diff --git a/auto_editor/analyze.py b/auto_editor/analyze.py
index 4b9fa3307..7672d900c 100644
--- a/auto_editor/analyze.py
+++ b/auto_editor/analyze.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     from auto_editor.utils.log import Log
 
 
+__all__ = ("LevelError", "Levels", "iter_audio", "iter_motion")
+
+
 class LevelError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -69,45 +72,39 @@ def mut_remove_large(
             active = False
 
 
-def iter_audio(src, tb: Fraction, stream: int = 0) -> Iterator[np.float32]:
+def iter_audio(audio_stream: av.AudioStream, tb: Fraction) -> Iterator[np.float32]:
     fifo = AudioFifo()
-    try:
-        container = av.open(src.path, "r")
-        audio_stream = container.streams.audio[stream]
-        sample_rate = audio_stream.rate
+    sr = audio_stream.rate
 
-        exact_size = (1 / tb) * sample_rate
-        accumulated_error = 0
+    exact_size = (1 / tb) * sr
+    accumulated_error = Fraction(0)
 
-        # Resample so that audio data is between [-1, 1]
-        resampler = av.AudioResampler(
-            av.AudioFormat("flt"), audio_stream.layout, sample_rate
-        )
+    # Resample so that audio data is between [-1, 1]
+    resampler = av.AudioResampler(av.AudioFormat("flt"), audio_stream.layout, sr)
 
-        for frame in container.decode(audio=stream):
-            frame.pts = None  # Skip time checks
+    container = audio_stream.container
+    assert isinstance(container, av.container.InputContainer)
 
-            for reframe in resampler.resample(frame):
-                fifo.write(reframe)
+    for frame in container.decode(audio_stream):
+        frame.pts = None  # Skip time checks
 
-            while fifo.samples >= ceil(exact_size):
-                size_with_error = exact_size + accumulated_error
-                current_size = round(size_with_error)
-                accumulated_error = size_with_error - current_size
+        for reframe in resampler.resample(frame):
+            fifo.write(reframe)
 
-                audio_chunk = fifo.read(current_size)
-                assert audio_chunk is not None
-                arr = audio_chunk.to_ndarray().flatten()
-                yield np.max(np.abs(arr))
-
-    finally:
-        container.close()
+        while fifo.samples >= ceil(exact_size):
+            size_with_error = exact_size + accumulated_error
+            current_size = round(size_with_error)
+            accumulated_error = size_with_error - current_size
 
+            audio_chunk = fifo.read(current_size)
+            assert audio_chunk is not None
+            arr = audio_chunk.to_ndarray().flatten()
+            yield np.max(np.abs(arr))
 
-def iter_motion(src, tb, stream: int, blur: int, width: int) -> Iterator[np.float32]:
-    container = av.open(src.path, "r")
 
-    video = container.streams.video[stream]
+def iter_motion(
+    video: av.VideoStream, tb: Fraction, blur: int, width: int
+) -> Iterator[np.float32]:
     video.thread_type = "AUTO"
 
     prev_frame = None
@@ -125,6 +122,9 @@ def iter_motion(src, tb, stream: int, blur: int, width: int) -> Iterator[np.floa
         graph.add("buffersink"),
     ).configure()
 
+    container = video.container
+    assert isinstance(container, av.container.InputContainer)
+
     for unframe in container.decode(video):
         if unframe.pts is None:
             continue
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ def iter_motion(src, tb, stream: int, blur: int, width: int) -> Iterator[np.floa
         prev_frame = current_frame
         prev_index = index
 
-    container.close()
-
 
 def obj_tag(path: Path, kind: str, tb: Fraction, obj: Sequence[object]) -> str:
     mod_time = int(path.stat().st_mtime)
@@ -175,7 +173,11 @@ def media_length(self) -> int:
             if (arr := self.read_cache("audio", (0,))) is not None:
                 return len(arr)
 
-            result = sum(1 for _ in iter_audio(self.src, self.tb, 0))
+            with av.open(self.src.path, "r") as container:
+                audio_stream = container.streams.audio[0]
+                self.log.experimental(audio_stream.codec)
+                result = sum(1 for _ in iter_audio(audio_stream, self.tb))
+
             self.log.debug(f"Audio Length: {result}")
             return result
 
@@ -239,21 +241,26 @@ def audio(self, stream: int) -> NDArray[np.float32]:
         if (arr := self.read_cache("audio", (stream,))) is not None:
             return arr
 
-        with av.open(self.src.path, "r") as container:
-            audio = container.streams.audio[stream]
-            if audio.duration is not None and audio.time_base is not None:
-                inaccurate_dur = int(audio.duration * audio.time_base * self.tb)
-            elif container.duration is not None:
-                inaccurate_dur = int(container.duration / av.time_base * self.tb)
-            else:
-                inaccurate_dur = 1024
+        container = av.open(self.src.path, "r")
+        audio = container.streams.audio[stream]
+
+        if audio.codec.experimental:
+            self.log.error(f"`{audio.codec.name}` is an experimental codec")
+
+        if audio.duration is not None and audio.time_base is not None:
+            inaccurate_dur = int(audio.duration * audio.time_base * self.tb)
+        elif container.duration is not None:
+            inaccurate_dur = int(container.duration / av.time_base * self.tb)
+        else:
+            inaccurate_dur = 1024
 
