diff --git a/av1_opus_encoder.py b/av1_opus_encoder.py
index 35a75ac..102d5f0 100644
--- a/av1_opus_encoder.py
+++ b/av1_opus_encoder.py
@@ -71,31 +71,14 @@ def convert_audio_track(index, ch, lang, audio_temp_dir, source_file, should_dow
     # First pass: Analyze the audio to get loudnorm stats
     # The stats are printed to stderr, so we must use subprocess.run directly to capture it.
     print("      - Pass 1: Analyzing...")
-    
-    cmd = [
-        "ffmpeg", "-v", "error", "-stats", "-i", str(temp_extracted),
-        "-af", "loudnorm=I=-18:LRA=7:tp=-1:print_format=json", "-f", "null", "-"
-    ]
-    
-    # Use Popen to capture stderr in real-time and print it, while also buffering for JSON parsing.
-    process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True, encoding='utf-8')
-    
-    # Read stderr and print progress updates.
-    stderr_output = ""
-    for line in iter(process.stderr.readline, ''):
-        stderr_output += line # Buffer the full output for parsing
-        # Write the line, clearing the rest of the line with an ANSI escape code,
-        # and end with a carriage return to reset the line position.
-        sys.stdout.write(line.strip() + '\x1B[K\r')
-        sys.stdout.flush() # Ensure it's written immediately
-    
-    process.wait() # Wait for the process to terminate
-    if process.returncode != 0:
-        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(process.returncode, cmd, output=process.stdout.read(), stderr="".join(stderr_buffer))
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["ffmpeg", "-v", "info", "-i", str(temp_extracted), "-af", "loudnorm=I=-18:LRA=7:tp=-1:print_format=json", "-f", "null", "-"],
+        capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
     
     # Find the start of the JSON block in stderr and parse it.
     # This is more robust than slicing the last N lines.
     # We find the start and end of the JSON block to avoid parsing extra data.
+    stderr_output = result.stderr
     json_start_index = stderr_output.find('{')
     if json_start_index == -1:
         raise ValueError("Could not find start of JSON block in ffmpeg output for loudnorm analysis.")
@@ -113,9 +96,8 @@ def convert_audio_track(index, ch, lang, audio_temp_dir, source_file, should_dow
     
     stats = json.loads(stderr_output[json_start_index:json_end_index])
 
-    # Second pass: Apply the normalization. A final newline is needed to clear the progress line.
-    # A print() is needed to move to the next line after the progress bar.
-    print("\n      - Pass 2: Applying normalization...")
+    # Second pass: Apply the normalization using the stats from the first pass
+    print("      - Pass 2: Applying normalization...")
     run_cmd([
         "ffmpeg", "-v", "quiet", "-stats", "-y", "-i", str(temp_extracted), "-af",
         f"loudnorm=I=-18:LRA=7:tp=-1:measured_i={stats['input_i']}:measured_lra={stats['input_lra']}:measured_tp={stats['input_tp']}:measured_thresh={stats['input_thresh']}:offset={stats['target_offset']}",