vhs -> dvd-r (stand alone - macrovision?)

[minesgeek]

alright, so i am a newbie at this but i have been searching around on the net with how to go from vhs -> dvd-r (stand alone pioneer). i am just sick of all of my purchased vhs tapes. basically i have learned that if i want to do it this way that i need a macrovision hardware remover. most of them i have seen on the market are to remove the macrovision from a dvd player.

eventhough i am not moving audio/video in that direction (from vhs to dvd, but rather the other) do i still use the same kind?

what i havent seen is people who have done this AND their reaction to the hardware remover that they have used. so if you have, give me a shout out...

thanks

[Wolfman]

Confusion reigns how to go from vhs -> dvd-r
not moving audio/video in that direction (from vhs to dvd, but rather the other
Get a grip! slow down..Take a deep breadth.......:cool:

Explain the problem .. slowly... clearly...include as much detail as possible..

[minesgeek]

its is actually a simple issue:

i have a lot of vhs tapes. many have macrovision protection. i am trying to copy the movies to dvd-r's. i have a panasonic stand alone dvd recorder and a GE vhs player.

i just wanted some feedback on boxes that help my situation out.

thanks

[Dimmer]

Yeah, it's the same boxes whether you want to remove Macrovision from DVD or VCR output. They often call them "color-correction" boxes since, for example, in US it's illegal to circumvent copy protection system. Keep in mind that there are three generations of Macrovision, so not every box can clean up every recording.

You can also try another approach. Find on the net a firmware patch for your recorder that would disable Macrovision detection, although it might not be available for every model.

[minesgeek]

Originally posted by dimmer
Yeah, it's the same boxes whether you want to remove Macrovision from DVD or VCR output. They often call them "color-correction" boxes since, for example, in US it's illegal to circumvent copy protection system. Keep in mind that there are three generations of Macrovision, so not every box can clean up every recording.

You can also try another approach. Find on the net a firmware patch for your recorder that would disable Macrovision detection, although it might not be available for every model.

thanks for your help, i like that second idea better. i didnt know it was an option... thanks...

Anyone know of some good places to find some firmware patches?

[Dimmer]

Originally posted by minesgeek
Anyone know of some good places to find some firmware patches? http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdhacks is a good place to start looking.

[oddball]

I know you can disable Macrovision for playback but not so sure about recording.