uyvy video format

[joshalb]

Hello everyone,
I recently recorded a video on my mac using the isight cam with the program evocam. I forgot to set the compression and it used a uyvy compression. I really need this video but I can't figure out how to play it. I have searched everywhere for a way to play the file but I can't figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Joshua

[Ai Haibara]

If you're just looking to play it, perhaps VLC or one of the various mplayer GUIs might be able to handle it.

[joshalb]

Thanks for the help. I tried both but neither seems to work.

[Ai Haibara]

Odd. As far as I've seen, both should be able to handle it. I'm not entirely sure whether VLC supports it (I haven't found a specific reference that says it does, yet), but according to this page at the mplayer site: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html ...it should. I don't know offhand whether the DivX/Xvid Quicktime components or Perian are able to decode it (I don't have any relevant videos around, to test. ).

Found this post from 2007 while I ran a quick web search for a uyvy Quicktime component, just to be sure:
http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/index.php/t16905.html
The post second from the bottom also mentions having problems with uyvy, but that VLC and mplayer seem to work for that person.