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[Support]: Event/Recording Playback Stuttering
See original GitHub issueDescribe the problem you are having
I upgraded my cameras from wireless Eufy’s to wired Amcrest in hopes of solving this issue, thinking it was due to wifi; but sadly no luck.
I am having the same issues as listed from the previous issues below. I have tried the recommendations and nothing seems to help. I assume it’s because they had Reolinks and I have Amcrests. I have tried playing around with the input arguments but nothing seems to work. Just commented them out for now, though I’m pretty sure they are the defaults anyway.
Viewing from the cam web server or VLC directly yields no stuttering. Would appreciate any additional input on anything I might be missing.
https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/1499 (my videos and playback buffering look exactly like the ones in this issue) https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/896
Version
0.11.0-d2c3cdc
Frigate config file
mqtt:
host: XXXX
port: 1883
topic_prefix: frigate
client_id: frigate
user: mqtt
password: XXXX
detectors:
coral:
type: edgetpu
device: usb
database:
path: /media/frigate/db/frigate.db
logger:
default: info
# logs:
# frigate.event: debug
birdseye:
enabled: true
width: 1280
height: 720
quality: 4 # 1 is the highest quality, and 31 is the lowest.
mode: motion
ui:
use_experimental: true
cameras:
########## CAMERAS
#################### DRIVEWAY
Driveway:
ffmpeg:
inputs:
- path: rtsp://X:X@10.X.X.3
roles:
- detect
- record
global_args:
-hide_banner
-loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps
# - 1
output_args:
record:
-f segment
-segment_time 10
-segment_format mp4
-reset_timestamps 1
-strftime 1
-c copy
#-an
detect:
enabled: true
max_disappeared: 30
width: 2592
height: 1944
fps: 5
stationary:
interval: 0
threshold: 50
# max_frames:
# default: 3000
objects:
track:
- person
- car
- dog
filters:
person:
min_area: 1100
max_area: 400000
min_score: 0.68
threshold: 0.74
mask:
- 22,328,107,324,118,292,21,305
dog:
min_area: 1000
max_area: 50000
min_score: 0.60
threshold: 0.65
car:
min_area: 5000
max_area: 250000
min_score: 0.67
threshold: 0.73
mask:
- 77,320,329,265,538,178,531,73,318,127
- 1228,209,1430,221,1598,226,1542,133,1484,75,1256,41,1211,95
motion:
threshold: 25
improve_contrast: true
mask:
- 1654,0,1920,0,2570,0,2426,351,1927,178,1636,84
- 2592,1944,2592,1540,2368,1550,2112,1570,2148,1944
- 157,157,228,105,390,0,0,0,0,361
record:
enabled: true
retain:
days: 7
mode: all
events:
max_seconds: 600
pre_capture: 5
post_capture: 5
objects:
- person
- dog
- car
retain:
default: 21
objects:
car: 7
snapshots:
enabled: true
timestamp: true
bounding_box: true
crop: false
retain:
default: 21
rtmp:
enabled: false
timestamp_style:
position: "bl"
thickness: 2
best_image_timeout: 30
zones:
zone_driveway:
coordinates: 987,1492,2282,1430,2592,1357,2592,1138,2404,935,2209,753,1778,729,1058,710
zone_driveway_entry:
coordinates: 2245,781,2163,699,1064,643,1039,738
zone_front_lawn:
coordinates: 1009,609,664,630,243,656,0,707,0,1323,396,1404,910,1477
zone_front_sidewalk:
coordinates: 0,647,555,585,970,566,1512,596,2338,686,2247,634,1966,591,1538,544,1064,523,744,525,252,566,0,600
zone_street:
coordinates: 277,335,0,415,0,548,449,458,1013,443,1576,471,2295,578,2592,652,2514,531,2150,419,1852,357,1449,297,961,275,578,292
zone_adamally_driveway_entry:
coordinates: 71,329,213,292,335,269,363,243,204,273,112,290
zone_janejodi_driveway_entry:
coordinates: 1232,178,1224,200,1636,239,1611,213
################### DOORBELL
