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Bernard Lau · June 24th, 2012, 10:29 AM

So I think most of us here would've encountered this problem on our DSLRs. If you haven't, then you are not shooting enough!

Anyways, the main reason my files get corrupted would be due to the footage not writing to the card probably. Mostly, due to battery drain or accidentally turning the camera off while still recording.

There's solutions out there if you find hard enough, but I decided to write up a quick tutorial and placed it on my personal blog. To share with fellow Wedding Cinematographers but also for me to access the steps quickly if it happens again.

Here's the link:
Repair corrupted DSLR footage on a MAC for free CineBurn

Feel free to share it.

Nigel Barker · June 25th, 2012, 07:30 AM

Ingenious but that only works if the file is present. I have encountered a problem on a 5D3 where the Card Full message appeared but the last file wasn't closed properly so wasn't even there as a corrupt .dat file but was just missing. Treasured was able to piece together the missing 3GB/10 minutes of video.

Bernard Lau · June 25th, 2012, 08:07 AM

Very true!
If you can't see the file on your memory cards, then run it through a Data Recovery software.
Surprisingly, I found some old video files from a few shoots back when I ran Data Rescue, even after I've formatted my cards. Freaky what stays hidden!

Taky Cheung · June 26th, 2012, 05:06 PM

I blogged about similar repair method. It was awesome

How to Repair DSLR .MOV on Corrupted SD Card | L.A. Color Online Blog

June 24th, 2012, 10:29 AM	#1
Bernard Lau Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 56	Repair corrupted DSLR footage for free So I think most of us here would've encountered this problem on our DSLRs. If you haven't, then you are not shooting enough! Anyways, the main reason my files get corrupted would be due to the footage not writing to the card probably. Mostly, due to battery drain or accidentally turning the camera off while still recording. There's solutions out there if you find hard enough, but I decided to write up a quick tutorial and placed it on my personal blog. To share with fellow Wedding Cinematographers but also for me to access the steps quickly if it happens again. Here's the link: Repair corrupted DSLR footage on a MAC for free CineBurn Feel free to share it. __________________ Facebook & Twitter me with "bernardlaufilms" www.bernardlau.com.au \| www.weddingvideosydney.org.au

June 25th, 2012, 07:30 AM	#2
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Re: Repair corrupted DSLR footage for free Ingenious but that only works if the file is present. I have encountered a problem on a 5D3 where the Card Full message appeared but the last file wasn't closed properly so wasn't even there as a corrupt .dat file but was just missing. Treasured was able to piece together the missing 3GB/10 minutes of video.

June 25th, 2012, 08:07 AM	#3
Bernard Lau Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 56	Re: Repair corrupted DSLR footage for free Very true! If you can't see the file on your memory cards, then run it through a Data Recovery software. Surprisingly, I found some old video files from a few shoots back when I ran Data Rescue, even after I've formatted my cards. Freaky what stays hidden! __________________ Facebook & Twitter me with "bernardlaufilms" www.bernardlau.com.au \| www.weddingvideosydney.org.au

June 26th, 2012, 05:06 PM	#4
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Re: Repair corrupted DSLR footage for free I blogged about similar repair method. It was awesome How to Repair DSLR .MOV on Corrupted SD Card \| L.A. Color Online Blog __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator