Input file
DAV
- Full Name: Mace DVR-1600HP Video Format
- Developer: DVR365
Output file
MKV
- Full Name: Matroska Video-audio Multimedia Format
- Developer: Matroska
What is DAV file?
The .DAV file extension is a digital video file created and saved in the proprietary DVR365 format. This format is used by DVR365 Digital Video Recorders, as well as other brands of surveillance DVRs, such as Lorex, Zmodo, Q-See, Swann, and Defender. The .DAV file contains both a video recording and its corresponding metadata information, which includes all of the settings related to the recording. [ ⏩ ] DAV file extension
What is MKV file?
The MKV (Matroska Video File) is a multimedia file container format designed to store digital video and audio streams. It is part of the larger open-source Matroska container format project which is supported by the split-mux technology. MKV files provide users the ability to store a variety of audio, video, and subtitle streams in one file for easy playback. MKV files are supported by a large number of popular media players like Windows Media Player, Winamp, and MPC-HC. [ ⏩ ] MKV file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from DAV to MKV?
To successfully convert the DAV file to MKV, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.DAV). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MKV (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than MKV).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. DAV to MKV. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting DAV files to MKV files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension MKV, while before this step we had the DAV file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MKV file, or not.