What is a .DVR-MS file?
DVR-MS held TV recordings made by Windows Media Center.
- Did you know
- DVR-MS was how Windows Media Center saved recorded television, later replaced by WTV.
- DVR-MS wraps its recordings in Microsoft’s ASF container, with the video as MPEG-2 and the audio as MPEG-1 Layer II or Dolby Digital.
- If a broadcast was flagged as copy-protected, Windows Media Center stamped the resulting DVR-MS file with digital rights management.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect streaming manifests and video containers: HLS/DASH/Smooth Streaming/HDS manifests and playlists; pro/broadcast MXF/GXF/LXF/DV; ASF/.dvr-ms and RealMedia; DivX/F4V/Insta360/GoPro proxies/GIFV; raw elementary streams (IVF, Y4M, MPEG-1/2, H.264/H.265 SPS, AV1 OBU); MPEG program/transport and PVR/DVB recordings; Windows Recorded TV, Ogg Media, NUT; DPX/Cineon/Dahua/.yuv identified.
- Depth of analysis
- .DVR-MS is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DVR-MS file
- Drag a .DVR-MS file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.