[Support]: ffmpeg continuous crash: Using possibly-incompatible profile 100 instead

[f18m]

Checklist

• I have updated to the latest available Frigate version.
• I have cleared the cache of my browser.
• I have tried a different browser to see if it is related to my browser.
• I have tried reproducing the issue in incognito mode to rule out problems with any third party extensions or plugins I have installed.

Describe the problem you are having

I noticed that ffmpeg is continuously crashing with the following logs

2025-02-24 15:58:54.602516485  [2025-02-24 16:58:54] frigate.video                  ERROR   : annke_garage: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
2025-02-24 15:58:54.602689659  [2025-02-24 16:58:54] frigate.video                  ERROR   : annke_garage: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
2025-02-24 15:59:00.790650918  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] watchdog.annke_garage          ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for annke_garage.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791465158  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] watchdog.annke_garage          ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791476136  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [h264 @ 0x55b63b3e0740] Using possibly-incompatible profile 100 instead.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791480756  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791485394  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [AVHWFramesContext @ 0x7f92a404f240] Failed to sync surface 0x14: 1 (operation failed).
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791489662  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [hwdownload @ 0x7f92b4003980] Failed to download frame: -5.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791530053  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Error while filtering: Input/output error
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791656838  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Task finished with error code: -5 (Input/output error)
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791699082  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Terminating thread with return code -5 (Input/output error)

I cannot really tell when this started because I noticed this was happening only when I setup some automation that is using the state of e.g. "camera.annke_garage". I now see it's flipping between "unavailable", "recording" states every N minutes (with "N" being quite randomic apparently!!)...

Steps to reproduce

1. Nothing special, just start Frigate
   ...

Version

0.15.0-cea210d

In which browser(s) are you experiencing the issue with?

Version 133.0.6943.98 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.1.8 # Mosquitto running as HomeAssistant addon
  user: frigate
  password: hidden
  enabled: true

# Optional: Object configuration
# NOTE: Can be overridden at the camera level
objects:
  # Optional: list of objects to track from labelmap.txt (default: shown below)
  track:
    - person
    - car
  # Optional: filters to reduce false positives for specific object types
  filters:
    person:
      # Optional: minimum width*height of the bounding box for the detected object (default: 0)
      #min_area: 5000
      # Optional: maximum width*height of the bounding box for the detected object (default: 24000000)
      #max_area: 100000
      # Optional: minimum width/height of the bounding box for the detected object (default: 0)
      #min_ratio: 0.5
      # Optional: maximum width/height of the bounding box for the detected object (default: 24000000)
      #max_ratio: 2.0
      # Optional: minimum score for the object to initiate tracking (default: 0.5)
      min_score: 0.6
      # Optional: minimum decimal percentage for tracked object's computed score to be considered a true positive (default: shown below)
      #threshold: 0.7

cameras:
  reolink_ingresso:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_sub
          roles:
            - detect
      # high-res stream for recording:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/h264Preview_01_main
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      enabled: true
    record:
      enabled: true
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    motion:
      mask: 0.348,0.023,0.347,0.072,0.643,0.071,0.643,0.021
    objects:
      mask: 0,0,0.276,0,0.25,0.425,0.1,0.523,0.143,0.981,0.01,1
  annke_garage:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/streaming/channels/102
          roles:
            - detect
      # high-res stream for recording:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      enabled: true
    record:
      enabled: true
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    #motion:
    #  mask:
    #    - 421,647,427,688,33,689,38,650
    zones:
      portone_garage:
        coordinates: 0.275,0,0.688,0,0.694,0.013,0.694,0.106,0.278,0.293
        inertia: 3
        loitering_time: 0
    motion:
      mask: 0.016,0.902,0.319,0.899,0.322,0.95,0.014,0.953
      threshold: 35
      contour_area: 10
      improve_contrast: 'true'
  annke_balcone:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/streaming/channels/102
          roles:
            - detect
      # high-res stream for recording:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      enabled: true
    record:
      enabled: true
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    motion:
      mask:
        - 21,22,219,21,216,0,21,0
    objects:
      mask:
        - 0,1,0.574,0.145,0.625,0.194,0.289,1
        - 0.697,0.009,0.71,0.013,0.687,0.223,0.572,0.158
  annke_giardino:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/streaming/channels/102
          roles:
            - detect
      # high-res stream for recording:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      enabled: true
    record:
      enabled: true
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    motion:
      mask:
        - 207,0,209,21,0,21,0,0,0,0
    objects:
      mask: 0.683,0,0.998,0.004,0.999,0.25,0.793,0.062,0.782,0.199,0.703,0.22,0.707,0.089
  annke_salotto_interno:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/streaming/channels/102
          roles:
            - detect
      # high-res stream for recording:
        - path: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      enabled: false
    record:
      enabled: false
    snapshots:
      enabled: false
    motion:
      mask:
        - 199,25,203,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,26
      threshold: 40
      contour_area: 10
      improve_contrast: 'true'
detectors:
  coral:
    type: edgetpu
    device: usb
record:
  enabled: true
  retain:
    days: 5
    mode: all
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 30
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 30
version: 0.15-1

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

None - I'm using Frigate as HA addon.

