12 Video Repair Software: – Whoever wondered that there will be a time when we can record videos at home and view it on the television or laptop, or can even download our favorite videos online? So, now that is eventually possible, we have other issues to handle related the video codecs. It may so happen that you have videos in .mpeg or any other format and that is corrupted, hence does not play properly.
It may freeze while playing, break or may not run at all. There can be various reasons behind the failure of the video which can be resolved with only video repair tools that help mend any corrupt video easily. You know you are safe when there is an alternative available to the video such as, buying the movie from the shop, however, if it’s something that you have recorded personally and is corrupted now, it can get tough.
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Hence, you require a video repair software to take care of your corrupted files that can fix them for a hassle free viewing experience. Today, we have a list of free video repair software that can help fix the corrupted video in no time. While some of these softwares work for only certain codecs, some work for all. These freewares fix different formats like, MPEG, AVI, WMV, MP4 and many other frequently used codecs.
So, check the list and make your choice based on the format of your corrupted file.
VLC Media Player
Very few of us may know that VLC Media Player which is one of the leading applications to play video and audio files, also helps repair damaged video files in MP4, MOV, AVI and QTRM formats. So, for all those who did not know this amazing feature of VLC Media Player, we will tell you how to go about it.
You simply need to go to “Tools” => select “Preferences” from the drop-down. Now, a window will open where need to find and click on “Inputs/Codecs” option. Scroll down the sidebar and identify the section that says “Damaged or incomplete AVI file”. This has a drop down from where you need to select “Always Fix”. Now save your preferences and play the video error free.
Now, a window will open where need to find and click on “Inputs/Codecs” option. Scroll down the sidebar and identify the section that says “Damaged or incomplete AVI file”. This has a drop down from where you need to select “Always Fix”. Now save your preferences and play the video. If its corrupt VLC will fix it.
Download: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8/10
However, your video is severely damaged and cannot be fixed even by the VLC Media Player, you can then seek help from any other video repair software that are listed below.
DivFix++
Your hunt for the impeccable video repair software may just end with DivFix++, especially if your video is of AVI format. There are quite a few things that we like about this software; firstly it’s free of cost, then it fixes damaged AVI files and finally, you can also exclusively preview any partially downloaded movies from torrent, ftp.web, ed2K or from any other internet sources. Using the preview feature you can also ensure that the video file name is the same as the actual video.
Using DivFix++ is also very easy, as you simply need to open the video file you want to repair or instead drag-and-drop the file into the software’s interface. For adding the files manually, you need to select “Add Files” and add a video to the list for repair. What is exciting here is that the software also helps repair more than one AVI files at a time, so you just need to choose the option “multiple AVI files” and add them in the repair list.
Now, you can select “Strip Index” tab to delete the index section from the video and then select the “Fix” option to start repairing the file. You can run a quick check on your file with the “Check Errors” option. You can also choose to cut out any damaged sections of the video by clicking on the “Check Out Bad Parts” option. If you do not want your original video files to be overwritten, select “Keep Original File” option.
Finally, after using this quick and lightweight software you can save the resultant video file either into the same location as the original file or to a different folder.
Download: http://download.cnet.com/DivFix/3000-2194_4-75449932.html
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Digital Video Repair
Available to download for free, Digital Video Repair is another video repair software helps overhaul your corrupt AVI video files which are encoded with MPEG4, DivX, Angel Potions, Xvid and 3ivx. This software helps fix AVI files that experience rough playback, visual disturbances, or any disruptions in the audio or video quality, and thereby re-encodes corrupted segments to ensure a smooth viewing experience while retaining the original detailing of the AVI file.
It helps identify the damaged files, fixes the AVI file index and files over 2GB size, repairs AVI files that broke down while recording, identifies the key-frames of different codecs viz. MPEG4, DivX, Angel Potions, Xvid and 3ivx and reconstructs the files without the MOVI-chunk. The application supports OpenDML AVI and Standard AVI file compositions. Also, supports multiple languages through the system menu like English, German and Russian.
For the fixing process, select the option “Input File” and add the damaged video to the software interface. Here, you can check for any errors by clicking on “Check Errors” that is detectable by the software. Any error detected will show on the “File Status” and then you can select “Repair” for the fixing process to start for the video file. Post the repair, you can select the destination folder where you want to save the video.
What’s interesting is that Digital Video Repair comes attached with “Relevant Knowledge” which you can install as per the process displayed in case you do not want it on your desktop.
