When to use: This method is applicable if you want to play an MP4 or MOV file on an incompatible media player. Attempting to play a MP4 or MOV on an incompatible player may throw error messages, giving you an impression that the video file is corrupted, whereas, in reality, you need to make them compatible. For example, QuickTime player may fail to play MP4 videos if they are not encoded with MPEG-2, MPEG-4, or H.264 codecs. This method uses VLC player to transcode MP4 and MOV files and make them playable on unsupported media players, i.e., the player cannot play these video file formats due to incompatible or missing codecs. Watch the video – How to repair corrupt video files with VLC Player Method 1: Fix corrupted MP4 & MOV Issues with Transcoding Using VLC Here we will share in detail how you can free repair corrupt MP4 and MOV videos using these VLC features. Its transcode abilities allow converting damaged MOV and MP4 videos into playable files again. VLC has features to fix corrupted, damaged, truncated, or broken video files. But, you may not be familiar with the file repair capabilities of the player. Most of you are familiar with VLC as a free media player for viewing movies.

MP4 and MOV are among the most commonly used video file formats that are compatible with almost every video player including VLC Media Player. Methods to repair corrupt MP4 & MOV videos by using VLC Media Player

Open source video repair software