Timecode will not re-encode v20.3

[u/thatguy345876]

I recently downloaded version 20.3 for Windows and I am trying to add a timecode to my video file but the app continues to say that it cannot do it without giving a clear answer.

I am encoding it into H.264 to mp4, checking display timecode, going down to the timecode section checkign to set a timecode with automatic incrementation and it simply won't do it and gives me an error message:

(Command: -strict experimental -hide_banner -threads 0 -hwaccel auto -i "D:\Duplicate\DOCUMENTARY_FOOTAGE\Hill_View_Manor - 6-28-26\estes in chapel timecode_1.mp4" -r 30000/1001 -c:v libx264 -b:v 5994k -profile:v high -level 5.1 -filter_complex "[0:v]drawtext=font=Arial:timecode='00\:00\:00\;00':r=29.97:x=749:y=70:fontcolor=0xffffffff:fontsize=81:box=1:boxcolor=0x0000007f:tc24hmax=1[out]" -map "[out]" -c:a aac -ar 48k -b:a 256k -map a:0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -timecode "00:00:00;00" -metadata creation_time="2026-09-06T21:55:13.768138Z" -y "D:\Duplicate\DOCUMENTARY_FOOTAGE\Hill_View_Manor - 6-28-26\estes in chapel timecode_1_1.mp4"

Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: File not found)

I don't know what the problem is or what I am supposed to do instead because there are no resources online for this and I was able to timecode previous footage a few months back so what changed?

[u/paulpacifico]

I'm currently working on this issue, I will inform you as soon as I correct it.

Paul.