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[Support]: HA RTMP No audio, Working in VLC

See original GitHub issue

Describe the problem you are having

Hi, the RTMP stream from my camera audio works in vlc, But in Home Asstaint the audio is not working also on the recording,

Version

0.9.4-26AE608

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.1.172
  user: ****
  password: *****
  
cameras:
  Livingroomcam:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://192.168.1.93:8554/unicast
          roles:
            - detect
            - clips
            - rtmp
        output_args:
          record: -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c:v copy -c:a aac
          rtmp: -c copy -f flv -c:v copy -c:a aac
          
  driveway:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://***:****@192.168.1.230/videoMain
          roles:
            - detect
            - clips
            - rtmp
detect:
  # Optional: width of the frame for the input with the detect role (default: shown below)
  width: 1280
  # Optional: height of the frame for the input with the detect role (default: shown below)
  height: 720
  # Optional: desired fps for your camera for the input with the detect role (default: shown below)
  # NOTE: Recommended value of 5. Ideally, try and reduce your FPS on the camera.
  fps: 5
  # Optional: enables detection for the camera (default: True)
  # This value can be set via MQTT and will be updated in startup based on retained value
  enabled: True
  # Optional: Number of frames without a detection before frigate considers an object to be gone. (default: 5x the frame rate)
  max_disappeared: 25

# 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
  # Optional: mask to prevent all object types from being detected in certain areas (default: no mask)
  # Checks based on the bottom center of the bounding box of the object.
  # NOTE: This mask is COMBINED with the object type specific mask below
  mask: 0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200
          
detectors:
  cpu1:
    type: cpu
    
record:
  enabled: True
  # retain_days: 0
  events:
    retain:
      default: 10

Relevant log output

[2022-01-09 00:31:40] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : rtsp://192.168.1.93:8554/unicast: corrupt decoded frame in stream 0
[2022-01-09 00:31:40] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [flv @ 0x5644588479c0] Failed to update header with correct duration.
[2022-01-09 00:31:40] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [flv @ 0x5644588479c0] Failed to update header with correct filesize.
[2022-01-09 00:32:41] frigate.video                  INFO    : Livingroomcam: ffmpeg sent a broken frame. memoryview assignment: lvalue and rvalue have different structures
[2022-01-09 00:32:41] frigate.video                  INFO    : Livingroomcam: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] watchdog.Livingroomcam         ERROR   : FFMPEG process crashed unexpectedly for Livingroomcam.
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] watchdog.Livingroomcam         ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] watchdog.Livingroomcam         ERROR   : You may have invalid args defined for this camera.
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.1 : mono
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [flv @ 0x560b65effec0] 16-bit big-endian audio in flv is valid but most likely unplayable (hardware dependent); use s16le
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x560b65ef8dc0] CSeq 6 expected, 0 received.
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   :     Last message repeated 332 times
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : rtsp://192.168.1.93:8554/unicast: corrupt decoded frame in stream 0
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [flv @ 0x560b65effec0] Failed to update header with correct duration.
[2022-01-09 00:32:50] ffmpeg.Livingroomcam.detect    ERROR   : [flv @ 0x560b65effec0] Failed to update header with correct filesize.

