avi file can't be viewed

[ahfares]

Hi all. If anyone can help me with this problem please
what does it mean when my mini camera avi video files can't play after it has been recording for than an hour ? This camera records and save the files every 5 minutes on a 32g memory card, I can view the firs 10 files but all files recorded after that I can't view them. The video player plays a small black screen with three lines in the middle of it.
Thanks for your help in advance

[Cornucopia]

Uploaded Examples...?

MediaInfo txt readouts, at least?

Scott

[ahfares]

Hi Scott thanks for the reply
I checked one of the un playing files on mediainfo , and all i got that it is a avi file but no more details .
info ..unlike a normal avi file with all the details .
Thanks again
Fares

[Baldrick]

Have you tried open it with several players? LIke vlc media player.

Try also open it with video editors like avidemux, virtualdub. If they can read it save as a new avi.

Or try reconvert it with converters like handbrake, xmedia recode, etc.


And post the details from the mediainfo, change to view->text and copy everything.

[jagabo]

I checked one of the un playing files on mediainfo , and all i got that it is a avi file but no more details .
info ..unlike a normal avi file with all the details .

That means the AVI header is missing. Open one of the bad videos with a hex editor and compare to one of the good videos. AVI files have a very distinctive header at the beginning of the file. I suspect your bad files is full of zeros or just junk.

[ahfares]

Thanks guys , l will try that