copying VHS video tapes to DVD

[Steve Grace]

On 11/20/2010 11:59 PM, GeraldCC wrote:

> I am running the server version of Ubuntu with KUbuntu KDE4 front end. Version
> 10.10.
> I would like to image my VHS video tapes to DVD but have problems getting the
> video into Linux. I cannot copy the tapes even under Win$. the copy program
> says the tape is protected.--even from 20 years ago.
> Any thoughts on  a Linux way copy copying the tapes?
> Hardware/software????

Starting in 1984, some commercial VHS movies had copy protection (using 
the Macrovision system).

I haven't tried this, but supposedly there's a hardware device that can 
be connected after the VHS deck to defeat the copy protection.