ffmpeg error when trying to record on Elementary OS

[leoherzog]

Steps to reproduce the problem:

1. Install Elementary OS 6.0 Odin
2. Install peek from Flathub
3. Attempt to begin a recording

Details:

Peek: 1.5.1 GTK: 3.24.23 GLib: 2.66.0 Desktop: Pantheon Display server: X FFmpeg version:

ffmpeg version 4.3.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 10.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --prefix=/app --disable-debug --disable-static --enable-gpl --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-libxcb --enable-libxcb-xfixes --disable-libxcb-shape --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-doc --disable-everything --enable-bsf=vp9_superframe --enable-decoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-decoder=png --enable-decoder=rawvideo --enable-encoder=apng --enable-encoder=ffvhuff --enable-encoder=gif --enable-encoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-encoder=libx264 --enable-encoder=png --enable-demuxer=image2 --enable-demuxer=matroska --enable-muxer=apng --enable-muxer=gif --enable-muxer=image2 --enable-muxer=mp4 --enable-muxer=webm --enable-filter=crop --enable-filter=fps --enable-filter=palettegen --enable-filter=paletteuse --enable-filter=scale --enable-protocol=file --enable-indev=xcbgrab
libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100
libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100
libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100
libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100
libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100
libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100
libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100
libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100

Output format: gif gifski enabled: true

Error details:

Command "ffmpeg -f x11grab -show_region 0 -framerate 10 -video_size 1303x817 -i :99.0+330,140 -filter:v scale=iw/1:-1 -codec:v libvpx-vp9 -lossless 1 -r 10 -y /home/herzog/.var/app/com.uploadedlobster.peek/cache/peek/peekNJ6870.webm" failed with status 256 (received signal 0).

Output:
ffmpeg version 4.3.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers  built with gcc 10.2.0 (GCC)  configuration: --prefix=/app --disable-debug --disable-static --enable-gpl --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-libxcb --enable-libxcb-xfixes --disable-libxcb-shape --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-doc --disable-everything --enable-bsf=vp9_superframe --enable-decoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-decoder=png --enable-decoder=rawvideo --enable-encoder=apng --enable-encoder=ffvhuff --enable-encoder=gif --enable-encoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-encoder=libx264 --enable-encoder=png --enable-demuxer=image2 --enable-demuxer=matroska --enable-muxer=apng --enable-muxer=gif --enable-muxer=image2 --enable-muxer=mp4 --enable-muxer=webm --enable-filter=crop --enable-filter=fps --enable-filter=palettegen --enable-filter=paletteuse --enable-filter=scale --enable-protocol=file --enable-indev=xcbgrab  libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100  libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100  libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100  libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100  libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100  libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100  libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100[x11grab @ 0x559d78af7980] Stream #0: not enough frames to estimate rate; consider increasing probesizeInput #0, x11grab, from ':99.0+330,140':  Duration: N/A, start: 1629383970.447684, bitrate: 340656 kb/s    Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (BGR[0] / 0x524742), bgr0, 1303x817, 340656 kb/s, 10 fps, 1000k tbr, 1000k tbn, 1000k tbcStream mapping:  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> vp9 (libvpx-vp9))Press [q] to stop, [?] for help[libvpx-vp9 @ 0x559d78b05b40] v1.10.0[libvpx-vp9 @ 0x559d78b05b40] Failed to initialize encoder: ABI version mismatchError initializing output stream 0:0 -- Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or heightConversion failed!

[hungtcs]

Same problem as mine, but when I build from source code, the problem is gone. It seems that the DISPLAY environment variable is incorrect, but i didn't find the reason.

# -i :99.0+330,140
echo $DISPLAY
:0

https://github.com/phw/peek/blob/bcf48a984482730132cadda4a2ec5e5c31d7eac0/src/recording/ffmpeg-screen-recorder.vala#L19-L21

[jkotra]

same problem. (Flatpak / Flathub)

[it-s]

Same problem here. Here is debug output: `Command "ffmpeg -f x11grab -show_region 0 -framerate 10 -video_size 522x301 -i :99.0+2438,313 -filter:v scale=iw/1:-1 -codec:v libvpx-vp9 -qmin 10 -qmax 50 -crf 13 -b:v 1M -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 10 -y ~/.var/app/com.uploadedlobster.peek/cache/peek/peekD61R80.webm" failed with status 256 (received signal 0).

Output: ffmpeg version 4.3.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 10.2.0 (GCC) configuration: --prefix=/app --disable-debug --disable-static --enable-gpl --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-libxcb --enable-libxcb-xfixes --disable-libxcb-shape --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-doc --disable-everything --enable-bsf=vp9_superframe --enable-decoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-decoder=png --enable-decoder=rawvideo --enable-encoder=apng --enable-encoder=ffvhuff --enable-encoder=gif --enable-encoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-encoder=libx264 --enable-encoder=png --enable-demuxer=image2 --enable-demuxer=matroska --enable-muxer=apng --enable-muxer=gif --enable-muxer=image2 --enable-muxer=mp4 --enable-muxer=webm --enable-filter=crop --enable-filter=fps --enable-filter=palettegen --enable-filter=paletteuse --enable-filter=scale --enable-protocol=file --enable-indev=xcbgrab libavutil 56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100 libavcodec 58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100 libavformat 58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100 libavdevice 58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100 libavfilter 7. 85.100 / 7. 85.100 libswscale 5. 7.100 / 5. 7.100 libswresample 3. 7.100 / 3. 7.100 libpostproc 55. 7.100 / 55. 7.100Input #0, x11grab, from ':99.0+2438,313': Duration: N/A, start: 1629922485.041352, bitrate: 50279 kb/s Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (BGR[0] / 0x524742), bgr0, 522x301, 50279 kb/s, 10 fps, 10 tbr, 1000k tbn, 1000k tbcStream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> vp9 (libvpx-vp9))Press [q] to stop, [?] for help[swscaler @ 0x556252522cc0] Warning: data is not aligned! This can lead to a speed loss[libvpx-vp9 @ 0x556252517a40] v1.10.0[libvpx-vp9 @ 0x556252517a40] Failed to initialize encoder: ABI version mismatchError initializing output stream 0:0 -- Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or heightConversion failed!`

[leoherzog]

Still unable to use the Flatpak version of peek :(

[leoherzog]

Bump. :(