andy.richards

HI, I am conducting an investigation with a PC based CCTV system. The specific files required have the extension of '.dvr'. Parsing these files through many different media players has failed. I have also attempted to convert these files to a more generic readable format i.e. .avi or mpeg. The conversions has also failed. PLEASE HELP ME, many internet searches have returned fruitless. The proprietary software on the the PC is called 'DVR' and apparently the player required is called 'DVP' player which I cannot find anywhere on the net and I do not have access to. I only have access to the files. Other searches on the net have suggested that the codec h.264 is required to play these. MOST IMPORTANTLY I JUST NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY CONVERT THESE FILES INTO AVI OR MPEG. THANKS

The only way I found to convert these files into .avi is to have the dvr file playing on screen. You then need to use the application snagit (disable screensavers and reduced hardware acceleration to none in windows). SnagIt will copy the window where the video is playing and when finished it will save it in .avi format. Let me know how you get on.

Mark, Thanks very much for this, it has certainly led me in the right direction, even though the wave-p site doesn't seem too accessible at the moment. I will contact them and see if they can provide me with the software. I eventually found that using the active X player plug-in for IE the files would play but in order to convert them I resorted to using the program snagit to capture the video onscreen, which I then saved in .avi format. I will see if i can get hold of DVP from wave-p to do it properly. Again thanks very much for your reply.