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Repair a Sony .RSV file

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Read our guide to .RSV files in the meantime.

Repair a Sony .RSV file

Get back a recording your Sony camera left as .RSV when the battery died or the card came out. Your files stay on your computer: nothing is uploaded.

Payment cancelled: nothing was charged. Choose your files again to see the preview.

You need two files

  1. The .RSV file from the card (folder PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP).
  2. A healthy clip recorded afterwards with the same camera and the same settings (resolution, frame rate, codec, audio), at least 4 seconds long. If you don't have one, record one now without touching the settings.
1. The .RSV fileDrop it here or
2. The healthy clipSame camera, same settings, 4+ seconds

Checking and the preview (up to 20 seconds) are free. Pricing · How .RSV repair works · Open-source engine (GPL)

Reading your files…

Everything happens on your computer. Large files can take a few minutes.

What to do next

    Your recording is back

    Here is the start of the repaired file. The full file has no watermark.

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    Recovered
    Format
    Full file size

    Please tick the box to continue.

    One file, full length, no watermark. Price includes all taxes. Payment by Stripe, the merchant of record. 14-day refund if the full file doesn't match the preview.

    You already bought the repair of this file. It stays unlocked until .

    Save your repaired file

    • .RSV:
    • Reference clip:

    Choose the same two files again (they are recognised by their content):

    You'll choose where to save the repaired file. Save it to a drive with enough free space (at least the size of the .RSV).

    Checking your file…

    Done

    Saved ().

    Keep your original .RSV until you've checked the repaired file. You can save it again until .

    Something wrong with it? Write to hello@footagerescue.com within 14 days for a refund.

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