How to Play DAV File In VLC Player

A DAV file is a video file created by a DVR recorder attached to a CCTV security camera. Unlike most normal video files.

DVR files store video content in an encoded format so there aren’t many video players that can open DAV videos directly, not even influential VLC players.

If you are hesitant about how to open the DAV file in the VLC player, I am sure you will read this article. So let’s dive in.

How to Play DAV File In VLC Player

First, launch the VLC player on your device. Go to the Tools menu and find Preferences in the dropdown menu.

After pressing the preferences you can see the advance preferences option. In the lower-left corner of the window, you can see a “Show settings” box.

Select “All” in the box and in the All Settings list, look for “Input / Codecs“, then click “Demuxers“.

As you can see from the form on the right, the default Demuxers module in the VLC player is “automatic“.  In the dropdown box, search for “H264 Video Demuxers” and select it.

Once “H264 Video Demuxers” is selected, click “Save” to arrive at the program.

You should be bright to play DAV files successfully in your VLC player after setting. Be conscious, however, that when the setting is done and DAV files are enabled.

VLC players will no lengthier be able to play other video setups such as MP4 or MKV.

To play these video formats you need to go through the above process again and undo all the settings you have made.

Conclusion

If you’re speculating “how to play a DAV file in VLC”, I’m sure you already have an answer. Playing DAV files on your mainframe is not easy, but by the right method, it is not skyrocketing science either.

If you already have a VLC player installed on your computer, you can try altering the Demuxers module settings to fit the DAV files

However, doing so disables the player’s ability to play other videos. Meaning you need to change the limits before you can play other video formats such as MP4, AVI, MKV, etc.

FAQ:

Can Windows Media Player Play DAV Files?

Many Windows users may want to play the DAV file in Windows Media Player. However, this is not possible unless you first convert the DAV file to a video format supported by Windows Media Player.

Since Windows Media Player does not support DAV files locally.

How do I open a DAV file in windows 10?

DAV videos can be played back to Windows using standard PC DVR 365 player software. Make a note to open.

DVR 365 DAV file in the player, you first need to click the play button, which will open the file open dialog.

Bernard Damian

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