problem with recovered MTS file

[recca]

I accidentally deleted a video file in JVC everio camcorder. I didn't use that camcorder again. I've been searching for days to look for recovery software and ways to get the file back. I was able to restore the file which was broken into 183 .MTS files each 6s long. But when I tried to merge them. I found that there're problem in the beginning of each file. It seems that I cannot work on these file to get back the ~22 mins .MTS file. So I tried remo recover, which seem to work well as I could file the name of the file I deleted. The restored file looks OK too, as it's 4.18GB in size. But when I tried to open it and import to imovie. I couldn't. VLC shows 0s.

Now I am running out of time. When I stopped by this forum, I thought someone help may help. So I am here. I have all the 183 broken files and the lately recovered 4.18GB MTS file with me. Possible to get my video back from them?

Your help would be deeply appreciated!!

[aedipuss]

open the file with a hex editor or even notepad. is it mainly 0's?

[recca]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I tired to open it with TextEdit, but failed.
Any other thing I can try?

[aedipuss]

notepad. if that fails also you should right it off and toss them in the recycle bin.

[recca]

sorry, i'm using mac. no notepad. but textedit do the same thing.

do you mean that there's no way I could have the file back?

[aedipuss]

sounds like it's too messed up to even open. you could try some of the pay software like - http://www.grauonline.de/cmsimple2_6/en/
but it doesn't sound like anything will fix it.

[recca]

oh, no...

I've already tried some pay software. And that's how I get those 183 broken files and the look-like-ok 4GB file. Do you know if there's any software that help me to clean up those broken files. Since I can open it, it's just some blank look at the beginning of each clip.

thanks anyway.

[aedipuss]

you could post a small one here for people to check - see below upload files/ as you post.

[recca]

sorry, I thought I have to give up. so haven't been checking here for a few days.

Here's the file. Hope can help. Thanks a million!

[davexnet]

I was able to successfully play this file using recent mpc-hc.
The video was 7 seconds and showed a lady sitting on a chair.

Also, Graphedit could play it. Were you supposed to posting a bad file?

[recca]

Yes, I can play it too. The problem is I have 183 files like this and they altogether form a 22 min clip that was deleted. When I merged them, it happened that some blank period at the beginning of each file. This made the merged clip likes blinking every 5/6 seconds. Do you know what I mean? Sorry I am not good in explaining it in English.

Now I hope to merge these file to recover the one I lost. As the whole recovered file which is over 4GB cannot play at all.

[davexnet]

I converted them to MKV using GDSMUX and merged them with MKVMerge. The finished file had no pause,
but did show a slight corruption at the join. Perhaps there is a setting in MKVMerge that may be responsible.

[Trippedout]

you could also try Mpg2cut to multiplex or TMPGEnc the files would have to be converted to mpg ofcoures I know what you mean winavi does this to anoying the other two I meationed in my experence dont blinking men in tights : ) hope you get it sorted out

[recca]

Thanks a lot! But only MKVMerge has mac version. How can I convert mts to mkv using mac? streamclip works?

[Trippedout]

sorry cant help you there all the best from slightly confused

[Ai Haibara]

You might be able to do it using the OS X version of Handbrake. (I haven't tried it, myself (in terms of trying to create an MKV from an MTS), so no guarantees. )