Frigate : Green screen for H265 stream

dgoossens · March 9, 2023, 11:58am

Hi,

I’ve succesfully added my first camera “Voordeur3” in my Frigate configuration.

I’m trying to add a second camera “Living”, which apparently uses H265 instead of H264.
I’ve added the camera the same way in the configuration as my first one, but it appears as a green screen.

I’m able to run the stream correctly from my VLC player.
I used the pixel settings (in Frigate) I could see in codec part of Mediaplayer.

HA is installed on :
Intel Celeron Dualcore NUC 8GB RAM en 120GB SSD - J4025 2GHz - WIFI/Bluetooth - 2x HDMI - Win11 PRO
HA is running in HyperV on the box.

I’ve got the following in my log files :

[2023-03-09 12:52:30] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Living: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2023-03-09 12:52:30] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Living: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2023-03-09 12:52:30] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Living: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2023-03-09 12:52:31] frigate.record                 WARNING : Discarding a corrupt recording segment: Voordeur3-20230309125222.mp4
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] watchdog.Living                ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for Living.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] watchdog.Living                ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 2 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 26 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 17 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 6 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 40 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 46 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 44 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Illegal combination of S and E bit in RTP/HEVC packet
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 18 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] PPS id out of range: 0
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   :     Last message repeated 1 times
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [hevc @ 0x55e8f87bedc0] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : [rtsp @ 0x55e8f87b9e40] Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: hevc, none, 1280x720): unspecified pixel format
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' (0) and 'probesize' (5000000) options
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Immediate exit requested
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : Error initializing output stream 0:0 -- 
[2023-03-09 12:52:40] ffmpeg.Living.detect           ERROR   : 
[2023-03-09 12:53:00] watchdog.Living                INFO    : No frames received from Living in 20 seconds. Exiting ffmpeg...
[2023-03-09 12:53:00] watchdog.Living                INFO    : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...
[2023-03-09 12:53:00] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Living: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2023-03-09 12:53:00] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Living: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2023-03-09 12:53:01] frigate.record                 WARNING : Discarding a corrupt recording segment: Voordeur3-20230309125252.mp4

My Frigate.yaml

---
mqtt:
  host: 192.168.1.101
  port: 1883
  user: Mosquitto
  password: xahz9uv17257575g1aetiaLoo3dahnge6quaagh0ieZae

#ffmpeg:
#  hwaccel_args:
#    - -hwaccel
#    - -hwaccel_device
#    - /dev/dri/renderD128
#    - -hwaccel_output_format yuv420p

#ffmpeg:
#  hwaccel_args: -c:v h264_qsv

cameras:
  Voordeur3:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:@192.168.1.10:8001
          roles:
            - rtmp
            - detect
            - record
    rtmp:
      enabled: True
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain: 
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
       pre_capture: 10
       post_capture: 10       
       objects: 
        - person
        - dog
        - cat
       retain:
        default: 3
        mode: active_objects
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
         person: 15
         
         
  Living:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:@192.168.1.20:8001
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    rtmp:
      enabled: False
    detect:
      width: 2304
      height: 1296
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain: 
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
       pre_capture: 10
       post_capture: 10       
       objects: 
        - person
        - dog
        - cat
       retain:
        default: 3
        mode: active_objects
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
         person: 15         
         
         
       # objects: 3      
      
    #events:
    #  retain:
    #    default: 3
    #    mode: active_objects
    #  objects:
    #    dog: 1
    #    car: 2
    #    person: 5

birdseye:
  enabled: False

sender · March 9, 2023, 12:00pm

Are you sure the correct resolution is configured.

Rich37804 · March 9, 2023, 12:20pm

I do not believe that H265 is supported. Could be wrong, but I dont think so…
Also, you do not need such a large detect resolution. That will actually slow things down. I keep mine at 960x540 and it detects everything just fine.

dgoossens · March 9, 2023, 12:23pm

Thanks for the feedback! I lowered my detection resolution. (will probably be better on the CPU )
Hopefully there’s a way to add the stream.

crzynik · March 16, 2023, 1:13pm

H.265 is fully supported in frigate as long as your browser supports it (Firefox does not)

crzynik · March 16, 2023, 1:13pm

As the docs say you need to disable rtmp for h265

yonny24 · November 4, 2023, 2:14am

I have disabled rtmp but still cannot get the frigate stream to display when I switch my camera to H.265.

Is it not supported?

Thanks

crzynik · November 4, 2023, 2:22pm

h265 is supported, frigate uses ffmpeg and supports many codecs. If the stream is not loading then you should check the logs, that will tell you what is wrong