CAT Video Repair

If you have checked your video collection recently and found out that one or multiple clips are corrupted, don't erase them yet, as there might be a way of getting them back without too much hassle. CAT Video Repair looks like the right tool for the job due to its low-risk, read-only assessment, which creates a copy of the original file and proceeds to fix it.

The interface falls on the simpler side, as there is not much to it. However, this is not a negative aspect, but rather a positive one, if you think about it from a time-saving perspective.

Regarding the prepping stage, you just have to load a file in, upload another of the same format for reference and hit Repair. In case you are wondering why a reference file is needed, that is due to the way the app deals with files in read-only mode. In short, the tool scans the healthy video and figures out a way to build a new file from the corrupted one.

CAT Video Repair is known to support  MOV, AVI, DIVX, XVID and MP4 files. Indeed, the number is not that high, but taking into consideration the fact that these formats are among the most popular and wide-spread extensions, it might be enough for most users.

As for the corruption types it can deal with, there are a bunch. From minor video/audio sync, header file corruptions or jerky playback to more format oriented ones like AVI 0xc00d36c4, AVI index, and MOV 2048 errors — the cat has it covered.

Leaving aside the funny name, CAT Video Repair looks like a powerful video fixing tool. Its unusual yet safe read-only method and the number of corruptions covered can make this app a must-have for any user.