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Troubleshooting AVI Video Only Plays Audio

Summary: AVI is a popular video format used widely to store multimedia content. If you are facing an AVI file playing audio without video, this can be due to many reasons, including corruption of the file. In this article, we have discussed this issue in detail. Stick around to learn how to repair the AVI file that only plays audio.

Content Table

Why does My AVI File Only Play Sound without Video?
Reasons for the AVI only playing audio
How to Repair AVI File Only Play Audio?
Method 1: Download and install the required Codecs
Method 2: Try different media player
Method 3: Update video drivers
Method 4: Repair the AVI file using a repair tool
- Steps to fix AVI file using SFWare video repair tool
Method 5: Convert the AVI file to a different format
Tips to avoid AVI file corruption

Why does My AVI File Only Play Sound without Video?

AVI is a multimedia file format that can contain audio and video components. But sometimes, when you play an AVI file on a media player, you may face the issue where the file only plays audio without a video component. This means you are playing the audio part, but the video portion of the file is either missing or not playing correctly.

Reasons for the AVI only playing audio.

There are several causes for AVI only playing sound without video. Some of the common reasons are given below,

Missing or corrupt codec: If your system doesn’t have the needed codec or is corrupt, you may come across these issues.
Video drivers are outdated: Your video drivers may not be up to date or incompatible with the AVI file.
Media player is incompatible: Some media players may not be equipped to play some video formats.
Corrupt AVI file: If an AVI file is corrupted or damaged, you may find the situation of sound without video.

How to Repair AVI File Only Play Audio?

Now that we know the reasons behind AVI files only playing audio but no video. Let us see how to repair the AVI files with issues using the solutions mentioned below:

Method 1: Download and install the required Codecs

Codecs are the media player’s component that helps decode the file encryption and play the file. Different formats and encryption require different codecs. So, when some codec goes missing or corrupted, the process of playing the file gets interrupted. The solution for the issue is to download and install the codec that is needed to play AVI files.

Common codecs that are needed to keep audio and video together are DivX, XviD, H.264, and H.265. You can search for them and download and install them to your system. Once the procedure is complete, try and play the AVI file; if still AVI file is not playing video but audio, you can check out the next solution.

Method 2: Try different media player

If you are facing audio only issue with the AVI file, even after the codec is added, then your media player is not compatible with the AVI file format. A fair number of options are in the market for playing AVI files. You can download any media player, such as the VLC media player. Once you install the player, try to play the AVI file again and verify that the issue is solved.

Method 3: Update video drivers

Video drivers are software that allows an operating system to communicate with the graphics card in the computer. Video drivers function as a guide to display images or videos on the screen. Hence keeping your video driver up to date is necessary to keep the communication intact. You can check and update the drivers by following the steps below,

Open the Start menu, then type Device Manager in the search box and click on Device Manager.

Open Device Manager

In the Device Manager window, expand Display adapters to see the integrated graphics chipsets and graphics cards.

Device Manager Window

Right-click on the graphics card and click on the Update driver.

Update Display Driver

Now Update Driver window opens. Select Search automatically for updated driver software; this will search for the latest update for the drive.

Search to Update Automatically

If there is any update available, it will be downloaded and installed automatically. When the process is complete, restart the system.

Method 4: Repair the AVI file using a repair tool

Now that we have tried some of the methods that will fix issues with the player, we need to move on to the possibility of the file being corrupted. If that is the case, then the best solution is to use a repair tool to fix the file. You can use SFWare Video Repair software to fix corrupted AVI files. This is user-friendly software developed for dealing with many video issues on various video file formats.

Steps to fix AVI file using SFWare video repair tool

You can download and install the SFWare Video Repair software to start the repair process of AVI files.

Launch the tool and click on Select File on the main screen.

SFWare Video Repair tool Home Screen

Select the corrupted AVI file from the window and click on Repair.

SFWare Video Repair tool Repair AVI file

Wait for the process to complete. When complete, you can preview the result by clicking on the play button.

SFWare Video Repair tool Preview Repaired AVI video

If you are satisfied, click on the Save button to complete the process.

Note: If you did not activate the software, you will get a prompt to activate it, once done, you can complete the saving process.

Method 5: Convert the AVI file to a different format

Although you are trying to fix the AVI file to play sound without video, you can convert the AVI file to a different file format like MP4 or MOV. When you convert a corrupted AVI file to another format, you can get a healthy file of that format, which you can play on your media player.

You can convert an AVI file to an MP4 file easily if you are using a VLC media player using the following steps,

Open the VLC media player, and click on Media.

VLC Media Player Select Convert/Save

Now select Convert/ Save to open the feature.
In the Open Media window, click on Add and select the file.

VLC Media Player Open Media to Convert

After selecting the file, click on Convert/ Save.
In the Convert dialogue box, give the location to save the converted file.

VLC Media Player Start Conversion

Note: Here, you can also change the output file’s Profile.

Click on Start to begin the conversion process.

Wait for the process to complete. When completed, go to the location and play the file to verify the success.

Tips to avoid AVI file corruption

Use a dependable media player that can play various video formats.
Avoid shutting down your computer or closing the media player while playing.
Keep your operating system, video drivers, and media player updated.
Avoid using converter software from untrusted sources; they may contain malware or viruses.

Conclusion

When you need to play an AVI file, you can listen to audio, but the video is only a black screen. This can be due to many reasons. We have discussed the reasons why AVI files only plays audio but no video. Then we checked out solutions to repair the issues. Let us know how the solutions helped you when you face the issues.

Repair Corrupt Video Files on Windows & Mac| Repair MP4, MOV, AVI Files

Summary:

It is annoying to see your favorite videos not playing in any video players or displaying errors constantly while playing. This could be due to some underlying issue or video file corruption. When videos get corrupt, it becomes unreadable and unplayable. With the help of methods explained in the article, you can repair video files in almost all video file formats.

Table of contents

Why do video files get corrupted?
How to Repair Corrupt or Damaged Video Files? (MOV, MP4, AVI)
Easiest Way to Repair Video Files- SFWare Video Repair Tool
Tips to avoid video corruption
FAQ

Why do video files get corrupted?

Video files can get corrupted due to multiple reasons. Here are a few reasons why your videos files get corrupted-

1. A video file can corrupt while encoding or transferring a video via networks.
2. Corruption in storage media could lead to video file corruption on the drive.
3. Bad sectors on the hard drive are one of the common reasons that make your video files corrupt.
4. Viruses or malware can damage the videos, resulting in the damaged codec, broken headers, and indexes.

When videos get corrupt, videos start to get choppy. When videos get lagging and stutter, you won’t be able to play them continuously.

How to Repair Corrupt or Damaged Video Files? (MOV, MP4, AVI, other formats)

Several methods can help you repair video files. Here are a few simple yet effective techniques to help you repair video files without hassle.

