Re: .avi files created by dvgrab (DV avi's)

[Dan D. <dde...@co...>]

Yes, DV grab creates DV AVI files, which means you need a DV codec in order
to view them. The avifile page which lists the included codecs is at
http://divx.euro.ru/formats.htm. A DV codec does not come with AVIfile. If
you have a Windows DV codec, you can put it into /usr/lib/win32 and try it.
I have not tried that yet.

Canopus has a free decoder only DV Windows AVI codec on their web site at
http://www.canopuscorp.com/pages/download.php3, but the FOURCC code for it
is cdvc whereas dvgrab sets FOURCC to dvsd, which is a Pinnacle version
according to http://www.webartz.com/fourcc/. The Microsoft page to which
webartz refers indicates, however, that dvsd is a generic type governed by
the Specification of Consumer-Use Digital VCRs (Blue Book). I know I have
one on a Windows box where I was able to view an AVI. When I get home, I'll
determine which codec it is and see if it is redistributable. If you have
access to a Windows box, install the Windows video editing software that
came with your 1394 host adaptor. It will likely install a DV codec.

You can see a list of video codecs installed in windows through the
registry. Good luck ;-) An easier way to look this up on Windows, is to use
the free program VirtualDub. From the menu, select Video/Compression....You
can also use Graph Edit, a utility that is part of the DirectX SDK, by
choosing Graph/Insert Filter... Graph Edit can also be obtained through a
number of the DivX portals out there.

A DV AVI codec that uses libdv and works with the gstreamer framework is on
my list of things to do, but not a high priority.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Spiceland (aka Mike Spice)" <mi...@mi...>
To: <lin...@li...>; <av...@pr...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 12:25 AM
Subject: .avi files created by dvgrab (DV avi's)


> This is a followup to my email last week about the .avi files created by
> dvgrab (I think we have been calling them DV type AVI's).  In my last
email I
> included many links from the dvgrab homepage.
>
> I uploaded a few sample type 1 and type 2 avi's created by dvgrab.  These
are
> NOT playable with avifile.  The audio will play on the type 2 avi's.
>
> http://knoxvilleshops.com/dv/
>
> Please let me know if I can help in any way (providing more clips,
testing,
> etc).
>
> --
> Thank you in advance,
> Mike Spice (Michael Spiceland) - http://www.mikespice.com
> KLUG President (Knoxville Linux User Group) - http://web.utk.edu/~klug
> IgWig Solutions (owner) - http://www.mikespice.com/igwig/
>
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