I have a video in a .MOD file format burned to a DVD. The video appears to play fine from Windows Media Player and others. When attempting to copy the video file off of the DVD, windows explorer freezes with a red progress bar. I tried tera copy (i'm looking for a free utility of course) and that froze. I've tried making an ISO of the disk, Poweriso encounters the error and offers to skip the cyclic redundancy check but still freezes. I would give up if it weren't for the fact that I can see the movie play just fine! So how do I recover this corrupted file, or file from a corrupted media?
2 Answers
Download HandBrake. Following the guide, you should be able to rip the movie from the DVD to a file on your hard drive. You can save the video file in either MP4 or MKV format.
NOTE: Please follow local laws and regulations when using this utility.
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@Karan I'm not sure, I have not used it (to my knowledge) on a .MOD file.– KruugCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 0:39
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@Karan According to moviecodec.com/encoding/…, it will support .MOD– KruugCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 0:40
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Didn't find it mentioned on a quick scan of the HandBrake docs, but maybe I missed it. Anyway, going by the Wikipedia description, either the camcorder must have burnt it to disc directly, or the OP did. In either case I don't think copy-protection of any kind is involved, as on a commercial video DVD. The requirement doesn't seem to be for video DVD ripping and conversion.– KaranCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 0:44
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@Karan Very good point on the copy-protection, but these utilities always come under scrutiny.– KruugCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 7:27
I use Format Factory. It's free and works great. It can convert just about anything.
EDIT: Sorry, I misread your question. Since you are able to watch the video, I would suggest using VLC Media Player to stream and save the video. It will take as long as the duration of the video, but it might be your only option.
- Open VLC
- Hit Ctrl+R
- Click Disk
- Make sure your DVD is selected then hit Convert/Save
- Choose your destination file
- Select your conversion format (if you want to convert it) or select Dump raw input
- Just let it play out
I don't have any corrupt DVDs to try it on, but hopefully it will work for you.
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Copying data from the disc results in CRC errors. I don't see how suggestions for HandBrake and Format Factory are useful given corrupted files or corrupted media.– KaranCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 1:49
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Peter I'm not looking for conversion here, I'm looking for recovery.– BryanCommented Feb 15, 2013 at 17:32