Use VLC Media player to fix video files (Windows & Mac)

Using QuickTime Player to repair corrupt or damaged videos (Mac)

Use SFWare Video Repair Tool to Repair Videos

For Windows & Mac Users- Use VLC Media Player to Fix Video Files

The VLC media player is an open-source media player with a built-in code system that helps you repair basic corruption in any video file format. In addition, the VLC media player contains a unique codec library compatible with all video file formats. Therefore, the VLC media player can work with any file format compatible with the codec it has and repair damaged or corrupted video files without any hassle.
VLC Player to repair videos

Important Note: Ensure you always use a copy of the original video for repair. Avoid working on original video files to evade further corruption during the process.

Steps to repair videos using VLC media player

First, take a copy of your videos (be it any file format other than AVI) convert into AVI or change the file extension to .AVI.

- Download the VLC media player on your computer. Open the video file in VLC Media Player.
- From the top menu, go to Tools > Select Preference > Input & Codecs.
- Select Always Fix from the drop-down next to the Repair AVI file.
- Click on Save. Now check at the saved location if the video is playing without any problem.

Note: What if your VLC is not playing? How do you fix it? Click here to learn different methods to fix VLC not playing.

Using QuickTime Player to repair corrupt or damaged videos (Mac)

QuickTime is a framework created by Apple that supports playing, streaming, encoding, and transcoding in various video formats. You can repair any corrupt video files on Mac using QuickTime player.

- Launch QuickTime Player and open the corrupt video file or import the corrupt video file
- Navigate to Windows tab and click on Show Movie Inspector
- Now, you will be able to view the properties of the video file such as Movie FPS, Movie format, pixel information, duration, data rate, size, etc.
- If the video file is damaged, QuickTime Player will display a black screen error message with its details
- You can further search for the specific video error code online and find a way to fix it. Or the best way to repair a video file is to use a third-party video repair tool.SFWare Video Repair Tool is an effective tool that can repair damaged or corrupted videos easily in 3 steps. It can fix videos, errors damaged by a malware infection, a bad sector, or other reasons.

Use SFWare Video Repair Tool to Repair Video

To repair corrupt video files, download and install the professionals recommended SFWare Video Repair Tool on your computer and follow the steps given below-

Step 1: Select MOV/MP4 or AVI Repair from the main screen. Select video files from the screen.
repair videos using SFWare

Step 2: Provide any healthy working video file of the same format and a corrupt file that you want to repair. Click on the Repair button. The tool needs a healthy file to compare and repair the corrupt video file.
click on Repair button

Step 3: After the completion of the repairing process, Preview the repaired video file and Save the file in your desired location.

SFWare repair tool-repairing the corrupt video

Tips to avoid Video corruption

- First, install an antivirus on your system that avoids any damage causing viruses or malware
- If your videos are saved on the external drive, carefully insert/eject the external drive to the computer.
- Always make sure to take a copy of the original file before you work on it
- Make sure you are downloading or transferring videos using secure channels.

Conclusion:

With all the above methods, you can repair the video file corruption without any issues. However, avoiding videos getting corrupted for specific reasons such as viruses or malware is always recommended. If you face any such situation, you can use the SFWare video repair tool to fix any video errors.

Frequently Asked questions

Can Corrupt Files Be Repaired?

Yes, when a video file is corrupted, it is not the whole video that is corrupted. Instead, it could be a broken header or index, damage in the frame rate, or bad sectors on the drive where videos are stored. Therefore, you can quickly repair the corrupt videos with the proper codec to fix the issue. The easiest way to fix videos is by using an open-source VLC media player app.

Can VLC Fix Damaged Videos?

Yes, VLC media players can quickly fix the videos. The VLC media player has various codec library that is compatible with almost all video formats. However, along with repairing, you can also convert the video format to another video file format. If your VLC player keeps crashing while repairing, click here to fix the issue.

How do I recover a corrupted video?

Corrupt videos can quickly be recovered using any professional recovery software. However, recovering corrupt videos doesn’t make your videos play unless it is repaired. With the SFWare Data recovery tool, you can recover videos from a corrupt SD card drive or hard disk and make them play. However, to play corrupt videos, you must repair videos.

3 Easy Ways to Fix VLC Crashing Or Not Responding on Windows and Mac OS

Summary:

VLC player stops working/responding, or VLC keeps crashing is the common issue that VLC user come across while watching videos. If you ever faced the issues with VLC on both Windows and macOS, here are the best workarounds that helps you fix VLC crashing on both the operating systems.

VLC media playerkeeps crashing

VLC media player is the utmost used media player to watch videos, movies and listening music too. When VLC stops working or stops playing, that’s a real situation of exasperation because VLC is most reliable audio and video player so far. Lets’ see what reflects VLC is causing trouble to the videos-

Indications of VLC Crashing

Takes long time and multiple attempt to open the player
Fails to load the video
You might even have blue, grey or black screen while playing videos on VLC
Screen pops up with multiple logical errors
VLC media stops responding or stops working in between

If you ever came across any of these scenarios, its likely your VLC is about to crash or there is a glitch in the functionality. This might end up causing corruption in the video that are played on VLC.

If you are wondering why your VLC keeps crashing often, here listed are a few reasons that causes VLC crashing.

Why Does VLC Keeps Crashing?

A few common reasons that forces VLC not to respond or stop working are as follows-

Improper installation of VLC program
Video might be corrupted or doesn’t support the VLC files to play on the player
Corruption in VLC media plyers program file
Installation of outdated or corrupted drivers
Problem with VLC’s coding, output scheme, or any other playback setting
VLC’s components could get blocked by any system programs, security apps or setting.
The reason why video couldn’t be played on VLC may include sound issues, audio video synchronizing issues, missing fragments, dropped frames, corrupt header and so on.

All the above-mentioned reasons lead to VLC media player issues. If you are wondering, how do you stop VLC from crashing? how to fix the issue, here are the easy options. Click on the below links to navigate to the required section to fix VLC keeps Crashing problem.

How Do I Fix VLC Crash?

How do I fix VLC Crashing on Windows?

How to Fix VLC Crashing on Mac?

How to repair corrupt videos?

Measures to Avoid VLC crashing up forth

For Windows Users: How to Fix VLC keeps Crashing?

If you are running VLC on Windows, you might be familiar with video crashing, lagging and stuttering issues. Fix the issues with the help of below-mentioned methods.

Method 1: VLC Media Player Re-installation

If your VLC media player program files are corrupted, it is best recommended to uninstall and reinstall the application.

To uninstall VLC-

Go to Control Panel >> Click on Programs (List of installed apps are displayed now)
Select VLC >> Right click on app and click on the Uninstall button

By doing so, your application will be uninstalled from the computer.

