR combo would work because i would expect the first thing they'd do is safeguard from people illegally copying VHS to DVD.

I found a guide from PC world that gives pretty good instructions, but it's going to require a PC.

Also, there's always the idea about the value of your time, doing this is a time consuming process, and all for preserving movies that will be of, honestly crappy quality, the image wasn't too great to begin with, and will have degraded over time. As long as there aren't hundreds of them, it might save time and money just to buy DVD copies of those movies, used even, that way you'd bypass all the work, and have a much better quality render of the film.

Here's that guide:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/125517-1/...

Answer 5

I think Cucusoft Video to DVD Creator is a good choice. It converts popular video formats such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, DV, VOB to DVD and burn DVD movie played on portable or home DVD player. Any video to to VCD/DVD/SVCD is even faster than real-time.

Free download here:

http://www.topsreviews.com/dvd-creator/d...

Step by step guide:

http://www.topsreviews.com/guides/cucuso...

Also, you may find more chioces here:

http://www.topsreviews.com/reviews/dvd-c...