I somehow had a lot of damaged mts files from my canon that can not be read. The error message was 'format error' when I tried to import them.
Anyone know how to recover them? I HAVE to have those files back :(
I don’t know much about MPEG transport stream files, but I would suggest some of the steps I outlined in this thread http://www.moviecodec.com/video-codecs/corrupted-divx-file-with-missing-header-8907/
The file not being recognized suggests file corruption or missing headers. Assuming the remainder of the file was correctly written, and assuming the header you attach has the right attributes (dimensions, frame rate), the “frankenstein” (diff head and body) may be readable.
As always, when making these tests, do it on a COPY of the file, not the original.
Nowadays mts files are often used for HD (high definition) material, so the guideline of 50KB in the other thread is probably too low if you do have HD. I’d try 1MB chunks for a start, and increase or decrease depending on whether you see the first few frames or not.
Other stuff:
If you’re unable to read them off the media, then the problem is a different one. Try copying them using Windows Explorer rather than the Canon-provided utility.
Also try running chkdsk (without the /f flag first!) to see if the file system is corrupted on the media (assuming it’s not a CD or DVD).
P.S: In the other thread, I mentioned VirtualDub, but obviously since this isn’t an AVI file, you wouldn’t need that.
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