calesthio/OpenMontage · error · ValueError

local audio file does not exist: {path}

Error message

local audio file does not exist: {path}

What it means

Error "local audio file does not exist: {path}" thrown in calesthio/OpenMontage.

Source

Thrown at tools/video/seedance_ark.py:1162

        self, decoded: bytes, mime: str, *, max_seconds: int = 15
    ) -> float:
        suffix = ".wav" if mime == "audio/wav" else ".mp3"
        # Windows does not allow ffprobe to reopen a NamedTemporaryFile while
        # Python still holds the file handle. Close it before probing, then
        # remove it explicitly on every path.
        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=suffix, delete=False) as temp:
            temp.write(decoded)
            temp.flush()
            temp_path = Path(temp.name)
        try:
            return self._probe_local_audio_duration(temp_path, max_seconds=max_seconds)
        finally:
            temp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)

    @staticmethod
    def _probe_local_audio_duration(path: Path, *, max_seconds: int = 15) -> float:
        if not path.is_file():
            raise ValueError(f"local audio file does not exist: {path}")
        ffprobe = shutil.which("ffprobe")
        if not ffprobe:
            raise ValueError("ffprobe is required to validate local reference audio")
        try:
            proc = subprocess.run(
                [
                    ffprobe,
                    "-v",
                    "error",
                    "-show_entries",
                    "format=duration",
                    "-of",
                    "default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1",
                    str(path),
                ],
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                timeout=10,

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Solutions

1. Correct the audio file path; the file does not exist at the given location.
2. Use an absolute path or verify the working directory if using a relative path.

When it happens

Trigger: A local reference audio path passed to Seedance Ark does not exist on disk.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of calesthio/OpenMontage@95e1c3d0ab (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c18560b1d7d00b31. Report an issue: GitHub.