Play DAV files in your browser
The format CCTV recorders export footage in, from Dahua and the many brands built on its recorders. Play a DAV right here, and keep it as MP4 to share.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your video starts playing the moment it opens, sized to fit your screen.
- Plays at once, sized to fit
- Play and pause • Drag the timeline
- Step frame by frame • Change the speed
- Export • Save as MP4 or MOV
About DAV
Dahua, one of the biggest makers of security cameras, saves recordings as .dav files, and so do the many brands that sell its recorders under their own names. Footage handed to police, insurers and neighbors often comes as DAV.
A DAV holds H.264 or H.265 video, often with G.711 or AAC sound, in frames of Dahua's own, with the time each was recorded.
Filepeek reads Dahua's frames with FFmpeg and lets your browser decode the picture, so H.264 plays everywhere and H.265 where your browser and device decode it. Export saves an MP4 anyone can play.
Dahua video
.dav
Format
- MIME type
- application/octet-stream
- Made by
- Dahua
Inside the file
- Video
- H.264 or H.265
- Audio
- G.711 or AAC
- Keeps
- When each frame was recorded
- Made by
- Dahua's recorders
Opens in every browser
No browser plays DAV by itself. Filepeek reads it with FFmpeg in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, and H.265 plays where the browser and the device decode it.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Questions
How do I play a DAV file without Dahua's player?
Drop it on this page or press Peek a DAV. It plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
Can I turn CCTV footage into an MP4?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as MP4, which plays on any phone or computer and can be cut to just the part you need.
Why does the picture not show?
Recordings in H.265 need a browser and device that decode it. Safari, and Chrome and Edge on most computers, do.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The video opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.