Digital Video Unplayable

heeleeo · 06-15-2009, 07:21 PM

I have a samsung scmx-20 digital camera. I was videoing my nieces wedding and in my nervous excitement after the ceremony was over i hit the OFF button instead of STOP. I have the entire video but can't play it. I am in BIG trouble! help!!!!!

**zuluclayman** · 06-16-2009, 02:37 AM

I am unsure of your problem - where is the video? on the SD card? on your computer? do you have a card reader either external or internal that you can use?
Post back with a fuller description of your problem and we will try to help

**blah789** · 06-16-2009, 05:51 PM

I'm trying to find more info about the camera. Which model is it? I had trouble finding it because of where you put the dash
I found SC-MX20
SC-MX20B SC-MX20C SC-MX20E SC-MX20EL SC-MX20ER SC-MX20EH SC-MX20ER SC-MX20H SC-MX20L SC-MX20R
The SC-MX20 is standard definition only. The others seem to have "digital memory" (I'm guessing storing on something other than analog tape?)

You say you "have the entire video". What format is it in? Are you talking about something stored on an analog tape, or an AVI file?
If AVI file: thing to do: find some old samples on your hard drive of videos taken with the camera. Feed them into gspot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot). What does it say the fourcc is? If my intuition is correct, it might be SEDG or SMP4.
Then feed the video you can't play into gspot. Does it recognize it as an avi? If yes, then play the file in Media Player Classic http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/ or VLC media player http://www.videolan.org. If no, read below.

If my guess about fourcc was correct, first you'll need a VfW decoder for SEDG or SMP4. Look in your start menu for ffdshow (just checking in case it came with a codec pack you installed). If you don't have it, get it from http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/ but during intallation, do check the vfw box and virtualdub plugin, and when it gets to the audio codecs and video codecs pages, uncheck everything. Then find ffdshow in your start menu, go to VfW options, decoder tab. Find the line Other MPEG4, and in the decoder column, set it to Xvid (preferred) or libavcodec. Click apply then ok.
Then get virtualdub from http://www.virtualdub.org. Then go here and read my post (#2) carefully and follow the instructions:
http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/8907p1.html
You won't need to create other sample videos; just use existing videos you already made (but make sure when you copy that the copy has the same name as the video you're trying to repair). Remember to have multiple copies of the original in case anything goes wrong. At the end, open the resulting file with virtualdub. Basically what the instructions I wrote were about is placing a working header in front of a video with missing or corrupt headers. When a capture is interrupted, the headers don't get written (at least with AVI files). Headers are the last thing to be written because certain things (in particular file size and duration of video) are not going to be known until the capture is finished.

heeleeo · 06-17-2009, 08:58 PM

The File is on my computer. it is an mp4 file. i tried fixing it with allmediafixer but it didn't work. the camera is a sc-mx20 it does have memory of its own but i usually store on a sd card. i don't know what other info you need, please advise. thanks!

**zuluclayman** · 06-18-2009, 02:39 AM

Download and install GSpot from the link in my signature area, open the file in GSpot and post a screenshot of the GSpot window with the file open in it.

**blah789** · 06-18-2009, 11:41 AM

Unfortunately I don't know of ways to salvage corrupt MP4 files. See
http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...play-help.html
Perhaps it's out there but I haven't been able to find it yet, or maybe someday someone will write something that will do it.

**blah789** · 06-18-2009, 07:36 PM

I guess I kind of answered a bit too fast. By all means, do try zuluclayman's suggestion though. If gspot does correctly identify the MP4 file, then it's all good. Just try playing it in QuickTime Player and VLC.

heeleeo · 06-19-2009, 05:38 PM

here is a screenshot of the file in gspot, thanks!

**blah789** · 06-19-2009, 10:27 PM

Actually I just remembered. VLC can sometimes play truncated or corrupt MP4 files (I think it works if they're in MPEG-4 part 2, not sure about H.264), so give it a shot. http://www.videolan.org

heeleeo · 06-20-2009, 08:42 PM

no i already tried playing it in vlc and it didn't work. thanks though!

