Posted by AZ Nomad on 11/07/06 19:45

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:32:13 GMT, Ralph <ralphcompton@earthlink.net> wrote:


>I have gotten a new Sony DVD player/recorder and am attempting to transfer
>all my old VHS movies onto DVD with it. But some won't copy. I get a
>message that the picture isn't recordable (or something like that) and then
>nothing happens. The DVD just fills up with blank screen. Wastes the
>whole DVD.

>Maybe this isn't the best way to archive my movies and change formats but
>it's the only way I know how at this point.

>So why do some VHS tapes transfer over to DVD just fine, and others won't?

>With some of my home movies, transferring from either VHS or DV tape I will
>occasionally get the warning that the picture isn't recordable but they
>record anyway.

google for "VHS copy protection" and "macrovision"

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