# DV encoder

Media Blocks SDK .Net

DV (Digital Video): A format for storing digital video introduced in the 1990s, primarily used in consumer digital camcorders. DV employs intra-frame compression to deliver high-quality video on digital tapes, making it suitable for home videos as well as semi-professional productions.

# Block info

Name: DVEncoderBlock.

Pin direction	Media type	Pins count
Input	Uncompressed video	1
Output	video/x-dv	1

# The sample pipeline

graph LR;
    UniversalSourceBlock-->DVEncoderBlock;
    DVEncoderBlock-->AVISinkBlock;

# Sample code

var pipeline = new MediaBlocksPipeline();

var filename = "test.mp4";
var fileSource = new UniversalSourceBlock(await UniversalSourceSettings.CreateAsync(new Uri(filename)));

var videoEncoderBlock = new DVEncoderBlock(new DVVideoEncoderSettings());
pipeline.Connect(fileSource.VideoOutput, videoEncoderBlock.Input);

var sinkBlock = new AVISinkBlock(new AVISinkSettings(@"output.avi"));
pipeline.Connect(videoEncoderBlock.Output, sinkBlock.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Video));

await pipeline.StartAsync();

# Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.