Copying DVDs to video / DVD

[osprey]

I have recently bought a DVD recorder to transfer my collection of videos ( both pre-recorded and self-recorded ) to DVD. After connecting up the scart leads I decided to try copying prerecorded rented DVDs to video and then to DVD to have my own copies. I have found that even though I have been able to copy them to video I cannot them copy them from video to DVD. Is this because they are protected? If this is the case, how are they able to be copied to video? Help please!!!

[pauln90]

Yes the commercial videos are protected. You could obtain something like this which removes the macrovision.

http://www.ktvision.com/shop/osc/product_info. php?products_id=200

Or try ebay.

Or you could search to see if there if there is a hack available to remove macrovision protection from your DVD recorder. Not something I've done so don't know how easy or difficult this is.