[MacDV] iMovie -> HandyCam export problem

[Donald Tully]

Josh - I have no answer to your problem, but, for my own edification,  
I'm wondering why you archive to Hi-8 tapes rather than archive  
quality DVD's.  Capacity?

Don/
On Feb 9, 2008, at 5:55 PM, josh at joshrenaud.com wrote:

> Several months ago, I imported a bunch of old VHS video into iMovie  
> on my PowerMac G4. I played the tapes off a recent Sony VCR through  
> my Dazzle Hollywood firewire coverter. I had no problems bringing  
> the video into iMovie.
>
> I then edited the videos and included them on several DVDs (through  
> iDVD).
>
> Now, I'm finally getting around to archiving my digital video onto  
> Hi-8 tapes (I use a Sony TRV-280 camcorder, which uses these tapes.  
> We make master tapes of all our finished, edited video).
>
> But I am having trouble with 2 of the VHS conversions. When I try to  
> export them from iMovie to the camcorder, the camcorder pops up a  
> message in the viewfinder saying it is copyrighted material and it  
> can't be recorded. The camcorder then stops itself and won't record  
> the stream. The Mac doesn't seem to realize anything is wrong and  
> keeps playing the video, so I have to stop it manually.
>
> One of the two conversions is a collage of photos set to music from  
> 1994. It was done by a professional company for my jr. high class,  
> and it's possible it may have copy protection.
>
> The other conversion is of a video that was shot a few years ago in  
> Bolivia by my brother-in-law. I am not sure if it would have copy  
> protection or not. Again, it's possible, but I'm thinking it unlikely.
>
> These are the only two to have this problem. I have exported other  
> conversions very easily to the Sony HandyCam
>
> Anyone encounter this before?
>
> --Josh
>
>
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