install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dvd-vr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dvd-vr

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dv/dvd-vr/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Utility to identify and extract recordings from DVD-VR files

Project links

Commands and aliases

dvd-vr

history

Project history and usage

dvd-vr is a small Pixelbeat command-line utility for identifying and optionally copying recordings from DVD-VR discs, the format used by some DVD recorders and camcorders. It exists because DVD-VR discs are not the same thing as ordinary DVD-Video discs, so generic ripping or file-copying tools often miss the recording metadata and program boundaries users care about.

Project history

The official Pixelbeat page says the open source program was created in February 2007 by reverse engineering DVD-VR format discs. Its NEWS file records version 0.1 on 2007-02-16 as the initial release, followed by a series of portability, metadata, encoding, label, and extraction fixes through version 0.9.7 on 2010-08-24.

The early changelog shows the project being shaped by real discs from multiple users: Mac OS X, Cygwin, Japanese labels, LG recorder quirks, CPRM detection, and partially encrypted programs all appear as concrete compatibility fixes.

Adoption history

dvd-vr never became a broad multimedia platform; it remained a niche rescue and extraction tool. Its adoption is visible through packaging in Homebrew and Nix, which is exactly the kind of package-manager preservation niche where a tiny utility remains valuable long after the consumer devices fade.

How it is used

Users point `dvd-vr` at the DVD_RTAV/VR_MANGR.IFO file or a mounted DVD-VR disc. The tool reports disc format details and can copy individual programs to VOB files, preserving useful labels or timestamps where the recorder wrote them.

Why package nerds care

dvd-vr is significant because it captures reverse-engineered knowledge about a consumer-recording format that sits outside the usual DVD-Video path. For package maintainers, keeping it buildable is a low-cost way to preserve access to old camcorder and recorder media.

Timeline

2007-02-16: Version 0.1 initial release.
2007-11-14: Version 0.4 added program selection, better unknown-resolution reporting, label extraction, and timestamp-based filenames.
2008-11-04: Version 0.8 added a make install target, man page, stdout writing, and long options.
2010-08-24: Version 0.9.7 added detection of partially encrypted programs and MPEG stream fixes.

Related projects

dvd-vr sits near tools such as dvdbackup, libdvdread, VLC, FFmpeg, and other DVD/VOB utilities, but its focus is the DVD-VR recording format rather than standard DVD-Video titles.

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:record

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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
`dvd-vr`	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 version0.9.7

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/dvd-vr/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/dvd-vr/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dvd-vr
Version	0.9.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dvd-vr
Homepage	https://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/dvd-vr/
Upstream docs	https://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/DVD-VR
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/dvd-vr/dvd-vr-0.9.7.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	dvd-vr
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dvd-vr

nix profile install nixpkgs#dvd-vr

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dvd Vr

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dv/dvd-vr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dvd-vr.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install dvd-vr with Homebrew, Nix