Corrupted AVI help.

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thorz

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Hi m8s

I have a DVD-RW that has some AVI files. The disk started to have problems and I decided to transfer the files before it was too late, but one of them was impossible to copy. I have used Isobuster and Arrowkey CD/DVD inpector and I have the file now on my hard disk. Both programs reported different fails but Inspector did a better job in my opinion because the after trying to play the file with BSplayer I got "corrupted video file, seeking will be slow" message in the one extracted using Isobuster but the one from Inspector plays well. I am still concerned about the fails that this video file still can have and like to know if it is possible to find a program that can diagnose a video file and repair it in case that it is damaged. Do you know something good that can do this?

Thank you.
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Since an AVI has no CRC checking internally, if there is data missing nothing can ever replace it. You can cut out the bad data, just cant replace it. This is a good lesson learnt for using good media in the first place for backing up imortant/irreplacable files.
 
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thorz

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Thanks Chickenman: What about some programs like ASF-AVI-RM-WMV Repair that claim to repair video files? Is this of any good? I understand that what is lost is lost, but sometimes the parts damaged are very small and just fixing the file (avi or mpg) for it play smooth again is enough, but this process can be a pain in the butt if done manually and the file has several points that are damaged, or if these damaged parts are very small. Having to play the hole file for fixing it is not what I call a short repair process, that is why maybe these programs that do the thing automatic can be very handy. What is your experience with these?

I agree with you about the media. When I recorded this stuff I was really a newbie in DVDR, it was more than a year ago when I got my first burner. Now I try to get only good media for feeding my LDW811s.
 
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ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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There are 2 programs I have used to repair AVIs. DivFix, it tends to fix header problems better than repair. DivXRepair can do a good job of repairing. But I find re-encoding them in Nandub or VirtualDUBMod does the best job. If the problem is in the Audio (more than often it is), then the first 2 progs I mentioned will do nothing.
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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If its DivX I tend to re-encode to Xvid (its a lot quicker !) I just set Compression to Xvid and use an Bitrate a bit higher than the origian AVI had. If its an audio problem, I tend to convert it to WAV (PCM - No compression). Then hit Save AVI.
 
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