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FFmpeg exited with code 234 - yg37 - 2025-09-04
Jellyfin deployed via Docker on QNAP TS464C reports an error when playing in the web browser
[07:54:00] [INF] [79] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -f matroska -init_hw_device vaapi=va:,vendor_id=0x8086,driver=iHD -init_hw_device qsv=qs@va -filter_hw_device qs -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -noautorotate -i file:"/video/Link/TV/欧美剧/帝王计划：怪兽遗产 (2023)/Season 1/帝王计划：怪兽遗产 - S01E01 - 第1集.mkv" -noautoscale -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 av1_qsv -preset veryfast -b:v 25050198 -maxrate 25050199 -rc_init_occupancy 50100396 -bufsize 100200792 -profile:v:0 main -level 53 -g:v:0 72 -keyint_min:v:0 72 -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt2020:color_trc=smpte2084:colorspace=bt2020nc,procamp_vaapi=b=16,tonemap_vaapi=format=nv12:p=bt709:t=bt709:m=bt709:extra_hw_frames=32,hwmap=derive_device=qsv,format=qsv" -codec:a:0 copy -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 3 -hls_segment_type fmp4 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "40ffa5c8f75c94d670c6a7a6816d0de0-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/cache/transcodes/40ffa5c8f75c94d670c6a7a6816d0de0%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -hls_segment_options movflags=+frag_discont -y "/cache/transcodes/40ffa5c8f75c94d670c6a7a6816d0de0.m3u8"
[07:54:01] [ERR] [74] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: FFmpeg exited with code 234
[07:54:01] [ERR] [74] Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware: Error processing request. URL GET /videos/54216a5f-29b5-5e0a-cd41-2b89ff3114d7/hls1/main/-1.mp4.
MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 234
at MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager.StartFfMpeg(StreamState state, String outputPath, String commandLineArguments, Guid userId, TranscodingJobType transcodingJobType, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource, String workingDirectory)
at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetDynamicSegment(StreamingRequestDto streamingRequest, Int32 segmentId)
at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetHlsVideoSegment(Guid itemId, String playlistId, Int32 segmentId, String container, Int64 runtimeTicks, Int64 actualSegmentLengthTicks, Nullable
1 static, String params, String tag, String deviceProfileId, String playSessionId, String segmentContainer, Nullable1 segmentLength, Nullable1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable1 audioSampleRate, Nullable1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable1 audioBitRate, Nullable1 audioChannels, Nullable1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable1 framerate, Nullable1 maxFramerate, Nullable1 copyTimestamps, Nullable1 startTimeTicks, Nullable1 width, Nullable1 height, Nullable1 maxWidth, Nullable1 maxHeight, Nullable1 videoBitRate, Nullable1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable1 subtitleMethod, Nullable1 maxRefFrames, Nullable1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable1 requireAvc, Nullable1 deInterlace, Nullable1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable1 context, Dictionary2 streamOptions, Boolean enableAudioVbrEncoding, Boolean alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)
at lambda_method1416(Closure, Object)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor.TaskOfActionResultExecutor.Execute(ActionContext actionContext, IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object controller, Object[] arguments)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>g__Awaited|12_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, ValueTask1 actionResultValueTask)at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>g__Awaited|10_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeInnerFilterAsync>g__Awaited|13_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|25_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|20_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ServerStartupMessageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IServerApplicationHost serverApplicationHost, ILocalizationManager localizationManager)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.WebSocketHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IWebSocketManager webSocketManager)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.IPBasedAccessValidationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LanFilteringMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.QueryStringDecodingMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.ReDoc.ReDocMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI.SwaggerUIMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger.SwaggerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, ISwaggerProvider swaggerProvider)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.RobotsRedirectionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LegacyEmbyRouteRewriteMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
at Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression.ResponseCompressionMiddleware.InvokeCore(HttpContext context)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ResponseTimeMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
RE: FFmpeg exited with code 234 - toytown - 2025-09-04
Code:
av1_qsvThe following line in your log indicates its trying to use the hardware encoder/decoder in ffmpeg for AV1, which i don't believe is available for that chipset for either encode/decode. Try turning it off in dashboard>playback>transcoding.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Celeron-N5095-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.536303.0.html
says that
Quote: This graphics adapter is capable of driving up to 3 SUHD displays simultaneously; HEVC, AVC, VP9, MPEG-2 and other popular video codecs can all be hardware-decoded. AV1 and VVC can't.
RE: FFmpeg exited with code 234 - yg37 - 2025-09-05
My CPU is n5105, not sure if it supports hardware decoding for AV1 and VC1