diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e1baf3b..58dec35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+== 8.0.0 2025-06-27
+
+Improvements:
+* Added support for retries in the `FFMPEG::Transcoder` class. This allows for more robust command
+  argument composing and thus more stable outputs.
+
+Breaking Changes:
+* The `FFMPEG::Transcoder#process!` method will now fail if the expected output files do not exist after
+  successful processing. This behaviour can be controled by passing `checks: []` to the transcoder
+  initializer.
+* The `FFMPEG::Status::ExitError` class has been renamed to `FFMPEG::ExitError`.
+* The `FFMPEG::ExitError` class now holds a reference to the `StringIO` output of the FFmpeg command
+  (before it contained the `String` representation).
+
 == 7.1.4 2025-06-23
 
 Fixes:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67f9b70..53c4730 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ transcoder = FFMPEG::Transcoder.new(
   # to optimize the transcoding process.
   presets: [preset],
   # The reporters are used to generate reports during the transcoding process.
-  reporters: [FFMPEG::Reporters::Progress, FFMPEG::Reporters::Silence]
+  reporters: [FFMPEG::Reporters::Progress, FFMPEG::Reporters::Silence],
+  # The checks are used to validate the output files after the transcoding process.
+  # They can be symbols, in which case they refer to methods on the `FFMPEG::Transcoder::Status` class,
+  # or objects that respond to `call` (such as lambdas or procs), in which case they will be called with
+  # the `FFMPEG::Transcoder::Status` object as an argument.
+  checks: %i[exist?]
 ) do
   # This block sets up the input arguments of the ffmpeg command.
   # It uses the same DSL to define the arguments as the preset does for the output arguments.
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ status = transcoder.process(media, '/path/to/output') do |report|
   end
 end
 
-status.success? # true (would be false if ffmpeg fails to transcode the media)
+status.success? # true (returns true if the exit status is zero and all checks passed)
 status.exitstatus # 0 (the exit status of the ffmpeg command)
 status.paths # ['/path/to/output.mp4'] (the paths of the output files)
 status.media # [FFMPEG::Media] (the media objects of the output files)
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/command_args.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/command_args.rb
index 2a9dd24..1704444 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/command_args.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/command_args.rb
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ class << self
       # The block is evaluated in the context of the new instance.
       #
       # @param media [FFMPEG::Media] The media to transcode.
-      # @return [FFMPEG::CommandArgs] The new FFMPEG::CommandArgs object.
-      def compose(media, &block)
-        new(media).tap do |args|
+      # @param context [Hash, nil] Additional context for composing the arguments.
+      # # @return [FFMPEG::CommandArgs] The new FFMPEG::CommandArgs object.
+      def compose(media, context: nil, &block)
+        new(media, context:).tap do |args|
           args.instance_exec(&block) if block_given?
         end
       end
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ def compose(media, &block)
     attr_reader :media
 
     # @param media [FFMPEG::Media] The media to transcode.
-    def initialize(media)
+    # @param context [Hash, nil] Additional context for composing the arguments.
+    def initialize(media, context: nil)
       @media = media
-      super()
+      super(context:)
     end
 
     # Sets the frame rate to the minimum of the current frame rate and the target value.
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/errors.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/errors.rb
index 7b0e66a..b2a14ad 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/errors.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,15 @@
 
 module FFMPEG
   class Error < StandardError; end
+
+  # Raised by FFMPEG::Status#assert! if the underlying
+  # process status has a non-zero exit code.
+  class ExitError < Error
+    attr_reader :output
+
+    def initialize(message, output)
+      @output = output
+      super(message)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/preset.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/preset.rb
index 0af0943..ebce0ef 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/preset.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/preset.rb
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ def filename(**kwargs)
     # Returns the command arguments for the given media.
     #
     # @param media [Media] The media to encode.
+    # @param context [Hash, nil] Additional context for composing the arguments.
     # @return [Array<String>] The command arguments.
-    def args(media)
-      @command_args_klass.compose(media, &@compose_args).to_a
+    def args(media, context: nil)
+      @command_args_klass.compose(media, context:, &@compose_args).to_a
     end
 
