Smoothie Error

[tribal musk]

When using Smoothie I got the following error

pps\Smoothie\current\Smoothie\vitamix.vpy" --arg input_video="C:\Users\philm\Downloads\killingcolerful_final.mov" --arg mask_directory="C:\Users\philm\scoop\apps\Smoothie\current\Smoothie\masks" -y - --arg config="{'interpolation': {'enabled': True, 'fps': 1980, 'mask': 'weak', 'speed': 'medium', 'tuning': 'weak', 'algorithm': 23, 'gpu': True}, 'frame blending': {'enabled': True, 'fps': 24, 'intensity': 0.65, 'weighting': 'equal'}, 'flowblur': {'enabled': True, 'amount': 3, 'mask': None}, 'encoding': {'process': 'ffmpeg.exe', 'args': '-c:v libx264 -preset slower - aq-mode 3 -crf 15'}, 'misc': {'mpv bin': 'mpv', 'stay on top': True, 'verbose': False, 'ding after': 1, 'folder': 'C:\\Users\\philm\\Downloads', 'container': '.MP4', 'flavors': 'fruits', 'dedupthreshold': 0}, 'timescale': {'in': 1.0, 'out': 1.1}}"', 'ffmpeg.exe -hide{'interpolation': {'enabled': True, 'fps': 1980, 'mask': 'weak', 'speed': 'medium', 'tuning': 'weak', 'algorithm': 23, 'gpu': True}, 'frame blending': {'enabled': True, 'fps': 24, 'intensity': 0.65, 'weighting': 'equal'}, 'flowblur': {'enabled': True, 'amount': 3, 'mask': None}, 'encoding': {'process': 'ffmpeg.exe', 'args': '-c:v libx264 -preset slower - aq-mode 3 -crf 15'}, 'misc': {'mpv bin': 'mpv', 'stay on top': True, 'verbose': False, 'ding after': 1, 'folder': 'C:\Users\philm\Downloads', 'container': '.MP4', 'flavors': 'fruits', 'dedupthreshold': 0}, 'timescale': {'in': 1.0, 'out': 1.1}}
[NULL @ 0000018735f204c0] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'pipe:'
pipe:: Invalid argument
Error: fwrite() call failed when writing frame: 1, plane: 0, errno: 32
Output 10 frames in 15.91 seconds (0.63 fps)
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[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)]

[warm whale]

Could you show a screenshot of the error code instead? Sometimes certain characters can be misinterpreted on discord

And could you also send your smoothie config?

[deep portal]

[NULL @ 0000018735f204c0] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'pipe:'
pipe:: Invalid argument
Error: fwrite() call failed when writing frame: 1, plane: 0, errno: 32
Output 10 frames in 15.91 seconds (0.63 fps)
VapourSynth and/or FFmpeg failed, here's a bunch of info you can share to help us debug
Press enter to continue..






[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)]
``` error in a code block

[true rapids]

!smv

[sharp yacht]

In order to help debug Smoothie, you can run it in Verbose mode (prints extra advanced information)

Open CMD and type this in (also add a space at the end):

sm -v -i 

Then drag the video you wish to queue in and press ENTER

[true rapids]

reproduce the error in verbose mode using this way of using smoothie on videos

[true rapids]

thats not how you pass an arg, read the last line in particular

[tribal musk]

it just opens the video

[tribal musk]

my smoothie config was the papaya in hall of fame

This is the recipe (config) for making a delicious smoothie ;p

Learn how it can be fine-tuned @ https://github.com/couleur-tweak-tips/Smoothie/wiki

interpolation:
enabled: yes
fps: 1980
mask: weak
speed: medium
tuning: weak
algorithm: 23
gpu: true

frame blending:
enabled: yes
fps: 24
intensity: 0.65
weighting: equal

flowblur:
enabled: yes
amount: 3
mask:

encoding:
process: ffmpeg.exe
args: -c:v libx264 -preset slower - aq-mode 3 -crf 15

misc:
mpv bin: mpv
stay on top: true
verbose: false
ding after: 1
folder: C:\Users\philm\Downloads
container: .MP4
flavors: fruits
dedupthreshold: 0

timescale:
in: 1.0
out: 1.1

resolved

[warm whale]

How was this resolved?

[tribal musk]

typo in the recipe

in " args: -c:v libx264 -preset slower - aq-mode 3 -crf 15" there was a space between "-" and "aq"

[true rapids]

"- aqmode"