Video files with localized/unicode names/paths cannot be opened

[SinsI]

I'm trying to load a video file with a japanese name/path, but both filters (avisynth and ffmpeg) give "Error Setting video" message.
Renaming the file to a.mkv allows to open it just fine.

[nielsm]

Several people have reported this, but we have never been able to reproduce it.

In many cases it may be related to a different version of ffms2.dll being present somewhere on the system, and Windows for whatever reason loading that one instead of the one Aegisub wants.

[SinsI]

Replying to nielsm:

Several people have reported this, but we have never been able to reproduce it.

In many cases it may be related to a different version of ffms2.dll being present somewhere on the system, and Windows for whatever reason loading that one instead of the one Aegisub wants.

No, the one in Aegisub directory is the only one on my system.

As for reproducting - try to change the code page in control panel->Regional and Language Options -> Advanced

[nielsm]

I tested on Windows XP SP3 in three cases:

• Missing support for CJK and complex script, Win-1252 ANSI codepage
• CJK and complex script support installed, Win-1252 ANSI codepage
• CJK and complex script support installed, Shift-JIS ANSI codepage

It worked in all three cases.

[TheFluff]

Nobody's been able to reproduce this for five months and it should theoretically always work with ffms2 as long as you have support for unicode filenames in the OS (i.e. isn't using win9x). Closing.