Doorbell:
ffmpeg:
inputs:
- path: rtsp://X:X@10.X>X.7:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&authbasic=64
roles:
- detect
- record
global_args:
-hide_banner
-loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
output_args:
record:
-f segment
-segment_time 10
-segment_format mp4
-reset_timestamps 1
-strftime 1
-c copy
#-an
detect:
enabled: true
max_disappeared: 30
width: 2560
height: 1920
fps: 5
objects:
track:
- person
- dog
filters:
person:
min_area: 2000
max_area: 450000
min_score: 0.67
threshold: 0.74
dog:
min_area: 2000
max_area: 100000
min_score: 0.65
threshold: 0.70
motion:
threshold: 25
improve_contrast: true
mask:
- 830,950,654,1024,325,967,0,1013,0,0,520,0,858,0,1341,0,2560,0,2479,889,2490,1006,1309,914
- 2281,1920,2443,1278,2302,1381,1786,1503,1657,1638,1664,1833,1700,1920
- 779,1541,728,1299,487,1231,412,1519
record:
enabled: true
retain:
days: 7
events:
#max_seconds: 300
pre_capture: 5
post_capture: 5
objects:
- person
- dog
retain:
default: 21
snapshots:
enabled: true
timestamp: true
bounding_box: true
crop: false
retain:
default: 21
rtmp:
enabled: false
timestamp_style:
position: "bl"
thickness: 2
best_image_timeout: 30
zones:
zone_front_porch:
coordinates: 858,1529,613,1615,561,1675,363,1669,41,1920,636,1920,2237,1920,1996,1577,1662,1618,1590,1814,1455,1825,1370,1721,1176,1694,1205,1557
zone_front_sidewalk:
coordinates: 281,1205,758,1273,1023,1296,1366,1305,1879,1276,2267,1230,2197,1217,2029,1241,1636,1271,1197,1271,852,1253,664,1236,459,1208,288,1179
zone_driveway:
coordinates: 2326,1471,2455,1246,2303,1241,1834,1313
zone_front_lawn:
coordinates: 1725,1297,1631,1314,1248,1330,843,1322,255,1215,199,1314,173,1442,377,1410,840,1503,1154,1527,1351,1554,1467,1463,1605,1465,1674,1559,2221,1470
################### SIDEDRIVE
Sidedrive:
ffmpeg:
inputs:
- path: rtsp://10.X.X.4/live0
roles:
- detect
- record
global_args:
-hide_banner
-loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
output_args:
record:
-f segment
-segment_time 10
-segment_format mp4
-reset_timestamps 1
-strftime 1
-c copy
#-an
detect:
enabled: true
max_disappeared: 30
width: 1920
height: 1080
fps: 5
objects: # Optional: Camera level object filters config.
track:
- person
- dog
filters:
person:
min_area: 1500
max_area: 200000
min_score: 0.7
threshold: 0.74
dog:
min_area: 3500
max_area: 50000
min_score: 0.65
threshold: 0.70
motion:
threshold: 25
improve_contrast: true
mask:
- 1920,0,1920,60,1643,56,1640,0
- 0,791,27,792,106,408,242,171,0,0
record:
enabled: true
retain:
days: 10
events:
#max_seconds: 300
pre_capture: 5
post_capture: 5
objects:
- person
- dog
retain:
default: 14
snapshots:
enabled: true
timestamp: true
bounding_box: true
crop: false
retain:
default: 14
rtmp:
enabled: false
timestamp_style:
position: "bl"
thickness: 2
best_image_timeout: 30
################### SIDEYARD
# Sideyard:
# ffmpeg:
# inputs:
# - path: rtsp://10.X.X.2/live0
# roles:
# - detect
# - record
# global_args:
# -hide_banner
# -loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
# output_args:
# record:
# -f segment
# -segment_time 10
# -segment_format mp4
# -reset_timestamps 1
# -strftime 1
# -c copy
# -an
# detect:
# enabled: true
# max_disappeared: 30
# width: 1920
# height: 1080
# fps: 5
# objects:
# track:
# - person
# - dog
# - car
# filters:
# person:
# min_area: 5000
# max_area: 110000
# min_score: 0.7
# threshold: 0.74
# dog:
# min_area: 1000
# max_area: 15000
# min_score: 0.65
# threshold: 0.70
# mask:
# - 1385,105,1418,362,1167,319,1166,140
# car:
# min_area: 2500
# max_area: 30000
# min_score: 0.65
# threshold: 0.70
# motion:
# threshold: 25
# improve_contrast: true
# mask:
# - 1920,0,1920,410,1812,480,1643,56,1640,0
# - 912,1080,1152,1080,1282,327,1244,293,1167,337
# - 427,828,477,1018,851,905,1301,729,1564,601,1477,501,1094,617,821,684
# record:
# enabled: true
# retain:
# days: 5
# mode: all
# events:
# max_seconds: 300
# pre_capture: 5
# post_capture: 5
# objects:
# - person
# - dog
# - car
# retain:
# default: 7
# snapshots:
# enabled: true
# timestamp: true
# bounding_box: true
# crop: false
# retain:
# default: 7
# rtmp:
# enabled: false
# timestamp_style:
# position: "bl"
# thickness: 2
# best_image_timeout: 30
################### BACKYARD
Backyard:
ffmpeg:
inputs:
#- path: rtsp://10.X.X.44/live0
- path: rtsp://10.X.X.6/live0
roles:
- detect
- record
global_args:
-hide_banner
-loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
output_args:
record:
-f segment
-segment_time 10
-segment_format mp4
-reset_timestamps 1
-strftime 1
-c copy
#-an
detect:
enabled: true
max_disappeared: 30
width: 1920
height: 1080
fps: 5
objects: # Optional: Camera level object filters config.
track:
- person
- dog
filters:
person:
min_area: 16000
max_area: 165000
min_score: 0.72
threshold: 0.78
dog:
min_area: 2000
max_area: 50000
min_score: 0.55
threshold: 0.70
motion:
threshold: 22 #lower higher sensitivity; higher lower sensitivity
improve_contrast: true
mask:
- 1236,0,1090,0,1120,90,1231,114,1397,126,1452,129,1495,84,1547,75,1619,91,1660,150,1731,128,1920,147,1920,0
- 922,85,1114,67,1084,0,911,0
- 778,0,767,67,699,40,662,88,486,120,362,100,244,100,216,148,89,171,0,291,0,162,0,0,287,0
record:
enabled: true
retain:
days: 7
events:
#max_seconds: 600
pre_capture: 5
post_capture: 5
objects:
- person
- dog
retain:
default: 14
snapshots:
enabled: true
timestamp: true
bounding_box: true
crop: false
retain:
default: 14
rtmp:
enabled: false
timestamp_style:
position: "bl"
thickness: 2
best_image_timeout: 30
################### GARAGE
Garage:
ffmpeg:
inputs:
- path: rtsp://X:X@10.X.X.5
#- path: rtsp://X:X@10.X.X.5/live0
roles:
- detect
- record
global_args:
-hide_banner
-loglevel error
# hwaccel_args:
# - -hwaccel
# - vaapi
# - -hwaccel_device
# - /dev/dri/renderD128
# - -hwaccel_output_format
# - yuv420p
# input_args:
# -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
# -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt
# -rtsp_transport tcp
# -stimeout 5000000
# -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
output_args:
record:
-f segment
-segment_time 10
-segment_format mp4
-reset_timestamps 1
-strftime 1
-c copy
#-an
detect:
enabled: true
max_disappeared: 30
width: 1280
height: 960
fps: 5
objects:
track:
- person
- dog
filters:
person:
min_area: 1100
max_area: 400000
min_score: 0.70
threshold: 0.74
dog:
min_area: 1000
max_area: 50000
min_score: 0.60
threshold: 0.70
mask:
- 1435,148,1876,285,1684,731,1316,422
motion:
threshold: 25
improve_contrast: false
mask:
- 160,85,649,77,892,85,996,48,1003,0,0,0,0,146
- 1920,0,1920,206,1725,234,1513,153,1255,94,1213,0
record:
enabled: true
retain:
days: 0
events:
#max_seconds: 300
pre_capture: 5
post_capture: 5
objects:
- person
- dog
retain:
default: 7
snapshots:
enabled: true
timestamp: true
bounding_box: true
crop: false
retain:
default: 7
rtmp:
enabled: false
timestamp_style:
position: "bl"
thickness: 2
best_image_timeout: 30
Relevant log output
There is no output for my wired cams (Driveway and Garage), but my wireless ones have the usual ffmpeg errors due to dropped frames
FFprobe output from your camera
ffprobe version 4.4.1-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2007-2021 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 10 (Debian 10.2.1-6)
configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-shared --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-libdrm --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libdav1d --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --arch=amd64 --enable-opencl --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libmfx --enable-vdpau --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc
libavutil 56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
libavcodec 58.134.100 / 58.134.100
libavformat 58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
libavdevice 58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
libavfilter 7.110.100 / 7.110.100
libswscale 5. 9.100 / 5. 9.100
libswresample 3. 9.100 / 3. 9.100
libpostproc 55. 9.100 / 55. 9.100
Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://X:X@10.0.30.3':
Metadata:
title : Media Server
Duration: N/A, start: 0.129000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuvj420p(pc, bt709, progressive), 2048x1536, 30 fps, 100 tbr, 90k tbn, 60 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC), 8000 Hz, mono, fltp
root@frigatelxc:/opt/frigate#
Frigate stats
{"Backyard":{"camera_fps":5.0,"capture_pid":246,"detection_fps":12.7,"pid":232,"process_fps":5.1,"skipped_fps":0.0},"Doorbell":{"camera_fps":5.0,"capture_pid":236,"detection_fps":8.1,"pid":230,"process_fps":5.0,"skipped_fps":0.0},"Driveway":{"camera_fps":5.0,"capture_pid":235,"detection_fps":5.8,"pid":227,"process_fps":5.0,"skipped_fps":0.0},"Garage":{"camera_fps":5.0,"capture_pid":252,"detection_fps":0.0,"pid":233,"process_fps":5.0,"skipped_fps":0.0},"Sidedrive":{"camera_fps":5.6,"capture_pid":240,"detection_fps":8.2,"pid":231,"process_fps":4.9,"skipped_fps":0.0},"detection_fps":34.8,"detectors":{"coral":{"detection_start":0.0,"inference_speed":11.25,"pid":216}},"service":{"latest_version":"0.10.1","storage":{"/dev/shm":{"free":243.1,"mount_type":"tmpfs","total":268.4,"used":25.3},"/media/frigate/clips":{"free":876578.6,"mount_type":"ext4","total":1051682.2,"used":132739.5},"/media/frigate/recordings":{"free":876578.6,"mount_type":"ext4","total":1051682.2,"used":132739.5},"/tmp/cache":{"free":979.5,"mount_type":"tmpfs","total":1000.0,"used":20.5}},"temperatures":{},"uptime":3937,"version":"0.11.0-d2c3cdc"}}
Operating system
Proxmox
Install method
Docker Compose
Coral version
USB
Network connection
Mixed
Camera make and model
Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW
Any other information that may be helpful
No response
Issue Analytics
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Good call. Just tried it with a fresh clip. Playing in Frigate yielded a pretty smooth video but a 2-3 second pause while the downloaded MP4 was smooth all the way. I’ll test it out a bit more. Thinking about it, I previously thought it had to do with it stitching together the 10 second clips as the pauses/stutters seemed to happen a 8-10 second intervals; but figured correlation does not always equal causation.
This wasn’t a solid thought, more of a random guess.
I run in UnRAID so directly on docker as a dedicated server. I have a ryzen 5700G and 32 GB RAM writing to NVME SSDs. To be clear it’s not that I never get a random stutter but it is very rare.
Also another thing I thought of that I would recommend trying, if you download the mp4 from a frigate event and view it in VLC do you still see the stutter? There is a known issue with the viewer inside frigate stuttering that is unrelated to the actual footage stored