REC ● 00:00:00:00 · SONY .RSV → .MOV / .MP4
Pull your footage out of the .RSV.
Camera died mid-take? Card pulled early? Drop the broken Sony file and get a playable clip back, at the original bitrate or the one you choose. From $0.
Rescue a fileStart a rescue
Three choices, no settings maze.
Your queue
Built for the day the take was the take.
- 01
Drop the .RSV
Sony cameras write .RSV while recording. If power died or the card glitched, the clip never got its index.
- 02
Match a healthy clip
A short good clip from the same camera and settings tells us the codec, frame rate and audio layout.
- 03
Pick quality, get your file
Lossless rebuild keeps the original bitrate. Or re-encode to MOV or MP4 at the bitrate you choose.
Priced for indie budgets.
No subscription, no watermark. Pay only when a rescue works.
Questions
What is an .RSV file?
On Sony XAVC cameras (FX3, FX6, A7S III, FX9 and others) the camera records to a temporary .RSV file and finalizes it into .MXF or .MP4 when you stop. If recording is cut short, the file stays .RSV with no index, so nothing can open it.
Why do I need a reference clip?
The stream inside is usually intact. The missing piece is the header describing it. A healthy clip shot with identical settings supplies that description. Without one we try to detect it, which works for most all-intra footage.
Which bitrate is best?
Lossless rebuild (remux) is best: it copies the recorded video untouched, so the bitrate is exactly what the camera wrote. Re-encode only when you need a smaller or edit-friendly file.
Do you keep my footage?
Files are removed after 24 hours or when you delete the job, whichever is first.