Two Simple Ways to Repair Corrupted Xvid Files

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Xvid is not a video file format; it is a video codec library that is used to decompress videos so that it can be saved on the disk. So, if you are reading this blog, most possibly you are facing corruption in an Xvid file and trying to look for a solution. Don’t worry; we will cover it all.

Reasons for Corruption in Xvid Files

If you are facing corruption in Xvid files, you should know the reasons for its occurrence. If you know why it happened, you can try to avoid it in the future.

• Malware Attacks: Malware attack is the reason for most of the corruption cases we come across. Xvid file is no exception; malware attacks can damage and corrupt these files too.
• Sudden Power Outage: A sudden power outage while Xvid video is playing on your system may lead to corruption
• Compressing Video Files: There are times when we all are running out of space in our systems. In such situations, we try to do whatever it takes to make space. Once such a stunt is compressing a video file for that extra space, but this situation may sometimes lead to corruption in the video file.

Now, as we know a bit about the Xvid files and the reasons for corruption in it, let’s now proceed to know how to fix it.

VLC Media Player is a very useful tool. It just doesn’t play media for you, but also helps with many other functions. One of such features is fixing the corruption in a video file. But the power of VLC is limited, and it can only fix minor corruptions from the video files. So, if corruption is minor in your video file, you can try the below-mentioned steps:

1. Run VLC Media Player on your system successfully.
2. Once the tool is open, click on the Tools and select Preferences from the menu that appears.



3. In the next step, you need to select Input / Codecs from the categories you will get.



4. Now, go to the Files section, and in the drop-down next Damaged or incomplete AVI file select Always fix. Click Save.

Once done, you can try to play the video. If corruption was minor, it should work fine. If corruption was severe, you might face the same issues again. Another drawback with the VLC Media player is that you can only process one file at a time. If this process has failed you, you can try the next method we are going to mention.

If you have limited time only and don’t want to try manual methods, then try this. Kernel Video Repair is the best and the guaranteed solution to your Xvid file problem. This is a video repair tool that can fix minor to severe levels of corruption in many popular video formats. Here we are trying to fix the Xvid file with it. This tool can also work with MP4, MOV, MPEG, MJPEG, MTS, M4V, MKV, AVI, AVCHD, WEBM, ASF, WMV, FLV, DIVX, 3G2, TS, 3GP, F4V file formats.

Not only corrupted, this tool also deals with broken, inaccessible, and damaged video files. You can either process one or multiple files a time without any restriction on the video length and file size. The tool supports Windows versions and has a very interactive and user-friendly interface. This tool is easy to operate even for beginners and non-techies. Let’s see how it works with the help of step by step demonstration:

1. Go to the tool page on the website and download the tool on your system. Install it properly and run.
2. Once the tool is installed and run successfully, click on the (+) add icon on the home screen of the tool. This will lead you to the window to add the corrupt video files. Add one or multiple videos at a time.



3. Once the file(s) are added, you can choose to add more or remove the existing files by clicking on the add (+) or remove (-) icon. One satisfied with your selection, click on the Repair Files option to proceed.



4. As you click on the Repair Files option, the tool will ask you to provide a destination for the files you are going to repair. Once the destination is provided, click on the OK button.



5. In this step, you will see the repairing process progress live on your screen. You can click on the Stop button anytime to stop the process.



6. You will get the report on the screen after the competition of the task. Click on the Close button to finish the process.


Note: Check that Save report to CSV button, you can click on the button to get the CSV report of the whole process.

So, see how easy it is to fix the corruption in an Xvid video file. Just follow these easy steps and get the file fixed in no time.

Conclusion:

In this blog, we have discussed the corruption in the Xvid files. We started with knowing the Xvid files a bit; moving ahead, we discussed how Xvid files might get corrupt, and finally, we moved towards the solutions. We showed that the corruption could be fixed with VLC Media Player and Kernel Video Repair tool. Both methods are great to fix the corrupted video, depending on the situation.