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## [Welcome to FreeSurfer Forum! 👋](https://freesurferforum.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-freesurfer-forum/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://freesurferforum.discourse.group/u/system)\
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## [Version 7.4.1: Samseg/mideface always has mergedalpha failure](https://freesurferforum.discourse.group/t/version-7-4-1-samseg-mideface-always-has-mergedalpha-failure/74)

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**Author:** [@jmallott](https://freesurferforum.discourse.group/u/jmallott)\
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**Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://freesurferforum.discourse.group/t/version-7-4-1-samseg-mideface-always-has-mergedalpha-failure/74 "2026-11-06T00:22:43Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to implement a mideface pipeline using v 7.4.1. However, any time I run mideface (or run\_samseg) on a brain image, I get the below error. This even happens when I try to run these scripts on FREES…