Hey Everyone! LINKS are UPDATED* 😎❤ I'm so happy to hear the stories of how this video has saved some people's heartache over potentially losing important content. So far there have been comments about people reviving all kinds of videos whether it be personal home movies, weddings, funerals, or memorials. Even things like TV shows, client projects, and pilot episodes have been brought back using this method. Apparently, it works with other video file types outside of .mp4 as well. I do plan to make an updated version of this video in the coming months to make this process even simpler to digest. I appreciate all of the positive comments and LOVE to hear about those who are able to bring back their videos! *Much love to you all!*
Hello, please I need help I just watched the video, but the problem is the file don't have anyone that is playing. I literally copied them to a drive after recording and they all couldn't play, please any advice on what I can do?
@@spechez212hello, do the files have data? If so what device did you record with? The device has to be capable of making videos that do work at some point.
I need help. It say that result.h264: No such file or directory. Is it because the video in the new h265? I got it working, how do you get the audio on the video back on it?
i was recording my Metro Exodus session, on hardest difficulty, and at the final section of the game. My computer hard blue screen crashed and my recording got corrupted, i followed the advice in this video, i got the video restored. Thanks a lot, this is really good advice
I had just finished recording a two-hour project when my PC crashed literally as I was moving the mouse to stop the recording. I legit cried over my lost work until I pulled myself together and found this amazingly helpful guide. I followed your steps and it didn't quite work the first time so I actually had to learn how to use the program options but I was able to recover my entire video. It's a little shaky here and there but it is significantly better than redoing my entire project just to record again. Thank you so, so much! I've also learned my lesson to not record in MP4 format anymore... 😒
Step 8 creates a h264 file of about the same size (good progress)... And in the instruction the command gives me, I had to replace "corrupted file" with 'bad.mp4". Then step 9 gives me a huge list of mistakes and creates an mp4 file of 0Kb. I renamed the h264 file "result-repaired" and used the command "ffmpeg -i result-repaired.h264 -c copy result-repaired.mp4 " And it worked :)
You freakin' LEGEND! I just saved a 2.5 Gb recording of a playthrough thank you soooooo much! n.b. for those struggling please note a lot of those command switches are actually DOUBLE hyphens - - (no space though) not just - which tripped me up for 10 minutes.
I was recording a class, and suddenly my computer stucked, and the record got broken. I searched, as you said, a lot of tools but didn't work or had to pay. You saved me man! Love you! A real hero! Greetings from México!
JESUS!! THANK YOU JESUS AND THANKS TO THIS CHANNEL...SERIOUSLY...I WAS CRYING BECAUSE WAS RECORDING A CHRISTMAS EVENT AND MY BATTERY SUDDENLY FINISH AND THE FILE BECAME CORRUPTED.....I FOLLOWED THE STEPS AND MY FILE IS RECOVERED NOW......DONT TRY ANY SOFTWARE AND WASTE UR MONEY....SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE BEST METHOD!! THANK YOUUUUU.....!!!!!!!
Sweet video. By the way, Step 1 -- if you want to get the zip folder instead of the *.exe file, click the link below the green download button, it reads: "please click here to download the software without the installer." -- that way you get the zip file.
Thank you from UK. My litter robot has been broken for 2 months until i saw this video. Whisker/robot shop were no help and wanted to charge me an absolute fortune for shipping new parts 👍
Thank you for the walkthrough. Although it didn't recover my videos it confirmed that my videos are beyond repair. You have an awesome content with a great following. I have come to terms with my lost footage and I believe it is gone for good. Everything happens for a reason and thanks for helping so many with your videos.
This video is a life saver. I lost 23 minutes of the start of an event I recorded. My battery suddenly just gave out (sony a6500). I quickly pulled out my backup camera and recorded the rest of the night. Then next day I check the SD card. Clips 1 through 14 were good but I was missing clip 15. I used a software called “Wondershare” and recovered the missing file. The resulting file was corrupt and would not play. I followed these instructions step by step and the resulting file was a perfect MOV with audio. Thank you so much!!!
I really avoided any method that involved downloading stuff (because I'm hyper cautious of not downloading any virus), but, as I wasn't able to fix it on my own and your video seemed the most legit to me, I followed your tutorial and now I want to thank you, mate. It really made short work of the problem that I couldn't fix in hours. You saved me and many others, from what I'm seeing in the comment. Well done 🤝
This was the perfect solution for me - had five files, mainly short, and one was 4.5Gb and 25 mins duration recording our group at the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - it was corrupted. The re-encoding using a known working video was perfect - thanks for posting these very clear instructions.
My screen record mp4 file was corrupted due to low battery my lap switch off immediately... . I was using OBS Studio app for screen recording. The Mp4 was very imp for me. I followed same steps and I recovered my MP4 file. Thank a lot
I cannot thank you enough for your thorough explanation and coverage on this recovery -- I thought for SURE I had lost my screen recording of my artwork -- almost 2 hours of footage -- due to an unprecedented computer crash. Of ALL of the times for it to cease functioning, it was THE SECOND I WAS ABOUT TO SAVE MY VIDEO. I've learned my lesson and I won't be recording with MP4 for OBS ever again -- but thanks to you and this fix, I managed to recover my video. I truly cannot thank you enough -- I can breathe easy!! (Worth noting that the time it took to process everything on my end was significantly longer than yours since my recording was so long -- I thought it didn't work at first since it took so much longer, but with a bit of patience it eventually recovered everything!!)
This is really good! This happened to me a long time ago and I remember searching forever to find a solution. I remember not finding any good free solutions either! Great vid.
