From ec195df9e4a1ee14315d783cfb589be38e0a213d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Moritz Bunkus Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 09:12:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Created JSON output could not be parsed (markdown) --- JSON-output-could-not-be-parsed.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 JSON-output-could-not-be-parsed.md diff --git a/JSON-output-could-not-be-parsed.md b/JSON-output-could-not-be-parsed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..974ae00 --- /dev/null +++ b/JSON-output-could-not-be-parsed.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# The GUI states "JSON output generated by mkvmerge could not be parsed" + +Adding a file in the GUI popups up the following error message: + +``` +The JSON output generated by mkvmerge could not be parsed (parser's error +message: parse error - unexpected `[`; expected end of input). +``` + +Several users have reported such a case, and in each case it was due to their Anti Virus program blocking or interfering with `mkvmerge.exe`. + +Please configure your Anti Virus solution to whitelist `mkvmerge.exe` from the MKVToolNix installation folder and try again. + +Categories: [debugging](FAQ#category-debugging) \ No newline at end of file