Reinstall–

After successfully uninstalling the VLC app, go to the official website and install the app again.

Method 2: Disable Hardware Acceleration

There may be chances of VLC crashing when hardware acceleration is enabled on an unsupported system. Hardware Acceleration is the is Windows feature to provide better video playback performance.

Go to VLC Media Player Tools >> Preferences
Click on Input / codecs, you see an option Hardware-Accelerating Decoding
From the drop down, select DirectX Video Acceleration feature Or you can just Disable it.

Method 3: Verify the Compatibility Setting

Windows compatibility setting feature allows you to Run VLC made for older versions on the current version of Windows.

Open the File explore >> Navigate the below given path

Windows 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC

Windows 32-bit: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC

Right-Click on exe >> Select Properties
Click on the Compatibility tab
Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for and Select the Previous Windows version à OK

You should be able to fix VLC keeps crashing issue using the above-mentioned fixing methods on Windows computer. If you are facing trouble opening File Explore, Fix the issue and go ahead with the steps.

For Mac users: How to Fix VLC Keeps Crashing?

If you are encountering the trouble with VLC on Mac, you can first try reinstalling the app as likely did it for Windows on Reinstalling the VLC Player. apart from that there are a few workarounds you could try to fix the problem.

Method 1: Force Quit the Media Player

Any trouble with VLC like video freezing or not responding, all you must do is just forcefully quit the application from running in the background.

First, go to Finder >> Click on the Force Quit Applications
OR you can press the Command + Option + Esc keys at the same time.
Force Quit window appears on the screen, select your VLC player and close it from running in the background.

Method 2: Install A VLC Codec Pack

It is a known fact that Mac is often incompatible with most of the video formats or codecs apart from the dedicated format for Mac. This could be one of the reasons why you are encountering VLC crashing on the system. To fix this, you just have to install the VLC codec pack supported on Mac that helps in compatibility f your videos.

Method 3: Update Your VLC Player

You can avoid most of the media player issues such as crashing, stuttering, lagging, stopped working or not responding just by updating the media players. To fix VLC player problem or if VLC not playing any videos,

Initially, open VLC media player, go to Menu
Click on the Help >> Check for updates

This automatically directs the application to check for any new updates for Mac and you can install them later.

What if your video files get corrupt due to VLC media payer crashing or corruption on the media player? How would you repair the corrupt video files?

As mentioned earlier, there could be instances, where corruption in the video leads to crashing VLC media player or make it stop working. In such situation the prime thing one must be doing is stop playing the corrupt video and fix the corruption in it.

How to Repair Corrupt Videos?

With SFWare Video Repair tool you can fix any corruption on video files. Be it MOV, MP4 or AVI, the tool’s unique repair algorithm with a reference of healthy file rebuilds the file structure. Therefore, new healthy file is free from corruption. Also, the tool is designed to work on a copy of your original file to keep the original video file untouched and unaltered. SFWare Video Repair Tool is available for both Windows and Mac computers and works well with any OS versions respectively.

Steps to Fix Video File Corruption

Download and install the SFWare Video Repair tool on your computer and launch the application. Select MOV/MP4/AVI or other video format based on your requirement.

From the main screen, click on Browse, to provide the Healthy File for the reference of codecs to rebuild the file.
Now, click on Corrupted File >> provide the location
Click on the Repair option.

Wait for video file repair process to complete. Once the process is successfully completed, you can preview the repair corrupt video file and then save them on any location of your choice.

How to avoid crashes in VLC?

Avoid opening multiple video threads at the same time on VLC.
If videos seem incompatible with VLC, try using a supported media player.
Keep minimal programs running at background while VLC playing.
Keep updating VLC regularly and do install VLC Player from an official website
Avoid vital setting tampering in VLC like its output modules, file caching, codec scheme and other settings.

3 Effective Ways to Repair Corrupt GoPro Videos Files

Summary:

Is your GoPro Videos not readable or corrupted? If your once in a life time video cannot be accessed, do not worry! Here you have best solution to fix corruption or damage in the GoPro Videos. Be it of MP4, MOV or any other formats, with the help of efficient methods provided in the article, you will be able to fix the errors and recover your GoPro videos without any damage.

GoPro videos are usually shot while doing activities like biking, running, skateboarding, climbing and other adventures. In most cases recreating the same video is close to impossible. What if you happen to lose these videos due to some damage or corruption on the video? Fortunately, this not the end of your video. You can fix the corruption and recover your amazing GoPro videos using the information below.

Why do GoPro Video files get corrupted?

The main causes that lead to GoPro Video corruptions are listed below:

There are chances your GoPro videos get corrupt due to malware or spyware present on your computer files. Such software not only cause corruption but also damages the system files.
Memory card failure or SD card errors also leads to GoPro video file corruption. Always use SD card that are designed for GoPro.
Abrupt transfer of GoPro video files from your camera to storage device. Make sure you transfer video files without any interruptions.
There might be chances where camera shuts inappropriately while recording.

Your GoPro videos may get corrupt or damage for many reasons. It may be due to memory card errors or glitch on the camera and sometimes virus or malware. Irrespective of the reasons, your precious video is going to be at stake. Here are the best workarounds that repair GoPro Video files without causing any damage to the files.

How to Repair Corrupt GoPro Video Files for Free?

Once you are aware of the reasons why your GoPro videos are corrupted/damaged or broken, the next thing is to seek methods to fix them. Try this free and a built-in function to repair the GoPro videos at first and check if video is readable. You can also try the instant and Quick method to fix the video file using SFWare Video Repair Tool.

Repair GoPro Videos using built-in SOS function

GoPro cameras comes with a built in SOS feature that repairs corruption occurred while filming the videos. If you see SOS on your camera screen, it means your GoPro video file is corrupted.

If you are experiencing trouble opening the catered videos on your PC or any other device, you can easily fix corrupt, broken video files using SOS function.

Insert your SD card to your camera and Power it on.

Note: Use the same camera that was used to record the videos

If your video is corrupted, GoPro detects it and displays it on the screen. You can either see a bicycle icon, a bandage icon or just REPAIRING FILE. Pressing any button will start automatically the repairing process.

What if your video files are choppy and cannot be played? SOS function helps you fix corruption caused by certain factors like video unindexed or corruption that occurred while recording and storing the captured GoPro video.

What if the corruption was caused due to virus or damage in the SD card file system? In such cases you might need a safe and secure video repair tool that fixes the corruption and recovers GoPro Videos for you without any hassle.

SFWare Video Repair tool, with its unique repair algorithm fixes corruption in your GoPro video files. The exclusive Read only mechanism allows it to work on the copy of the video files, therefore the original video is unchanged. Be it MOV, MP4 or AVI any video file format, SFWare takes your few minutes to fix the problems. Keep your one-time video files safe and secure always just by clicking on the below download button.

