Update for those watching. I keep getting questions on what you should do if you don't own a S series Panasonic. Still try and download this software and follow the instructions! It's still possible that it could repair the damaged file. Good luck!
It works. It's in the details of this tutoriaI. My GH5 gave me a 90GB mdt file of a 1:20 hrs recording - and the magic happened. After more or less 1:20 hrs rendering along a perfect file from the same session all data were back and perfect.
After shooting one of the files is mdt now. But I have a GH5 But when you have to fill in the model and the 11-digit alpha-numeric code what do I need to fill in? Because It's asking for a S model. I'm really stressing caus the deadline is tomorrow. I hope you can help.
@@grunningervlog Watch the video to the detail, when it comes to the „Chose Camera Model“ and „enter serial Number“. It took me a while to get the idea but then it worked.
Thank you for sharing! Worked perfectly with a 60 GB 4K .mdt file from my GH5 camera. The only odd thing I encountered was that when trying to open files using the "..." buttons the software crashed. But when I dragged and dropped the file onto the repair tool it worked flawlessly! Panasonic really should make this software more easily downloadable, especially for owners of their other cameras too.
Hi folks. I recovered a .MDT file that was almost 30GB, and nearly one hour in length. It was really important wedding footage so was super worried I had a disaster on my hands. Long story short, I downloaded the Grau Video Repair Tool, and paid £30 for it. It worked. You must change the .MDT extension to .MP4 and tweek another option or two but it worked for me, thank god. You can try it for free and save 50% of your video before going to pay for the full version. Thanks a mill for this video. Sooo helpful.
I can highly recommend to use every detail of this tutorial, it took me a while to realise the point, but then it saved me from eternal embarrassement, as I discovered that my recording of a 1:20 hour dance show on my GH5 came out as my first mdt file ever, 90 GB sized. With Dustin's help and a close look how he deals with the original Lumix Sotware (PC only) I could recover the whole file in perfect video and audio quality without buying a S-Series Camera. Don't lose your patience while the software is working, the progress line was moving forward very slow and the software just stopped in the middle of rendering to inform me that the repair-file is finished. Three days leater I'm still unsure if it's real, that this lost video was resurrected. Thanks. Referring the reason for the mdt file I can only suspect, that it was the non orignial DC-Constant Power adapter I used. Recording was stopped properly, Camera shut off after waiting a while, SD card stayed in. Another crucial Detaill is on top that you have to use a working video file with the exact same session/file preferences. So do never hesitate to save a few testshootings to your card, to ensure you can repair afterwards.
Thanks for the tip, I realized that the camera was powered off too quickly. Once the SD card was put back in and the camera turned back on, it prompted me to fix the conversion and it worked perfectly. Well done, thank you.
Thank you Bro for breaking this down perfectly! I've been recording with my S5 and S1 for several years now and haven't experienced this issue. Just did my biggest shoot to date and had this happen on the most important clip of the event 😖. I had a fully charged Lumix battery, didn't turn my camera off, and didn't take out my memory card. BTW, I use Lexar Professional V60 cards and like I said, never had any issue with my cameras writing to them. However this was my first time recording in 4k60p for an extended period. Maybe that was the culprit 🤷🏿♂️. Either way, I followed your instructions and was able to successfully repair the file! Thanks again.
Just had almost an entire shoot's worth of clips turn into .mdt files. Luckily 2 were written correctly. I was able to install Parallels on my Mac and open the LUMIX Repair Tool in that. Worked perfectly! No batch processing option though. Insane Panasonic doesn't have a Mac version. Thank you for this video Dustin!
Thanx for this! I've been shooting on the S5 for a little over a year, and my trusty GH5 for nearly 5 years now. I've had a couple issues with the dreaded MDT files on the S5, and tonight it happened on my GH5 in the middle of a multi-camera shoot of a dance recital. I'm sure you know the feeling of terror when you realize that the last 20 minutes you've been shooting may be gone! 😵So I referred again to your instructions on this video, & voila! The corrupt file was recovered! Best of luck to you in your pursuits!
bro u saved the day..the shot my client wanted was an mdt idk what happened..i feel like it had somehting to do with using a dummy bnattery and my monitor..idk they werent playing nice and my camera was tripping
Just filmed a wedding yesterday. A 27 minute A cam ceremony file turned into a .MDT file 😢 I watched your video but unfortunately because I had used 10 bit 4k 60 .mp4 with AAC audio the panasonic repair tool did not work. "Doesn't support AAC was the message". For anyone wondering how to deal with that issue then I have GREAT news. There's a program called Untrunk_x64. It recovered my 27 minute video with only one dropped frame. Panasonic really needs to step up their game with their .mdt file repair software. If MDT files are a known issue, Panasonic should offer a more user friendly robust software to recover said files. I basically had a panic attack and left the wedding early to work on recovery. Thank GOD for Untrunk_x64. It recovered the file AAC or not!
