# Recording DVD to Video Tape.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-dvd-to-video-tape/145491>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2002, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-dvd-to-video-tape/145491 "2002-12-29T09:18:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-dvd-to-video-tape/145491/21 "2003-01-05T03:23:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Musicat \*  
> \*\*Interesting, **flex727.** Then if I copied an 8mm tape from whatever (original) source to DVD, any Macrovision on the original would be effectively lost, right? \*\*

I don’t think so. The signal will still be there but you’ll be able to watch it on your TV, same as the original source.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-dvd-to-video-tape/145491/22 "2003-01-05T16:51:56Z")

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8mm with Macrovision? That’s a new one. Macrovision is part of a recording so it gets sent onto the copy too. At least thats what happened when I tried a long time ago to copy to beta then back to vhs.

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