How to Fix corruption in GoPro Videos?

To repair corrupt GoPro files, download and install the efficient SFWare Video Repair Tool on your computer. Insert your GoPro SD card into your PC and follow the steps.

Step 1: Select MOV/MP4 Repair from the main screen as GoPro shoots recording in MP4 format.
Repair MOV/MP4 file

Step 2: Provide any healthy working GoPro video file and a corrupt file that you want to repair. Click on the Repair button.

Preview the repaired MOV/MP4 file

Step 3: After the completion of the repairing process, Preview the repaired GoPro video file and Save the file in your desired location.

SFWare Video repair tools aids you in fixing video file corruption occurred in all the GoPro models including GoPro Hero9, GoPro Max Action, Hero8, Hero 7 and other models.

Can VLC be used to fix GoPro video file?

Most of the GoPro cameras record videos in MP4 formats that is H.264 codec. If you have any problem with respect to codec or if you want to convert your video recorded format to other video file format, you can make use of VLC media player. Sometimes, converting may help you fix the corruption but also there exists a huge risk of your video get damage more.

Repair GoPro Videos using VLC

VLC media player is an open source media player that comes with built-in system to fix basic corruption in any video files using AVI format. Follow the steps to convert your video format and fix corruption in GoPro files.

Open VLC media player ->go to Media -> Click on Convert/Save
Now click on Add button to insert corrupt GoPro file.
Click on Convert/Save button. Select the new codec from the drop box for the selected file. Now it automatically starts the conversion and saves the video files.
Browse the new location to save your converted video files.

Play the new video file and check if you can play the GoPro video files. As mentioned earlier conversion may not always help you fix the videos because, VLC player acts on the original video file. Therefore, it is always recommended to keep the backup of the video files and perform repair process on it.

If you fail to repair GoPro video files using any of the manual methods, you can always rely on the efficient and automated SFWare Video Repair tool.

Tips to Avoid Corruption in GoPro Videos

If you frequently take up journey with GoPro, here are few prevention tips you should be taking to avoid GoPro video corruption:

Make sure you use a GoPro approved video memory card or an SD card.
Do not use your GoPro until battery is completely drained
Always keep your GoPro clean and format your SD card frequently. Make sure you transfer all the data before you format your memory card.

How to Play AVI videos on Mac?

Summary:

Your AVI files cannot be played on Mac? Are you facing trouble playing your AVI video files on Mac QuickTime Player? If you are thinking why AVI files don’t play on Mac, here is a complete guide that explains why QuickTime cannot play AVI Files and how to open or play AVI files on Mac.

About AVI: .avi Files Not Playing on Mac

AVI is a multimedia container format developed by Microsoft. AVI files contain both Audio and video data in a file container that helps audio to synchronize with video playback. AVI is a sub format where data is stored in the form of tagged chunks of info.

AVI Format

If AVI files have issues playing on Mac’s QuickTime player, one of the main reasons could be incompatible codec. A codec is a compressor/decompressor that is useful in understanding the video or audio tracks in an AVI file for your Media player. If the codec existing in the AVI is not compatible with QuickTime, AVI files cannot be played on Mac.

AVI file Format is divided into 3 sub chunks.

First one carries metadata that includes size of the file and frame rate.
Second sub chunk is a movi tag that carries actual audio and video information of an AVI file.
Third (idx1 tag) is an optional chunk that holds the information about the Offset (address of the destination or reaching point within the file).

Why AVI files Cannot be Played on Mac?

QuickTime fails to open or play video files if the AVI index is broken or any of the codecs(chunks) used to encode the video is not available in QuickTime Player. To overcome this, you need to include the codec that supports AVI files on Mac.

However, this is now usually one of the older problems unless you are using an outdated QuickTime version for AVI files to play on Mac (AVI was initially called video for Windows) as QuickTime supports VFM formats. Nevertheless, the issue with AVI files and QuickTime players exists.

How to Play AVI in QuickTime On Mac?

Here are the few methods explained to make .avi files play on Mac. Follow the below mentioned methods to solve the AVI file not compatible with QuickTime and make your unplayable AVI files play.

Install Add-on or a plugin to play AVI file on Mac

The QuickTime may sometimes not be able to play your AVI file because of incompatibility. However, with help of a support program you can play the AVI file without much interruption.

Add-On or the Plugin is a supporting software that would help you in playing any video formats that you desire. Using a suitable plugin is one of the ways you can use to make your AVI file playable on Mac. Hence, download a suitable plugin to your QuickTime and enjoy your AVI files on Mac.

Download and Install the Supporting Codec

An AVI file will be created based on a specific compression technique. There are many ways in which an AVI file is created or compressed. If the QuickTime player is not compatible with that precise compression method, it fails to open the file. However, by installing the right codes to your Mac that supports the file to play, the AVI files can be played.

You can go to the Divx website and download the AVI supporting codec.

Try a Different Media Player to Play AVI Files

QuickTime should be enough to play an AVI file. But if it does not work despite downloading new codec or plugin, you may try a different media player altogether. One of the most widely used and recommended software to play AVI files is VLC media player. Download the Mac version of VLC player, and then play your AVI file flawlessly.

Additional Info: Also, if not for VLC you can browse the Mac app store to find a suitable AVI player to play your file. Do make sure to include the file extension (in this case .avi) in the search query to find the appropriate AVI media player.

Play AVI files on macOS by Converting AVI to MOV

QuickTime is highly compatible with MOV videos. Hence, by converting the AVI to MOV file you will have a better chance to play the unplayable AVI file. To do so, you can download AVI converter software on Mac app store and convert the AVI to MOV. Once done, you can play the unplayable AVI files as MOV files on Mac.

If you have tried all the above-mentioned methods to play AVI files on Mac and still there exists problem playing AVI files on QuickTime, this could be due to the corruption in the video file. To fix corruption on AVI files. You can make use of the most recommended tool video repair tool.

SFWare Video Repair tool is one of the most recommended tools to fix the issue with AVI files cannot play on Mac. the added advantage of the tool is it works only on read only mode therefore the integrity of the file is unaltered. The tool works by analyzing the audio and video streams separately to identify any audio & video issues.

How to Fix Corrupt AVI files and Play on Mac?

Download and install the SFWare AVI Repair tool on your Mac and follow the steps mentioned below

From the main screen, select the AVI Repair option
In the next step, Browse for the corrupted AVI file on your Mac
Click on Repair to fix the corrupted AVI file
After fixing the file browse, for a location and click on Save to save the fixed AVI file.

