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Corrupted MXF File – Repair Suggestions?
- Hi all, long time lurker/first time poster. We’re starting up a new project and one of our MXF clips appears to be unreadable. I checked the original camera card and the issue is still there, so I think the corruption must have occurred while filming (a second lone .RSV file also appeared, which from what I can tell only shows up when power to the camera is interrupted while filming). I used a program called Treasured (https://aeroquartet.com/movierepair/repair.en.html) to take a look at the MXF file, and it claimed there was 32 minutes of footage available with the MXF structure itself being 95% intact.
My main question is does anyone have any suggestions of legitimate/well-regarded companies or individuals that could repair this MXF file? Preferably ones that could provide a price quote before repair and also can guarantee the file will not be shared with anyone during and after repair.
Thanks everyone!
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If you don’t want to share the video with anyone, then you probably need a tool that can repair MXF files automatically, without the need to involve recovery staff. So far as I know, most of the video repair software don’t support MXF files due to their complex structure. The only tool I know that mentions MXF among supported file types is Restore.Media. But I haven’t tried it with MXF files specifically. I used the tool to recover my MP4 files, which had corrupted headers as a result of interrupted recording, and the tool managed to fix them. Might be worth trying it with MXF files as well.
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BTW, MXF containers shot on different cameras may have a slightly different structure. They also may differ by the video format. Some cameras shoot in XDCAM, others – XAVC or DNxHD. This is another reason why there are almost no automatic tools that can repair corrupted MXF files. But manual processing is the option to try. Here is a good read on the topic: https://restore.media/blog/repair-corrupt-mxf-files
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Hi! Several users are often reported about the same issue of unplayable & corruption video files. So, to repair corrupt video files, it is suggested that you must prepare yourself to handle such situations.
So, I think you must try the VLC media player to play your video. But, after doing so if you are still unable to play your video file then simply change the file extension to another video format. Hope this works for you.
For more information, you can refer to http://www.rescuedigitalmedia.com/repair-corrupt-video-files
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