Software to allow recording of copy protected VHS tapes?
 

I just brought a new desktop with vista (32-bit verison) and a AverMedia Tuner card. Using media center I can copy vhs tapes to file. my problem is that I can't copy copy protected vhs tapes using media center. So, I just want to know is there a programe that will at lease let me capture or view copy protected VHS tapes? I have a program that I can use to capture it but I need to view and of course hear it. The program that I use to Capture is ZD Soft Video recorder. Can anyone help?

You need standalone TBC that will strip the macrovision copy protection.

The error is embedded in the original signal. There's nothing that software can do, as it's a hardware limitation.
A TBC would be required: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/vide...time-base.html

At best, there are some super-crappy "copy protection remover" devices out there, but those are expensive given the quality. Most of them are a poor man's TBC, and perform terribly. Your videos will almost always be left with distortions of some kind. Brightening and dimming (or outright over-brightness) is a common side effect of the cheap wanna-be TBCs.

Ideally, get a TBC.

If these are VHS tapes that were already commercially released to DVD, then just buy the DVD. Save yourself the hassle. For the $200 you'd spend on a TBC (or even $100+ on a crappy non non-TBC "copy remover"), you could have just as easily bought new or used copies of everything from Amazon.com. That's assuming you even want copies of the VHS tapes anymore -- How many times do you really want to watch your favorites from 10-20 years ago?