Muddy Images

[penn]

Hi All,

We have several original Walt Disney videos e.g. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty etc. that our grandchildren love to watch but I fear the tapes will soon become damaged or deteriortate with regular use. I decided it would be a good idea to backup the videos by transferring them to DVD. I have only tried one so far but during capture and the end video appears fine for a couple of seconds and then the colours turn muddy and dimmed. Is this some sort of encryption on the original tape or an incorrect capture setting. I am using a Canopus ADVC 110 for this. I have tried two applications with the same result, Canopus Capture and Nero.

[sacajaweeda]

FWIW you can get those particular titles on DVD now.

[edDV]

You are seeing the results of Macrovision.

[Krelmaneck]

Ok. I haven't captured video yet, but what I can tell you is to go buy a
DUAL Deck GO VCR. Buy a VHS master tape and record it on to SP. Use 2 tapes if necessary. So, if you think your VHS tape will die soon, this VCR is a cool investment if you can find one. Yeah, people are trying to OPT out VCR's. But I still think VCR's are cool. And since it's dual deck VCR, you can copy all you like. if you plug VCR to VCR--it won't work.

[thecoalman]

That would be MV protected. Not sure if it works with the 110 but you can do a forum seach for (canopus macrovision hack) or any combination of that. The "hack" consists mainly of holding down the input selector for a few seconds but I don't know the exact procedure. It may not work on the newer models.

If not there's cheaper MV removers cuch as the ones from SIMA which can remove it, results vary. Or the ultimate sure fire solution a TBC such as the datavideo 1000 which removes the MV and will improve your captures overall in most cases.

And since it's dual deck VCR, you can copy all you like. if you plug VCR to VCR--it won't work.

I'm not familiar with dual deck VCR's and how they handle MV but I would think that it would not work.

[Krelmaneck]

Will my GO VCR does remove the copy protection that's why there is a big discaimer saying not to use it for illegal purposes such as the 'copy,distribution, and selling." So it CAN copy any tape. SoI sometimes use it to backup some of my OLD VHS's. Wheras, if you connect a VCR to VCR, it won't work because when the signal gets sent to another device, it knows it is getting copied. If it'sall one unit like mine, it will wprk most likely. Again, the name of the company is GO. they actually make a 8mm to VHS deck as wellas VCR TO VCR and DVD to VCR. The 8mm (camcorder tpae) to VHS is a rare item and even though it's a VCR, you may pay a big price since it's rare. GG is from Japan and usually selled at stores like "Costco Wholesale," "The Sharper Image," and wierd stores.


legal disclaimer: the copying and distribution of copyrited material is illegal. But if you copy just for a backup,and it's for yourself, then it's not illegal UNLESS you make a public performance without notifying the production company about it and try to rip off the movie company. In fact, SOFTWARE companies ENCOURAGE people to make ONE backup.