Thank you for the video Dustin. This is a pretty unacceptable thing that seems to keep plaguing Panasonic for sometimes seemingly no good reason (I use fast expensive cards and OEM batteries). The poor repair tool seemed to always crash every time I tried to repair a file and I didnt realize you have to drag a correct mov file and the mdt file to the fields instead of clicking the folder search. Also not even compatible with mac. Just unbelievable on Pana's part. Along with the S5 rolling shutter and forced 60p crop (even in 8bit) I'm kind of over this camera. Not even sure I will be trusting this for an A-cam on a wedding shoot, instead using my GH5 classic. Panasonic I love your stuff, please fix these things. Super helpful as always Dustin
I keep getting broken files :( I defo have an issue with my battery dying without me noticing. I wish my camera had a warning noise for low battery. I just use a Lumix tz8 and I can't find a way to repair the files :(
Had this problem come up during an event I was recording last night on my new GH5M2. Was able to use the info in this video to download the tool, and it worked perfectly to recover a 42-minute video. While I did have 3 other camera recording the event, this was my A camera. Panasonic really needs to make this tool available for their other lines besides just the S-line. I have been thinking of upgrading my memory cards, even though they've worked well for everything in the past. Probably should just go ahead and do it to eliminate that possibility in the future.
Just thought I should come back and let future comment readers know that the recover process didn't work "perfectly" in my case. For some reason, the footage from this file came out shorter than normal, and I had to jump through a few hoops to keep this footing in sync with footage from other cameras. As near as I can tell, it looks like we lost about 25 frames from the 42-minute clip. Perfectly usable, but not "perfect". Resolve's retime feature helped a lot, as did the slip tool for individual shots cut from the multicam clip. On a different, but related note, this was my first multi-cam project with Resolve, and it worked much better than Vegas, which is what I switched from. Being able to re-sync source clips after multicam cutting is a godsend!
dose someone know if they can be recovered on a Mac... I have more than 10 files in mdt after today s shoot. I tried 50fps and I'm afraid I was stopping and recording to quickly
Accordingly to 09:00 in your video, I tried after drag and drop NBT file to the first link, MOV file didn't come out itself..... May I know what should I do next? Any idea? Can you please advise/ suggest?
I can't restore files from .mdt to .MP4 files. and it says "AAC format does not support" Because it happened due to a power outage while I was doing a REC Video. I'm using a Lumix GH5.😪
Thanks Dustin, for a big part your tutorial is very helpful but now I'm so far to put the button REPAIRm there follows a warning: AAC format does not support! Already tried to have difference formats but nothing works. Can I ask you whether you have any idea ? Almost there but it seems that it doesn't work after all. Thanks in advance Best regards, Alex Mastwijk ALMA Filmproducties (Netherlands)
Thanks for the video! This was super helpful. I have an older model it seems. I'm using the DMC -G85 and the DMC-G7. What should I select when I'm downloading the software for repair?
Hey so i had that same problem happen with my Lumix fz300 and its a very important video clip and i have the mdt file and i didn't see an option for the lumix fz300 on the repair tool page so i was wondering how i would fix that file
Hey Dustin, thanks for the information! Even though I work with macintosh, damn!! I will see if a friend can help me to recover a file. Thanks a lot, it was pretty well explained.
We have our first mdt file after using the S1H for almost 4 years. And well ... Panasonic mysteriously has not been able to create a Mac compatible version of their Repair Tool. They must be very busy people. Or maybe they live in a parallel universe. Who knows ...
Keeps happening to me occasionaly. Multiple cards (all of them are fast enaugh and work pretty fine in my GH5S where it never happened). 3 different original batteries. No overheating (not even close). Any ideas?
I had the same problem and just put in one from the list ie S1H but entered my G9 serial number and it accepted that. So I was able to download the Repair tool. However, I couldn't recover my *.mdt file as the error message came up: "AAC format does not support". I relooked at the web page and can now see I can't recover my file: "Videos in MP4 (audio: AAC) or AVCHD format cannot be repaired."