Conclusion

With the above-mentioned methods AVI files can be played easily on your Mac. If your AVI files are not playable on Mac, you should keep your QuickTime player updated in a timely manner to avoid any errors. Despite your cautious approach, if you are not able to open AVI files on Mac, try using SFWare Video repair tool.

How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac?

Summary:

If you are trying to convert MOV files to MP4 and finding it difficult, here are a few easy manual ways to convert it. This article guides you on to the methods to convert the video formats without losing its video quality. What is the need for the conversion of MOV to MP4? Know the reasons for the conversion and perform conversion using easy and best methods.

Why Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac?

- MOV is the QuickTime File Format introduced by Apple. MOV files are usually uncompressed and large files that hold large space when stored.

- Whereas MP4 video format is also encoded with the similar codec of MOV i.e., MPEG-4 and also the most preferred format for video streaming over the internet.

- MP4 is the video format that is compatible with almost all media players and portable devices as it stores data like object and scene descriptors, which are helpful for streaming without any hindrance.

- Most importantly, The MP4 format is a more adaptable format. It has less loss of quality at a higher compression, which makes it perfect for streaming platforms with a high video resolution at a smaller file size.

Sometimes, you even might encounter the problem with MOV. The most common problem encountered is MOV file cannot be played or opened in QuickTime player and displays incompatibility to play on Mac.

In such times you either can repair the MOV file using any MOV Video Repair Tool. On the other hand, the easy way to fix MOV issues is to convert MOV to another video format that is compatible with Mac.

How to Convert Video from MOV to MP4 on Mac?

You can easily convert MOV to MP4 using iMovie. It is free video editing software for Mac and iOS devices. It can be used for the basic conversion of MOV to MP4 on Mac systems also.

Another Easy method is using VLC media player, the open source video player and editor. The tool is used to play different video formats and also helps in converting popular formats like MOV to Mp4.

The other way to convert is using QuickTime Pro. QuickTime is the default video player present in Mac computers, where QuickTime Pro is an extended version of the same. Also, it helps in basic editing and converting of files including MOV to MP4.

With the methods mentioned below you can easily change MOV files to MP4 format. Although it is an easy process, conversion undergoes several file structure changes that can lead to the corruption of MP4 video files when played.

In such situations, the most recommended video repair tool to fix corruption or any other video file damage is SFWare Video Repair Tool.  

The tool is designed to repair most of the video file formats including MOV, MP4, AVI and others. The advantage of SFWare is that it works in read only mode. Therefore, the integrity of your video files is unaltered. You can download and try it for free..

How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac using iMovie?

Follow the steps carefully to convert MOV to Mp4 on Mac.

Step 1: Launch iMovie Mac to convert MOV to MP4 on your computers. Open the File menu. From the drop-down list, select New Movie.

If you cannot find the iMovie icon in your dock (works like a taskbar in Windows), go to Finder and select Applications, choose iMovie from the list.

Step 2: Next select for Import Media. Browse and add the MOV file that you want to convert to MP4.

Step 3: The selected MOV video will open as a new Project. Next, go to the app toolbar, select File and choose Share option.

Step 4: In the following window, select the File button (if needed edit the preferences) and then click the Next button.

Step 6: A new pop-up window displays, enter the location where you want to save the converted MOV file. Now, click Save to start the MOV to the MP4 conversion process.

Convert MOV to MP4 using VLC Media Player (Both Mac and Windows)

Step 1: First, if you have no VLC player, Download and install VLC media player.

Step 2: in the left corner, click Media and choose the Convert/Save… button

Step 3: Now, Click on Add to select your MOV files -> Convert/Save..

Step 4: After uploading your MOV files, you need to select your export format as MP4 and choose a directory to save it by clicking Browse in a new window.

Step 5: Then, click the Start button

Your MOV files will be converted into MP4 after sometime

QuickTime Pro: Mac MOV to MP4 Converter

Step 1: Install and launch the QuickTime Pro app on your Mac system. Open the drop-down menu at the File tab. Select Open File… to browse and add MOV files present on your Mac.

Step 2: After adding the MOV files, you will be able to see an option of Export… from the drop-down menu. Select to move ahead.

Step 3: The Export panel will display a list of options. Choose the Movie to MPEG-4 option.

Step 4: Click Save to start converting MOV files to MP4 format on Mac.

Note: If you wish to download QuickTime 7 Pro, it is no longer possible to activate it from the QuickTime Player built-in in macOS. You’ll need to download the older version of QuickTime 7.

A Complete Guide To Repair Corrupt MP4 Video Files

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Similar to any other video format, the chances of MP4 files being corrupt is common. If you have such MP4 video file corruption issues, you are on the right track. The article explains the various methods to deal with damaged, inaccessible or corrupt MP4 media files using different approaches and guides you to repair corrupt MP4 video files easily.

Why Do MP4 Files Get Damaged?

There may be number of reasons why videos aren’t played on the device, most common reasons are listed below:

Sometimes, broken header in the video files could result in MP4 corruption
Incomplete, inappropriate read or write operation may lead to errors
MP4 Video files get damaged due to compression issues
Files downloaded via untrustworthy internet resources might not play on media player
Connectivity issues during the video downloading and power surges while video is playing can lead to MP4 corruption

As we all know MP4 is the most commonly used file format to record or save your video files. MP4 video files are prone to corruption due to many reasons. At times, while attempting to access videos, you might encounter issues like choppy videos, no sound in the videos or cannot play the video file errors.

Here is one user case scenario with codec issue in his MP4 video:

I use Windows 8.1-64 and BS Player 2.72. Yesterday when I was playing a few recorded videos that were saved in MP4 file format, the video stopped playing. I checked with the codec manager and found that some codec’s were missing: FFDShow, MPEG audio decoder, Haali media splitter. If I check them and hit “Install selected” nothing happens. Please help me; how can I repair my MP4 videos?

Why Is My MP4 Video Corrupted?

There may be number of reasons why videos aren’t played on the device, most common reason are listed below:

Sometimes, broken header in the video files could result in MP4 corruption
Incomplete, inappropriate read or write operation may lead to errors
MP4 Video files get damaged due to compression issues
Files downloaded via untrustworthy internet resources might not play on media player
Connectivity issues during the video downloading and power surges while video is playing can lead to MP4 corruption

In any of the above mentioned scenarios, your MP4 videos stop playing. Now, the question is how to repair the corrupted MP4? Let’s see the universal method to fix corrupt MP4 video files. Also, you can also repair corrupt GoPro videos using methods explained here.

How to Fix Corruption in MP4 Files?

Most of the regular video users will be aware of VLC media player, a free and open source media player for playing video files. Try fixing the corruption using VLC media player.

How to Repair MP4 File in VLC Player?

