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Hi everyone
I have the following problem: I had to make a recording of today's conference so I tapped the red button and my Axim x51v nicely started its job. Unfortunately, at the end I accidentally pushed the round power button on top op the PDA and 2 hours of conference talk were reduced to 0 seconds recording! Searching for any temporary files on my Compact Memory Card I found the corresponding 101Mb Windows Media file. Tapping it The Windows Media Player started and gave an error message saying: 'The data is invalid' Is there any hope to recover this file? ![]() | ||||||
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ohhh I have not had this problem yet but try this send it to you computerthen play with WMP
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sorry I mean computer*
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Welcome to Aximsite, move it to your PC and see if you can recover with more sofisticate software.
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If you get dead silence after breaking the speed of sound, would you be in the darkness after passing the speed of light? .Frenchy
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Try opening/playing the file with TCPMP ?
[edit] I thought I'd try this myself. I started a recording, after a minute or two I hit the power button the axim went into standby/poweroff. Restarted the x51v and, much to my amazement, the recording just continued where it left off! On playback, there's a loud thump where the recording was paused, then the sound continues. bertc, Did you switch the power off completely? (i.e. hold the power button down for a few seconds) | |||||
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Last edited by Bill_Todd; 05-18-06 at 09:18 AM.. |
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Yes, I did. I didn't hold it down for a few seconds, I just pressed it normally. After I pressed the power button, the screenlight went back on and the after about 1 second I heard the characteristic 2 bleeps. The recording had stopped without taking its time to process the data, a zero second file being the result. Perhaps my settings are slightly different from yours: I have Settings > Power>Power Button , radio button 'Dim/light the display' is marked. Settings > Power>Power On , both items 'If a program button is pressed' and 'If a record button is pressed' are marked. Settings > Brightness>Battery Power, the device is dimmed after 15 seconds. | |||||||
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Aximsite Major League
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It's probably a file length issue (my settings are as yours except I have mine power-off completely if I hold the button).
Have you tried simply renaming the file (xxxxx.wav)? Back it up first ! | |||||
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I also installed TCPMP on my Axim. The program just didn't react, but it worked fine with other recordings. | |||||||
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Last edited by bertc; 05-18-06 at 12:27 PM.. |
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Aximsite Major League
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Hmm. If this wont open in a desktop sound editing package (e.g. soundforge), you might need a Hex editor to check the file header (see this description ) It would be worth noting your axim's sound settings (e.g. sample rate wordlength etc. from Settings/Input/Options.
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I followed your advice (though I was not very much convinced) and used a Hex editor. And Lo IT WORKS !!! A hex editor saved my recording!!! (I simply copy pasted the initial bites of a non corrupted recording in the corrupted one, as simple as that, and the whole recording has come back, a miracle!) Thank you so much for helping me!!!!!!!!!! Grz BertC | |||||||
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