6 hours ago
Hi, since the update transcoding seems busted when trying to utilize the hardware acceleration. Transcoding works fine when set to not use the hardware. I have as hardware an AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100, and it shows up in lspci. I have the acceleration dropdown setting to AMD AMF (which worked before the update). Jellyfin is also running in an LXC Ubuntu container in Proxmox.
The error I'm getting in the logs is saying FFMPEG is exiting with a "code 1", but I believe the issue is that it can't reach / generate the local file it needs for the transcode.
Here's the log when it's broken:
When set to hardware acceleration "None", things work... here's a quick snip from that log:
Things I've tried:
- Changing permissions to owner on the media directory to the user that's running jellyfin (i.e. jellyfin)
- Setting the Hardware acceleration to Vaapi
Things I haven't tried:
- Fresh reinstall of Jellyfin
- other discrete video cards
- iGPU
- messing with "low power" settings
Any insight, direction, or breadcrumbs to the promised land would be greatly appreciated!
The error I'm getting in the logs is saying FFMPEG is exiting with a "code 1", but I believe the issue is that it can't reach / generate the local file it needs for the transcode.
Here's the log when it's broken:
Code:
[2025-10-30 07:23:46.537 -04:00] [ERR] FFmpeg exited with code 1
[2025-10-30 07:23:46.571 -04:00] [ERR] Error processing request. URL "GET" "/videos/508f99e1-1107-588b-fd58-965047728563/hls1/main/-1.mp4".
MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 1
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, Nullable`1 segmentLength, Nullable`1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable`1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable`1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable`1 audioSampleRate, Nullable`1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable`1 audioBitRate, Nullable`1 audioChannels, Nullable`1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable`1 framerate, Nullable`1 maxFramerate, Nullable`1 copyTimestamps, Nullable`1 startTimeTicks, Nullable`1 width, Nullable`1 height, Nullable`1 maxWidth, Nullable`1 maxHeight, Nullable`1 videoBitRate, Nullable`1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable`1 subtitleMethod, Nullable`1 maxRefFrames, Nullable`1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable`1 requireAvc, Nullable`1 deInterlace, Nullable`1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable`1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable`1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable`1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable`1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable`1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable`1 context, Dictionary`2 streamOptions, Boolean enableAudioVbrEncoding, Boolean alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)
at lambda_method7195(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, ValueTask`1 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 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)When set to hardware acceleration "None", things work... here's a quick snip from that log:
Code:
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/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -i file:"/media/big_buck_bunny_1080p_h264.mov" -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:2 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 libsvtav1 -preset 11 -b:v 292000 -bufsize 584000 -profile:v:0 main -level 53 -svtav1-params:0 rc=1:tune=0:film-grain=0:enable-overlays=1:enable-tf=0 -g:v:0 72 -keyint_min:v:0 72 -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale=trunc(min(max(iw\,ih*a)\,960)/2)*2:trunc(ow/a/2)*2,format=yuv420p" -codec:a:0 libfdk_aac -ac 2 -ab 128000 -af "volume=2" -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 "9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f6-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f6%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -hls_segment_options movflags=+frag_discont -y "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f6.m3u8"
ffmpeg version 6.0.1-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2023 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-23ubuntu4)
configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto --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-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 58. 2.100 / 58. 2.100
libavcodec 60. 3.100 / 60. 3.100
libavformat 60. 3.100 / 60. 3.100
libavdevice 60. 1.100 / 60. 1.100
libavfilter 9. 3.100 / 9. 3.100
libswscale 7. 1.100 / 7. 1.100
libswresample 4. 10.100 / 4. 10.100
libpostproc 57. 1.100 / 57. 1.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'file:/media/big_buck_bunny_1080p_h264.mov':
Metadata:
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minor_version : 537199360
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time : 2008-05-27T18:40:35.000000Z
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.gain: 1.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.treble: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.bass: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.balance: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.pitchshift: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.mute:
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.brightness: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.color: 1.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.tint: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.contrast: 1.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.version: 7.4.1 (14)
com.apple.quicktime.version: 7.4.1 (14) 0x7418000 (Mac OS X, 10.5.2, 9C31)
timecode : 00:00:00:00
Duration: 00:09:56.46, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 9725 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 9282 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 2400 tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2008-05-27T18:40:35.000000Z
handler_name : Apple Video Media Handler
vendor_id : appl
encoder : H.264
Side data:
displaymatrix: rotation of -0.00 degrees
Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2008-05-27T18:40:35.000000Z
handler_name : Time Code Media Handler
timecode : 00:00:00:00
Stream #0:2[0x3](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 437 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2008-05-27T18:40:35.000000Z
handler_name : Apple Sound Media Handler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> av1 (libsvtav1))
Stream #0:2 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (libfdk_aac))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
Svt[info]: -------------------------------------------
Svt[info]: SVT [version]: SVT-AV1 Encoder Lib v2.1.2
Svt[info]: SVT [build] : GCC 13.2.0 64 bit
Svt[info]: LIB Build date: Jul 25 2024 14:09:41
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Svt[info]: Number of logical cores available: 4
Svt[info]: Number of PPCS 54
Svt[info]: [asm level on system : up to avx2]
Svt[info]: [asm level selected : up to avx2]
Svt[info]: -------------------------------------------
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: main profile tier (auto) level 5.3
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: width / height / fps numerator / fps denominator : 960 / 544 / 24 / 1
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: bit-depth / color format : 8 / YUV420
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: preset / tune / pred struct : 11 / VQ / random access
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: gop size / mini-gop size / key-frame type : 72 / 16 / key frame
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: BRC mode / target bitrate (kbps) : VBR / 292
Svt[info]: SVT [config]: AQ mode / variance boost : 2 / 0
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[hls @ 0x72123d37a000] Opening '/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f6-1.mp4' for writing
Output #0, hls, to '/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f6.m3u8':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf60.3.100
Stream #0:0: Video: av1 (Main), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 960x540, q=2-31, 292 kb/s, 24 fps, 12288 tbn (default)
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc60.3.100 libsvtav1
Side data:
cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/292000 buffer size: 584000 vbv_delay: N/A
displaymatrix: rotation of -0.00 degrees
Stream #0:1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc60.3.100 libfdk_aac
frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 size=N/A time=00:00:00.00 bitrate=N/A speed= 0x
frame= 11 fps=0.0 q=62.0 size=N/A time=00:00:03.00 bitrate=N/A speed=5.74x
frame= 65 fps= 55 q=47.0 size=N/A time=00:00:05.01 bitrate=N/A speed=4.25x
[hls @ 0x72123d37a000] Opening '/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f60.mp4' for writing
frame= 136 fps= 81 q=45.0 size=N/A time=00:00:08.00 bitrate=N/A speed=4.75x
[hls @ 0x72123d37a000] Opening '/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/9adf14c016ad391e2ac241ededdd32f61.mp4' for writing
frame= 183 fps= 84 q=49.0 size=N/A time=00:00:10.00 bitrate=N/A speed=4.57x Things I've tried:
- Changing permissions to owner on the media directory to the user that's running jellyfin (i.e. jellyfin)
- Setting the Hardware acceleration to Vaapi
Things I haven't tried:
- Fresh reinstall of Jellyfin
- other discrete video cards
- iGPU
- messing with "low power" settings
Any insight, direction, or breadcrumbs to the promised land would be greatly appreciated!