Can It Be Saved? (Corrupt Video File from HM600)

[Tony Busto]

I was using two Kingston 32Gig SD cards (in series recording format) in my HM600 to film a two-hour ceremony. As you know, the HM600 can't write a single video file greater than 3.71Gig in size, so it breaks them into separate video files.

I was recording in .mov FCP-native format and I dumped all the clips off to my hard drive for editing. One of the files appears to be corrupted and won't transfer off the card.

I can preview the clip from the finder, but I can't seem to bring it to my hard drive.

I tried running Apple's Disk Utility and it repaired the file structure, but still no luck.

I tried dragging the file into Adobe's Media Encoder to re-encode it into a readable file, but encoder crashed the first time, and the second time its preview window is showing a solid red screen.

I had a wide angle back-up camera running the whole time, so I do have a fall-back... but this file was the CU position and I was counting on using it.

Anyone have any ideas on how to proceed?

Do you think this Kingston card is defective? (It was brand spanking new, and I formatted it in the camera before I began filming).

Guess I'll start using the 2nd SD slot as back-up, instead of series, and learn to swap out cards quickly during long film segments.

[Daniel Epstein]

Try playing the clip from the camera if you still have the card!
Check and see if JVC has any repair utility in the camera. Good Luck