Worked like a Charm! My videos were recorded in 4K - around 50 GB - Almost an hour-long. TIP: At first I tried using as a "Good" file a 1 GB 4K VIDEO FILE but it didn't work. IN the SECOND attempt, I used a 22 GB 4K VIDEO and it worked. For smoother video, I used WINAVI Converter. The problem was it downside to 2K video and with black bars on top and bottom so it turned out to be a 1080p res video but its better than nothing
Thank you so much! I ran out of battery life while recording the finals of one of my kids soccer tournaments. Was so bummed that I wouldn't be able to share the video with the rest of the team. Your instructions were easy to follow and saved the day for me!
oh my god THANK YOU! it worked but i had to change the last command from this: ffmpeg.exe -r 30.000 -i result.h264 -i result.aac -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -c:v copy -c:a copy result.mp4 to this: ffmpeg.exe -r 30.000 -i result.h264 -c:v copy result.mp4 it was a lucky guess but i thought id share in case anyone was having the same problem as me
Hmm thanks, i prefer the result from this one more. The recovery from the line the command prompt gave me is very stuttering when trying to skip through different parts. The audio is only there at the start unfortunately. The one you provided is much smoother, but lacks audio, however the less stuttery playback is preferred to a tiny bit of audio at the start.
You Absolute legend!!!! I was recording a funeral for relatives who couldn't be there due to covid when the battery went flat and corrupted the file. THANK YOU SIR!!!!!
Stas Tatarin 1 week ago (edited) Hey guys, for those who can't find the "bin" directory, or can't find where to download FFmpeg: The legacy link from the guide description is outdated. You need to download FFmpeg version 3.4.1 for this guide to work as in the video. This version can be download from this page: www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg/old-versions Specifically, here are direct links for the appropriate packages: www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-3.4.1-win32-static.zip www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-3.4.1-win64-static.zip If you're not sure which version of Windows you have (64 or 32 bit), then download the win32 package, which should work regardless.
This has worked for me. thanks so much!! I lost the final part of a gig I'd recorded for our band. After a few attempts and nearly abandoning it as lost. I've got it back!
Man you are genius and life saver, I truly appreciate this work, many of the paid site wont recover the file, but your method just cracked it. Thank you thank you
I was extremely happy to see my mp4 actually give me a video, however was quickly a bit saddened to see my videos speed constantly fluctuate. It's constantly speeding up and slowing down, and the audio is completely broken too. I might still find a use for the footage as is but If anyone here knows how to fix this problem, please tell me. (I believe the source of the problem might be because I record in variable bitrate).
Pim I actually managed to get my mp4 fully recovered with all 3 audio streams by using the alternative paid method (in description). Sadly enough though it’s not really worth the price as I paid 20 dollars for about 20 minutes of footage.
I have the same problem :/ I tried several method and this is the only one that got me close. I tried VLC and the 'doubling the length, then use grauonline.de' method. VLC didn't even play the video while grauonline turned the 30min video in to 9 seconds with horrible audio. I pretty much given up hope. Wondershare's Video recovering worked flawlessly, at least the 30 second preview. I was tempted to buy it but I'm not a youtuber and have no intention of using the program actively so it felt like a expensive waste. Especially since the video isn't important and can be re-filmed if absolutely necessary. The video I'm trying to recover can do without sound, and the speed can be fixed in editing, so I don't mind. But there seem to be a visual glitch in replaying right at the middle which doomed the video. I decided to run it on VLC and hope to play the broken-but-less-so-video on a famously can-play-anything video player. And that helped a lot. The player didn't freeze up and played just fine, albeit sometimes fast forwarded and no audio for 60% of the video, all of which I'm willing to accept. I am desperate enough to recover something usable. Re-filming would more effort than I would like, but the content itself isn't worth paying some 30-50 bucks(depending on subscription length) for recovery.
It works! Thank You and you save my video file! I have similar situation. When I recording a long video, my Sony camcorder screen flash battery empty for a few minutes already. I stopped the recording and the screen indicated stop and within 1 second I swapped the battery. I found out later that it can still write to the SD card for 5 to 6 seconds from the buffer after I stopped the recording. The 10.8GB could not play at any player. I followed the instructions carefully. Step 8 and 9 took me almost 1 hour each and not as fast as the video. After the 2 hours processing line by line, the Result video works and no loss in quality and the audio is great. I think this method is the best for MP4 video recovering. Those software cost $80 and may not even work according to many reviews.
OMG, thank you!! Another success story here from me. Battery died on my drone and killed the last 5 minutes of my footage. Was sceptical but ran it exactly like instructed and I got my bad file back! Saved me a load of money!
www.afterdawn.com/software/general/download_splash.cfm/recover_mp4 MAKE SURE TO CLICK IN THE BLUE AREA WHERE THEY DISCLAIM "The download is bundled with sponsored offers to cover some of the costs of maintaining our download servers. If you prefer a non-installer version, please click here to download the software without the installer." iT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. Their practices are quite slimy, but still make the original available without all the malware/adware.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! I shoot wedding for a living and the bride and groom read letters to each other and the brides file was corrupt but showing 2.5Gb like you mentioned so I tried the wondershare repair, the vlc convert, and bulkfilechanger. All FAILS!!! I could not believe my eyes when the file opened and I could see the bride speaking again. I wish I could show the before and after! GOATTTT
I did a silly and turned off my xbox and unplugged the usb drive while forgetting I had a video recording, so I didn't stop it properly. I tried this, and while the audio is now a bit glitchy, the video is usable, thanks bro :D
You just saved one of the most important clips from wedding last night... My battery just died with 20% and corrupted a file with the bride saying her vows. Ty so much for this video. And a hug from Brazil!!!
