I just bought a DVD recorder and I can't copy from my computer or my DVC deck ??? It says its protected ? I had a sony machine a year old that did it fine but I just bought a new Sony 355 and it doesn't work.

I figured it out, after doing research it looks like Sony has gone overboard on their copy protection and your computer or DV deck sends a signal that is received as protected. I ended up buying a Toshiba and it worked great. Thanks

If you mean you have DV files that you are sending out via FireWire then you can use our Enosoft DV Processor (http://www.enosoft.net) to remove the CGMS flags in the DV before it goes out the FireWire. Basically, you use the software to "print to tape" an existing file like with any other program but it resets the CGMS flag to "Copy Freely" on the fly.

BTW, I have a DSR-11 and haven't had any problems sending DV from disk to it. When I try to record a DVD (for testing), the DSR-11 refuses to do so but the converted DV signal can be captured to disk.

I'm curious, though, as to what is apparently generating your DV with the CGMS flag set in the first place.