FFprobe output from your camera

Frigate stats

{
  "birdseye": {
    "enabled": true,
    "height": 720,
    "mode": "objects",
    "quality": 8,
    "width": 1280
  },
  "cameras": {
    "Livingroomcam": {
      "best_image_timeout": 60,
      "detect": {
        "enabled": true,
        "fps": 5,
        "height": 720,
        "max_disappeared": 25,
        "width": 1280
      },
      "ffmpeg": {
        "global_args": [
          "-hide_banner",
          "-loglevel",
          "warning"
        ],
        "hwaccel_args": [],
        "input_args": [
          "-avoid_negative_ts",
          "make_zero",
          "-fflags",
          "+genpts+discardcorrupt",
          "-rtsp_transport",
          "tcp",
          "-stimeout",
          "5000000",
          "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
          "1"
        ],
        "inputs": [
          {
            "global_args": [],
            "hwaccel_args": [],
            "input_args": [],
            "path": "rtsp://192.168.1.93:8554/unicast",
            "roles": [
              "record",
              "rtmp",
              "detect"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "output_args": {
          "detect": [
            "-f",
            "rawvideo",
            "-pix_fmt",
            "yuv420p"
          ],
          "record": [
            "-f",
            "segment",
            "-segment_time",
            "10",
            "-segment_format",
            "mp4",
            "-reset_timestamps",
            "1",
            "-strftime",
            "1",
            "-c",
            "copy",
            "-an"
          ],
          "rtmp": [
            "-c",
            "copy",
            "-f",
            "flv"
          ]
        }
      },
      "ffmpeg_cmds": [
        {
          "cmd": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt -rtsp_transport tcp -stimeout 5000000 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i rtsp://192.168.1.93:8554/unicast -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy -an /tmp/cache/Livingroomcam-%Y%m%d%H%M%S.mp4 -c copy -f flv rtmp://127.0.0.1/live/Livingroomcam -r 5 -s 1280x720 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
          "roles": [
            "record",
            "rtmp",
            "detect"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "live": {
        "height": 720,
        "quality": 8
      },
      "motion": {
        "contour_area": 99,
        "delta_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_height": 180,
        "mask": "",
        "threshold": 25
      },
      "mqtt": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "crop": true,
        "enabled": true,
        "height": 270,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "timestamp": true
      },
      "name": "Livingroomcam",
      "objects": {
        "filters": {
          "person": {
            "mask": [
              "0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200"
            ],
            "max_area": 24000000,
            "min_area": 0,
            "min_score": 0.5,
            "threshold": 0.7
          }
        },
        "mask": "0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200",
        "track": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "record": {
        "enabled": true,
        "events": {
          "max_seconds": 300,
          "objects": null,
          "post_capture": 5,
          "pre_capture": 5,
          "required_zones": [],
          "retain": {
            "default": 10,
            "objects": {}
          }
        },
        "retain_days": 0
      },
      "rtmp": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "snapshots": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "clean_copy": true,
        "crop": false,
        "enabled": false,
        "height": null,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "retain": {
          "default": 10,
          "objects": {}
        },
        "timestamp": false
      },
      "timestamp_style": {
        "color": {
          "blue": 255,
          "green": 255,
          "red": 255
        },
        "effect": null,
        "format": "%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S",
        "position": "tl",
        "thickness": 2
      },
      "zones": {}
    },
    "driveway": {
      "best_image_timeout": 60,
      "detect": {
        "enabled": true,
        "fps": 5,
        "height": 720,
        "max_disappeared": 25,
        "width": 1280
      },
      "ffmpeg": {
        "global_args": [
          "-hide_banner",
          "-loglevel",
          "warning"
        ],
        "hwaccel_args": [],
        "input_args": [
          "-avoid_negative_ts",
          "make_zero",
          "-fflags",
          "+genpts+discardcorrupt",
          "-rtsp_transport",
          "tcp",
          "-stimeout",
          "5000000",
          "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
          "1"
        ],
        "inputs": [
          {
            "global_args": [],
            "hwaccel_args": [],
            "input_args": [],
            "path": "rtsp://*****:d****@192.168.1.230/videoMain",
            "roles": [
              "record",
              "rtmp",
              "detect"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "output_args": {
          "detect": [
            "-f",
            "rawvideo",
            "-pix_fmt",
            "yuv420p"
          ],
          "record": [
            "-f",
            "segment",
            "-segment_time",
            "10",
            "-segment_format",
            "mp4",
            "-reset_timestamps",
            "1",
            "-strftime",
            "1",
            "-c",
            "copy",
            "-an"
          ],
          "rtmp": [
            "-c",
            "copy",
            "-f",
            "flv"
          ]
        }
      },
      "ffmpeg_cmds": [
        {
