Invalid data found when processing input

Classification

Validator	Validator version	Error message type
ffprobe

File format

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Description

Location

Analyses

Analysis

Is it a bug in the validating software? - no

Possible solutions

Output example

ffprobe version 6.0 Copyright (c) 2007-2023 the FFmpeg developers\n  built with gcc 11 (GCC)\n  configuration: \n  libavutil      58.  2.100 / 58.  2.100\n  libavcodec     60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100\n  libavformat    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100\n  libavdevice    60.  1.100 / 60.  1.100\n  libavfilter     9.  3.100 /  9.  3.100\n  libswscale      7.  1.100 /  7.  1.100\n  libswresample   4. 10.100 /  4. 10.100\nmissing-RIFF-start.wav: Invalid data found when processing input\nFFMpeg returned invalid return code: 1\nmissing-RIFF-start.wav: Invalid data found when processing input\nmissing-RIFF-start.wav: Invalid data found when processing input\n

Notes on the error

Related errors by source files

ffmpeg: Error while decoding stream .* Invalid data found when processing input
ffprobe:        Error opening filters!
ffprobe:        Invalid data found when processing input
jhove:  Chunk ID contains space before printable characters
jhove:  File does not start with RIFF header
jhove:  Invalid chunk size
mediainfo:      No audio or video tracks found.
unknown:        Unknown list type in Associated Data List chunk: Type = "INFO"

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