Download: http://digital-video-repair.en.softonic.com/
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
MP4 Video Recovery Tool
Designed only for Windows operating system, MP4 Video Recovery Tool helps repair only MP4 files. It fixes video files that either cannot be played or displays an error when you try to open it. The application requires a Java Runtime Environment to function. In order to repair a damaged video file:
- Select the damaged file from your device by clicking on the option “Select Corrupt Video File”;
- Now choose the option “Select Working Video” to choose a working MP4 file that was developed by the same computer as the one that was damaged;
- Then select option “Click My File” to fix the damaged file. The repair process may take a longer duration based on your computer’s speed and the size of the damaged file;
- You can now see the “Status” of the repair process that shows on the graphical user interface which you can save to your desired location in the computer.
Basically, MP4 Video Recovery Tool follows the original video as reference, gets the data and then reconstructs the damaged video.
Download: https://datarecovery.wondershare.com/video-repair/mp4-video-repair-tool.html
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows only
DivXRepair
Don’t you feel frustrated when your DivX file just refuses to play due to damaged video file? DivXRepair helps you to fix damaged AVI format video files in your device effortlessly. While it repairs the broken video, it also repairs other concerns like freezing of images, pixel discoloration, and loss of audio. You simply add the damaged files to the list that you want to repair and the software will automatically trace and delete the corrupted frames.
You will have to be patient as the search procedure does take some time. Even though it may not detect all the bad frames at all times, but when it does, it efficiently repairs the damaged section for you to have smooth viewing experience. It eliminates the damaged portion and re-attaches the disconnected parts together to ensure that the video functions properly.
The best part is that you can also select multiple files to fix videos in bulk. Once the repair process is over you will see a pop-up that displays the final report and which comprises of the video repair information. One of the easiest video repair software, DivXRepair comes with an equally simple user interface that’s extremely easy to navigate.
Download: http://divxrepair.en.softonic.com/
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows XP
Get My Videos Back
You got a scratched CD or a DVD lying around? Get your video back from these damaged media devices with this free tool “Get My Videos Back” effortlessly. While restoring the damaged videos is super easy, this software also offers a lot of additional features such as, no restriction on the file size, estimating the flaws and size of the skipped data, counting the skipped data using Disk type, providing pause enabled copy, checking how much free space is available on the target drive, assisting in continuation of report, and the ability to save each of the readable byte using byte mode.
Therefore, in order to have those corrupted video files reported, you need to click on the “Open and Start” option. Select the damaged video file that you want to be repaired, and then you will be asked to choose a target folder. The moment you select the target folder, the video fixing process begins. The best part is that Get My Videos Back can repair most of the video codecs that is, DivX, FLV, MP4, 3GP, AVI, MPEG and more.
You can see the errors shown in small segments along with the ability to view the original size, repair speed, copied bytes, errors, skipped bytes, and errors. It also allows you to view the activity table of Get My Video Back.
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/getmyvideosback/?source=typ_redirect
Price: Free
Compatibility: All Windows
Stellar Phoenix Video Repair
Targeted for the Mac platform and its latest update, Stellar Phoenix Video Repair is a software that aims to fix corrupt video files. This tool also repairs MOV files that have stopped playing on Quick Time player due to breakage apart from videos in other formats like, F4V, M4V, MP4 and M4A. It aims to repair any major concerns related to the video such as, audio breakage, format change, time lapse, fault with the header and movement error.
That’s not all, as this tool also lets you add multiple video files for repair at the same time. Among its other features are its ability to fix the video files on storage media devices, memory cards and hard disks, enabling you to preview the fixed video files, and storing the repaired videos at your desired destination folder.
The free demo version allows you to preview repair videos up to 10MB. However, you cannot preview F4V video files under the default viewer in Mac as it is not supported by Quick Time. Stellar Phoenix Video Repair offers a neat and user-friendly interface that does not require you to be an expert to use it. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can complete the repair process.
Download: http://download.cnet.com/Stellar-Phoenix-Video-Repair/3000-12511_4-76172081.html
Price: Free to try
Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.10/10.11/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9
Yodot AVI Repair
Yodot AVI Repair is specifically developed for the Windows and Mac operating systems that help repair video files in XVID, DIVX and AVI formats in a flash. Not just that, it helps repair AVI files created by the well-known DSLR cameras or camcorders, fixes videos files in AVI format sitting in the memory cards, USB devices, hard drives, etc., and lets you preview repaired video files.
Apart from AVI files, Yodot AVI Repair also fixes video files with XVID and DIVX video codecs created by several multimedia devices that include mobile phones and digital cameras. In order to use the software follow the simple instructions on the displayed on its screen. As soon as you add the desired video file that you want to repair, the program starts repairing the file.
On completion of the repair, it shows report log along with the file description. Now, you can preview the AVI file if it has been successfully repaired and once satisfied save the repaired video file in the desired destination folder. The program comes with a simple and easy to use interface.
