Author Topic: DVD to VHS? Genocide
posted 11-24-2000 07:05 PM
Is it possible to copy a scene from DVD to a normal VHS tape?

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Banky
posted 11-24-2000 09:24 PM
It depends if it is scrambled or not. Some don't have copy protection.

Horizons
posted 11-24-2000 10:43 PM
I'm pretty sure that no GE VCRs have Macrovision protection. I have one, and I can copy DVDs to VHS. I imagine that it's same for all of their VCRs, and not that particular model.

Genocide
posted 11-25-2000 03:28 AM
So if I have a VCR capable of passing Macrovision (or a device which does this) and plug it into the DVD player, I should be able to get some extra scenes from a movie on a VHS tape?

BTW I live in Australia, so out standard is PAL - does this make a difference?

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moviedirector
posted 11-25-2000 12:15 PM
I'm able to do it with my computer. I have a DVD-ROM drive and a matrox g400 TV all I need to do, is play the DVD and hook up my vcr to the outputs on the matrox BOB (break out box) and enable the DVDmax/dualhead feature. I luv it!

Mark

Horizons
posted 11-25-2000 06:09 PM
You have to run the DVD player through the VCR (by means of the red, yellow, and white cables) and then run the VCR to the TV, and then you can pop in a blank tape and record.

I don't think there should be a difference between NTSC and PAL, since the devices are basically the same. It's worth trying, anyways.

HBK
posted 11-25-2000 11:32 PM
Well........remember some vcrs don't work with all DVDs......take for example my panasonic VCR.......works fine with a regular version of army of darkness..........but it wont work with any other DVD on that VCR......fairly screwed up.......

SeeKae
posted 11-26-2000 12:57 AM
can you copy a dvd from a dvd-rom drive on your computer to tape using a dc10+ or is there a way to use the dc10+ as a tv out....a file or patch or something

Fredrik Blom
posted 11-26-2000 01:40 AM
Hi,

The PAL-NTSC may be an issue...
If You're trying to tape something from a R1 DVD (i.e. NTSC) using a modified R2 DVD-player, the output is usually a PAL signal in 60 Hz (instead of the usual 50 Hz). TV sets can cope with this but usually not vcrs.

Modified DVD-players are often Macrovision-free though.

Regards,
Rico

Fredrik Blom
posted 11-26-2000 01:41 AM
Hi,

The PAL-NTSC may be an issue...
If You're trying to tape something from a R1 DVD (i.e. NTSC) using a modified R2 DVD-player, the output is usually a PAL signal in 60 Hz (instead of the usual 50 Hz). TV sets can cope with this but usually not vcrs.

Modified DVD-players are often Macrovision-free though.

Regards,
Rico

Genocide
posted 11-26-2000 02:51 AM
How do you go about getting a 'modified' DVD player?

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Horizons
posted 11-26-2000 04:59 AM
Yeah, I know of compatibility problems, but I assumed that he meant NTSC-NTSC or PAL-PAL connections. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

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