Extract text from CCTV recordings (DVS)
To convert DVS recordings to another format, you need DVTel DVS Player or other Video software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Surveillance Video" file type, you need software like DVTel DVS Player or a similar tool.
The .DVS file is a proprietary digital surveillance video format used by CCTV and DVR systems, notably those manufactured by Honeywell or utilizing the DVTel DVS Player. These files store raw video footage captured by security cameras, often containing multiplexed streams from multiple camera feeds and embedded timestamp data.
The main disadvantage of the .DVS format is its closed, proprietary nature. Security manufacturers design these formats to prevent tampering and ensure a legal chain of custody, but this makes the files notoriously difficult to open on standard computers. Users often discover that native media players like Windows Media Player or macOS QuickTime cannot play them. Sharing evidence with law enforcement or legal teams usually requires bundling the specific, proprietary player software alongside the video file.
Converting .DVS to standard video formats like MP4 or AVI is highly recommended for broad playback and sharing, though you may lose embedded security watermarks or metadata overlays during the conversion.
This file format is difficult to open or convert because the video data is often wrapped in a non-standard container or encrypted. Standard online converters fail to process it. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, you can drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format (like a standard H.264 stream), viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DVS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted DSV, MP4, VOB and MXF files.
If you want to convert DVS file to MP4, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC or APE, you can use DVTel DVS Player or similar software from the "Security Camera Video Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to DVS, try DVTel DVS Player or another comparable tool in the "Security Camera Video Storage" 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 DVS converter.