How Do I Copy A Protected Disney VHS To DVD..do I Tape A Hole Or Something?

To do this you will need a piece of software known as a capture card and once you have this you can start the process. Firstly you need to connect the capture card to your computer hard drive via a USB cord for an external card or a PCI slot. After you’ve connected the card you should install the software to your computer which will consist of following a few steps which should appear automatically once you’ve connected it. You should also configure your capture card to 720x480 which is a much higher quality setting. You will then need to connect the VHS player to the filtering device via an S-video cable or you can use a cable with RCA connectors. However, you need to keep in mind that due to the copy protection on the video, you must have a video stabilizer or video enhancer to filter out the protection. Once you’ve connected the VHS player you should then connect the device to your capture card with another S-video cable.

Once you have completed that step you should be able to begin recording your video with the capture card’s media application. When you start recording the video should appear on your computer screen and you will have to keep an eye on the size of the file and then stop recording when the film finishes. After the film has finished then you should save the file as an AVI and then you will have the chance to burn the file to a blank DVD-R using the software that you have already on your computer. Now you will have your own DVD version of your video.

If a videotape has a protection scheme like MacroVision, there's not much you can do on a home theater system.
 
One way to bypass the copy protection (for your personal use only) is to connect your VCR to your home computer via an RCA to USB converter box and record it as an .avi, .mov, .mpg or other digital file. Once you have that digital file, you can create your own DVD. It's a fairly memory-intensive process that requires a couple of different software packages available commercially. If you own a Mac, I recommend Quicktime for the transfer and Toast Titanium to create the DVD.
 
Remember, even though you purchased the original VHS, you are not permitted to make copies for commercial use, including showing the movie in a corporate or educational setting. If you are successful in making the copy, you need to retain both the original videotape and the copy and cannot sell them legally either separately or together.

If a videotape has a protection scheme like MacroVision, there's not much you can do on a home theater system.
 
One way to bypass the copy protection (for your personal use only) is to connect your VCR to your home computer via an RCA to USB converter box and record it as an .avi, .mov, .mpg or other digital file. Once you have that digital file, you can create your own DVD. It's a fairly memory-intensive process that requires a couple of different software packages available commercially. If you own a Mac, I recommend Quicktime for the transfer and Toast Titanium to create the DVD.

I've heard that if you tape over where the copy-protected tab on the VHS tape usually is, it should cancel it out. I've had VHS tapes put on Dvds by professionals also. Not quite sure how THEY did it.

Radio Shack sells a device (and probably available in other places too) called a VHS to DVD recorder. It records as the movie is played. Basically taking the output from the TV to the device and then turning it into a digital signal to be recorded through USB. I heard through several people that this device works great but have not tried it yet.

I actually did see that  bob Rankin site...looked like a software issue. I guess not being a techie, was looking for the easy fix and when I bought the DVD/VHS machine at best buy this weekend, the 'geek' patrol guy told me just tape the 'hole'. Of course when I got home, I would for the life of me find a hole that was different than from my home made VHS tapes...so I guess there is no easy way out on this? Thanks for the help, really appreciate it....lost in Vermont!!

VHS aren't really copy protected...  all you have to do it put a piece of scotch tape over the little square hole on the VHS and your  good to go.

I have over 100 VHS movies that my kids watched when they were small.   Is there a way to transfer them to DVD's so my grandchildren can enjoy them as well?

Some dvd recorders with a hard drive allow this .I have a Wharfedale dvdrhd400, All you have to do is first is have 1 to 2 hours of any video tv ect recorded on to the hard drive now when you play back from the hard drive any input being recorded at that time will have its protection ignored. You can even join the scart input to the scart output ,set scart as record source then drop in a dvd and record back on to its self .Then just burn back to disc from hard drive

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How can I tell if a home made vhs tape from 10 years ago is copy protected

There are many ways to copy a protected VHS into a DVD. You don't need to tape a hole, It can be done by use of softwares of special devices. Here is a link that offers complete details on how to copy a protected VHS to DVD
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This is to record over a tape, this unprotected the tape,.....try inserting a piece of plastic into the square opening where the old plastic tab use to be on the left rear side of the tape, make the piece of plastic so it's flush with the edges of the square opening place clear tape over it to hold it in place....if you don't have plastic fold a piece of paper up to fit and tape it into place...this should make it so you can record over it...that's if this is what you want ot do.this might also help in burning a dvd from the tape.. ...or the tape might have an encryption recorded into it which will make it impossible to burn onto a dvd

I had a lot of home movies I had taken and they were on vhs tape.  I connected a video recorder to my tv and switched it over to AV1 selection (or Av2 whichever comes up). I did it in real time which meant if I had taken 2 hours of movies I press the record button on my LG hard disk drive recorder and leave the video player playing until I had recorded the  2 hours it or whole of tape.  Then I would DUB it onto a DVD!  I had to read my LG instructionmanual to work it out but it was not too hard.