Converting VHS movies

[niritav]

I have a huge collection of video casette movies that I legally purchased over the years. However, my VCR is getting old, and I see no reason to buy a new one, since DVD has taken over. I tried direct dubbing (on a Philips VCR-DVD combo), but most movies are protected, so the Philips "refuses" to copy them.

Isn't it legal to copy content that you bought, just to transfer to a media that you can continue using? Is there any way to do it?

[kadzbiz]

No, it's not legal to copy content that you bought although different countries have different rules about maintaining a copy in storage only for use if the original is lost. And yes there is ways to do it, but I doubt you'll be given the answer on here.

[pfh]

It's a little bit involved but start by checking the capturing forum and guides. https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=254624

There is a lot of background info you might have to read up on at first so you can truely understand the process and the expected results.

[Forum Troll]

Easiest way for me was to purchase a Hauppauge PVR250 and TDA. The PVR250 ignores the Macrovision signal, which is what was stopping you. Plus you can set the resolution and bitrate with a great deal of control. Comes highly recommended.

[Bjs]

I tried direct dubbing (on a Philips VCR-DVD combo), but most movies are protected, so the Philips "refuses" to copy them

Well , of course it wont , its a closed circuit .

You need a second unit to play it , and to pass the signal through whats known as a video stabalizer , before it enters the dvd recording unit .

Here's a post related : https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t291197.html

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