– this triggers the creation of the .exe stub in your environment's Scripts folder:
whisperx.exe audio.mp3 --model small
Follow the step-by-step Python installation above. In less than 10 minutes, you will have a fully functional whisperx.exe that can transcribe hours of audio with millisecond accuracy. For additional support, visit the official GitHub repository at github.com/m-bain/whisperX and open an issue.
A: Yes, after the initial model download (which happens the first time you run it), everything works offline.
| Error Message | Likely Cause | Solution | |---------------|--------------|----------| | No module named 'torch' | PyTorch not installed | Run pip install torch | | FFmpeg not found | FFmpeg missing | Install FFmpeg and restart CMD | | CUDA out of memory | GPU VRAM insufficient | Use a smaller model ( tiny or base ) or --device cpu | | whisperx.exe is not recognized | Not in PATH | Use full path or navigate to the Scripts folder | | DLL load failed | Visual C++ Redistributable missing | Install from Microsoft's website (VC++ 2015-2022) |
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