How to Check If a Video File Is Corrupted [Using FFmpeg]

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Brithny· Answered on Jul 20, 2023

If you want to know how to check if a video file is corrupted, an easy way to check the video is by using FFmpeg on your Windows PC and using the trusted software EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to repair the corrupted video.

FFmpeg is the easiest way of checking the integrity of any video file type. Follow the steps below to check if a video file is corrupted or not:

Step 1. Download and launch FFmpeg on your Windows PC.

Step 2. Use a feature in FFmpeg video converter: the command line will just read the input file and report any errors that will appear: ffmpeg.exe -v error -i file.avi -f null - >error.log 2>&1.

Step 3. If it doesn't catch all problems with missing frames, use the command: ffprobe -show_entries stream=r_frame_rate,nb_read_frames,duration -select_streams v -count_frames -of compact=p=1:nk=1 -threads 3 -v 0.

Step 4. Check the output, which should be like this:

• header framerate
• video length in seconds
• true frame count

Step 5. You can then check if there are missing frames. e.g., 25 * duration should equal the frame count, or it will be less if you miss frames.

And secondly, using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to fix corrupted video with three steps: