frigate: [Support]: Recording is broken / no mp4 files in /media/frigate/recordings/

Describe the problem you are having

even the Recording is on only snapshots are generated, no recordings are created. image

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Version

0.10.1-83481af

Frigate config file

{
  "birdseye": {
    "enabled": true,
    "height": 720,
    "mode": "objects",
    "quality": 8,
    "width": 1280
  },
  "cameras": {
    "entrance_cam": {
      "best_image_timeout": 60,
      "detect": {
        "enabled": true,
        "fps": 5,
        "height": 720,
        "max_disappeared": 25,
        "stationary": {
          "interval": 0,
          "max_frames": {
            "default": null,
            "objects": {}
          },
          "threshold": 50
        },
        "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://xx:xxx@10.0.1.xx:554",
            "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://admin:k0k0t1n4@10.0.1.109:554 -c copy -f flv rtmp://127.0.0.1/live/entrance_cam -r 5 -s 1280x720 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
          "roles": [
            "record",
            "rtmp",
            "detect"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "live": {
        "height": 720,
        "quality": 8
      },
      "motion": {
        "contour_area": 30,
        "delta_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_alpha": 0.2,
        "frame_height": 50,
        "improve_contrast": false,
        "mask": "",
        "threshold": 25
      },
      "mqtt": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "crop": true,
        "enabled": true,
        "height": 270,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "timestamp": true
      },
      "name": "entrance_cam",
      "objects": {
        "filters": {
          "person": {
            "mask": null,
            "max_area": 24000000,
            "min_area": 0,
            "min_score": 0.5,
            "threshold": 0.7
          }
        },
        "mask": "",
        "track": [
          "person"
        ]
      },
      "record": {
        "enabled": true,
        "events": {
          "max_seconds": 300,
          "objects": null,
          "post_capture": 5,
          "pre_capture": 5,
          "required_zones": [],
          "retain": {
            "default": 180,
            "mode": "motion",
            "objects": {}
          }
        },
        "expire_interval": 60,
        "retain": {
          "days": 0,
          "mode": "all"
        },
        "retain_days": null
      },
      "rtmp": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "snapshots": {
        "bounding_box": true,
        "clean_copy": true,
        "crop": false,
        "enabled": true,
        "height": null,
        "quality": 70,
        "required_zones": [],
        "retain": {
          "default": 180,
          "mode": "motion",
          "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": null,
    "stationary": {
      "interval": 0,
      "max_frames": {
        "default": null,
        "objects": {}
      },
      "threshold": null
    },
    "width": 1280
  },
  "detectors": {
    "cpu1": {
      "device": "usb",
      "num_threads": 3,
      "type": "cpu"
    },
    "cpu2": {
      "device": "usb",
      "num_threads": 3,
      "type": "cpu"
    },
    "cpu3": {
      "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": "10.0.1.xxx",
    "password": "mqtt",
    "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": "",
    "track": [
      "person"
    ]
  },
  "record": {
    "enabled": false,
    "events": {
      "max_seconds": 300,
      "objects": null,
      "post_capture": 5,
      "pre_capture": 5,
      "required_zones": [],
      "retain": {
        "default": 180,
        "mode": "motion",
        "objects": {}
      }
    },
    "expire_interval": 60,
    "retain": {
      "days": 0,
      "mode": "all"
    },
    "retain_days": null
  },
  "rtmp": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "snapshots": {
    "bounding_box": true,
    "clean_copy": true,
    "crop": false,
    "enabled": false,
    "height": null,
    "quality": 70,
    "required_zones": [],
    "retain": {
      "default": 180,
      "mode": "motion",
      "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
  }
}

Relevant log output

[2022-03-24 00:02:21] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:57344]
[2022-03-24 00:02:22] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning off recordings for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:02:28] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning on recordings for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:13] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning off snapshots for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:14] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning off recordings for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:16] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning off detection for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:17] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning on detection for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:18] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning off detection for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:19] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning on snapshots for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:19] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning on recordings for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:20] frigate.mqtt                   INFO    : Turning on detection for entrance_cam via mqtt
[2022-03-24 00:04:27] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:57344]
[2022-03-24 00:05:05] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:57596]
[2022-03-24 00:05:20] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47458]
[2022-03-24 00:05:22] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47458]
[2022-03-24 00:06:20] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47646]
[2022-03-24 00:06:21] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47646]
[2022-03-24 00:07:36] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47718]
[2022-03-24 00:07:37] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:8082 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:47718]
[2022-03-24 00:07:54] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:57596]
[2022-03-24 00:09:05] ws4py                          INFO    : Managing websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:58000]
[2022-03-24 00:09:10] ws4py                          INFO    : Terminating websocket [Local => 127.0.0.1:5002 | Remote => 127.0.0.1:58000]

FFprobe output from your camera

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Frigate stats

No response

Operating system

HassOS

Install method

HassOS Addon

Coral version

CPU (no coral)

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

hikvision

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

About this issue

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  • State: closed
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Comments: 33 (3 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

For anyone else with this issue and is running Frigate as a Home Assistant add-on like I am, the problem was that using the 3-dot menu -> Restart Frigate was not actually loading the changes I made to frigate.yml. You need to go into HA Add-ons and restart Frigate from there instead.

+2
cubedmeatgoeshere on Sep 24, 2022

@NickM-27 seems so, thank you for your assistance and help.

+1
heapxor on Mar 25, 2022

Edit: I now see that recordings are enabled at the camera level and that should be sufficient.

You do not have recordings enabled in your config file. Try updating your config with

If you do not enable the record feature in the config file, turning it on via mqtt or the UI has not effect.

Enabling recordings is clearly outlined in the documentation here.

Also, I don’t recommend adding a default logging config of debug. It generates so many messages, it makes it harder to find actual error messages.

+1
blakeblackshear on Mar 24, 2022

okay seems that i pasted old Debug / and after restart correct values got propagated… i am going to update “Debug” section

+1
heapxor on Mar 24, 2022
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