Repairing Corrupt DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or Inspire 1 Video Files

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The video footage recorded on your DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or Inspire 1 quadcopter can easily get corrupted and unplayable in the following conditions:
– Accidentally switched it off before exiting the ongoing video recording.
– Abrupt landing of Phantom.
– Battery dead during recording
– Card ejected (due to impact)
– Extreme temperatures

When any of above listed conditions happened, before take any action to fix up the corrupted files, you should first be clear of the repairability of the damaged files:

The damaged files cannot be opened because recording did terminate abruptly: While the media (video and audio) is present and not corrupt, the index and header of the movie indicating what the data means, was not written. The file was not closed properly.

Repair consists in reindexing the movie.
Due to recording mechanism, last seconds of action may not have been recorded. If the final moment is what we want to recover, you should carefully check with Treasured or the repair tool whether last action was actually captured.

If the corrupted file are repairable, then the official suggested method in the user manual for video recovery is to turn the Phantom back on, with micro SD card still inserted in the camera. After about 30 seconds, the video file will be restored. However, this method does not always work. You will still be left with a corrupted file. If you are looking for a powerful and effective way to fix DJI Phantom 2 Vision+/Inspire 1 Files corrupted files, you can use MOV Video Repair software

Steps to Repair Corrupted DJI Phantom Video Files with MOV Video Repari software.

First and foremost, make sure that you have a healthy video file taken from same quadcopter for reference. Follow these steps that will fetch a fully repaired – playable video file (Please click on the images to view it properly)
Step 1: Launch Remo Repair MOV on your Windows PC or Mac
Step 2: Choose a healthy video file from your PC or Machine as a reference for the software
Note: This healthy video file must be taken from the same DJI Phantom camera from where the corrupted file is.
Step 3: Next, select the corrupted video file generated from DJI Phantom or Inspire flying drone
Warning: Make sure this file is the original corrupted file that you intend to repair, not the one which you processed through any other repairing tool.
Step 4: Now click on the “Repair” button to initiate video repairing
Step 5: Once the software completes the process click on the “Preview” button to preview the repaired file
Step 6: Then click on the “Save” button to save the file on desired location

Play and edit the fixed DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or Inspire 1 on Windows and Mac

When the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or Inspire 1 files are better fixed, you can then feel then to play and edit them on your computer with ease. If you encouter any format incompatible issue, you can download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows/Mac to convert DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or Inspire 1 files to various popular file formats or device and editing program preset profile formats for playing on computer with Windows Media Player, VLC, QuickTime Player, transfer and viewing on iPhone, iPad, Android or import and edit with Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Davinci Resolve, iMove, Final Cut Pro, etc or sharing on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo.

Further Reading:
Transfer DJI Phantom Footage to Computer in 3 Different Ways
5 Best Free Mac DJI Video Editing Software For DJI Phantom/Inspire
Downscale DJI Inspire 1 4K Video to 1080p for Smooth Playing and Editing