> On 12 Nov 2024, at 20:35, <amazonprincessdi...@gmail.com> > <amazonprincessdi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I usually use 4K Video Downloader to download videos from YouTube channels I > subscribe to. A couple of the channels I keep an eye on have a really bad > practice of giving their videos really bad names that are extremely long and > contain really stupid characters in them. The crazy naming they give the > videos has been causing routine problems with 4K not completing the final > step of the downloading process which is compiling the videos leaving them > as failed downloads that are in the format of .part files. I have tried use > ffmpeg to do that final merging and have even worked with ChatGPT to have it > create a batch file that I can keep in each channel's folder to run to do > the process and it keeps failing to convert the videos. I spent several > hours trying to get ChatGPT to correct the problem but nothing is working. > > > > I use ChatGPT because I never learned any sort of scripting or command line > usage over the 25+ years I have been in IT because I am too used to GUI and > Windows. I am on a 1 year old self built water cooled desktop PC with > excellent hardware and software and I am on Windows 11 Pro. > > > > > > Do you have any suggestions or can you improve ffmpeg so that it reliably > works even with files with long names with crazy characters? I am willing > to share any information you need in the way of error messages and even some > sample files. I have zero connection to the creators so I cannot tell them > to "get a brain" and name their videos with better names. > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Sincerely > > > > AmazonPrincessDiana
Really? Do we hand out originality prices? Where is Harald when you need him? Bouke _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
