---
name: "dubdv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdv"
version: "1.0.0-12"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dubdv"
---

# dubdv(1)

insert audio into a digital video stream

## NAME

dubdv - insert audio into a digital video stream

## SYNOPSIS

**dubdv** \[ **options** \] *audio\_inputfR \[ filename or - for stdin \]*

## DESCRIPTION

**dubdv** reads the audio from a WAV file or the OSS DSP device and overwrites the existing audio in a raw DV file or stream.

- **--version**

  show dubdv version number.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  show encoder statistics / status information.

- **-a**, **--audio-input**=*filter-name*

  Choose audio-input-filter: \[none, \>wav\<, dsp\] WAV is the default *audio\_input* format.

- **-o**, **--output**=*filter-name*

  Choose output-filter: \[\>raw\<\]

- **-t**, **--truncate**

  truncate output at end of DV input.

- **-r**, **--repeat**=*count*

  repeat the first video frame *count* times. This option does not dub audio into the repeated frame.

Help Options

- \-**?**, **--help**

  Show help message.

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message.

## SEE ALSO

[**playdv**(1)](/playdv/1.md),[**dvconnect**(1)](/dvconnect/1.md),[**encodedv**(1)](/encodedv/1.md).

## AVAILABILITY

See http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ for the latest version.

## AUTHORS

**dubdv** was written by James Bowman \<jamesb@excamera.com\> and Peter Schlaile \<udbz@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de\>.

This manual page is based on dubdv's help message and was written by Dan Dennedy \<dan@dennedy.org\>.