How to view/convert .IVF files using VLC Media Player

[Chris Forbes]

Hi there, I'm looking for some help with viewing and converting .IVF files using VLC Media Player if anyone can help?! I'm an absolute novice at this kinda thing!

[James Zern]

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 10:10 AM Chris Forbes <chrisf...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi there, I'm looking for some help with viewing and converting .IVF files using VLC Media Player if anyone can help?! I'm an absolute novice at this kinda thing!

vlc should be able to handle ivf files directly. If you'd like to change the container without reencoding the content you can use ffmpeg:

VP8/9 IVF files to webm:

ffmpeg -i input.ivf -c:v copy output.webm

VP9/AV1 IVF files to mp4:

ffmpeg -i input.ivf -c:v copy output.mp4