When Whisper (CLI or Python) gets stuck on video files during transcription — output dir stays empty, process runs at low CPU/memory with no progress — the workaround is to extract audio first with ffmpeg, then transcribe the WAV. Use this when Whisper hangs or times out on a video file.
When Whisper (CLI or Python) gets stuck on video files during transcription — output dir stays empty, process runs at low CPU/memory with no progress — the workaround is to extract audio first with ffmpeg, then transcribe the WAV. Use this when Whisper hangs or times out on a video file.