Best way to transfer SW VHS to DVD or Computer

I have a good quality 1997 Widescreen Trilogy set that I would like to have on DVD or my computer to watch. When I tried to use a VCR and DVD recorder it wouldn't work due to copy protection. Soemone told me that this was macrovision. Is there any good way to transfer and get around this protection? I would have gone the laserdisc route, but this was cheaper. I've imported them into final cut pro using log and capture footage as one would with a regular dv camera, but just wondered if anyone knew a better way.

captainsolo said:

I have a good quality 1997 Widescreen Trilogy set that I would like to have on DVD or my computer to watch. When I tried to use a VCR and DVD recorder it wouldn't work due to copy protection. Soemone told me that this was macrovision. Is there any good way to transfer and get around this protection?

Yes - you need to buy a Macrovision removal device (aka a video stabilizer) to connect up between your VCR and DVD recorder.

I've imported them into final cut pro using log and capture footage as one would with a regular dv camera, but just wondered if anyone knew a better way.

What do you mean by "better"?

Well the transfer to final cut pro has left everything very pixeled and digitized.

Do you mean compression artefacts? Try capturing with a lossless codec or something more suitable for capturing (e.g. DV, M-JPEG).

I've never used FCP.

Yes they are compression artifacts. I'm going to try and recapture using a lossless codec. I'm only using FCP because my school has Macs so this is really trial and error.