obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

Remuxing fails when source video has PCM audio

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Description

Operating System Info

Windows 11

Other OS

No response

OBS Studio Version

29.1.0

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/ckoWX8JQxYxMUX4y

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior

I'd expect the remux to show a more descriptive error, and an option to change to another format in the remux menu.

Current Behavior

A non-descriptive error appears that says that it failed, but the actual error is printed into the logs

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Set an audio track to PCM
  2. Record for a couple seconds
  3. Try remuxing
  4. See error
Anything else we should know?

This has been talked about on the Discord from https://discord.com/channels/348973006581923840/374636084883095554/1103211245093527644

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Research direction

Reproduce the remux failure by recording a short video with a PCM audio track and remuxing it, then inspect the OBS log at https://obsproject.com/logs/ckoWX8JQxYxMUX4y. Trace the remux error handling and menu flow from that reproduction. Done means the failure gives a descriptive error and offers another format where appropriate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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