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Canon R5 DAT (copputed MP4) file recovery Error: bad track: 'free'
I will try recovery DAT file from Canon R5 (this file recovering with problems from another software). Untruct show error "Error: bad track: 'free'"
Info: version '' using ffmpeg '3.3.9' Lavc57.89.100 Info: reading /mnt/IMG_3598.MP4 Info: parsing healthy moov atom ... Info: special track found (tmcd, '')
Info: unknown track 'twos' found -> fallback to dynamic stats Error: bad track: 'free'
Corrupted DAT file appears instead of MP4 if Canon R5 is turned off while shooting. I can send corrupted DAT and Good MP4 file if it needs.
Hey - please send me the files (healthy+broken) and I will take a look.
You can upload them on wetransfer. If you think they are too big, you can use untrunc -sh file.mp4.
In case you want to keep the link private, you can send me an email - see my Profile page.
Thank you!
The healthy file has a predictable track order. However there is some additional padding between the packets (-> 'free' track), which currently confuses untrunc. Luckily for us, this padding also seems to follow a predictable pattern.
When I have the time, I will do some changes to better handles this.
uh, i got exactly the same situation. Canon R5 battery died and i left with DAT file. Untrunc says
Error: bad track: 'free'
is there any chance to save video? I can provide info on the file. However the file is huge 40+Gb i wouldn't be able to send it to you
Ok, I just committed a bunch of changes.
However there is some additional padding between the packets (-> 'free' track), which currently confuses untrunc.
Handling for this got added in 9e03db0e65f4a79490a68c4f2adfd57d0cd195c2
If the recovery ends prematurely, try to use '-s'.
it does work! Thanks! It Showed alot of warnings! And only worked with '-s' arg. But video is playing
Thanks a lot. The file that I sent as an example was completely restored.
But I also checked my other older corrupted file (also canon r5 *.dat), which I fully restored through another program with audio glitches - in latest Untrunc only the very beginning of the video is restored (I tried with "-s" and without). It looks like there is not yet a universal fix for Canon Dat files. But in any case, this is very useful, because there is no exact solution on the Internet on how to fix these canon *.dat files, and I was able to recover only through a paid program. I also found advice to turn to paid services, where they ask for more than $60 for restoring 1 file.
I no longer need to restore files, but I can send other corrupted DAT and Good MP4 files that are not currently being restored, if necessary.
but I can send other corrupted DAT and Good MP4 files that are not currently being restored, if necessary
Sure, I might take a look at some point
Sure, I might take a look at some point
Sent new link to the uploaded files by email