This was a big help for meee! I have filmed at least 20+ of video files back then and it was all corrupted because of bad SD card that I had before and then I just had to go on with life without recovering every single of it. Now I can totally prevent these unfortunate situations.
for those struggling on CMD this is what to do, if your drive is a C:. first line) C: second line: cd [and now copy paste the address of your bin file]
Abdo Saleh try this software for anyone struggling, i used this software its free and worked! however, the first time i tried it, and when it asked me for a second reference file, i chose a much smaller one, and it completely worked (after it failed with a larger reference file).. link is below: www.risingresearch.com/en/dvr/
@@inityo Yeah but still ... The moment I choose the file I can only select repair and when I start It creates an mp4 file with 0 kb size without asking for reference.
I've used another method in the past to recover a corrupt data file from when my camera decided to lie to me about battery life. But this one was probably the most simple. going to save this video and keep all the installs and my notes for CMD prompts and such for future use just incase. Thanks, man.
unfortunately this didn't work for me, I got following error messages: Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid argument Number of bands (58) exceeds limit (49). invalid band type
100% worked, kind of sceptical at the beginning, but after watching the whole step by step gave it a go. Recovered 4 videos that had some sort of data (MB and even GB) but didn´t allow to play. Pretty simple, repetitive Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v to quickly recover the videos. THANKS!
Great help. Took me a while but managed to pull it off. Ended with a separate audio file and a h264 video file which would not open in Premiere 5.5 - though I was able to convert it using VLC media player to an MPEG file (MPG)
FFmpeg download that your video shows in step 2, does not match with the files available through the link. Says download Source code. I am not sure how to proceed with that file. After downloading there's no app on my computer to open the source code. Please help, I am quite hopeful after watching this video.
This indeed did still work. While I wasn't able to get the audio, I was able to get the video files. I did see an audio file generated but it wasn't playing . Regardless, this method ended up working.
This didnt work for me when i put in the last command. It said things like missing picture in access unit with size 56, no frame, could not find codec parameters for stream 0, format aac detected only with low score of 1, misdetection possible, and more
Try to change it adding parameter --avcidrmax 2CE107 and/or --avcxmax E6619 they said this to me and the step after said what ou said ... no frame blabla .. only got a video like paranoma .. a photo each 2 min ... something like that
Sony a6400 , battery died , video corrupted , no database file created. THANK YOU SO MUCH . IT LITERALLY HELPED US RECOVER THE FILE. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
Step 7 just keeps telling me in Command Prompt that "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." What's the dealio? ? I followed every step, but to no avail. Only I couldn't change the directory, because C: is the only directory I have, since I only have one M.2 drive.
*_"Only I couldn't change the directory, because C: is the only directory I have, since I only have one M.2 drive."_* - You need to be in the right directory. "Directory" just means "folder". "C:" is not a directory; that's a drive. Did you copy/paste the directory path from the Explorer window as shown? (Step 6)
@@heroboomstudios1042 thank you for your help. I have made it to step 8, but my cmd prompt states that "The entire file is filled by 00 byte!" Are my files gone for good?
Thanks to you, I was able to recover the file of a guy attempting to beat another guy with a claw hammer, just before the other guy almost ran me over. You deserve way more than the meager number of thumbs up you've received. Dude, thank you.
6:46 at this part my location is in C but that doesn’t work, I typed in D: and worked, but when it gets to the cd part nothing happens SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IM LOSING HAIR
c: to change drive to c Already in c? type cd C:\Users\TAQX\Desktop\ffmpeg-3.4.1-win32-static\bin or wherever your folder is that he says to paste at 06:20
Want to thank you again for uploading the most useful video on UA-cam. I am back once again to recover another file. Pretty sure it's my 10th one. I just keep a copy of the required files on my desktop so it only takes me about 10 minutes from start to finish now.
any suggestion on being only able to recover 26% of the original corrupted file? It doesn't look like you answer many questions here, but on a chance you may, I'll ask anyway. Super helpful so far with a little trouble in step 6 like a lot of people. The addition of cd (change destination) was not real clear in the video and this of course was key. Help me and I'll help you. I have a decently sized audience and us video creators need this kind of information as it is bound to happen sooner or later. Thank you for considering. I've even tried the newer downloads you have listed in the description and I still get the same result. The original file is about 2.5 hours and almost 4G, and I was able to recover about 1G and about 25 minutes some additional incentive, help me recover this and I'll give you $100 in your patreon account (time sensitive, I'm working on this with a 3rd party as well)
What a fantastic and detailed video. I had a ten minute video which was not all that important which had not been finalised. It wasn't worth spending money on but as a senior citizen time is free. I worked my way through it, with a few spelling and syntax errors but recovered the video many thanks for your time and effort. BTW, your hair looked like mine did before my wife gave me a "lockdown haircut". Went from lots to about a quarter of an inch.
My Command Prompt doesn't let me change my directory in C: which is where my bin is located. Do you have any tips on how to resolve this? I really need this thank you :))
This video is really worked, no kidding, thank you very much Reality Check VR, you are truly saving files hero, I almost lost my important flying drone data if I didn't saw your video. For other couldn't do it, make sure you check every single letter in the file "bad.mp4" and "good.mp4" ( there is no "spacing" after "good" or "bad" word )and at the end if your computer doesn't show like his Adminstrator: Command Prompt, just do exactly like him. Hope you guys success like me and save your own money:)))))
The recover_mp4 downloads all refer to restore.media/en, which is a paid software. Can you please give a direct download via something convenient like dropbox? It would help a ton.
