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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"GStreamer error when reading filename with tilde. (Windows 11)","articleBody":"## Description\nWhen attempting to play a video, if the file is within a file path that contains a tilde, it wont play.\n\nThis also affects exported Windows EXE builds, making it impossible to guarantee correct playback for end users with non-ASCII usernames or install paths.\n\n## Expected Behavior\nPlaying the video as normal.\n\n## Current Behavior\n\n```\nBaseSrc: [source] : Could not open file \"C:\\[...]\\HELLÓ\\[...]\\video.mp4\" for reading.\nBaseSrc: [source] : GStreamer error: state change failed and some element failed to post a proper error message with the reason for the failure.\nBaseSrc: [source] : Could not open file \"C:\\[...]\\HELLÓ\\[...]\\video.mp4\" for reading.\nBaseSrc: [source] : GStreamer error: state change failed and some element failed to post a proper error message with the reason for the failure.\n```\n\n## Steps to reproduce:\n- Rename any sketch folder containing a video (to include ´ or `)\n- Run any file, when .play() is ran, the above error is thrown.\n\n## Specs:\n\n  Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 275HX (2.70 GHz) \n  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU\n  Windows 24H2\n\n\n## Possible Causes / Solutions\nProbably at some point, strings are reduced to ASCII, chage it back to UNICODE (but then again, i dont know :/)\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MaiRiosIPla","@type":"Person","name":"MaiRiosIPla"},"datePublished":"2026-01-07T12:59:00.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/232/processing-video/issues/232"}