Hi all, today with a friend of mine we had same issue but with a Lumix G80, maybe for the slow card or not good battery. How can we try Panasonic tool for this Lumix model to try a recover of the video? Thank you for your help.
Got slammed with MDT files on my S1H last year. Over and over again with write failures. Panasonic supporttold me my Sony Tough cards were to blame. I didn't believe them but when I contacted Sony?...YES! All four of my 256, V60, first-generation Sony Tough cards were RECALLED! Evidentally, there is a memory controller chip that Sony was using that was defective. Sure enough, Sony replaced all four of my cards for free with their second-generation cards and I never saw another corrupt file again. I was also told that other SD card companies are using the same defective controller chip in their cards too but that other SD card companies are not doing recalls the way they should. I'm told this defective controller chip is (or has been) used in many different brands of SD cards. Sony is now putting an "*" in front of all their second-gen card serial numbers that do NOT use that bad controller chip anymore.
@@DustinArmstrongPro - I really have to praise Sony for biting the bullet and recalling their cards like that. It cost them money as Im sure that was not cheap. Other card companies are staying quiet about theirs and hoping people dont notice.
I mean Sony is a huge company so I'd honestly hope they would do that. I'm sure the other companies either don't care or they just would have a hard time recalling all cards like that
do you think its possible that the cards (1st gen) can work fine in older models (specifically GH5S in my case) but has problem with newer models, FFs (in my case S5)? because i have 2 sony cards and 2 sandisk cards and with all of them the camera keeps stopping recording from time to time (sometimes even getting .mdt files) - but no problem at all in GH5S - which has even higher bitrates than S5
Thanks :) I am shooting my 2.cond movie soon, an dmoved away from SONY to s1H . As you understand, to recreate a movie set, with poeple, light, location etc. is , or can be very expansive . I think you mentined in another video , that on s1H, you actually nevber lost any files ? right ? I bought me 2 replica batteries from germany, "cellonic". ok,on shopping again :) I just, if you know. Will the s1H, always tell, with a warning, onthe time of recording, that the files is broken ?If so, its no big deal but.....starting amovie, I have to konw every detail about this. I just was thinking. If I record, and then start tehe record button very quick , for the next shoot, woulden that also be short of time, so to say. If the files need somtimes 5-10 sec. probably its best to wait, just some seconds, before pressing the record ?
also, to concider, IF, its so, that you msut ! have original cused to electric stabile "lfoat", og stream, that must mean that you should avoid, consuming extra devices to the cam as well, if I follow the logics here. Or is ti jsut a salespoint ? ...well I dotn have 3 years of study, to find out. But, What about the 24-70 Lumix lense, will it suck power on A. F ? will a XLR take musc power. I mean if its imprtant, then Panasoinc sould advice us NOT to stress the battery ( at leasast for 4k, 422, .MOV shooting ) and, is there any reseach, from Pana, that say maybe 4kUHD, not the DCI ? I hope for more precise information here .
Hello from Spain. I have also had the problem of getting a .MDT file on my LUMIX FZ2000. I followed the instructions in this video (thanks a lot armstrong for your help), and downloaded the software selecting the S5, but unfortunately I get the message that "AAC cannot be repaired". I have seen in the comments that someone has had the same problem. Has anyone been able to solve it? In my case, I was recording in 4K 25p. Thank you!!!
It states clearly on the Panasonic web site on the utility download page, that this only works for MOV and MP4 files recorded with LPCM audio. MP4 recorded with AAC audio is not compatible with the utility, nor is AVCHD recorded video. That is why you got the error message. Based on this, I will be reviewing recording formats that I use on my GH5. Knock wood, but I have yet to have a file that was not recovered in camera directly, and never had an mdt file to contend with and I've had GH5 cameras now since around 2018. It's probably not a matter of if, but when... eventually.
9 месяцев назад
Gracias, no funcionó con mi archivo, pero es bueno saberlo.
So I went ziplining and my gf dropped the camera at the end when she flung and it gave me an MDT file. Plus my Rode Mic attached is broken and now my camera has some issue where it says the battery cannot be used. RIP RODE MIC AND GH5.
Is there an L-Mont camera that has as good AF as Sony or Canon? I do not want to leave the L-Mount universe (I am already invested), but I need a B-camera L-Mount with excellent AF capabilities for certain events like using a gimbal.
