Comments on: How can I edit a .DVR file from a CCTV surveillance camera?

Question: How can I edit a .DVR file from a CCTV surveillance camera?

mikeand1 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:41:10 -0800

How can I edit a .DVR file from a CCTV surveillance camera? I've been given a set of .DVR files that were created from a surveillance camera that is part of a closed circuit TV system.

I have an ActiveX application (Witeye) that can view them, but I'd like to edit them. Or, convert them to a format that can be edited.

I've spent quite a bit of time looking on the Web for a program, but I haven't found anything yet. Any help?

By: mikeand1

mikeand1 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:59:56 -0800

I should add that I can use VLC Media Player to view it, but I can't figure out how to use the Transcoder Wizard to convert it to something other programs will recognize.

By: The Monkey

The Monkey — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:33 -0800

Get a program called gspot, that will (or should) tell you what audio & video codecs are used in the file, once you know that you might be able to configure MediaCoder or FFmpeg to transcode it to something more usable.

If VLC can play it, this should almost certainly work. However, if it doesn't, then I'd try using a screen capturing (or screen casting) program - something like CamStudio - then you can play the video in the ActiveX app, run the capturing program on that region of the screen, and store what you capture as an AVI (or whatever).

Good luck.

By: mikeand1

mikeand1 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:32:37 -0800

gspot doesn't seem to be able to tell me what codecs are used, but the CamStudio solution works OK.

Thanks