I just got an Insignia DVD recorder. I connected my
mini-DV camcorder to the S-video and red and white
audio jacks, and was able to transfer the picutres
from the camcorder to a DVD+R without a problem.
So, I thought I would connect my DVD player to
the DVD recorder, so I could then copy the DVD
copied from the camcorder to the DVD recorder.
I connected the DVD player to the DVD recorder
using the S-video and two audio cables. The
picture was horrible, and was black and white.
I then tried connecting the S-video only, and got
the same results. I thought it might be the recorded
DVD, so I inserted a commercial DVD in the player,
and the picture was still horrible. I know the cable
isn't the issue, because the S-video worked great from
the camcorder to the DVD recorder. Any idea what might
cause such a horrible picture when connecting the
S-video out of the DVD player to the S-video in of the
DVD recorder?

FYI, I was able to record from the DVD player to the
DVD recorder via the RCA cables, i.e., the red, white,
and yellow. Unfortunately, the copied DVD was very
"choppy" when played back. It seems as though the
standard video could not handle the frame rate, or
something to that affect.

-Thanks

In article <pan.2005.12.29.19.10.30.928318@comcast.net>, James Egan <jegan472@comcast.net> wrote:
copyguards employed in dvd player/recorders. Even though the disk you are
trying to record is non protected , the dvd player could possibly still be
injecting a macrovision signal to the video out on the dvd player and screwing
up the copy. Just get a $40 computer DVD burner and do the copies that way
after you have the master disk you created from the camcorder to standalone
burner.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:21:55 +0000, GMAN wrote:


Why then did the coping the DVD+RW using the RCA jacks work,
albeit "choppy"? Wouldn't the macrovision signal be used
in that situation?

-Thanks