My PC got unplugged while I was recording something precious. So I was left with some "unfinished business". You have been my saviour today, many thanks!
Hey man I know this is so random but you are one of the people that says it worked and it didn't for me, so do you mind if I email you a corrupted mp4 and you fix it then email it back.. its a 1.9 gb bike video
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for making this video. A few nights ago I was recording a 3 hour gaming stream, when my HDD space ran out mid-recording resulting in a corrupted mp4 file. With this video / procedure, I was able to resurrect the lost video footage (audio was garbled)... which enabled me to do a voiceover and release my lost footage. Thank you very much! I'm grateful for this
@@Piriboi Thanks, I passed step 2 then, stuck at step 6 AGAIN. The first line of administrator Command Prompt shows C; WINDOWS system32> what should I type next? cd?
@@fromyoutojapan4448 Sorry Im not that active on youtube comments. If you still have the problem. should be cd and a space, after that post the location of the files like shown on video.
When I try using the afterdawn link in the description that you gave as step 1, the recover_mp4 is downloading as a .exe file and not as a WinRAR file, what is going on?
Hey Everyone! LINKS are UPDATED* 😎❤ I'm so happy to hear the stories of how this video has saved some people's heartache over potentially losing important content. So far there have been comments about people reviving all kinds of videos whether it be personal home movies, weddings, funerals, or memorials. Even things like TV shows, client projects, and pilot episodes have been brought back using this method. Apparently, it works with other video file types outside of .mp4 as well. I do plan to make an updated version of this video in the coming months to make this process even simpler to digest. I appreciate all of the positive comments and LOVE to hear about those who are able to bring back their videos! *Much love to you all!*
Hello, please I need help I just watched the video, but the problem is the file don't have anyone that is playing. I literally copied them to a drive after recording and they all couldn't play, please any advice on what I can do?
@@spechez212hello, do the files have data? If so what device did you record with? The device has to be capable of making videos that do work at some point.
@@RealityCheckVR the file are showing the data 500MB plus and the camera I used to record them was a canon d1300.
I need help. It say that result.h264: No such file or directory. Is it because the video in the new h265?
I got it working, how do you get the audio on the video back on it?
Do you know if this will work for a mac?
i was recording my Metro Exodus session, on hardest difficulty, and at the final section of the game. My computer hard blue screen crashed and my recording got corrupted, i followed the advice in this video, i got the video restored. Thanks a lot, this is really good advice
Tried several methods... and finally found working one! Thank you for saving my footage from crashed drone! God bless you! Cheers from Poland!
I had just finished recording a two-hour project when my PC crashed literally as I was moving the mouse to stop the recording. I legit cried over my lost work until I pulled myself together and found this amazingly helpful guide. I followed your steps and it didn't quite work the first time so I actually had to learn how to use the program options but I was able to recover my entire video. It's a little shaky here and there but it is significantly better than redoing my entire project just to record again. Thank you so, so much! I've also learned my lesson to not record in MP4 format anymore... 😒
Thanks man light bless you
5 years later and you're still saving lives! thank you brother
hug it out bradda)
I cant thank you enough you are a hero... Saved 2 hours of a very important interview
Step 8 creates a h264 file of about the same size (good progress)... And in the instruction the command gives me, I had to replace "corrupted file" with 'bad.mp4". Then step 9 gives me a huge list of mistakes and creates an mp4 file of 0Kb. I renamed the h264 file "result-repaired" and used the command "ffmpeg -i result-repaired.h264 -c copy result-repaired.mp4
" And it worked :)
2:59 classic expired winrar still working
gotta love it 😂
Battling for ages to fix a video. Didn't want to spend the money. This worked. And for free!! Awesome!!!
You freakin' LEGEND! I just saved a 2.5 Gb recording of a playthrough thank you soooooo much! n.b. for those struggling please note a lot of those command switches are actually DOUBLE hyphens - - (no space though) not just - which tripped me up for 10 minutes.
I was recording a class, and suddenly my computer stucked, and the record got broken.
I searched, as you said, a lot of tools but didn't work or had to pay.
You saved me man! Love you! A real hero!
Greetings from México!
I've never said this before but.... I LOVE THIS MAN. 30 minute interview on Sony A7iii recovered. Dude you are awesome!
Did you battery die mid recording? I use the A7iii and that was my issue.
@@OaklynMediaLLC was it a rsv file ?
@@jbdl75 no .mp4
JESUS!! THANK YOU JESUS AND THANKS TO THIS CHANNEL...SERIOUSLY...I WAS CRYING BECAUSE WAS RECORDING A CHRISTMAS EVENT AND MY BATTERY SUDDENLY FINISH AND THE FILE BECAME CORRUPTED.....I FOLLOWED THE STEPS AND MY FILE IS RECOVERED NOW......DONT TRY ANY SOFTWARE AND WASTE UR MONEY....SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE BEST METHOD!! THANK YOUUUUU.....!!!!!!!
WOO WOO!! 🙌 Glad to hear it worked out for you! 💖 Hope you have a great 2022!
Sweet video. By the way, Step 1 -- if you want to get the zip folder instead of the *.exe file, click the link below the green download button, it reads: "please click here to download the software without the installer." -- that way you get the zip file.
