Editing .mov files for corrupt cycorder videos...

[jmx]

I get a syntax error when i type c: \ (minus the space between : \)

[xHITMANx]

Ok I don't get this, the corrupt .mov file needs to be in the repair_cycorder_mov folder right? and that folder on the desktop right? So why do I keep getting a syntax error, is the file just too big (325MB) or did I download the wrong python file from the website (I downloaded the 64-bit one under the regular Windows-binary)?

I get a syntax error when i type c: (minus the space between : )

I know and the arrow keeps pointing to the ( : )

Thanks XYLOR... and Mikeebee! That worked wonderfully. Can't believe how simple that was for me to run to fix/repair. I really appreciate it.

Can you tell me exactly what you did?

Bump

[Cer0]

Do you mind posting a screenshot of the cmd terminal after you type it?

Should look like this but with your info in and where your folder is.

[xHITMANx]

ok so if my folder is on my desktop, I type C: \Users\my name\Desktop\repair_cycorder_mov.py filename.mov outputfilename.mov -v ?

[Cer0]

Do "cd" then type the folder path. "cd" changes the path the terminal is looking in. On mine it would be cd c: \documents and settings\username\desktop\folder with video\

Then run the script.

See in my screen shot it started out with c: \ then I changed it to start with c: \test

[xHITMANx]

hahaha..ok I'll admit, my dumbass was doing this on the python command window..lol. No wonder it wasn't working.

THANKS cerote! You're my hero!

[Cer0]

NP, I have learned a small amount of python programming. But sometimes terminal can be confusing when trying to explain in forums with the smilies and everything getting in the way lol.

[jmx]

Thanks cerote! but I have another problem now, I get this error



any ideas?

btw, the size of the corrupted video is 572 MB

[mikeebee]

NP, I have learned a small amount of python programming. But sometimes terminal can be confusing when trying to explain in forums with the smilies and everything getting in the way lol.

Apple needs to stop trying to bleed us into buying a new iphone and just give us a native app already! I had video on my POS Motorola Razor, why can't they give us vidoe on this vastly more sophisticated computing device??!?!

Damn!

[Cer0]

It's one of those things. The caculators we have today have more power than what got us into space for the first time. Also it is a money thing, how can they get you to upgrade if they don't block new features on old devices. 2Gs are really gonna hurt on next firmware with the stuff being dropped from it.

[gazmeist]

I had a mov that completed the record but quit while it was doing the encode at the end. Is this the same scenario?

Im getting the following error when running the script

CDownloads\repair_cycorder_mov>repair_cycorder_mov. py 1259381535.mov output.mo
v -v
File "CDownloads\repair_cycorder_mov\repair_cycorder_mov. py", line 87
print "A%d: %d, %f, %d, %d, %d" % (audio_chunks, time_delta, float(audio_sam
ples) / 44100, chunk_audio_samples, audio_samples, offset)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


Thanks

[xHITMANx]

I had a mov that completed the record but quit while it was doing the encode at the end. Is this the same scenario?

Im getting the following error when running the script

Cownloadsrepair_cycorder_mov>repair_cycorder_mov.py 1259381535.mov output.mo
v -v
File "Cownloadsrepair_cycorder_movrepair_cycorder_mov.py" , line 87
print "A%d: %d, %f, %d, %d, %d" % (audio_chunks, time_delta, float(audio_sam
ples) / 44100, chunk_audio_samples, audio_samples, offset)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


Thanks

Open up the DOS command script (not the Python one like my dumbass was doing), you can just type "cmd" in search and it should pop up.

first you type the location like you did there, but type "cd" first, so:

cd c: \Downloads\repair_cycorder_mov\

type that first, hit enter, then you run the script:

c: \repair_cycorder_mov.py corruptedfilename.mov fixedfilename.mov -v

you can use w/e name for the new fixed file.

If this works thank xylor and cerote.

[andras.jacso]

Hello!

I have tried your script and it finished the repair but I still can't play the mov file.

