Since DVR is wrapped with multiple data streams (audio and video), it is not widely recognized by most of the media players or video editing software. If a recorded broadcast is marked as copy protected, the resultant DVR file can only be played back on the recording device. If the recorded DVR file is unprotected, it can only be played back on device running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or later Windows operating systems, hotfix 810243 for Windows XP RTM (which adds DVR-MS support to DirectShow), and on Windows Mobile 6. And even the unprotected DVR can not be edited by Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP.

To make DVR or the extended WTV file widely accepted by most media player or video editing software, we had better convert the original or extended DVR to more popular video formats including AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, VOB, ASF and more.

The following article just aims to provide a step by step guide on how to convert DVR to popular video formats; it is also available for converting the extended DVR that is WTV to various video formats

Convert DVR to AVI or WMV for playback DVR in Window Media Player, Xbox and more or edit DVR in Windows Movie Maker.
Convert DVR to MPEG (ncluding MPEG-2 and MPEG-1) or convert DVR to VOB for burn DVR to DVD or VCD
Convert DVR to MP4 for play DVR on iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, iTunes, BlackBerry, Android Phones, PS3, PSP and more.
Convert DVR to MOV for play DVR in QuickTime, Wii and more
Convert DVR to FLV for upload HD DVR to YouTube and more.
Convert DVR to DV for editing DVR in Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express.
Convert DVR to other video formats including ASF, MKV, RM, RMVB, WebM, MPG and more

Step 1 Launch the powerful DVR Converter

Free download the powerful DVR Converter - Bigasoft WTV Converter (Windows Version, Mac Version), install and launch it.

Step 2 ADD DVR file

Click "Add File" button to import your DVR file to this DVR Converter.


Step 3 Select the preferable video format

Click the drop-down button right beside "Profile" to select desired video format like MP4, AVI, and MPEG as output video format.

Step 4 Convert DVR to AVI/MPEG/MP4/WMV

Click "Convert" button to button to start the DVR to AVI, or DVR to MPEG, or DVR to MP4, DVR to WMV conversion. It will be finished with smaller file size and high output quality.
Tips

What is DVR video file?
DVR or DVR-MS (Microsoft Digital Video Recording), a proprietary video and audio file container format, used for video that has been captured from television through a digital video recorder. It allows the creation of key PVR functionality including time-shifting, live pause, and simultaneous record and playback. The DVR format was introduced in the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition and is being replaced with the WTV format.

Resources

DVR Converter - Convert DVR to AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV on Windows or Mac

flv converter mac is a multiple function software. With the Mac FLV converter you can either convert FLV to AVI, MPEG, WMV, MPG, MP4, 3GP, XviD, DivX, DAT, MOV, MP3, WMA, OGG, etc. Or convert them to FLV FlashVideo format.Moreover, you can customize various options to make the software easiest for your demand.
FLV Converter for Mac (PSP, iPod, MP4, Apple TV ) works fast and does not reduce the quality of movie.

Bigasoft WTV Converter also can convert SD or HD WTV video files to various video formats with smaller file size and high quality: at http://www.bigasoft.com/articles/how-to ... v-mpg.html

Convert WTV to AVI or WTV to WMV to playback on Windows Media Player, Xbox 360, Microsoft Zune, Pocket PC, Dell Axim, HP iPaq, etc
Convert WTV to MP4 (MPEG-4) to playback on iPod, iPhone, Android Phone, Archos AV500, BlackBerry, Archos AV700, Archos Gmini402, iRiver PMP-100, Creative Zen, Vision, Zune and so on
Convert WTV to MPG (MPEG-1) to import to PowerPoint presentation for Windows or Mac
Convert WTV to MOV to import to QuickTime, iTunes, iMovie, Final Cut Pro and more
Convert WTV to MKV to playback HD on WDTV Media Player
Convert WTV to 3GPP to playback on Nokia and other mobile phone
Convert WTV to WebM, MPEG-2, DivX, Xvid , 3GP, FLV, F4V, ASF, H.264, RM, VP8, MOD, TOD, MTS, TS, 720p, 1080p, HD videos and more