Making Copies Of Vhs Or Vhs To Dvd

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Ok, so Im somehow obtaining a rental of the coveted film "we cut heads", spike lee's first film he made in film school. I would love to make a copy of it, but all I have is a vhs player, dvd player, dvd/vhs combo drive, and a computer with dvd burning capabilitities. I was wondering if anyone here knew of a way to burn to dvd or make a vhs copy of this film either at home, or if they could recommend a place to make vhs copies, as these places MUST exist somewhere.


thanks

 

[famendo]

not to sure dude

i remember a shop ages ago that used to do for like a tenner but im sure thats not that much good to you

im interested a bit my self i'll take a look i see what i can find for you

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

thanks I appreciate it

 

[Nintendo]

Isn't the VHS format redundant?

 

[mattmagoo]

im assuming one of you VHS players is a recorder

to make a copy just scart the combi unit into the VHS player and you should be able to record from it as a source like youre recording a tv programme

 

[thingley]

If the rental video is an original it may have 'macrovision' protection.

You can tell pretty easily by trying the scart trick mattmagoo mentioned above - if the copy produces a distorted picture or you notice it getting lighter and darker at regular intervals then macrovision is the culprit. You would need a gadget to screen out this interference to make a decent copy.

So if your struggling to copy it try google-ing on 'macrovision' and 'remover'
(best not link to anything as these gadgets are designed to remove copy protection making them illegal in most western countries...)

 

[iignotus]

You could buy a TV tuner or one of those video-in->USB dongles. They run about $10 and are generally plug and play with some software.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

You could buy a TV tuner or one of those video-in->USB dongles. They run about $10 and are generally plug and play with some software.

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im not sure what you mean by this...

 

[iignotus]

You could buy a TV tuner or one of those video-in->USB dongles. They run about $10 and are generally plug and play with some software.

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im not sure what you mean by this...

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Er, I made that suggestion with the assumption that you would have a DVD burner... to put the movie onto... once you record it onto your hard drive.

Too off-course?

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

no i do. My laptop has a pretty good burner. In fact im using it as I type.

 

[iignotus]

no i do. My laptop has a pretty good burner. In fact im using it as I type.

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Perhaps $10 was a bit off, but I meant one of these:

http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_deta...catid=614%2C125

http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_deta...catid=614%2C125

http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_deta...catid=614%2C125

Choose whichever one suits your VCR. I hear they work very well, but I have no first-hand experience.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

oh now i know what you mean.


yeah I have heard about those too but Im probably too stupid to know which one to buy. Plus, I think investing in a dvd recorder would be better

Ah man what a task

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

ok nice. I found a local photoshop to copy the movie for me for 25 bucks. case closed (for now)