Download: http://www.yodot.com/avi-repair/
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows (Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008) and Mac
Remo Repair AVI
As the name suggests, you can repair video files in AVI format along with DivX and XVID files with Remo Repair AVI and makes sure that you can play the damaged video files error-free post the repair process. Additionally, this tool fixes and affixes sound and visual data stream parallel to each other, repairs AVI files that are playable both on the Mac and the Windows operating system, available in free demo version that fixes damaged files and even allows you to preview the repaired output enabling you to analyze the program before you proceed to purchase, and supports several multimedia devices like, memory cards, USB drives, hard disks and more.
In order to repair your corrupted video files, start the software on the main screen and chose the video files from the list that you want to repair. The evaluation of the selected video files begins instantly and the repair process then follows. On the successful fixing of the file, you will see a prompt with an option for you to preview the repaired file. Once you have previewed the fixed file and you are satisfied with the output, you need to register the software so that you can use the repaired file. Finally, save the file to your desired location.
Remo Repair AVI comes with a straightforward and easy to use interface that helps you to repair your files in just a few mouse clicks smoothly.
Download: http://download.cnet.com/Remo-Repair-AVI/3000-13631_4-75878285.html
Price: Free to Try
Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8
Repair Video Master
If you have piled up those partially corrupted or damaged video files, do not trash them as of now as you have Repair Video Master to restore them for you. It is a compact tool developed for Windows OS and aims to recover damaged video files that are unplayable or fast forwarded. What’s best about this small tool is that despite it’s size, it can repair video files in multiple formats like, AVI, DivX, Xvid, MPEG-4, RM, RMVB, ASF, WMV, WMA, AC3.
Above all, the software retains the original video quality and ensures no damage to the same and rather creates a separate restored or repaired video file. It repairs the files with magnificent speed and impeccable performance. Repair Video Master fixes files that are unplayable, trimmed, corrupted, broken, damaged in some form, that are unable to copy from CDs, DVDs or other media sources completely, that are frozen while playing, that fail to rewind or fast forward and for those files where the play button doesn’t work.
You can get multiple files repaired at a time with Repair Video Master and it supports big sized video files that are larger than 2GB. You can also get delete not important details from AVI file. It comes with a handy interface that’s easy to navigate.
Download: http://repair-video-master.en.softonic.com/
Price: Free to try
Compatibility: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 environments, 32-bit version
Meteorite
An open source project that is designed to fix corrupted MKV video files, Meteorite can also repair MKV files that are in the process of download online. It comes with an extremely basic layout and does not really have an interface. When you download this software, it merely opens in the form of box with literally no options. However, the solace here is that it offers a drag-and-drop option, so you can simply drag the MKV video files you want to repair and drop it in the box. The software then automatically begins the repairing process, deletes the damaged files and places the repaired one.
Meteorite is evidently the first and only dedicated MKV repair software, operates on C++ coding for swift function and supports several OSes.
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/meteorite/
Price: Free
Compatibility: Linux, Mac OSX and Windows systems
File Repair
File Repair is a unique tool that not just repairs video files efficiently in most of the formats, but also supports other file formats like, DOCX, XLS, ZiP, RAR, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, PPT, MP3, WAV, etc. The utility scans the corrupted file and gets out as much data as it can from it to create a file that is playable.
Select the damaged file from the list on the user interface and click on the option “Repair”. You can see the entire process in the log screen located beneath the browser. Once the repair process is complete the original video file is reinstated with the repaired video file. Apart from video files, File repair also fixes damaged word docs, excel spreadsheets, ZIP or RAR archives, images of JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG or RAW formats, PDF documents, Access databases, PowerPoint presentations and music files.
Price: Free
Compatibility: All Windows OS
Download: http://www.filerepair1.com/
Have you ever tried enlarging an image and then it became blur? I tried many years ago but I never found a way to enlarge it without loosing quality. Some people said that it’s impossible and some even suggested to pay and get them done professionally… Here is an example. I want to enlarge my logo to 200% and here is what it looks like after scaling it to 200%.
As you can see, the enlarged image is horrible. I wouldn’t want to use such low quality and blur image on my website. Fortunately, there’s a simple way that I can enlarge images without loosing their quality.
There are actually two different types of image, a vector image and a bitmap image.A Vector image isn’t an really image at all as you would define it in the traditional sense. Where a standard image you would think of is made up of dots, or pixels, a vector image is a text file made up of a series coordinates and other numbers which defines sets of lines, shapes and curves called vectors. Each of these vectors can then be given extra information such as color, line thickness, infill etc. Because all the information in vector images is simply stored as a set of mathematical numbers, when you modify or resize that image all you’re actually doing changing the properties of the vectors and not trying to stretch or distort anything.
JPG, PNG and GIF are bitmap images and each pixel has it’s own color information which you can see if you zoom right in using a paint program. When you resize a bitmap image, the pixels themselves don’t get stretched but new blank pixels are inserted to increase the size. The paint program then has to make a series of guesses as to what colors to put in those new blank pixels and fill in the gaps. This is why resizing bitmaps can sometimes look quite bad because the guesswork inevitably is never going to be 100% accurate.
