AVI repair s/w? Please?

Former user wrote on 4/25/2006, 7:22 AM

Have you tried VirtualDub?

Dave T2

Pullmanite wrote on 4/25/2006, 7:29 AM

If it's DV try the utility at this link... it has bailed me out several times before:

http://www.seriousmagic.com/downloads/DVRecoverer.zip

logiquem wrote on 4/25/2006, 7:55 AM

Scenalyser Live now has such tool and it saved my life.

Grazie wrote on 4/25/2006, 8:00 AM

Are these freebies?

Former user wrote on 4/25/2006, 8:20 AM

VirtualDub is free.

http://www.virtualdub.org/

Dave T2

TorS wrote on 4/25/2006, 8:36 AM

VirtualDub also comes in a variety called VirtualDubMod, modified by some Open Source people. Read all about at http://www.videohelp.com/ or at http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm

Tor

Tinle wrote on 4/25/2006, 10:26 AM

Logiquem,

Please expand on the feature of Scenalyser and how you used it.

I am familiar with its feature that marks "errors" and dropped frames and takes you to those locations via the "N" key, but it sounds as if you were using something else.

Grazie wrote on 4/25/2006, 10:37 AM

Results?

Virtual Dub - Nope

DVRecoverer - Nope

Both stop at the same place.

I still have 11gb of something.

Now what?

Grazie

BrianStanding wrote on 4/25/2006, 10:47 AM

Can you recapture?

I'm gathering you don't know what it is... try putting it on a Vegas timeline, save the VEGGIE. Now rename it or move it to a new folder. Reopen the VEGGIE. Does Vegas give you the option of recapturing the "missing" file?

Can you copy the file to another disk?
Have you run CheckDisk to see if there's any file structure errors?

Former user wrote on 4/25/2006, 11:41 AM

Try this

http://paul.glagla.free.fr/dvdate_en.htm

johnmeyer wrote on 4/25/2006, 12:11 PM

Grazie,

Download and install Scenalyzer. The trial is free, and while it will watermark captured video, I think you may be able to use the repair facility without having a watermark added.

Please expand on the feature of Scenalyser and how you used it.

See this thread:

Scenalyzer Features

mwkurt wrote on 4/26/2006, 4:58 AM

Hi Grazie,

You don't say what is wrong with the file but you might want to try this little application:
http://www.alexander-noe.com/video/amg/
It will fix an out of sync avi file pretty good.
Also, check out this link for one way to use it for an out of sync problem:
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1338598#1338598

Hope this helps!
Mark

Grazie wrote on 4/26/2006, 7:18 AM

Ok I recorded this "live" to PC. It was the ONE occasion I DIDN'T use a tape, as backup - oh yes!

Anyways, if I copy it and CHANGE its name, the file will play and open to about 2 mins and then it stops. I can do this WMP and I can have VD do its thing and it will open to 2mins and then stop. But I still have 11gbs - 11gbs of something, I know not what!!

So, I don't have a tape back up - twit! - It's not as if it is out of synch - I just can't get it open beyond 2 mins.

Thank you for all your brain power thus far . . any other options?

Grazie

BrianStanding wrote on 4/26/2006, 7:41 AM

What about some more general purpose file repair tools like CheckDSK, or System Mechanic or PC Tools?

Can you copy the file to another disk?

Grazie wrote on 4/26/2006, 7:48 AM

What about some more general purpose file repair tools like CheckDSK, or System Mechanic or PC Tools?

What would that do?

Can you copy the file to another disk?

Yes I did do that. Still no joy.

Grazie

johnmeyer wrote on 4/26/2006, 9:18 AM

Why haven't you tried Scenalyzer?? It takes about fifteen seconds over a fast connection. Here's the direct link to the download:

Scenalyzer Download

It is a free download, and I am 99% certain that the repair tool will work without any restrictions. If it works, you ought to buy it -- it is a fabulous utility.

Tinle wrote on 4/26/2006, 12:44 PM

John,

Please elaborate on the feature of Scenalyzer that will help him.

Grazie has said he has no tape, i.e., nothing to be captured by Scenalyzer. (Perhaps he can try printing to tape and recapturing with Scenalyzer.?)

I'm a fan of Scenalyzer and would like to hear how it might help in this case.

DGrob wrote on 4/26/2006, 2:14 PM

Grazie, have you tried looking at the file with GSpot?

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=GSpot

Darryl

BrianStanding wrote on 4/26/2006, 2:33 PM

"What about some more general purpose file repair tools like CheckDSK, or System Mechanic or PC Tools?"

"What would that do?"

I'm not sure, Grazie, I'm grasping at straws here. I'm wondering, if there's a file structure problem, bad allocation table or a bad sector on the disk, if one of these tools might help fix the problem. If you are able to copy the file to another disk, though, that would seem less likely. Couldn't hurt, though, to run CHKDSK on the hard drive.

What happens if you try to plop it on a Vegas timeline? Do you get an error while its trying to read it? Or does the error only show up when you're trying to play it from the timeline?

johnmeyer wrote on 4/26/2006, 4:22 PM

Please elaborate on the feature of Scenalyzer that will help him.

Using ScenalyzerLive build Dec 28 2005, go to File -> Tools -> Repair a Damaged AVI File.

You open the damaged file, specify a new location, and it reads and repairs the file. You don't use the capture function of Scenalyzer at all. In fact, in this latest release of Scenalyzer, many of its functions work on files that already exist, including the ability to cut and join existing files (although, of course, Vegas does this more easily).

I've had to use it, and it works. I wish Grazie would try it. I think it has the best chance of fixing his problem of any of the ideas provided so far.

Grazie wrote on 4/26/2006, 10:42 PM

John! I'm here now!!!

Been a tad busy with my Dad's 88th birthday - love him to BITZ!

Anyway, back at the coal face today gonna give SA a chance at it.

Apologies for not repsonding faster . .

Grazie

Grazie wrote on 4/26/2006, 11:47 PM

OK .. SA is rather spiffing!

However, . ..

1/- It read the first 2 mins

2/- It then took about 5 mins to climb from 5% > 6%

3/- In that time it added another single frame - which was badly broken up in as such as there were "blocks" of discernible image, very sharp but other areas of kinda grey repeated metal grid work.

4/- As it was taking a lot of time I closed it down.

Thanks John, I did try . .

Grazie

TorS wrote on 4/27/2006, 4:30 AM

Grazie,
At least, VirtualDub should let you cut out and save the parts of the file that are OK. That would be a start. This way you may find out if the bad spot is just a few frames long or more. Maybe the file is still worth something with a cut inside?

(GSpot is great, but I doubt it will report irregularities that only occurs inside a file.)
Tor

johnmeyer wrote on 4/27/2006, 10:41 AM

As it was taking a lot of time I closed it down

Don't be too impatient. Let it crank overnight.