[Support]: ERROR on DETECT : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process. ERROR : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread... Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.

[iz8mbw]

Describe the problem you are having

Hello.
Running frigate on Debian 11 on Proxmox.
I have these errors when in detect the fps is set to more than 1:

[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.

it seems ffmpeg crashed.

instead when I set fps to 1 all is OK.

CPU and GPU usage seems OK.

Version

0.13.2

Frigate config file

#MQTT
mqtt:
  enabled: True
  host: 192.168.147.3
  user: MY_USERNAME
  password: MY_PASSWORD


#Enable hardware detector
detectors:
  ov:
    type: openvino
    device: AUTO
    model:
      path: /openvino-model/FP16/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml

#Enable detector models
model:
  width: 300
  height: 300
  input_tensor: nhwc
  input_pixel_format: bgr
  labelmap_path: /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt

#Hardware Transcoding
ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264

#Enable Audio
audio:
  enabled: True

#Enable Birdseye
birdseye:
  enabled: True
  mode: motion

#Recording options
record:
  enabled: True
  #Keep motion recordings for 1 days
  retain:
    days: 1
    mode: motion
  events:
    retain:
      default: 7
      mode: motion

go2rtc:
  streams:
    cam1:
      - rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@192.168.147.21/stream1
      - "ffmpeg:cam1#audio=opus"
    cam1_sub:
      - rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@192.168.147.21/stream2
      - "ffmpeg:cam1_sub#audio=opus"
    cam2:
      - rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@192.168.147.22/stream1
      - "ffmpeg:cam2#audio=opus"
    cam2_sub:
      - rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@192.168.147.22/stream2
      - "ffmpeg:cam2_sub#audio=opus"

#Camera configuration
cameras:
 # Camera Cucina
  Camera1:
    detect:
      width: 960
      height: 540
      fps: 2
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://192.168.147.5:8554/cam1?video&audio
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
            - audio
        - path: rtsp://192.168.147.5:8554/cam1_sub?video&audio
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
    audio:
      enabled: True
    live:
      stream_name: cam1

 # Camera 2
  Camera2:
    detect:
      width: 960
      height: 540
      fps: 2
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-aac
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://192.168.147.5:8554/cam2?video&audio
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
            - audio
        - path: rtsp://192.168.147.5:8554/cam2_sub?video&audio
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
    audio:
      enabled: True
    live:
      stream_name: cam2


ui:
  live_mode: mse

# Optional: Telemetry configuration
telemetry:
  stats:
    network_bandwidth: True

### Relevant log output

```shell
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:58:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:58:58] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:08] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:18] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:28] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Camera1 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera1               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera1: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Camera2 exceeded fps limit. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] watchdog.Camera2               INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2024-05-25 08:59:38] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Camera2: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera1.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera1               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Camera2.
[2024-05-25 08:59:48] watchdog.Camera2               ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.

### FFprobe output from your camera

```shell
ffprobe version n5.1-2-g915ef932a3-20220731 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 12.1.0 (crosstool-NG 1.25.0.55_3defb7b)
  configuration: --prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=linux
 --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-debug --enable-iconv --enable-libxml2 --enable-zlib --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --en
able-fontconfig --enable-libvorbis --enable-opencl --enable-libpulse --enable-libvmaf --enable-libxcb --enable-xlib --enable-amf --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 -
-enable-avisynth --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libass --enab
le-libbluray --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-mbedtls --enable-librist --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-lv2 -
-enable-libmfx --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-librav1e --enable-librubbe
rband --disable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libdrm --enable-vaapi --ena
ble-libvidstab --enable-vulkan --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-
libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags=-pie --extra-libs='-ldl -lgomp' --extra-version=20220731
  libavutil      57. 28.100 / 57. 28.100
  libavcodec     59. 37.100 / 59. 37.100
  libavformat    59. 27.100 / 59. 27.100
  libavdevice    59.  7.100 / 59.  7.100
  libavfilter     8. 44.100 /  8. 44.100
  libswscale      6.  7.100 /  6.  7.100
  libswresample   4.  7.100 /  4.  7.100
  libpostproc    56.  6.100 / 56.  6.100
Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@192.168.147.21/stream1':
  Metadata:
    title           : Session streamed by "TP-LINK RTSP Server"
    comment         : stream2
  Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
  Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(progressive), 2304x1296, 15 fps, 20 tbr, 90k tbn
  Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_alaw, 8000 Hz, mono, s16, 64 kb/s

### Frigate stats

_No response_

### Operating system

Proxmox

### Install method

Docker Compose

### Coral version

PCIe

### Network connection

Wireless

### Camera make and model

TP-Link Tapo C210

### Any other information that may be helpful

_No response_

[iz8mbw]

OK, I uderstood why, it was my fault.
Since my CPU is Intel Core i5-6500T it supports preset-vaapi and not preset-intel-qsv-h264.
Then I changed

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264

to

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi

and it fixs.