Extract text from Active WebCam videos (AWLIVE)
To convert AWLIVE videos to another format, you need Active WebCam or other Video software.
To convert other file formats to the "Surveillance Recording" file type, you need software like Active WebCam or a similar tool.
An .AWLIVE file is a proprietary video recording created by Active WebCam, a surveillance software suite developed by PY Software. These files act as the native storage container for security footage captured from USB webcams, IP cameras, and camcorders. Unlike standard video files, .AWLIVE is designed to support specific surveillance features like encryption, password protection, and synchronized motion detection data.
A common issue for users is that .AWLIVE files are a "walled garden" format. They are not recognized by standard media players like Windows Media Player, cannot be edited in software like Adobe Premiere Pro, and are unsupported by web browsers or mobile devices. This makes sharing evidence with law enforcement, insurance agents, or family members incredibly difficult without the original host software. To make the footage accessible and future-proof, users typically need to convert these files to MP4 (H.264) for universal playback or AVI for archival purposes.
Convert.Guru analyzes your AWLIVE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert AWLIVE file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use Active WebCam or similar software from the "Surveillance Video Recording" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to AWLIVE, try Active WebCam or another comparable tool in the "Surveillance Video Recording" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our AWLIVE converter.