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I am having a command to convert mkv files in a folder to mp4. When I try to add watermark to the converted files, it works fine in cmd prompt but when I run it in batch file it gives me an error saying Error initializing filter 'drawtext' with args. Following is the ffmpeg command:

ffmpeg -y -r 20 -i %~d1%~p1%~n1.mkv -vf "drawtext=text='Watermark Text':x=10:y=H-th-10:fontfile=/Windows/Fonts/Calibri.ttf:fontsize=45:fontcolor=white@0.2: x=(w-text_w)/2: y=(h-text_h)/2" -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -b:v 1000k %~d1%~p1%~n1

Where am I wrong?

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Try to use escape character for batch file:

ffmpeg -y -r 20 -i %~d1%~p1%~n1.mkv -vf ^"drawtext=text='Watermark Text':x=10:y=H-th-10:fontfile=/Windows/Fonts/Calibri.ttf:fontsize=45:fontcolor=white@0.2: x=(w-text_w)/2: y=(h-text_h)/2^" -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -b:v 1000k %~d1%~p1%~n1
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  • Adding escape character didnt do the trick. In report im getting, Error initializing filter 'drawtext' with args 'text=Watermark Text:x=10:y=H-th-10:fontfile=/Windows/Fonts/Calibri.ttf:fontsize=45:fontcolor=white@0.2: x=(w-text_w)/2: y=(h-text_h)/2' Error reinitializing filters! – Hadley V Sunny Apr 11 '18 at 13:27

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