DVD to VHS problems!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

[hellfire104]

This is my problem. Im trying to take a DVD and convert it to VHS. This is my setup. I simply have a DVD player's audio/video OUT RCA cables going into the Video/audio IN of the VCR, THEN I have the Video/Audio OUT going to the tv, so that the video can be displayed in the TV, while it is being transferred.

This is the probem. When I try to play the video on other VCR's, there are red lines across the screen...it looks pretty bad......how can i fix this?

Thanks.

[Tommyknocker]

If the DVD is a commercial one, it may be its copying protection. If you iwn the DVD, and wish your one legal copy to be VHS format, you can make a DVD-R without the protection, do so, copy it to your VHS and destroy the DVD-R. Or time correctors also defeat this protection scheme from DVD-->VHS when trying to make your archival copy on VHS.

[Bob W]

DVD's are copy protected and it's called "macrovision". There are devices to get around it like this one here. http://www.facetvideo.com/

Another way to bypass macrovision is to play the DVD from your computer then take the TV out from your video card (assuming it has TV out) and run that to the VCR. I don't think this would be the best way for any quality recordings.

[gmatov]

Do you have video out, or TV out on your computer's video card?

If you have, use a Ripper, and select demacrovision, then play the files on your PC feeding it to the VCR.

Should work. Gonna have to try it myself; only have a VCR in my trailer, if it rains, would have something to watch, as there's no TV reception where I go.

[hellfire104]

I don't have a video out slot on my VC, however, I do have a pretty good video capture device....does that help?

[Bob W]

I don't have a video out slot on my VC, however, I do have a pretty good video capture device....does that help?

Do you have a DVD burner?

[Tommyknocker]

Capture would come in handy in putting into your computer, when you are converting something other than a DVD. You want to convert a DVD to VHS. You need to get your computer to make a video disk (VCD, SVCD, DVD-R) that your DVD player can transfer video from to your VCR.

[hellfire104]

No, but if I buy this "Clarifier Video Stabilizer", is it going to reduce video quality at all?

[hellfire104]

Well tahts not true, I know that I can take video in the form of files onto my computer from DVD's because I've done it before. Then ive exported them through the same device into a VCR...

But also I don't think "macrovision" exists on all DVD's because some of my older DVD's don't have it.

[Bob W]

No, but if I buy this "Clarifier Video Stabilizer", is it going to reduce video quality at all?

I doubt that since all it does is strip off the macrovision. I ordered one myself which should arrive in a few days. Before you spend your money wait until I have a chance to check it out and I will post back here.

[hellfire104]

BOb, could I just get your Email address? It would be much easier then using this forum.

[Bob W]

Sure I sent it to you in a PM.