ffmpeg.exe fixes aborted .avi better than Bandcam AVI Fixer

[JouMxyzptlk]

The usual problem: Game crashes. You have to "force stop" the bandicam recording, leaving defective .avi files around.
The bandicam avi fixer tried, but the last few seconds (technically: the last unclosed GOP) is missing. Not good.
If you use ffmpeg.exe you will get everything including the last few seconds.

The command line is:

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ffmpeg.exe -i "Fallout3.avi" -codec:v copy -codec:a copy "Fallout3-fixed.avi"

This does not "re-encode" the avi, it does a so called stream copy, and along the way fixes the .avi AND includes the last second before the crash.

You can get ffmpeg there:
https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html

I only tested it for the "MPEG-1 (VBR)" codec at Quality 100 since this is the best one working for Ultra HD recordings.
The question in first place is however: Why does Bandicam produce a defective avi if a game crashes and you have to hit the "stop recording" button ? Doesn't change the fact that it is my most used capture program though ; ).

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This is an generalized bandicam-fix-avi.cmd file, so you just have to drag and drop your avi on it.
You have to adjust the ffmpeg.exe path to where you unpacked ffmpeg.

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C:\prog\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe -i %1 -codec:v copy -codec:a copy %1.fix.avi

Have fun!
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