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HVX200 P2 Data Recovery From Firewire Drive Update/Request Help
I wanted to share my experience trying to restore P2 files that were wiped out when I inadvertantly formatted my firewire drive instead of my P2 Drive Ouch! Yes that one hurt, and I’ve been trying to fix the problem ever since. I took the drive to a local tech shop where we did some tests that seemed to work on the surface. The prblem was that although the files appeared to be restored, they were actually currupted. When I tried to import the files with HDLOG and Final Cut the thumbnails would appear (BMP files) but the actual video files would play back as grass with an occasional ghost image flashing in for a split second every now and then. I still have the Firewire drive with the original files (No Directory) and I’m hoping someone out there may have another idea about how to recapture/rebuild the files. Anyone have an idea? Thanks!
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7 Replies
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Say again what do you still have? Data recovered Firewire drive or the original files on an uncorrupted drive. The problem with most data recovery methods, especially on long complex files like digital video files is that they don’t neccessarily recreate the files in their original form but rather stop at the header and often leave the rest irretrievably scrambled. Unless you’ve got a friend at CTU or the FBI you may be out of luck if the only thing you have is a data recovered hd.
Noah
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Thanks for your response…..I believe the original drive that was formatted by the camera is basically ok since the tech who did the work extracted the data, then transferred it to another drive where he rebuilt the directory. Is there a specifc program we should use to rebuild the video data? The directory rebuild seem to work with a little work around here and there, but the video was digital noise.
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Wait I’m still a bit confused. Do you have any original drive that is a-not mistakenly formatted and b- not data recovered or not?
If the answer is no, there really isn’t any consumer program that can completely rebuild corrupted data like that. You could always try something like Norton Utilities or whatever but you’re likely to wind up with the same result as the tech did. The reality is that either you will end up spending a *lot* more money having the data fully recovered and rebuilt professionally or just reshoot that footage.
Noah
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Sorry if I wasn’t clear about the drive and what is on it. It’s my understanding that the original Firewire drive I accidentally formatted is in the same condition it was in after I formatted it with the camera, therefore the directory is gone buy hopefully the files are intact? The work the tech did he say’s did not effect the original drive in any way.
I did contact “Drive Savers” and they thought they could fix it for $2500!!! I also talked with a company in New York City called Tech Serve, they charge $1000 even if the process doesn’t work, which is why I gave my local guys a shot for a couple of hundred bucks.
I may just put the drive on the shelf until a solution is found. I know it was a stupid error, but I’m shure other’s will make the same mistake as the camera becomes more popular. Thanks for your suggestions and please send any information along that could lead to a fix.
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Yep- again I’d suggest a reshoot unless whatever the footage was of is literally impossible to recreate like an building demolition or an eclipse. That vs. the costs of literally thousands of dollars in data recovery that at the end of the day carries no guarantees is the equation.
Noah
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Buy Data Rescue 2 and run it your self, it may take up to 36 hours to scan your drive but when it finishes it will show you your files. It has 11 different ways to recover your data, most tech shops don’t take the time to try every method, or know exactly how your files are going to be used. I recently had to do this, it took the computer 2 days to scan the drive 250gb and I had to try 7 different methods of recovery but it eventually got it right and now I am a happy camper!
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Bill,
You were right in assuming this would happen to someone else eventually. This is the exact problem I am having. I purchased Data Rescue 3 and I get back a large portion of the files but they are unusable.
Did you ever find a solution?
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