     # Transcode the media to the output path.
     #
     # @param media [Media] The media to transcode.
     # @param output_path [String, Pathname] The path to the output file.
+    # @param timeout [Integer, nil] The timeout for the transcoding process.
     # @yield The block to execute when progress is made.
     # @return [FFMPEG::Transcoder::Status] The status of the transcoding process.
     def transcode(media, output_path, timeout: nil, &)
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ def transcode(media, output_path, timeout: nil, &)
     #
     # @param media [Media] The media to transcode.
     # @param output_path [String, Pathname] The path to the output file.
+    # @param timeout [Integer, nil] The timeout for the transcoding process.
     # @yield The block to execute when progress is made.
     # @return [FFMPEG::Transcoder::Status] The status of the transcoding process.
     def transcode!(media, output_path, timeout: nil, &)
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/raw_command_args.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/raw_command_args.rb
index 1b49792..1b277fc 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/raw_command_args.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/raw_command_args.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class << self
       # the method is treated as a new argument to add to the command arguments.
       #
       # @param block_args [Array] The arguments to pass to the block.
+      # @param context [Hash, nil] Additional context for composing the command arguments.
       # @yield The block to execute to compose the command arguments.
       # @return [FFMPEG::RawCommandArgs] The new set of raw command arguments.
       #
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ class << self
       #    audio_codec_name 'aac'
       #  end
       #  args.to_s # => "-c:v libx264 -c:a aac"
-      def compose(*block_args, &)
-        new.tap do |args|
+      def compose(*block_args, context: nil, &)
+        new(context:).tap do |args|
           args.instance_exec(*block_args, &) if block_given?
         end
       end
@@ -87,8 +88,9 @@ def escape_graph_component(value)
       end
     end
 
-    def initialize
+    def initialize(context: nil)
       @args = []
+      @context = context
     end
 
     # Returns the array representation of the command arguments.
@@ -134,6 +136,26 @@ def use(composable, only: nil, except: nil)
       self
     end
 
+    # Executes the block if the specified matcher matches the context.
+    # The block is executed in the context of the command arguments.
+    #
+    # @param matcher [String, Symbol, Hash] The matcher to check against the context.
+    # @param & [Proc] The block to execute if the matcher matches.
+    # @return [self]
+    def context(matcher, &)
+      return if @context.nil?
+
+      if matcher.is_a?(Hash)
+        return unless @context >= matcher
+      else
+        return unless @context.key?(matcher)
+      end
+
+      instance_exec(&) if block_given?
+
+      self
+    end
+
     # ==================== #
     # === COMMON UTILS === #
     # ==================== #
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/status.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/status.rb
index 29eba02..cda7896 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/status.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/status.rb
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@ module FFMPEG
   # It also provides a method to raise an error if the subprocess
   # did not finish successfully.
   class Status
-    # Raised by #assert! if the status has a non-zero exit code.
-    class ExitError < Error
-      attr_reader :output
-
-      def initialize(message, output)
-        @output = output
-        super(message)
-      end
-    end
-
     attr_reader :duration, :output, :upstream
 
     def initialize
@@ -30,7 +20,7 @@ def assert!
       message = @output.string.match(/\b(?:error|invalid|failed|could not)\b.+$/i)
       message ||= 'FFmpeg exited with non-zero exit status'
 
-      raise ExitError.new("#{message} (code: #{exitstatus})", @output.string)
+      raise ExitError.new("#{message} (code: #{exitstatus})", @output)
     end
 
     # Binds the status to an upstream Process::Status object.
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/transcoder.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/transcoder.rb
index 464e6bb..18eb880 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/transcoder.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/transcoder.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,31 @@ class Transcoder
     class Status < FFMPEG::Status
       attr_reader :paths
 
-      def initialize(paths)
+      def initialize(paths, checks: %i[exist?])
         @paths = paths
+        @checks = checks
         super()
       end
 
