How Do You Archive Copy Protected VHS Tapes?
Wondering what to do with all those old VHS tapes? Compared with DVDs they are bulky and take up space. Some VHS tapes may be approaching 30 years old. They won’t last forever and you want to preserve your investment. The answer is to copy the tapes onto a newer, more durable digital format. You are within your legal right to create backups of original VHS tapes you purchased for the purpose of preventing further damage to the original. Too bad copy protection stands in your way of doing this. This guide will offer practical steps toward a solution. Determine your archive medium. Media used for archival purposes should be a durable, well-established format. The advantage of digital formats is that they are generally backwards compatible. In other words, the newer technologies will play the older digital formats. For example, high-definition Blu-Ray players will also play DVDs. For this reason, consider archiving your VHS tapes to DVD or digital files you can store on your hard drive. D
