How can we find errors in Mpeg files?

[boathouse]

I often download mpeg files only to find that they contain errors, perhaps one or many corrupted frames.

Is there a program/utility that will scan through an mpeg file and report the position of any corrupted frames (much the same as DivFix does for .avi files)?

If I knew the position of the errors I could then chop the file just before the corrupt section, and restart the download from that point, rather than having to download the whole file again.

Thanks for your advice

[wee haggis]

Try VCDGEAR...
Set it for Mpeg > Mpeg and check the "fix mpeg" box.

http://www.vcdgear.com/download.html

[wee haggis]

Or maybe MPEG Corrector found here under:
Tools > Repair..
http://www.vcdhelp.com/tools