A video is nothing but a series of images shown to you at a certain speed. These images are shown to you at a certain speed to trick your brain into thinking that you are actually watching a video. This speed at which images are shown is referred to as ‘frame rate’. So, in essence, one image here represents a frame. And if there are any issues with the frames, you will not have a good video.
Generally, if you are encountering problems such as out of sync videos, blurry or pixelated videos, then it is probably due to missing or bad frames. Although both these problems show similar symptoms, they are 2 different concepts and require different methods to troubleshoot. Missing frames, as the name suggests is when frames are missing from the video. On the other hand, bad frames are frames that are damaged.
How to solve missing and bad frames?
This blog post will help you fix missing and bad frames, but before we move on to the troubleshooting methods, you can try a few quick and easy workarounds. To begin with, try playing the video using another media player. If this doesn’t help, try downloading the video file again or obtain a new copy of the file. This may help in cases when the video is not completely downloaded. But if none of these methods help you, proceed with the troubleshooting steps as explained below.
Case 1: How to fix bad frames in videos?
- Manual method – Using Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg is a great option to fix bad frames in videos. Since, Ffmpeg is a command line tool, you will need to login to the command prompt to use this feature. To repair bad frames using Ffmpeg, follow the simple steps below.
- Click on Windows + X keys
- From the power menu that opens, select Command Prompt option
- In the command prompt, type the following command
‘ffmpeg –i video_input.ts –map 0 –ignore_unknown/-copy_unknown –c copy fixed_video.ts’
This command will fix corruption/bad frames in the corrupted input stream and save the changes in fixed_video.ts. Use the ‘–map 0’ option if you want Ffmpeg to transfer all streams, else it will use only the first video stream. Similarly, ‘ignore_unknown’ option will ignore unrecognized streams, whereas ‘copy_unknown’ will copy them.
- Using Remo Repair MOV
If Ffmpeg cannot fix the video file, then make use of professional video repair tools like Remo Repair MOV to fix bad frames in your video. It is capable of identifying all kinds of issues in your videos and repairing them. This HD video repair utility can work with both MP4 and MOV files. You don’t really need to know fancy commands or technical details, all you need to do is select the file to repair and click Repair to repair your file. The tool will take care of repairing your file automatically. Also available is a Remo AVI repair tool that you can use to repair corruption in AVI files.
Case 2: How to fix missing frames in a video?
Using incorrect settings when creating or editing a video can cause dropped or missing frames. If you are dealing with missing frames, you may see symptoms like stuttering, lag in your video or a split screen.
One way to solve this problem is by using a technique called Morphing. Tools like Morph Man or Morph Age will help you fix the issue with missing frames. Another way is to use plugins with Adobe to solve missing frame issues.
Conclusion
Missing or bad frames are some of the most common issues people encounter with videos. To fix missing frames, you will need to use morphing tools but corrupt or bad frames can be fixed easily using Remo Repair MOV. It advanced repair techniques have proven to be beneficial to many users to repair their MOV videos.