I would appreaciate if someone can direct me to relevant sources on how to beat the VHS macrovision protection so I can copy my cassettes to my dvd recorder.Thanks
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Some of the SIMA products work well enough but this works best:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=185957&...ughType=search -
Thank you for your replies.I find the Canopus ADVC quite appealing.Could someone comment on the quality level of it's output from a VHS? Am a newbie and thus I don't know a lot about these stuff.From what I can see this device is easily connectable to my pc through the firewire port.Would I need a capture card though? Is it certain that macrovision won't get on the way? My video has no rca but only 2 scart sockets.Is that appropriate?
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It's up in the air as to whether the newer 110 will ignore the MV, I haven't seen anyone confirm it. I have one but keep forgetting to try it when I have it set up. The original 100 doesn't ignore it either, it has to be disabled by holding the input switch down for 20 seconds.
The Canopus isn't for defeating MV but could be used for that if you wanted too providing it still works. It's main use is converting analog to digital for capturing to a computer. To capture with it all you need is a firewire port, it's pretty simple. Almost too easy.
The product I pointed out above would probably be the better bet if that's the kind of money you want to spend. It also can correct sync errors on tapes which if you have a large collection your bound to run across a few.
As I also pointed out the Sima products will also do this but not as well. They can be found at your local electronics store. -
I can afford the product you indicated am just not sure if am getting what I need since i dont understand what it does while with the canon one everything is pretty straight forward.I don't wanna spend money buying something with fancy stuff that i'll never use or if i dont know what am buying.Also how can I connect my video to it? My video only has 2 scarts and no rca.To cut the story short i want my cassettes on my pc so i can edit them and burn them on dvds and I do also require the video and sound to be transfered in a decent quality and off course with the Macrovision beaten
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As posted above, you do need to hold down the onput switch to get macrovision relief on the Canopus box. I've had mine for over 2 years and couldn't be more satisfied.
As far as sync errors, the Canopus locks the audio and video streams, preventing sync errors. it also can handle b/w tapes and is very good at dealing with poor quality tapes also. How can something in this business/hobby be too easy? Look at the reviews of the Canopus box in the capture card section.
I don't have a newer edition of it but others have reported here that the function that disables macrovision is in the new ones also.
I bought the canopus box when I was new to this hobby, I've since tried other products, but still come back to it. Nyah Levi -
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Enter the TBC. As the signal enters a full-frame TBC/Frame Synchronizer like the TBC-1000, the video information is digitized and stored in a buffer memory, one field at a time until an entire frame is stored. The timing information is discarded. Then the TBC replaces each and every horizontal line timing with its own. The timing information is determined by the length of the "retrace" area of the signal. This is also where the color information resides. It's the part of the signal you don't see on the screen.
The TBC also takes each completed field and does the same with the vertical "retrace" portion. This is where the vertical timing is stored, and is also where Macrovision pulses appear in the original source material. Line TBCs, like those found in camcorders and VCRs, do nothing to help vertical timing ...only horizontal.
Just about anyone here that does this seriously has one. I use mine in conjunction with the Canopus, not for MV removal but for it's corrective capabilities. In laymans terms it fixes tapes and will improve your captures. The MV removal is just a bonus. -
Ok i pretty much unterstand what I need.
what about my video though? It doesnt have rca and the canonpus doesn't have either.How the connection will be made? -
The Canopus box connects to your computer via a firewire port. If you don't have one, you'll need to add one, they are available on cards. Nyah Levi
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Originally Posted by nelson133
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Sorry if i wasnt clear enough.I meant how i'll connect my video to the canonpus?
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I know that the intended purpose of the videohelp.com forums is to help
each other and give advice on methods of maintaining our *legal right* to
fair-use of our OWN digital entertainment media, but does anyone else get
suspicious when such a direct question is asked "how do I beat macro-vision",
(without any mentioning of the on-screen appearance and/or symptoms
of macro-vision on the video)?
I've started to think that some of these questions are being posted by some
F*%#ing butthead who works for the *evil* macro-vision corporation, trying
to get new information towards designing new protections to stop the current
methods being used to circumvent their ANTI FAIR-USE software. -
Originally Posted by Zen of Encoding
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