+      # Returns true if the transcoding process was successful.
+      # It returns true if the process exited with a zero exit status
+      # and all checks passed.
+      #
+      # @return [Boolean] True if the transcoding process was successful, false otherwise.
+      def success?
+        return false unless super
+
+        @checks.all? do |check|
+          if check.is_a?(Symbol) && respond_to?(check)
+            send(check)
+          elsif check.respond_to?(:call)
+            check.call(self)
+          else
+            raise ArgumentError, "Unknown check format #{check.class}, expected #{Symbol} or #{Proc}"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       # Returns the media files associated with the transcoding process.
       #
       # @param ffprobe_args [Array<String>] The arguments to pass to ffprobe.
@@ -43,15 +63,33 @@ def media(*ffprobe_args, load: true, autoload: true)
           Media.new(path, *ffprobe_args, load: load, autoload: autoload)
         end
       end
+
+      # Returns true if all output paths exist.
+      #
+      # @return [Boolean] True if all output paths exist, false otherwise.
+      def exist?
+        @paths.all? { |path| File.exist?(path) }
+      end
     end
 
-    attr_reader :name, :metadata, :presets, :reporters, :timeout
+    attr_reader :name, :metadata, :presets, :reporters, :checks, :retries, :timeout
 
-    def initialize(name: nil, metadata: nil, presets: [], reporters: nil, timeout: nil, &compose_inargs)
+    def initialize(
+      name: nil,
+      metadata: nil,
+      presets: [],
+      reporters: nil,
+      checks: %i[exist?],
+      retries: nil,
+      timeout: nil,
+      &compose_inargs
+    )
       @name = name
       @metadata = metadata
       @presets = presets
       @reporters = reporters
+      @checks = checks
+      @retries = retries&.abs || 0
       @timeout = timeout
       @compose_inargs = compose_inargs
     end
@@ -63,34 +101,46 @@ def initialize(name: nil, metadata: nil, presets: [], reporters: nil, timeout: n
     # @yield The block to execute to report the transcoding process.
     # @return [FFMPEG::Transcoder::Status] The status of the transcoding process.
     def process(media, output_path, &)
-      media = Media.new(media, load: false) unless media.is_a?(Media)
-
-      output_paths = []
-      output_path = Pathname.new(output_path)
-      output_dir = output_path.dirname
-      output_filename_kwargs = {
-        basename: output_path.basename(output_path.extname),
-        extname: output_path.extname
-      }
-
-      args = []
-      @presets.each do |preset|
-        filename = preset.filename(**output_filename_kwargs)
-        args += preset.args(media)
-        args << (filename.nil? ? output_path.to_s : output_dir.join(filename).to_s)
-        output_paths << args.last
-      end
+      status = nil
+
+      attempts = 0
+      while attempts <= @retries
+        media = Media.new(media, load: false) unless media.is_a?(Media)
+        context = { attempts: }
+        context[:retry] = true if attempts.positive?
+
+        output_paths = []
+        output_path = Pathname.new(output_path)
+        output_dir = output_path.dirname
+        output_filename_kwargs = {
+          basename: output_path.basename(output_path.extname),
+          extname: output_path.extname
+        }
+
+        args = []
+        @presets.each do |preset|
+          filename = preset.filename(**output_filename_kwargs)
+          args += preset.args(media, context:)
+          args << (filename.nil? ? output_path.to_s : output_dir.join(filename).to_s)
+          output_paths << args.last
+        end
+
+        inargs = CommandArgs.compose(media, context:, &@compose_inargs).to_a
+        status = media.ffmpeg_execute(
+          *args,
+          inargs:,
+          reporters:,
+          timeout:,
+          status: Status.new(output_paths, checks:),
+          &
+        )
 
-      inargs = CommandArgs.compose(media, &@compose_inargs).to_a
+        return status if status.success?
+
+        attempts += 1
+      end
 
-      media.ffmpeg_execute(
-        *args,
-        inargs:,
-        reporters:,
-        timeout:,
-        status: Status.new(output_paths),
-        &
-      )
+      status
     end
 
