Repair broken JPEG file
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Has anyone got a tool for repairing corrupted JPEG images?
I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
HantsRat said:
Has anyone got a tool for repairing corrupted JPEG images?
I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
Just like it is pointless paying for anything, if you can steal it instead!I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
HantsRat said:
Has anyone got a tool for repairing corrupted JPEG images?
I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
When you say repair what do you mean, is the file damaged or corrupted, or you do you want to clean up the actual image?I need to repair 3 images, I've used a demo tool https://online.officerecovery.com/ which worked but watermarked the output unless you pay.
Though I'd ask if anyone has a tool already as seems pointless paying for 3 photos.
Ta.
As software improved, in many ways it has become less tolerant of images that are out of spec. A lot of old images are out of spec rather than actually being corrupted since early versions of image editing programs and even cameras produced out of spec-images. I've found the paint program included in windows particularly limited in this regard.
I suggest trying some different painting programs and image editors first, some are better at handling old out of spec and 'corrupt' images than others. Start with Paint.Net and then try GIMP. Those may be able to load the original images and save them in the correct format. Make sure to the actual save to a new file name to make sure they are saved to spec.
In general when searching for 'free' software online, add 'GPL free open source' to your search criteria, this should bring up suitable tools that are strongly free to use in the Libre/Liberty sense, free to copy and use and not the sort of ransomware pulling this sort of stunt of watermarking your images.
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Friday 13th July 13:48
HantsRat said:
Files is damaged/corrupted
Then try to load the origin images in Paint.Net firsthttps://www.getpaint.net/
Then try GIMP,
https://www.gimp.org/
GIMP is more powerful but is a little tricky to use, if those don't work to load the original image, then you can use either to blend away the watermark.
knk said:
Just like it is pointless paying for anything, if you can steal it instead!
He is not stealing anything, perhaps you should read what he actually wrote. Ransomware publishers are the pretty scummy ones here, in past years they would have been those producing knock off Rolex, or running clip joints, now they produce poor quality software. The fifty bucks price tells you everything you need to know about it. It is a rip-off.Fortunately that sort of nonsense is dying out in favour of fair and decent software licences like GPL, BSD, MIT, Apache etc that are Libre and free.
HantsRat said:
Neither work. The watermark takes up the whole image. Impossible to blend it out.
It needs a dedicated corruption repair tool which I'm hoping someone has somewhere?
Try to load the original 'corrupt' images in those, not the fixed and watermarked images.It needs a dedicated corruption repair tool which I'm hoping someone has somewhere?
You could also give this tool ago, not used it myself but a little digging rates it highly.
https://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Friday 13th July 14:19
I have this app (albeit a slightly older version)
https://www.stellarinfo.com/jpeg-repair.php
Try the demo on your corrupted jpgs, if it works then feel free to send them over to me and I'll give it a try.
https://www.stellarinfo.com/jpeg-repair.php
Try the demo on your corrupted jpgs, if it works then feel free to send them over to me and I'll give it a try.
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