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GoPro cameras and broken clips

Which GoPro cameras leave clips that won’t open, and how to get the footage back.

GoPro cameras write the index that makes a clip playable at the very end, when you press stop. If the battery dies, the card fills or the camera crashes first, the clip is left as an .MP4 (or .360) that won’t open, even though the picture and sound are on the card. RSV Rescue rebuilds these clips from the file alone, with no reference clip.

Supported cameras

GoPro HERO11 Black: records 5.3K60, 4K120 and 2.7K240 in H.265 (HEVC), with stereo AAC sound. Clips are named like GX010042.MP4.
GoPro HERO8 Black: records 4K60, 2.7K120 and 1080p240 in H.264 or H.265 (HEVC), with stereo AAC sound. Clips are named like GH010042.MP4 (H.264) or GX010042.MP4 (H.265).
GoPro HERO7 Black: records 4K60, 2.7K120 and 1080p240 in H.264 or H.265 (HEVC), with stereo AAC sound. Clips are named like GH010042.MP4 (H.264) or GX010042.MP4 (H.265).
GoPro HERO6 Black: records 4K60, 2.7K120 and 1080p240 in H.264 or H.265 (HEVC), with stereo AAC sound. Clips are named like GH010042.MP4 (H.264) or GX010042.MP4 (H.265).
GoPro HERO5 Black: records 4K30, 2.7K60 and 1080p120 in H.264, with stereo AAC sound. Clips are named like GOPR0042.MP4, with later chapters named GP010042.MP4.
GoPro MAX: records 360° video (5.6K30) as .360 files and single-lens HERO-mode video as .MP4, with AAC sound. Clips are named like GS010042.360 (360°) or GH010042.MP4 (HERO mode).
GoPro Fusion: records 360° video with two lenses, writing one clip per lens to two microSD cards, with AAC sound. Clips are named like GPFR0042.MP4 (front) and GPBK0042.MP4 (back).

Other GoPro cameras

Support for the HERO9, HERO10, HERO12 and newer is coming soon. The free preview tells you in seconds whether your clip can be fixed.

Guides

Try the free preview → Drop the GoPro .MP4 that won’t open and watch your recovered clip before you pay anything.