The good news is, you can vectorize bitmaps so they can be scaled or enlarged while maintaining quality.
There is a website called Vector Magic which used to offer a free online auto-tracer service to convert bitmap images to vector images. All you need to do is upload your image and they would vectorize it for you. The results are just about the best I have seen for an online service. The bad news is, the service is no longer free which is a real shame, although if you register you get 2 free tokens which counts as 2 free conversions. So if you only have 1 or 2 images to convert, it’s worth a look.
There is a little bit of a workaround if you simply want to resize a logo or simple small image. The idea is to resize the image using the Vector Magic online service, take a screenshot using the Windows Print Screen function (“Prt Scr” on your keyboard) or a screenshot capturing software, and then paste and edit it inside your favorite paint program. While this isn’t ideal and does depend in part on your desktop resolution, it does give you an increased image size without decreasing image quality and with no pixelization.
Once the Vector Magic conversion is complete and you can see the result, press the “Single (1)” button arrowed to switch to single view allowing for a larger viewable area and more space to zoom in and take a screenshot.
Although there are several commercial tools such as Adobe Illustrator, XaraX or Corel Draw, there aren’t many free programs around to easily convert bitmap images to vector images for you. Inkscape is able to work with and convert images to vectors and does a much better job than most of the online converters. To do a conversion download and install Inkscape or run the portable version and load your bitmap into the program.
Press Shift+Alt+B to open the Trace Bitmap window, and then choose Colors or Grey depending on the colors in your image. Untick Smooth and click OK to convert, making sure the image in the main window is selected or it won’t convert. The results are pretty good although still not quite as good as Vector Magic.
There are a couple of limitations when converting from a bitmap image to a vector image. Vector images work best when there are clearly defined edges in the image and there isn’t too much color. Things like logo’s, basic clipart or even cartoon images are things which come out quite well. Bitmaps like photo’s and images without clear edges or with high amounts of detail and different shades of color don’t work well, if at all.
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Thank You!!!!! Great explanation, and the Vector Magic site was amazing. Gave me exactly what I needed.
ReplyLegend. I don’t know how many times I’ll use vector magic. Not a whole lot but given the results, if I use it more than twice I’d be more than happy to pay for it.
ReplyYOU ARE AWESOME!! THANK YOU!!!
ReplyWOW! Thanks sooo much Raymond for your awesome info… I stumbled onto the right page to change my logo size and it worked perfectly. I really appreciate your fantastic info :-)
ReplyAnother suggestion – the Rasterfarian Image Resize and Clarify Web App. I made this about a month ago to resize a logo for a poster presentation. It works great for logos and graphs, and also for photos for social media profiles, passports, etc. If you photo is a bit blurry or pixelated to start with, there’s not a lot that can be done, but clicking the option that says your image is pixelated helps a bit. Its free – no download or email address is needed.
Good luck and let me know how it works for you!
Site is:
rasterfarian.co
well I did your vector magic process but all I got was a vectorised imaged that’s nothing like my image – is there a way to reconvert it to a proper image once its vectorised larger or what?
thanks
yes, but you need online manual vectorization service ( twitter.com/VectorizeImages ). Online vector conversion tools can handle only very simple images.
ReplyThank you very much!
ReplyTHIS IS AWESOME!!!
ReplyNice info man! Thanks ^^b
ReplyThank you so much! I wish I would have known about this long ago. So many headaches could have been avoided, lol. I’m off to enlarge some images now. =D
Replyha. i’ve never known such a great app.
thanks for sharing, man..
the best advice and i manage to solve my 3 days headache. i rate you 100% good
ReplyTHANK YOU SOOO MUCH! You’re a genius and a lifesaver.
ReplyThanks
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Wow, great tip. This will be very useful – presentations for work, digital pictures…
Replyyeah! reshade works even fine for me! (for Anime fans, It can even enlarge any Anime Image!!!) Wahooo!!!
This thing is just for drawings(WMF style)
I have tried the other site you mentioned: reshade.com. It works a lot better for photos than vectormagick.
chingawa you could use that ;)
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ReplySuperb Information. Keep it up…!
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ReplyYep that site rocks i use that but thanks for telling.
ReplyOh only if I had known about this few minutes before.
I wouldn’t have placed a blurred one in my page.
Thanks anyways.good job.
hi, thanks for this useful information.
ReplyNice! I was going to get a software to do this, but this looks better.
ReplyThanks Raymond. Very useful website
ReplyGreat article.
ReplyThanks
I’ll try
Thanks Ray very useful information. I thought it is impossible.
ReplyVery useful info thanks Ray
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