opencv io_error ai_generated true

imdecode returned empty Mat

ID: opencv/image-decode-failed

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82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
4 active — — —

Root Cause

Image file corrupted or format not supported.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Validate file header bytes before decoding
  2. 88% success Install format support: apt-get install libjpeg-dev libpng-dev

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Try different imread flags blindly 78% fail

    Still fails on corrupted data

  2. Use PIL as universal fallback 65% fail

    Different behavior and color space