Client: Roku client 3.0.10 Server: 10.10.7 on Debian Trixie kernel 6.12.48+deb13 amd64 except this time it’s a Samsung R480 instead of the 2017 Intel Macbook Pro I usually use. Which means…
Hardware Acceleration engine VAAPI, vainfo already advised me to only use H/A for H264 and MPEG2.
Still, I can’t get it to work. What am I doing wrong?
Output:
built with gcc 14 (Debian 14.2.0-19)
configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto=auto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libxml2 --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc
libavutil 59. 39.100 / 59. 39.100
libavcodec 61. 19.101 / 61. 19.101
libavformat 61. 7.100 / 61. 7.100
libavdevice 61. 3.100 / 61. 3.100
libavfilter 10. 4.100 / 10. 4.100
libswscale 8. 3.100 / 8. 3.100
libswresample 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libpostproc 58. 3.100 / 58. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '..../Videos/TV Shows/Ladies.of.the.Palace.2001/Ladies.of.the.Palace.S01E123.1080p.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-AppleTor.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: mp42isom
creation_time : 2016-02-17T18:12:32.000000Z
Duration: 01:00:05.67, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5259 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 4998 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-02-17T18:12:32.000000Z
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-02-17T18:12:32.000000Z
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcda081100] libass API version: 0x1704000
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcda081100] libass source: commit: 0.17.4-0-gbbb3c7f1570a4a021e52683f3fbdf74fe492ae84
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcda081100] Shaper: FriBidi 1.0.16 (SIMPLE) HarfBuzz-ng 10.4.0 (COMPLEX)
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcda081100] Using font provider fontconfig
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x7fdcda081340] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (h264_vaapi))
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> mp3 (libmp3lame))
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[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] libass API version: 0x1704000
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] libass source: commit: 0.17.4-0-gbbb3c7f1570a4a021e52683f3fbdf74fe492ae84
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] Shaper: FriBidi 1.0.16 (SIMPLE) HarfBuzz-ng 10.4.0 (COMPLEX)
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] Using font provider fontconfig
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] fontselect: (Arial, 400, 0) -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Arial.ttf, 0, ArialMT
[Parsed_subtitles_4 @ 0x7fdcce4183c0] fontselect: (Times New Roman, 400, 0) -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Times_New_Roman.ttf, 0, TimesNewRomanPSMT
[h264_vaapi @ 0x7fdcda0d0180] No usable encoding entrypoint found for profile VAProfileH264High (7).
[vost#0:0/h264_vaapi @ 0x7fdcda1f9600] Error while opening encoder - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height.
[vf#0:0 @ 0x7fdcda080d40] Error sending frames to consumers: Function not implemented
[vf#0:0 @ 0x7fdcda080d40] Task finished with error code: -38 (Function not implemented)
[vf#0:0 @ 0x7fdcda080d40] Terminating thread with return code -38 (Function not implemented)
[vost#0:0/h264_vaapi @ 0x7fdcda1f9600] Could not open encoder before EOF
[vost#0:0/h264_vaapi @ 0x7fdcda1f9600] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument)
[vost#0:0/h264_vaapi @ 0x7fdcda1f9600] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument)
[out#0/hls @ 0x7fdcda080ec0] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets.
frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize= 0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A speed=N/A
Conversion failed!
Says maybe incorrect parameters. Show the parameters.
Is that like the media parameters? I have that here, please let me know if this isn’t the right thing!
General Complete name : ...Videos/TV Shows/Ladies.of.the.Palace.2001/Ladies.of.the.Palace.S01E123.1080p.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-AppleTor.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 Codec ID : mp42 (mp42/isom) File size : 2.21 GiB Duration : 1 h 0 min Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 5 260 kb/s Frame rate : 29.970 FPS Encoded date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC Tagged date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4 Format settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 3 frames Format settings, picture structure : Frame Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 1 h 0 min Source duration : 1 h 0 min Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 5 000 kb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Variable Frame rate : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS Minimum frame rate : 29.940 FPS Maximum frame rate : 29.970 FPS Original frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Standard : NTSC Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Interlaced Scan type, store method : Interleaved fields Scan order : Bottom Field First Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.080 Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00 Stream size : 2.10 GiB (95%) Source stream size : 2.10 GiB (95%) Language : English Encoded date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC Tagged date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 mdhd_Duration : 3605672 Codec configuration box : avcC Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 1 h 0 min Source duration : 1 h 0 min Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 253 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 109 MiB (5%) Source stream size : 109 MiB (5%) Language : English Encoded date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC Tagged date : 2016-02-17 18:12:32 UTC mdhd_Duration : 3605686Edit: I looked through the logs a bit more is this what you meant?
/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -ss 00:00:06.000 -f mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -noautorotate -i file:"/.../Videos/TV Shows/Ladies.of.the.Palace.2001/Ladies.of.the.Palace.S01E123.1080p.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-AppleTor.mp4" -noautoscale -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -codec:v:0 h264_vaapi -rc_mode VBR -b:v 4998768 -maxrate 4998768 -bufsize 9997536 -profile:v:0 high -sei -a53_cc -force_key_frames:0 "expr:gte(t,n_forced*6)" -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale_vaapi=format=nv12:extra_hw_frames=24,hwmap,format=nv12,subtitles=f='/.../Videos/TV Shows/Ladies.of.the.Palace.2001/Ladies.of.the.Palace.S01E123.1080p.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-AppleTor.ass':fontsdir='/var/cache/jellyfin/attachments/4a6cb1989733ee0cf48eeb710f983356',hwmap,format=vaapi" -start_at_zero -codec:a:0 libmp3lame -ac 2 -ab 256000 -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 6 -hls_segment_type mpegts -start_number 1 -hls_segment_filename "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/4fb7a956dc213388895647aab73e2458%d.ts" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -y "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/4fb7a956dc213388895647aab73e2458.m3u8"I’m not at my PC so I can’t really research or test, but you could take that command and cut it down until you find the problematic option. The other line about the entrypoint is probably relevant.
I’d validate that hardware acceleration works for the source and destination formats based on your hardware, chosen API, and software versions.
You’ll probably also get more answers if you post on the jellyfin forums.
I think I resolved it! What vainfo didn’t tell me is that while it supports MPEG2 and H264 decoding, it doesn’t support H/W encoding. My transcodes run fine now, though a bit slow (will probably replace with someone’s X1 from eBay…)