@@DustinArmstrongPro Then which camera and lens out of the L-Mount Universe would you recommend that is great AF, light weight, not expensive, in order to use with a Zhiyun weebil s?
Am from Singapore. Had same issue with my S1H 1-2yrs ago. No indication that video file was corrupted. Only when back in studio that i realised. Files corrupted on both my SD cards. There was no information on the issue on the net. Happened a few times. Finally, it came to faulty Sony Tough SD cards.. Went to Sony and exchanged a total of 11 Sony Tough SD cards... Since then, no issue at all. There was a recall on many Sony Tough cards.
@@DustinArmstrongPro since then... i always mount the Atomos Ninja 5 on the S1H and set it to record as a 3rd backup just in case both SD cards ever fail again... once bitten twice shy... Had managed to 'repair' those corrupted files using some paid 3rd party software. Got back 90+% or so but the footages are largely unusable. Pretty jerky and look as if playing in 12-15fps..
@@DustinArmstrongPro didnt know abt that tool then. This happened May 2020. Not sure if the tool existed then. Was an interview with some Minister; over 20min of video in total. S1H was main cam. 2nd cam was GH5s. Somehow that day, i setup a 3rd cam, GH5 for no reason. And I managed to pull audio from S1H and use most of the footages from the GHs.
I don't think it did either, but you might be able to recover those files now that it exists. I forgot to mention, love having the support from Singapore 🙏. Really appreciate you being here
@@ViliOlin Vili, you saved my life last week with this comment. I'd about given up on restoring an .MDT file from my Lumix GH6 (since it isn't listed on the dropdown). I did as you instructed -- selected the S5, and the software worked perfectly. THANK YOU!!
Update for those watching. I keep getting questions on what you should do if you don't own a S series Panasonic. Still try and download this software and follow the instructions! It's still possible that it could repair the damaged file. Good luck!
It works. It's in the details of this tutoriaI. My GH5 gave me a 90GB mdt file of a 1:20 hrs recording - and the magic happened. After more or less 1:20 hrs rendering along a perfect file from the same session all data were back and perfect.
After shooting one of the files is mdt now. But I have a GH5 But when you have to fill in the model and the 11-digit alpha-numeric code what do I need to fill in? Because It's asking for a S model.
I'm really stressing caus the deadline is tomorrow.
I hope you can help.
@@grunningervlog Watch the video to the detail, when it comes to the „Chose Camera Model“ and „enter serial Number“. It took me a while to get the idea but then it worked.
Did it help? Could you free your data?@@grunningervlog
Thank you for sharing! Worked perfectly with a 60 GB 4K .mdt file from my GH5 camera. The only odd thing I encountered was that when trying to open files using the "..." buttons the software crashed. But when I dragged and dropped the file onto the repair tool it worked flawlessly! Panasonic really should make this software more easily downloadable, especially for owners of their other cameras too.
Hi folks. I recovered a .MDT file that was almost 30GB, and nearly one hour in length. It was really important wedding footage so was super worried I had a disaster on my hands. Long story short, I downloaded the Grau Video Repair Tool, and paid £30 for it. It worked. You must change the .MDT extension to .MP4 and tweek another option or two but it worked for me, thank god. You can try it for free and save 50% of your video before going to pay for the full version. Thanks a mill for this video. Sooo helpful.
I can highly recommend to use every detail of this tutorial, it took me a while to realise the point, but then it saved me from eternal embarrassement, as I discovered that my recording of a 1:20 hour dance show on my GH5 came out as my first mdt file ever, 90 GB sized. With Dustin's help and a close look how he deals with the original Lumix Sotware (PC only) I could recover the whole file in perfect video and audio quality without buying a S-Series Camera. Don't lose your patience while the software is working, the progress line was moving forward very slow and the software just stopped in the middle of rendering to inform me that the repair-file is finished. Three days leater I'm still unsure if it's real, that this lost video was resurrected. Thanks. Referring the reason for the mdt file I can only suspect, that it was the non orignial DC-Constant Power adapter I used. Recording was stopped properly, Camera shut off after waiting a while, SD card stayed in. Another crucial Detaill is on top that you have to use a working video file with the exact same session/file preferences. So do never hesitate to save a few testshootings to your card, to ensure you can repair afterwards.