Thank you from UK. My litter robot has been broken for 2 months until i saw this video. Whisker/robot shop were no help and wanted to charge me an absolute fortune for shipping new parts 👍
Thank you for the walkthrough. Although it didn't recover my videos it confirmed that my videos are beyond repair. You have an awesome content with a great following. I have come to terms with my lost footage and I believe it is gone for good. Everything happens for a reason and thanks for helping so many with your videos.
This video is a life saver. I lost 23 minutes of the start of an event I recorded. My battery suddenly just gave out (sony a6500). I quickly pulled out my backup camera and recorded the rest of the night. Then next day I check the SD card. Clips 1 through 14 were good but I was missing clip 15. I used a software called “Wondershare” and recovered the missing file. The resulting file was corrupt and would not play. I followed these instructions step by step and the resulting file was a perfect MOV with audio. Thank you so much!!!
THANK U SO MUCH BRO! U SAVED MY WORK AND I'M SO HAPPY TO RECOVER MY WEDDING VIDEO!!!!
Thats AWESOME! so glad I could help out)
I really avoided any method that involved downloading stuff (because I'm hyper cautious of not downloading any virus), but, as I wasn't able to fix it on my own and your video seemed the most legit to me, I followed your tutorial and now I want to thank you, mate. It really made short work of the problem that I couldn't fix in hours. You saved me and many others, from what I'm seeing in the comment. Well done 🤝
OMG it worked. I got my client promised drone footage. Thank you so much!
Very Cool! Now that will be 1 Bajillion Dollards PLEEEZE 😜 haha truly glad I could help out)
6 years later and your content is still saving life out here.
Thank you so much, bro
KUDDOS! THIS GUY IS LEGIT! I recovered 2 GB of my Livestream from OBS
This was the perfect solution for me - had five files, mainly short, and one was 4.5Gb and 25 mins duration recording our group at the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - it was corrupted. The re-encoding using a known working video was perfect - thanks for posting these very clear instructions.
worked for obs! thank you!!!
it didnt work for my obs recording
My screen record mp4 file was corrupted due to low battery my lap switch off immediately... . I was using OBS Studio app for screen recording. The Mp4 was very imp for me. I followed same steps and I recovered my MP4 file. Thank a lot
Thank you!! Recovered my drone footage of an abandoned minigolf course i really wanted
Very cool! 👏Glad you found the video useful))
I cannot thank you enough for your thorough explanation and coverage on this recovery -- I thought for SURE I had lost my screen recording of my artwork -- almost 2 hours of footage -- due to an unprecedented computer crash. Of ALL of the times for it to cease functioning, it was THE SECOND I WAS ABOUT TO SAVE MY VIDEO.
I've learned my lesson and I won't be recording with MP4 for OBS ever again -- but thanks to you and this fix, I managed to recover my video. I truly cannot thank you enough -- I can breathe easy!!
(Worth noting that the time it took to process everything on my end was significantly longer than yours since my recording was so long -- I thought it didn't work at first since it took so much longer, but with a bit of patience it eventually recovered everything!!)
so Mkv is the way to go?
@@DevGabe405 yes
@@redtro8678 si papi
This is really good! This happened to me a long time ago and I remember searching forever to find a solution. I remember not finding any good free solutions either! Great vid.
Worked like a Charm! My videos were recorded in 4K - around 50 GB - Almost an hour-long. TIP: At first I tried using as a "Good" file a 1 GB 4K VIDEO FILE but it didn't work. IN the SECOND attempt, I used a 22 GB 4K VIDEO and it worked. For smoother video, I used WINAVI Converter. The problem was it downside to 2K video and with black bars on top and bottom so it turned out to be a 1080p res video but its better than nothing
this acually works, im all on like not trying to get malware and stuff but this acually saved me, thankyou
Glad it could be useful!!) 😁
Thank you so much! I ran out of battery life while recording the finals of one of my kids soccer tournaments. Was so bummed that I wouldn't be able to share the video with the rest of the team. Your instructions were easy to follow and saved the day for me!
oh my god THANK YOU! it worked but i had to change the last command from
this: ffmpeg.exe -r 30.000 -i result.h264 -i result.aac -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -c:v copy -c:a copy result.mp4
to this: ffmpeg.exe -r 30.000 -i result.h264 -c:v copy result.mp4
it was a lucky guess but i thought id share in case anyone was having the same problem as me
thanks mate!
Hmm thanks, i prefer the result from this one more. The recovery from the line the command prompt gave me is very stuttering when trying to skip through different parts. The audio is only there at the start unfortunately.
The one you provided is much smoother, but lacks audio, however the less stuttery playback is preferred to a tiny bit of audio at the start.
It works for me with your command. Thank you!
You Absolute legend!!!! I was recording a funeral for relatives who couldn't be there due to covid when the battery went flat and corrupted the file. THANK YOU SIR!!!!!
Stas Tatarin
1 week ago (edited)
Hey guys, for those who can't find the "bin" directory, or can't find where to download FFmpeg:
The legacy link from the guide description is outdated.
You need to download FFmpeg version 3.4.1 for this guide to work as in the video.
This version can be download from this page: www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg/old-versions
Specifically, here are direct links for the appropriate packages:
www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-3.4.1-win32-static.zip
www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-3.4.1-win64-static.zip
If you're not sure which version of Windows you have (64 or 32 bit), then download the win32 package, which should work regardless.
This has worked for me. thanks so much!! I lost the final part of a gig I'd recorded for our band. After a few attempts and nearly abandoning it as lost. I've got it back!
Thank you! :) It worked perfectly
Schön dich hier zu sehen LULW Bei mir gibt es bei der ffmeg leider kein bin-Ordner. Hast du eine Idee?
