[MEncoder-users] need help on DV video decoder

[Kasper Bonne]

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:34, pcuser p <pcuser.mails at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to write a wrapper for dv dec(dv,dvcpro25/50) by reading
> input from a dv encoded video file.I have some progressive encoded dv
> video files in my pc.(ntsc & pal resolution)
>
> But I don't know how to interpret the (.dv) file,I dont have the file
> format spec for dv.
> can somebody provide me insight on dv file format, or atleast provide
> me the link for the file format spec of dv.
>
> I have seen that mplayer can decode all types of dv files.
> "on what file format mplayer dv decoder is implemented?how it
> interprets dv files and extract header and metadata?"

Maybe I misunderstood your problem but it sounds to me like you could
just go through the mplayer source code and find all the answers
you're looking for.

/Kasper