fixing a video file

[cracked]

i am doubtful but was just wondering, is there any way to fix a divx file that some parts are fine but half the movie looks like a bunch of garbled up rainbow icecream(corrupted looking, nothing can be recognized)? is the right data there and for some reason its being read wrong or is the file screwed up beyond repair? it is a dl'ed file, not one i made.
drew

I'd say they farged it up when they made it.

Does it happen with all your DivX? Does it happen at the same time, everytime? Believe it or not, I thought I had the same problem with a DivX I made. Turned out the HSF had fallen off the GPU of my vid card. Maybe yours is overheating as well.

[Brainchild]

Give this a try I have never used it myself But it may help some

Good Luck
BC

[OuTpaTienT]

I have a couple video files that do that. I haven't found a way to fix them yet, even Virtual Dub chokes when I try.

But when you're viewing the file, right when the glitch happens try pausing then moving the locator bar back in forth a bit then put it back just a little after the glitch.

If I do that then the remainder of the video will play fine. If I don't do that then it continues to look like a rainbow explosion for a minute or so, and although the color will eventually return to normal the sound will stay way off sync till the end. But if I pause it and jump it around a little then unpause it, it always syncs back up and plays fine.

BTW, this is using WMP6.4 and the only Divx codecs I have installed are 3.11 and 4.12

[^hyd^]

Not sure if it'll work for it or not, but the Nimo Codec Pack comes with a utility called DivFix. It has gotten many corupt divx/avi files to play for me. But they were ones that just wouldn't play... I used DivFix to repair the index and then they ran fine. Might give it a try (backup the divx first ) but I'm not sure if it can fix visual problems...

PS: If you try, read the warning on the download page about the G400 Filter, Bicubic Resizer Filter, and the Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher !! But so far I've never had a problem with the Nimo pack...

cheers!

[VERT]

Originally posted by brainchild
Give this a try I have never used it myself But it may help some

Good Luck
BC

Divxfix is for those avi divx files that are incomplete, it makes them playable, as for getting rid of what they call "artifacts" there is a process that will fix this but you will need the original dvd.

I'll try and remember where that guide is for you.

btw divxfix is an awesome little app

[cracked]

ive used divfix b4, it great but it wont work for this. virtualdub and wmp both show the problem at the same time whether i let it play to it or FF to it. im guessing it cant be fixed then. could it be that it messed up while being dl'ed and the sourcefile was actually fine?

drew

[muno]

Angelpotion codec used to produce everything but what it should. If you've that installed, I'd suggest try the nimo pack instead, it works - at least the build7 does.
-M