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Quality control tool for examining tape-to-file DV streams. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Quality control tool for examining tape-to-file DV streams
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Commands and aliases
- dvanalyzer
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Project history and usage
DV Analyzer is a MediaArea utility for inspecting DV streams, especially the kinds of DV files created during tape-to-file preservation workflows. Its history is less about mass-market video editing and more about digital preservation: it gives archivists and media engineers a focused way to validate timecode, recording timestamps, DIF structure, and other DV-specific consistency signals.
Project history
The upstream changelog records a first official 0.9.0 release on 2009-04-27, based on MediaInfo 0.7.15 beta, with STA error detection, timestamp and timecode reporting, recording date/time detection, gap detection, and start/end flag detection. Version 1.0.0 followed days later on 2009-04-30 with better support for large QuickTime MOV files and NULL-padded DIFs.
During 2009 and 2010 the tool quickly grew from a DV stream inspector into both CLI and GUI-oriented software, adding XML output, Final Cut Pro XML output, table views, summaries, and lower memory usage for large files. MediaArea's own product metadata later listed version 1.4.2 dated 2017-09-26 and described the application as a cross-platform multimedia/video tool.
Adoption history
DV Analyzer's adoption sits in the same preservation-tool ecosystem as other MediaArea projects such as MediaInfo, MediaConch, QCTools, DVRescue, and BWF MetaEdit. It is packaged in Homebrew as a command-line tool because preservation pipelines often need repeatable batch checks instead of manual playback.
How it is used
Users run the `dvanalyzer` executable against DV essence or DV-in-container files to generate quality-control reports about timecode continuity, recording timestamps, audio/video structure, and other DV-specific errors. It is useful after tape capture, before ingest, or while triaging a collection of legacy DV recordings.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, DV Analyzer is notable because it preserves a very specific media-forensics niche rather than a broad playback or transcoding feature set. It is also a small example of the MediaArea pattern: wrap deep container/bitstream knowledge in a repeatable CLI that preservation shops can compose with other tools.
Timeline
- 2009-04-27: First official 0.9.0 release, based on MediaInfo 0.7.15 beta.
- 2009-04-30: Version 1.0.0 added large MOV support and improved NULL-padded DIF handling.
- 2009-09-01: Version 1.3.0 adapted the source for both CLI and GUI use and added XML output.
- 2010-05-02: Version 1.4.0 reduced memory use and fixed PAL timecode math issues.
- 2017-09-26: MediaArea product metadata lists DV Analyzer 1.4.2.
Related projects
- DV Analyzer is part of the broader MediaArea preservation family, alongside MediaInfo for general media metadata, MediaConch for conformance checking, QCTools for audiovisual quality analysis, and DVRescue for DV tape-rescue workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:stream
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dvanalyzer | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.4.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mediaarea.net/DVAnalyzer
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mediaarea.net/DVAnalyzernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dvanalyzer |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dvanalyzer |
| Homepage | https://mediaarea.net/DVAnalyzer |
| Repository | https://github.com/MediaArea/DVAnalyzer |
| Upstream docs | https://mediaarea.net/DVAnalyzer |
| License | BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND Zlib |
| Source archive | https://mediaarea.net/download/binary/dvanalyzer/1.4.2/DVAnalyzer_CLI_1.4.2_GNU_FromSource.tar.bz2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dvanalyzer |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Combined YAML source
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
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- curated package history
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