Relevant Frigate log output

2025-02-24 15:58:09.098537077  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] watchdog.annke_balcone         ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for annke_balcone.
2025-02-24 15:58:09.098820836  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] watchdog.annke_balcone         ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
2025-02-24 15:58:09.098944636  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [h264 @ 0x55e80bfd6c00] Using possibly-incompatible profile 100 instead.
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099029833  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099103036  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [AVHWFramesContext @ 0x7f346007b040] Failed to sync surface 0x10: 1 (operation failed).
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099192398  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [hwdownload @ 0x7f3470003980] Failed to download frame: -5.
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099264873  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55e80bec5a00] Error while filtering: Input/output error
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099347372  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55e80bec5a00] Task finished with error code: -5 (Input/output error)
2025-02-24 15:58:09.099504052  [2025-02-24 16:58:09] ffmpeg.annke_balcone.detect    ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55e80bec5a00] Terminating thread with return code -5 (Input/output error)
...
2025-02-24 15:58:54.602516485  [2025-02-24 16:58:54] frigate.video                  ERROR   : annke_garage: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
2025-02-24 15:58:54.602689659  [2025-02-24 16:58:54] frigate.video                  ERROR   : annke_garage: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
2025-02-24 15:59:00.790650918  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] watchdog.annke_garage          ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for annke_garage.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791465158  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] watchdog.annke_garage          ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791476136  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [h264 @ 0x55b63b3e0740] Using possibly-incompatible profile 100 instead.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791480756  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791485394  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [AVHWFramesContext @ 0x7f92a404f240] Failed to sync surface 0x14: 1 (operation failed).
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791489662  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [hwdownload @ 0x7f92b4003980] Failed to download frame: -5.
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791530053  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Error while filtering: Input/output error
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791656838  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Task finished with error code: -5 (Input/output error)
2025-02-24 15:59:00.791699082  [2025-02-24 16:59:00] ffmpeg.annke_garage.detect     ERROR   : [vf#0:0 @ 0x55b63b2dfe40] Terminating thread with return code -5 (Input/output error)

Relevant go2rtc log output

None

Operating system

HassOS

Install method

HassOS Addon

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Annke C800

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[NickM-27]

this is not a bug, see the release notes for 0.15, you likely need to use different hwaccel args

[f18m]

thanks @NickM-27 for real-time answer!

I checked out the release notes of 0.15 but to be honest it's not very clear.
In particular they don't say how you understand if you need to change hwaccel args... they say "Some Intel users may need to change what hwaccel preset they are using ". I was expecting to see some Frigate startup error if that was the case.
But I guess this continuous crash is what everybody gets when they get their hwaccel args wrong?

Also I'm not sure which hwaccel args I should be using... this is my vainfo output:

root@mastermind:/home/fmontorsi# vainfo 
error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is invalid or not set in the environment.
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
error: can't connect to X server!
libva info: VA-API version 1.17.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_17
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.17 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 23.1.1 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointVideoProc
      VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointStats
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointEncPicture
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP9Profile1            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile1            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP9Profile3            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile3            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain12             :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_10         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_12         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain444            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain444            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_10         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_10         :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_12         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain10          :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain10          :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444         :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileAV1Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10      :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10      :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP

should I use "preset-intel-qsv-h264" ?

[NickM-27]

See the docs https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/hardware_acceleration#intel-based-cpus

what cpu do you have?

[f18m]

thanks, this is my cpu:

root@mastermind:~# lscpu 
Architecture:             x86_64
  CPU op-mode(s):         32-bit, 64-bit
  Address sizes:          39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
  Byte Order:             Little Endian
CPU(s):                   4
  On-line CPU(s) list:    0-3
Vendor ID:                GenuineIntel
  BIOS Vendor ID:         Intel(R) Corporation
  Model name:             Intel(R) N100
    BIOS Model name:      Intel(R) N100 To Be Filled By O.E.M. CPU @ 1.7GHz
    BIOS CPU family:      1
    CPU family:           6
    Model:                190
    Thread(s) per core:   1
    Core(s) per socket:   4
    Socket(s):            1
    Stepping:             0
    CPU(s) scaling MHz:   43%
    CPU max MHz:          3400,0000
    CPU min MHz:          700,0000
    BogoMIPS:             1612,80
    Flags:                fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp
                           lm constant_tsc art arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cp
                          l vmx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefe
                          tch cpuid_fault epb cat_l2 cdp_l2 ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp ibrs_enhanced tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 s
                          mep bmi2 erms invpcid rdt_a rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb intel_pt sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves avx_vnni dtherm ida arat pln pts hwp h
                          wp_notify hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_pkg_req umip pku ospke waitpkg gfni vaes vpclmulqdq rdpid movdiri movdir64b fsrm md_clear serialize arch_lbr
                           ibt flush_l1d arch_capabilities

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/231803/intel-processor-n100-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz/specifications.html

I'm trying the link https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005505/processors.html in frigate docs without much success...

[NickM-27]

yeah, qsv should be used

[f18m]

THanks, it works nicely now. I used successfully "preset-intel-qsv-h264" on all cameras