> Hi All! > > One quick tip - for those who are thinking of backing up their old VHS movies > (the ones you know will never make it to DVD), be careful of the macrovision > lock on some videos. My Canon MiniDV camera comes up with a macrovision > copryright violation on some movies when I try to copy them to DVD. > > Its a shame, as there is no hope for some old movies ie the original Star Wars > where Han Solo shoots first! (Hi Doug!). > > Seeya > > Rod!
LOL, I think perhaps I've ranted a bit too much about this eh? For those really interested in the original Star Wars on DVD it's coming soon. For those that still want to see Han shoot first there's a very good DVD copy available on eBay that comes from Japan. Frankly if George won't give me the original like I want it I will go elsewhere to buy it. Now to make this on topic. I have converted a lot of VHS to DVD with the aid of my 2x1.25GHz. Yes, Macrovision can be a problem but there are programs that can strip it from the digital stream. The Macworld article is quite a good place to get started.