Thanks for the tip, I realized that the camera was powered off too quickly. Once the SD card was put back in and the camera turned back on, it prompted me to fix the conversion and it worked perfectly. Well done, thank you.
No problem
When I try to repair my mdt fil I have an error message " AAC format does not support "
Do you know what's the problem ?
Thank you Bro for breaking this down perfectly! I've been recording with my S5 and S1 for several years now and haven't experienced this issue. Just did my biggest shoot to date and had this happen on the most important clip of the event 😖. I had a fully charged Lumix battery, didn't turn my camera off, and didn't take out my memory card. BTW, I use Lexar Professional V60 cards and like I said, never had any issue with my cameras writing to them. However this was my first time recording in 4k60p for an extended period. Maybe that was the culprit 🤷🏿♂️. Either way, I followed your instructions and was able to successfully repair the file! Thanks again.
Just had almost an entire shoot's worth of clips turn into .mdt files. Luckily 2 were written correctly. I was able to install Parallels on my Mac and open the LUMIX Repair Tool in that. Worked perfectly! No batch processing option though. Insane Panasonic doesn't have a Mac version. Thank you for this video Dustin!
That's smart how you went about it on Mac. No problem though glad it worked!
Thanx for this! I've been shooting on the S5 for a little over a year, and my trusty GH5 for nearly 5 years now. I've had a couple issues with the dreaded MDT files on the S5, and tonight it happened on my GH5 in the middle of a multi-camera shoot of a dance recital. I'm sure you know the feeling of terror when you realize that the last 20 minutes you've been shooting may be gone! 😵So I referred again to your instructions on this video, & voila! The corrupt file was recovered!
Best of luck to you in your pursuits!
Glad its helped. Appreciate it!
Hey man how did you do it on your GH5? it seems that it is only for S series?
I had the same question
@@flavien_frc
Used it for a GH5s mdt file I got (had to download the program using my S5 serial number, thank god I have it). Saved my life. Thanks!
Glad it worked!
you are doing an excellent work... wishing you a faster growth on youtube... cheers
How do you repair with a GH5 because that option is nor provided?
I believe there's one you can download for GH series somewhere
man, you deserve all the good things in this word.
I don't know about that but I appreciate it haha
bro u saved the day..the shot my client wanted was an mdt idk what happened..i feel like it had somehting to do with using a dummy bnattery and my monitor..idk they werent playing nice and my camera was tripping
Glad I can help!
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Just filmed a wedding yesterday. A 27 minute A cam ceremony file turned into a .MDT file 😢
I watched your video but unfortunately because I had used 10 bit 4k 60 .mp4 with AAC audio the panasonic repair tool did not work. "Doesn't support AAC was the message".
For anyone wondering how to deal with that issue then I have GREAT news. There's a program called Untrunk_x64. It recovered my 27 minute video with only one dropped frame.
Panasonic really needs to step up their game with their .mdt file repair software. If MDT files are a known issue, Panasonic should offer a more user friendly robust software to recover said files. I basically had a panic attack and left the wedding early to work on recovery. Thank GOD for Untrunk_x64. It recovered the file AAC or not!
Thank you for saving one of our new staff's life.😂
Glad I could help😁
Me salió muy bien todo!
Hi bro , i have gh6 and how cam i repair mdt file ?
Use the S5 as the option. It should work
Any idea how to recover this file from a G7?
Encontraste la manera?
Try using the S5 as an option
Thank you for the video Dustin. This is a pretty unacceptable thing that seems to keep plaguing Panasonic for sometimes seemingly no good reason (I use fast expensive cards and OEM batteries). The poor repair tool seemed to always crash every time I tried to repair a file and I didnt realize you have to drag a correct mov file and the mdt file to the fields instead of clicking the folder search. Also not even compatible with mac. Just unbelievable on Pana's part. Along with the S5 rolling shutter and forced 60p crop (even in 8bit) I'm kind of over this camera. Not even sure I will be trusting this for an A-cam on a wedding shoot, instead using my GH5 classic. Panasonic I love your stuff, please fix these things. Super helpful as always Dustin
Shure we supporting you further moore after this warning/spot/help. 🤗 Thanks !
