avi file extracted from DV tape

[Dave400]

Been trying to playback some avi files extracted from a couple of DV tapes, all I get is a blank screen .

Is there a codec available to enable playback?

[rikardo1979]

what codec? if it is MPEG2 than yes you would need licence

[Dave400]

Got this from one of the avi's

Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Commercial name : DVCPRO
File size : 57.7 MiB
Duration : 16s 200ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 29.9 Mbps
Recorded date : UTC 2013-03-30 13:56:32

Video
ID : 0
Format : DV
Commercial name : DVCPRO
Codec ID : dvsd
Codec ID/Hint : Sony
Duration : 16s 200ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 24.4 Mbps
Encoded bit rate : 28.8 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Bottom Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 2.357
Time code of first frame : 00:00:02:07
Time code source : Subcode time code
Stream size : 55.6 MiB (96%)

I have already got the mpeg2 license.

[Dave400]

Anyone know what codec I need to install? libdv?

Ta

Dave

[rikardo1979]

to be honest, im not sure about your file format.Maybe it would be best just simply convert the file into more common codec ?

[Dave400]

ultimately I will, until then I need to keep in this format as it's the master..

If anything once I've compiled and sorted the scene changes I'll rip that to a more usable format (instead of 85 files totalling 25Gb, just the 1 at around 1Gb) but wanted to watch the raw video before I start faffing with it..