G400 DVD playback Macrovision hack?

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  • Flip-Oh
    mini MURCer
    • Dec 1999
    • 52
    #1

    G400 DVD playback Macrovision hack?

    Hi there,

    Is there a Macrovision hack for the regular G400? (not the marvel/g450tv/etc).
    I've got my G400 hooked up to my VCR and would like to be able to watch movies without the macrovision distortion :-/

    I know there was a workaround in earlier drivers and some nitwit posted it to the Matrox forums and it got fixed. I also know there are devices that solve the problem for you. But I also know that there is a fix for the videotools so it should be possible to do that for the regular drivers, right?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Greets,
    Jorg

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    • FM
      mini MURCer
      • Apr 2001
      • 30
      #2
      Hack will not halp against "macrovision distrotion", it can only remove macrovision check and message. To remove macrovision effects you need to buy a separate macrovision remover.

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        • Flip-Oh
          mini MURCer
          • Dec 1999
          • 52
          #3
          Then how come the older drivers could be tricked into removing the macrovision distortion?

          Greets,
          Jorg

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            • FM
              mini MURCer
              • Apr 2001
              • 30
              #4
              This hack only removes annoying false macrovision message.

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                • Flip-Oh
                  mini MURCer
                  • Dec 1999
                  • 52
                  #5
                  There is no notification message at all. I don't know what you're talking about.

                  The hack I was referring to is the following:
                  >- i start the DVDPlayer the usual way
                  >- then i do a PAUSE at the begining of the movie
                  >- I turn ON TVOUT in video settings
                  >- i go to Monitor setting....Adjust current display mode
                  >- i Click CANCEL
                  >- i get out of Display settings

                  >Et voila...

                  >It seems to disable TVOUT Macrovision untill next time you press PLAY on the DVDPlayer...

                  So my question remains:
                  If this was possible in the old drivers, then why can't anything be done in the new ones?

                  Greets,
                  Jorg

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                  [This message has been edited by Flip-Oh (edited 14 May 2001).]
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                    • SwAmPy
                      mini MURCer
                      • Apr 2001
                      • 59
                      #6
                      That was a bug until some idiot decided to report it on their bug forum. Ever since that day, they had to fix that and a few other bugs which let us disable macrovision.

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                        • Aryko
                          MURCer
                          • Sep 1999
                          • 182
                          #7
                          That's why I never upgraded from the older drivers; didn't have anything I needed in the new ones.

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                            • Flip-Oh
                              mini MURCer
                              • Dec 1999
                              • 52
                              #8
                              Hey Swamp,

                              I know! (See my first post)
                              I just want to know if it's possible in the recent drivers as well...

                              Greets,
                              Jorg

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                              I am the Jorg, resistance is futile.
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                              _ _ ______________ _ _
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