"render failed" when inputting a video

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when i try to put a video through, an error saying "render failed" keeps popping up.

Blur version 2.42
OS: Windows 11

error message:
--- [vspipe] ---

[0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650] queueC=2[8] queueG=0[16] queueT=1[2]
[0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650] bugsbn1=0 bugbilz=0 bugcopc=0 bugihfa=0
[0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650] fp16-p/s/u/a=1/1/1/1 int8-p/s/u/a=1/1/1/1
[0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650] subgroup=32 basic/vote/ballot/shuffle=1/1/1/1
[0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650] fp16-8x8x16/16x8x8/16x8x16/16x16x16=0/0/0/0

--- [ffmpeg] ---
[in#0 @ 00000225bbf90040] Error opening input: Invalid data found when processing input
Error opening input file -.
Error opening input files: Invalid data found when processing input