I already built this some time ago when I packaged Kino. it's in the extra repo, as "libdv":
PACKAGE NAME: libdv-1.0.0-i586-4vl58.tlz
PACKAGE LOCATION: ./libs
PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 171 K
PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 590 K
PACKAGE REQUIRED: popt >= 1.7,gtk+ >= 1.2.10,glib >= 1.2.10,x11 >= 6.9.0
PACKAGE CONFLICTS:
PACKAGE SUGGESTS:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
libdv: libdv (software codec for DV video)
libdv:
libdv: The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video,
libdv: the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically
libdv: those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link)
libdv: interface. Libdv was developed according to the official
libdv: standards for DV video: IEC 61834 and SMPTE 314M.
libdv:
libdv: License: GNU Lesser General Public License
libdv: Website: http://libdv.sourceforge.net/
libdv: Authors: Erik Walthinsen & Charles 'Buck' Krasic
libdv: Packaged for Vector Linux by The Headacher
Just so you know

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