Looking for one DVD with macrovision

[jimdagys]

I would like the title of a DVD movie in USA (reasonably popular and several years old so I can get it out of the public library) that definitely has macrovision ( the kind that causes the signal through vcr to vary in brightness). I want to test a vcr/dvd player combination for macrovison compliance. I bought a dvd player from china (about 5 years old) and need to ascertain whether or not it has macrovision through the vcr. I have an older dvd player that I can turn off/on ( and get the varied brightness through vcr) the macrovision, so I will be able to be sure if the movie has macrovision. I just don't want to waste time sorting through a lot of movies looking for one with macrovision.

[Cornucopia]

!!?? Nearly ALL Hollywood movies include Macrovision. It's an extremely rare (and CHEAP) title that doesn't have it.

<edit>To clarify: those (original) DVDs have a flag that tells the DVD player to include MV at its (analog) output</edit>

Scott

[johns0]

I believe that the dvd player itself has macrovision turned on all the time,i remember hooking up a dvd player about 10 years ago to a vcr which connected to a crt with co-ax connector only,the start up picture had macrovision even with no disc playing.

[Cornucopia]

It shouldn't.

Home videos transferred to DVD onto DVD±R/W do not get that MV flag, and should NEVER exhibit MV. In fact, MV is usually a value-added (read $$) feature, so adding the flag without paying for it, or turning it on without the flag being there, could be considered a violation of their license.

Scott

[nic2k4]

I believe that the dvd player itself has macrovision turned on all the time,i remember hooking up a dvd player about 10 years ago to a vcr which connected to a crt with co-ax connector only,the start up picture had macrovision even with no disc playing.

What you were seeing was the typical degradation caused by the RF modulator and the coax picking up noise (longer than 3'). It can look like an alternating light and dark band scrolling up the screen.

[johns0]

It was the usual loss of brightness and color caused by the agc being disabled,not degradation from the rf,i can tell the look of macrovision right away,the apex dvd player picture was clear with no issues on the same circuit since it had no macrovision detection

[jimdagys]

I got one DVD movie and played it in the Chinese DVD player in question, and the player does honor macrovision (alternating brightness change when signal going through vcr, - if the DVD disk has macrovision. This flavor of macrovision is called Analog Protection System (APS). To make a test disk, I used DVD Shrink and unticked Remove Macrovision Protection (see screenshot).
I have uploaded two DVD folders - one minute video- (one with macrovision and one without macrovision) that can be burned to disk and tested in a DVD player/vcr. In my case, the folder "macrovision" when played through the vcr shows the alternating brightness, while the folder "no macrovision" plays perfectly.

[newpball]

I would like the title of a DVD movie in USA (reasonably popular and several years old so I can get it out of the public library) that definitely has macrovision ( the kind that causes the signal through vcr to vary in brightness). I want to test a vcr/dvd player combination for macrovison compliance. I bought a dvd player from china (about 5 years old) and need to ascertain whether or not it has macrovision through the vcr. I have an older dvd player that I can turn off/on ( and get the varied brightness through vcr) the macrovision, so I will be able to be sure if the movie has macrovision. I just don't want to waste time sorting through a lot of movies looking for one with macrovision.

Sorry for having a strong opinion but if you copy movies from DVDs to have them played on a VHS you are wasting a lot of time. Seriously who would want to do that?