Appreciate it🙏
Dustin thank you for this video, and special big thank you for serial number because I'm using GH5. Thank you very very much 🥰
You can also plug your GH5 SN into the Panasonic website even if another camera type is selected from the drop down. :)
I keep getting broken files :( I defo have an issue with my battery dying without me noticing. I wish my camera had a warning noise for low battery. I just use a Lumix tz8 and I can't find a way to repair the files :(
Had this problem come up during an event I was recording last night on my new GH5M2. Was able to use the info in this video to download the tool, and it worked perfectly to recover a 42-minute video. While I did have 3 other camera recording the event, this was my A camera. Panasonic really needs to make this tool available for their other lines besides just the S-line. I have been thinking of upgrading my memory cards, even though they've worked well for everything in the past. Probably should just go ahead and do it to eliminate that possibility in the future.
Just thought I should come back and let future comment readers know that the recover process didn't work "perfectly" in my case. For some reason, the footage from this file came out shorter than normal, and I had to jump through a few hoops to keep this footing in sync with footage from other cameras. As near as I can tell, it looks like we lost about 25 frames from the 42-minute clip. Perfectly usable, but not "perfect". Resolve's retime feature helped a lot, as did the slip tool for individual shots cut from the multicam clip. On a different, but related note, this was my first multi-cam project with Resolve, and it worked much better than Vegas, which is what I switched from. Being able to re-sync source clips after multicam cutting is a godsend!
How did you solve this? I'm also GH5M2 and I got a MDT file so how can I fix it? I can not download this because it's not an S camera
dose someone know if they can be recovered on a Mac... I have more than 10 files in mdt after today s shoot. I tried 50fps and I'm afraid I was stopping and recording to quickly
I must lead a charmed life, but I've never had one..... yet. Bookmarking this just in case though :) Thanks Dustin.
Probably a good idea👍 you are very fortunate. Cherish that forever😉 haha
wooo, just saved some wedding film files! Thanks!!
Accordingly to 09:00 in your video, I tried after drag and drop NBT file to the first link, MOV file didn't come out itself..... May I know what should I do next? Any idea? Can you please advise/ suggest?
I can't restore files from .mdt to .MP4 files. and it says "AAC format does not support"
Because it happened due to a power outage while I was doing a REC Video. I'm using a Lumix GH5.😪
When i push repair a box comes up with AAC files not supported....... any idears
How can I recover mdt file from gh5 mark 2?
Thanks Dustin, for a big part your tutorial is very helpful but now I'm so far to put the button REPAIRm there follows a warning: AAC format does not support!
Already tried to have difference formats but nothing works.
Can I ask you whether you have any idea ?
Almost there but it seems that it doesn't work after all.
Thanks in advance
Best regards,
Alex Mastwijk
ALMA Filmproducties (Netherlands)
DUDE! This just happened to me yesterday and I was freaking out cause it was a VITAL angle haha. Saved me lol
I gotchu boo😘 glad it worked out! Wonder why it happened. Not as common anymore
Anyone know what would cause the tool to crash when trying to add your mdt files?
Great video as always. Thank you for the great information
Appreciate you🙏
I have a GH6 and not sure this will work unless I have an S series serial number?
Try it anyways. Just say you have an S1 and type your serial number
Thanks for the video! This was super helpful. I have an older model it seems. I'm using the DMC -G85 and the DMC-G7. What should I select when I'm downloading the software for repair?
There's another place you can download for older models. Not the link I provided though
Thanks you just safed my life😅 i had 13 GB on my SD which where on a mdt file from a important part of a Wedding🎥 much love thank you🫶
Glad I could help
Hey so i had that same problem happen with my Lumix fz300 and its a very important video clip and i have the mdt file and i didn't see an option for the lumix fz300 on the repair tool page so i was wondering how i would fix that file
Try using the S5 as an option
Bro IM need software repair to Lumix g85
Hey Dustin, thanks for the information! Even though I work with macintosh, damn!! I will see if a friend can help me to recover a file. Thanks a lot, it was pretty well explained.
Hope it can be recovered🙏
Thanks man!! you saved my life!!
No problem
Hello Brother, i’m facing same issue but my MDT file is showing o kb. would you help me how to fix that?
If there's 0 kb, it's not repairable since that means there is no data to recover
anyone know what "AAC does not support" means?
Bro I am trapped with a MDT file I need your help urgently please help me
How can I sove this for GH5M2 and I got a MDT file so how can I fix it? I can not download this because it's not an S camera
I believe there's one out there for gh5 cameras that'll probably work
We have our first mdt file after using the S1H for almost 4 years. And well ... Panasonic mysteriously has not been able to create a Mac compatible version of their Repair Tool. They must be very busy people. Or maybe they live in a parallel universe. Who knows ...
