update

app.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def track_video_via_api(input_video_path):
             files = {'video': (os.path.basename(input_video_path), video_file, 'video/mp4')}
             
             # Send the video to the backend API and stream the response
-            with requests.post(BACKEND_URL, files=files, stream=True, timeout=300) as response:
+            with requests.post(BACKEND_URL, files=files, stream=True, timeout= 600 ) as response:
                 response.raise_for_status()
                 
                 # Save the processed video that the backend sends back
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ def track_video_via_api(input_video_path):
         status = f"API Error: {e}"
         yield status, None, None
 
+    except requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout:
+        gr.Error("The processing took too long (more than 10 minutes). Please try a shorter video.")
+        return None
+
+    
+
 # --- GRADIO UI (from your original app.py) ---
 with gr.Blocks() as demo:
-    gr.Markdown("<h1 style='text-align:center;'>Vehicle and Pedestrian Tracker</h1>")
-
+    gr.Markdown("<h1 style='text-align:center; font-size:4em;'>Vehicle and Pedestrian Segmentation</h1>")    gr.Markdown("Note: Processing on the free tier can take several minutes. Please be patient after clicking 'Start Tracking'.")
     input_video = gr.Video(label="Upload Video")
     start_btn = gr.Button("Start Tracking")
     status_display = gr.HTML("")  # Initially empty