Per your request: FFMPEG still not working

[JSL101]

It still comes back with "Failure to enumerate devices." I'm on v.7.7.1. I've tried reinstalling FFMPEG, adding the PATH manually, and so on.

I fed the error message to Anthropic and it told me this was the problem:

"Looking at this error, there's actually a mismatch between the error message and what FFmpeg is reporting.
What's Actually Happening
The error message says "No recording devices found", but FFmpeg's output shows it did find devices:

Video: "Integrated Webcam"
Audio: "Microphone (Realtek Audio)"

The actual problem is at the very end:
Error opening input file dummy.
What Went Wrong
Your program is trying to open an input file called "dummy", which doesn't exist. This suggests:

The program is using a placeholder/dummy value instead of the actual device name
The device detection logic is working (FFmpeg found your webcam and microphone)
But the device selection/configuration is failing - the program isn't properly using the detected device names when trying to start recording

How to Fix It
The program needs to use the actual device names FFmpeg discovered, such as:

video="Integrated Webcam" for video input
audio="Microphone (Realtek Audio)" for audio input

Instead of passing "dummy" as the input file, it should construct a proper FFmpeg command like:
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Webcam":audio="Microphone (Realtek Audio)" ...
Check your program's configuration - there's likely a setting where you need to specify the input device, or there's a bug in how the program is passing the detected device names to FFmpeg."

Other AIs said the same thing: the problem comes from suing the word "dummy" in the last line, instead of the actual names of the Microphone I've selected.

Platform

Windows

Affected Component

Audio (recording/playback)

Whispering Version

7.7.1

Severity

Major (significant impact, no easy workaround)

Discord Link

No response

Checklist

• I have searched existing issues to ensure this hasn't been reported
• I have included all relevant information above

[Tamnac]

I'm getting the same issue, v7.7.1, windows 11. FFmpeg installed via scoop and is on the path, terminal commands work fine. Copying error below

{
  "message": "No recording devices found",
  "context": {
    "output": "ffmpeg version 8.0-full_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2000-2025 the FFmpeg developers\r\n  built with gcc 15.2.0 (Rev8, Built by MSYS2 project)\r\n  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig --enable-iconv --enable-gnutls --enable-lcms2 --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp --enable-bzlib --enable-lzma --enable-libsnappy --enable-zlib --enable-librist --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq --enable-avisynth --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libdvdnav --enable-libdvdread --enable-sdl2 --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libaribcaption --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libquirc --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libxevd --enable-libzvbi --enable-liboapv --enable-libqrencode --enable-librav1e --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libvvenc --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxeve --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libjxl --enable-libvpx --enable-mediafoundation --enable-libass --enable-frei0r --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-liblensfun --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-dxva2 --enable-d3d11va --enable-d3d12va --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-libvpl --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-vaapi --enable-libshaderc --enable-vulkan --enable-libplacebo --enable-opencl --enable-libcdio --enable-openal --enable-libgme --enable-libmodplug --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libshine --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libilbc --enable-libgsm --enable-liblc3 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libvorbis --enable-ladspa --enable-libbs2b --enable-libflite --enable-libmysofa --enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-chromaprint --enable-whisper\r\n  libavutil      60.  8.100 / 60.  8.100\r\n  libavcodec     62. 11.100 / 62. 11.100\r\n  libavformat    62.  3.100 / 62.  3.100\r\n  libavdevice    62.  1.100 / 62.  1.100\r\n  libavfilter    11.  4.100 / 11.  4.100\r\n  libswscale      9.  1.100 /  9.  1.100\r\n  libswresample   6.  1.100 /  6.  1.100\r\n[dshow @ 0000020099a85b40] \"Laptop Camera\" (video)\r\n[dshow @ 0000020099a85b40]   Alternative name \"@device_pnp_\\\\?\\usb#vid_0bda&pid_5634&mi_00#6&125ae00b&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\\global\"\r\n[dshow @ 0000020099a85b40] \"Microphone Array (2- Realtek(R) Audio)\" (audio)\r\n[dshow @ 0000020099a85b40]   Alternative name \"@device_cm_{33D9A762-90C8-11D0-BD43-00A0C911CE86}\\wave_{3C041AA4-FB35-4D69-A685-01087EDB6E74}\"\r\nError opening input file dummy.\r\n"
  },
  "name": "RecorderServiceError"
}

This issue is the successor of #762

[braden-w]

Hey @Tamnac and @JamesTheAwesomeDude, thank you for reporting this issue!

I've identified and fixed the root causes. There were actually two problems:

1. Device parsing bug: The regex pattern wasn't matching FFmpeg's output format because it didn't account for the [dshow @ 0x...] prefix that FFmpeg adds to device listings. This caused the parser to return zero devices even though FFmpeg successfully found them.

2. DirectShow syntax issue: The recording command wasn't using the correct DirectShow parameter format. DirectShow requires audio="Device Name" where the quotes are part of the parameter syntax.

I've created PR #985 with fixes for both issues. This should resolve the "No recording devices found" error and allow Windows users to record with device names that contain spaces and special characters like "Microphone Array (2- Realtek(R) Audio)".

Thank you for providing the detailed error logs - they were essential for identifying the issue!