2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
index 68d6d215b2..c8670c67cc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -645,7 +646,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                     WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
                     ErrorDialog = false,
                     RedirectStandardInput = redirectStandardIn,
+                    StandardOutputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8,
                     RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                    StandardErrorEncoding = Encoding.UTF8,
                     RedirectStandardError = true
                 }
             })
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
index 66bf6ebd24..1199fd7d70 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                     UseShellExecute = false,
 
                     // Must consume both or ffmpeg may hang due to deadlocks.
+                    StandardOutputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8,
                     RedirectStandardOutput = true,
 
                     FileName = _ffprobePath,