You can easily repair the MP4 files using VLC media player. VLC includes a large number of encoding and decoding libraries (codecs) that makes VLC compatible with almost many video formats to play. Therefore, it makes your video temporarily compatible to play on the media player.

To repair MP4 video, you will have to follow these steps:

Open VLC Player >> Media, select Convert/Save
Next, add MP4 input files that is to be repaired and press Convert/Save
Give the name for the destination file and select desired codec from the profile list
Press Edit button to check a specified profile setting and click Start

If you have any codec issues or minor corruptions on the MP4 files, you can easily make your MP4 files play using the above mentioned steps. What if your MP4 won’t play on VLC even after repairing the file? Let’s see why your MP4 won’t play in VLC media player?

Why are MP4 videos not played on VLC?

Although VLC media player is widely used for repairing corrupt MP4 videos, there are problems in VLC while playing mp4 files. Few of them are listed below:

VLC can only be compatible with the codec libraries it holds. Hence the CODEC used in the video should exist in the VLC library, in any other case VLC will no longer be useful to repair MP4 videos.
VLC player works on your original MP4 video file. Therefore, the chance of your file damage is high.
It doesn’t repair audio and video streams separately. Hence, appropriate synchronization of video with audio is not guaranteed.

In such situations, to keep your video safe and secure, it is highly recommended to use an efficient Video repair tool.

SFWare MP4 Repair tool is the safest way to make your unplayable MP4 videos play. It works on the copy of the original file i.e., in read only mode. Hence, data is safe from further corruption. It works on the audio and video streams separately and provides a healthy playable video file.

The software is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems. Download the tool now and repair your MP4 file in 3 simple clicks.

How to Repair Corrupted MP4 Video Files?

To repair severely corrupt MP4 files or to fix any issues related to MOV/MP4, download and Install SFWare MP4 Video Repair Software (Windows / Mac) and follow the steps shown below:

Step 1: Select MOV/MP4 Repair from the main screen.
Select MP4 video repair

Step 2: Provide any healthy working MP4 video file and a corrupt file that you want to repair. Click on the Repair button.
Browse the Corrupt MP4 video Step 3: Once the repairing process completes, Preview the repaired MP4 video file and Save the file in your desired location.

SFWare Repair Tool makes your unplayable MP4 video files into playable healthy video files. Also, it helps in fixing errors that makes video files inaccessible and leads to unplayable videos.

Tips to Avoid Video File Corruption

Keep a backup of your original data before making any changes that alter the content of the videos.

Consider using more than one backup method: USB, CD, DVD, cloud storage, etc. In this way, if your PC’s hard drive is damaged, you would have more than one alternative to recover your information.

Make sure you run antivirus on your system to keep your system free from virus

QuickTime MOV Error 2048 – Solved

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If you often use QuickTime media player to play your videos or watch movies it’s no wonder you should be familiar with the error code 2048. The article provides you a clear insight on the QuickTime error 2048 while bringing in all the possible scenarios causing the error and the most feasible methods to fix it.

QuickTime Movie file format, generally abbreviated as QuickTime file. It is developed by Apple to handle various formats of digital videos, audios and images.

The QuickTime file uses a .mov extension and is compatible with other file formats such as MPEG, MP3, WAVE, JPEG, AIFF, and TIFF. You are likely to encounter error 2048 on QuickTime, while you play videos that are not supported by the player.

What is QuickTime Error code: 2048?

QuickTime error code 2048 occurs when the MOV file you tried to play is corrupt or the video file is missing the appropriate codec’s required to play the video. Therefore, if QuickTime finds inappropriate formats or damage in the video file, it throws an error indicating- Error-2048: Couldn’t open the file because it’s not a file that QuickTime Understands or if you try to open on Windows, MOV cannot play on Windows.

What causes QuickTime Error 2048?

The error occurs due to various reasons such as:

1. Corruption in MOV files:
  If MOV header gets corrupt, the necessary information about a file gets corrupt and becomes unable to access the file. MOV file header contains vital information like file size, creation date, last modification data, source address and destinations address etc. and if that is corrupt, then the file cannot be accessed.
2. Inappropriate codec used to play the video files:
  The codec used in the video file format should be appropriate to make it play. If there is any issue in the codec it becomes hard to play any video files.
3. Virus attack:
  There may be chances of MOV file has been affected by a virus or malware or the drive where MOV files were stored could have been damaged. Sometimes if files have been transferred from virus infected system, MOV files gets corrupt and displays QuickTime 2048 error.
4. Sometimes faults in the firmware of the device and inappropriate techniques used to compress the file could lead to the error 2048 QuickTime error.

Above-mentioned are the most common reasons that cause the error 2048 in QuickTime players. In the next section of the write-up, you will be able to figure out easy methods described to fix the error with respect to the cause.

How to Fix the MOV QuickTime Error 2048?

You can easily fix the MOV QuickTime error by following the instructions mentioned in the below section. Try all the methods explained one after another you will be easily fixing the error 2048 without any hassle.

Quick Navigation to Fix QuickTime error 2048

Virus Attack: Run Antivirus

Inappropriate Codec: Download appropriate codec

Faulty Firmware: Update the faulty drivers

Damage during Compression of File: Repair the damaged File

Corrupt MOV File: Repair MOV File

Fix 1: Run the Antivirus to Fix MOV Error 2048

Virus can affect any file stored on the drive. Virus intrusion may cause damage or corruption in the MOV files and make MOV file unplayable or MOV no sound issues. A better way to keep your device free from virus or malware infection is to make use of a trusted antivirus software. This way you can protect your files and folder safe from virus damage.

Fix 2: Update the drivers to fix faulty firmware

Update your system drivers if they are outdated. Outdated drivers will not only lead to error 2048 in QuickTime but also make playback videos choppy or jerky. Follow the steps given to update the device drivers.

Go to Device Manager and select Sound, Video and Game Controller
Next, select the device you want to update and click on Update Driver Software
Restart your computer.

If the QuickTime error 2048 is due to the faulty firmware, this should fix the error. If you still encounter the error when you try playing a video, try the next method.

Fix 3: Repair the Corrupt MOV file and Fix QuickTime Error 2048

Corruption in the MOV file header could be the main reason behind the QuickTime MOV error 2048. To fix the issue and repair the MOV files using an MOV file repair tool. If you are thinking which could be the best software to repair MOV files? Here is the answer,

SFWare MOV repair tool is the most recommended and trusted MOV repair software to fix any issues related to MOV file including QuickTime error 2048. The tool analyzes the video, separates the audio and video streams and repairs the corrupt MOV video file. Download and try the software for free and fix the error 2048 in 3 simple steps.

Fix the Quicktime MOV error 2048 using SFWare:

Download and install the software, Launch the application. On the main screen, select MOV/MP4 repair.
Select MOV from the main screen
Browse the file to be repaired and provide the healthy file for the reference. Click on the Repair button.
Browse MOV file

Preview the repaired files and save the file in the desired location.