WAS MACHST DU HIER😂😂
@@elevate8212 Was wohl? Sein Video war beschädigt und er wollte es reparieren.
@@nervichs ach echt? Das war halt nur random ihn hier zu sehen😂
Man you are genius and life saver, I truly appreciate this work, many of the paid site wont recover the file, but your method just cracked it. Thank you thank you
I was extremely happy to see my mp4 actually give me a video, however was quickly a bit saddened to see my videos speed constantly fluctuate. It's constantly speeding up and slowing down, and the audio is completely broken too.
I might still find a use for the footage as is but If anyone here knows how to fix this problem, please tell me. (I believe the source of the problem might be because I record in variable bitrate).
I have the same problem. The original file was over 3GB and now it's only 2GB
Pim I actually managed to get my mp4 fully recovered with all 3 audio streams by using the alternative paid method (in description). Sadly enough though it’s not really worth the price as I paid 20 dollars for about 20 minutes of footage.
I have the same problem :/
I tried several method and this is the only one that got me close. I tried VLC and the 'doubling the length, then use grauonline.de' method. VLC didn't even play the video while grauonline turned the 30min video in to 9 seconds with horrible audio.
I pretty much given up hope. Wondershare's Video recovering worked flawlessly, at least the 30 second preview. I was tempted to buy it but I'm not a youtuber and have no intention of using the program actively so it felt like a expensive waste. Especially since the video isn't important and can be re-filmed if absolutely necessary.
The video I'm trying to recover can do without sound, and the speed can be fixed in editing, so I don't mind. But there seem to be a visual glitch in replaying right at the middle which doomed the video.
I decided to run it on VLC and hope to play the broken-but-less-so-video on a famously can-play-anything video player.
And that helped a lot. The player didn't freeze up and played just fine, albeit sometimes fast forwarded and no audio for 60% of the video, all of which I'm willing to accept. I am desperate enough to recover something usable. Re-filming would more effort than I would like, but the content itself isn't worth paying some 30-50 bucks(depending on subscription length) for recovery.
three years down the line feel this video is still very helpful and it works perfectly
DUDE U A HERO, u just save my 4 hours screen recording
What software do you use for screen recording and does it record audio too?
@@knockknock8965 Mi screen recorder....it records system sound, mic sound .
It works! Thank You and you save my video file!
I have similar situation. When I recording a long video, my Sony camcorder screen flash battery empty for a few minutes already. I stopped the recording and the screen indicated stop and within 1 second I swapped the battery. I found out later that it can still write to the SD card for 5 to 6 seconds from the buffer after I stopped the recording. The 10.8GB could not play at any player. I followed the instructions carefully. Step 8 and 9 took me almost 1 hour each and not as fast as the video. After the 2 hours processing line by line, the Result video works and no loss in quality and the audio is great. I think this method is the best for MP4 video recovering. Those software cost $80 and may not even work according to many reviews.
Happy it worked for you!!! 🙌
3 years later, still saving lives. Thank you so much mate
You're very welcome! ❤
This is amazing! Rescued 14 hours worth of corrupted footage thanks to you, can't thank you enough
how long did the cmd take to do so?
@@TokenYT was pretty lengthy, can’t remember exactly. I just left it running while I went to do other stuff. It’s very worth it though!
OMG, thank you!! Another success story here from me. Battery died on my drone and killed the last 5 minutes of my footage. Was sceptical but ran it exactly like instructed and I got my bad file back! Saved me a load of money!
you saved my money and time , fantastic it worked for me
Very happy I could help my friend! 🥳
Bro till now i have never commented on any video of UA-cam , but help done by you saved my lots of efforts. Thanks...Thanks a lot!!!
Very happy to help you brother)
Recover_MP4 is no longer a .rar or .zip file. It is now an executable and Malware Antimalware Bytes quarantined the file as malware.
Same here SMH WTF this is now useless :(
www.afterdawn.com/software/general/download_splash.cfm/recover_mp4 MAKE SURE TO CLICK IN THE BLUE AREA WHERE THEY DISCLAIM "The download is bundled with sponsored offers to cover some of the costs of maintaining our download servers. If you prefer a non-installer version, please click here to download the software without the installer." iT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. Their practices are quite slimy, but still make the original available without all the malware/adware.
@@RinksRides what a legend
@@RinksRides Can't like this enough. Thank you
@@RinksRides YES, Thank you!
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! I shoot wedding for a living and the bride and groom read letters to each other and the brides file was corrupt but showing 2.5Gb like you mentioned so I tried the wondershare repair, the vlc convert, and bulkfilechanger. All FAILS!!! I could not believe my eyes when the file opened and I could see the bride speaking again. I wish I could show the before and after! GOATTTT
So helpful. You explained everything in a very clear and simple way. Thank you.
You are the best. Saved the day by showing how I can save my racing footage I thought I would never recover. Mad respect for you brother thank you.
Hey man this was great really but please help me how to not to lose the audio. This would be nice. Thank you very much again.
It worked. Thanks a ton!!!!!
Got into an accident today and my dashcam footage wasn't working.
Now I can get it to the insurance
I can't make the A: go down in Cmd ! Why ? You didn't show that part
SAME?!!
@@GSIN24 instead of A: , write cd.. and continue the steps and then it will work
I did a silly and turned off my xbox and unplugged the usb drive while forgetting I had a video recording, so I didn't stop it properly. I tried this, and while the audio is now a bit glitchy, the video is usable, thanks bro :D
this deserves a million views
You just saved one of the most important clips from wedding last night...
