RT2000 and macrovision

[Todd1]

Does a macrovision crack exist for the RT2000?

When I first tried to use the G400 macrovision was a big problem. Many of the video tapes I use were filmed with an infrared camera. The video tends to be very snowy with bright pulses - this is good as it shows our equipment is working properly. However, macrovision hates this type of video.

I do not want to spend $1000 and then find that the RT2000 is unusable.

Thanks.

[Pertti]

There is no macrovision crack for RT2K

[cjyo~]

Too late now, I already ordered mine, but...

I assume the RT2K has less false Macrovision detection problems than the early Marvel VTs did? I had a lot of problems working with film source - the capture would stop because of a flash frame between takes, when the camera stops and starts.

Any comments?

[Pertti]

cjyo~

There are no false Macrovision detection problems with the RT2K

[This message has been edited by Pertti (edited 25 September 2000).]

[Todd1]

Is there some other protection that will get tripped by snowy video with many bright flashes?

I do not understand the Matrox hard line on macrovision for the g400 cards and then not using it for the RT2000.

Any ideas on what the logic is behind this?

[Pertti]

It was not Matrox wanting to put Macrovision detection into RR-G and Marvel drivers, they had to implement it in order to be able to do HW assisted DVD decoding.

The RT2K is also targeted more towards professional users.

[Dr Mordrid]

Pertti is right. This was forced upon them by the DVD consortium, SOB's that they are...

Dr. Mordrid

[Eric VanHeest]

I'm missing something; what does hardware-assisted DVD decoding (I assume that means from a DVD in a DVD-ROM drive located in the computer) have to do with video capture? Lots of cards do "hardware-assisted" DVD decoding without having any capture hardware at all, yes? Are they trying to stop people from running a cable from the video-out to the video-in and capturing the output? Neverminding the fact that a DVD pirate would -never- "rip" a DVD video that way (digital to analog, then back to digital.. ooh, sounds like a Sony trick), that's an incredibly silly requirement for a totally separate function of the card. I can also capture the screen output from the Matrox DVD player using a WinTV in the same machine too; why does the WinTV not have crapovision protection?

As if pirates aren't going to find a way around any software-based protection (and most ahrdware protection)!

[Pertti]

Eric,

You got it.

When it comes to companies and consortiums fighting piracy, the extent of their imagination and knowledge seems to be very limited and the methods used, usually end up pissing off the legitimate users.
Pirates of whatever, have their ways around all the measures against pirating, and sometimes even legitimate users are forced on the dark side to enjoy their purchase (read, counter measures in some games)

But as we said, Matrox didn't have a choice in the matter.

[This_Idiot]

My understanding/recollection is that Macrovision was necessary because Matrox had decided to produce a hardware DVD decoder to connect to the G400. Because of the licensing agreement, Matrox had no option in the matter.

In view of the number of DVD hardware units produced/sold, you have to wonder whether it was actually worth the aggravation caused ?

I guess that since the RT2000 is seen as a "professional" DV capture/editing device and has no links to DVD that Macrovision doesn't even come into the equation ?

[mrpc]

Anybody who can install the R2K and get it up and running reliably will have no problems getting a DVD ripper and playing with the VOB files all they want anyway.

Not that I would do such a thing.