Hi, I have a lumix GX880 and I've got a mdt file. How can I download the software? thx
Type your serial number and select S5
Hi, Can i use this software with the GH6 .mdt files?
I'm fairly certain yes but there may be a G/GH series specific one, but I'm fairly certain
Thanks bro
Keeps happening to me occasionaly. Multiple cards (all of them are fast enaugh and work pretty fine in my GH5S where it never happened). 3 different original batteries. No overheating (not even close). Any ideas?
What cards are they?
@@DustinArmstrongPro SONY 64GB SDXC UHS-II, 260R/100W + SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB SDXC UHS-I U3, 170R/90W
What are those tube colored lights you have in the background? Don't see them listed
Godox light tubes
Been trying to download it but it makes you select a model and type in a serial number, but GH5 isn’t on the list.
I had the same problem and just put in one from the list ie S1H but entered my G9 serial number and it accepted that. So I was able to download the Repair tool. However, I couldn't recover my *.mdt file as the error message came up: "AAC format does not support". I relooked at the web page and can now see I can't recover my file: "Videos in MP4 (audio: AAC) or AVCHD format cannot be repaired."
thank u
Hi, can you send LUMIX Repair Tool software, i don't have panasonic but I want to try something! Thanks
Hi all, today with a friend of mine we had same issue but with a Lumix G80, maybe for the slow card or not good battery. How can we try Panasonic tool for this Lumix model to try a recover of the video? Thank you for your help.
I'm not exactly sure, but I know a tool exists for older models
@@DustinArmstrongPro thank you so much I will try a deeper search because till now I did not find anything.
but this happened on my lumix g7 though. im stuck on what to do
I'm pretty sure there's a similar tool that works the same for g/gh series
Got slammed with MDT files on my S1H last year. Over and over again with write failures. Panasonic supporttold me my Sony Tough cards were to blame. I didn't believe them but when I contacted Sony?...YES! All four of my 256, V60, first-generation Sony Tough cards were RECALLED! Evidentally, there is a memory controller chip that Sony was using that was defective. Sure enough, Sony replaced all four of my cards for free with their second-generation cards and I never saw another corrupt file again. I was also told that other SD card companies are using the same defective controller chip in their cards too but that other SD card companies are not doing recalls the way they should. I'm told this defective controller chip is (or has been) used in many different brands of SD cards. Sony is now putting an "*" in front of all their second-gen card serial numbers that do NOT use that bad controller chip anymore.
Great info. Thank you
@@DustinArmstrongPro - I really have to praise Sony for biting the bullet and recalling their cards like that. It cost them money as Im sure that was not cheap. Other card companies are staying quiet about theirs and hoping people dont notice.
I mean Sony is a huge company so I'd honestly hope they would do that. I'm sure the other companies either don't care or they just would have a hard time recalling all cards like that
do you think its possible that the cards (1st gen) can work fine in older models (specifically GH5S in my case) but has problem with newer models, FFs (in my case S5)? because i have 2 sony cards and 2 sandisk cards and with all of them the camera keeps stopping recording from time to time (sometimes even getting .mdt files) - but no problem at all in GH5S - which has even higher bitrates than S5
Hello Dustin for G80 is something that i can do to recover ?
Try using S5 as your option
Thanks :) I am shooting my 2.cond movie soon, an dmoved away from SONY to s1H . As you understand, to recreate a movie set, with poeple, light, location etc. is , or can be very expansive . I think you mentined in another video , that on s1H, you actually nevber lost any files ? right ? I bought me 2 replica batteries from germany, "cellonic". ok,on shopping again :)
I just, if you know. Will the s1H, always tell, with a warning, onthe time of recording, that the files is broken ?If so, its no big deal but.....starting amovie, I have to konw every detail about this.
I just was thinking. If I record, and then start tehe record button very quick , for the next shoot, woulden that also be short of time, so to say. If the files need somtimes 5-10 sec. probably its best to wait, just some seconds, before pressing the record ?
also, to concider, IF, its so, that you msut ! have original cused to electric stabile "lfoat", og stream, that must mean that you should avoid, consuming extra devices to the cam as well, if I follow the logics here. Or is ti jsut a salespoint ? ...well I dotn have 3 years of study, to find out. But, What about the 24-70 Lumix lense, will it suck power on A. F ? will a XLR take musc power. I mean if its imprtant, then Panasoinc sould advice us NOT to stress the battery ( at leasast for 4k, 422, .MOV shooting ) and, is there any reseach, from Pana, that say maybe 4kUHD, not the DCI ? I hope for more precise information here .
