# Install libdv with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Codec for DV video encoding format. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libdv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libdv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libdv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/libdv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libdv ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libdv-bin ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libdv-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libdv ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libdv ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libdv ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libdv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libdv ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libdv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.0 - **Source summary:** Codec for DV video encoding format - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dubdv (cli) - dvconnect (cli) - encodedv (cli) - dubdv (alias) - dvconnect (alias) - encodedv (alias) ## Dependencies - popt ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libdv, also presented as the Quasar DV Codec, is a software codec for DV video, the format used by many IEEE 1394/FireWire digital camcorders. ### Project history The official homepage says libdv was developed by Charles 'Buck' Krasic and Erik Walthinsen while both were members of the Systems Software Lab at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. It was developed against the IEC 61834 and SMPTE 314M DV video standards, with sample applications such as `playdv` and `encode` included. SourceForge metadata records the project registration on April 6, 2000. The SourceForge file history lists frequent 0.x releases from January 2001 through November 2004 and a 1.0.0 release on September 25, 2006. ### Adoption history The homepage states that several projects were using libdv during its pre-1.0 period. Its adoption followed the early Linux digital-video era, when FireWire camcorders were common and free software needed a DV codec separate from capture tools and kernel 1394 support. ### How it is used libdv focuses on the DV compression format, not camera capture. The homepage explicitly points users interested in camcorder capture toward 1394-related software and explains that the codec is for decoding and encoding DV streams, with standards documents recommended for people working deeply in the code. ### Why package nerds care libdv is historically important for keeping early consumer digital-video workflows buildable on Unix systems. Even where modern video stacks have moved on, distributions keep it around because old DV files, old camera workflows, and legacy media applications still depend on the codec. ### Timeline - 2000: SourceForge project registered. - 2001: 0.2 through 0.9 releases published on SourceForge. - 2002: 0.9.5 and 0.98 releases published. - 2003: Homepage last modified on October 20, 2003. - 2004: 0.100 through 0.104 releases published. - 2006: 1.0.0 release published on SourceForge. ### Related projects - The homepage relates libdv to IEC 61834, SMPTE 314M, Sony DVCAM documentation, Digital Video for Linux material, DV Central, and FireWire/i.Link capture tooling. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libdv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libdv-bin - 1.0.0-17.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdv-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software library for DV format digital video (sample apps) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libdv4-dev - 1.0.0-17.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdv4-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software library for DV format digital video (devel files) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libdv4t64 - 1.0.0-17.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdv4t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software library for DV format digital video (runtime lib) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - libdv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libdv-bin - 1.0.0-17.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdv-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software library for DV format digital video (sample apps) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libdv4-dev - 1.0.0-17.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdv4-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software library for DV format digital video (devel files) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libdv4t64 - 1.0.0-17.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdv4t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software library for DV format digital video (runtime lib) | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - apk - libdv - 1.0.0-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Software decoder for DV format video | https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - apk - libdv-dev - 1.0.0-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdv-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Software decoder for DV format video (development files) | https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - apk - libdv-doc - 1.0.0-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdv-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Software decoder for DV format video (documentation) | https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - apk - libdv-tools - 1.0.0-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdv-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Basic tools to manipulate Digital Video streams | https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - libdv - 1.0.0-46.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Software decoder for DV format video | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - libdv-devel - 1.0.0-46.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdv-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development package for libdv | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - libdv-tools - 1.0.0-46.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdv-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Basic tools to manipulate Digital Video streams | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - pacman - libdv - 1.0.0-12: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libdv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Decoder library for DV video | https://libdv.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - libdv - 1.0.0-181.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | The Quasar DV Codec | http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - 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