Error containing "ffprobe exect error"

1. If you frequently encounter errors containing the phrase "ffprobe exect error" during execution, it is most likely because the video file name is too long or the video's path is too deep. This is especially common with videos downloaded from YouTube, where names often consist of hundreds of characters or more. If the folder hierarchy where the video is stored is also very deep, it will almost certainly hit the Windows path length limit.

As shown in the image above, with a deep folder hierarchy and a long video name, errors are almost guaranteed when executing commands with ffprobe or ffmpeg.

The solution is simple: create a folder with an English name directly under a drive, rename the video to a simple name, and place it there. For example, use D:/myvideos/1.mp4 and try again; the error should be resolved.

2. For non-Windows versions, check if ffmpeg is installed. If not, please install ffmpeg. For Windows versions, check if there is ffprobe.exe in the ffmpeg folder. If not, download ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe and place them in that directory.