Fix 4: Repair the inappropriate compression problem

To reduce the file size, we generally opt for compressing the video. Repeating the compression process on the video files might lead to error 2048: couldn’t open the file. If your video file gets corrupted due to inappropriate compression, the only feasible way to fix the video is by using a trusted video repair tool.

Fix 5: Download the appropriate codec

You can easily fix the issues related to codec using VLC media player. VLC media player is the open source media player. VLC supports most of the audio & video file formats and the compression methods. VLC’s libavcodec library provides various compatible codecs and helps you in fixing the inappropriate codec issue between the QuickTime and video format.

Follow the steps to convert video files like MOV with VLC:

VLC-convert-Save

Open VLC, select Media select Convert/Save.
Under the Open Media tab, click the Add button to add the MOV video file and select Convert or Save option at the bottom.
Under the Settings option, select convert and browse the destination file and click Start.

You can also convert MOV to MP4 in Mac and check if the video is played without the error 2048.

Tips to avoid video file corruption

Always make sure you use appropriate compression techniques to compress video files
Use a good antivirus both on your system and on your storage devices to keep virus and malware at bay
Avoid converting video files from one format to another often
It is always a good practice to have a backup of all your important videos. This way you can retrieve those videos back, during an event of video corruption or data loss

Bottom Line:

Error 2048 couldn’t open the file is one of one of the common errors associated with QuickTime media player. Try all the above-mentioned methods to fix the error 2048. With the help of the SFWare video repair tool, you can fix any issues related to corruption and compression in the video files and more importantly it is completely free to download and try.

If the article helped you to fix the QuickTime error 2048 successfully or if you have any queries, do let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

What to Do When Windows Media Player Cannot Play The Video?

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Did you just encounter the Windows media player cannot play the file or Windows Media encountered a problem while playing the file error when you tried to play a video file on it? Don’t panic! The error is to mention that the Windows Media Player is experiencing some trouble to play the file. Once you fix the error you can play your important and favorite videos back.

Let us see the Indications of the error that cause Windows Media Player to stop working.

Windows media player cannot play the file error

Indications of Windows Media Player Cannot Play the File Error

Some of the frequent error indications that you might have encountered while playing videos in Windows media player are as mentioned-below:

Error 8004022F: Invalid File Format.
Error 80040265: Cannot playback the file. The format is not supported.
Error 80040255: Cannot playback the video stream, no suitable decompressor could be found.
Error 8007000D: Cannot open. Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again.

Why Windows Media Player Cannot play the file?

A few reasons are listed below that cause Windows Media Player cannot play the file error:

1. When Windows Media Player codec does not support the file format or codec of the file to be played
2. The Windows Media Player missing essentials files
3. Severely damaged or corrupted media files
4. When Windows Media has not installed the required codec

In addition to the above-mentioned causes, issues with the audio files could also lead to Windows Media player cannot play the file. In other words, the operating system does not have the audio capabilities that can also make windows media player cannot access the file.

This can occur with any formats of video files like MP4, MOV or AVI and other formats. If you encounter any issues with MP4, fix the MP4 video files by clicking on the link.

Do not worry! irrespective of the causes that create the problem in the Windows media player to open the file, you can easily fix the error just by following the given DIY methods.

We bring in 6 easy DIY methods to fix the Windows Media Player cannot play the file issue. Try out all the described methods to fix the error Windows Media encountered a problem while playing the file.

Note: These DIY methods work on some minor errors that are caused by corruption or missing codecs of the media player.

What if your video file has major corruption? Or media player has severe codec issues? Do not worry! Click here to easily resolve the media player error using a completely automated media file repairing method

6 DIY Methods to Solve Windows Media Cannot play the file

To resolve this Windows Media Player issue, try out all the described methods in order and verify if the error still persists after working on each method.

Method 1: Verify That Windows Media Player Supports the File Format You Are Using

File formats that are supported by Windows Media Player are:

Windows Media formats File name extensions: .asf, .asx, .avi, .wav, .wax, .wma, .wm, .wmv files.
Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) File name extensions: m3u, mp2v, .mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe, mpv2
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) File name extensions: .mid, midi, .rmi
Apple QuickTime, Macintosh AIFF Resource File name extensions: .qt, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .mov
Unix File name extensions: .au, .snd

Note: Windows Media Player supports files created with Apple QuickTime version 1 and 2. Windows Media Player doesn’t supports the .ra, .rm and .ram file formats.

Method 2: Reinstall Windows Media Player

Reinstalling the application solves the issue at times. Follow the below steps to uninstall Windows media player:

Go to Control Panel, select Programs.
Click on the Add or Remove Programs, from the list of installed programs, click on Windows media player and select remove to uninstall.
Now, Restart the computer
Go to the Microsoft website and download the latest version of Windows media player.
Install the new version of the Windows media player and check if the media file is playing and still the error persists.

If you still encounter the error Windows media player cannot play the file, try fixing it using DirectX explained in the next method.

Method 3: Reinstall the Latest Version of Microsoft DirectX

DirectX is a set of Windows components that allows software to work directly with your video and audio hardware.

The DxDiag tool reports detailed information about the DirectX components and drivers installed on your system and can be used.

Go to Start, type dxdiag in the Search box and then press Enter.
Tap or click on dxdiag from the results.
Check DirectX Version on the first page of the report in the System Information section.

Check if you are using the latest version of DirectX. If it is outdated, reinstall the latest version with Windows new update. There is no other way to update the DirectX application.

Method 4: System Restore

If Windows Media Player stopped working after the latest Windows update, you can easily verify it using System Restore.

Click the Start button and type system restore.
Go to System Properties pane, select System Restore
Follow the prompts to select the restore point just before the updates triggered the problem. Then run the system restore process. This process may take a while to complete.
After your system is restored to the earlier configuration, check to see whether Windows Media Player runs correctly again or encounters the same error message again.

You can make use of this method only if you have created a restore point earlier. If you have no restore point created, this method doesn’t work. You can try fixing the error using the next following method.

Method 5: Use the proper codec for the media files

Although the Windows media player supports most of the file formats, the media files don’t play if there is no supported codec for them. Download the required codec by visiting the Microsoft website and install it on your computer.

Now restart Windows media player and try playing the media file if you still have trouble playing the media file proceed to the next solution.

Method 6: Re-register Some DLL Files

To fix Windows media player cannot play the file, you can try re-registering some DLL files. Follow the steps given below:

Step 1: In the search bar type “cmd” -> right-click on “Command Prompt” to select Run as “administrator”

Step 2: Now type the commands mentioned below one after the other and press Enter

regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 wmp.dll

Step 3: After entering the command, exit the command prompt and restart the system. Now verify if “WMP not working” issue has been fixed or not.

