i believe its a Spatial Audio issue. i tested with and without and only with, is the error thrown.
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[in#0/mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x121805450] Could not find codec parameters for stream 2 (Audio: none (apac / 0x63617061), 48000 Hz, 4 channels, 384 kb/s): unknown codec
Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' (0) and 'probesize' (5000000) options
[aist#0:2/none @ 0x10fe04a70] Guessed Channel Layout: 4.0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/Users/addis/Code/hitclip/test.mov':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
com.apple.quicktime.location.accuracy.horizontal: 4.748652
com.apple.quicktime.full-frame-rate-playback-intent: 0
com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709: +40.7398-073.7687+028.564/
com.apple.quicktime.make: Apple
com.apple.quicktime.model: iPhone 17 Pro Max
com.apple.quicktime.software: 26.5
com.apple.quicktime.creationdate: 2026-05-07T11:29:27-0400
Duration: 00:03:18.68, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 56225 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: hevc (Main 10) (hvc1 / 0x31637668), yuv420p10le(tv, bt2020nc/bt2020/arib-std-b67), 3840x2160, 55575 kb/s, 59.99 fps, 60 tbr, 600 tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Video
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
encoder : HEVC
Side data:
DOVI configuration record: version: 1.0, profile: 8, level: 9, rpu flag: 1, el flag: 0, bl flag: 1, compatibility id: 4, compression: 0
Ambient viewing environment: ambient_illuminance=314.000000, ambient_light_x=0.312700, ambient_light_y=0.329000
Stream #0:1[0x2](und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 161 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Audio
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:2[0x3](und): Audio: none (apac / 0x63617061), 48000 Hz, 4.0, 384 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Audio
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:3[0x4](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
Stream #0:4[0x5](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 0 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
Stream #0:5[0x6](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 0 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
Stream #0:6[0x7](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 71 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
Stream #0:7[0x8](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 5 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
Stream #0:8[0x9](und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 0 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2026-05-07T15:29:28.000000Z
handler_name : Core Media Metadata
[aist#0:2/none @ 0x10fe04a70] Decoding requested, but no decoder found for: none
Error opening output file /Users/addis/Code/hitclip/test_converted.mp4.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[ERROR] Worker process error: Process terminated with code Some(234)
i believe its a Spatial Audio issue. i tested with and without and only with, is the error thrown.
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