     # Transcodes the media file using the preset configurations
diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/version.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/version.rb
index 2308db7..0934169 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module FFMPEG
-  VERSION = '7.1.4'
+  VERSION = '8.0.0'
 end
diff --git a/spec/ffmpeg/raw_command_args_spec.rb b/spec/ffmpeg/raw_command_args_spec.rb
index 50151e9..773f996 100644
--- a/spec/ffmpeg/raw_command_args_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ffmpeg/raw_command_args_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 module FFMPEG
   describe RawCommandArgs do
-    subject { RawCommandArgs.new }
+    let(:context) { nil }
+    subject { RawCommandArgs.new(context:) }
 
     describe '#use' do
       let(:composable) do
@@ -55,6 +56,61 @@ module FFMPEG
       end
     end
 
+    describe '#context' do
+      context 'when the instance context is nil' do
+        it 'does not execute the block' do
+          subject.context(nil) do
+            subject.arg('foo', 'bar')
+          end
+          expect(subject.to_a).to eq([])
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when the instance context is not nil' do
+        let(:context) { { foo: true, bar: false } }
+
+        context 'and the matcher is a symbol' do
+          context 'that is a key in the context' do
+            it 'executes the block' do
+              subject.context(:foo) do
+                arg('foo', 'bar')
+              end
+              expect(subject.to_a).to eq(%w[-foo bar])
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'that is not a key in the context' do
+            it 'does not execute the block' do
+              subject.context(:baz) do
+                arg('foo', 'bar')
+              end
+              expect(subject.to_a).to eq([])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'and the matcher is a hash' do
+          context 'that is a subset of the context' do
+            it 'executes the block' do
+              subject.context(foo: true) do
+                arg('foo', 'bar')
+              end
+              expect(subject.to_a).to eq(%w[-foo bar])
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'that is not a subset of the context' do
+            it 'does not execute the block' do
+              subject.context(foo: false) do
+                arg('foo', 'bar')
+              end
+              expect(subject.to_a).to eq([])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#arg' do
       it 'adds the argument' do
         subject.arg('foo', 'bar')
diff --git a/spec/ffmpeg/transcoder_spec.rb b/spec/ffmpeg/transcoder_spec.rb
index 26f5192..77ec74f 100644
--- a/spec/ffmpeg/transcoder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ffmpeg/transcoder_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 module FFMPEG
   describe Transcoder do
     describe '#process' do
+      let(:media) { Media.new(fixture_media_file('landscape@4k60.mp4')) }
+
       let(:preset1) do
         Preset.new(filename: '%<basename>s.mp4') do
           video_codec_name 'libx264'
@@ -31,14 +33,19 @@ module FFMPEG
         end
       end
 
+      let(:retries) { 0 }
+
       subject do
-        described_class.new(presets: [preset1, preset2]) do
+        described_class.new(presets: [preset1, preset2], retries:) do
           raw_arg '-noautorotate'
+
+          context :retry do
+            raw_arg '-xerror'
+          end
         end
       end
 
       it 'transcodes a multimedia file using the specified presets' do
-        media = Media.new(fixture_media_file('landscape@4k60.mp4'))
         output_path = File.join(tmp_dir, SecureRandom.hex(4))
 
         expect(media).to receive(:ffmpeg_execute).and_wrap_original do |method, *args, **kwargs, &block|
@@ -84,6 +91,32 @@ module FFMPEG
         expect(reports.length).to be >= 1
         expect(reports).to all(be_a(Reporters::Output))
       end
+
+      context 'when the transcoding process finishes with non-zero exit status' do
+        let(:retries) { 1 }
+
+        it 'retries up to the set number of times' do
+          output_path = File.join(tmp_dir, SecureRandom.hex(4))
+
+          attempts = 0
+          status = double(Transcoder::Status, success?: false)
+          expect(media).to receive(:ffmpeg_execute).twice do |*_args, inargs:, **_kwargs|
+            attempts += 1
+
+            if attempts == 2
+              allow(status).to receive(:success?).and_return(true)
+              expect(inargs).to include('-xerror')
+            else
+              expect(inargs).not_to include('-xerror')
+            end
+
+            status
+          end
+
+          expect(subject.process(media, output_path)).to be(status)
+          expect(attempts).to eq(2)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     describe '#process!' do