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Open a .dav file on Mac

Luce M -  
med barkaoui Posted messages 7 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
this is a video file that I retrieved from a hard drive associated with a surveillance camera (legally, don’t worry).
When I view the information, here’s what appears:
type: Unix executable file
extension: .dav

Any advice on how to view and then share the video clip hidden under this file?
Thanks in advance to everyone!

Configuration: Mac OS X / Firefox 3.6.2

4 answers

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    dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
     
    Hello,

    using the search engine, you can find this
    --
    "There's no point in rushing, just arriving is enough."

    [ Henri Dreysse ]
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    1. Luce M
       
      Thank you. I also found a lot of information about the WebDAV protocol, but unfortunately it has nothing to do with my .dav extension!
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    2. dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
       
      Do you read English? check out these pages then
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    3. Anonymous user
       
      Hello, my reply might be useless... but VLC (media player) plays a lot of formats... maybe try it if you haven't already...
      but I don't know :-s...
      See you!
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  2. Luce M
     
    @dede74000: thank you... I believed in it! But I can only find incompatible players on Mac. I'm not losing hope, and I will try to follow all these links...

    @Florian: it is indeed the first thing I tried to do. But even VLC can't handle that cursed extension!
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    1. dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
       
      by refining the search just in case ;-)
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  3. dokteur Posted messages 45 Status Member 9
     
    I know it's been a while, but if you found a solution, thank you in advance.
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  4. Emeryn
     
    I'm replying late, but maybe this will help someone.

    I faced the same problem, and the only reliable solution I found was to download Record Player 1.9.1.2 on Windows and convert my .dav files to .avi.
    However, it's noticeable that when you fast forward in the videos, there's a slight delay... But at least it works.

    Here’s a link to Record Player (DVA Player as well) found on an English site.

    The conversion is done using a small button on the interface; you select your .dav file and then the destination folder, and the conversion happens quickly.

    Anyway, have a great day.
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    1. Emeryn
       
      The .avi format is completely usable on Mac, then.
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    2. med barkaoui Posted messages 7 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      the link please
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