My battery just died with 20% and corrupted a file with the bride saying her vows.
Ty so much for this video.
And a hug from Brazil!!!
links aren't working
This was a big help for meee! I have filmed at least 20+ of video files back then and it was all corrupted because of bad SD card that I had before and then I just had to go on with life without recovering every single of it. Now I can totally prevent these unfortunate situations.
for those struggling on CMD this is what to do,
if your drive is a C:.
first line) C:
second line: cd [and now copy paste the address of your bin file]
The file of the ffpmeg didn't have any .exe extension so I'm stuck now
Abdo Saleh try this software
for anyone struggling, i used this software its free and worked! however, the first time i tried it, and when it asked me for a second reference file, i chose a much smaller one, and it completely worked (after it failed with a larger reference file).. link is below:
www.risingresearch.com/en/dvr/
@@inityo I tried it but it didn't ask for reference and proceeded the check and failed.
Abdo Saleh did you try again?
@@inityo Yeah but still ... The moment I choose the file I can only select repair and when I start It creates an mp4 file with 0 kb size without asking for reference.
I've used another method in the past to recover a corrupt data file from when my camera decided to lie to me about battery life. But this one was probably the most simple. going to save this video and keep all the installs and my notes for CMD prompts and such for future use just incase. Thanks, man.
unfortunately this didn't work for me, I got following error messages:
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid argument
Number of bands (58) exceeds limit (49).
invalid band type
Having same issue with you, did you manage to solve it eventually?
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same here :((
100% worked, kind of sceptical at the beginning, but after watching the whole step by step gave it a go. Recovered 4 videos that had some sort of data (MB and even GB) but didn´t allow to play. Pretty simple, repetitive Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v to quickly recover the videos. THANKS!
Great help. Took me a while but managed to pull it off. Ended with a separate audio file and a h264 video file which would not open in Premiere 5.5 - though I was able to convert it using VLC media player to an MPEG file (MPG)
Hey dude how did you ended up extracting the audio?
@@az09ndu Any luck with audio ?
You're a god. Just saved a 2 hour collab recording session I had in my Valve Index. My subscribers will not starve this week 😌
FFmpeg download that your video shows in step 2, does not match with the files available through the link. Says download Source code. I am not sure how to proceed with that file. After downloading there's no app on my computer to open the source code. Please help, I am quite hopeful after watching this video.
X2
This indeed did still work. While I wasn't able to get the audio, I was able to get the video files. I did see an audio file generated but it wasn't playing . Regardless, this method ended up working.
This didnt work for me when i put in the last command. It said things like missing picture in access unit with size 56, no frame, could not find codec parameters for stream 0, format aac detected only with low score of 1, misdetection possible, and more
Same. :C
Try to change it adding parameter --avcidrmax 2CE107 and/or --avcxmax E6619 they said this to me and the step after said what ou said ... no frame blabla .. only got a video like paranoma .. a photo each 2 min ... something like that
@@jokaron__jo_designs_tattoo2626 How do you do that exactly?
@@jellyflower1812 dont it,s been 7 month ... unfortunetly :(
We're fucked.
Sony a6400 , battery died , video corrupted , no database file created. THANK YOU SO MUCH . IT LITERALLY HELPED US RECOVER THE FILE. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
Links Don't Work 😕
The first 2 links doesn't work for me as well... but go to step 1in the description...this link does work...
Plz use vlc media player
Worked like a charm - had low expectations since I tried some of the commercial repair apps without luck! Thanks!!!
Step 7 just keeps telling me in Command Prompt that "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
What's the dealio? ? I followed every step, but to no avail. Only I couldn't change the directory, because C: is the only directory I have, since I only have one M.2 drive.
*_"Only I couldn't change the directory, because C: is the only directory I have, since I only have one M.2 drive."_* - You need to be in the right directory. "Directory" just means "folder". "C:" is not a directory; that's a drive. Did you copy/paste the directory path from the Explorer window as shown? (Step 6)
I just tried this and it worked! Thank goodness I have my old windows 10 laptop lying around, thank you so much. You're a legend x
In step 8, ater running fisrt command, I got errors and warnings like "Cannot find 'mdat' atom in first 64MB of 'bad.mp4'" , Now what do I do?
Me too :'( can someone help us?
same...
anybody? :(
help
Same here. Can someone help please?
Thank you sooo much!! I tried every other free recovery program and nothing would fix my 10 gb file!! this did!!! thanks again
Bin file is missing from my ffmpeg download. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
instead of bin it's now under 'doc' file
@@heroboomstudios1042 thank you for your help. I have made it to step 8, but my cmd prompt states that "The entire file is filled by 00 byte!" Are my files gone for good?
@@heroboomstudios1042 i didnt worked there, the step 9 says that there isnt a ffmpeg.exe
@@McBreak332 I'm getting the same. Any fixes for this
Thanks to you, I was able to recover the file of a
guy attempting to beat another guy with a claw hammer,
just before the other guy almost ran me over.
You deserve way more than the meager number of
thumbs up you've received.
Dude, thank you.
Your 2 main file links no longer work.
It works. But no sound. I love you. So happy. Finally
saved my ass. How can I send my regards to you? Haha SUBBED~!
Awesome! It worked. Some surgery videos were corrupt and my wife was struggling to play them. I just showed off my youtube skills to solve them.
