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I just recently picked up a Pioneer Elite DVR-7000 DVD recorder. It's quite a high quality unit with lots of nice features. The MPEG encoder is pretty good, although I need to find the best settings for fast motion.
I know recording DVDs with a DVD recorder is a no-no, but I'm testing the limits in the interest of research. I have our wedding DVD that I've been playing with. I tried recording DVD to DVD-RW and the DVR-7000 states "This source is copy protected." OK, maybe the little DVD production studio added Macrovision. I then tried recording the DVD to an S-VHS tape deck and it recorded just fine with no chroma wiggle. OK, no Macrovision. For grins, I then tried recording the tape back to DVD-RW and again got "This source is copy protected."
So, how does the Pioneer DVD recorder determine that the source (even two generations back) is copy protected? What kind of non-Macrovision copy protection is being used? I know there are headers in the DVD that define copy protection, but can they survive a trip through a S-VHS tape recorder?
Thanks for helping advance my research in the black arts. Again, I'm not trying to copy Hollywood DVDs. I just hate unsolved mysteries.
- Dave
I know recording DVDs with a DVD recorder is a no-no, but I'm testing the limits in the interest of research. I have our wedding DVD that I've been playing with. I tried recording DVD to DVD-RW and the DVR-7000 states "This source is copy protected." OK, maybe the little DVD production studio added Macrovision. I then tried recording the DVD to an S-VHS tape deck and it recorded just fine with no chroma wiggle. OK, no Macrovision. For grins, I then tried recording the tape back to DVD-RW and again got "This source is copy protected."
So, how does the Pioneer DVD recorder determine that the source (even two generations back) is copy protected? What kind of non-Macrovision copy protection is being used? I know there are headers in the DVD that define copy protection, but can they survive a trip through a S-VHS tape recorder?
Thanks for helping advance my research in the black arts. Again, I'm not trying to copy Hollywood DVDs. I just hate unsolved mysteries.
- Dave