But then… the key wouldn’t work. “Invalid activation key.” I triple-checked, copy-pasted, even typed it manually. Nope.
I accidentally downloaded the “free trial” installer from a third-party site. That installer doesn’t accept paid keys. Use the download link from your purchase email. stellar repair for video activation key reddit
Turned off my VPN, restarted the app, activated instantly. But then… the key wouldn’t work
98% of the video recovered. Lost about 2 seconds of glitchy frames. Saved my kid’s memory. Turned off my VPN, restarted the app, activated instantly
I saw Stellar Repair for Video recommended here. Paid for the monthly plan (~$30). Got the activation key via email in 2 minutes. So far so good.
Their keys look like: ABCD1-EFGH2-IJKL3-MNOP4 If you miss a single hyphen, it fails. I was missing one. Felt stupid.
So I previewed the broken video – and it worked! That gave me confidence. Then I fixed the key issue (hyphens + no VPN), activated, and exported my file.