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The AVI software repairs doesn't recognize the file

  • 08-12-2010 02:43AM
    #1
    Sunshine.day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi again :o

    I'm crossing a problem I have a serial with 40 gb of avi files. This serial was recovered in the past from a broken HD.

    Since that this serial never worked

    in WMP and appears the information :
    "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or the player does not support the format you are trying to play."

    or

    in VLC and appears the information:
    "unrecognized format for 'C:\Documents and Settings\gab pc\Desktop\1x01 - I,Darrin, Take this witch, Samantha.avi'

    After I get this information I tried to repair it with:
    divx repair
    video fixer_3.23
    Virtual Dub
    ASF-AVI-RM-WMV Repair

    But I couldn't repair it cause all of them tell me the file is not recognized.

    I googled and I learn how to see the RIFF chunk tree on the Virtual Dub's Hex Editor (even if I still don't understand what this means and for what I need that information). I load the file there and I got
    00000000 [Û ' µ□:1659349141]: invalid chunk


    I would be delighted if someone could help me in this matter cause I'm pregnant and I would be really happy if I can see this serial during my pregnancy :o .
    I know the avi files doesn't have a complexed structure then I'll keep my hopes in that.

    Thank you so much


Comments

  • #2
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    You mean, you have a series/collection of videos that are all in avi format?

    Another piece of software to try and fix the files
    http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divfix.htm
    You could also try AVIDemux.

    Can you just confirm for us if you managed to play them with no problems, after originally recovering them from the broken HDD.
    Or is this is the first time you've gone near them since the recovery?


  • #3
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Sunshine.day wrote: »
    I would be delighted if someone could help me in this matter cause I'm pregnant and I would be really happy if I can see this serial during my pregnancy

    Another option would be to download it again. Its big but it might only take a few days.


  • #4
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,353 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    I.m guessing they are from a torrent, having just checked isohunt for a few keywords ...
    I suggest you get the torrent file again if maybe you've lost/can't find it, fire up utorrent and point it at the location of the files (make sure the folder structure is the same) and get it to recheck the files, then it will re-download only those pieces that are not as they should be.


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