sambo

Hi Kiwi, Yes the player software which came with the DVR can convert to AVI. But I was trying to convert 24hrs of video and I was finding that it was taking 18hrs to convert and it was corrupt. over the weekend I have tested different file sizes and found about 30mins of video was the max I could convert with no corruption.

I think the Plextor would be the best option but I would have to leave a PC or Laptop recording at work all the time. I just thought if I got a cheap PVR link it to the DVR so it records all 16 channels screen, then I can just download it to my laptop every morning and burn it to DVD. or if I can get a PVR which can record to ext Hard drive just swap every morning. Looks like this is might be the easiest way to do what I(my boss)whats!!!!

It looks like the Plextor is the only way I am going to do this with the littlest amount of fuss!!!! I will talk to my Boss next week. Do you think a PVR with a DVD burner would work? It would connect to the DVR in the same way!!!!

This should not be this hard!!!!!!

I did not know if my Boss would like to spend more money on equipement when he was told that AVTech would backup in Mpeg4!!!! I found out the .VSE file is the following: MediaInfo: Codec : MPEG-4 Visual Codec settings/BVOP : No Codec settings/QPel : No Codec settings/GMC : 0 Codec settings/Matri : Default Width : 720 pixels Height : 576 pixels Aspect ratio : 4/3 Standard : PAL Resolution : 8 bits Interlacement : Interlaced I have some guys on an other forum having a look at this for to. My Boss has left this one with me to get sorted!!!!1

But that would only record 1 Channel only!!!!!

Hi guys, My work has a new AVTech AVC787D DVR CCTV secuity system. It's meant to record in MPEG4. But when you back up a recording you get a file with a .DVR file extenion, then you have to use a program call Videoplayer to convert this file to a .VSE file extension. What I need to do is to make one of this files into a DVD so my Boss can play them in a DVD player,so that she can the DVD home and watch it her DVD player. I have been looking around the net for the last week and am getting nowhere. I have used some video tools, one is telling me it's a divx file and another one is telling me it's an MPEG1 file. The only other program I can use to play the .VSE file is VLC Media Player but I have to change the file extension to MPEG but then it plays at double speed only (not helpful!), plus all the time code is missing. Is there anyone out there who can tell me how to convert these files so I can burn them onto DVD with Nero or even some other program? Thanks Sambo

Thanks for your reply. I have talked to my suppler and he has let me upgrade to a AVC787D. It is a big jump forward!!! I just got it Today so am still playing with it.

Hi all you CCTV gurus, I am in Australia and just got a AVC777W. It has 2 removable HDD bays and I would like to be able to remove 1 drive and view the last night recordings on my PC. I have tied but windows do not see any file on the drive. can any one know how to view the files? Thanks