Which windows codec is required to read .dv files created by dvgrab?

[cayblood]

I captured a bunch of dv content using dvgrab on linux with the --format raw option so that I could also monitor the output with ffplay. Anyway, dvgrab produced a bunch of 1GB files ending in the extension .dv. I'm trying to read these on my windows machine for subsequent editing with avisynth, but I can't. I've tried the panasonic dv codec, ffdshow tryouts, quicktime and quicktime alternative, and tried to play them with media player classic. I also tried simply renaming the files to a .avi extension but that didn't work. What am I missing here? Any suggestions for other codecs to try?

I have had no trouble reading the .avi files that dvgrab creates when it is not using raw mode.

Thanks,
Carl

[Blue_MiSfit]

maybe you need to mux these DV files to AVI?

Try AviDemuxGUI?

Just an idea...

~MiSfit

[cayblood]

Thanks, Blue_MiSfit, I am doing this on linux already, but I would also like to figure out how to read these files under windows.

[JohnnyMalaria]

Quicktime Pro will convert raw DV to/from AVI (at least older versions used to)

[NerdWithNoLife]

Try Cedocida DV Codec (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Cedocida_DV_Codec.htm).

[JohnnyMalaria]

Try Cedocida DV Codec (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Cedocida_DV_Codec.htm).

That's a DV codec. What's required is a means of reading files containing raw DV data in the same way that most software can read AVI files containing DV data.

[stegre]

I'm not sure if this could lead to solution to getting them into AVISynth without first transcoding to an intermediate file, but in any event I've found VLC is very robust at playing raw DV under windows where others fail. I'd start by seeing if VLC plays them, just out of curiosity.

[Loomis]

I have a codec that will do this. I’m a programmer – I wrote it myself and have been using it for my own stuff. It supports 4x3, 16x9, PAL, and NTSC.

Technically this isn’t codec because it doesn’t decode the audio or video. It’s just a DirectShow File Source Filter like JohnnyMalaria described. It still requires the DV Splitter Filter and DV Video Decoder Filter that are built into Windows.

I’ve tested it with Win98, WinMe, Win2k, WinXp, and Vista, using Windows Media Player 9, 10, and 11. – Also with GraphEdit. It should work with any app or media player that uses DirectShow as its engine. It also registers correctly so that when you click on a *.DV file in the Explorer it will launch and play in WMP.

I guess I will offer it Free for Personal Use to anyone who wants it. Send me a PM so I can see who is interested, and give me a few days to code up an About Box, and I’ll figure out how to get it to you.

[Blue_MiSfit]

if VLC can handle it, then ffmpegsource() in avisynth probably can as well.

~MiSfit