Question / Help CPU Encodeing Error 'Starting the output failed' ; Log says 'invalid level_idc: 8'

[Phantomime]

Hello,

I recently had OBS just stop recording x264 via CPU. I don't know why. I don't have the AMD official driver installed for my RX580, and so can only use CPU encoding. It has been working fine all along, until a few days ago.

It gives me the error 'Starting the output failed. Please check log for details. Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date.'

Checking the log file, the last entries after trying to record are:

09:08:41 PM.073: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] invalid level_idc: 8
09:08:41 PM.073: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] x264 failed to load

- I have tried reinstalling OBS, x264, FFMPEG - no dice.
- If the 'level_idc' is wrong, I don't know how it 'became' wrong, and see no way to change it.

I have included the log file. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[Wulfex]

I'm also having the same issue. I've also tried reinstalling OBS, x264 and FFMPEG and haven't gotten anything to work. I did have to reinstall python. I had an issue even opening OBS, but a python reinstall fixed it and now I've been dealing with this for the last few days.

I also have an RX580 and use the mesa drivers as well. If you learn anything, please let me know!

Here's my log as well:

 

[Tuna]

So what is common between you two is tat you are using openSUSE. Perhaps there is a bug or incompatible version with one of OBS's dependencies? Maybe try to compare x264 and FFmpeg versions to other Linux distributions.

 

[Wulfex]

So what is common between you two is tat you are using openSUSE. Perhaps there is a bug or incompatible version with one of OBS's dependencies? Maybe try to compare x264 and FFmpeg versions to other Linux distributions.

As far as I can tell I'm running the same versions that are available to everyone else

ffmpeg - 4.1.1
libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100
libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101
libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0
libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100
libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100

x264 0.155.x
(libswscale 5.3.100)
(libavformat 58.20.100)
(ffmpegsource 2.23.0.0)
built on Feb 2 2019, gcc: 8.2.1 20190204 [gcc-8-branch revision 268513]

I'm about to give up and switch distros again. I had trouble installing Arch and decided to use openSUSE for a bit, just to try it out. My issue ended up being my boot partition was too small...

 

[Phantomime]

My boot partition has over 20GB left on it, and likewise my home partition still has alot available. -Wondering if, in my case, there was an update to a prereq that somehow wasn't realized by zypper/yast -? It just up-and-died on me.