06-15-2009, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
heeleeo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: vista	Digital Video Unplayable I have a samsung scmx-20 digital camera. I was videoing my nieces wedding and in my nervous excitement after the ceremony was over i hit the OFF button instead of STOP. I have the entire video but can't play it. I am in BIG trouble! help!!!!!

06-16-2009, 02:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Digital Video Unplayable I am unsure of your problem - where is the video? on the SD card? on your computer? do you have a card reader either external or internal that you can use? Post back with a fuller description of your problem and we will try to help __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

06-16-2009, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,331 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Digital Video Unplayable I'm trying to find more info about the camera. Which model is it? I had trouble finding it because of where you put the dash I found SC-MX20 SC-MX20B SC-MX20C SC-MX20E SC-MX20EL SC-MX20ER SC-MX20EH SC-MX20ER SC-MX20H SC-MX20L SC-MX20R The SC-MX20 is standard definition only. The others seem to have "digital memory" (I'm guessing storing on something other than analog tape?) You say you "have the entire video". What format is it in? Are you talking about something stored on an analog tape, or an AVI file? If AVI file: thing to do: find some old samples on your hard drive of videos taken with the camera. Feed them into gspot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot). What does it say the fourcc is? If my intuition is correct, it might be SEDG or SMP4. Then feed the video you can't play into gspot. Does it recognize it as an avi? If yes, then play the file in Media Player Classic http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/ or VLC media player http://www.videolan.org. If no, read below. If my guess about fourcc was correct, first you'll need a VfW decoder for SEDG or SMP4. Look in your start menu for ffdshow (just checking in case it came with a codec pack you installed). If you don't have it, get it from http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/ but during intallation, do check the vfw box and virtualdub plugin, and when it gets to the audio codecs and video codecs pages, uncheck everything. Then find ffdshow in your start menu, go to VfW options, decoder tab. Find the line Other MPEG4, and in the decoder column, set it to Xvid (preferred) or libavcodec. Click apply then ok. Then get virtualdub from http://www.virtualdub.org. Then go here and read my post (#2) carefully and follow the instructions: http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/8907p1.html You won't need to create other sample videos; just use existing videos you already made (but make sure when you copy that the copy has the same name as the video you're trying to repair). Remember to have multiple copies of the original in case anything goes wrong. At the end, open the resulting file with virtualdub. Basically what the instructions I wrote were about is placing a working header in front of a video with missing or corrupt headers. When a capture is interrupted, the headers don't get written (at least with AVI files). Headers are the last thing to be written because certain things (in particular file size and duration of video) are not going to be known until the capture is finished.

06-17-2009, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
heeleeo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: vista	Re: Digital Video Unplayable The File is on my computer. it is an mp4 file. i tried fixing it with allmediafixer but it didn't work. the camera is a sc-mx20 it does have memory of its own but i usually store on a sd card. i don't know what other info you need, please advise. thanks!

06-18-2009, 02:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Digital Video Unplayable Download and install GSpot from the link in my signature area, open the file in GSpot and post a screenshot of the GSpot window with the file open in it. __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

06-18-2009, 11:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,331 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Digital Video Unplayable Unfortunately I don't know of ways to salvage corrupt MP4 files. See http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...play-help.html Perhaps it's out there but I haven't been able to find it yet, or maybe someday someone will write something that will do it.

06-18-2009, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,331 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Digital Video Unplayable I guess I kind of answered a bit too fast. By all means, do try zuluclayman's suggestion though. If gspot does correctly identify the MP4 file, then it's all good. Just try playing it in QuickTime Player and VLC.

06-19-2009, 10:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,331 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Digital Video Unplayable Actually I just remembered. VLC can sometimes play truncated or corrupt MP4 files (I think it works if they're in MPEG-4 part 2, not sure about H.264), so give it a shot. http://www.videolan.org

06-20-2009, 08:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
heeleeo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: vista	Re: Digital Video Unplayable no i already tried playing it in vlc and it didn't work. thanks though!