HELP! SL2-S Corrupted video files?

[RaineRD]

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Hi Leica fam,

I need help on how to restore a .log file from the SL2-S. We shot a wedding and couple of the files have the .log file (You may kiss the bride shot 😭 )

Is there a way to restore this? Is this similar to Panasonic's MDT file?

Thanks in advance!

[Slender]

Oh dear, that sounds horrible... what does the file look like, I have never seen this with my SL2.... Make a back up, and pop the sd back in the camera, does it play back from there?

[RaineRD]

1 hour ago, Slender said:

Oh dear, that sounds horrible... what does the file look like, I have never seen this with my SL2.... Make a back up, and pop the sd back in the camera, does it play back from there?

File looks like it has the data in it because the clip is big. I tried doing that and when it was back in the camera it just shows text of the filename.log when I play it back.

I know it sucks specially it was the clip of the kiss the bride part. 😭 I reached out to Leica hopefully they have a fix for it. 🙏

[Slender]

I am really sorry to hear that... yeah hopefully someone can extract something out of it. Have you tried playing a copy of the file in VLC or Kyno (painless software)? Doesn't it open at all in your NLE of choice or media encoder? Experiment from a copy, not the original file...


EDIT: May I suggest you invest in an atomos so you can record two video channels at once for those high-importance moment? Have you used segmented files? Could you tell us more about how it happened?

Edited October 14, 2021 by Slender

[RaineRD]

5 hours ago, Slender said:

I am really sorry to hear that... yeah hopefully someone can extract something out of it. Have you tried playing a copy of the file in VLC or Kyno (painless software)? Doesn't it open at all in your NLE of choice or media encoder? Experiment from a copy, not the original file...


EDIT: May I suggest you invest in an atomos so you can record two video channels at once for those high-importance moment? Have you used segmented files? Could you tell us more about how it happened?

I tried VLC and Resolve but its not opening. I will try to open it in a different computer.

I have an Ninja V and Flame but they are being used with my S1 and SL. The SL2-s was on a gimbal during that time.

I don't even know what happened. I didn't really get a chance to review all shots during the wedding since the schedule was behind. I was just doing record and go.

There where only 2 files that ended up with .log the rest where ok.