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[baf]

Describe the problem you are having

I am using Frigate 0.16.1 as a Home Assistant OS add-on. My HA version is currently 2025.9.4. Somewhat recently, the detection clips that Frigate displays in the HA media browser have become very short, to the point where they are unusable because the subject of the detection has often nearly left the frame of the camera by the time the clip displayed in the media browser begins. I have tried setting the pre_capture and post_capture options to 10 seconds each, but these do not seem to have any effect on the clips displayed in the HA media browser, most of which are less than 10 seconds and often less than 5. The clips displayed in the Frigate UI itself are fine, but it is much more convenient to use the HA media browser to review clips.

Version

0.16.1-e664cb2

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: redacted
  port: 1883
  client_id: redacted
  user: redacted
  password: redacted
detectors:
  coral:
    type: edgetpu
    device: pci
cameras:
  cam1:
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://redacted
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
    zones:
      zone1:
        coordinates: 
          0.192,0.813,0.019,0.96,0,1,0.783,1,0.807,0.873,0.758,0.828,0.65,0.796,0.447,0.797
        inertia: 3
        loitering_time: 0
        objects: person
    objects:
      filters:
        person:
          mask:
            - 0,0.157,0.246,0.328,0.224,0.765,0.002,0.949
            - 0.608,0.375,0.614,0.584,0.763,0.569,0.757,0.381
  cam2:
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      retry_interval: 30
      inputs:
        - path: redacted
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
    detect:
      width: 704
      height: 480
    zones:
      zone1:
        coordinates: 
          0.421,0.281,0.422,0.448,0.288,0.888,0.489,0.925,0.708,0.929,0.926,0.898,0.995,0.892,0.995,0.34,0.85,0.305
        loitering_time: 0
        objects: person
  cam3:
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
      inputs:
        - path: redacted
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
    detect:
      width: 704
      height: 480
    objects:
      filters:
        person: {}
    zones:
      zone2:
        coordinates: 0.414,0.72,0.605,0.759,0.576,1,0.305,0.996
        loitering_time: 0
        objects: person
record:
  enabled: true
  alerts:
    pre_capture: 10
    post_capture: 10
    retain:
      days: 14
  detections:
    pre_capture: 10
    post_capture: 10
    retain:
      days: 14
objects:
  track:
    - person
    - cat
    - dog
ui:
  time_format: 12hour
version: 0.16-0
detect:
  enabled: true

Relevant Frigate log output

No relevant logs found

Relevant go2rtc log output

No relevant logs found

Frigate stats

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Operating system

Home Assistant OS

Install method

Home Assistant Add-on

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

N/A

Object Detector

Coral

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

No response

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Your configuration looks correct - you have pre_capture: 10 and post_capture: 10 set for both alerts and detections in your record section(1)(2). These settings control the number of seconds before and after an event to include in the recording(1)(2).

The issue you're experiencing with short clips in Home Assistant's media browser is likely related to how the clips are generated and stored rather than your configuration. The pre_capture and post_capture settings specifically affect recordings, not necessarily the clips displayed in the media browser(1)(2).

Looking at your configuration, you have recording enabled with proper retention settings(1)(2):

record:
  enabled: true
  alerts:
    pre_capture: 10
    post_capture: 10
    retain:
      days: 14
  detections:
    pre_capture: 10
    post_capture: 10
    retain:
      days: 14

(1)(2)

Since you mentioned the clips in the Frigate UI itself are fine but the Home Assistant media browser clips are short, this suggests the issue may be with how Home Assistant is accessing or displaying the clips rather than with your Frigate configuration.

You might want to check if there are any specific Home Assistant integration settings that could be affecting clip duration, or consider accessing clips directly through the Frigate UI for the full duration you've configured.

📚 Sources:

1. Full Reference Config
2. Full Reference Config

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[NickM-27]

There is an open issue on the integration, that is where the fix needs to happen

[hawkeye217]

For reference, this is the issue that can be followed: blakeblackshear/frigate-hass-integration#946

[baf]

Thank you! Will follow that issue.