          "cmd": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt -rtsp_transport tcp -stimeout 5000000 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i rtsp://****:****@192.168.1.230/videoMain -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy -an /tmp/cache/driveway-%Y%m%d%H%M%S.mp4 -c copy -f flv rtmp://127.0.0.1/live/driveway -r 5 -s 1280x720 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
          "roles": [
            "record",
            "rtmp",
            "detect"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "live": {
        "height": 720,
        "quality": 8
      },
      "motion": {
        "contour_area": 99,
        "delta_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_height": 180,
        "mask": "",
        "threshold": 25
      },
      "mqtt": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "crop": true,
        "enabled": true,
        "height": 270,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "timestamp": true
      },
      "name": "driveway",
      "objects": {
        "filters": {
          "person": {
            "mask": [
              "0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200"
            ],
            "max_area": 24000000,
            "min_area": 0,
            "min_score": 0.5,
            "threshold": 0.7
          }
        },
        "mask": "0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200",
        "track": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "record": {
        "enabled": true,
        "events": {
          "max_seconds": 300,
          "objects": null,
          "post_capture": 5,
          "pre_capture": 5,
          "required_zones": [],
          "retain": {
            "default": 10,
            "objects": {}
          }
        },
        "retain_days": 0
      },
      "rtmp": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "snapshots": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "clean_copy": true,
        "crop": false,
        "enabled": false,
        "height": null,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "retain": {
          "default": 10,
          "objects": {}
        },
        "timestamp": false
      },
      "timestamp_style": {
        "color": {
          "blue": 255,
          "green": 255,
          "red": 255
        },
        "effect": null,
        "format": "%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S",
        "position": "tl",
        "thickness": 2
      },
      "zones": {}
    }
  },
  "database": {
    "path": "/media/frigate/frigate.db"
  },
  "detect": {
    "enabled": true,
    "fps": 5,
    "height": 720,
    "max_disappeared": 25,
    "width": 1280
  },
  "detectors": {
    "cpu1": {
      "device": "usb",
      "num_threads": 3,
      "type": "cpu"
    }
  },
  "environment_vars": {},
  "ffmpeg": {
    "global_args": [
      "-hide_banner",
      "-loglevel",
      "warning"
    ],
    "hwaccel_args": [],
    "input_args": [
      "-avoid_negative_ts",
      "make_zero",
      "-fflags",
      "+genpts+discardcorrupt",
      "-rtsp_transport",
      "tcp",
      "-stimeout",
      "5000000",
      "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
      "1"
    ],
    "output_args": {
      "detect": [
        "-f",
        "rawvideo",
        "-pix_fmt",
        "yuv420p"
      ],
      "record": [
        "-f",
        "segment",
        "-segment_time",
        "10",
        "-segment_format",
        "mp4",
        "-reset_timestamps",
        "1",
        "-strftime",
        "1",
        "-c",
        "copy",
        "-an"
      ],
      "rtmp": [
        "-c",
        "copy",
        "-f",
        "flv"
      ]
    }
  },
  "live": {
    "height": 720,
    "quality": 8
  },
  "logger": {
    "default": "info",
    "logs": {}
  },
  "model": {
    "height": 320,
    "labelmap": {},
    "labelmap_path": null,
    "path": null,
    "width": 320
  },
  "motion": null,
  "mqtt": {
    "client_id": "frigate",
    "host": "192.168.1.172",
    "password": "*****",
    "port": 1883,
    "stats_interval": 60,
    "tls_ca_certs": null,
    "tls_client_cert": null,
    "tls_client_key": null,
    "tls_insecure": null,
    "topic_prefix": "frigate",
    "user": "mqtt"
  },
  "objects": {
    "filters": null,
    "mask": "0,0,1000,0,1000,200,0,200",
    "track": [
      "person"
    ]
  },
  "record": {
    "enabled": true,
    "events": {
      "max_seconds": 300,
      "objects": null,
      "post_capture": 5,
      "pre_capture": 5,
      "required_zones": [],
      "retain": {
        "default": 10,
        "objects": {}
      }
    },
    "retain_days": 0
  },
  "rtmp": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "snapshots": {
    "bounding_box": true,
    "clean_copy": true,
    "crop": false,
    "enabled": false,
    "height": null,
    "quality": 70,
    "required_zones": [],
    "retain": {
      "default": 10,
      "objects": {}
    },
    "timestamp": false
  },
  "timestamp_style": {
    "color": {
      "blue": 255,
      "green": 255,
      "red": 255
    },
    "effect": null,
    "format": "%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S",
    "position": "tl",
    "thickness": 2
  }
}

Operating system

HassOS

Install method

HassOS Addon

Coral version

CPU (no coral)

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Dahua

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Comments:11 (1 by maintainers)

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blakeblackshearcommented, Jan 11, 2022

Those arguments tell ffmpeg to re-encode the audio to aac regardless of what the camera setting is. It’s best if it’s aac at the camera so it doesn’t have to re-encode. I would remove the -c copy at the beginning and leave everything else the same.

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stale[bot]commented, Feb 10, 2022

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

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