6:46 at this part my location is in C but that doesn’t work, I typed in D: and worked, but when it gets to the cd part nothing happens SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IM LOSING HAIR
c: to change drive to c
Already in c? type
cd C:\Users\TAQX\Desktop\ffmpeg-3.4.1-win32-static\bin
or wherever your folder is that he says to paste at 06:20
@@LensMyth thank you
Want to thank you again for uploading the most useful video on UA-cam. I am back once again to recover another file. Pretty sure it's my 10th one. I just keep a copy of the required files on my desktop so it only takes me about 10 minutes from start to finish now.
haha 🙌 glad it comes in handy! I too have had to use my own video to come back and fix files years later 🤣
any suggestion on being only able to recover 26% of the original corrupted file? It doesn't look like you answer many questions here, but on a chance you may, I'll ask anyway. Super helpful so far with a little trouble in step 6 like a lot of people. The addition of cd (change destination) was not real clear in the video and this of course was key. Help me and I'll help you. I have a decently sized audience and us video creators need this kind of information as it is bound to happen sooner or later. Thank you for considering.
I've even tried the newer downloads you have listed in the description and I still get the same result. The original file is about 2.5 hours and almost 4G, and I was able to recover about 1G and about 25 minutes
some additional incentive, help me recover this and I'll give you $100 in your patreon account (time sensitive, I'm working on this with a 3rd party as well)
I have same issue like yours.. Its asking for adding some addtional parameters to increase the recover %. not sure how to add them
@@SaHaCreatives same here man :(
same here
@@glennbalita8746 lo mismo por aqui :(
You sir.....are a GODSEND! You just helped me save footage of an entire wedding ceremony.
Fantastic! This is what I'd hoped I could help with!)
Links don't seem to work. have any updated versions?
ValleyCustoms yes they don’t work :(
Updated version is at restore.media website (slydiman directs from his website to the premium service)
they do now
What a fantastic and detailed video. I had a ten minute video which was not all that important which had not been finalised. It wasn't worth spending money on but as a senior citizen time is free. I worked my way through it, with a few spelling and syntax errors but recovered the video many thanks for your time and effort. BTW, your hair looked like mine did before my wife gave me a "lockdown haircut". Went from lots to about a quarter of an inch.
My Command Prompt doesn't let me change my directory in C: which is where my bin is located. Do you have any tips on how to resolve this? I really need this thank you :))
Same here
Same
If it's already in C:, there's no need to do the A; stuff he did in the video. just put "cd *insert folder location*" and you should be good.
I had the same problem and i just change it to my external hardrive and it works... of course i change the "C:" to "E:"
@@jude-rvr thanks
This video is really worked, no kidding, thank you very much Reality Check VR, you are truly saving files hero, I almost lost my important flying drone data if I didn't saw your video. For other couldn't do it, make sure you check every single letter in the file "bad.mp4" and "good.mp4" ( there is no "spacing" after "good" or "bad" word )and at the end if your computer doesn't show like his Adminstrator: Command Prompt, just do exactly like him. Hope you guys success like me and save your own money:)))))
I have run step 7 but received an error message: "Unsupported video format !!!"
glad all the work for nothing for some one else!!
Very kind of you to do this. You made it very simple and it's a lifesaver!
PLEASE HELP NOTHING IS WORKING THE FILES ARE NOT THE SAME AND THE LINKS DONT WORK PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!
there are older versions you can download from the site to get the same one I had))
The recover_mp4 downloads all refer to restore.media/en, which is a paid software. Can you please give a direct download via something convenient like dropbox? It would help a ton.
ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ try this if you are using windows os
My PC got unplugged while I was recording something precious. So I was left with some "unfinished business". You have been my saviour today, many thanks!
Hey man I know this is so random but you are one of the people that says it worked and it didn't for me, so do you mind if I email you a corrupted mp4 and you fix it then email it back.. its a 1.9 gb bike video
result.aac: Invalid data found when processing input
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for making this video.
A few nights ago I was recording a 3 hour gaming stream, when my HDD space ran out mid-recording resulting in a corrupted mp4 file.
With this video / procedure, I was able to resurrect the lost video footage (audio was garbled)... which enabled me to do a voiceover and release my lost footage.
Thank you very much! I'm grateful for this
Doesn't have a bin folder in ffmeg snapshot.tar.bz2... I got stuck at step2. Please help!!
Google ffmpeg-3.4.1-win64. I found it in site called videohelp . com in a big list. after that I followed tutorial till the end and it worked out.
@@Piriboi Thanks, I passed step 2 then, stuck at step 6 AGAIN. The first line of administrator Command Prompt shows C; WINDOWS system32> what should I type next? cd?
@@Piriboi amazing comment right here
@@fromyoutojapan4448 Sorry Im not that active on youtube comments. If you still have the problem. should be cd and a space, after that post the location of the files like shown on video.
Thank you very much. Your method worked 100%, albeit no audio. I'm very grateful that there are guys like you who helps us without any payments.
just wanna ask, what if my file is at C:?
same, when i put C: in my command prompt nothing comes up
@@sabtuxahad Because you are already in C drive just type "cd and paste the destination link" what you copied as text
@@r0shan22 yes thanks bro it worked
@@sabtuxahad I'm glad it worked for you
@@r0shan22 i keep getting .... is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program batch file? whats wrong?
hello my dude. my ffmpeg folder doesn't look like yours after i download it and i can find the bin folder.
I had the same problem. Solved it by scrolling down and downloading a Windows build instead of clicking the big green download button at the top.
thanks
@@Dandalf42 there is a have 3 link check thaht all my brother
Dude it's 2023 and your solution still works. Thank you so much
When I try using the afterdawn link in the description that you gave as step 1, the recover_mp4 is downloading as a .exe file and not as a WinRAR file, what is going on?