No file output if output folder/type not selected

[rsmith02ct]

Using whisper-ctranslate2 0.1.8 (Windows 11 Pro 64 bit build 22621) I am not getting any transcription output if I don't select a type/location for it.

Text is generated but nothing is output at C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos

Using this command line: whisper-ctranslate2.exe --language en --model "base" --device CPU --output_dir "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos" --output_format "srt" "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav"

I get a SRT file in that folder with the contents:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,280
Hi, this is Roger Smith with the U.S. Base Conservation Group, my dearth.

[zhengliuer]

I used

whisper-ctranslate2.exe --language en --model "base" --device CPU --output_dir "D:\" --output_format "srt" ".\Day01.wav"

And I got nothing. The terminal warned me, but no error showed up!

[Purfview]

Try whisper-ctranslate2 0.1.9 from that post: https://github.com/jordimas/whisper-ctranslate2/issues/15#issuecomment-1510109193

[jordimas]

@ZhengLiu97 If you can please open a seperate issue specifying which operating system version, whisper-ctranslate2 version, etc.

[jordimas]

@rsmith02ct I cannot reproduce the problem. I spin off a Windows Box with the same versions and I just cannot reproduce.

If you can please run:

• whisper-ctranslate2.exe file.wav
• whisper-ctranslate2.exe file.wav --output_dir directory
• whisper-ctranslate2.exe file.wav --output_dir --output_format "srt"

I'm trying to understand if what makes this work for you is a) specifying only --output_dir, b) specifying only --output_format or c) specifying both --output_dir and --output_format

[rsmith02ct]

Sure, happy to report what's going on specifically.

Here are three command lines.

whisper-ctranslate2.exe file.wav "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav"

whisper-ctranslate2.exe "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav" --output_dir "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos"

whisper-ctranslate2.exe "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav" --output_dir "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos" --output_format "srt"

All three of them don't work. No text appears in the command prompt window and no files are output:

Second try
whisper-ctranslate2.exe --device CPU "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav"

Shows text in the command line window but no files are output into the folder with the source video (I assume that's where it would go?)

whisper-ctranslate2.exe --device CPU "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav" --output_dir "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos"

Outputs a .json, srt, tsv, txt and vtt in C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos

whisper-ctranslate2.exe --device CPU "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav" --output_dir "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos" --output_format "srt"

Outputs a srt in C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos

[Purfview]

whisper-ctranslate2.exe --device CPU "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav"

Shows text in the command line window but no files are output into the folder with the source video (I assume that's where it would go?)

You should look in a folder where is your executable located.

[rsmith02ct]

Really, it defaults there? I didn't have that folder open.

Okay, so:

whisper-ctranslate2.exe --device CPU "C:\Users\rsmit\Dropbox\Videos\080109-002.wav"

Output json, srt, tsv, txt, vtt in C:\Users\rsmit\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts

So this issue's resolved, my remaining problem is just CUDA. Thank you.

[jordimas]

Thanks. This has been a good discussion. Now when in verbose mode the tool displays the output directory to make sure that everybody is clear were the files are:

jordimas@bcea4cd

[Purfview]

Really, it defaults there?

Don't you remember? A ~month ago you asked me same thing about whisper-OpenAI. :)