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What is the "Error initializing filter 'drawtext' with args..." error in using of ffmpeg at c# process class?


I used this below code for create a resolution of a video and write text on it.

    var proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
    strin OrginalResolution="nhd";
    proc.EnableRaisingEvents = false;
    proc.StartInfo.FileName = ffmpegPath;
    proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "-i \"" + fileIn +
                               "\" -f mp4 -s " + OrginalResolution + " -vf drawtext=fontfile=/OtherProjects/ConvertProj/ff‌​mpeg/OpenSans-Reg‌​ular.ttf:text=Parsa" \"" + fileOut.Split('.')[0] +
                               ".mp4";
    proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
    proc.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = false;
    proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
    proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;

    proc.Start();
    proc.WaitForExit();
    string sdsd = proc.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
    proc.Close();

I faced with this problem(some string output of StandardError is in below):

Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file\r\n[Parsed_drawtext_0       
@0000000002fd8c20] Cannot find a valid font for the family 
Sans\r\n[AVFilterGraph @ 0000000000511660] Error initializing 
filter'drawtext' with args 
'fontfile=/OtherProjects/ConvertProj/ffmpeg/OpenSans-
Regular.ttf:text=parsa'\r\nError opening 
filters!\r\n

In cmd the same argument value of process works fine. I read that this issue related to how to using quotation mark at using of text property of drawtext in ffmpeg.but I can't find any solution for solving this issue.
Can anyone help me?

Can anyone help me still?Is this a bug? I used any solutions for escape from : in my code,but can't solve this problem. It can't find font.I delete other filters of drawtext to findout that any of filters don't mistake, but still error exists yet.

expansion=none property of drawtext doesn't influence on this case, for escape :.


Solution

  • It works with set working directory address value to proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory at process.and full answer is in this link:
    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/13dc1101-f1d0-4655-b4af-3f211927d5be/what-is-the-error-initializing-filter-drawtext-with-args-error-in-using-of-ffmpeg-at-c-process?forum=netfxbcl