[MEncoder-users] dv1, dv2, raw ??

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:29:09PM +0400, Goga777 wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm using dvgrab for capture of video from my dv camcorder (I'm using usb port).
> 
> Which format (dv1, dv2, raw) better to use for mencoder with libx264 ?
> 
> from dvgrab manpage
> 
>  - dv1 and dv2 both are AVI files with slightly different formats.  dv2 stores a separate audio track in
>   addition to the DV video track, which is more compatible with other applications.  dv1 only stores a
>   single, integrated DV track since the DV format natively interleaves audio with video. Therefore, while
>   dv1  produces  smaller  output, some applications won’t grok it and require dv2 instead.  dvgrab is
>   capable of creating extremely large AVI files—well over 2 or 4 GB— however, compatibility with other
>   tools starts to decrease over the 1 GB size.
> 
> - raw stores the data unmodified and have the .dv extension. These files are read by a
>                  number of GNU/Linux tools as well as Apple Quicktime.

Strange definition if raw, but raw probably is the best idea. The other
formats may work somewhat better for seeking/editing if dvgrab creates
an index though, but that's not certain either way.