How to Repair MP4 Video?


Experiencing issues while playing your MP4 video file? If you are facing a problem with the downloaded MP4 video, then re-download it. What if your captured MP4 video or a video clip which is not available on the internet got corrupted? Don’t worry! Here is the solution – Repair MP4 Video.

Common Problems with MP4 Videos:

  • MP4 video might freeze every few seconds
  • The file shows error while trying to open
  • Plays audio but no video or plays video with no sound
  • Video and audio out of synchronization etc.

These are the common issues, users come across every now and then while playing MP4 files. These are the signs of corrupt video files. So, what should be done for playing corrupt MP4 videos?

Well! Some of the media players have the capability of repairing corrupted video file, like the VLC player. And, here is how to use VLC for repairing corrupt MP4 files.

Steps to Fix Corrupt/Damaged MP4 Video Using VLC Player:

Note: It is suggested to try below steps on the replica of your MP4 file.

Step 1: VLC helps to fix the corrupted AVI file. Hence, you need to convert broken MP4 file to AVI before fixing it using VLC. For this, first, change the file extension of your MP4 file to .avi. Next, open VLC, go to Preferences and select Always Fix option available for fixing Damaged or incomplete AVI file. Open the converted video in VLC.

Step 2: Launch VLC Player, select Media, and click on Convert or Save button. Using the add input files or streams button, select the MP4 file which you need to repair and hit the Convert or Save button. Next, in the Convert window, provide a name for the destination file. In Settings part, select input codec from the Profile drop-down list. In the end, click the Start button.

If both the above steps failed to repair MP4 video, then the best and easiest way you can opt is to use MP4 Video Repair tool. Here we will show you one of the recommended MP4 repair software which fixes corrupt MP4 files in less than a few minutes and renders the healthy file.

Repair MP4 Video with Hi5 Software MOV File Repair:

The software helps in repairing damaged MP4 video files easily and effectively regardless of any kind of issues. It is capable enough to repair MOV and M4V video file that severely corrupt or damaged, along with MP4 video. Encrypted MOV, M4V, and MP4 video files can be fixed effortlessly using this wizard.

The software comes with a simple graphical user interface and fixes corruption, damage or any issue in MP4 file without making you face any sort of complications.

How to Repair Corrupt or Damaged MP4 Video File?

Step 1: Launch the Hi5 Software MOV File Repair. Select Corrupt MP4 Video File and Healthy MP4 File (for reference) using Healthy File and Corrupted File buttons respectively. Click on the Repair button.

Step 2: Play and check the video using the Preview option, once the file is repaired by the video repair software.

Step 3: At last, Save the repaired MP4 video file in a new location.

More About Hi5 MP4 Video Repair Software:

You can get the free download version of this video recovery tool and repair MOV file not playing video on any Windows version such as Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows server 2003 and 2008. Even you can use this program on all Macintosh versions such as Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard to repair MP4 file.

To repair MP4 video files that are saved on external storage devices like pen drives, Smartphone’s, camcorders, etc. user need to connect the device to a working system and make use of this MP4 data recovery software. The tool repairs MP4 videos recorded using various brands of camera and camcorders such as Canon, Nikon, Kodak, Olympus, etc.

Safety Measures:

  • Using an untrusted tool to compress the MP4 video in order to reduce the size of the file may sometimes damage the video file resulting in inaccessibility of the video. So, always use a reliable program to compress your important HD videos.
  • A virus is a major threat for corruption of recorded video file formats like AVI, MP4 and MOV. The intrusion of a virus on the device where your video is saved can change the file structure of the file. So, keep your drive that holds important videos clean and safe.

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