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- Part 1: Why MP4 File Can Be Broken<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 2: You Can Try Some Other Players First<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 3: Some Tools to Fix Corrupted MP4 File<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 4: How to Fix Corrupted MP4 File<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 5: Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Part 1: Why MP4 File Can Be Broken<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Like what we have said above, reasons vary for corrupted MP4 files as well as other files. Firstly, a broken header may lead to corruption easily. This is one of the most common reasons causing a corrupted file. Second, when your internet connection breaks down during downloading a file, the file may get corrupted as a consequence of loss of internet connectivity. This happens a lot in our day-to-day life and it is kind of inevitable. <\/p>\n
Instead of going back to download again, you may consider repairing the corrupted file if you know the tricks to repair a corrupted file. Third, similar to internet connectivity loss, power loss or sudden shut down will also cause the corruption of a file, even when the file is being played. Some users feedback that after they compress the video file, it gets corrupted. This is another reason that leads to damaged video files due to inappropriate compression. <\/p>\n
Indeed, files get corrupted due to various reasons, some of which are unpredictable and inevitable. All we need to bear in mind is we must fix the corrupted files with our best in order to secure the files. Fortunately, some powerful software is 100% capable of handling broken files without causing any quality loss. You may read on to check them out in this article!<\/p>\n
Part 2: You Can Try Some Other Players First<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n
Wait a minute! Before we fix the corrupted MP4 files, we may turn around a little bit to switch to other media players for checking and verifying whether the file is broken or damaged indeed. You have so many choices out there but among them, I will recommend Leawo Blu-ray Player<\/a> and VLC to you first. <\/p>\n
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<\/a> Leawo Blu-ray Player is a professional MP4 file player<\/a>, being able to playback any media files, including Blu-ray, DVD, ISO, 4K and UHD videos, and other media files, therefore it gains the name of 6-in-1 media player suite. It is able to playback DVD folder and DVD ISO image file for totally free. It\u2019s also a free 4K video player to deliver extraordinary image and audio experience via 4K displays. It\u2019s capable of playing 4K video in MKV, MP4 and TS formats, 1080P videos in HD MP4, HD MKV, HD MOV, etc., 720P videos in MP4, AVI, MKV, and other formats, be it camcorder reordered footage, downloaded online video, or streamed video. <\/p>\n
For your information, if you want to convert the DVD or Blu-ray to MKV files for better playback on your devices, you may upgrade the media player to the premium version, which will serve as an MKV converter with 100% quality preserved. <\/p>\n
Despite all-powerful features it offers, it remains easy to use a player that only requires a few clicks to play back files. In this case, you may download and install the player and try to load the MP4 files to the player to see whether it is indeed damaged. <\/p>\n
As for VLC, you must be pretty familiar with it. It is an open-source VLC media player application boasting a whole ecosystem of features & functionalities along with a huge library of video codecs that allows running slightly corrupt or damaged video files without the need of fixing the corruption issue. It means before you actually go down to repair the corrupted MP4 files, you may drop the file to VLC to try and see whether it can be played normally. <\/p>\n
Part 3: Some Tools to Fix Corrupted MP4 File<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Okay if you have confirmed the files are indeed damaged, you may proceed here to repair the corrupted MP4 files with certain software. You can consider VLC. This handy program is more than a simple media player. In VLC the option to fix corrupted MP4 video files is given built-in which can be enabled or disabled manually. Besides changing the name to the file, you may consider changing the format of the corrupt MP4<\/a> video file and try to fix the issue automatically using VLC. <\/p>\n
If the freeware cannot solve your problem, turn to professional tool for help. Kernel Video Repair is such a professional repair tool that has the ability to repair any corrupted file. It\u2019s an advanced video repair tool which is specially made to tackle circumstances like this; it can help you repair both corrupt and damaged MP4 and other format multimedia file(s) with ease. The process to repair a corrupted MP4 will be easy to handle even for beginners. <\/p>\n
With the above best tools to repair the corrupted MP4 file, you will get rid of any obstacle during playback. <\/p>\n
Part 4: How to Fix Corrupted MP4 File<\/strong><\/h2>\n
You know, if you are not experienced and would like to have a step-by-step guide to fix corrupted MP4 files, here is the best guide for you. You may share it with your friends if you think it is good. <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take VLC as an example to show how to fix corrupted MP4 files within clicks. <\/p>\n
Step 1:<\/strong> Download and install VLC. Then launch VLC player. <\/p>\n
Step 2: <\/strong>Choose Media<\/strong>, and then select Convert\/Save.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 3: <\/strong>Next, add input files or streams that need to be transcoded, and then press Convert\/Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nStep 4:<\/strong> In the Convert<\/strong> window that appears, provide the file name for the destination file and select the desired input Codec<\/strong> from the profile list. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 5: <\/strong>Press Edit Selected Profile<\/strong> button to check or edit a specified profile settings.<\/p>\n
Step 6:<\/strong> Next, press Start<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nOr you may simply rename the file to .avi file. And proceed to below steps. <\/p>\n
Step 1: <\/strong>Right click and select Rename<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 2: <\/strong>Change the file to an .avi file.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 3: <\/strong>Launch VLC and move to the Preference<\/strong> settings. <\/p>\n
Choose Tools <\/strong>> Preference<\/strong> to enter the preference settings page. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 4:<\/strong> Switch to Inputs and codec window.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 5:<\/strong> Fix the corrupted file. <\/p>\n
In the Damaged or incomplete AVI file<\/strong> box, choose Always fix <\/strong>and save the settings. This step will enable the fix feature to repair any corrupted file. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nApart from VLC, you may be interested to know how to check and repair corrupted files using Leawo Blu-ray Player. Let me tell you it is simpler. You simply drop the files to the media player and it will automatically detect any errors and fix the fixable errors simultaneously so that you will have no trouble to stream back the files. It is incredibly easy, right? <\/p>\n
- Part 2: You Can Try Some Other Players First<\/a><\/li>\n
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