Video File Recovery for Videographers & Filmmakers – Restore Projects from SSDs, Cards & External Drives

If you’ve lost important footage — whether from a wedding, corporate shoot, or film project — we can help. At Dr IT Services, we specialise in video data recovery for professional videographers, editors, and content creators across Birmingham.

With a 95% success rate, fast turnaround, and experience with camera formats, editing software and project files, we’re the trusted recovery partner for filmmakers who can’t afford to lose footage.

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🎬 What Video Formats We Recover

We recover high-quality footage in all professional and consumer formats, including:

• ProRes 422 / ProRes RAW
• MOV, MP4, MXF, AVI, MTS, MKV
• DNxHD / DNxHR, BRAW, AVCHD
• REDcode (.R3D), ARRI (.ARI), XAVC-S / XAVC-I
• Final Cut Pro Libraries (.FCPBUNDLE)
• Adobe Premiere Projects (.PRPROJ, auto-saves)
• DaVinci Resolve projects and cache folders

Whether you’re shooting on Sony FX3, Blackmagic, Canon C70, RED, DJI, GoPro or Panasonic, we’ve recovered data from it.

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📦 Devices We Commonly Recover Footage From

• SSDs used in external recorders (Atomos Ninja, Blackmagic Video Assist)
• USB-C / Thunderbolt drives (LaCie Rugged, Samsung T7, SanDisk Extreme)
• SD cards, CFexpress, CFast 2.0, XQD cards
• RAID setups in post-production workflows
• Desktop edit stations and laptops (MacBook, Razer, Dell XPS)

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⚠️ Common Video Loss Scenarios We Solve

• Formatted cards mid-project
• Footage missing after import (Premiere/Resolve glitches)
• SSD disconnected during file transfer
• Corrupt .MOV or .MP4 containers
• Overwritten camera files
• External drive dropped or liquid-damaged
• Failed RAID or external disk in post-house

“I thought I lost an entire corporate shoot from a Samsung T7 SSD. Dr IT Services recovered every file, synced with my timeline and saved the deadline.”
– Jordan B., Creative Producer, Edgbaston

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🔧 Our Video Recovery Process

1. Media Assessment – Check for physical or logical errors on drive/card
2. Container & Codec Repair – Fix broken .MOV, .MXF, .MP4 structures
3. File Carving – Recover footage by signature if no file table exists
4. Timeline Rescue – Recover project files from Final Cut, Premiere, DaVinci
5. Optional RAID Rebuild – Restore multi-drive workflows in studios

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🏆 Why Videographers Trust Dr IT Services

• ✅ Recovery from SSD, RAID, and camera card failure
• ✅ 20+ years of experience with creative media files
• ✅ Support for multi-cam shoots, high bitrates & 4K+ footage
• ✅ Local, secure & GDPR-compliant data handling
• ✅ Transparent pricing from £60 – £150 depending on complexity

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🎥 Related Services for Creatives

• 📸 Photographer RAW File Recovery »
• 💾 Memory Card Not Recognised? SD & CFexpress Recovery »
• 💻 SSD Problems on Your Editing Laptop? Check Laptop Repair »
• ⚙️ Avoid Future Loss – Ask About Our Backup Plans »

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📍 Helping Birmingham’s Creators

We’ve supported:

• Videographers in Edgbaston, Digbeth, Bearwood, Halesowen
• Media students and filmmakers at Birmingham City University
• Corporate video teams, wedding shooters & freelancers city-wide

See full area list »

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❓ Video Data Recovery – FAQs

Can you recover unplayable .MP4 or .MOV files?
Yes — we can repair damaged video containers and extract playable footage.