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  "id": "opencv/video-capture-ffmpeg-init-failed",
  "signature": "OpenCV: FFMPEG: init: Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: h264, none): unspecified size",
  "signature_zh": "OpenCV: FFMPEG: 初始化: 找不到流0（视频: h264, 无）的编解码器参数: 未指定尺寸",
  "regex": "OpenCV: FFMPEG: init: Could not find codec parameters for stream \\d+ \\(Video: h264, none\\): unspecified size",
  "domain": "opencv",
  "category": "runtime_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "FFmpeg cannot parse the video stream's codec parameters, often due to a corrupted or incomplete video file header.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "FFmpeg无法解析视频流的编解码器参数，通常由于视频文件头损坏或不完整。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "4.5.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.6.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.7.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.8.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.9.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The codec (h264) is present, but the video file itself is malformed; reinstalling does not fix file corruption.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Changing the extension does not fix the underlying stream metadata; the file must be properly transcoded.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Re-encode the video file using FFmpeg with a clean header: ffmpeg -i corrupted.mp4 -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -c:a aac fixed.mp4. Then open the fixed file in OpenCV.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Re-encode the video file using FFmpeg with a clean header: ffmpeg -i corrupted.mp4 -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -c:a aac fixed.mp4. Then open the fixed file in OpenCV.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use OpenCV's VideoCapture with the CAP_FFMPEG backend and set the FFMPEG debug flag to get more details: cv::VideoCapture cap; cap.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FFMPEG_DEBUG, 1); cap.open(\"video.mp4\");",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "Use OpenCV's VideoCapture with the CAP_FFMPEG backend and set the FFMPEG debug flag to get more details: cv::VideoCapture cap; cap.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FFMPEG_DEBUG, 1); cap.open(\"video.mp4\");",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Re-encode the video file using FFmpeg with a clean header: ffmpeg -i corrupted.mp4 -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -c:a aac fixed.mp4. Then open the fixed file in OpenCV.",
    "Use OpenCV's VideoCapture with the CAP_FFMPEG backend and set the FFMPEG debug flag to get more details: cv::VideoCapture cap; cap.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FFMPEG_DEBUG, 1); cap.open(\"video.mp4\");"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://docs.opencv.org/4.x/dd/d43/tutorial_py_video_display.html",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.86,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2023-11-05",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}