- Uncompress the files from pdvcodec.zip archive, right-click on the PANADV.INF file and select Install.
- You may encounter a prompt saying: "The software you are installing for this hardware... has not passed Windows Logo testing..."; click on the Continue Anyway button.
- You should now be able to load DV-AVI Type-2 files with VirtualDub (and any other program that loads AVI files).
• Related downloads: - MainConcept DV Codec: is widely recognized as offering the best quality and rendering speed.
- Cedocida DV Codec: is an open source Video for Windows (VfW) DV-Type2-Codec.
- Adaptec DVSoft codec: is an interesting codec offered by Adaptec for encoding and decoding video in the DV format.
- Canopus DV Codec: will allow machines without DV Rex M1, DV Raptor, or RexFX cards to play Canopus DV CODEC AVI files.
- Pinnacle DV25 Codec: looks like any other software DV (DV25) codec using the standard "dvsd" FOURCC.
- Canopus DV File Converter: a free utility which lets you convert Microsoft DV .AVI files into Canopus DV .AVI files, and vice versa.