<p>From everything I can see, this is a proprietary format with no third party software that can open the files.  Does the software that came with camera allow you to export footage as a more compatible format?  It would be up to the manufacturer to be providing a software package that can save out a standard video format.</p>

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2014-01-21T20:37:13.983Z
2014-01-21T22:04:15.820Z
2014-01-21T22:04:15.820Z
AJ Henderson
<p>I bought a camera that I plan on using for my videos. The problem? It streams over the network, live, in a format that I've never even heard of.</p>

<p><b>.sav</b></p>

<p>I've tried everything, and I don't know how to get it to a format that something can read. What is this format, and what can read it? </p>

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2014-01-18T14:48:24.520Z
What kind of camera is it?
AJ Henderson
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2014-01-21T20:23:28.817Z
I bought a Lowes iris camera. I'm doing a production with "survailence" like footage, and I thought that rather than do editing to make it look like that, just buy a camera that does it for you.
ilarsona
<file-formats><camera>
.SAV live video?
ilarsona
# .SAV live video?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-18)

I bought a camera that I plan on using for my videos. The problem? It streams over the network, live, in a format that I've never even heard of.

**.sav**

I've tried everything, and I don't know how to get it to a format that something can read. What is this format, and what can read it?

**Tags:** file-formats, camera

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What kind of camera is it?  
> **username_0**: I bought a Lowes iris camera. I'm doing a production with "survailence" like footage, and I thought that rather than do editing to make it look like that, just buy a camera that does it for you.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-21. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

From everything I can see, this is a proprietary format with no third party software that can open the files. Does the software that came with camera allow you to export footage as a more compatible format? It would be up to the manufacturer to be providing a software package that can save out a standard video format.


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