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Error Messages with "ffmpeg" - Troubleshooting Guide

Possible causes:

  • The video name or path contains spaces, special characters (e.g., []{}*?$^@%+=&), or non-Latin characters (like Arabic), leading to errors during ffmpeg execution.

Please rename the video with a simple name consisting of English letters and numbers. Move the video to a directory composed of simple characters such as English letters, numbers, and underscores, including parent and grandparent directories.

For example:

C:/Program file/videos is not allowed because it contains spaces.

D:/videos[001] is also invalid due to the special characters [].

E:/中文 ceshi 개하였다 (Chinese/Korean characters with spaces) will cause errors.

E:/myvideos001 is acceptable as it contains no spaces or special characters.

  • The original video might not contain an audio track, especially videos downloaded from YouTube. By default, silent videos and audio are downloaded separately and need to be combined. If they are not, the video will have no sound. Please play the video to confirm.
  • The video might be corrupted and unplayable.
  • The folder containing the video or the save folder might lack write permissions. Please move it to a location with write access, or on Windows, right-click and Run as administrator.