Story:
I took some snapshots with iTimeLapse on my iPhone3G. Then the battery depleted and the software couldn't finish to save the mov file (this is what I think).

I was able to copy the mov file from my iPhone onto my Mac.

Could you take a look on the file if upload it somewhere?

Thanks,
Andras

[jmx]

Does this work with big files?

[xHITMANx]

Does this work with big files?

Ya mine was 325MB and it worked.

[gazmeist]

Open up the DOS command script (not the Python one like my dumbass was doing), you can just type "cmd" in search and it should pop up.

first you type the location like you did there, but type "cd" first, so:

cd c: Downloadsrepair_cycorder_mov

type that first, hit enter, then you run the script:

c: repair_cycorder_mov.py corruptedfilename.mov fixedfilename.mov -v

you can use w/e name for the new fixed file.

If this works thank xylor and cerote.

Hi Hitman

The paste above was done exactly as you said (sorry for the confusion I also copied the original command line entry)

Still getting the same error

  File "C:Downloadsrepair_cycorder_movrepair_cycorder_mov.py", line 87
    print "A%d: %d, %f, %d, %d, %d" % (audio_chunks, time_delta, float(audio_sam
ples) / 44100, chunk_audio_samples, audio_samples, offset)
                                  ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[xHITMANx]

Right click the repair_cycorder_mov folder, go to properties and make sure you type the location exactly how it says on there. You have to first type in the location of the file, hit enter, then run the script. Don't type ".py" for the location, thats only when you run the script

cd: c: \your location\repair_cycorder_mov\ <---- thats for the location, hit enter after this then:

c: \repair_cycorder_mov.py corruptedfile.mov fixedfile.mov -v <--- hit enter and it should run it.

[gazmeist]

Right click the repair_cycorder_mov folder, go to properties and make sure you type the location exactly how it says on there. You have to first type in the location of the file, hit enter, then run the script. Don't type ".py" for the location, thats only when you run the script

cd: c: your locationrepair_cycorder_mov <---- thats for the location, hit enter after this then:

c: repair_cycorder_mov.py corruptedfile.mov fixedfile.mov -v <--- hit enter and it should run it.

Hitman Im in the correct folder im not a complete newb

As you can see from the error output it is running into a problem at a particular line in the script - line 87

In this section

        # Look for an 'mjpg' marker.  Don't include the last 4 bytes,
        # to ensure we include the 'size' field in the data we search.
        marker_pos = chunk[:-4].find(MJPG_MARKER)

        # If we didn't find one, get out.
        if 0 != marker_pos:
            # Did we reach the end of the file?
            if -1 == marker_pos:
                # Assume the rest of the file is audio.
                chunk_audio_samples = (len(chunk) / 2)
                # Don't bother if we only read 1 byte, for some reason.
                if 0 == chunk_audio_samples:
                    break
            else:
                chunk_audio_samples = (marker_pos / 2)
            audio_samples += chunk_audio_samples
            time_delta = int(float(chunk_audio_samples) / 44100 * 10000)
            audio_chunks += 1
            if verbose:
                print "A%d: %d, %f, %d, %d, %d" % (audio_chunks, time_delta, float(audio_samples) / 44100, chunk_audio_samples, audio_samples, offset)
            sys.stdout.write(".")
            sys.stdout.flush()
            audio_data.append( (audio_samples, offset) )
            audio_samples_since_sync += chunk_audio_samples
            offset += marker_pos

Its having a problem at this line

            if verbose:
                print "A%d: %d, %f, %d, %d, %d" % (audio_chunks, time_delta, float(audio_samples) / 44100, chunk_audio_samples, audio_samples, offset)

I don't know what it means, if its a corruption in my original file or a slight bug in the script somehow, but hoping I can get some help

[Cer0]

Are you doing the commands in a command prompt, DOS?

[xHITMANx]

Like cerote said, make sure you're using DOS and not the Python command prompt that you get when you download Python. If you are, then I don't know what it is, your file could be another issue not related to the script xylor wrote.