ENVIRONMENT:

Python 3.10

Windows 11

ffmpeg-python==0.2.0

CONTEXT:

I am trying to add hardcoded subtitles on a video with ffmpeg and Pyton.

PROBLEM:

ffmpeg is not able to find the path of my ass subtitle file. So I tried different ways with different methods. I asked different AI to try to find a solution. Impossible! It is such a crazy issue that I tested the code from a "test" folder located on the root "C:" from the command line wid nows. No AI was able to fixed this issue. I tried chatGPT, deepseek, claude.ai. They proposed different solutions which were not working.

THE CODE :

import os
import ffmpeg
import subprocess

def add_subtitles_with_ass(video_path, ass_path, output_path):

    video_path = os.path.abspath(video_path)
    ass_path = os.path.abspath(ass_path)
    output_path = os.path.abspath(output_path)

    print(f"