ffmpeg exited with code 1 - Unable to find a suitable output format for '10'

[JooJooBee666]

Oddly, this used to work but now I can't use it on ANY files any longer, the above errors are all I get now.

Ubuntu 20.04

ffmpeg version 4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 9 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2) configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1ubuntu0.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-nvenc --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared libavutil 56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100 libavcodec 58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100 libavformat 58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100 libavdevice 58. 8.100 / 58. 8.100 libavfilter 7. 57.100 / 7. 57.100 libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0 libswscale 5. 5.100 / 5. 5.100 libswresample 3. 5.100 / 3. 5.100 libpostproc 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100

Here's the last few lines on the debug output log:
[h265ize]: [debug] Running Query: ffmpeg -n 10 /usr/bin/ffmpeg -i myvideo.mkv -y -acodec copy -vcodec hevc_nvenc -c:s copy -pix_fmt yuv420p -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -metadata:s:a:1 title="English DTS DTS (5.1 Channel)" -map 0:2 -metadata:s:0:2 title=English -metadata:s:0:2 DISPOSITION:default=0 -map 0:3 -metadata:s:0:3 title=Dutch; Flemish -metadata:s:0:3 DISPOSITION:default=0 -preset fast -x265-params crf=19: /tmp/h265ize/myvideo.encoding-in-progress.mkv [h265ize]: [debug] Error: ffmpeg exited with code 1: at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/h265ize/node_modules/fluent-ffmpeg/lib/processor.js:182:22) at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12) [h265ize]: ffmpeg exited with code 1:

If I run that query manually:
ffmpeg version 4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 9 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2) configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1ubuntu0.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-nvenc --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared libavutil 56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100 libavcodec 58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100 libavformat 58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100 libavdevice 58. 8.100 / 58. 8.100 libavfilter 7. 57.100 / 7. 57.100 libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0 libswscale 5. 5.100 / 5. 5.100 libswresample 3. 5.100 / 3. 5.100 libpostproc 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100 Trailing options were found on the commandline. Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'myvideo.mkv': Metadata: encoder : libebml v0.7.9 + libmatroska v0.8.1 creation_time : 2012-08-22T09:02:09.000000Z Duration: 01:36:08.06, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 11399 kb/s Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 520.937000 Metadata: title : 00:00:00.000 Chapter #0:1: start 520.937000, end 841.466000 Metadata: title : 00:08:40.937 Chapter #0:2: start 841.466000, end 1220.010000 Metadata: title : 00:14:01.466 Chapter #0:3: start 1220.010000, end 1606.480000 Metadata: title : 00:20:20.010 Chapter #0:4: start 1606.480000, end 1931.596000 Metadata: title : 00:26:46.480 Chapter #0:5: start 1931.596000, end 2204.077000 Metadata: title : 00:32:11.596 Chapter #0:6: start 2204.077000, end 2639.595000 Metadata: title : 00:36:44.077 Chapter #0:7: start 2639.595000, end 2884.298000 Metadata: title : 00:43:59.595 Chapter #0:8: start 2884.298000, end 3258.630000 Metadata: title : 00:48:04.298 Chapter #0:9: start 3258.630000, end 3683.346000 Metadata: title : 00:54:18.630 Chapter #0:10: start 3683.346000, end 3963.168000 Metadata: title : 01:01:23.346 Chapter #0:11: start 3963.168000, end 4102.724000 Metadata: title : 01:06:03.168 Chapter #0:12: start 4102.724000, end 4479.850000 Metadata: title : 01:08:22.724 Chapter #0:13: start 4479.850000, end 4890.344000 Metadata: title : 01:14:39.850 Chapter #0:14: start 4890.344000, end 5350.554000 Metadata: title : 01:21:30.344 Chapter #0:15: start 5350.554000, end 5768.055000 Metadata: title : 01:29:10.554 Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1040, SAR 1:1 DAR 24:13, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s (default) Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: subrip Stream #0:3(dut): Subtitle: subrip (default) [NULL @ 0x55a958491900] Unable to find a suitable output format for '10' 10: Invalid argument Flemish: command not found
I tried changing the libx265 codec on line 711 to hevc_nvenc but this did not help. Headers are installed for NVidia CUDA.

Edit: I don't know WTF is wrong with github code blocks totally ignoring line breaks. Let me know if you need it without. What a mess. FAIL.

[citruz]

Same error here on Ubuntu 20.04

[citruz]

I was able to fix the problem by using the lastest version from git instead of npm.

sudo npm uninstall h265ize --global
git clone https://github.com/FallingSnow/h265ize
cd h265ize
sudo npm install --global

I guess #136 fixed it.

[JooJooBee666]

I'm not sure which commit fixed it but I can confirm installing from git instead of npm fixed it for me as well.

[OutsmartinTech]

Just wanted to chime in that I also had this error and using the git install instead of npm fixed it for me as well.

[zmiguel]

I was also having this error, installed with git and now I'm getting file not found because FFmpeg thinks the file is on /home/username/h265/* instead of the absolute path I tell it.

[JohnDelisle]

@zmiguel - do this instead, it installs to /opt, which all users should have access to. Tested on Ubuntu 20.10.

sudo npm uninstall h265ize --global
cd /opt
sudo git clone https://github.com/FallingSnow/h265ize
cd h265ize
sudo npm install --global

[traverseda]

This seems to break support for --delete...

[h265ize]: [verbose] Encoding started at Sat, 5:14 PM
[h265ize]: [verbose] Running stage: Initialize filesystem
Unhandled rejection Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/home/shared/movies/h265/bigbuckbunny.mkv'
    at Object.unlinkSync (fs.js:956:3)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1259:20
    at arrayEach (/opt/h265ize/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:516:11)
    at Function.forEach (/opt/h265ize/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:9368:14)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1258:15
    at Video.cleanUp (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1257:16)
    at Video.stop (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1252:21)
    at Encoder.removeVideo (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:176:19)
    at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:147:23)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:198:13)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1182:26
From previous event:
    at Video.start (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1174:34)
    at Encoder.loop (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:151:15)
    at Encoder.start (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:73:18)
    at /opt/h265ize/h265ize:255:25

[xingfanxia]

This seems to break support for --delete...

[h265ize]: [verbose] Encoding started at Sat, 5:14 PM
[h265ize]: [verbose] Running stage: Initialize filesystem
Unhandled rejection Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/home/shared/movies/h265/bigbuckbunny.mkv'
    at Object.unlinkSync (fs.js:956:3)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1259:20
    at arrayEach (/opt/h265ize/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:516:11)
    at Function.forEach (/opt/h265ize/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js:9368:14)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1258:15
    at Video.cleanUp (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1257:16)
    at Video.stop (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1252:21)
    at Encoder.removeVideo (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:176:19)
    at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:147:23)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:198:13)
    at /opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1182:26
From previous event:
    at Video.start (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/video.js:1174:34)
    at Encoder.loop (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:151:15)
    at Encoder.start (/opt/h265ize/lib/classes/encoder.js:73:18)
    at /opt/h265ize/h265ize:255:25

Having same issue here..