MACROVISION FAQ INDEX V1.2 (11/12/96)

HISTORIC, not applicable to non-VCR media!

• Table of Contents
• 1. About the Author
• 2. Introduction
• 3. What is it???
•   3.1) What is Macrovision?
•   3.2) What does it look like?
•   3.3) Is there an easy and economical way to get rid of it?
• 4. A non-technical explanation
•   4.1) My friend has a VHS VCR that is not affected. How is this possible?
•   4.2) I have heard that 8mm video is not affected by it. Is this true?
•   4.3) Can Macrovision be defeated by copying via the aerial inputs/outputs?
•   4.4) Can it be defeated by routing the signal throgh a TV with video inputs/outputs?
•   4.5) Will USA mail-ordered boxes work in Europe?
•   4.6) Is unstable picture on rental tapes due to MacroVision?
•   4.7) Can laserdiscs have Macrovision?
•   4.8) Can Macrovision damage my equipment? Can I attenuate it?
• 5. A technical explanation
•   5.1) Macrovision
•     5.1.1) Picture 1: PAL vertical blanking region with Macrovision
•     5.1.2) Picture 2: NTSC vertical blanking region with Macrovision
•     5.1.3) Picture 3: PAL/NTSC normal line
•     5.1.4) Picture 4: PAL Macrovision line
•     5.1.5) Picture 5: NTSC Macrovision line
•     5.1.6) Picture 6: Pulsating cycles, PAL
•     5.1.7) Picture 7: Pulsating cycles, NTSC
•     5.1.8) Picture 8: NTSC Macrovision line at the receiving end
•   5.2) How to eliminate
•     5.2.1) Picture 9: Block diagram
•   5.3) GIF/PS Schematics (NEW!)
•   5.4) Other methods
• Chapter 6) NEW!! BUILD YOUR OWN -> SCHEMATICS
•   6.1) About the Author
•   6.2) Introduction
•   6.3) Disclaimer
•   6.4) Schematic
•   6.5) Timing diagram and adjustment procedure
•   6.6) Suggested References

HISTORIC, not applicable to non-VCR media!