macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dvd-vrlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install dvd-vr with Homebrew, Nix
Utility to identify and extract recordings from DVD-VR files. Version 0.9.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dvd-vr.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dvd-vrnixpkgs 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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dvd-vr |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.pixelbeat.org/programs/dvd-vr/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation