.DV file extension - Digital video file
What is dv file? How to open dv files?
File extension dv is mainly related to Digital Video, a digital video format launched in 1995, and, in its smaller tape form factor MiniDV, has since become a standard for home and semi-professional video production.
DV is sometimes used for professional purposes as well, such as filmmaking and electronic news gathering (ENG).
The DV specification defines both the codec and the tape format. Features include intraframe compression for uncomplicated editing, a standard interface for transfer to non-linear editing systems (IEEE 1394, also known as FireWire), and good video quality.
MIME: video/x-dv
The default software associated to open dv file:
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
Very popular multimedia player developed for Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix and various other operating systems and platforms.
VLC can playback many of the video formats (AVI, MKV, OGV, WMV, ASF, MOV...) and audio formats (MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, FLAC...) as well as support of subtitles for video. It can also be used as a streaming server and multimedia transcoder.
List of software applications associated to the .dv file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open dv file, edit dv file, convert dv file, view dv file, play dv file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open dv file - Digital video file
Programs supporting the exension dv on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open dv file action.