Verify and Repair Damaged File

If you have tried all the above-mentioned methods to fix the Windows Media Player error and still encountering the issue, this must be due to damaged or corrupt video files.

To verify if the video file is corrupt, try playing a different video file of saved format. If you figure out that the video is corrupt or damaged, it is recommended to use a safe and secure video repair tool to fix corrupt or damaged video files.

SFWare video repair tool is the most recommended tool designed to repair MOV, MP4, MPEG, M4V, AVI, DivX XviD and many other file formats easily. The tool has a built-in read only mechanism and works on the copy of the file keeping the integrity of the original video file. Download the tool now and repair your unplayable video files.

Fix Video Not Playing on WMP using SFWare

To fix the error Media player cannot play the file in 3 simple steps, Download and install the software. Launch the tool. Select the type of the file [MOV, MP4, AVI, etc] you want to repair.

Select the file type

Now, provide a Healthy File as a reference to repair the corrupt video file in case of MOV / MP4 files.

Select a Video not playing in WMP

Click on the Repair button. After the completion of the repair process, you can Preview the repaired files.
File is being repaired
If you are happy with the results, Save the repaired video.

Conclusion:

All the above-mentioned methods should help you fix the Windows Media Player error. If the error is due to the damaged or corrupt video file, you can make use of a professional video repair tool that can help you to repair video files of formats like .MOV, .MP4, .AVI etc.
If you have resolved the error Windows Media Player cannot play the file with the help of this article, do share your thoughts in the comment section below.

How to Fix Choppy, Jerky, Skipping Videos Playback?

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Are you facing any trouble watching your choppy video playback? Why would you watch jerky, choppy or damaged videos when you could fix and play the video smoothly? This article help you fix choppy videos along with the common reasons that cause video to be choppy and suitable methods to fix the issue.

We all know how disturbing a choppy video could be while viewing any videos recorded during your vacation or some important events. Well, to fix the choppy videos, it is important to know how the problem is caused. Here are a few common reasons responsible for choppy videos.

Why is my video playback choppy?

A choppy or jerky video is any video output that has disturbances when you play it. It can be due to audio or video out-of-sync or variable stream speeds. A few other major reasons are listed below that lead to choppy video:

Outdated drivers
Outdated media players
Audio or video codec issues
Corrupted or damaged video file
Unsupported video file formats
Deficient system requirements
Defective SD cards
Small or temporary error in a system that occurs due to unknown causes.

Irrespective of the reasons that cause problems in video while playback, it can be fixed. Yes, be it choppy or jerky your videos can be fixed using few repair methods.

Below mentioned free methods to fix choppy video files can help you fix issues related to driver software or speed tricks. If the reason behind video to be choppy or jerky is due to corrupt video usually caused by a broken or damaged header, here is a complete automated method to fix the choppy video file that doesn’t consume much of your time.

SFWare video repair software is an automated tool designed to fix choppy video file. The tool keeps the safety of a file as a priority and fixes the choppy video without altering the original file. Download the software now and easily fix your choppy or jerky video file in few clicks.

Quick Navigation:

4 methods to fix choppy video file
An automated method to repair the choppy video file (Windows and Mac)

How to Fix Choppy Video Playback?

choppy video file

Method 1: Update Driver Software

Outdated software of video and audio drivers often affects your video playback status. When you see your videos are getting choppy or broken, check out whether your videos are playing on the latest version of drivers or media players.
Device manager to fix choppy videos You can check the drivers status from the Device Manager.

Go to Device Manager, select Sound, Video and Game Controller
Select the existing outdated device and choose Update Driver Software by right-clicking on it.
Restart your computer.

If the problem is connected with the driver, this method should fix choppy video file issues. If this method fails to fix the jerky video problem try playing with different media players.

Method 2: Use a different media player

Sometimes, choppy video can be the outcome of issues in default Windows Media Player. In such cases, there is no harm in trying out playing a choppy video in a different media player.

The VLC player could be the most suitable alternative as it includes the various video file formats, but you could also consider other media players. Before trying different media players, try fixing choppy video files using VLC.

Method 3: Check speed tricks on VLC

Playing corrupt or damaged videos on VLC can resolve almost all issues of video files. Using VLC you can easily repair MOV files or any other file formats.

Here, to fix choppy video playback you just need to increase the speed from the Tools tab. Follow the below instructions to perform the same:

Open VLC media player, go to Tools and select Preferences
Now navigate to Video preferences and select all preferences
Click on Video Codecs, select FFmpeg and check Allow Speed Tricks
Save and restart the VLC playerBy performing these steps you should be able to fix choppy video file problems. If your VLC player still fails to play videos, try checking out with device specifications.

Method 4: Meet the specification of the device

Most of the videos you play on your computer plays seamlessly with minimum systems requirements. Make sure your computer is equipped and meets all the features.

To play videos with high-resolution it is recommended to have 3.0 – 3.7 GHz of processors and at least 6 GB RAM. Similarly, for low-resolution videos, the computer should have minimum requirements.

Videos can get choppy on any media player, be it Windows media player or VLC or or any other. If none of the above-mentioned methods helped you repair a choppy video playback, it is to be considered that your video file is severely corrupted.

In such situations, it is highly recommended to use a video repair tool that helps in eliminating any audio video-related issues and allows seamless video playback.

SFWare video repair tool is a reliable tool that can fix your choppy video without any hassle. The tool is designed to repair damaged or corrupted videos due to header errors, changes in file formats or codecs, compression issues, etc. Follow the steps given in the below section to fix the choppy or jerky video file.

How to Repair the Choppy Video File using SFWare?

To repair choppy or jerky videos download and install SFWare Video repair tool on your computer

Note: If you are trying to repair videos in SD card, connect SD card to your PC using a card reader and perform the steps given below.

Step 1: Select MOV/MP4 repair or AVI repair, depending on the format of choppy video files

Step 2: Select a healthy video file as a reference and choose a choppy video file to repair

Step 3: Click on the Repair button. After the completion of the repair process, validate the repaired choppy video file by Previewing it.

Step 4: If you are happy with the results, save the repaired choppy video playback file by activating the software.

SFWare Video repair software is an integrated tool that supports the repairing MP4, MOV, AVI. DIVX, XVID and other video file formats. It also helps in repairing GoPro video choppy problems. And, It is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers.

Conclusion

Video can become jerky for a number of reasons. You can avoid video getting choppy or corrupt by following few measures like keeping backup of your video files, using a good antivirus to keep your data safe and using trusted software to convert or edit your videos, etc. If you were successful in fixing choppy video files with the help of this article, do share your thoughts in the comment section below.