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Mickey Howell · April 15th, 2003, 09:57 AM

Is there an inexpensive way of copy protecting my vhs & dvd dubs. Macrovision seems to be set up for big runs and is expensive. Any alternatives?

Thanks,

mickey

Jeff Donald · April 15th, 2003, 10:54 AM

VHS does not have and affordable way to be copy protected in short runs from duplicators. There is no home method to do this.

I have heard of some DVD replicators doing Macrovision on short runs of pressing DVD's. But again, no home method.

Mike Rehmus · April 15th, 2003, 07:21 PM

FYI, the new Adobe DVD mastering software will be Macrovision-capable.

I pay 90 cents per copy for macrovision on 100 copy runs on VHS.

Jeff Donald · April 15th, 2003, 09:00 PM

What the software does is set a flag to enable the Macrovision (DVD Studio Pro does the same). The flag is then used by the replicators to add Macrovision to the pressed DVD's. You will not be able to do it yourself.

Robert Knecht Schmidt · April 15th, 2003, 10:24 PM

Of course, with any sort of copy protection it's really a matter of choosing what level of sophistication of pirate you're trying to thwart, as there isn't a scheme yet that hasn't been cracked.

Alex Taylor · April 15th, 2003, 11:00 PM

You could always put a watermark on the bottom of your footage.

April 15th, 2003, 09:57 AM	#1
Mickey Howell New Boot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 10	copy protection Is there an inexpensive way of copy protecting my vhs & dvd dubs. Macrovision seems to be set up for big runs and is expensive. Any alternatives? Thanks, mickey

April 15th, 2003, 10:54 AM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	VHS does not have and affordable way to be copy protected in short runs from duplicators. There is no home method to do this. I have heard of some DVD replicators doing Macrovision on short runs of pressing DVD's. But again, no home method. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 15th, 2003, 07:21 PM	#3
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	FYI, the new Adobe DVD mastering software will be Macrovision-capable. I pay 90 cents per copy for macrovision on 100 copy runs on VHS. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

April 15th, 2003, 09:00 PM	#4
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	What the software does is set a flag to enable the Macrovision (DVD Studio Pro does the same). The flag is then used by the replicators to add Macrovision to the pressed DVD's. You will not be able to do it yourself. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 15th, 2003, 10:24 PM	#5
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Of course, with any sort of copy protection it's really a matter of choosing what level of sophistication of pirate you're trying to thwart, as there isn't a scheme yet that hasn't been cracked. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 15th, 2003, 11:00 PM	#6
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	You could always put a watermark on the bottom of your footage. __________________ alextaylor.org