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- From: strike@steam.rome.ny.us (Strikemaster)
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- Subject: Re: Macrovision
- Message-ID: <1992Sep13.180739.25369@steam.rome.ny.us>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 18:07:39 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.041037.347@u.washington.edu> <1992Sep2.133450.18671@panix.com> <2859@perl-sun.dwrsun4.UUCP> <1992Sep12.011726.3846@spcvxb.spc.edu>
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- killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes:
-
- >Keep in mind 8mm and Hi8mm units are _not_ effected by Macrovision. Owners of
- >Sony GV-8/200/300/500's have long ago discovered this happy fact. Also I
- >believe all Beta units are safe from Macrovision.
-
- Hmmm. If "The Addams Family" is Macrovision encoded, then I beg to differ
- with you. Recorded from a JVC S-VHS deck to the CCD-V700 camcorder, I get
- the same brightness/contrast changes I expect from a VHS tape.
-
- >And if case you are thinking of it...
-
- > VHS tape -> 8mm tape -> VHS tape
-
- No, this was (VHS tape -> 8mm tape), then playback 8mm tape.
-
- Probably a FAQ, but what "copy guard" formats are there besides
- Macrovision?
-
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