Legend Cheers Bro!!!
Hello from Spain. I have also had the problem of getting a .MDT file on my LUMIX FZ2000. I followed the instructions in this video (thanks a lot armstrong for your help), and downloaded the software selecting the S5, but unfortunately I get the message that "AAC cannot be repaired". I have seen in the comments that someone has had the same problem. Has anyone been able to solve it?
In my case, I was recording in 4K 25p.
Thank you!!!
Same with me, it didnt work, I think my problem was in the memory card
It states clearly on the Panasonic web site on the utility download page, that this only works for MOV and MP4 files recorded with LPCM audio. MP4 recorded with AAC audio is not compatible with the utility, nor is AVCHD recorded video. That is why you got the error message. Based on this, I will be reviewing recording formats that I use on my GH5. Knock wood, but I have yet to have a file that was not recovered in camera directly, and never had an mdt file to contend with and I've had GH5 cameras now since around 2018. It's probably not a matter of if, but when... eventually.
Gracias, no funcionó con mi archivo, pero es bueno saberlo.
So I went ziplining and my gf dropped the camera at the end when she flung and it gave me an MDT file. Plus my Rode Mic attached is broken and now my camera has some issue where it says the battery cannot be used. RIP RODE MIC AND GH5.
Is there an L-Mont camera that has as good AF as Sony or Canon?
I do not want to leave the L-Mount universe (I am already invested), but I need a B-camera L-Mount with excellent AF capabilities for certain events like using a gimbal.
I don't believe so currently
@@DustinArmstrongPro Then which camera and lens out of the L-Mount Universe would you recommend that is great AF, light weight, not expensive, in order to use with a Zhiyun weebil s?
I mean as far as AF, using native Panasonic lenses are best. I like the 1.8 lenses. Small light and look great but they aren't all out yet
I'm getting it on the g85 twice now and haven't had it long
Am from Singapore. Had same issue with my S1H 1-2yrs ago. No indication that video file was corrupted. Only when back in studio that i realised. Files corrupted on both my SD cards. There was no information on the issue on the net. Happened a few times. Finally, it came to faulty Sony Tough SD cards.. Went to Sony and exchanged a total of 11 Sony Tough SD cards... Since then, no issue at all. There was a recall on many Sony Tough cards.
Yeah those old Sony Tough cards gave me problems as well. I returned them immediately and stuck with my cards. Glad they fixed it
@@DustinArmstrongPro since then... i always mount the Atomos Ninja 5 on the S1H and set it to record as a 3rd backup just in case both SD cards ever fail again... once bitten twice shy... Had managed to 'repair' those corrupted files using some paid 3rd party software. Got back 90+% or so but the footages are largely unusable. Pretty jerky and look as if playing in 12-15fps..
Did you try the lumix repair tool?
@@DustinArmstrongPro didnt know abt that tool then. This happened May 2020. Not sure if the tool existed then.
Was an interview with some Minister; over 20min of video in total. S1H was main cam. 2nd cam was GH5s. Somehow that day, i setup a 3rd cam, GH5 for no reason. And I managed to pull audio from S1H and use most of the footages from the GHs.
I don't think it did either, but you might be able to recover those files now that it exists.
I forgot to mention, love having the support from Singapore 🙏. Really appreciate you being here
Can someone please share 11-digit alphanumerical code? God damn!
Did they fix with firmware?
It can still happen. I haven't seen a mdt on my camera though in months if not years
@@DustinArmstrongPro still have the s1h?
This doesn't work for my GH5. There is no option for that model camera. Can you direct me elsewhere?
There is one that exists for GH series I'm pretty sure
Could Metabones adapters be a factor?
Nope.
You forgot to mention this only for the s1 etc line. NOT gh5 or lower.
Select the S5 option. It worked for my GH5 like a charm.
@@ViliOlin Vili, you saved my life last week with this comment. I'd about given up on restoring an .MDT file from my Lumix GH6 (since it isn't listed on the dropdown). I did as you instructed -- selected the S5, and the software worked perfectly. THANK YOU!!
@@larryc8348 Glad to be of help Larry!!
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Omg too much talking just get to to the solution lol
1st view. Love you bro
Appreciate you👊