install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dvr-scan

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dvr-scan

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

overview

Package summary

Extract scenes with motion from videos

Project links

Commands and aliases

dvr-scan
dvr-scan-app

history

Project history and usage

DVR-Scan is a free, open-source command-line and GUI application for finding motion events in video files, especially security-camera and DVR footage, and saving those events as separate clips.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 31 December 2016, and GitHub release metadata records DVR-Scan 1.0 in January 2017. The official site identifies Brandon Castellano as the copyright holder and presents DVR-Scan as BSD-licensed software.

The project has expanded from a CLI-focused utility into a tool with both the dvr-scan command and dvr-scan-app UI. Its documentation now covers region editing, motion thresholds, background subtractors, ffmpeg output, OpenCV output, overlays, logs, and config-file settings.

Adoption history

DVR-Scan's adoption is niche and task-driven: users install it when they need to extract useful segments from long camera footage without reviewing the whole file manually. The input metadata lists Homebrew and Nix packages, while the official site provides cross-platform Windows, Linux, and Mac positioning.

Its package-manager value comes from bundling a repeatable computer-vision workflow behind a small CLI, so surveillance, dashcam, and archival video jobs can be scripted.

How it is used

Typical CLI usage starts with dvr-scan -i video.mp4 to scan an input and write separate motion-event clips. The docs also show region-of-interest scanning, bounding boxes around detected motion, ffmpeg extraction, multiple input files, and scan-only modes.

Most options can be set in dvr-scan.cfg, and the official docs specify the default config locations on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Why package nerds care

DVR-Scan is package-nerd interesting because it exposes OpenCV-style motion detection as an installable end-user command instead of asking users to write a computer-vision script. It also demonstrates a common packaging challenge: media tools often sit on top of heavy native dependencies such as OpenCV and ffmpeg but still need to feel like one simple command.

Timeline

2016: The official GitHub repository is created.
2017: GitHub release metadata records DVR-Scan 1.0.
2026: The official site lists DVR-Scan 1.8.2 in January 2026.

Related projects

OpenCV is related because DVR-Scan uses background subtraction and video processing.
ffmpeg is related because DVR-Scan can use it to extract detected motion events.
PySceneDetect is adjacent in the author's video-analysis ecosystem and shares the general task area of automated video segmentation.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dvr-scan. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: ~/.config/DVR-Scan/dvr-scan.cfg
macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/DVR-Scan/dvr-scan.cfg
Windows: C:/Users/%USERNAME%/AppData/Local/DVR-Scan/dvr-scan.cfg

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dvr-scan`	cli	global executable
`dvr-scan-app`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version1.8.2.1

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.dvr-scan.com/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.dvr-scan.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dvr-scan
Version	1.8.2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dvr-scan
Homepage	https://www.dvr-scan.com/
Repository	https://github.com/Breakthrough/DVR-Scan
Upstream docs	https://www.dvr-scan.com/docs
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/84/a3256473a827f0c17e3e724c409a33146a26d6515f87df38c3a649547b7d/dvr_scan-1.8.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T10:02:00-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	ffmpeg, numpy, opencv, pillow, python@3.14
Build dependencies	cmake, pkgconf
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	dvr-scan
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

dvr-scan

nix profile install nixpkgs#dvr-scan

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dvr Scan

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dv/dvr-scan/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/dvr-scan.yml

Used sources

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

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