Does anyone know of a VHS ripping utility that will get around VHS copy protection schemes? I am looking to rip my VHS copies of Star Wars to play on my DVD player as VCD. I have tried the default ATI ...

I wrote recently about a cool converter from Pinnacle that lets you make digital videos out of VHS tapes without the use of a PC or Mac. (The column is here.) I've been asked a couple of times whether ...

You need something to strip the macrovision signal from your VCR's output. These are harder to get in these post-DMCA days, but they're still around, often disguised as "video stabilizers". In fact a ...

If you’ve ever tried to take your old VHS home movies and get them on DVD, you probably know what a pain in the ass it can be to hook up that ancient, possibly-functioning VCR to a PC-based video ...