         bar = self.bar
         bar.start(inaccurate_dur, "Analyzing audio volume")
 
         result = np.zeros((inaccurate_dur), dtype=np.float32)
         index = 0
-        for value in iter_audio(self.src, self.tb, stream):
+
+        for value in iter_audio(audio, self.tb):
             if index > len(result) - 1:
                 result = np.concatenate(
                     (result, np.zeros((len(result)), dtype=np.float32))
@@ -263,6 +270,7 @@ def audio(self, stream: int) -> NDArray[np.float32]:
             index += 1
 
         bar.end()
+        assert len(result) > 0
         return self.cache(result[:index], "audio", (stream,))
 
     def motion(self, stream: int, blur: int, width: int) -> NDArray[np.float32]:
@@ -273,20 +281,25 @@ def motion(self, stream: int, blur: int, width: int) -> NDArray[np.float32]:
         if (arr := self.read_cache("motion", mobj)) is not None:
             return arr
 
-        with av.open(self.src.path, "r") as container:
-            video = container.streams.video[stream]
-            inaccurate_dur = (
-                1024
-                if video.duration is None or video.time_base is None
-                else int(video.duration * video.time_base * self.tb)
-            )
+        container = av.open(self.src.path, "r")
+        video = container.streams.video[stream]
+
+        if video.codec.experimental:
+            self.log.experimental(video.codec)
+
+        inaccurate_dur = (
+            1024
+            if video.duration is None or video.time_base is None
+            else int(video.duration * video.time_base * self.tb)
+        )
 
         bar = self.bar
         bar.start(inaccurate_dur, "Analyzing motion")
 
         result = np.zeros((inaccurate_dur), dtype=np.float32)
         index = 0
-        for value in iter_motion(self.src, self.tb, stream, blur, width):
+
+        for value in iter_motion(video, self.tb, blur, width):
             if index > len(result) - 1:
                 result = np.concatenate(
                     (result, np.zeros((len(result)), dtype=np.float32))
diff --git a/auto_editor/make_layers.py b/auto_editor/make_layers.py
index f479d4a78..d041bed44 100644
--- a/auto_editor/make_layers.py
+++ b/auto_editor/make_layers.py
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ def make_timeline(
         has_loud = concat((has_loud, result))
         src_index = concat((src_index, np.full(len(result), i, dtype=np.int32)))
 
+    assert len(has_loud) > 0
+
     # Setup for handling custom speeds
     speed_index = has_loud.astype(np.uint)
     speed_map = [args.silent_speed, args.video_speed]
diff --git a/auto_editor/subcommands/levels.py b/auto_editor/subcommands/levels.py
index 17e28f424..cede6fb2b 100644
--- a/auto_editor/subcommands/levels.py
+++ b/auto_editor/subcommands/levels.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 from fractions import Fraction
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+import av
 import numpy as np
 
-from auto_editor.analyze import LevelError, Levels, iter_audio, iter_motion
+from auto_editor.analyze import *
 from auto_editor.ffwrapper import initFileInfo
 from auto_editor.lang.palet import env
 from auto_editor.lib.contracts import is_bool, is_nat, is_nat1, is_str, is_void, orc
@@ -130,9 +131,19 @@ def main(sys_args: list[str] = sys.argv[1:]) -> None:
         levels = Levels(src, tb, bar, False, log, strict=True)
         try:
             if method == "audio":
-                print_arr_gen(iter_audio(src, tb, **obj))
+                container = av.open(src.path, "r")
+                audio_stream = container.streams.audio[obj["stream"]]
+                log.experimental(audio_stream.codec)
+                print_arr_gen(iter_audio(audio_stream, tb))
+                container.close()
+
             elif method == "motion":
-                print_arr_gen(iter_motion(src, tb, **obj))
+                container = av.open(src.path, "r")
+                video_stream = container.streams.video[obj["stream"]]
+                log.experimental(video_stream.codec)
+                print_arr_gen(iter_motion(video_stream, tb, obj["blur"], obj["width"]))
+                container.close()
+
             elif method == "subtitle":
                 print_arr(levels.subtitle(**obj))
             elif method == "none":
diff --git a/auto_editor/utils/log.py b/auto_editor/utils/log.py
index ddcadaba5..7afda480b 100644
--- a/auto_editor/utils/log.py
+++ b/auto_editor/utils/log.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from time import perf_counter, sleep
 from typing import NoReturn
 
+import av
+
 
 class Log:
     __slots__ = ("is_debug", "quiet", "machine", "no_color", "_temp", "_ut", "_s")
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ def stop_timer(self) -> None:
 
             sys.stdout.write(f"Finished. took {second_len} seconds ({minute_len})\n")
 
+    def experimental(self, codec: av.Codec) -> None:
+        if codec.experimental:
+            self.error(f"`{codec.name}` is an experimental codec")
+
     def error(self, message: str | Exception) -> NoReturn:
         if self.is_debug and isinstance(message, Exception):
             self.cleanup()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d5d0bb0ab..3bd487829 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [{ name = "WyattBlue", email = "wyattblue@auto-editor.com" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.14"
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.24,<3.0",
-    "pyav==14.0.0rc4",
+    "pyav==14.*",
 ]
 keywords = [
     "video", "audio", "media", "editor", "editing",